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With the selection of games you get, the fine emulation, detailed museum and the great control options you really cannot go wrong with this 40th Anniversary Collection. No matter how you set it up, every game controls like a dream, and you can only blame losing all your lives on your own ability. If this is too difficult, you can set the aiming and movement to the stick, making it more like the Home Console version. You can set it up you you can use the Left Analog for movement and the Right Analog for Aiming, while using the L and R triggers for the Gun and grenades. The best example of this would have to be the Arcade Ikari Warriors, which originally used that dial control I mentioned. Games also seem to load a bit quicker and look brighter overall.Ĭontrolwise, you have many options to fit your play style. I am pleased to say that these issues seem to be fixed (or at least minimized) on the Xbox One version. Some screen shimmering and stutters were noticeable, but really didn’t diminish the overall fun factor. This collection was first released on the Nintendo Switch but the emulation wasn’t perfect. Listening to some of that music really brought back memories of classic arcades for me.

The Museum also has a great soundtrack option that gives you access to many of the games soundtracks. I learned about games I’ve never heard of, and learned more about games I had. I usually don’t spent too much time with features like this, but this one, however, was very fascinating.

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this is a very detailed history, including screenshots, manuals and even arcade flyers of SNK’s classics. Once you are done with the actual games, you can explore a visual history of SNK in the the Museum Section. For the home market, they had to completely redesign this due to the control scheme of the original NES, thus making a completely different play experience. Take for example, Ikari Warriors, where the arcade version used a dial type controller to aim your gun. In some cases, things were drastically changed or completely redesigned to be playable on the home consoles of that era. and Athena (just to name a few) also contain the home console versions of the game, so you can experience the differences from their Arcade Counterparts. Its a super awesome feature that I would love to see in other classic game compilations. I’ve used this feature many times as there are a few games on here that are a little before my time. It’s like you have an instructor showing you the basics and then handing the control to you. The best part about this feature is that once you got the hang of it, you can actually pause the video and start playing from that point in the game.

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A fantastic selection of hits including, Vanguard, Psycho Soldier, Ikari Warriors and exclusive to the Xbox One version, Baseball Stars, are ready to keep you glued to your TV for a long time! If you are unsure how to play a particular game, there is a handy “watch” feature where you can view a video of the game being played. Each game is faithfully ported to look, feel and play just like the original game. SNK 40th Anniversary Collection contains over 25 games from SNK’s historic past. This is a celebration of SNK’s past dominance in arcades and consoles around the world. You won’t find their standard Fighting Game series, or anything that has been on other compilations.

Fans today know them from such hits like The King of Fighters, Metal Slug and even games like Windjammers and Fatal Fury are all SNK classics! This year marks the 40th anniversary of the arcade giant and they are celebrating with a fantastic collection of games from their past. SNK has been a staple in Arcades and home consoles across Japan and the USA since the Early 1980’s.

Snk 40th anniversary collection review