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Samurai Shodown sits on a throne of lies

Mike Suszek — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 21:30:00 EST

Longtime developer Gregg Tavares recently appeared on the 8-4 Play podcast, where he revealed an interesting tidbit about 1993 fighting game Samurai Shodown. Prior to his development team getting code for the game to port it to the Neo Geo, a member of the team noticed something odd about the sword-clashing mini-game that prompts players to mash buttons: the buttons don't actually do anything.

When the team picked up the contract, they checked the code to find that the mini-game, while displaying a command encouraging players to press buttons to win the sword dual, actually "picks a random number" to determine the winner. The surprise of the other panelists at finding out about this quirky Samurai Shodown nugget of information makes listening in at the 1:36:05 mark worthwhile.

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Neo Geo games coming to PSN with online play

JC Fletcher — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 09:39:00 EST

Nine months after the ESRB listed Neo Geo games for PS3 and PSP, publisher SNK Playmore has announced plans for a "Neo Geo Station" on PlayStation Network. Starting December 21, games from the Neo Geo's library will be released on PSN in both PS3 and PSP versions, costing $8.99 and $6.99 each, respectively. The pricing on the PS3 versions is equivalent to the cost of buying Neo Geo games on the Wii Virtual Console.

Unlike the Virtual Console releases, these aren't just emulated versions of the originals. SNK has added features like online co-op and versus play on PS3 (and Ad-Hoc Party support on PSP), along with other unspecified enhancements. Check after the break for all ten games hitting PS3 on December 21, and the two PSP games arriving at the same time. The other eight are scheduled to arrive on PSP sometime in January.

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Japanese Nintendo downloads: Neo Geo fighters, Shooting Watch, Monkey Band

JC Fletcher — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:48:00 EST

The Virtual Console and DSiWare are stuffed full of games this week in Japan! The Virtual Console has the first Metal Max Famicom game (a series that eventually led to Metal Saga on PS2, with a DS sequel upcoming), as well as two Neo Geo fighting games. The bizarre Waku Waku 7 from Sunsoft stars robot tanks, Totoro-esque creatures, and even a sentient punching bag! There's even an ancient Dig Dug-style arcade game. WiiWare's World Game Parade finishes with Katamuki Spirits, a localized version of Equilibrio.

DSiWare features a game in which you compose songs to be played by a band of cartoon monkeys, with synthesized instruments and vocals! Also available: a drawing program about doodling on your photos, a platformer with 10-second levels, and, of course, Hudson's Shooting Watch app, which tests the number of button presses you can perform in a second.

Metal Max (Famicom, 1 player, 500 Wii Points)
Samurai Shodown III (Neo Geo, 1-2 players, 900 Wii Points)
Waku Waku 7 (Neo Geo, 1--2 players, 900 Wii Points)
Mr. Do! (Arcade, 1-2 players, 800 Wii Points)
Katamuki Spirits (WiiWare, 1-4 players, 500 Wii Points)
Ahh, Nostalgic Shooting Watch (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
Artist Ni Narou: Kikaru ni Sketch (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
10-second Run (DSiWare, 1 player, 200 DSi Points)
Atelier Deco La Doll - Gothic (DSiWare, 1 player, 500 DSi Points)
Teach Me Darling (DSiWare, 1 player, 800 DSi Points)
Make Songs Monkey Band (DSiWare, 1 player, 800 DSi Points)
Renjuku Kanji: Junior High (DSiWare, 1 player, 800 DSi Points)

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Samurai Shodown Sen shows up March 30

JC Fletcher — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST

When XSEED announced that it had picked up SNK's latest Samurai Shodown game, Samurai Shodown Sen, we didn't know just how soon it would bring the 3D samurai combat to us. And after waiting a couple of years for this game to show up -- and after seeing it at E3 last year with no word of a release date -- we're kind of shocked to see the game coming out so soon, on March 30.

There's a weird kind of parallelism in the design and the premise of the game: Sen is about the period when Western culture began to enter Japan, bringing foreigners in contact with samurai -- and the game is a high-definition 3D version of an SNK classic. So, if we were going to overthink this (and we are), we could see the game's samurai as a metaphor for classic 2D fighters, with the Vikings and other foreign elements representing the unstoppable influence of 3D.

Then they all hit each other with swords.

Gallery: Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny (1/22/10)

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XSEED now publishing Samurai Shodown Sen

JC Fletcher — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:40:00 EST

The odd swapping of games between Ignition Entertainment and XSEED continues. First, Ignition obtained the rights to Marvelous's Muramasa: The Demon Blade and Arc Rise Fantasia, both initially to be published by XSEED. Now, XSEED has announced that it will publish Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny on Xbox 360 -- a game that we played at Ignition's E3 booth.

XSEED is publishing the fighter under the name Samurai Shodown Sen, with a release planned for sometime this spring. Along with Atlus's announcement that it's publishing Metal Slug XX, this move provides evidence that Ignition's co-publishing deal with SNK has ended.

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Samurai Shodown Sen out in Europe this spring

JC Fletcher — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:00:00 EST

Click to sho' more screensThe publishing status of Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny in North America is somewhat up in the air, given Ignition's recent silence about the game and Atlus' announcement that it's publishing SNK's Metal Slug XX (leading to speculation that Ignition's deal with SNK is over). There's no doubt, however, that the game's coming out in Europe.

European publisher Rising Star Games has announced that it will publish the 3D Samurai Shodown sequel on Xbox 360 this spring under the name Samurai Shodown Sen. The game features classic Samurai Shodown fighters, like Ukyo and Nakoruru, with a weird mix of international characters -- like, in our experience, a Viking.

Gallery: Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny (1/22/10)

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Hands-on: Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny

JC Fletcher — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:30:00 EST

Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny, the latest in SNK's long-lived weapons-based fighting game series, feels totally different from its predecessors. The K2-developed fighter doesn't just add 3D graphics to the series more successfully than the version on the short-lived Hyper Neo Geo 64 system -- it adds some 3D movement as well, in the form of a dodge move.

During our quick match, Ignition's Shane Bettenhausen described it as "Samurai Shodown meets Soul Calibur meets Bushido Blade," a classification that aptly encapsulates some of the changes in the game.

Gallery: Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny (Xbox 360)

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Save those Wii Points: Samurai Shodown Anthology releases this winter

David Hinkle — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:14:00 EST

Filed under: News

When we found out that Wii might see the release of SNK Arcade Classics, we got all kinds of tingly and warm inside. We like those old school SNK games. But when it was confirmed, along with Samurai Shodown Anthology and King of Fighters: The Orochi Saga, well, we had to lock ourselves in a padded room for hours just to get the excitement out. Now we have a release window for Samurai Shodown Anthology.

As you might have guessed, the title is due to hit shelves sometime this winter, meaning it could be available anywhere from now to December 31st. For those of you who aren't in the know, Samurai Shodown Anthology will include 6 games from the classic fighter franchise and will probably be a little more than the cost of 2 SNK games on the Virtual Console.

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X3F TV -- XBLA in Brief: Samurai Shodown II, Shotest Shogi, Rocket Bowl

Richard Mitchell — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:35:00 EST

Filed under: X3F TV, X3F Features

Another week, three more games on Xbox Live Arcade. We've got Samurai Shodown II, Shotest Shogi and Rocket Bowl, a classic fighter, a Japanese board game and a wacky bowling game, respectively. As is our sworn duty, we take a look at all three of them in the latest XBLA in Brief. Check out our latest installment and find out which ones are for you.

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VC Monday Madness: Samurai Shodown 2 and Ys Book I and II

David Hinkle — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:24:00 EST

Filed under: VC Monday Madness

We're back again, with a fresh video that's piping hot with gaming goodness. Oh, and there's some dude talking over the whole thing. We're sorry about that. He will be taken care of.

After checking out the video above, head past the break for the rest.

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Retail and download releases for the week of August 25th

David Hinkle — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:59:00 EST

Filed under: News, Virtual Console, WiiWare

There's plenty of content releasing on the Wii this week. Whether you're a fan of retail games or looking to download some content on the Virtual Console or WiiWare, your gaming needs should be taken care of this week. Head on past the break for the details and let us know what you'll be playing!

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VC Friday: Sequel week

Chris Greenhough — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:50:00 EST

Filed under: News, Virtual Console

Game sequels often suffer from a reputation of being weaker than their predecessors, but that hasn't stopped Nintendo whacking a whole pile of them on the PAL Virtual Console this week. The M-rated Splatterhouse 2 leads the charge, bloodied lead pipe in hand, and is joined by Samurai Shodown II, Pitstop II, and Ecco Jr. (okay, so that's not a sequel in the strictest sense of the term, but a spin-off for the kids). Here's what that little lot will cost you:

Ecco Jr. -- Mega Drive -- 800 Wii Points
Splatterhouse 2 -- Mega Drive -- 800 Wii Points
Samurai Shodown II -- Neo Geo -- 900 Wii Points
Pitstop II -- Commodore 64 -- 500 Wii Points *

* As usual, Australia misses out on the Commodore 64 game.

Footage of all four is past the break -- try listening to six minutes of Pitstop II's engine effects without going insane.

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Samurai Shodown II slices into Virtual Console next week

Jason Dobson — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:05:00 EST

Filed under: Retro, Nintendo Wii, Fighting

It's usually not until we roll out of bed on Monday morning that we find out what retro itch the Wii's Virtual Console will scratch. However, SNK has let the sword out of the sheath a bit early, confirming that next week's retro throwback will include arcade favorite Samurai Shodown II.

As great as SNK's 1994 2D fighter is, to say nothing about how much better it is than the original, it's starting to make less and less sense to pick up these Neo Geo titles piecemeal when SNK continues to bundle the games together at retail. It's hard to justify the digging through the couch for 900 Wii Points when we'll be able to pick up Samurai Shodown Anthology, which will include Samurai Shodown I-VI, on the Wii later this year for about $30.

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The VC Advantage: Samurai Letdown

JC Fletcher — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:00:00 EST

Filed under: The VC Advantage

Consider this a sort of anti-VC Advantage, because it covers cheats that don't exist. If you're reading The VC Advantage and you own (or plan to own) the new VC release of Samurai Shodown, it's probably occurred to you to head over to GameFAQs and look for additional content that can be unlocked. If you've done so, you'd be pleased to find codes to unlock three additional characters.

You'd then be disappointed after trying them, because they're in error. The Shiki and Zankuro unlock codes originate from Samurai Spirits! on the Neo Geo Pocket Color, and the code to unlock the Kuroko judge character is from the Neo Geo Samurai Shodown II. It's easy to understand how the NGPC codes got mixed in: search engines and other automated systems wouldn't be able to tell between Samurai Spirits! and Samurai Spirits (the Japanese title for Shodown), making mixups easy.

You're free to use those saved five minutes however you please!

The VC Advantage is a weekly look at the secrets inside games -- not just cheat codes, but assorted trivia and oddities. We aim to bring back the feeling of the hint columns from game magazines, except when we do something else.

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VC Monday Madness video wrap-up 6/16/08

David Hinkle — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:00:00 EST

Filed under: VC Monday Madness

Only one Virtual Console release this week, but it's a good one. We won't waste any more time talking about the game, so hit up the video above. If that's not to your liking, head past the break for more.

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Virtual Console gets cut in a Samurai Shodown

Jason Dobson — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:15:00 EST

Filed under: Retro, Nintendo Wii, Fighting

The latest update to the Wii's Virtual Console gives those of you with Wii arcade sticks on your shelf a sense of purpose, as well as an excuse to dust them off for a bit of classic arcade fighting, Neo Geo-style.

Samurai Shodown (Neo Geo, 1-2 players, 900 Wii Points): Once all the rage in arcade parlors when first released in 1993, this first in the still-ongoing fighting game series lets players duke it out using 12 different weapon (and sometimes animal)-wielding fighters. While a bit archaic by today's standards, the game still beats the pants off many contemporary fighters. Plus where else can you see a kabuki performer throw down against a green hunchback doing his best Freddy Krueger impression?

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VC Monday Madness: We could get used to this ...

David Hinkle — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:45:00 EST

Filed under: VC Monday Madness

Another week means another double dose of downloadable goodness. We get two WiiWare games this week, along with one Virtual Console game that is likely to put a smile on your face. So, let's check out what's on offer:

WiiWare games available for download this week:

Block Breaker Deluxe (Gameloft, 1 - 2 players, 800 Wii Points)
Cocoto Fishing Master (Neko Entertainment, 1 player, 700 Wii Points)

Virtual Console games available for download this week:

Samurai Shodown (NEOGEO, 1 - 2 players, 900 Wii Points)

Anyone like what they see? Planning on giving any of these a download?

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More Samurai Shodown on the way to XBLA

Terrence Stasse — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:00:00 EST

Filed under: News, Xbox Live Arcade

Interesting. Very interesting. When it was first revealed via the ESRB that XBLA would be seeing a version of Samurai Shodown II, it was absolutely good news. This time the ESRB revealed that the original, Samurai Shodown, will be coming to XBLA as well. Given that XBLA has seen original games and sequels released separately, this likely means that both Samurai Shodown games will get separate release, but we can certainly hope in vain for some sort of compilation and upgrade, can't we?

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Slew of SNK titles, along with Dig Dug, get rated by ESRB

David Hinkle — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:15:00 EST

Filed under: News, Virtual Console

Fans of SNK and the Virtual Console, you'll be happy you're reading this post today. A couple of titles, Fatal Fury 2 and Art of Fighting 2 both popped up on the ESRB website with Wii listings, as well as Samurai Shodown and Samurai Shodown 2. Not only that, but classic title Dig Dug also popped up.

Now that's what we need! Some new, non-shooter titles on the Virtual Console are a welcome addition to the Wii's catalog.

[Via Codename Revolution]

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VC Friday: Become a Pokemon Puzzle Master!

Chris Greenhough — Fri, 30 May 2008 10:15:00 EST

Filed under: News, Virtual Console

Despite their ubiquity, the majority of Pokémon games manage to maintain a high standard, even when they abandon the more traditional Pokémans formula. Pokémon Puzzle League, for example, is one of the best examples of a Pokémon game that isn't a Pokémon game, and is comfortably worth its 1000 Wii Point price tag.

A pair of Eikichi Kawasaki-designed Neo Geo titles round off the week in Europe and Australia -- Samurai Shodown is one of the Neo Geo's best fighting games, while Burning Fight is another addition to the already oversubscribed (on the VC, at least) dude-smashing genre.

Pokémon Puzzle League -- Nintendo 64 -- 1000 Wii Points
Samurai Shodown -- Neo Geo -- 900 Wii Points
Burning Fight -- Neo Geo -- 900 Wii Points

Footage of all three follows the break!

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Non-Earthbound ESRB ratings fly high [update]

JC Fletcher — Sat, 03 May 2008 12:00:00 EST

Filed under: News, Virtual Console, WiiWare

Okay, so they aren't Earthbound. That one got its own post (and, we hope, its own release sooner than ESRB-rated gems like Pro Wrestling and Zombies Ate My Neighbors). Even though we're all tired from freaking out about Shigesato Itoi's sci-fi RPG, a bunch of awesome game ratings that would normally cause us to freak out have as yet gone un-freaked-out-about, on both Virtual Console and WiiWare.

The biggest news for us on the VC: Super Dodge Ball. It's probably the NES game, but there's an outside chance it's the Neo Geo game. Either way, we love Aksys. And from SNK, Samurai Shodown II and Metal Slug.

WiiWare's ratings range from expected to thrilling. Among the games found on the ESRB website that were not yet confirmed for U.S. release, Dr. Mario Wii and Family Ping Pong stand out. Other new ratings include Gyrostarr, Pop, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King, V.I.P Casino: Blackjack, and Magnetica Twist (Minna de Puzzloop).

[Update: removed reference to Donkey Kong Country 3. Not sure why that was mixed in with the recent ratings, or why I forgot it was already out. Well, I know why I forgot about it.]

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SNK Arcade Classics confirmed for Wii plus more!

JC Fletcher — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:30:00 EST

Filed under: News

Not only is the fate of the SNK Arcade Classics collection no longer up in the air (yes! It is coming to Wii!), SNK went ahead and announced two more Wii compilations in an email sent out yesterday. Both Samurai Shodown Anthology and King of Fighters: The Orochi Saga will also see Wii releases, as well as versions for the PS2 and PSP.

We don't know exactly which titles will be included, but the Japanese version of the Samurai Shodown Anthology contained Shodowns I through VI, and the KOF collection included KOF's '95, '96, and '97. That means that there's overlap between the collections, since Samurai Shodown will be on both the SNK Arcade and Samurai Shodown Anthology collections.

SNK will have all three collections on display at GDC. Hopefully they'll have some Neo Geo Stick 2's with which to test the games!

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VC Tuesday: Sonic Samurai Assault Club

JC Fletcher — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:30:00 EST

Filed under: Virtual Console, Imports

SNK is wasting no time getting all its big fighting franchises onto the VC. Even though their VC offerings are already dominated by fighters, we imagine that most Neo fans will be pleased to see the arrival of Samurai Spirits, also known as Samurai Shodown, as it heralds the release of the game in our region.

Other releases include one-time Turbo CD pack-in Ys I&II, a collection of two lovely action RPGs from Nihon Falcom; Assault Suits Valken, which you may recognize as Cybernator; and Famicom Tantei (Detective) Club, a graphical text adventure from Nintendo.

Also there's Sonic 3D Blast, whose title is 2/3 accurate.

Famicom Tantei Club (Famicom Disk System, 1 player, 600 Wii Points)
Assault Suits Valken (Super Famicom, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
Sonic 3D Blast (Mega Drive, 1 player, 600 Wii Points)
Ys I&II (PC Engine CD-ROM, 1 player, 800 Wii Points)
Samurai Spirits (Neo Geo, 1-2 players, 900 Wii Points)

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Wii Warm Up: Greatest hits

JC Fletcher — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 09:00:00 EST

Filed under: Virtual Console, Wii Warm Up

The Namco Museum Remix collection includes, in addition to wacky, waggly remakes of arcade classics like Galaga, authentic emulated classic games. Just a few days after the first Neo Geo game became available on the Virtual Console, SNK announced their intention to release King of Fighters and Samurai Shodown collections on disc.

We don't mind buying collections on disc, since they're inevitably cheaper than buying even a few of the games separately on the Virtual Console. How do you feel, though? Do these collections make the Virtual Console redundant? Is there room for both? What are the advantages of one approach over another?

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TGS07: Hori joysticks rejoice as SNK announces King of Fighters, Samurai Shodown collections

JC Fletcher — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:00:00 EST

Filed under: News

It would appear that the Wii won't be getting the 16-title Neo Geo collection as reported, but rather two other Neo Geo compilations that should be plenty satisfying for people who love fighting games (which, we believe, is all Neo Geo fans).

SNK Playmore USA announced The King of Fighters Collection: The Orochi Saga and Samurai Shodown Anthology for the Wii. The Orochi saga in King of Fighters spans King of Fighters games (Kings of Fighters?) '95, '96, and '97, and the Samurai Shodown Anthology hopefully contains all of 'em, including the Samurai Shodown RPG for Neo Geo CD and Samurai Shodown 64 for the Hyper Neo Geo 64 arcade system. It probably won't, but then, things rarely live up to our desired level of awesome. Speaking of our desired level of awesome, these had better support the Classic Controller, and, therefore, the Hori stick.

The press release also reveals that, rather than Art of Fighting, the third Neo Geo game announced for the American Virtual Console is Magician Lord, which is in keeping with the Japanese lineup.

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