It’s time for some news on the next exA-Arcadia release, this one certainly coming in with the most recognizable name of all titles released so far – SNK’s Samurai Shodown, particularly the V Perfect version. We’ve spoken about this one a few times in the past so I won’t re-tread the history behind this particular [...]
It’s been a little spell since we last talked about Samurai Shodown V Perfect but today new details were unveiled in Japan so lets dive into it! Much of this is taken from the release that was shared on 4Gamer.net but I have also added in some additional details that should be of interest to [...]
Back in August of last year, the news came out that SNK was joining up with exA-Arcadia as a partner, which would mean that SNK titles would once again grace arcades around the world (not just in Japan, where they had been doing so for many years). The first and so far only title announced [...]
SNK is one of those names that, if you’re into arcade gaming at all, is instantly familiar to you. The company built their reputation in the West primarily through their NEO GEO MVS platform, but like many major players, recent years have seen them focus mostly on home consoles with a Japanese arcade release here [...]
Hello fellow Heroes, I trust that you had a good week. Here’s another collection of quick arcade news items, although before starting with the headlines, Atari Games’ Area 51 has been enjoying a bit of attention this week thanks to the wacky plan of some people to “storm” the infamous military base in Nevada. If [...]
Fighting games have come a long way since the arcades of the late 80s and early 90s, with a lot of the popular titles coming to the home consoles of the time. With almost everything ported over, the Sega Megadrive fighting games were a mixed bag, but there were some gems. So, here are five [...]
In 1993, SNK released Samurai Shodown on the Neo Geo MVS arcade platform. It did enough to stand out from other fighting games of the era, earning itself numerous sequels and console ports throughout the years. The last time the franchise saw an arcade release was in 2008 with Samurai Spirits Sen. Today, SNK is [...]