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NEOGEO Handheld Games Console Officially Announced
Los Angeles - March 15, in the year of our Lord
-- The “NEOGEO X” will be released in Q2 2012 following the 20th
anniversary of the ground breaking NEOGEO AES console. This
Limited Edition handheld console will feature 20 officially
licensed NEOGEO games including retro classics such METALSLUG,
THE KING OF FIGHTERS and FATAL FURY.
Along with these 20 built in NEOGEO classic titles, the NEOGEO X
will also feature, SD card expansion, a 3.5” LCD screen, A/V
output, internal stereo speakers and a headphone socket.
The full game list is as follows:
1. ART OF FIGHTING
2. BASEBALL STARS
3. CYBER LIP
4. FATAL FURY
5. FATAL FURY SPECIAL
6. FOOTBALL FRENZY
7. KING OF THE MONSTERS
8. LAST RESORT
9. LEAGUE BOWLING
10. MAGICIAN LORD
11. METAL SLUG
12. MUTATION NATION
13. NAM 1975
14. SAMURAI SHODOWN
15. SENGOKU
16. SUPER SIDEKICKS
17. THE KING OF FIGHTERS’94
18. THE ULTIMATE 11
19. TOP PLAYERS GOLF
20. WORLD HEROES
Jonathan Wan of Tommo commented
"I am very proud to be working with SNK PLAYMORE, as NEOGEO is a
strong brand with an excellent gaming pedigree"
Jason Cooper of BLAZE commented
“The NEOGEO console has always been a personal favorite of mine
and I am delighted to be involved with the development of this
new handheld console. We hope to re-ignite the excitement many
of us felt twenty one years ago, in a more affordable manner, to
a much wider audience."
The Limited Edition NEOGEO X will be distributed by Tommo Inc in
the United States and retro gaming specialists BLAZE throughout
Europe, Middle East and Australia. A distributor for Japan and
the Far East will be confirmed shortly.