SNK Adds Neo Geo Pocket Color Games To Switch Library
Video game maker SNK doesn’t really “do” hardware anymore, but when they did, they always shot big: their Neo-Geo home console contained exactly the same specs as their arcade machine, back when that was unheard of. Of course it was unheard of because arcade tech was a lot more expensive, and so was the Neo-Geo, making it a niche product that only hobbyists really invested in. SNK also turned to handhelds with the Neo-Geo Pocket and the Neo-Geo Pocket Color. Again they tried to one-up the competition…the Pocket Color was the first handheld device to be sold in the US that used a stick for directional controls. It was also 16-bit while the Game Boy Color was still 8-bit. These facts didn’t help the NGPC catch up to the Game Boy (nothing could catch it), but the little device has a cult fanbase to this day. You don’t have to track down an NGPC to play its games, though….you just need a Switch, which you probably already have. SNK has