Let’s address the elephant in the room. SNK, Capcom, and other rights holders have not endorsed it. However, because the project is non-commercial (no one sells it) and falls under fan-art/parody protection in many jurisdictions, it has survived for over a decade.
Here is the honest warning: The original author (often credited under pseudonyms like "MercMaster" or "KOFTheoryTeam") released builds on defunct forums such as MUGEN Guild and MUGEN Database .
Let’s address the elephant in the room. SNK, Capcom, and other rights holders have not endorsed it. However, because the project is non-commercial (no one sells it) and falls under fan-art/parody protection in many jurisdictions, it has survived for over a decade.
Here is the honest warning: The original author (often credited under pseudonyms like "MercMaster" or "KOFTheoryTeam") released builds on defunct forums such as MUGEN Guild and MUGEN Database .