Neo Geo handheld launches December 6 at $200
SNK's Neo Geo console played host to many much-loved games, but was far too expensive for many too own. This concern hovered over the shiny new Neo Geo X Gold handheld which was supposed to launch earlier this year, but manufacturer Tommo today revealed that it'll only cost $199.99 when it arrives in December.
SNK's Neo Geo console played host to many much-loved games, but was far too expensive for many too own. This concern hovered over the shiny new Neo Geo X Gold licensed handheld which was supposed to launch earlier this year, but manufacturer Tommo today revealed that it'll only cost $199.99 when it finally arrives on December 6. Whether that's low or high for a handheld with 20 pre-loaded games, well, that's for you to decide.
The X Gold has a 4.3" LCD screen, but also comes with a joystick and can be plugged into a television by HDMI or A/V cables via a docking station. There's a card slot too, so you can play more games.
"Great game consoles don't die; they're just reborn in much more affordable and convenient packages," Tommo CEO Jonathan Wan said in the announcement. "The Neo Geo X Gold is a love letter to one of my favorite consoles of all time, and working with SNK Playmore to acquire the Neo Geo license, Tommo Inc. looks to provide gaming and entertainment enthusiasts with a classic arcade experience both at home and on the go."
Here's the list of games pre-installed on the Neo Geo X Gold:
- 3 Count Bout
- Alpha Mission II
- Art of Fighting II
- Baseball Stars II
- Cyber Lip
- Fatal Fury
- Fatal Fury Special
- King of the Monsters
- Last Resort
- League Bowling
- Magician Lord
- Metal Slug
- Mutation Nation
- Nam 1975
- Puzzled
- Real Bout- Fatal Fury Special
- Samurai Shodown II
- Super Sidekicks
- The King of Fighters '95
- World Heroes Perfect
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replyAlice O'Connor posted a new article, Neo Geo handheld launches December 6 at $200.
SNK's Neo Geo console played host to many much-loved games, but was far too expensive for many too own. This concern hovered over the shiny new Neo Geo X Gold handheld which was supposed to launch earlier this year, but manufacturer Tommo today revealed that it'll only cost $199.99 when it arrives in December.-
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I don't think you're familiar with how SNK rolls...
American launch debuted at $649.99
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_(system)#History
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The Neo Geo Pocket Color was $70 according to Wikipedia..but it was barely more powerful than a Gameboy Color.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_Pocket_Color
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*sad trombone* It's more than the cost of a 3DS and it only places Neo Geo games? wtf.
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It doesn't show in the pic above but apparently it also comes with a charging station that looks like a NEO GEO console, and a full size joystick
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/13/neo-geo-x-gold-release-date/
I think they're targeting a particular kind of fan with this.
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Drop it to $100 and I'd be all over that.
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i have metal slug series for psp...shit, where is samurai shodown? that and king of fighters, art of fighting are really the only other games i care about
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Thing is they already released almost every one of these games on the PS2 in a collection. It would have been a better gesture if they preloaded the thing with 40 games or something. 20 isn't worth it.
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Wow nice. All I want is Viewpoint and Baseball Stars 2
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also, lol, i just realized they named it 'SNK Arcade Classics Vol 1' but never released a Vol 2.
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Baseball Stars 2 might be enough to sway me.
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Is this real life?
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I'm torn between getting this and an Analogue Interactive consolized MVS:
http://www.analogueinteractive.com/-
The CMVS will be better...although super expensive. I built a CMVS awhile ago and its really awesome. If you have any technical skills at all you can make a simple one if you just want to play Neo Geo arcade cartridges. It only gets complicated when you try to make it look pretty.
Mine plays Arcade MVS cartridges and uses either official Neo Geo joysticks/gamepads or custom built joysticks (which are incredibly easy to make for Neo Geo, the wiring is stupidly simple)
Here's a few pics of mine. The 4 extra gray buttons on mine are so I can use it on my PC and PS3 too, only the top 4 colored buttons and Start/Select are for the Neo Geo.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/exitfromreality/4716000248/in/photostream/
If your interested in making one check out this awesome list of guides http://www.jamma-nation-x.com/jammax/tutorials.html You kind of have to combine a few to do a full consolization on some models, but its not hard to figure out.-
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whoa. that's nice.
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