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SNK is a
Japanese
video game company. SNK stands for "Shin Nihon Kihaku," translated to
"New Japan Project."
It was started in late
1970s and lasted until its collapse in
2000 due to under-finance. Since then their games have been under the
control of another Japanese company,
Playmore. It is important to note that SNK has been 'resurrected'
since it's demise, employing virtually the same staff of 2000 under the
name 'SNK Playmore Corporation'.
SNK is known for being the
manufacturer of the
Neo-Geo video game console and arcade system, which they have been
developing for since the early 1990s. The majority of their popular games
were released for the Neo-Geo, and some were later ported over to other
more popular systems. SNK also had a few variations of the Neo-Geo, such
as the
Neo Geo Gold, the
Neo Geo CD, the
Neo Geo CDZ, and the
Neo-Geo 64. They also made two handheld systems, the
Neo Geo Pocket and the
Neo Geo Pocket Color.
Games
SNK has been behind the following games (many of which are
Beat 'em ups), among others:
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Art of Fighting series
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Athena
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Baseball Stars
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Crystalis
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Fatal Fury
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Ikari Warriors series
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The King of Fighters series
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The Last Blade series
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Metal Slug series
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Psycho Soldiers
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Samurai Shodown series
- The
SNK VS. Series
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