SNK 40th Anniversary Collection

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Ken Talbot·Mar 24, 2019

Critic70/100

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SNK 40th Anniversary Collection is essential for game historians and recommended for anyone that wants to experience some old-school charm without the annoying difficulty gates. The titles themselves are hit and miss, but the good outweighs the bad by a healthy amount.

IGN

Daemon Hatfield·Nov 6, 2018

Critic70/100

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A good collection of games that don't all hold up.

GameSpot

Peter Brown·Nov 6, 2018

Critic80/100

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A portion of SNK's pre-Neo Geo library is given the archaeological treatment in the diverse and educational SNK 40th Anniversary Collection.

Nintendo Life

Chris Scullion·Nov 6, 2018

Critic80/100

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This is how retro compilations should be done. Although the emulation has a few little hiccups along the way and single Joy-Con multiplayer is sadly missing, the overall package here is wonderfully presented. Rather than just slapping a rudimentary menu over a bunch of old ROMs, it's clear there's been a lot of effort made here to catalogue an often forgotten period in one of Japan's most important game developers. As with all compilations there are a few misses, but the quality is generally high, and the supporting museum mode is an absolute treasure trove for retro enthusiasts.