SNK 40th Anniversary Collection

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SNK 40th Anniversary Collection
SNK 40th ac store logo.png
Cover art for the Nintendo Switch version; the PS4 has an alternative cover art that depicts Princess Athena in armor. [1]
Developer(s) Digital Eclipse [a]
Publisher(s) SNK
Platform(s) Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows
ReleaseNintendo Switch
  • NA: November 13, 2018
  • EU: November 16, 2018
PlayStation 4
  • NA: March 19, 2019
  • EU: March 22, 2019
Xbox One
  • WW: May 3, 2019
Windows
  • WW: June 7, 2019
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

SNK 40th Anniversary Collection is a video game compilation developed by Digital Eclipse consisting of arcade and console games published by SNK between 1979 and 1990. The collection was released for the Nintendo Switch in 2018, and later in 2019 for PlayStation 4 on March 19, [2] Xbox One on May 3, [3] and Steam on July 7. [4]

Contents

Games included

The collection included 14 games for its original Nintendo Switch launch. 11 more games were added as free downloadable content on December 11, 2018 for a total of 25 games. [5] All later ports of the collection launched with every game from the start, and the Xbox One version adds an exclusive game for a total of 26.

Original arcade versions are included for every game except for games never released in arcades (Baseball Stars, Crystalis, and Iron Tank), which run the Nintendo Entertainment System versions. NES ports of some arcade games are also included.

YearGameArcade ver.Console ver.
1979 Ozma Wars Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
1980 Sasuke vs. Commander Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
1981 Fantasy Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
Vanguard Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
1983 Munch Mobile Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
1985 Alpha Mission Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
TNK III Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
1986 Athena Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Ikari Warriors Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Victory Road Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
1987 Bermuda Triangle Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
Guerrilla War Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Psycho Soldier Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
Time Soldiers Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
World Wars Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
1988 Chopper I Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
Iron Tank Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svg
P.O.W.: Prisoners of War Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Paddle Mania Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
1989 Baseball Stars Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svg
Beast Busters Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
Ikari III: The Rescue Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg
Prehistoric Isle Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
SAR: Search and Rescue Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
Street Smart Check-green.svgDark Red x.svg
1990 Crystalis Dark Red x.svgCheck-green.svg

^† Available as free DLC on Nintendo Switch.
^‡ Exclusive to the Xbox One version.

Any copyright information in the console games' title screens regarding Nintendo is still present on all platforms.

Reception

Electronic Gaming Monthly reviewer said that it was "one of the most impressive retro compilations I’ve encountered in recent memory". GameRevolution were impressed with "how much care and thought went into every corner of it".

Jeuxvideo.com were not as impressed, saying "the good emulation, interface and functionalities don't balance the cruel absence of many great SNK games".

Notes

  1. Original version developed by SNK

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