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SNK fans are hardcore to the max. Especially the ones that supported their Neo Geo console (who else would buy games at $200+ each?). Nothing wrong with that, if you have the money and want to have the very best version of something, why not buy it? Me, I was more of a “pick up […]
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Unholy Night, New Super Nintendo Fighter, Available Now on Amazon
July 13th, 2017 
Carl Williams Previously we discussed Unholy Night: The Darkness Hunter, and now we can bring you news that it is available on Amazon. The first thing I can tell you about this news is that Unholy Night is unlike most retro releases we see. The publisher is not using artificial scarcity to drive sales for instance. Also, […]
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GOG Releases 15 Neo Geo Classics, Most Have Official Support for Linux
May 30th, 2017 Carl Williams If you are a retrogaming fan then you know the name, Neo Geo. This arcade machine turned home console was quite an attraction back in the 1990’s. You were literally getting the arcade game when you bought the home version. Unfortunately, that included the arcade game price too. Thankfully, as time went on, we got […]
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Unholy Night New Super Nintendo Fighting Game by Former SNK Developer
December 12th, 2016 Carl Williams A new Super Nintendo fighting game called Unholy Night was shown at the 2016 Hong Kong Vintage Game Expo. Check it out.
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Crystalis Brings Post Apocalyptic Adventure to Nintendo Entertainment System – July 29th, 1990 – Today in Video Game History
July 28th, 2016 Carl Williams Crystalis by SNK was a huge departure for the company. SNK used to be a third party licensee to Nintendo during the 8-Bit days. They did not continue this agreement with the release of the Super Nintendo though. The transition to the 16-bit era saw SNK launch their Neo Geo console. One thing that stands […]
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Neo Geo Golf Game Neo Turf Masters Released on Android and iTunes
July 1st, 2016 Carl Williams Anyone that has been around gaming for a few decades probably remembers the Neo Geo. Hell, those that are newer to gaming probably have heard about the console that cost as much as a used Chevy Cavalier and games were more than a new set of Michelin tires. SNK was pretty upfront about the situation […]
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Nintendo Rewrites History When Releasing Crystalis for Game Boy Color – June 26th, 2000 – Today in Video Game History
June 25th, 2016 Carl Williams Crystalis by SNK (the Neo Geo guys) is considered quite a cult classic by retro gaming fans. Released during a time when role playing games that did not have “Zelda” or “Final Fantasy” in the title simply did not sell well, SNK still pushed forward. The Nintendo Entertainment System went kind of dark with the […]
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Metal Slug Super Detailed Destruction on Neo Geo – Today in History – May 24th, 1996
May 23rd, 2016 Carl Williams What do you do when you are SNK and have this awesome piece of tech in the arcades? You bring it home of course. The problem that SNK faced with this action is that arcade perfect ports required arcade perfect hardware. With that hardware comes a high price. So, to entice players into buying your […]
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Unreleased Neo Geo Fighting Game Discovered, Dumped Playable in MAME
April 14th, 2016 Carl Williams It is no secret by now that there has been a new Neo Geo fighting game discovered. Yeah, a prototype of an unreleased game. The Neo Geo was a great system in both the home and arcades even though it carried a huge price tag (games for the home system were $200+ each). Over the […]
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Top Players Golf Challenges Neo Geo Players – May 23rd, 1990 – Today in Video Game History
May 23rd, 2015 Carl Williams Top Players Golf is a rather interesting release for the Neo Geo. SNK, now SNK Playmore, were well versed in many genres of gaming prior to their launching of their own console. The SNK Neo Geo was originally an arcade unit that allowed arcade owners to simply swap out cartridges. Much like home consoles, and […]
