What if SNK aimed higher?

==1980s==
===1986===
*SNK sign a contact with Toei Animations to comission an anime show based on Athena and an anime show based on the Ikari Warriors.
===1987===
*11 January 1987: the 1st episode of the Ikari Warriors Anime airs.
===1988===
*11 March 1988: the 1st episode of the Psycho Soldier Anime airs.
*12 May 1988: Minoru Kidooka leaves Sega and joins SNK.
===1989===
==1990s==
===1990===
===1991===
*25 November 1991: SNK released the first Fatal Fury game.
===1992===
*SNK sign a contact with Studio Pierrot to comission an anime show based on Fatal Fury and 2 anime shows based on 2 upcoming properties.
*19 June 1992: Masato Maegawa leaves Konami and joins SNK.
*24 September 1992: SNK released the first Art of Fighting game.
*4 October 1992: the 1st episode of the Fatal Fury Anime airs.
*Daisuke Ishiwatari joins SNK.
===1993===
*10 September 1993: SNK release Gunstar Heroes.
*23 December 1993: the 1st episode of the Art of Fighting Anime airs.
===1994===
*25 August 1994: SNK released the first King of Fighters game.
*8 September 1994: the 1st episode of the the Samurai Shodown Anime Anime airs.
*3 December 1994: Nintendo launches the PlayStation.
===1995===
===1996===
*19 April 1996: SNK released the first Metal Slug game.
===1997===
*5 December 1997: SNK released the first Last Blade game.
===1998===
*14 May 1998: SNK released the first Guilty Gear game.
*King of Fighters' Orochi Saga ends.
===1999===
* 22 July 1999: King of Fighters began the NESTS saga.
==2000s==
===2000===
*11 April 2000: Sega and Capcom merge to create Sega Capcom.
*SNK creates a studio with the focus of making yearly King of Fighters.
*SNK buys Pachinko company Aruze.
===2001===
===2002===
*King of Fighters' NESTS Saga ends.
===2003===
*Taito, Tecmo and Enix merge to create Taito Tecmo.
*SNK formed a deal with Cartoon Network to produce a cartoon based off of the King of Fighters.
===2004===
*13 May 2004: The first episode of CN's King of Fighters aired.
*1 October 2004: Bandai, Nintendo and Sammy merge to create Bandai Nintendo.
===2005===
*29 September 2005: Bandai Nintendo acquire Namco and Hudson Soft
===2006===
===2007===
===2008===
*18 November 2008: SNK released the first BlazBlue game.
===2009===
==2010s==
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===2015===
===2016===
===2017===
===2018===
===2019===
==2020s==
===2020===
*SNK works with Netflix to create cartoons based on several of their properties: including King of Fighters and Guilty Gear.
===2021===
===2022===
===2023===
===2024===
===2025===
==Games==
==Other Media Ventures==
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