hardcore hardware

SNK released four distinct home systems in the Nineties - here are the fast facts on each

NEO-GEO AES

Release date: 1990 Final Release: Samurai Shodown V Special, 2004 launch price: ¥58,000 / $649 / £399 Games: 117 notes: Initially offered as a ‘Gold System’ bundle with two controllers and a game. Later models included the Controller Pro joystick. NEO-GEO CD Release date: 1994 Final Release: The King Of Fighters ’99, 1999 launch price: ¥49,800 / $399 / £399 Games: 97 notes: Three versions of the console were released – a front-loading model, a top-loading model and the CDZ.

NEO-GEO POCKET

Release date: 1998 Final Release: Samurai Shodown!, 1998 launch price: ¥7,800 Games: 9 notes: 39 Neo-geo Pocket Color games also support the original Neo-geo Pocket hardware.