SNK vs. Capcom: Матч Тысячелетия

1999 video game

SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium (頂上決戦最強ファイターズ ＳＮＫ　ＶＳ．ＣＡＰＣＯＭ, Chōjō Kessen Saikyō Fighters SNK vs. Capcom) is a crossover fighting game developed and published by SNK for the Neo Geo Pocket Color in 1999.

Play options includes 2 fighter tag teams (like in the Marvel vs. Capcom series), 3 fighter queue teams (like in The King of Fighters series) and one on one. After that, the player can choose a Capcom style level gauge (Average mode), an SNK style charge gauge (Counter mode) or a 'neutral' meter that enhances super attacks if full (Rush mode, similar to the "Advanced" mode in The King of Fighters '97 and '98). Every character also has a rival, whom they will fight between stages 4 and 5. The last two stages has the player fighting the tag team of Geese and Bison, then, depending what the side opposite to the player character's is and if the player's rival had been defeated beforehand, Orochi Iori or Evil Ryu. Only by reaching and clearing this final stage will the player's leading character's ending play; otherwise, a bad ending will be triggered. Upon clearing the game and achieving the character's true ending, a secret character unlock sequence will appear. In Olympic mode, one can play themed minigames such as blasting Martians FPS style (lifted from the final boss of Metal Slug 2) or helping Arthur from Ghosts 'n Goblins hop pits to snatch up treasure, as well as time attack, first strike and survival events. The player's performance in these games awards special Versus points which can be used to unlock a special attack for each character or, via link up, to unlock extra content in SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash and in The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999 and Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 for the Dreamcast.

The game features a total of 26 characters from SNK and Capcom. Some characters, including Jubei, Arthur, Marco and Fio only appear as part of the Olympic Mode mini games. Others, such as Billy Kane and Vega, make non playable appearances.

The series was developed after former SNK director Takashi Nishiyama met with Capcom head of development Yoshiki Okamoto to work on a collaborative project between the two companies. The two met with SNK and Capcom presidents Eikichi Kawasaki and Kenzo Tsujimoto respectively, to convince them to cooperate with their rival company. Art director Toyohisa Tanabe suggested that the series was put in motion to help make games for the struggling Neo Geo Pocket Color, with SNK speaking with several companies in order to produce games for the system. The Switch port adds local multiplayer and TV mode support for the first time. It was later ported to Windows on September 30, 2021.

The game received overall positive reviews. On release, Famitsu magazine scored the game a 30 out of 40. In 2023, Time Extension identified SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium as one of the best games for the NGPC.