SNK DVD sets are here!

For the 6 of you who asked me to order the Famitsuu DVD set "SNK no subete" [All About SNK], I have good news: I received the DVD sets today. Had to run home on my lunch hour to meet the postman in order to receive the package. Back at work and on a break now, so I have to make this brief. I work until 4pm PST today, after which I'll be headed home to individually pack the sets for shipping. Once each of the packages gets its turn on my postal scale, I'll start emailing the 6 of you with the total cost, including USPS Priority shipping (with insurance and delivery confirmation), plus payment details. Once I start receiving payments, these babies'll be off to the post office.

Thanks for your patience, guys!

--Chris

Cool, glad to hear that.

Thanks mate!

Can you tell me what's on these things? I might want to order one from Ebay ($150, ouch) but if it's just in-game videos I'll pass.

SiegfriedFM:
Can you tell me what's on these things? I might want to order one from Ebay ($150, ouch) but if it's just in-game videos I'll pass.

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Here's the quick summary -- I'll try to post more details later (I was only able to watch the first DVD for about 30mins last night).

First, there are no subtitles in English or Japanese. The language track is entirely in Japanese, except for the Japan vs Korea KOF2001 Tournament which is in Korean (because this part of the DVD is taken directly from a Korean TV broadcast).

Disc 1 contents:
Documentary Film 1 -- traces the origins of SNK, from its birth in the 70s as Shin Nihon Kikaku, to its re-christening as SNK, right up to the birth of the NEO-GEO systems.
Documentary Film 2 -- the birth and impact of the NEO-GEO systems.
NEO-GEO Works Collection 1 -- chronological presentation of the first half of the NEO-GEO library (from July, 1991 [NAM-1975, Baseball Stars Professional, etc.] to March, 1995 [Quiz King of Fighters, Janshin Densetsu, etc.]).
Special Feature -- Japan vs Korea KOF2001 Tournament

Former SNK spokes-idol Chiba Reiko hosts each of the Documentary Films. From what I've seen so far, each film consists primarily of interviews with various former SNK staff members, location shots in Oosaka (where the company was headquartered), and brief sample cuts from SNK games as they are discussed in the interviews. There are no chapter stops within the documentary films.

The NEO-GEO Works Collections do not appear to be narrated or hosted at all. Rather, the title and date of release of each game is displayed first, followed by selected footage from the game, before moving on to the next game. There is a chapter stop at every games title / date of release screen (making it easier to jump to a particular game).

The menu system is very simple -- the 4 playable options on Disc 1 are the 4 features listed above. I would've liked to have seen chapter stops within the Documentary Films, and a chapter menu for the NEO-GEO Works Collection would have been great.

So far, though, these are my only negative comments. I'm quite pleased with the product overall, and I'm barely able to contain my joy at the fact that Chiba Reiko's hosting the thing! She's still the cutest thing God saw fit to bestow on this sad little planet, ever.

More comments later.

--Chris

Thanks for the descriptive post, Sounds interesting.

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