Totally agree. Rhythm of Fighters was way more fun than it had any right to be. It sucks that the servers are gone so it's impossible to get more music for it now.
Wondering if anyone has a complete copy of ROF? (all the DLC downloaded; stages opened up, etc)
For those who haven't played, the game downloads new levels from the server as you reach them (I guess to minimise the initial payload) As a result, once the server's gone - as it is now - that content's completely inaccessible if not already played.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R84cy-xl1yo
Beast Buster's the same.
Whatever your views on the game (I personally think it's awesome, but recognize it's not everyone's cup of tea) it would be a real shame if this SNK digital content was lost over the passage of time.
I wouldn't trust that archiving is top of SNK corp's "todo" list (the server's likely been long decommissioned to host other titles, and it wouldn't be the first time in dev history that no one had the foresight to back things up first)
So, if you do have the full title, please, please, back it up and keep it safe
Whilst here, I'd also plug Metal Slug Attack as a really good title: relevant, fun, deep and without any obvious hard paywalls (40+ hours in, I've still to shell out hard cash)
I definitely think a long-term strategy of the "traditional" console/arcade titles that we're all familiar with, supported by long-tail mobile experiences is the way to go.