Remember The Overpriced Neo Geo With This Overpriced Handheld

We once did a special on the Neo Geo Station hitting Playstation Network to once more grant us the days of arcade dominator Neo Geo or Shin Nihon Kikaku (SNK). Now, players will be able to get even closer to a similar experience with manufacturer Blaze announcing the Neo Geo X; a portable preloaded with 20 games. This limited edition handheld will launch in Q2 2012 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Neo Geo AES console, which had a ridiculous price at the time.

 

 

Furthering the line of nostalgia, the price for this new unit is equally set at a ridiculous £500, according to MCV. That equals to $790 USD or €600 in Euro moneys. That money will buy you both a Playstation Vita and a Nintendo 3DS, with change to spare on games. However, that wouldn’t grant you the possibility to play one of these listed games:

 

·         Art of Fighting

·         Baseball Stars

·         Cyber Up

·         Fatal Fury

·         Fatal Fury Special

·         Football Frenzy

·         King of the Monsters

·         Last resort

·         League Bowling

·         Magician Lord

·         Metal Slug

·         Mutation Nation

·         Nam 1975

·         Samurai Shodown

·         Sengoku

·         Super Sidekicks

·         The King of Fighters ’94

·         The Ultimate 11

·         Top Players Golf

·         World Heroes

 

 

 

The 9 italic names are games also available on Sony’s online network. These games are also playable on PSP, if portability is an issue. Aside from the exclusive games such as the superb King of the Monsters, the Neo Geo X will also come with some added features. The handheld will have stereo speakers, a headphone socket, A/V output and even an SD card expansion.
 

Blaze told MCV that they were open to a price drop. Let’s hope that price is several hundreds of whatever currency you’re thinking of right now. Isn’t nostalgia grand?

Daav Valentaten, NoobFeed. (@Daavpuke)