GameSpot Recaps 25-Year History of SNK

Decaffeinated Jedi writes "GameSpot has offered up an amazingly in-depth history of SNK -- the company behind such classic games as Ikari Warriors, Fatal Fury, and King of Fighters, as well as the NeoGeo hardware system. The 39-page retrospective covers nearly every aspect of the company's 25-year history and includes an annotated list of key SNK titles, trivia, insider interviews, hardware comparisons, screenshots, promotional art, and more."

Comments

wow

[shadowkoder]

To think a game company could consistently make and evolve a series of games for 25 years is impressive. My hats off to them.

Re:2 words...

[DumbWhiteGuy777]

No argument there.

My friends and I still get together to have huge Baseball Stars tournaments.

IT SURE DID! :D

[solios]

Man, I love that game. I still own my second copy, though the box is pretty worn out. Got it for cheap at Ames in the middle of nowhere. The game was fun- like, easily as much fun as The Legend of Zelda or The Secret of Mana. I put it up there with River City Ransom on my list of favorite NES games.

And for some reason, they never made a sequel, never made a SNES version, never made anything similar. :|

Re:NeoGeo Nostalgia

[Kaboom13]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think NeoGeo even had Street Fighter 2. All the Street Fighter 2 machines I've ever seen (or emulated) were for the Capcom CPS system. The emulator you used probably supported both systems, and you played the rom for the CPS Street Fighter. That said, if you want to experience the greatness of SNK, play Metal Slug, King of Fighters, and Samurai Showdown. The NeoGeo is the king of 2D arcade games, and SNK has made some of the best games of all time for it.

Re:Gotta hate Gamespot on this one..

[fondue]

Yes, how dare they bring appreciation of a lesser-known company to a wider audience, in the form of an exhaustive and meticulously researched article no less. At this rate the 'hardcore' will have no one left to sneer at!