<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
is	O
a	O
monochrome	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
released	O
by	O
SNK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
first	O
handheld	B-Application
system	O
and	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
family	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
debuted	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
late	O
1998	B-Application
but	O
never	O
saw	O
an	O
American	O
release	O
,	O
being	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
,	O
Asia	O
and	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
received	O
lower	O
than	O
expected	O
sales	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
1999	B-Application
,	O
immediately	O
being	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
,	O
a	O
full	O
color	O
device	O
allowing	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
compete	O
more	O
easily	O
with	O
the	O
dominant	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
,	O
and	O
which	O
also	O
saw	O
an	O
American	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
system	O
enjoyed	O
only	O
a	O
short	O
life	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
some	O
significant	O
games	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
such	O
as	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
,	O
and	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
R-1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
cartridges	B-Protocol
are	O
smaller	O
than	O
Game	B-Protocol
Boy	I-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
is	O
forward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
although	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
color	O
system	O
will	O
play	O
in	O
monochrome	O
on	O
a	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
is	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
entire	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
library	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
color	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
ten	O
monochrome	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
before	O
it	O
was	O
discontinued	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
,	O
several	O
of	O
these	O
titles	O
began	O
receiving	O
re-releases	O
,	O
updated	O
to	O
include	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
but	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
R-1	I-Application
,	O
Melon-chan	B-Application
'	I-Application
s	I-Application
Growth	I-Application
Diary	I-Application
,	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
and	O
the	O
original	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
Cup	O
98	O
(	O
the	O
"	O
Plus	O
"	O
version	O
was	O
updated	O
instead	O
)	O
were	O
eventually	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
color	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
playing	O
the	O
Monochrome	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
in	O
the	O
color	O
system	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
play	O
in	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
