was a Japanese video game company that developed video games for the Neo Geo

Neo Geo (console)

The is a cartridge-based arcade and home video game system released on July 1, 1991 by Japanese game company SNK. Being in the Fourth generation of Gaming, it was the first console in the former Neo Geo family, which only lived through the 1990s...

. The company was formed in 1994 by a group of employees from Irem who were tired of the company's inactivity. In 1996, the company was acquired by SNK

SNK

SNK is a former name of SNK Playmore, a Japanese video game company . This may also refer to:* SNK European Democrats* SNK Union of Independents* Southeast Airlines ICAO code...

.
The team is notable for developing the GunForce

GunForce

, or simply titled as GunForce, is a side-scrolling action shooting game produced by Irem for the arcades in . The game was later ported by Bits Studios and published by Irem to the Super Famicom exclusively in Japan in ....

 series while being part of Irem, Neo Turf Masters

Neo Turf Masters

Neo Turf Masters is a golf video game by Nazca for the Neo Geo, released in 1996. This is also one of the first two titles by Nazca, the other being the popular Metal Slug before being acquired by SNK....

 & the acclaimed Metal Slug

Metal Slug

is a run and gun video game for the Neo-Geo console/arcade platform developed by Nazca Corporation and published by SNK. It was originally released in 1996 for the MVS arcade platform. The game is widely known for its sense of humor, fluid hand-drawn animation, and fast paced two-player action...

series of games.

Partial list of games

• GunForce
  GunForce
  , or simply titled as GunForce, is a side-scrolling action shooting game produced by Irem for the arcades in . The game was later ported by Bits Studios and published by Irem to the Super Famicom exclusively in Japan in ....
  
  (1991) [while being part of Irem]
• Undercover Cops
  Undercover Cops
  is an arcade-style beat 'em up video game by Irem. It is Irem's first attempt in the modern beat 'em up genre that was founded by Capcom's Final Fight. A few years later after its release, a lot of the team who made the game went on to form Nazca, who created the Metal Slug game series...
  
  (1992) [while being part of Irem]
• In The Hunt
  In the Hunt
  is a horizontal scrolling shooter arcade game by Irem. It was released in 1993 and later ported to the Sega Saturn, the PlayStation and Windows 95 for the PC by Kokopeli....
  
  (1993) [while being part of Irem]
• Gunforce 2 (1994) [while being part of Irem]
• Neo Turf Masters
  Neo Turf Masters
  Neo Turf Masters is a golf video game by Nazca for the Neo Geo, released in 1996. This is also one of the first two titles by Nazca, the other being the popular Metal Slug before being acquired by SNK....
  
  (1996)
• Metal Slug
  Metal Slug
  is a run and gun video game for the Neo-Geo console/arcade platform developed by Nazca Corporation and published by SNK. It was originally released in 1996 for the MVS arcade platform. The game is widely known for its sense of humor, fluid hand-drawn animation, and fast paced two-player action...
  
   series (1-3 only)

External links

• Nazca Corporation profile on MobyGames
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  -Platforms not yet included:- Further reading :* Rusel DeMaria, Johnny L. Wilson, High Score!: The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media; 2 edition , ISBN 0-07-223172-6...