SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium is a fighting game for the Neo-Geo Pocket Color. It features a total of 26 characters from SNK and Capcom, eight of which are unlockable. Play options includes 2-fighter tag teams, 3-fighter queue teams, and of course, fighting solo. After that, you can choose either a Capcom-style level meter, an SNK-style charge meter, or a 'neutral' meter that enhances super attacks if full. Every character also has their own rival, whom they will fight at the fourth stage. The last two stages have you fighting the tag team of Geese and Bison, then, depending what the side opposite to your character's is, Orochi Iori or Evil Ryu.
As a side feature, there is Olympic mode, where you can play themed minigames such as blasting Mars aliens FPS-style (lifted from the final boss of Metal Slug 2) or helping Arthur from Ghosts 'n Goblins hop pits to snatch up treasure, as well as there being time-attack, first strike, and survival events. Your performance in these games earns you special vs. points which you can use to unlock a special attack for each character.
The Match of the Millennium is capable of linking with such other games as the Card Fighters Clash series and even the Dreamcast version of Capcom vs. SNK, but the only purpose this serves is data transfer.
The use of both companies' material is quite extensive, from every character having their theme playing (not always from the first games they appeared in), to the featuring of stages from both universes. There is also interesting screens shown when this game is used in a monochrome Neo Geo Pocket, with such things as Alex and K' staring at each other, Shermie dressed up as Morrigan (to Yashiro and Chris' awe), Chun-Li doing her taunt pose while Li Xiangfei plays a Neo Geo Pocket, and Lilith and Kaede playing Neo Geo Pocket together.
Characters
SNK Characters
Playable Characters
- Terry Bogard
- Mai Shiranui
- Ryo Sakazaki
- Kyo Kusanagi
- Iori Yagami
- Athena Asamiya
- Leona Heidern
- Haohmaru
- Nakoruru
Hidden Characters
Boss Characters
Olympic Mode Only
- Rimururu (SNK Olympic Mode guide character)
- Jubei Yagyu ("Blade Arts" mini-game)
- Marco Rossi ("Target 9" mini-game)
- Fiolina Germi ("Target 9" mini-game)
- Mars People ("Target 9" mini-game)
Capcom Characters
Playable Characters
- Ryu
- Ken
- Chun-Li
- Guile
- Zangief
- Dan
- Sakura
- Morrigan
- Felicia
Hidden Characters
- Akuma
- B. B. Hood
Boss Characters
- M. Bison
- Evil Ryu
Trivia
- This game uses the most cartridge space of any Neo Geo Pocket/Color game (with Metal Slug: 2nd Mission coming in second). Due to this, the game has considerably more content than the King of Fighters R- series (which this game is based on).
- Although The Match of the Millennium is based on the R- series engine, several techniques from R-1 and R-2 have been left out of the game completely, including Rolling and Throw Escaping.
- Evil Ryu's stance was redrawn in this game, giving him a more zombie-like appearance.
- Billy Kane and Vega (the fighter known as Balrog in the Japanese version) appear as helpers of Geese and M.Bison, respectively.
- Sagat makes a cameo appearance in the game; when you beat an Olympic event with Ryu, the record screen will make a reference to Ryu's ending in Street Fighter II, where a podium appears with M. Bison on the spot #2, Sagat on the spot #3 and nobody on the spot #1, to which appears a comment at the bottom of the screen: "What? Ryu's gone?"
- In the "Cat Walk" Olympic event, Lord Raptor can be seen on the background playing his guitar.
- Akari Ichijou's level 2 special attack has a bunch of characters from Capcom and SNK universe. In order, Dhylec (Donovan Baine's sword), Ryuhaku Todoh, Dan Hibiki's father (Pocket Fighter), Gore Gajah (Star Gladiator), Mars People, Red Arremer, Hannya (Bishamon's cursed armor), Shiro Tokisada Amakusa, and SV-001 (Metal Slug).