SNK dominates latest PS1 update in Japan
by Andrew Yoon 
{ May 31st 2007 at 5:10PM }
The Japanese PS Store has updated far more frequently than America's. Their selection of downloadable PS1 titles (which still requires a PS3 system) has expanded yet again, with a strong emphasis on SNK's classic fighters:Guilty Gear
King of Fighters '95
King of Fighters '96
King of Fighters '97
Little Princess: Maru Oukoku no Ningyou Hime 2
Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special: Dominated Mind
Samurai Spirits: Kenkaku Yubinan Pack
Septentrion
Spectral Force 2
Spectral Tower
Suna no Embrace
There's also a free offering on the Store, a demo of XI, also known as Devil Dice. While Japanese gamers are enjoying frequent updates to the retro catalog, American gamers haven't had anything new since the release of Wipeout in March. Of course, that's far better than the sparse availability of titles for Europeans: zero. Hopefully, with the new PSP store arriving this Fall, we'll have better access to these PlayStation classics.
[Via Siliconera]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
kingofwale @ May 31st 2007 5:28PM
Excellent games for Japan hope we get some of that loving soon over here
Ukitake Dan Zaraki @ May 31st 2007 6:18PM
Just one small correction. Guilty Gear is NOT a SNK title, the game was developed and published by Arc System Works in Japan and the US and published by Virgin Interactive in Europe. As for the games what can I say great titles!
djera @ May 31st 2007 7:58PM
Minor correction Suna no Embrace and XI (Sai) are two different games. I don't think THQ would take a gamble and publish something part of the Neverland universe ;)
andyscout @ May 31st 2007 8:05PM
MOTHER F***ER!!! I so would have bought Guilty Gear if my PS3 hadn't been stolen last week...
Alba Meira @ Jun 1st 2007 7:55AM
I'd ask for North American localized versions of those... but since SNK couldn't even do that well enough on their own... *sigh* Ah well, someone posted awhile back on make-shift transferring imports, I guess I'll skim back a ways for that.