How did Cave get their name?

mainpatr1 · Post by **mainpatr1** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:42 pm

The name "Cave" normally doesn't make me think of shmups.

I just have been wondering where they got their name.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:49 pm

That's sort of an interesting topic...I wonder where a lot of VG companies (shmup-centric or not) came up with their names from. Heck, the same goes for just about any company, really.

As for the actual question, I have no clue, heh heh. Maybe one of our Japanese-speaking/reading members could see if their homepage says anything about it.

ktg · Post by **ktg** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:00 pm

I know SEGA is SErvice and GAmes.

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:17 pm

CAVE = Completely Awesome Videogame Entertainment

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:23 pm

I'd guess it's a play on Seibu, who's shamelessly copied from Toaplan until Raiden DX and Raiden Fighters.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:27 pm

Twiddle wrote:I'd guess it's a play on Seibu, who's shamelessly copied from Toaplan until Raiden DX and Raiden Fighters.

Ke- bu, Seibu... clever! I had never thought to that!

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:25 am

Coincidence, I would guess. Japanese companies in all industries have silly names that have nothing to do w/ their products/services. On that note, the Japanese language has very creative (as well as stupid) ways of making acronyms and abbreviations that make little since, so who the fuck knows.

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:46 am

Hudson soft was name after those American Hudson trains the founders of the company loves so much.

Xexyz · Post by **Xexyz** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:38 am

CAPCOM is a word play on their early years mascot, CAPtain COMmando. He needs to make a comeback in a new Mercs game, ala Neo Contra style!

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:40 am

Xexyz wrote:CAPCOM is a word play on their early years mascot, CAPtain COMmando.

I thought it was the other way around...

Limbrooke · Post by **Limbrooke** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:55 am

BulletMagnet wrote:
Xexyz wrote:CAPCOM is a word play on their early years mascot, CAPtain COMmando.
I thought it was the other way around...

I'm with BM for a couple reasons.
Captain Commando came out initially in 1989* and well Capcom was around before then...

Unless he was in other games?

DarkWolf7 · Post by **DarkWolf7** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:59 am

Capcom = Capsule Computers

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:44 am

DarkWolf7 wrote:Capcom = Capsule Computers

Nonono. It's Candid Condoms. You know, that whole "n" thing in Japanese is like an m.

shinsage · Post by **shinsage** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:57 am

DarkWolf7 wrote:Capcom = Capsule Computers

Correct.
The Cap was the main character in Section Z for the NES, and he appeared in instruction manuals for games as well.
His own game didn't come out until 1991, not '89.

ccovell · Post by **ccovell** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:33 pm

I have an old Famitsu magazine that has a short article on the origins of several game companies' names. I'll have to dig it out and translate it. Stay tuned...

zinger · Post by **zinger** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:21 pm

shinsage wrote:
DarkWolf7 wrote:Capcom = Capsule Computers
Correct.
The Cap was the main character in Section Z for the NES, and he appeared in instruction manuals for games as well.
His own game didn't come out until 1991, not '89.

Funfact: Capcom's record label is called Suleputer.

mulletgeezer · Post by **mulletgeezer** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:26 pm

i think Irem is Innovation and Revolution in Electronic Media

Kron · Post by **Kron** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:27 pm

Computer Art Videogame Experiment

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:25 pm

Konami = Kozuki, Nakama, Matsuda (the three founders)

G.Rev /G.Revolution = the "G" represents "G Darius", the game the G.rev Team worked on before going independent

Toaplan = East Asia Plan

SNK = Shin Nihon Kikaku (New Japan Project)

Psikyo = not about this. the two characters mean "colorful" and "capital"

Namco = Nakamura Manufacturing Company

Namcot (seen on all Namco homeconsole releases until the mid-90s) = Namco Taku (Taku = home)

mulletgeezer wrote:i think Irem is Innovation and Revolution in Electronic Media

Irem only changed it to that designation later. The original meaning was International Rental Electronics Machines

zinger · Post by **zinger** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:14 pm

CIT wrote:G.Rev /G.Revolution = the "G" represents "G Darius", the game the G.rev Team worked on before going independent

Are you sure about that? What did G Darius mean in the first place? I remember someone mentioning the name G.Rev could be related to NAOMI BIOS. Hiroyuki Maruyama says it's a secret...

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:19 pm

Don't remember where I read it, I think it was DCS or something.

Afaik G Darius stands for Great Darius.

Or was it Gangsta Darius? "Warnizzle! Huge Battleshizzle Snoop Fishy Fish approaching fo' shizzle chuuch!"

Kiken · Post by **Kiken** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:55 pm

CIT wrote:Don't remember where I read it, I think it was DCS or something.

Afaik G Darius stands for Great Darius.

Gigantic

eretsua · Post by **eretsua** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:06 pm

mainpatr1 wrote:The name "Cave" normally doesn't make me think of shmups.

I just have been wondering where they got their name.

funny, i was wondering the same thing today.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:29 pm

G.Rev /G.Revolution = the "G" represents "G Darius", the game the G.rev Team worked on before going independent

According to the latest interview, the shacho said, "It stands for Game Revolution, the origins of which are a secret".

The name "Cave" normally doesn't make me think of shmups.

Square doesn't make me think of RPGs. Well... it didn't until about Final Fantasy 38.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:22 am

CIT wrote:Afaik G Darius stands for Great Darius.

I remember someone saying it was actually "Genesis" Darius...

SuperGrafx · Post by **SuperGrafx** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:14 am

Who can forget the INH group who produces those infamous "Insanity DVD's"...

Insanity Naked Hunter

shinsage · Post by **shinsage** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 5:01 am

Kiken was right, it's Gigantic.
The ex-Taito team that formed G.rev only made their name as a homage in that form, as it means Game Revolution when unabbreviated.

edit: Gaijinpunch beat me to it, like 6 hours ago

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:19 pm

Insanity Naked Hunter

Truly classic Japanese weirdism. I love it. They're so unembarrased by it.

SuperGrafx · Post by **SuperGrafx** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 2:14 am

GaijinPunch wrote:
Insanity Naked Hunter
Truly classic Japanese weirdism. I love it. They're so unembarrased by it.

Indeed! One can only wonder what the creators were on when they came up with that name. I still chuckle whenever I see their ads in Arcadia magazine.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 3:53 am

I played VF4 against a guy who's name was "chikubi hunter" (Nipple Hunter).

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