Official Cap Bros Web Site
About Cap Bros
Cap Bros is a thrilling game by Scott Matott.
Updates!
02/04/07 - Revision 42 - Fixed an issue with slow down on some older video cards
02/03/07 - Revision 41 - Fixed minor issue with BAM button
09/05/06 - Revision 39 - Fixed issue with lifemarkers in Team and Coop play.
05/26/06 - Revision 38 - Fixed slight gfx glitch when Icees freeze platform.
04/19/06 - Revision 37 - Minor update to tweak when Icees come out.
04/14/06 - Revision 36 - Major Update! Almost too many improvements to list! New Characters - Tree Girl, Robo Spud, and Cousin Clitus! Improved Map Editor! Better Player Selection Screen! Team and Coop Play! Ice and a Bam Button!
10/23/05 - Revision 21 - Captain Spectrum added! Also, joysticks now numbered for easier selection! Plus error in installer (R20 installer installed R19 game) fixed!
10/08/05 - Revision 20 - Now use any joystick button to jump! Plus, all new 'Chaos' boards to play! Chaos and Disorder rule on these bizarre new levels!
10/02/05 - Revision 19 - featuring 2 new playable characters: Blood Bath and Evil Flames!
(To check which Revision of Cap Bros you have, look at the number in the lower right hand corner of the 'Game Setup' screen.)
Features
Exciting Game Play in the Tradition of the Original Mario Bros!
Four Player Simultaneous Action!
6 Different Tournament Modes to Choose From! Plus Classic Arcade Play!
Individual, Team and Coop Play!
90+ Boards of Baddie Bopping Action!
4 Difficulty Levels Ranging from 'Normal' to 'Insane'!
2 Distinct Control Styles, 'Easy' for New Comers and 'Classic' for the Hardcore!
Play as Your Favorite Characters from the Captain Capitalism Comic Book Series!
Spot-On Graphics and Sound Effects!
Rip Rocking Soundtrack by Hyde Park Legend LoLo Pryce!
Full Joystick Support!
Map Editor Included! Create Your Own Boards to Play!
System Requirements
Windows 9x/ME/NT/2k/XP
DirectX 8.1
10mb Free Hardisk Space
Keyboard [All Four Players May Play On Same Keyboard]
Joystick(s) [Optional]
Screen Shots
Game Setup Screen
Cap Dies As Black Cap and Potato Boy Slug It Out!
Rumble in the Jungle!
Yam Boy Squished On The Stairs!
Cleaning Up The Sewers!
[Copyright notices do not appear during actual game play]
Download And Install Directions
Click Here or on the link above, and download the Cap Bros Installer.
Run the Installer by Double Clicking on it. Follow the on-screen instructions.
When the installer finishes, you can run Cap Bros by clicking on the 'Start' button and
selecting 'Programs->Cap Bros->Cap Bros'.
Game Setup
When you run Cap Bros you'll initially be presented with the Title Screen.
Press any button or the Space bar to advance to the
Game Setup Screen.
On this screen, push up/down on the keyboard or any joystick to move the Selection Star around.
Press the Space key or any joystick button to change the option to the right of the Selection Star.
Pushing left or right on a controller will cause the character assigned to that controller to run. This can help identify which joystick is which.
When you have the options set to your liking, move the Selection Star down until it is to the right of the word 'Start' and
press the Space key or any joystick button.
Play Modes
Arcade Mode
The basic game mode.
Each player starts with 3 lives.
Play lasts until all players have run out of lives.
5 Round Tourny
Each player starts with 3 lives.
If a player with no lives remaining dies, 800 points are subtracted from his/her score.
The player with the highest score after 5 rounds of play wins.
8 Round Tourny
Each player starts with 3 lives.
If a player with no lives remaining dies, 800 points are subtracted from his/her score.
The player with the highest score after 8 rounds of play wins.
Win By 5000 pts
Each player starts with 3 lives.
If a player with no lives remaining dies, 800 points are subtracted from his/her score.
The player who finishes any round 5000 or more points ahead of all other players wins.
One Life To Live
Each player starts EACH round with 1 life.
If a player with no lives remaining dies, he/she remains out of play until the start of the next round.
The last living player on a round is given 30 seconds before play automatically advances to the next round.
The player with the highest score after 5 rounds of play wins.
Last Man Standing
Death match style play.
Each player starts with 3 lives.
The player who finishes a round after all other players have run out of lives wins.
If the last living player dies with out finishing the current round, all players lose.
Blitz
Each player starts with 3 lives.
If a player with no lives remaining dies, 800 points are subtracted from his/her score.
The player with the highest score after 8 rounds of play wins.
Each round lasts only 30 seconds.
Team Modes
Individual Play
Every man for himself!
Team Play
Players 1 and 2 form Team 1.
Players 3 and 4 form Team 2.
Teammates share points and lives.
Coop Play
All players share points and lives.
Note that 'Last Man Standing' and 'Win By 5000 Points' are not available for Coop Play.
Level Sets
Cap Bros features a wide range of boards to play on.
These boards are divided into different 'Level Sets', each with it's own theme.
'Arcade Boards', 'Sewer Boards', 'Jungle Boards', Upsidedown Boards', and 'Construction Boards'
are just a few of the Level Sets included with Cap Bros.
Instructions on how to create your own boards and Level Sets, can be found in the Cap Bros Map Editor Readme file
Difficulty Settings
Adjusting the difficulty setting up/down will increase/decrease the number of baddies and fireballs Cap and the Gang face.
Control Styles
Cap Bros features two control styles to choose from.
Players are encouraged to try both styles out and choose the one
they like best.
Easy Controls
This control style allows the player to gather speed and/or change directions while jumping.
This creates a control style and feel similar to Super Mario Bros. and other later generation platform titles.
This is the control style that will feel natural to most players at first.
Classic Controls
This control style does not allow players to gather speed and/or change directions while jumping.
This means that a player must gather speed before jumping to hop on platforms and such.
This control style mimics that of the original Mario Bros. title, and is more difficult to master.
This is the control style that Mario Bros. purists and those looking for a greater challenge will prefer.
Player Options
Up to four players can play Cap Bros at one time.
Each player has a setting for the character and control device he/she will be using.
For keyboard controls, the relevant keys will be shown.
For joystick control devices, the name of the joystick as it appears in the Windows 'Joyticks' or 'Gaming Options' control panel.
Pushing left or right on a controller will cause the character assigned to that controller to run. This can help identify which joystick is which.
To play with less than four players, simply set the character of the player(s) to be left out to 'Not Playing'.
Game Play
In Cap Bros, players vie for points by bopping and then kicking baddies.
Basic running and jumping is done by pressing the assigned keys, or pushing left/right and the first button on the selected joystick.
To 'bop' a villian, follow these simple directions:
Stand beneath the platform a villian is on.
As the villian crosses above you jump and hit the platform beneath him/her.
The villian will flip over and bounce in the air, when it lands, go kick it!
Note: some villains have to be bopped twice before they'll flip over.
If a flipped villain is bopped from below, it will flip back over again.
If a villian sits flipped over for too long, it will flip itself over and get angrier.
Villians show their anger by changing colors and moving faster.
On higher levels or difficulty settings, villains will start out angry.
Every time a villian is kicked off the board a bonus coin will spawn.
Coins can be collected by touching them or bopping them from below.
Fireballs spawn randomly, although more often on higher difficult settings.
Fireballs can be bopped from below by hitting a platform underneath them as they make contact with it.
Icees come out on later levels and will turn the platforms into slippery ice if they are not bopped first.
Scoring
Flipping a Villain = 10 points
Kicking a Flipped Villain = 800 points
Bonus Coin = 800 points
Fireball = 1000 points
Icee = 500 points
Dying = -800 points [Select Tournament Modes Only]
Cast
Captain Capitalism
Bio
Imbued with all the powers of capitalism, Cap fights a tireless battle against his arch-rival Commie Cow.
Quote(s)
"Ah! I'm being crushed by styro-foam?!"
"Oh shit! Not another parking ticket!"
Potato Boy
Bio
Able to turn into a potato at will, young P-boy struggles to avoid the vices of adolesence as he proudly fights along Cap's side.
Famous Cover
Issue 38: P-Boy's first doubie.
Quote(s)
"I hate it when Cap holds my hand in public!"
"Oh shit! Not another D+ in History!"
Black Cap
Bio
Daring to take on issues his white-washed counter part won't touch, Black Cap fights a never ending battle for Truth, Justice and Equality.
Quote(s)
"Watch your filthy dirty teen-aged mouth Yam-boy!"
Yam Boy
Bio
Full of spunk and vigor, Yam Boy brings a 'take-no-prisoners' attitude to Black Cap's adventures.
Quote(s)
"Dat Makes Me SOOOOOOOOO ANGRY!"
"Get That Money!"
Others
Lady Cap
Captain Communism
Captain Zenith
Tree Man
Ninja Cat
Evil Flames
Blood Bath
Captain Spectrum
Cousin Clitus
Robo Spud
Tree Girl
More about Cap and the gang at The Official Captain Capitalism Web Page.
Villians
Turdlet
Fresh from the sewers, this little stinker is out to get Cap and the gang!
Killer Orange
Starving for human flesh, this fiendish foes take two bops to flip over!
Mutant Lemon Drop
Spawned from a radioactive batch of gelatin, this sugar coated super villian has a sweet tooth for freshly spilled brains!
About the Author
Scott Matott lives in Chicago, Il USA, where he works as a Network Engineer.
Scott has been writing computer games since he was 12, his previous career highlights include "Ninja Surfing" for Commodore 64 and "Super Pacmania" for Amiga.
Cap Bros is Scott's first Windows/DirectX game, and was written and drawn from the ground up by Scott using Microsoft Visual C++ and The Gimp.
Scott can be reached by sending email to: scott.matott@gmail.com
More about Scott and his inspiration for Cap Bros can be found in the Cap Bros Readme installed with the Cap Bros.
Distribution Notice
This Web Site (http://www.capbros.com/capbros) is the only legal distribution site for Cap Bros.
Please do no post Cap Bros for download on any other web or ftp site.
Please do not link your site directly to the Cap Bros Installer Program (CapBros-R38-Setup.exe).
It is against the Cap Bros License Agreement to distribute Cap Bros without
prior written consent from its author (Scott Matott).
Feel free to Link to this page from anywhere.
Copyright Notice
Cap Bros is Copyright Scott Matott 2002 All Rights Reserved.
Captain Capitalism, Potato Boy, Black Cap, Yam Boy Copyright Kevin Matott 2002 All Rights Reserved.
Captain Zenith copyright Adam Cummins 2002 All Rights Reserved.
Mario Bros, Super Marios Copyright/Trademark Nintento, Inc.
Windows Copyright/Trademark Microsoft Corp.
All images and text on this web page are Copyright Scott Matott 2002 All Rights Reserved.
