Into the last installment of PolygonVeteran developer Toyohisa Tanabe has revealed that his SNK team has been experiencing crossovers since 98. The King of Fighters 98.
“The team came to build 98. The King of Fighters 98 with Ryu and Ken [from Street Fighter] in him, “Tanabe said. “This is not something that many people know. [B]Yes, just for fun, before Capcom Vs. SNK it was one thing, I was playing like Ryu and Ken 98. The King of Fighters 98.
“I did this on development hardware, so of course it was never on a physical cartridge. I also remember this now, but not only Ryu and Ken got to play. I introduced Dragon ball characters like Son Goku as well. “
Fighting game crosses can now be an old hat, but in previous years Capcom Vs. SNK he reunited his two massive studios, these types of matches were a matter of imagination. I hope that, that Samurai Shodown V Perfect, an internal construction of 98. The King of Fighters 98 with Ryu, Ken and Goku can still be found gathering dust somewhere in the storage unit of some SNK developers.