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http://kotaku.com/5879082/the-return...+geo/gallery/1
Yeah it looks really nice and all, but there's two odd things about it... First, the display is 16:9, whereas all NEO•GEO games are 4:3. Second, it has shoulder buttons.
Me thinks it's mostly gonna be an emulation system (or it's just a sick hoax), thoughts?
I wonder what the thumb stick feels like. If it's like the clicky micro switched one in the NGPC, this might be interesting. But of course, we don't know how well it emulates games. Only time will tell.
It'd be cool if it wasn't emulation-based, but rather had the real neo geo AES hardware inside, but let you load roms through the SD slot... but fat chance.
I hope the shoulder buttons are for pressing combination of buttons together. For games like Samurai Shodown, which had a 6-button control layout mapped to 4 buttons, it'd be a god send.
Definitely going to pick one of these up when they drop. I own all SNK hardware released thus far.
Interesting, maybe the 16x9 screen means they plan on releasing redone games, maybe a new KOF compilation like kof98/2002 UM but with wide screen.
Or maybe Metal Slug 6/7/8/9/etc, SNK seems to want to keep this series on portables these days.
They keep trying to equalize the downloadable-only market with these things. Put any brand name you want on it and pre-load it with as many exclusive titles you want, it's still going to be just another emulating handheld in a sea of emulating handhelds (smart phones included). Unless they plan to sell this thing for $50, by the time it's released you'd be better-off with a PSP (if you don't already have one).
If they have wireless multiplayer Metal Slug/s, downloadable content, and a sub-100 price I'm sold.
Not a lot of surprises among the twenty pre-loaded games. 2 soccer games, really ?
Guntz, I've seen this reported all over today and you're honestly the first person on the internet besides myself to notice that it has a 16:9 screen and the Neo Geo was not widescreen and also that it has way more buttons that it needs.
Also, it doesn't play the real carts. Can I never have a true Neo Geo portable with a pocketful of actual carts to play when my parents take me on those long road trips?
Is this an official product?
This thread was up on NeoGAF this morning and people pointed out the 16:9 screen and shoulder buttons. It was also accused of looking like a render/hoax. I don't know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe Redifer
Also this is Kotaku, so a shaker of Kosher salt is recommended.
I don't read NeoGAF (I tried registering but was never approved to my knowledge despite having a "non-free" e-mail address). Still, with the massive amount of people they have over there, I imagine someone did notice. I bet there are a ton of idiots there, too. Again I have never really taken the time to peruse the place other than to know it is immense.
Oh, I wasn't trying to make a point about NeoGAF; I was just saying that there is substantial opinion that the thing is fake/shitty.
This was first reported on Andriansang, for japanese gaming news I recommend going there as pretty much every gaming site takes his news from there.
It's almost certainly one of those dime-a-dozen MP4 players made to look like a famous product (usually the PSP, but the iPhone in this case). These players also include some kind of emulator - usually MD or SNES, but NeoGeo in this case.