SNK Playmore is kind of making a new console. They licensed the Neo Geo name and some software to Tommo who will distribute the NeoGeo X Gold in North America.
The hardware is neat since the NeoGeo X Gold doubles as a console and a handheld. Plug it into the docking station and you can use a NeoGeo X joystick, which looks just like the classic NeoGeo stick.
The bad news is the NeoGeo X Gold costs $199.99. Yeah, it’s pre-loaded with 20 NeoGeo titles, but the list is missing many classics. Here’s what you get with the Neo Geo X Gold:
3 COUNT BOUT
LEAGUE BOWLING
ART OF FIGHTING II
MAGICIAN LORD
ALPHA MISSION II
METAL SLUG
BASEBALL STARS II
MUTATION NATION
CYBER LIP
NAM 1975
FATAL FURY
PUZZLED
FATAL FURY SPECIAL
REAL BOUT – FATAL FURY SPECIAL
THE KING OF FIGHTERS ’95
SAMURAI SHODOWN II
KING OF THE MONSTERS
SUPER SIDEKICKS
LAST RESORT
WORLD HEROES PERFECT
The NeoGeo X Gold also has an expandable game slot, but it isn’t clear how you can add extra games to the system. "Great game consoles don’t die; they’re just reborn in much more affordable and convenient packages," said Tommo CEO Jonathan Wan. The NeoGeo X Gold comes out on December 6.
