Topic: SNK 40th Anniversary Collection announced for Switch

Here's the Website link. Mostly their old Arcade games (with options for both arcade and home versions, unlike similar collections), like Athena, Alpha mission and Ikari Warriors III. More are to be announced later, but so far the most notable inclusion is Crystalis, an old school action RPG in the vein of The Legend of Zelda. I love this one, I have on a cartridge, I'll likely have replayed and beaten it by the time I get this, but I'll do it again immediately after I get it, because it is just that good!

EDIT: It's due out some time in 2018.

Edit Again: Almost forgot to update this with the new dates:

November 13, 2018 (US)
November 16, 2018 (EU)
November 23, 2018 (ANZ)

They already have my money, but they are announcing more games!

Delighted by this announcement. Cannot wait to play these arcade games on Switch.

Definitely picking this up. No brainer. So many great games, and it's awesome that they're including both Arcade and NES versions of a bunch of the titles.

And i'll finally have a good excuse to get around to beating Crystalis. I have the NES cart and was about halfway or 2/3 through when i got distracted by other games, and it's been so long since i played that i need to just start it over.

I really want to buy this collection, however I also want to see some actual gameplay footage before taking the plunge. Emulation shouldn’t be an issue, but until I see it in action I will withhold reservations.

Go to NISA site and they have screen shot they can't post everything but that should be more then enough to inform what is coming. Besides being on SNK it's also sold on NISA so which accounts your using you can pre-order from either sites.

If anyone was curious who the developer is, GameSpot says it's the reborn Digital Eclipse studio.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-switch-is-getting-...

Not to be confused with the Digital Eclipse of old, this is the developer that handled Mega Man Legacy Collection Volume 1 & 2 (But not the upcoming X collection), the Disney Afternoon Collection, and the upcoming Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection.

this will be a great compilation.

These look ancient but I'm sold just on the number of games it already is gonna hold.

@Atariboy Digital Eclipse actually only made the first Mega Man Legacy Collection, Capcom did Legacy Collection 2 themselves.

Thanks, I didn't know that.

I should've suspected it though, after Digital Eclipse on their Twitter confirmed that they weren't developing Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 + 2 a few months back (Which also includes SNES & PS1 games).

UK Preorder starts 17th April from NISAEurope store.

Booyah!

Should mention you gave only part of the story here - NISA America pre-orders are open already.

Preorder now up on US Amazon!

Nice to see this getting a regular release.

Still a bit on the high side ($29.99 would be the sweet spot, imo), but much better than the collector's edition with some unimportant trinkets that I'd look at once, and then have to find space to store.

What's the price difference? I'm not US based to buy from there. I will be trying to order this game from a UK source. I'm just curious as to whether we will also get a standard version release and how much cheaper it will be than the limited edition set?

@8-Bit_Superman Thank you. Unsure what that will mean for pounds sterling price £ but good to see SNK Arcade Collection is both standard and limited edition.

The game is now available for preorder on the European store. And they have a standard edition as well.
Limited Edition
Standard Edition

Europe pre-orders are now open at NisaEurope.com

Charging a wallet busting £59.99. That is some wonky conversion rate at $64.99 dollars should be £45. I expected them to maybe round it up to £50. But that extra tenner has really stopped me in my tracks. I'm really torn. Along with FIRE EMBLEM Switch, the SNK 40th Anniversary Collection is my most eagerly anticipated Switch release of the year (its due in November according to Amazon USA).

However, I just don't see myself justifying a £60 spend on a single cart. Gutted.

I sincerely hope Amazon UK can get a Standard Edition up for preorder. $39.99 is what it costs on Amazon USA. So it 'should' cost us £27. No doubt they'll hike it up to £34.99.

Damn, don't know what to do. Order this Limited Edition for £59.99 and be glad I have it pre-ordered. Or wait and see about a cheaper Standard Edition release?