Set for release on December 6th for $199.99, the Neo Geo Gold X handheld console (manufactured by Blaze and licensed by SNK) comes with 20 pre-installed games, expandable memory card slot (reported as taking standard SD cards) and is equipped with four buttons and a 4.3 inch screen. Internal specs. have yet to be given, and no mention of multi-player capabilities were mentioned in the press release (bummer?), however – SNK mentioned consumers can purchase a joy-stick attachment, and a portable docking device that will trade in the 4.3 inch display for a television screen by HDMI hook-up.
If your interested in picking one up – stop by the official NEO GEO X website.
LIST OF PRE-INSTALLED GAMES:
- World Heroes
- Ultimate 11
- Top Player’s Golf
- Sengoku
- Nam-1975
- Mutation Nation
- Last Resort
- King of Monsters
- Frenzy
- Cyber Lip
- Fatal Fury Special
- Art of Fighting
- Super Sidekicks
- League Bowling
- Metal Slug
- Magical Lord
- Baseball Stars Professional
- Samurai Shodown
- King of Fighters ’94
- Fatal Fury
Remember these pocket hand-helds by NEO GEO? If you don’t – know worries, because they didn’t do so well, and compared to the NGX: Gold – these sucked, but where great while they lasted (which wasn’t long)!
First of all – There are only two buttons, and the games weren’t all that great (if memory serves correctly). Luckily the color version replaced the monochrome, but again…big whoop!
Looking at these can only make you appreciate the new handheld even more, but only time will tell if it will be worth your $200 greenbacks.
We’ll keep you posted.
