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    THE EVOLUTION OF THE KING OF FIGHTERS

    Jul 08, 2021 2 minutes
    WORDS BY NICK THORPE AND DARRAN JONES

    The success of Street Fighter II saw a number of arcade developers move into the genre, in an attempt to wrestle the fighting crown from Capcom. One of the most successful studios to break Capcom’s stranglehold was SNK. It launched a strong uppercut against Street Fighter thanks to the release of in 1991, which was overseen by ’s original creator Takashi Nishiyama.

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