Neo Geo is a family of video game hardware developed by
SNK
is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. It is the successor to the company Shin Nihon Kikaku and presently owns the SNK video game brand and the Neo Geo video game platform. SNK's predecessor Shin Nihon Kikaku was founded in 1978 ...
. On the market from 1990 to 2004, the brand originated with the release of an arcade system, the
Neo Geo
Neo Geo is a family of video game hardware developed by SNK. On the market from 1990 to 2004, the brand originated with the release of an arcade system, the Neo Geo MVS and its home console counterpart, the Neo Geo AES.
The Neo Geo MVS was ...
MVS and its
home console
A home video game console is a video game console that is designed to be connected to a display device, such as a television, and an external power source as to play video games. Home consoles are generally less powerful and customizable than ...
counterpart, the Neo Geo AES.
The Neo Geo MVS was successful with arcade operators worldwide. Both the MVS and AES were powerful for the time, and the AES allows for fully authentic versions of games released for the MVS. However, the high price for both the AES console and its games prevented it from directly competing with its contemporaries, the
Sega Genesis,
Super NES
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), commonly shortened to Super NES or Super Nintendo, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in ...
, and
TurboGrafx-16
The TurboGrafx-16, known as the outside North America, is a home video game console designed by Hudson Soft and sold by NEC Home Electronics. It was the first console marketed in the fourth generation, commonly known as the 16-bit era, thoug ...
.
Years later, SNK released the
Neo Geo CD
The is the second home video game console of SNK Corporation's Neo Geo family, released on September 9, 1994, four years after its cartridge-based equivalent. This is the same platform, converted to the cheaper CD format retailing at per t ...
, a more cost-effective console with games released on
compact disc
The compact disc (CD) is a Digital media, digital optical disc data storage format that was co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. In August 1982, the first compact disc was manufactured. It was then rele ...
s. The console was met with limited success, due in part to its slow
CD-ROM
A CD-ROM (, compact disc read-only memory) is a type of read-only memory consisting of a pre-pressed optical compact disc that contains data. Computers can read—but not write or erase—CD-ROMs. Some CDs, called enhanced CDs, hold both comput ...
drive. In an attempt to compete with increasingly popular
3D games, SNK released the
Hyper Neo Geo 64
The Hyper Neo Geo 64 is an arcade system created by SNK, and released in September 1997, as the successor of the Neo Geo MVS, within the Neo Geo family.
It is the first and only SNK hardware set capable of rendering in 3D, and was meant to ...
arcade system in 1997 as the successor to its aging MVS. The system did not fare well and only a few games were released for it. A planned home console based on the hardware was never released. SNK later extended the brand by releasing two
handheld console
A handheld game console, or simply handheld console, is a small, portable self-contained video game console with a built-in screen, game controls and speakers. Handheld game consoles are smaller than home video game consoles and contain the cons ...
s, the
Neo Geo Pocket
The Neo Geo Pocket is a monochrome handheld game console released by SNK. It was the company's first handheld system and is part of the Neo Geo family. It debuted in Japan in late 1998 but never saw an American release, being exclusive to Japa ...
, and later
Neo Geo Pocket Color
The is a 16-bit color handheld video game console manufactured by SNK. It is a successor to SNK's monochrome Neo Geo Pocket handheld which debuted in 1998 in Japan, with the Color being fully backward compatible. The Neo Geo Pocket Color wa ...
, which briefly competed with Nintendo's
Game Boy
The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was first released in Japan on April 21, 1989, in North America later the same year, and in Europe in late 1990. It was designed by the same t ...
. Soon after their release, SNK encountered various legal and financial issues - however, the original Neo Geo MVS and AES continued getting new games under new ownership until officially being discontinued in 2004, ending the brand.
Regardless of the failure of later Neo Geo hardware, games for the original MVS and AES have been well received. The system spawned several long-running and critically acclaimed series, mostly 2D fighters, including ''
Fatal Fury
''Fatal Fury'', known as in Japan, is a fighting game series developed by SNK for the Neo Geo system.
Games
Canon
* '' Fatal Fury'' – The first game of the ''Fatal Fury'' series allowed players to select one of three characters, Terr ...
'', ''
Art of Fighting
is a fighting video game trilogy that were released for the Neo Geo platform in the early 1990s. It was the second fighting game franchise created by SNK, following the ''Fatal Fury'' series and is set in the same fictional universe as a pr ...
'', ''
Samurai Shodown
''Samurai Shodown'', known in Japan as is a fighting game series by SNK. The series began in 1993 and is known for being one of the earliest in the genre with a primary focus on weapon-based combat.
Plot
The stories in the series take place ...
'', ''
The Last Blade
''The Last Blade'' is a fighting game developed and released by SNK for the Neo Geo (console), Neo Geo system in 1997. It was also ported to several home systems. A sequel, ''The Last Blade 2'', was released in 1998.
The game takes place during t ...
'', ''
World Heroes
is a series of four fighting games created originally by ADK with assistance from SNK for the Neo Geo family of arcade and home consoles.
Over the years, the games have been ported to various non-SNK platforms as well including the Super N ...
'', and ''
The King of Fighters
''The King of Fighters'' (''KOF'') is a series of fighting games by SNK that began with the release of '' The King of Fighters '94'' in 1994. The series was developed originally for SNK's Neo Geo MVS arcade hardware. This served as the main p ...
'', as well as popular games in other genres such as the ''
Metal Slug
is a Japanese run and gun video game series originally created by Nazca Corporation before merging with SNK in 1996 after the completion of the first game in the series. Spin-off games include a third-person shooter to commemorate the 10th ...
'', ''
Twinkle Star Sprites
is a 1996 competitive scrolling shooter arcade game originally created by ADK. It was ADK's last production for the Neo Geo platform. The gameplay, which can be characterized as a combination of a fixed shooter and a versus puzzle game, uses c ...
'' and ''
Baseball Stars
''Baseball Stars'' is a baseball video game developed by SNK. It was released for the NES in 1989. It became a major hit in many countries worldwide, particularly in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
Features
''Baseball Stars'' was th ...
'' series. In December 2012, SNK Playmore released a handheld console based on the original AES, the
Neo Geo X
The Neo Geo X (NGX) is a video game console manufactured by Tommo, licensed by SNK Playmore. Information about the Neo Geo X was first reported in January 2012 and later confirmed in March. It is the first Neo Geo system to be released since the ...
.
As of March 1997, the Neo Geo had sold 980,000 units worldwide. The Neo Geo Pocket Color also has been given praise for multiple innovations, and a very substantial library, despite its short life.
Home arcades and consoles
Neo Geo MVS and AES
![Neo Geo logo (old)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Neo_Geo_logo_%28old%29.svg)
SNK's first two products using the Neo Geo name are an arcade system called the Neo Geo Multi Video System (MVS) and a companion console called the Advanced Entertainment System (AES), both released in 1990. The MVS offers arcade operators the ability to put up to six different arcade games into a single cabinet, a key economic consideration for operators with limited floorspace. It comes in many different cabinets but basically consists of an add on board that can be linked to a standard
JAMMA
The (formerly the , abbreviated JAMMA) is a Japanese trade association headquartered in Tokyo.
JAMMA is run by representatives from various arcade video game manufacturers, including Bandai Namco, Sega, Taito, Koei Tecmo, Capcom, and Konami a ...
system.
![Neo-Geo-AES-Console-Set](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/Neo-Geo-AES-Console-Set.jpg)
The Advanced Entertainment System (AES), originally known just as the ''Neo Geo'', is the first
video game console
A video game console is an electronic device that outputs a video signal or image to display a video game that can be played with a game controller. These may be home consoles, which are generally placed in a permanent location connected to ...
in the family. The hardware features comparatively colorful
2D graphics
Graphics () are visual images or designs on some surface, such as a wall, canvas, screen, paper, or stone, to inform, illustrate, or entertain. In contemporary usage, it includes a pictorial representation of data, as in design and manufacture ...
. The hardware was in part designed by
Alpha Denshi
, formerly known as , was a Japanese video game developer founded in 1980. ADK began as a developer of arcade games and is best known for their library of SNK Neo Geo titles, including for its home consoles, produced in partnership with SNK. ...
(later ADK).
Initially, the home system was only available for
rent
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*Economic rent, any payment in excess of the cost of production
*Rent-seeking, attempting to increase one's share of e ...
to commercial establishments, such as hotel chains, bars and restaurants, and other venues. When customer response indicated that some gamers were willing to buy a US$650 console, SNK expanded sales and marketing into the home console market. The Neo Geo console was officially launched on 31 January 1990 in
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...
, Japan. The AES is identical to its arcade counterpart, the MVS, so arcade games released for the home market are nearly identical conversions.
Neo Geo CD
![Neo-Geo-CD-TopLoader-wController-FL](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Neo-Geo-CD-TopLoader-wController-FL.jpg)
The Neo Geo CD, released in 1994, was initially an upgrade from the original AES. This console uses
CDs instead of
ROM cartridges like the AES. The unit's (approximately) 1X
CD-ROM
A CD-ROM (, compact disc read-only memory) is a type of read-only memory consisting of a pre-pressed optical compact disc that contains data. Computers can read—but not write or erase—CD-ROMs. Some CDs, called enhanced CDs, hold both comput ...
drive was slow, making loading times very long with the system loading up to 56
Mbit
The megabit is a multiple of the unit bit for digital information. The prefix mega (symbol M) is defined in the International System of Units (SI) as a multiplier of 106 (1 million), and therefore
:1 megabit = = = 1000 kilobits.
The megabit h ...
s of data between loads. Neo Geo
CD game
A game is a structured form of play (activity), play, usually undertaken for enjoyment, entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator s ...
prices were low at US$50, in contrast to
Neo Geo AES
The , stylised as NEO•GEO and also written as NEOGEO, is a cartridge-based arcade system board and the fourth generation home video game console released on April 26, 1990 by Japanese game company SNK Corporation. It was the first system in ...
game cartridges which cost as much as US$300. The system could also play
Audio CD
Compact Disc Digital Audio (CDDA or CD-DA), also known as Digital Audio Compact Disc or simply as Audio CD, is the standard format for audio compact discs. The standard is defined in the ''Red Book'', one of a series of Rainbow Books (named ...
s. All three versions of the system have no region-lock.
The Neo Geo CD was bundled with a
control pad instead of a joystick like the AES. However, the original AES joystick can be used with all 3 Neo Geo CD models (top loader, front loader and CDZ, an upgraded version of the CD console, that was only released in Japan), instead of the included control pads.
Hyper Neo Geo 64
![Noegeo64](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Noegeo64.jpg)
The Hyper Neo Geo 64 is
SNK
is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. It is the successor to the company Shin Nihon Kikaku and presently owns the SNK video game brand and the Neo Geo video game platform. SNK's predecessor Shin Nihon Kikaku was founded in 1978 ...
's second and final
arcade system board in the Neo Geo family, released in 1997. The Hyper Neo Geo 64 was conceived as SNK's
3D debut into the
fifth generation video game consoles
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* Fifth column, a political term
* Fifth disease, a contagious rash that ...
. It provided the hardware basis for a home system that would replace their aging Neo Geo AES—one that SNK hoped would be capable of competing with fifth generation video game consoles. In 1999, the Hyper Neo Geo 64 was discontinued, with only seven games released for it in two years.
Future systems
In April 2019, SNK announced at a conference in Seoul that they plan to release a Neo Geo 2 console and later a Neo Geo 3. They plan for the Neo Geo 2 to be a semi open platform console, where they will be built in games, as well as additional games that can be purchased separately. These are planned to be spiritual successors to the original Neo Geo arcade and home systems.
Handheld and other consoles
![Neo-Geo-Pocket-Anthra-Left](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Neo-Geo-Pocket-Anthra-Left.jpg)
The Neo Geo Pocket was SNK's first
handheld console
A handheld game console, or simply handheld console, is a small, portable self-contained video game console with a built-in screen, game controls and speakers. Handheld game consoles are smaller than home video game consoles and contain the cons ...
in the Neo Geo family. Featuring a
monochrome
A monochrome or monochromatic image, object or palette is composed of one color (or values of one color). Images using only shades of grey are called grayscale (typically digital) or black-and-white (typically analog). In physics, monochrom ...
display, it was originally released in late
1998 exclusively within the Japan and Hong Kong market. Lower than expected sales resulted in its discontinuation in 1999, whereupon it was immediately succeeded by the Neo Geo Pocket Color, which had a color screen. This time it was also released in the North American and European markets. About two million units were sold worldwide. The system was discontinued in 2000 in Europe and North America but continued to sell in Japan until 2001.
In December 2012,
Tommo
Tommo Inc. is an American video game publisher based in City of Industry, California. Founded in 1990, Tommo started out as a small independent distributor of imported video games. Since 2006, Tommo also operates a publishing subsidiary, UFO I ...
released a new Neo Geo handheld in North America and Europe, licensed by SNK Playmore. It is an open-source-based handheld like the
Dingoo
The Dingoo is a handheld gaming console that supports music and video playback and open game development. The system features an on-board radio and recording program. It is available to consumers in three colors: white, black, and pink. It was r ...
, but closed to emulate Neo Geo games, with 20 built-in games, called the Neo Geo X.
Effectively October 2, 2013, in order to protect its intellectual property such as 'NEOGEO' and 'SNK', SNK Playmore decided to terminate the license given to Tommo and ordered to immediately cease sales of the Neo Geo X Arcade Stick. SNK added that "decisive measures will be taken against all unapproved NEOGEO X products not subject to the License Agreement."
Neo Geo Mini
![MiNe-M 100-6201U (cropped)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/MiNe-M_100-6201U_%28cropped%29.jpg)
On June 9, 2018, SNK announced the Neo Geo Mini (officially NEOGEO mini), a miniature sized semi-portable arcade cabinet (loosely resembling the appearance of a Japanese Neo Geo MVS) which features built-in 40 SNK titles, and was released on July 24, 2018 in Japan to celebrate SNK's 40th anniversary. The company announced; "This year, SNK celebrates 40th
ICanniversary," the company said in a tweet. "It is with gratitude towards the fans who have supported SNK's titles, including ''The King of Fighters'', ''Fatal Fury'', ''Samurai Shodown'' and ''Metal Slug'', that we introduce a new game machine that compiles the popular titles of Neo Geo! Please look forward to it The Future Is Now!"
The games on the system are the AES home console versions with limited
continues, however, the Neo Geo Mini features the save/load state system which allows players to save and load the game at any time to continue the game and has up to four save files per game. The Neo Geo Mini also allows itself to be connected to a TV screen by connecting it with its very own
HDMI
High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a proprietary audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from an HDMI-compliant source device, such as a display controlle ...
cable (sold separately), including a headphone jack and two ports for external Neo Geo Mini Pad controllers (also sold separately), which are the re-design of Neo Geo CD controllers, allows it to have two players play on the system at once. On July 19, 2019, SNK announced the discontinuation of the original Neo Geo mini.
SNK also announced the Neo Geo Mini International Version, which was released outside Japan on October 15, 2018 and later in Japan on November 15, 2018. The international version contains the same features as the Japanese Neo Geo Mini but with 14 out of 40 different titles (including all of the ''Metal Slug'' games) and a different interface. As such, both versions have 54 different SNK titles in total. On July 19, 2019, SNK announced the discontinuation of the international version in Japan.
In December 2018, a limited edition Christmas themed Neo Geo Mini was released. A red Neo Geo Mini unit with two red control pads, power cable, an HDMI cable, two screen protectors, seven stickers and an anti slip cushion. This edition has 48 games, nine of which were previously unreleased on the other two versions, as well as a mixture of games from both the existing releases.
On June 27, 2019, a limited edition called "Samurai Shodown" was released, in three colors; white, red, and blue, with a black edition being released later on. This edition has 40 games, featuring all of the ''Samurai Shodown'' games, including three new games that have never been included in prior versions. These will also include two controllers, a USB cable, an HDMI cable, an anti slip cushion and a collectable character card.
On September 30, 2019, a limited edition called "Samurai Spirits Kuroko" was released. This edition has 48 games. 40 of them are exactly the same as the previous "Samurai Shodown" and "Samurai Spirits" editions, and the other 8 were all available previously in other editions (no new games are included). This version was released exclusively for Japan. This edition also has a gold trim on the box, instead of a silver one present on the international "Samurai Shodown Kuroko" edition, which only has the same 40 games as the other Samurai Shodown editions. The other Samurai Spirits versions from Japan are also the same as the international versions with the same 40 games on each.
Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro
![Neo-Geo Arcade Stick Pro](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Neo-Geo_Arcade_Stick_Pro.png)
In September 2019, SNK announced the release of the
arcade controller
An arcade controller is a collective set of input devices designed primarily for use in an arcade cabinet. A typical control set consists of a joystick and a number of push-buttons. Less common setups include devices such as trackballs or steering ...
Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro, a large white arcade stick complete with joystick and 8 buttons. It can be used on any of the Neo Geo Mini units via an included adapter and is also backwards compatible with the game pads released for the Mini. It will have 20 built-in games, with the possibility of future games being added to it later, as well as HDMI output for TVs. SNK also plan to release additional covers and branded
joystick ball covers for the system at the same time.
The 20 in built games will all be fighting games;
The King of Fighters '95
''(KOF '95)'' is a fighting game produced by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home consoles in 1995. It is the sequel to '' The King of Fighters '94'' and the second game in '' The King of Fighters'' series. It is also the first game in the ser ...
,
The King of Fighters '97
''(KOF '97)'' is a fighting game produced by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home console in 1997. It is the fourth game in ''The King of Fighters'' series. It was ported to the Neo-Geo CD, as well as the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn in Japan ...
,
The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest,
The King of Fighters '99: Millennium Battle,
The King of Fighters 2000
''(KOF 2000, or KOF '00)'' is a fighting video game that was produced by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home consoles in 2000. It is the seventh installment in ''The King of Fighters'' series for the Neo Geo and the final game in the series SNK ...
,
The King of Fighters 2002: Challenge to Ultimate Battle,
Samurai Shodown II
''Samurai Shodown II'', known in Japan as is a 1994 fighting game released as the second entry in SNK's ''Samurai Shodown'' series. Like the original ''Samurai Shodown'', the sequel was initially released for the Neo Geo arcade and home system. ...
,
Samurai Shodown III
''Samurai Shodown III: Blades of Blood'' is an arcade game developed by SNK and released on November 15, 1995. It is the third game in SNK's ''Samurai Shodown'' series of fighting games. While it is the third game in the main series, it is the ...
,
Samurai Shodown IV Amakusa's Revenge,
Samurai Shodown V Special,
Fatal Fury Special
''Fatal Fury Special'', known as in Japan, is a 1993 fighting game developed and published by SNK and originally released for the Neo Geo (console), Neo Geo arcade and home platforms. It is an updated version of 1992's ''Fatal Fury 2'', introduc ...
,
Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory,
Garou: Mark of the Wolves,
Kizuna Encounter Super Tag Battle,
Ninja Master's
, is a ninja-themed 2D fighting game produced by ADK and originally released in 1996 for the Neo Geo arcade and home platform. ''Ninja Master's'' was the sixth and final fighting game produced by ADK, following the four games in the ''World He ...
,
Art of Fighting
is a fighting video game trilogy that were released for the Neo Geo platform in the early 1990s. It was the second fighting game franchise created by SNK, following the ''Fatal Fury'' series and is set in the same fictional universe as a pr ...
,
The Last Blade 2
''The Last Blade 2'' is a video game developed and released by SNK in 1998. Like its predecessor, ''The Last Blade'', it is a weapons-based versus fighting game originally released to arcades via the Neo Geo MVS arcade system, although it has si ...
,
World Heroes 2
is a 1993 in video gaming, 1993 fighting game, fighting arcade game developed and published by ADK (company), ADK with the assistance of SNK. It was originally released for the Neo Geo (console), Neo Geo MVS arcade cabinet on April 26, 1993. It i ...
,
World Heroes 2 Jet
is a 1994 fighting arcade game developed and published by ADK with the assistance of SNK. It was originally released for the Neo Geo MVS
The , stylised as NEO•GEO and also written as NEOGEO, is a cartridge-based arcade system board and t ...
, and
World Heroes Perfect
is a 1995 fighting arcade game developed and published by ADK with the assistance of SNK. It was originally released for the Neo Geo MVS arcade cabinet on May 25, 1995. It is the fourth and final title of the ''World Heroes'' series.
Gamepla ...
.
Over the course of the year 2020, SNK plan to release updates to unlock more games to the Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro, two additional games per month, bringing the total to 40 games. However, hackers have been able to expose what the titles are without having to wait until the end of the year to obtain all the games. The unlockable games are revealed to be as follows;
Metal Slug
is a Japanese run and gun video game series originally created by Nazca Corporation before merging with SNK in 1996 after the completion of the first game in the series. Spin-off games include a third-person shooter to commemorate the 10th ...
,
Metal Slug 2
is a Platform game#Run and gun platformers, run and gun video game developed by SNK. It was originally released in 1998 for the Neo Geo (system), Neo-Geo MVS arcade platform as the sequel to the 1996 game ''Metal Slug (1996 video game), Metal Sl ...
,
Metal Slug X
is a Platform game#Run and gun platformers, run and gun video game developed by SNK. It was originally released in 1998 for the Neo Geo (system), Neo-Geo MVS arcade platform as the sequel to the 1996 game ''Metal Slug (1996 video game), Metal Sl ...
,
Metal Slug 3
is a run and gun video game developed by SNK. It was originally released in 2000 for the Neo-Geo MVS arcade platform as the sequel to ''Metal Slug 2''/''Metal Slug X''. The music of the game was developed by Noise Factory.
The game was ported ...
,
Metal Slug 4
is a run and gun video game for the Neo-Geo console/arcade platform created by Mega Enterprise along with Noise Factory. It was released in 2002 for the Neo-Geo MVS arcade platform, and is the fourth game in the ''Metal Slug'' series. Two y ...
,
Metal Slug 5
is a run and gun video game for the Neo-Geo created by SNK Playmore. It was released in 2003 for the MVS arcade platform and is the fifth game in the ''Metal Slug'' series. The game was developed by Noise Factory/SNK Playmore, after Korean com ...
,
The Last Blade
''The Last Blade'' is a fighting game developed and released by SNK for the Neo Geo (console), Neo Geo system in 1997. It was also ported to several home systems. A sequel, ''The Last Blade 2'', was released in 1998.
The game takes place during t ...
,
Shock Troopers
is a run and gun arcade game developed by Saurus and published by SNK in 1997 for the Neo-Geo arcade and home platform. Gameplay involves taking command of one or three soldiers in an eight-way shooter. A second game in the series, '' Shock T ...
,
Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad,
Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior,
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters,
Fatal Fury 2
''Fatal Fury 2'', known as in Japan, is a 1992 fighting video game released by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home platforms, and later ported to several other home systems. It is the sequel to '' Fatal Fury: King of Fighters'' (1991) and the ...
,
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
''Real Bout Fatal Fury Special'' is a 1997 fighting game released by SNK for the Neo Geo platform. It is the sixth installment in the ''Fatal Fury'' series and the second game in the ''Real Bout'' sub-series, following the original '' Real Bou ...
,
Super Sidekicks
''Super Sidekicks'' is a series of soccer video games made by SNK for its console, the Neo-Geo. Released in the 90's with an arcade-style approach to soccer, the games of the franchise allow players to choose any of the available game modes to c ...
,
League Bowling,
The Super Spy
is an early Neo Geo game released by SNK in 1990. It is a first-person shooter and beat 'em up game with action role-playing elements in which players move through the many floors of an office building shooting terrorists. It is a first-person g ...
,
Ninja Combat
is a 1990 side-scrolling beat 'em up video game developed by Alpha Denshi and published by SNK. It was one of the launch titles for both the Neo Geo MVS (arcade) and AES (home) systems.
Gameplay
The journey takes the ninja heroes from an ...
,
Samurai Shodown (1993),
Savage Reign
''Savage Reign'' is 1995 weapon-based versus fighting game released by SNK for their Neo Geo (console), Neo Geo arcade and home platform. It was ported to the Neo Geo CD, as well as for the PlayStation 2 along with its sequel ''Kizuna Encounter'' ...
, and
Soccer Brawl
is a futuristic soccer game first released in arcades on February 14, 1992. It was available on the Neo Geo on March 13 the same year and later for the Neo Geo CD on March 31, 1995.
Gameplay
It is a futuristic soccer game that uses either bi ...
.
In November 2020, a special limited Christmas edition of the Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro was released. The contents include a Neo Geo CD style control pad, a cover for the arcade stick, an arcade stick ball cover, a sticker sheet and a Neo Geo 30th anniversary artbook. The games included are the same 40 games as the standard edition, only all 40 of the games are all unlocked.
Neo Geo MVSX
In August 2020, the company Unico announced that they are planning to release the Neo Geo MVSX, an arcade table top system capable of playing MVS and AES titles that are pre-installed on the system itself, with 2 player support with a 17-inch screen. It can also have the option of displaying images as the original arcade version did as well as a CRT display. It also has the option of coming with a 32-inch base to place the table top system on top of to complete the look of it resembling a real MVS arcade cabinet. It has a USB connector that could be used for future firmware updates. It will come pre-loaded with 50 games;
The King of Fighters
''The King of Fighters'' (''KOF'') is a series of fighting games by SNK that began with the release of '' The King of Fighters '94'' in 1994. The series was developed originally for SNK's Neo Geo MVS arcade hardware. This served as the main p ...
94-2003,
Metal Slug
is a Japanese run and gun video game series originally created by Nazca Corporation before merging with SNK in 1996 after the completion of the first game in the series. Spin-off games include a third-person shooter to commemorate the 10th ...
1–5 and X,
Samurai Shodown
''Samurai Shodown'', known in Japan as is a fighting game series by SNK. The series began in 1993 and is known for being one of the earliest in the genre with a primary focus on weapon-based combat.
Plot
The stories in the series take place ...
1–5 and 5 Special, all eight
Fatal Fury
''Fatal Fury'', known as in Japan, is a fighting game series developed by SNK for the Neo Geo system.
Games
Canon
* '' Fatal Fury'' – The first game of the ''Fatal Fury'' series allowed players to select one of three characters, Terr ...
series games including Garou: Mark of the Wolves, the
Sengoku
The was a period in Japanese history of near-constant civil war and social upheaval from 1467 to 1615.
The Sengoku period was initiated by the Ōnin War in 1467 which collapsed the feudal system of Japan under the Ashikaga shogunate. Various ...
trilogy, all four
World Heroes
is a series of four fighting games created originally by ADK with assistance from SNK for the Neo Geo family of arcade and home consoles.
Over the years, the games have been ported to various non-SNK platforms as well including the Super N ...
games, The Last Blade and The Last Blade 2, Savage Reign and its sequel Kazuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle, Shock Troopers, Football Frenzy, Super Sidekicks, Magician Lord, 3 Count Bout, Top Player's Golf,
Baseball Stars Professional
is a baseball arcade video game developed and originally published by SNK on 26 April 1990. A follow-up to the original ''Baseball Stars'' on Nintendo Entertainment System, it was one of the launch titles for both the Neo Geo MVS (arcade) and Ne ...
, Art of Fighting and Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior. Oddly enough despite having several complete series on this system, the Art of Fighting games are incomplete as this machine omits Art of Fighting 2. The machine itself and the 32-inch base will be sold together or both separately in North America from November 2020.
See also
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List of Neo Geo games
The Neo Geo is a video game platform developed and designed by SNK and supported from 1990 to 2004. It was released in three different iterations; a ROM cartridge-based arcade system board called the Multi Video System (MVS), a cartridge-based ...
Explanatory notes
References
External links
Neo-Geo Museum Official website featuring all releases.
NeoGeoSoft.com A complete software and artwork resource for the Neo Geo.
Video of Neo Geo AVShardware and features fro
FamicomDojo.TV
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