Collecting Questions: Neo geo pocket? [Archive]

starfox316

05-11-2007, 06:42 AM

tom

05-11-2007, 07:17 AM

do you want to collect for the Neo Geo pocket or NG pocket Color? Or both?

Neo Geo pocket only has 9 titles, but all are of Japanese origin and not easy to collect.

NGpC has some excellent titles, depends on taste of course, for example i love Biomotor Unitron and Neo Turf Masters, but not many others do.
Smallish library, fairly easy to collect, and well worth it. go for it...

PapaStu

05-11-2007, 08:23 AM

There were only 32 US released games for the system and a handfull of UK releases that we didn't get so count wise its not one of those systems that when you start it you'll be wondering in 3 years what your going to do with it when you've burned out and theres still hundreds of games that you don't have for it.

The NGPC isn't a really hard to collect for system when it comes down to it, its just one of those systems you've got to ask your self a few pressing questions about before you get started.

#1: Do you care if its cart only or boxed? This will be your first hurdle. There are TONS of loose NGPC games out there, boxed ones.... not so much. Looking for boxed ones to show up on ebay for a number of games is really just a waiting game. The last game I needed for my NGPC collection I waited just about 2 years for to show up boxed on ebay.

#2: Do you care if they are all US versions? The system is regionless and thanks to mass movement of loose carts a few years ago when they were being sold in bundles at mass retailers there are loose UK carts all over the place. If you only care about getting the game (and not its region) then this really is the way to go. It'll cut down your hunt time by a fair amount.

The whole library really is an amazing one, there arn't all that many poopy titles (you might get tired of some of the slot/gambling games) and a ton of great ones.

I've got to head into work, but i'll comment more once I get home.

fishsandwich

05-11-2007, 09:00 AM

It's a minor issue, but an issue nevertheless in the collecting community... the USA releases all come in shitty cardboard boxes while the UK games come in uber-cool plastic snap-shut boxes that are quite sturdy and attractive. A UK version of almost any game will usually cost you more than its English counterpart, and some of the most desirable NGPC games were only released in the UK.

There are also some Japan-only games that are pretty desirable and expensive too.

Have fun. It's a great system!

Windy Miller

05-11-2007, 09:06 AM

I'm 'slowly' collecting for the NGPC & have picked up most of the UK puzzle games so far, as that's my main interest. The last half dozen of my games have come from eBay & on average they've been around the �15-�20 mark. I really do love the feel of the NGPC & those lovely clamshell boxes. :)

Hwj_Chim

05-11-2007, 09:33 AM

I say go for it. this system is worth it for the fighting games alone. I have yet to run into a bad game for the system and I have about 15.

le geek

05-11-2007, 09:34 AM

It's a great system, but the lack of backlighting finally got to me.

Cheers,
Ben

c0ldb33r

05-11-2007, 10:28 AM

It's a great system, but the lack of backlighting finally got to me.

Cheers,
Ben
I seem to remember a GBA SP style front-light mod awhile back.

Can anyone confirm this?

Sweater Fish Deluxe

05-11-2007, 04:41 PM

Yeah, a guy named Mash (who has a site mash-mods.com) will do the mod for you or you can just buy the kit from him and do it yourself. I personally don't think frontlites look good and I don't think a light is necessary on the Neo Pocket since it has by far the best unlit screen of any handheld I've seen.

In fact, everything about the Neo Pocket hardware is head and shoulders above other systems. It's the most solid, comfortable and well designed handheld ever. With no competition.

Though there's some huge gaping holes in the Neo Pocket library and a lot of sort halfway decent titles, there's also a solid bunch of games that way above average in quality and it's for those that you should get the system, not the half-assed RPGs or the casino games. I guess, if you're planning to collect, you'll end up buying them all, but do yourself a favor and get the good games first so that you learn to love the system before you get into filler and downright dreck titles.

As you'd expect, fighters are the system's biggest strength. All of them on the Neo POcket are pretty good, but Last Blade, Gals Fighter (which doesn't get a lot of attention, but is a great fighter based on the King Of Fighters R-1 and 2 engines) and Match of the Millenium are still the best handheld fighters you can get on any system. In fact, they're better than most console or arcade fighters, too.

For slightly more obscure recommendations, I'd suggest checking out Puzzle Link (1 or 2), Dark Arms, Kikouseiki Unitron (the sequel to Biomotor Unitron and really far more developed) and especialy Ganbare, Neo Poke-kun.

...word is bondage...

Vectorman0

05-12-2007, 12:33 AM

I'm currently working on my collection of snes games. I've been a casual gamer for years now and just recently started collecting snes 100%. I have about 70 so far with about a dozen manuals. This is in addition to 10 + psx games, 10+ ps2, 40+ nes games i have and my 10 nintendo ds games.
I am having fun with snes (although with more and more of my wants out of the way, the needs arent as fun to find) I find my interest plateau-ing. while I take time (many years it looks like) with the snes I was going to have a smaller and different collecion going to keep it fresh.
I'm into my hand-held games so.....

I was wondering if neo geo pocket is something anyone can comment on collecting wise. What's the easy part, and the hard parts of collecting that particular system? Is it a quality system/library (i know it's small) are the games hard to find/expensive and where do you find them? Can you play imported games?

Anything you can recommend to me about neo geo pocket please let me know, or if you have a comment on which system I SHOULD be collecting instead of ngpocket, let me know that too and why.
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!

From the sounds of it, you seem to want to collect it just to collect it. I guess that's okay, but if you don't really love or enjoy the NGPC first I don't think you should consider collecting NGPC. I suggest you get a system and 5 or so carts and see how you like it. I bet you could easily get that for like $40-$50 shipped

Also, it's not easy to collect for. It's not impossible, as every american game (complete in box) can be had for about $15-$30 with patience, though you may need to wait a while for some. You can't find games in the wild at all for the most part; it would take a lifetime collecting that way. Your only real source for games is forums, like here, and ebay.

Don't let me fool you. I love the NGPC and I have a ton of games for it. It is my favorite portable and most likely always will be. It's the one system I hope to get one of everything for, one day.

Yeah, a guy named Mash (who has a site mash-mods.com) will do the mod for you or you can just buy the kit from him and do it yourself. I personally don't think frontlites look good and I don't think a light is necessary on the Neo Pocket since it has by far the best unlit screen of any handheld I've seen.

XianXi of these forums will also do this mod; he did mine. Using it for regular play in a well lit area probably makes it more difficult to see, but in the dark at night, it is definitely very nice. The worst part about it is that the last 5 or so rows of pixels get cut off a bit and make things down there tough to see (text usually).

Neo Geo pocket only has 9 titles, but all are of Japanese origin and not easy to collect.

There are 5 non-Japanese, english, black and white NGP titles.

tom

05-12-2007, 03:45 AM

Which one's are non-Japanese, and do they have English instructions? Any more info? Any pictures? The Neo Geo pocket was never released in the UK (nor USA, as far as I was told).

Melan Chan's Growth Diary , Puzzle Link , Pocket Tennis , Neo Cup 98 , Neo Cup 98 plus, King of Fighters, Samurai Shodown, Master of Syougi , Neo Cherry Master , Baseball Stars

Vectorman0

05-12-2007, 11:02 AM

heybtbm

05-12-2007, 10:02 PM

Last Blade, Gals Fighter and Match of the Millenium are still the best handheld fighters you can get on any system.

I'll agree that the NGPC has some nice fighters, but the PSP has got it beat on the fighting front. No contest.

PapaStu

05-13-2007, 01:01 AM

I'll agree that the NGPC has some nice fighters, but the PSP has got it beat on the fighting front. No contest.

Ah come on, thats comparing Apples to Oranges.... Not many people compare the fighters from the SNES to the fighters on the DC and expect them to really hold up with each other. Different ports, different developers and all kinds of stuff really can effect how those games come out... and the NGPC stuff is SOLID, and compared to what came out against it for the time and there was NOTHING that could touch it on the handheld front.

Not to mention the controls. And if we're going by controls i'll take the NPGC fighters controls over the PSP ones in a heartbeat. Can you really control those on the PSP all that well without either modding the D-Pad or just sucking when trying to use the Analog nub to attempt to play any of the games? I don't think so.

DefaultGen

05-13-2007, 02:04 AM

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tom

05-13-2007, 01:04 PM

KOF R-1
Samurai Shodown
Baseball Stars
Pocket Tennis
Neo Geo Cup 98 Plus (this didn't have a japanese release)

These games did have a limited european release as far as I know, and they were also distributed in Asia/Hong Kong. The instructions and cases are all in English, however the warning message is repeated several times in multiple European languages in the front of the manuals.

I believe all or some of these were available to people in the US direct through SNK for a limited time, but I am not sure.

They are all quite rare and hard to find, that's why I only have two at the moment. I could take some pictures if you would like. I know Mayhem has all of them.

That is so weird, why would they release games for a system which was not available in the UK at all? And Neo Geo Cup 98 Plus didn't even have a Japanese release? I can only think that it was released in Hong Kong for the English speaking citizens. On top of that, Baseball Stars, a game which is played by 0.01 % of the European community?

Anyway, yes, some pictures would be nice.

Sweater Fish Deluxe

05-13-2007, 02:15 PM

That is so weird, why would they release games for a system which was not available in the UK at all? And Neo Geo Cup 98 Plus didn't even have a Japanese release? I can only think that it was released in Hong Kong for the English speaking citizens. On top of that, Baseball Stars, a game which is played by 0.01 % of the European community?
Yeah, we've discussed this before in other threads. The English B&W releases were not U.K. releases, they were simply "overseas" releases for all regions outside of Japan. They were sold in Hong Kong and Taiwan and they were sold in Europe and the U.S. through SNK's mail order service along with the system (which is indeed available in an overseas version as well). I don't think they were officially distributed in stores (maybe not even in Hong Kong), any store that carried them was probably just getting them through SNK's mail order.

Neo Geo Cup '98 was released in Japan, but Neo Geo Cup '98 Plus is an improved version that was only available in English packaging. It's the same as the color version, just without color, though. You can link the B&W and Color versions of Plus, but not the Japanese B&W version. You can also link the B&W and Color versions of Baseball Stars. Pocket Tennis will not link between B&W and Color.

I'll agree that the NGPC has some nice fighters, but the PSP has got it beat on the fighting front. No contest.
I definitely disagree. Last Blade (which is easily just as good on the Neo Pocket as the MVS) is probably my favorite 2D fighter of all time. That's my personal taste, of course, but I think most fighter fans would at least consider it a top 10 game. Match Of The Millenium, too, would be considered top 10, most people would even rate it higher than Last Blade, though I don't like it quite as much. The King Of Fighters and Gals Fighters games are more limited in terms of options and characters, but their actual fighting engines are totally top notch. I actually prefer KoF:R-1 and Gals Fighters to most of the MVS King Of Fighters games. The Samurai Shodown! games on the Neo Pocket are good, but definitely not in the same league as the MVS Samurai Shodown games or the other Neo Pocket fighters. I actually never played Fatal Fury:First Contact, but it is apparently not that good.

Are you considering emulated games or only official releases when you talk about PSP fighters? Because I actually can't think of any PSP fighters besides Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max and the Guilty Gear games. SFA3 is great, but I think Guilty Gear is pretty overrated. We'll see how King Of Fighters: Maximum Impact turns out. Is there some titles I don't know about or something because you can't be saying that the PSP is no contest the best handheld for fighters based on those three games.

In fact, I'd say the GBA is a better platform for fighters than PSP.

...word is bondage...

tom

05-14-2007, 08:27 AM

Yeah, we've discussed this before in other threads. The English B&W releases were not U.K. releases, they were simply "overseas" releases for all regions outside of Japan. They were sold in Hong Kong and Taiwan and they were sold in Europe and the U.S. through SNK's mail order service along with the system (which is indeed available in an overseas version as well). I don't think they were officially distributed in stores (maybe not even in Hong Kong), any store that carried them was probably just getting them through SNK's mail order.

Neo Geo Cup '98 was released in Japan, but Neo Geo Cup '98 Plus is an improved version that was only available in English packaging. It's the same as the color version, just without color, though. You can link the B&W and Color versions of Plus, but not the Japanese B&W version. You can also link the B&W and Color versions of Baseball Stars. Pocket Tennis will not link between B&W and Color.

...word is bondage...

cool, that explains it

Mayhem

05-14-2007, 12:46 PM

If I get time tonight, I'll take a pic of my NGPC stuff :)

tom

05-14-2007, 01:01 PM

not the NGp colour stuff, just the NGp B&W edition stuff, please

tom

05-14-2007, 03:02 PM

CosmicMonkey

05-14-2007, 03:44 PM

what i wanna know is why did the japanese b&w editions had plastic cases and the japanese color versions did not, they had cardboard cases? and why did the UK color versions have plastic cases. so surely not a cost issue.

And to add to the confusion, the Japanese 'Best Collection' games come in snap lock cases too.

I have a healthy UK NGPC collection. It really is the best machine for handheld fighters. I rarely go anywhere without it; it lives in my coat pocket.

We need some of the unreleased games to start popping up. I'd love to play KoF R3, Metal Slug: 3rd Mission and Windjammers Pocket.

tom

05-14-2007, 04:16 PM

So basically there are approx 90 NGpC games worldwide, and 10 B&W games, going through DPACG. (I'm not interested in country-specific releases, for me a collection means collecting worldwide, not just US or Europe releases.)

Sweater Fish Deluxe

05-14-2007, 09:40 PM

what i wanna know is why did the japanese b&w editions had plastic cases and the japanese color versions did not, they had cardboard cases? and why did the UK color versions have plastic cases. so surely not a cost issue.
It was almost definitely a cost issue. The early Japanese color releases were in fact in clamshell cases as were the early U.S. releases. It was around August or September 1999 that SNK switched to cardboard for both regions. I have no idea why they kept using the clamshell cases for the Euro and Asian releases. Actually, prior to that same time, Europe was getting special packaging with multilanguage manuals and boxes, but SNK stopped that and from then on there's no difference between European releases and Asian (not Japanese) releases.

So basically there are approx 90 NGpC games worldwide, and 10 B&W games, going through DPACG. (I'm not interested in country-specific releases, for me a collection means collecting worldwide, not just US or Europe releases.)
For more than anyone has any right to want to know about Neo Pocket games, see my EXHAUSTIVE NEO GEO POCKET (COLOR) SOFTWARE FAQ:

http://www.geocities.com/sweaterfishdeluxe/pokefaq.html

...word is bondage...

Mayhem

05-15-2007, 07:05 AM

Photo time... well quick and dirty ;)

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q167/MayhemUK/ngpc.jpg

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q167/MayhemUK/ngpjapan.jpg

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q167/MayhemUK/ngpuk.jpg

Windy Miller

05-15-2007, 01:06 PM

What a lovely picture. :love: :) What's the deal with Shanghai Mini PAL version ? I can't recall the last time that I saw a copy on eBay. There's always plenty of Japanese versions, with the odd US one, but hardly ever PAL ones. Is it fairly rare ?

EDIT

There's actually one on eBay for �24.99, with this picture. Is this the PAL artwork with Japanese writing on it ?

http://www.directfour.esellerproimages.biz/300.400@182326/shanghai_mini_store.jpg

tom

05-15-2007, 02:42 PM

cool pics, thanks mayhem, looks like i got some collecting to catch up with (doing NGpB&W next).

Sweater Fish Deluxe

05-15-2007, 04:31 PM

There's actually one on eBay for �24.99, with this picture. Is this the PAL artwork with Japanese writing on it ?
No, that image is of the Japanese version. The artwork for that game is the same across all regions, but the game info at the bottom is obviously in Japanese, which it wouldn't be for an English release. Of course, it could still be the European version of the game and the seller just snagged some random picture off the Internet. The Japanese verison of Shanghai Mini came out early enough that it comes in a clamshell case just like the European releases, though, and the game is dual language, so there's no much difference between the European version and the Japanese version of the game.

I think the European release of Shanghai Mini is one of those "sometimes it'll be expensive, sometimes you'll find it for $15" kind of games. There's a number of European releases in that category.

...word is bondage...

heybtbm

05-15-2007, 04:50 PM

Ah come on, thats comparing Apples to Oranges.... Not many people compare the fighters from the SNES to the fighters on the DC and expect them to really hold up with each other. Different ports, different developers and all kinds of stuff really can effect how those games come out... and the NGPC stuff is SOLID, and compared to what came out against it for the time and there was NOTHING that could touch it on the handheld front.

Not to mention the controls. And if we're going by controls i'll take the NPGC fighters controls over the PSP ones in a heartbeat. Can you really control those on the PSP all that well without either modding the D-Pad or just sucking when trying to use the Analog nub to attempt to play any of the games? I don't think so.

I agree that it is an "apples and oranges" scenario, but I was responding to the quote that the NGPC had the best fighters on any handheld system. I took it as "best handheld system..ever" not just the NGPC's contemporaries at the time.

Mayhem

05-15-2007, 06:40 PM

cool pics, thanks mayhem, looks like i got some collecting to catch up with (doing NGpB&W next).

Thanks... it took me a fair while to get all the b&w titles but I made it. The last one I actually needed was the b&w Japanese Cherry Master. Thankfully the kind people at NG.com had many of those I wanted, though I got the NGC98+ from someone in Spain. Who spoke no English. And I speak no Spanish. That story is gonna be submitted for the next Advance Guide...

I own all the Europe colour titles and all the Japanese only colour titles, plus every b&w title. I might go for the 39 Japanese games I don't have (ie. the ones that also got released in Europe) but in due time. I also have a few of the demo carts too, and a couple of the multicart pirates.

PapaStu

05-15-2007, 08:51 PM

Thanks... it took me a fair while to get all the b&w titles but I made it. The last one I actually needed was the b&w Japanese Cherry Master. Thankfully the kind people at NG.com had many of those I wanted, though I got the NGC98+ from someone in Spain. Who spoke no English. And I speak no Spanish. That story is gonna be submitted for the next Advance Guide...

I own all the Europe colour titles and all the Japanese only colour titles, plus every b&w title. I might go for the 39 Japanese games I don't have (ie. the ones that also got released in Europe) but in due time. I also have a few of the demo carts too, and a couple of the multicart pirates.

Get to cracking on them US games!

/me waves his hands about and says in a low tone

Mayhem loves label variants

PapaStu

05-15-2007, 09:05 PM

It was almost definitely a cost issue. The early Japanese color releases were in fact in clamshell cases as were the early U.S. releases. It was around August or September 1999 that SNK switched to cardboard for both regions.

Well if you wanna get REALLY technical, all the clamshell games sold in the US really early on EXCEPT Bust A Move Pocket were just the Multi-lingual overseas releases with the US cart in them. BaMP acutally has an ESRB logo on the clamshell insert and is thus the only 'Official' US clamshell game... and that variant is a bitch to get let me tell you (I thank Vectorman for helping me get mine).

Vectorman0

05-15-2007, 09:08 PM

Well if you wanna get REALLY technical, all the clamshell games sold in the US really early on EXCEPT Bust A Move Pocket were just the Multi-lingual overseas releases with the US cart in them. BaMP acutally has an ESRB logo on the clamshell insert and is thus the only 'Official' US clamshell game... and that variant is a bitch to get let me tell you (I thank Vectorman for helping me get mine).

That's actually wrong. Sweaterfish, along with some others, attest to owning some US Unique clamshells, and I believe him (them). They must all be R10's except for Metal Slug, BAMP and the fighting games. That Bust-A-Move is actually the most common of all of them...

Windy Miller

05-16-2007, 07:28 AM

No, that image is of the Japanese version. The artwork for that game is the same across all regions, but the game info at the bottom is obviously in Japanese, which it wouldn't be for an English release. Of course, it could still be the European version of the game and the seller just snagged some random picture off the Internet. The Japanese verison of Shanghai Mini came out early enough that it comes in a clamshell case just like the European releases, though, and the game is dual language, so there's no much difference between the European version and the Japanese version of the game.

I think the European release of Shanghai Mini is one of those "sometimes it'll be expensive, sometimes you'll find it for $15" kind of games. There's a number of European releases in that category.

...word is bondage...

Cheers for that. :) I emailed the seller if it came with an English manual & he confirmed that it does. Like you say, he's probably grabbed the first image that he could. The big question now is, do I fork out �24.99 ? It's new, so...

Mayhem

05-16-2007, 07:39 AM

It's about what I paid for my copy about 4-5 years ago. One of the uncommons in the UK release set...

Windy Miller

05-16-2007, 09:18 AM

*checks credit card balance* Looks like a purchase then. :)

tom

05-16-2007, 04:01 PM

here's my little start-up so far (just received Pocket Tennis too):
http://videogamecollectors.com/gallery/album487

tom

05-19-2007, 12:16 PM

for B&W basically the version of NCG98+ will be the toughest one to find out there. And Melan Chan's Growth Diary

Vectorman0

05-19-2007, 12:52 PM

Melon Chan's Growth Diary is always all over eBay. (I say "all over" compared to the likes of the NGP English titles which you rarely see) I would say it is one of the most common NGP games.

tom

05-19-2007, 02:26 PM

Melon Chan's Growth Diary is always all over eBay. (I say "all over" compared to the likes of the NGP English titles which you rarely see) I would say it is one of the most common NGP games.

excellent

Habeeb Hamusta

05-19-2007, 04:19 PM

Well the front-lit mods are ok for the systems but it's not all that necessary for the money it costs. The NGPC has great color and just needs a minor light to play in. I had a front-lit by mash-mods and i rarely used the light. just my opinion though.

Anyways it's fun to collect for and not too difficult except for a handful of games. And the hanshin tiger system is impossible to find. If you're interested i'm actually trying to get rid of my uk snapshell metal slugs and some other complete games.

l_lamb

05-20-2007, 04:11 AM

I got a NGPC about two months before they decided to pull them from US stores. I went out and bought every title I could find, mostly at GameCrazy. I worked for Toys R Us back then and we had just started carrying the systems and about 8 titles, all of which I had. I have 37 games, 33 are complete (most in cardboard boxes). I also have a Worm Light and a Shock 'n Rock battery pack.

I did get the 2-unit store display; the company that took care of Neo Geo at TRU also took care of twenty other companies and the rep didn't care what I did with it. Here's a picture I took a couple of years ago once I got it mounted: http://videogamecollectors.com/gallery/l_lamb/NGPC_Display_001

Sweater Fish Deluxe

05-20-2007, 04:59 PM

Wow, that's killer. I've never seen a Neo Pocket kiosk unit before. It's always such a disappointment to think back to 1999 and 2000 before Aruze ruined SNK and think about how well they were doing and how things could have been different. Most people think of SNK as being at the top of their game a few years earlier, but that's really just when the MVS was at the top of its game, by 2000 SNK was just as good but they were branching out and doing more interesting stuff for other platforms like the Dreamcast and were kicking ass with the Neo Pocket. Then Aruze stepped in and blew it all to shit. It was really amazing to see the company just dissolve like that. Even a little heart-breaking.

...word is bondage...

Windy Miller

05-21-2007, 04:02 AM

Well I missed my chance for Shanghai Mini UK version. :( A copy sold for �38 last night & the �24.99 BIN one went shortly after. Fingers crossed more appear soon.

tom

05-26-2007, 06:13 AM

So I just received Master of Syougi color, in a plastic clamshell. I thought Japanese color releases came in cardboard only, and the B&W Japanese had plastic shell, as in the European color releases? Is this a 'Best Collection' issue:

Mayhem

05-26-2007, 08:07 AM

tom

05-26-2007, 11:56 AM

Some of the early Japanese colour releases did come in clamshell too. If you refer to the pic of mine on the previous page, bottom shelf at the bottom, the line of clamshells there are all Japanese, but a mix of b&w and colour games. There's only a few of them however.

yeah, great thanks. i noticed that after i posted this.

It's just, i should have paid more attention to Neo Geo pocket color whilst living in UK. There are some really hard-to-get-nowadays carts to collect.

Mayhem

05-26-2007, 04:55 PM

I ummmed and ahhhhed about it for ages, and then took the plunge when I heard SNK were pulling out and grabbed a couple of units and a bundle of games. Sadly none of the rare ones, although I'm sure I did see Faselei and Pocket Reversi on the shelves, silly me. How was I to know?! :p

Sweater Fish Deluxe

05-26-2007, 05:21 PM

The thing is all those 1337 r@re Neo Poke games were widely available for regular prices for a long time before they started being hard to find and ridiculous eBay auctions or gougers at neo-geo.com became the only options.

For a month or so right after the recall there was a scramble to find English copies of Last Blade, Evolution and Faselei! and everyone was saying how rare they were going to be, but once that hype settled down, you could get any of those games for $40 or $50 from a number of stores and it remained the same for months and months. Games like Pocket Reversi or Shanghai were even easier to find and were even cheaper since the demand was less (because they're crappy games), I picked up both of those games for $20 each from an online retailer and this was about a year after Aruze pulled out of Western markets.

...word is bondage...

Vectorman0

05-27-2007, 02:17 AM

Well I missed my chance for Shanghai Mini UK version. :( A copy sold for �38 last night & the �24.99 BIN one went shortly after. Fingers crossed more appear soon.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Shanghai-Mini-SNK-Neo-Geo-Pocket-Color-UK_W0QQitemZ230133363444QQihZ013QQcategoryZ72503QQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This guy has a ton of everything I think. I recently picked up a few games from him. He bought out Telegames old stock and has cases of Neo-Geo stuff.

Wow, that's killer. I've never seen a Neo Pocket kiosk unit before.

I never knew about that US one either, I'm jealous and want it. I'm lucky to have a European kiosk though.