SNK president talks Playmore, SVC Chaos, and Nam 1975 - Gaming-Age

justdefend · May 20, 2003

Here it is!

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buster_broon · May 20, 2003

a compilation disc would be tremendous

i would snap that up a treat

BoriquaSNK · May 20, 2003

So xbox live is out huh? Ah well...

Kid Aphex · May 20, 2003

That's a great article; the president sounds extremely happy and positive about SNK's future. That's always good to hear

Tony_N · May 20, 2003

I still don't get it, why the fuck are leaving Cube out and only going to produce for PS2 and XBox ?
"too expensive.." = bullshit lie.

bokmeow · May 20, 2003

Tony_N:
I still don't get it, why the fuck are leaving Cube out and only going to produce for PS2 and XBox ?
"too expensive.." = bullshit lie.

I can only guess it's because SNK has already experience developing for the PS2, so the time and effort and monetary expense is less than learning the Gamecube. I don't know about the Xbox.

justdefend · May 20, 2003

As a business move, its the older gamers that still stick with the 2D classics because thats what they grew up with. PS2 and Xbox have the older demo locked, and GC doesn't. It's why Sega pulled their sports titles, it's why Capcom's RE titles didn't sell that well, the audience just isn't there.

Kirk Foiden · May 20, 2003

Development on Xbox is actually pretty cheap, one of the reasons they decided on its design. I'm sure the talks SNK had was able to get a real great deal on it, economically. Something Nintendo couldn't offer with their development costs. As the above poster said, SNK already had their foot in the door, with the PS2.

And to a certain degree, it's following the audience. The targetted groups more likely to appreciate the stuff they plan to crank out.

<small>[ May 20, 2003, 01:21 PM: Message edited by: Kirk Foiden ]</small>

BlindDrunk · May 20, 2003

Imagine trying to play all the classic SNK fighters on the gamecube joystick - ergh!

Big Shady · May 20, 2003

So is SvC gonna be released as AES too, or is it just gonna stay MVS?

Tony_N · May 20, 2003

BlindDrunk:
Imagine trying to play all the classic SNK fighters on the gamecube joystick - ergh!

You can always get an arcade stick or even the Game Boy player controller...

NeoDragoN · May 20, 2003

I imagine for the Xbox they will just use NeorageX loco

AOJ · May 20, 2003

" Every retailer had the Neo Geo Pocket," Herman said. "We had two percent of the handheld business and my goal was to reach 10%. When we exited the market we left retailers happy. ... "

The NGPC was good, not the nail in the coffin that others said! If retailers were happy, now will be really happy with SNK new games. An so, if ever appears any new SNK hardware, it will have chances of having some market share.

I like the way SNK neogeo USA president speaks. buttrock

<small>[ May 20, 2003, 01:31 PM: Message edited by: AOJ ]</small>

alphastet · May 20, 2003

crying doesnt seem like SvC will come to the Dreamcast

Chicago Cheeseburgler Crew · May 20, 2003

Xbox Live functionality will not be initially included as a feature in SVC Chaos.

Not cool.

I really was hoping that someway they would release compilations of older fighting games for xbox live, but if SvC isn't even going to be on live, then it's really doubtful.

At least he said initially, so there is hope for it to be online.

FeelGood · May 20, 2003

That article is pure propaganda.

Playmore is not really SNK.

The people that made Samurai Shodown are gone. They work for Sammy on the Guilty Gear games.

The people that made Metal Slug 4 have displayed zilch in terms of the SNK spirit that poured from previous iterations.

Same for the last 2 KoF games.

And so, I think he's bullshitting us. Bullshitting the retailers at least. We all know better.

Kawasaki made Playmore? I thought he sold out of SNK and retired in 1998. It sounds like a load of crap.

FeelGood · May 20, 2003

BlindDrunk:
Imagine trying to play all the classic SNK fighters on the gamecube joystick - ergh!

Soul Calibur joystick.

Incredible what you get with 3rd party support eh.

SiegfriedFM · May 20, 2003

They should just buy some emulator and make an official release on Xbox. Although it might require some reprogramming to fit it in the memory, it would give us better looking versions of the games (forced higher resolution, optional of course).

Giga Power · May 20, 2003

I'm so happy. buttrock

Tony_N · May 20, 2003

EvilWasabi:
Soul Calibur joystick.

It's made by HORI.

chimpmeister · May 20, 2003

Tony_N:
I still don't get it, why the fuck are leaving Cube out and only going to produce for PS2 and XBox ?
"too expensive.." = bullshit lie.

Cube = kiddie korner, thats why. Best left to the 5-12 year old crowd . . . lol

NeoGoaT · May 20, 2003

EvilWasabi:
The people that made Metal Slug 4 have displayed zilch in terms of the SNK spirit that poured from previous iterations.

Same for the last 2 KoF games.

Weren't these all programmed by third parties rather than Playmore themselves? I'm sticking with blind optimism for this release. I will admit though that the line:

"This time it's for real. This time it's forever."

made me check whether or not I was a beautiful blond with big tits and an ass that tastes like French vanilla ice-cream (I'm not).

X · May 20, 2003

chimpmeister:

Tony_N:
I still don't get it, why the fuck are leaving Cube out and only going to produce for PS2 and XBox ?
"too expensive.." = bullshit lie.

Click to expand...

Cube = kiddie korner, thats why. Best left to the 5-12 year old crowd . . . lol

You are a very sad person.

TriShield · May 20, 2003

Well, let's just hope for better things to come from Playmore.

Cynn · May 20, 2003

Ben's a cool guy. Seemed to have real excitement over SNK and it's future. One of the cooler ppl I met at E3.

I think it's great SNK is going to offer direct sales again. But like some of you I'm most excited over the Xbox collections.

All the talk over Gamecube being skipped is kinda moot. The cube is targeted at kids, not ppl that were old enough to play the Neo in it's day like most of us are.

I like my cube for what it is, but with that controller and the fan base, I just can't see it deserving Neo games. Unless you all want that EO shit added to stupify the games like on CapvsSNK2. I wish that lame shit had not carried over to the XB version. Disgraceful.

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