<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Architecture
Geo	I-Architecture
X	I-Architecture
(	O
NGX	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
hybrid	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
manufactured	O
by	O
Tommo	O
,	O
licensed	O
by	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Information	O
about	O
the	O
Neo	B-Architecture
Geo	I-Architecture
X	I-Architecture
was	O
first	O
reported	O
in	O
January	O
2012	O
and	O
later	O
confirmed	O
in	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
system	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
since	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
brand	O
in	O
2004	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
following	O
the	O
1999	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
supported	O
until	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Architecture
Geo	I-Architecture
X	I-Architecture
features	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
on	O
the	O
popular	O
original	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
(	O
the	O
MVS/AES	B-Application
)	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
comes	O
built-in	O
with	O
20	O
original	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
titles	O
were	O
available	O
on	O
game	O
cards	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
bundle	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Neo	B-Architecture
Geo	I-Architecture
X	I-Architecture
Gold	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
,	O
an	O
arcade	O
stick	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
bonus	O
game	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
is	O
modeled	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
console	O
and	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
charging	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
connecting	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
stick	O
is	O
a	O
replica	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
arcade	O
stick	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
controller	O
when	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
is	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
TV	O
through	O
the	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
rumored	O
to	O
retail	O
for	O
about	O
$700+	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Architecture
Geo	I-Architecture
X	I-Architecture
Gold	O
package	O
was	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
$199	O
,	O
far	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Ninja	B-Application
Master	I-Application
's	I-Application
game	O
card	O
was	O
offered	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
with	O
the	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
handheld	B-Application
by	O
itself	O
,	O
without	O
the	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
and	O
arcade	O
stick	O
,	O
was	O
later	O
priced	O
at	O
$129.99	O
to	O
come	O
out	O
in	O
February	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
links	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
website	O
to	O
the	O
stand-alone	O
handheld	B-Application
were	O
subsequently	O
removed	O
and	O
the	O
FAQ	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
is	O
required	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
charge	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
would	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
manufactured	O
and	O
that	O
additional	O
games	O
and	O
accessories	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
was	O
distributed	O
by	O
Tommo	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Blaze	B-Application
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
36	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Architecture
Geo	I-Architecture
X	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twenty	O
games	O
came	O
pre-loaded	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
including	O
titles	O
from	O
signature	O
SNK	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
,	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Ninja	B-Application
Master	I-Application
's	I-Application
is	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
game	O
card	O
in	O
the	O
Gold	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
game	O
cards	B-Device
were	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
five-volume	O
set	O
called	O
"	O
Neo	B-Architecture
Geo	I-Architecture
X	I-Architecture
Classics	O
"	O
features	O
five	O
game	O
cards	B-Device
with	O
three	O
games	O
on	O
each	O
making	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
15	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
volume	O
came	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
charging/data	O
transfer	O
cable	O
for	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
cards	B-Device
include	O
a	O
firmware	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Architecture
Geo	I-Architecture
X	I-Architecture
that	O
updates	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
to	O
firmware	O
v500	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Architecture
Geo	I-Architecture
X	I-Architecture
Mega	O
Pack	O
Volume	O
1	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
came	O
with	O
one	O
game	O
card	O
that	O
contains	O
all	O
15	O
games	O
featured	O
in	O
Neo	B-Architecture
Geo	I-Architecture
X	I-Architecture
Classics	O
Volumes	O
1-5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	O
Pack	O
was	O
packaged	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
case	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
game	O
cartridges	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
carrying	O
case	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Architecture
Geo	I-Architecture
X	I-Architecture
handheld	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
included	O
a	O
4.3-inch	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
,	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
slot	O
,	O
A/V	O
output	O
,	O
internal	O
stereo	O
speakers	O
with	O
a	O
3.5mm	O
headphone	O
jack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screen	O
's	O
480×272	O
pixels	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
is	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
16:9	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Gold	O
package	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
"	O
Neo	B-Architecture
Geo	I-Architecture
X	I-Architecture
Station	I-Architecture
"	O
,	O
a	O
replica	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
console	O
that	O
functions	O
as	O
a	O
charging/docking	O
station	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
composite	O
video	O
out	O
and	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
output	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
functioning	O
replica	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
arcade	O
stick	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Architecture
Geo	I-Architecture
X	I-Architecture
arcade	O
stick	O
controllers	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
via	O
two	O
USB	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Original	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
controllers	O
,	O
game	O
cartridges	O
and	O
memory	B-Device
cards	I-Device
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Neo	B-Architecture
Geo	I-Architecture
X	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
handheld	B-Application
has	O
an	O
8-way	O
thumbstick	O
for	O
directional	B-Device
control	I-Device
,	O
menu	O
and	O
start	O
buttons	O
,	O
four	O
face	O
buttons	O
and	O
four	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
:	O
L1	O
,	O
L2	O
,	O
R1	O
,	O
R2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Buttons	O
to	O
adjust	O
volume	O
and	O
brightness	O
are	O
located	O
under	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unit	O
's	O
BIOS	O
and	O
pre-installed	O
games	O
were	O
initially	O
stored	O
on	O
an	O
internal	O
SanDisk	O
2GB	O
micro	B-Device
SD	I-Device
card	I-Device
;	O
later	O
hardware	O
revisions	O
use	O
a	O
chip	O
installed	O
directly	O
on	O
the	O
motherboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
uses	O
the	O
Final	O
Burn	O
Alpha	O
emulator	O
running	O
on	O
a	O
Linux-based	B-Application
operating	O
system	O
to	O
play	O
ROM	B-General_Concept
images	I-General_Concept
of	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
slot	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
load	O
other	O
ROMs	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
requires	O
modifying	O
the	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
contact	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
T3	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
replica	O
AES	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
and	O
included	O
joystick	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
overall	O
retro	O
charm	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
Gold	O
package	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
by	O
itself	O
might	O
not	O
be	O
worth	O
the	O
money	O
as	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
games	O
are	O
now	O
easily	O
playable	O
through	O
other	O
means	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Damien	O
McFerran	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Eurogamer	O
reacted	O
positively	O
to	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
's	O
gamepad	O
and	O
face	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
image	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
outputs	O
on	O
the	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
,	O
calling	O
the	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
output	O
"	O
muddy	O
"	O
and	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
composite	O
output	O
suffered	O
from	O
color	O
bleeding	O
and	O
a	O
hazing	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reportedly	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
low	O
manufacturing	O
standards	O
employed	O
by	O
Tommo	O
,	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
,	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
has	O
publicly	O
ordered	O
Tommo	O
to	O
cease	O
not	O
only	O
manufacture	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Architecture
Geo	I-Architecture
X	I-Architecture
,	O
but	O
to	O
pull	O
all	O
existing	O
stock	O
from	O
store	O
shelves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
press	O
statement	O
sent	O
to	O
gaming	O
website	O
Polygon	O
,	O
Tommo	O
once	O
again	O
claimed	O
full	O
contractual	O
compliance	O
,	O
and	O
accused	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
of	O
using	O
underhanded	O
tactics	O
to	O
undermine	O
sales	O
of	O
their	O
product	O
,	O
while	O
failing	O
to	O
follow	O
the	O
routes	O
of	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
put	O
forward	O
in	O
the	O
contract	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
place	O
,	O
and	O
declining	O
Tommo	O
's	O
offers	O
of	O
peaceful	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
