SNK 40th Anniversary Collection is a video game compilation developed by Digital Eclipse consisting of arcade and console games published by SNK between 1979 and 1990. The collection was released for the Nintendo Switch in 2018, later in 2019 for PlayStation 4 on 19 March,[2] Xbox One on 3 May,[3] and Steam on 7 July.[4]
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Developer(s) | Digital Eclipse[lower-alpha 1] |
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Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows |
Release | Nintendo Switch
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Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
The collection includes 24 games (25 on Xbox One). Original arcade versions are included for every game except for Baseball Stars and Crystalis (never released in arcades), which run on home console versions. Console ports of some other games are included.
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1979 | Ozma Wars | ![]() |
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1980 | Sasuke vs. Commander | ![]() |
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1981 | Fantasy | ![]() |
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Vanguard | ![]() |
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1983 | Munch Mobile | ![]() |
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1985 | Alpha Mission | ![]() |
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TNK III | ![]() |
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1986 | Athena | ![]() |
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Ikari Warriors | ![]() |
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Victory Road | ![]() |
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1987 | Bermuda Triangle | ![]() |
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Guerrilla War | ![]() |
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Psycho Soldier | ![]() |
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Time Soldiers | ![]() |
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World Wars | ![]() |
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1988 | Chopper I | ![]() |
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P.O.W.: Prisoners of War | ![]() |
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Paddle Mania | ![]() |
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1989 | Baseball Stars† | ![]() |
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Beast Busters | ![]() |
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Ikari III: The Rescue | ![]() |
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Prehistoric Isle | ![]() |
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SAR: Search and Rescue | ![]() |
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Street Smart | ![]() |
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1990 | Crystalis | — | ![]() |
† Only available in the Xbox One version (content exclusive).
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Publication | Score |
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EGM | 90% |
GameRevolution | 4/5[5] |
GameSpot | 8/10[6] |
IGN | 7.0/10[7] |
Jeuxvideo.com | 60% |
Nintendo Life | 8/10[8] |
Nintendo World Report | 9/10[9] |
Push Square | 7/10[10] |
Hardcore Gamer | 4/5[11] |
EGM said that it was "one of the most impressive retro compilations I’ve encountered in recent memory". Game Revolution were impressed with "how much care and thought went into every corner of it".
Jeux Video were not as impressed, saying "the good emulation, interface and fonctionnalities don't balance the cruel absence of many great SNK games".