Match of the Millennium is coming to Nintendo Switch later this month

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The crossover returns after 2 decades

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The first fighting game in Capcom and SNK’s epic clash went largely unplayed and obscure due to the platform chosen, but now everyone gets the chance to see how things started.

SNK announced tonight that SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the Millennium releases worldwide on Nintendo Switch on February 17.

The newest member of the NeoGeo Pocket Color Selection comes with 26 fighters spread across the iconic rosters of both companies.

Fatal Fury, The King of Fighters, Art of Fighting, Samurai Shodown and The Last Blade members make up the SNK side of things, plus Athena as Capcom retreats from Street Fighter’s world warriors and Darkstalkers.

Although Match of the Millennium has been in development at the same time as the first fighting game Capcom vs. SNK, it is quite different as it is built from The King of Fighters R series on the NeoGeo Pocket Color.

Of course, this means the game uses more chibi and less detailed sprites than their arcade contemporaries, but it’s full of charm and character without sacrificing tight controls.

While SNK didn’t say otherwise, SNK vs. Capcom is unlikely to offer online functionality like the other titles in the collection, but local multiplayer is available.

It’s quite interesting to see the SNK and Capcom logos side by side on a “current” game release, although there’s little reason to hope for more on that front at this point – unless they plan to use the SNK vs . Capcom: Card Fighters to be released. titles.

Many fighting game fans would probably be even more excited about any of the arcade / console versions on modern hardware, but the last re-release we saw in this particular versus series came from the other side of the aisle with Capcom vs. SNK 2 on the PlayStation 3 as a PS2 classic.

Match of the Millennium is the sixth game in the NeoGeo Pocket Color Selection with the previous releases: SNK Gals’ Fighters, Samurai Shodown! 2, King of Fighters R-2, The Last Blade: Beyond the Destiny, and Fatal Fury First Contact.

All other NeoGeo Pocket Color reissues cost $ 7.99 on the Nintendo eShop, but SNK has not yet revealed a price for this piece of fighting game history.

Video via World of Longplays.

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