Neo Geo

News

The Return Of The Neo-Geo

5:48PM January 25, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

SNK Playmore is once again in the hardware business. The Osaka-based game company is releasing a new portable Neo-Geo gaming system. This is it. More »


Retro

The Greatest Baseball Game Ever Made Had Explosions, Girls And Robots

5:00PM December 14, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Being Australian, I don’t have much time for baseball. I find it occupies too similar a place in the sporting landscape to cricket, which I love, to bother with it. More »


In Real Life

Of All The Street Fighter Clones, This Was The Best

2:30PM September 28, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

When Street Fighter II hit the big time in the early 1990s, it led to countless clones, copies and competitors. Some of these emerged as beloved fighting game series in their own rights, and would live on for years. More »


Retro

A Wooden Neo Geo Is A Masterpiece Of Fine Craftsmanship

4:30PM April 19, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

This is a Neo Geo. A working, fully armed and operational Neo Geo. Made entirely of finely-crafted walnut. I don’t know the precise moment master craftsmen and video games got together, but it’s a union worth celebrating. More »


Retro

You’ve Never Experienced Neo Geo Hardware Drama Like This

10:30AM February 16, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Are you ready to have a Neo Geo make sweet love to your eyeballs? Thanks to photographer Aaron Nanto and his perfectly preserved, beautifully shot SNK hardware, your retinas are about to be thoroughly and lovingly sexed. More »


In Real Life

Vintage Gaming Collection Washed Away In Aussie Floods

11:30PM January 17, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Over the past week, large areas of Australia’s eastern seaboard were ravaged by floods. Billions of dollars worth of damage was been done, and sitting quietly amidst that tally is this man’s retro gaming hardware collection. More »


Rumour: Western PSPs To Get Neo Geo, TurboGrafx Games?

6:30PM June 29, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Alongside the new PS3 firmware update, the PSP has been updated as well. And it looks like this one brought with it a nice little surprise. More »


In Real Life

SNK? Where Are You?

11:00PM June 1, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

This is the front of game developer SNK Playmore’s Osaka headquarters. No, it was. More »


The Histories Of Fighting Games

7:30AM April 24, 2010 | Brian Crecente

Last week’s unveiling of Marvel Vs Capcom 3 came with an interesting walk-through by Capcom of their take on the history of fighting games. More »


In Real Life

Maybe The Greatest Music Video About An Arcade Cabinet…Ever

3:00PM April 8, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

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Not that there are a ton of music videos about arcades cabinets. There should be, however. More »