<s>
The	O
is	O
a	O
16-bit	O
color	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
manufactured	O
by	O
SNK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
SNK	O
's	O
monochrome	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
which	O
debuted	O
in	O
1998	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Color	O
being	O
fully	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
1999	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
1999	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
1999	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
entering	O
markets	O
all	O
dominated	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
competing	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
good	O
sales	O
start	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
U.S.	O
and	O
Japan	O
with	O
14	O
launch	O
titles	O
(	O
a	O
record	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
,	O
subsequent	O
low	O
retail	O
support	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
lack	O
of	O
communication	O
with	O
third-party	O
developers	O
by	O
SNK	O
's	O
American	O
management	O
,	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Pokémon	B-Application
franchise	O
and	O
anticipation	O
of	O
the	O
32-bit	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
and	O
strong	O
competition	O
from	O
Bandai	O
's	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
sales	O
decline	O
in	O
both	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
on	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
Aruze	O
decided	O
to	O
quit	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
markets	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
SNK	O
's	O
worldwide	O
operations	O
and	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
(	O
and	O
other	O
SNK/Neo	O
Geo	O
products	O
)	O
did	O
however	O
,	O
last	O
until	O
2001	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
SNK	O
's	O
last	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
went	O
bankrupt	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
financial	O
failure	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
has	O
been	O
regarded	O
as	O
an	O
influential	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
highly	O
acclaimed	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
SNK	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Match	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Millennium	I-Application
,	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
R-2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
other	O
quality	O
arcade	O
titles	O
derived	O
from	O
SNK	O
's	O
MVS	B-Application
and	I-Application
AES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
U.S.	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
had	O
an	O
exclusive	O
launch	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
eToys	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
eToys	O
also	O
sold	O
the	O
initial	O
launch	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
plastic	O
snap	O
lock	O
cases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
SNK	O
's	O
acquisition	O
by	O
Aruze	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
was	O
being	O
advertised	O
on	O
U.S.	O
television	O
and	O
units	O
were	O
being	O
sold	O
nationwide	O
at	O
Wal-Mart	O
,	O
Best	O
Buy	O
,	O
Toys	O
"	O
R	O
"	O
Us	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
major	O
retail	O
chains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
NGPC	O
had	O
a	O
2%	O
market	O
share	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
market	O
;	O
although	O
tiny	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
enough	O
to	O
turn	O
a	O
profit	O
for	O
SNK	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
October	O
1999	O
,	O
a	O
redesigned	O
,	O
slimmer	O
version	O
called	O
New	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
selling	O
at	O
¥6800	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
13%	O
smaller	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
,	O
with	O
dimensions	O
125	O
x	O
73	O
x	O
27mm	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
features	O
improved	O
sound	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
were	O
recalling	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
back-stock	O
of	O
systems	O
and	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
flashed	B-Device
and	O
re-sold	O
in	O
Asia	O
where	O
the	O
system	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
and	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
games	O
often	O
included	O
,	O
Faselei	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Last	B-Application
Blade	I-Application
were	O
never	O
previously	O
released	O
in	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
no	O
U.S.-localized	O
box	O
or	O
manual	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
these	O
titles	O
did	O
receive	O
a	O
European	O
release	O
,	O
incorporating	O
an	O
English	O
translation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Closely	O
modeled	O
after	O
its	O
predecessor	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
design	O
sports	O
two	O
face	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
hand	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
eight-direction	O
microswitched	O
digital	O
D-pad	B-Device
on	O
the	O
left	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
horizontally	O
designed	O
like	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
vertical	O
setup	O
and	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
's	O
hybrid	O
of	O
both	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upgraded	O
from	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
Pocket	I-Device
,	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
color	O
screen	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
its	O
successors	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
back-lit	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
games	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
well-lit	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
before	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
CR2032	B-Algorithm
battery	I-Algorithm
to	O
retain	O
backup	O
memory	O
and	O
keep	O
the	O
clock	O
active	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
usual	O
AA	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
to	O
power	O
the	O
system	O
during	O
usage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
has	O
no	O
regional	O
lockout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
has	O
an	O
on-board	O
language	O
setting	O
,	O
and	O
games	O
display	O
text	O
in	O
the	O
language	O
selected	O
(	O
provided	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
supports	O
that	O
language	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cables	O
for	O
linking	O
multiple	O
systems	O
were	O
available	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
cable	O
to	O
connect	O
the	O
NGPC	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
partnership	O
between	O
SNK	O
and	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
that	O
featured	O
this	O
option	O
include	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
R-2	I-Application
(	O
links	O
with	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
99	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Match	I-Application
and	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
)	O
;	O
SNK	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Match	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Millennium	I-Application
(	O
links	O
with	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
)	O
;	O
SNK	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
Clash	I-Application
(	O
links	O
with	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
)	O
;	O
SNK	O
vs.	O
Capcom	O
:	O
Card	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2	O
Clash	O
Expand	O
Edition	O
(	O
links	O
with	O
Capcom	B-Application
vs	I-Application
SNK	I-Application
)	O
and	O
Cool	O
Cool	O
Jam	O
(	O
links	O
with	O
Cool	B-Application
Cool	I-Application
Toon	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
total	O
of	O
82	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
games	O
were	O
produced	O
by	O
SNK	O
themselves	O
,	O
featuring	O
well-received	O
titles	O
from	O
franchises	O
such	O
as	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
large	O
third-party	O
developers	O
also	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
;	O
the	O
most	O
well	O
known	O
of	O
these	O
is	O
Sega	O
's	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
a	O
title	O
heavily	O
based	O
on	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
2	I-Application
that	O
is	O
often	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
and	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Bust-A-Move	B-Application
Pocket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
worked	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
SNK	O
on	O
several	O
crossover	O
games	O
featuring	O
their	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
SNK	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Match	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Millennium	I-Application
and	O
the	O
SNK	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
Clash	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
published	O
a	O
conversion	O
of	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
which	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
plastic	O
cross	O
ring	O
that	O
restricted	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
clicky	O
stick	O
to	O
four	O
directions	O
;	O
this	O
version	O
is	O
often	O
seen	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
home	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compile	O
,	O
Data	O
East	O
and	O
ADK	O
also	O
produced	O
ports	O
of	O
Puyo	B-Device
Pop	I-Device
,	O
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
and	O
Crush	B-Application
Roller	I-Application
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Success	O
published	O
Cotton	B-Application
:	I-Application
Fantastic	I-Application
Night	I-Application
Dreams	I-Application
,	O
a	O
successful	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
console	O
,	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
games	O
were	O
packaged	O
in	O
large	O
clamshell-like	O
black	O
cases	O
,	O
fitted	O
with	O
bright	O
,	O
colorful	O
cover	O
art	O
on	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
short	O
lifespan	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
games	O
were	O
often	O
bundled	O
together	O
in	O
blister	O
packs	O
and	O
sold	O
in	O
stores	O
to	O
clear	O
out	O
inventory	O
,	O
often	O
including	O
previously-unreleased	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Faselei	B-Application
!	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
sold	O
over	O
25,000	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
systems	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
over	O
100,000	O
in	O
Europe	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
of	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
retained	O
a	O
2%	O
market	O
share	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
handheld	B-Application
market	I-Application
;	O
although	O
minuscule	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
it	O
was	O
enough	O
to	O
turn	O
a	O
profit	O
for	O
SNK	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
feedback	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
has	O
been	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USGamer	O
writer	O
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
considers	O
it	O
an	O
important	O
and	O
influential	O
handheld	B-Application
for	O
being	O
a	O
"	O
technological	O
bridge	O
"	O
between	O
the	O
8-bit	O
portable	O
era	O
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
and	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
clicky	O
stick	O
"	O
having	O
been	O
used	O
for	O
modern	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
small	O
library	O
for	O
its	O
quality	O
and	O
wide	O
selection	O
of	O
genres	O
,	O
specifically	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
SNK	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
:	I-Application
Card	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
Clash	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
Magical	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
build	O
quality	O
being	O
robust	O
and	O
well-built	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parish	O
blamed	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
commercial	O
failure	O
on	O
both	O
SNK	O
's	O
large	O
lack	O
of	O
retail	O
presence	O
and	O
for	O
Aruze	O
acquiring	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
concluding	O
the	O
article	O
with	O
:	O
"	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
's	O
life	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
painfully	O
brief	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
nevertheless	O
memorable	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
experienced	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
Lamble	O
of	O
Den	O
of	O
Geek	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best	O
rival	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
for	O
its	O
"	O
brilliant	O
"	O
game	O
library	O
,	O
design	O
and	O
overall	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lamble	O
expressed	O
somber	O
towards	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
early	O
defeat	O
in	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
market	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
was	O
a	O
premature	O
end	O
for	O
a	O
system	O
that	O
,	O
although	O
doomed	O
to	O
remain	O
a	O
distant	O
second	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
could	O
have	O
forged	O
a	O
great	O
little	O
niche	O
of	O
its	O
own.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
NintendoLifes	O
Damien	O
McFerran	O
said	O
that	O
both	O
it	O
and	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
served	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
"	O
interesting	O
challengers	O
"	O
towards	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
commended	O
the	O
system	O
for	O
its	O
game	O
library	O
and	O
clamshell	O
boxes	O
,	O
hardware	O
capabilities	O
,	O
battery	O
life	O
and	O
lasting	O
legacy	O
on	O
future	O
systems	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Like	O
the	O
WonderSwan	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
may	O
not	O
have	O
succeeded	O
in	O
its	O
goal	O
of	O
wrestling	O
market	O
share	O
away	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
does	O
n't	O
automatically	O
mean	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
fans	O
will	O
argue	O
that	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
available	O
was	O
far	O
in	O
advance	O
of	O
that	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
fantastic	O
controls	O
,	O
amazing	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
cool	O
PDA	O
features	O
and	O
excellent	O
screen	O
combine	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
system	O
which	O
is	O
still	O
hard	O
to	O
put	O
down	O
,	O
even	O
today.	O
"	O
</s>
