When it comes to the actual device itself, initial impressions remain positive. They've even reproduced the iconic Neo Geo logo stickers to seal each box. The team behind the Neo Geo X's packaging clearly know their stuff the box design is an almost identical replication of the original Neo Geo AES packaging, right down to the individual internal boxes with their contents marked clearly on the front. Despite its licensed nature, the device does a fantastic job of feeling suitably authentic. As a result, the Neo Geo X is a device created under license from SNK Playmore by American publisher Tommo and distributed in the UK by Blaze. Bankrupted in 2001, the SNK name was resurrected as SNK Playmore and is now focused on software production. Of course, SNK isn't the same company it was when it pushed the Neo Geo hardware onto the marketplace over two decades ago. Other Features: 3.5mm headphone socket, SD card slot (for officially licenced games only).Rather than downsizing the original tech, licensee Tommo uses emulation - something which might leave a bad taste in the mouths of some hardcore Neo Geo collectors. The console - bizarrely - uses a 16:9 display and boasts a micro-switched controller for accurate control. Neo Geo X specsĪ handheld replication of SNK's famous arcade format, the Neo Geo X aims to celebrate one of gaming's most enduring systems. The fact that your average smartphone is far more powerful - and probably perfectly capable of emulating the SNK hardware with little effort - is irrelevant like no other brand in the realm of interactive entertainment, the Neo Geo is blessed with an appeal dedicated players seem to find irresistible. This is a device which has been produced to scratch an itch that many gamers have had since 1990 - the yearning to own what was once referred to as "the Rolls Royce of video game consoles". Were it not for the Neo Geo's unique status in the world of video games, a product like the Neo Geo X simply wouldn't exist. The Neo Geo's cult status has remained constant, despite the passage of time and relatively low hardware sales and the format continues to enjoy limited developer support even to this day - something that is made possible by an incredibly active and passionate community. Titles like Fatal Fury 2 and Metal Slug were spoken about in hushed, reverent tones in playgrounds all over the world this was a system that was on everyone's wish list, yet for the vast majority of players it was frustratingly unobtainable. Predictably, this relegated the machine to little more than a bit-part during the epic console wars of the early '90s, yet the mystique of the hardware endured regardless, thanks largely to extensive coverage in the magazines of the period. The catch was the price - the console itself was a significant investment, while the games retailed for anything between £150-£200 a piece. Launched in two flavours - MVS for arcade, AES for the home - the system offered coin-op quality visuals at a time when domestic gamers made do with pared-down arcade ports. *The NEOGEO mini INTERNATIONAL title lineup is different.Released at a time when gaming was dominated by consoles like the 8-bit NES and 16-bit Mega Drive, SNK's Neo Geo system was both powerful - and expensive. 1.THE KING OF FIGHTERS '94 / 2.THE KING OF FIGHTERS '95 / 3.THE KING OF FIGHTERS '96 / 4.THE KING OF FIGHTERS '97 /ĥ.THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 / 6.THE KING OF FIGHTERS '99 / 7.THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2000 / 8.THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2001 /ĩ.THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2002 / 10.THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2003 /ġ1.SAMURAI SHODOWN II / 12.SAMURAI SHODOWN IV / 13.SAMURAI SHODOWN V SPECIAL /ġ4.FATAL FURY SPECIAL / 15.REAL BOUT FATAL FURY / 16.REAL BOUT FATAL FURY 2 / 17.GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES /ġ8.WORLD HEROES PERFECT / 19.KIZUNA ENCOUNTER / 20.ART OF FIGHTING / 21.THE LAST BLADE / 22.THE LAST BLADE 2 /Ģ3.NINJA MASTER'S / 24.AGGRESSORS OF DARK KOMBAT / 25.KING OF THE MONSTERS 2 / 26.CYBER-LIP /Ģ7.SHOCK TROOPERS 2ND SQUAD / 28.TOP HUNTER RODDY & CATHY / 29.NINJA COMMANDO / 30.BURNING FIGHT /ģ1.METAL SLUG / 32.METAL SLUG 2 / 33.METAL SLUG 3 / 34.SENGOKU3 / 35.ALPHA MISSION II / 36.TWINKLE STAR SPRITES / 37.BLAZING STAR / 38.TOP PLAYER'S GOLF / 39.SUPER SIDEKICKS / 40.PUZZLED
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