NeoGeo Pocket SNK
It was a real shame that the NGP was shelved in Europe
and the US. However, it never really stood much of a chance
competing against the Gameboy, which unfortunately seems
to be the case for any one trying to compete in the
handheld market these days. Despite this the Neo Geo
pocket is an excellent machine with some a wide range of games.
The NGP was first released in Japan as with a black and white screen.
- CPU: 16-bit
- Built-in RTC
- Back-up memory.
- LCD screen: 160x152 dots, 8 gradients of black and white
- Internal RAM: 16 KBytes
The color version was
released in the United States in June 1999. The new color version
is backwardly compatible and will play the original monochrome cartridges
- High Reflective TFT Liquid crystal display. 24,320 pixels (160 x 152)
- Pixel Pitch 0.3 x 0.3
- Joystick controller
- Link socket
- Stereo sound
- UK Version comes in 6 colours
A new smaller version
of the system was released in Japan. These were only a little bit
smaller but made it one of the smallest handhelds around.
Accessories
Link Cable connects two Neo Geo pockets together. Supported by buckets
of games such as Last Blade, Faselei or Puzzle Bobble.
Hand rechargeable battery pack and AC adapter. The adapter also comes separately.
Dreamcast Link cable. Allows data to be shared with Dream Cast games.
Supported by titles such as King of the Fighters which was released on both systems.
Wireless Link Connector, only ever available in Japan.
Official carry case; Never released, although it's possible to get these still.
Pocket Linker.
Bung Enterprises produce a backup / development linker set which enables
games and demos to be downloaded onto flash ram carts.
Games come on small carts such as this. A third-party flash RAM cart
is also available for developing your own titles.
Games
Games include classics such as PacMan
and Metal Slug.
New original RPG games such as Faselei
and Evolution Eternal Dungeon.
And, of course, loads of beat'em ups such as
King of Fighters and
Last Blade. Although getting
hard to find recently, there are loads of quality games available.
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