Battle Circuit (Europe 970319) — stories left

The game seems to have been finished to a playable state, and according to the secret file one of the developers of the time still owns the ROM data of the shelved version.

Kazue Yamamoto, then at Capcom, also worked on this shelved version, and left the company while it was still in development.

Despite being completed, this version of the game was never released.

It took 5th place for Best Action Game in the 11th Gamest Grand Prix (1997) run in the magazine Gamest (Shinseisha), and Pinopu took 48th place for Best Character.

The game was announced as a beat 'em up, but it was first planned as an action racing game for 8 players at once, under the working title "Battle Runner".

The game contains comic-like characters in a futuristic science fiction setting, and was Capcom's last beat 'em up game developed for arcades.

The game was initially released only in Japan and Europe on March 19, 1997; it made its home console (and North American) debut in Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle and was also re-released in Capcom Arcade Stadium.

The game was initially released only in Japan and Europe on March 19, 1997; it made its home console (and North American) debut in Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle and was also re-released in Capcom Arcade Stadium.

The game was not released in North American arcades or any other part of the world.

The game was announced as a beat 'em up, but it was first planned as an action racing game for 8 players at once, under the working title "Battle Runner".

Moreover, even at the time of its release in arcades, Capcom stated it had no plans to release the game for home consoles.

In Japan, Game Machine listed Battle Circuit on their June 1, 1997 issue as being the eighth most-successful arcade game of the month, outperforming titles such as Street Fighter EX Plus and Magical Drop III.