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SNK 40th Anniversary Collection
''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, Xbox One on May 3, and Steam (service), Steam on July 7. 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. 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. Available as free DLC on Nintendo Switch. Exclusive to the Xbox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athena (video Game)
is a 1986 Platform game, platform arcade video game developed and published by SNK. #Ports, Conversions were later released for the Nintendo Entertainment System, NES console and ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 home computers. The game's protagonist, Princess Athena, has gone on to appear in later fighting games by SNK as a Secret character (video games), secret character or assistant to her descendant Athena Asamiya, a frequent main character in these games. Plot Athena was the young, headstrong princess of the heavenly Kingdom of Victory. She was bored of the monotonous daily life in the palace and desired exciting adventures. One day, she opened the "Door Which Shouldn't Be Opened" in the basement of Castle Victory, said to lead to a savage and deadly place. As she dared cross the doorway, it caused her to fall from the skies and to another realm called Fantasy World, which was dominated by the evil Emperor Dante. After her flowing dress was lost while catching the wind for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munch Mobile
''Munch Mobile'', also known in Japan as ''Joyful Road'', is a top-down driving game developed by SNK and released in arcades in 1983. It was licensed to Centuri for the US release. The player controls an anthropomorphic car that uses extending arms to grab items from alongside the road. In 1984, Texas Instruments published a port for its TI-99/4A The TI-99/4 and TI-99/4A are home computers released by Texas Instruments (TI) in 1979 and 1981, respectively. Based on TI's own TMS9900 microprocessor originally used in minicomputers, the TI-99/4 was the first 16-bit home computer. The assoc ... home computer. Gameplay The game is viewed from a top-down perspective and automatically scrolls forward. The goal is to reach a house at the end of the road and park in the attached garage; the otherwise unseen driver of the car reunites with the occupant of the house. The player drives a car with a large hand attached that is used to collect objects to the left and right of the road. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beast Busters
''Beast Busters'' (ビースト バスターズ) is a rail shooter horror game released by SNK for arcades in 1989. It was the first three-player light gun shooter video game. Ports were released for the Amiga and Atari ST in 1990. Plot In the year 199X, an unprecedented incident happened. Strange reporting of dead people (codenamed Beasts) coming back to life and attack the living. Realizing the unconventional nature of the incident, the mayor of the city where the outbreak occurred offered an immense reward to whoever manages to solve the mystery and contain the outbreak. Three heavily armed bounty hunters Johnny Justice, Paul Patriot and Sammy Stately enter into the Beast-infested city. Gameplay In the game, players control one of three mercenaries named Johnny Justice, Paul Patriot and Sammy Stately, who must discover the cause of a bizarre outbreak and shoot their way out of a city that has been invaded by the undead called Beasts. The original arcade machine allows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baseball Stars
''Baseball Stars'' is a 1989 baseball video game developed and published by SNK for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was also released in arcades by Nintendo through their PlayChoice-10 arcade system. Features ''Baseball Stars'' was the first baseball game to have battery backup on any console, and the first NES sports game to have battery backup. This allowed players to create a team, configure baseball league & play a season, and the game's memory chip stored cumulative statistics. ''Baseball Stars'' was also the first sports game for the NES to have a ''create a player'' feature, giving gamers the power to name their players, as well as their teams. The game also introduced a role playing element; as each game played earns the winning team money, and the amount won is directly related to the sum of the ''prestige'' ratings of the players from both teams (as prestige determines how many paying fans attend the game). The money can be used to purchase upgrades to the vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prisoners Of War
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold prisoners of war for a range of legitimate and illegitimate reasons. These may include isolating them from enemy combatants still in the field (releasing and repatriating them in an orderly manner after hostilities), demonstrating military victory, punishment, prosecution of war crimes, labour exploitation, recruiting or even conscripting them as combatants, extracting collecting military and political intelligence, and political or religious indoctrination. Ancient times For much of history, prisoners of war would often be slaughtered or enslaved. Early Roman gladiators could be prisoners of war, categorised according to their ethnic roots as Samnites, Thracians, and Gauls (''Galli''). Homer's ''Iliad'' describes Trojan and Greek soldiers offering rewards of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
