as a child i played fighters street (sf 1 for turbo graphix 16) it was new and very innovative (especially since most other kids were still playing Kung Fu for NES) i loved it, then came sf 2, i liked it like everyone else did...but it got old fast, especially after mastering all the characters and bosses....durring this time i was more into Fatal Fury 2 until ssf2turbo came out...that game is still one of the best 2d fighters ever, no doubt will always be on my top 5...but then came KOF, i loved that game since i was a big Fatal Fury and AOF fan, not to mention crossovers dispite those games being from the same company was still unheard off had aroused me...so i started to get into that...then next year...95 came out, and i found myself strangly attracted to Iori Yagami...i mean his design was ahead of its time and was far more applealing to me than any boring s.f character design...come to think of it, that was a large factor or getting me into SNK, the character designs were by far more appealing especially with characters like Terry, Robert Garcia,Kyo and Iori. also, i spent alot or portions in my youth and MVS was everywere, hell it still is everyware in countries outside the US, so SNK has a special place in my heart, so does capcom, but not from fighting games (MEGAMAN!!!! and puzzlefighter) , also as i have mentioned before, SNK play mechanics, dispite them not being revised dramatically, there is no need to because its still superior than capcoms.