<s>
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
is	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
hardware	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
SNK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
market	O
from	O
1990	O
to	O
2004	O
,	O
the	O
brand	O
originated	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
an	O
arcade	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Multi	O
Video	O
System	O
(	O
MVS	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
counterpart	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Advanced	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
AES	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
MVS	O
and	O
AES	O
were	O
powerful	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
was	O
successful	O
with	O
arcade	O
operators	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
AES	O
allows	O
for	O
fully	O
authentic	O
versions	O
of	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
MVS	O
,	O
the	O
high	O
price	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
AES	O
console	O
and	O
its	O
games	O
prevented	O
it	O
from	O
directly	O
competing	O
with	O
its	O
contemporaries	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
and	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Years	O
later	O
,	O
SNK	O
released	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
a	O
more	O
cost-effective	O
console	O
with	O
games	O
released	O
on	O
compact	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
limited	O
success	O
,	O
due	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
its	O
slow	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
increasingly	O
popular	O
3D	O
games	O
,	O
SNK	O
released	O
the	O
Hyper	B-Application
Neo	I-Application
Geo	I-Application
64	I-Application
arcade	O
system	O
in	O
1997	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
its	O
aging	O
MVS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
planned	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
based	O
on	O
the	O
hardware	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
later	O
extended	O
the	O
brand	O
by	O
releasing	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
quickly	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
their	O
release	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
SNK	O
encountered	O
various	O
legal	O
and	O
financial	O
issues	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
sale	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
and	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
that	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
and	O
AES	O
continued	O
receiving	O
new	O
games	O
under	O
new	O
ownership	O
until	O
officially	O
being	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
ending	O
the	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
of	O
the	O
failure	O
of	O
later	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
hardware	O
,	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
MVS	O
and	O
AES	O
have	O
been	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
spawned	O
several	O
long-running	O
and	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
series	O
,	O
mostly	O
2D	O
fighters	O
,	O
including	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
,	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
,	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
,	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
popular	O
games	O
in	O
other	O
genres	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
,	O
Twinkle	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Sprites	I-Application
and	O
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
released	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
AES	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Architecture
Geo	I-Architecture
X	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
980,000	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
also	O
has	O
been	O
given	O
praise	O
for	O
multiple	O
innovations	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
very	O
substantial	O
library	O
,	O
despite	O
its	O
short	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
's	O
first	O
two	O
products	O
using	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
name	O
are	O
an	O
arcade	O
system	O
called	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Multi	O
Video	O
System	O
(	O
MVS	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
companion	O
console	O
called	O
the	O
Advanced	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
AES	O
)	O
,	O
both	O
released	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AES	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
in	O
the	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
customer	O
response	O
indicated	O
that	O
some	O
gamers	O
were	O
willing	O
to	O
buy	O
a	O
US$650	O
console	O
,	O
SNK	O
expanded	O
sales	O
and	O
marketing	O
into	O
the	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
console	O
was	O
officially	O
launched	O
on	O
31	O
January	O
1990	O
in	O
Osaka	O
,	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
was	O
initially	O
an	O
upgrade	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
AES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
console	O
uses	O
CDs	O
instead	O
of	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
like	O
the	O
AES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unit	O
's	O
(	O
approximately	O
)	O
1X	B-Device
CD-ROM	I-Device
drive	O
was	O
slow	O
,	O
making	O
loading	O
times	O
very	O
long	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
loading	O
up	O
to	O
56Mbits	O
of	O
data	O
between	O
loads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
game	O
prices	O
were	O
low	O
at	O
US$50	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
game	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
which	O
cost	O
as	O
much	O
as	O
US$300	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
control	B-Device
pad	I-Device
instead	O
of	O
a	O
joystick	O
like	O
the	O
AES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
AES	O
joystick	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
all	O
3	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
models	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
included	O
control	O
pads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hyper	B-Application
Neo	I-Application
Geo	I-Application
64	I-Application
is	O
SNK	O
's	O
second	O
and	O
final	O
arcade	O
system	O
board	O
in	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
family	I-Operating_System
,	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hyper	B-Application
Neo	I-Application
Geo	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
as	O
SNK	O
's	O
3D	O
debut	O
into	O
the	O
fifth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provided	O
the	O
hardware	O
basis	O
for	O
a	O
home	O
system	O
that	O
would	O
replace	O
their	O
aging	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
,	O
one	O
that	O
SNK	O
hoped	O
would	O
be	O
capable	O
of	O
competing	O
with	O
fifth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
Hyper	B-Application
Neo	I-Application
Geo	I-Application
64	I-Application
was	O
discontinued	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
seven	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
it	O
in	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
SNK	O
announced	O
at	O
a	O
conference	O
in	O
Seoul	O
that	O
they	O
plan	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
2	O
console	O
and	O
later	O
a	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
plan	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
2	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
semi	O
open	O
platform	O
console	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
built	O
in	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
additional	O
games	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
spiritual	O
successors	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
arcade	I-Application
and	O
home	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
was	O
SNK	O
's	O
first	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
family	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
a	O
monochrome	O
display	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
late	O
1998	B-Application
exclusively	O
in	O
the	O
Japan	O
and	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lower	O
than	O
expected	O
sales	O
resulted	O
in	O
its	O
discontinuation	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
whereupon	O
it	O
was	O
immediately	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
a	O
color	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
Tommo	O
released	O
the	O
Neo	B-Architecture
Geo	I-Architecture
X	I-Architecture
handheld	I-Architecture
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
licensed	O
by	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
open-source-based	O
handheld	B-Application
like	O
the	O
Dingoo	B-Device
,	O
but	O
closed	O
to	O
emulate	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
with	O
20	O
built-in	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Effective	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
citing	O
violations	O
of	O
the	O
license	O
agreement	O
,	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
decided	O
to	O
terminate	O
the	O
license	O
given	O
to	O
Tommo	O
and	O
ordered	O
to	O
immediately	O
cease	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Architecture
Geo	I-Architecture
X	I-Architecture
Arcade	O
Stick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
added	O
that	O
"	O
decisive	O
measures	O
will	O
be	O
taken	O
against	O
all	O
unapproved	O
NEOGEO	B-Architecture
X	I-Architecture
products	O
not	O
subject	O
to	O
the	O
License	O
Agreement.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
SNK	O
announced	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Mini	O
,	O
a	O
miniature	O
sized	O
semi-portable	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
(	O
loosely	O
resembling	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
a	O
Japanese	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
)	O
which	O
features	O
40	O
built-in	O
SNK	O
titles	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
to	O
celebrate	O
SNK	O
's	O
40th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
are	O
the	O
AES	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
versions	O
with	O
limited	O
continues	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Mini	O
features	O
a	O
save/load	O
state	O
system	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
save	O
and	O
load	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
has	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
save	O
files	O
per	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Mini	O
also	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
TV	O
via	O
an	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
cable	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
headphone	O
jack	O
and	O
two	O
ports	O
for	O
external	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Mini	O
control	O
pads	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
controllers	O
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
have	O
two	O
players	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
also	O
released	O
an	O
international	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Mini	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
international	O
version	O
contains	O
the	O
same	O
features	O
as	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Mini	O
but	O
14	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
40	O
titles	O
are	O
different	O
(	O
including	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
games	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
different	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
Christmas	O
themed	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Mini	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
red	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Mini	O
unit	O
with	O
two	O
red	O
control	O
pads	O
,	O
power	O
cable	O
,	O
an	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
cable	O
,	O
two	O
screen	O
protectors	O
,	O
seven	O
stickers	O
and	O
an	O
anti	O
slip	O
cushion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
called	O
"	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
"	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
in	O
three	O
colors	O
;	O
white	O
,	O
red	O
,	O
and	O
blue	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
black	O
edition	O
being	O
released	O
later	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
edition	O
has	O
40	O
games	O
,	O
featuring	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
games	O
,	O
including	O
three	O
new	O
games	O
that	O
have	O
never	O
been	O
included	O
in	O
prior	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
also	O
included	O
two	O
controllers	O
,	O
a	O
USB	O
cable	O
,	O
an	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
cable	O
,	O
an	O
anti	O
slip	O
cushion	O
and	O
a	O
collectable	O
character	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
SNK	O
announced	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Mini	O
and	O
the	O
international	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
called	O
"	O
Samurai	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
Kuroko	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
40	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
"	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Samurai	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
"	O
editions	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
8	O
were	O
all	O
available	O
previously	O
in	O
other	O
editions	O
(	O
no	O
new	O
games	O
are	O
included	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
edition	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
gold	O
trim	O
on	O
the	O
box	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
silver	O
one	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
international	O
"	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
Kuroko	O
"	O
edition	O
,	O
which	O
only	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
40	O
games	O
as	O
the	O
other	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
Samurai	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
versions	O
from	O
Japan	O
are	O
also	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
international	O
versions	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
40	O
games	O
on	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
SNK	O
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Stick	O
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resembling	O
a	O
large	O
white	O
arcade	O
stick	O
complete	O
with	O
joystick	O
and	O
8	O
buttons	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
20	O
built-in	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
future	O
games	O
being	O
added	O
to	O
it	O
later	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
output	O
for	O
TVs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Mini	O
units	O
via	O
an	O
included	O
adapter	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
game	B-Device
pads	I-Device
released	O
for	O
the	O
Mini	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
2020	O
,	O
SNK	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
updates	O
to	O
unlock	O
more	O
games	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Stick	O
Pro	O
,	O
two	O
additional	O
games	O
per	O
month	O
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
total	O
to	O
40	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
special	O
limited	O
Christmas	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Stick	O
Pro	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
package	O
includes	O
a	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
style	O
control	B-Device
pad	I-Device
,	O
a	O
cover	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
stick	O
,	O
an	O
arcade	O
stick	O
ball	O
cover	O
,	O
a	O
sticker	O
sheet	O
and	O
a	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
30th	O
anniversary	O
artbook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
Unico	O
announced	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVSX	O
,	O
an	O
arcade	O
table	O
top	O
system	O
capable	O
of	O
playing	O
MVS	O
and	O
AES	O
titles	O
that	O
are	O
pre-installed	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
itself	O
,	O
with	O
2	O
player	O
support	O
with	O
a	O
17-inch	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comes	O
pre-loaded	O
with	O
50	O
games	O
;	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
94-2003	O
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
1	O
–	O
5	O
and	O
X	O
,	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
1	O
–	O
5	O
and	O
5	O
Special	O
,	O
all	O
eight	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
series	O
games	O
including	O
Garou	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wolves	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Sengoku	B-Application
trilogy	O
,	O
all	O
four	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
games	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Savage	B-Application
Reign	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Kizuna	B-Application
Encounter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Tag	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
,	O
Shock	B-Application
Troopers	I-Application
,	O
Football	B-Application
Frenzy	I-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Sidekicks	I-Application
,	O
Magician	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
,	O
3	B-Application
Count	I-Application
Bout	I-Application
,	O
Top	B-Application
Player	I-Application
's	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
,	O
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
Professional	I-Application
,	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
and	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Path	O
of	O
the	O
Warrior	O
.	O
</s>
