SNK (Japan)

Background: SNK Playmore (or just simply SNK, their former name) is a Japanese video game company best known for creating the Neo Geo console during the 90s, and made successful franchises such as Fatal Fury, Metal Slug, and The King of Fighters. In the late 1990s, the Neo Geo saw a decline in popularity due to the hardware being obsolete compared to the Playstation, Saturn, Nintendo 64, and the upcoming Dreamcast. They created a new company called SNK Playmore (their current name) in 2001 from another company called Playmore after the original company crashed due to financial issues. In the 2000s they worked with Capcom on several crossover games. A decade later, SNK Playmore would return to it's original name SNK in 2016 for new game releases, starting from their next-generation ports of The King of Fighters 2000 and Garou: Mark of the Wolves.


SNK

1st Logo
(1988-2001, 2016-)

Logo: On a black or white background, or superimposed on the opening credits/scene of the game, we see the bold text "SNK".

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None or the opening theme of the game.

Availability: Seen on all SNK games of the era (especially those on Neo Geo). The logo would appear on new releases by the company, as part of the new branding.

Editor's Note: None.

Playmore

(2002-2004)

Logo: We see the green text "PLAYMORE" in a retro-futuristic font, with a lined globe being the "O" of the wordmark.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None or the opening theme of the game.

Availability: Seen on all Playmore games.

Editor's Note: None.

SNK Playmore

(December 12, 2003-2016)

Logo: We see both the SNK and Playmore logos, but the Playmore wordmark is white and seen on a green rectangle.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None or the opening theme of the game.

Availability: No longer current. Can be seen on all SNK Playmore releases.

Editor's Note: None.