My fighting game experience stretches back to the first Street Fighter game with punching pads for buttons. Outside of a badly designed cabinet that made you work, it was also a spark of an idea of what the franchise would eventually turn into in the next iteration. And in case you don’t know, Street Fighter II was an absolute hit in the arcades. Thankfully, Capcom lost the punching pads. Street ...[Read More]
Feels like I’m back in the past talking about a new Fatal Fury game coming out! Check out details on the new fighters below. Today at Summer Game Fest, SNK CORPORATION announced that a brand-new character, the street assassin Vox Reaper, and the fan-favorite B. Jenet have joined the fighter lineup in FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves. SNK’s upcoming fighting game is set to release in early 2025...[Read More]
Has this not been the year for reviving old games? Sheesh. Of course, what most of you believe is old started back in the mid-2000s. For us old fogies, it means the 90s and below. Anyway, the 90s have been revisited with the NEOGEO Pocket Color Selection Vol. 2 from SNK. It’s a good collection coming from a handheld system that was with us ever so briefly. If you don’t know much about the NEOGEO P...[Read More]
Samurai Shodown 2 Pocket Fighting Series is a gem from the past brought back onto the Switch platform. The SNK classic is a typical martial arts throwdown fighter that includes fifteen fighters, each equipped with their own unique fighting styles. The game has a bevy of modes for a portable fighter and it has different styles the player can use with their character. In other words, there’s a lot u...[Read More]
I have thoroughly enjoyed the re-releases of NEO GEO Pocket games on the Switch. They have reminded me that back in the day you sometimes could get the most out of a portable fighting game using just two buttons. They have also reminded me that the NEO GEO Pocket card games created for this system should be coming soon…if a deal is struck with Capcom. C’mon, SNK, make that happen. Anyway, today’s ...[Read More]
What happens when you putt all the best fighting game developers into a room you get the best roundtable discussion in history and you can read all the details below on how to watch these titans of industry are coming together for the future of the fighting game genre. Titans of the Japanese fighting game industry; Arc System Works, ARIKA, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc., CAPCOM, KOEI TECMO GAMES,...[Read More]
Such a lovely game. Check out the goods below. Osaka, Japan, May 27, 2020 – SNK CORPORATION (Corporate HQ: Suita-city, Osaka, Japan, Company President & CEO: Koichi Toyama) is proud to announce SAMURAI SHODOWN will now be sold on the Epic Games Store starting June 11th, 2020! Players have more choices than ever when it comes to buying the game, as it has a home already on the PlayStation®4, X...[Read More]
This is super sweet, especially for Amazon Prime folks. Check out the details below. Osaka, Japan, May 25, 2020 – SNK CORPORATION (Corporate HQ: Suita-city, Osaka, Japan, Company President & CEO: Koichi Toyama) is proud to announce seven popular SNK titles will be free to download from Twitch Prime starting from May 26th, 2020 for a limited time. These seven games are the first of 20+ free ga...[Read More]
If you had the “honor” of reading my review for the Konami Arcade Collection posted a week or so ago, then you know my love for old arcade experiences. Arcades and old games will always have a place in my heart, no matter their difficulty and what frustration spring from them. It’s a love affair driven by nostalgia. While it has taken me a while to get to this review, mainly because this time of y...[Read More]