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27 years ago today, Samurai Shodown III was released on the Neo Geo CD at JP and EU. It was developed and published by SNK.

Rock Howard ‘Garou: Mark of the Wolves’ SEGA Dreamcast

When she found out that Ambrosia was the reason her country was in turmoil, she leaves home and sets out for Japan to rid of the evil. She caught word of a "series of calamities" with no natural pretenses. During her travels, she met with Haohmaru, Nakoruru, Ukyo, and Galford. After Haohmaru defeated Amakusa, she returned back to France to take part in the French Revolution. But one year later, she found out that Amakusa was only a pawn for Ambrosia. She leaves France once again to fight against Ambrosia.

Arcadia magazine No. 5 (Oct. 1, '00), pg. 213

They're not really LONE wolves if there's multiple of them

K.O.! ‘Garou: Mark of the Wolves’ SEGA Dreamcast

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Kusaregedo was once an ordinary man who lived a regular life with his daughter Hakana. They lived in happiness together for a time and Hakana came to respect her father as a kind man. One day, Kusaregedo obtained an atrocious hunger for human flesh (especially the flesh of children). He now was feared as a cannibal. When it came time for him to die, he was punished for his cannibalism by being transformed into a demon. Kusaregedo was given an even greater hunger for flesh than ever before, thus he came to be known as a fearful being who spread fear and death wherever he went. Hakana weeps for her father's horrid mutation and now tracks down Kusaregedo in an attempt to bring back the man she once cherished. Kusaregedo, in Samurai Spirits 5, is hunting for Rimururu in order to devour her.

At the big VGJunk site today: an army of robo(t)s in SNK’s Neo Geo clang-em-up Robo Army! Oil drums are pondered, Pac-Man’s evil cousin makes an appearance and ropes come from places ropes should not be, and you can read all about it here!