SNK Playmore announced today that SNK Arcade Classics: Volume 1 is heading to the PlayStation 2 and PSP. Consisting of 16 SNK classics from yesteryear, the compilation includes the following titles:

ART OF FIGHTING – The first game in SNK’s second fighting-game franchise, set in the same universe as FATAL FURY.
BASEBALL STARS 2 – The sequel to SNK’s popular baseball arcade game.
BURNING FIGHT – New York detectives battle organized crime in this fighter.
FATAL FURY – First released in 1991, FATAL FURY introduced the two-plane fighting system.
KING OF FIGHTERS ’94 – The first game in the popular KING OF FIGHTERS series.
KING OF THE MONSTERS – In KING OF THE MONSTERS, giant monsters fight for power in epic battles.
LAST RESORT – A challenging futuristic shooter.
MAGICIAN LORD – Players help the wizard Elta save his homeworld in this platformer.
METAL SLUG – Known for its humor and fast- moving gameplay, this run-and-gun side-scroller was the first in the popular series.
NEO TURF MASTERS – A golf game which debuted on the Neo Geo Pocket Color in 1999.
SAMURAI SHODOWN – Set in the 18th century, SAMURAI SHODOWN features bladed-weapon combat and an international cast of characters.
SENGOKU – In SENGOKU, players face off against undead feudal Japanese armies.
SHOCK TROOPERS – In this run-and-gun adventure, players save a scientist and his granddaughter from the Bloody Scorpions.
SUPER SIDEKICKS 3 – A soccer game featuring teams from all over the world.
TOP HUNTER – Bounty hunters protect colonists from space pirates in this futuristic action game.
WORLD HEROES – This classic fighter pits players against historical figures in a tournament enabled by time travel.

Talk about an all-star lineup of games. SNK Arcade Classics: Volume 1 is scheduled for a release on both of the aforementioned platforms in the first half of 2008.

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