Fri, Aug 07, 2009 | 11:19 BST

Neo Geo Pocket Color is 10 years old

Yesterday was the tenth birthday of the launch of Neo Geo Pocket Color in the US.

The handheld was a short-lived affair, being dumped from both US and European markets in 2000 when Aruze bought SNK.

It was finally snuffed out of existence in 2001, when it was discontinued in Japan.

According to Wikipedia, the machine did about 2 million units – with NGP sales included – and had a properly awesome Metal Slug version. That’s how we remember it, anyway: it was a long time ago.

Thanks, GSW.

4 comments

Len
07/08/09, 11:30 am

Oh man that’s scary. Are you sure it’s really ten years (don’t answer that)…?

I can vividly remember playing Metal Slug, Turf Masters (brilliant golf game) and wasn’t there are a fighter/card game as well that was great on the tube just after getting my first job in London.

I’ve still got mine somewhere…happy days…

SticKboy
07/08/09, 1:28 pm

It had the best implementation of an analogue stick for a handheld I’ve ever come across, and it also had a properly wicked version of Sonic. I had high hopes for this when it launched, but I’m glad I didn’t jump aboard now!

ruckus
07/08/09, 2:52 pm

I still use mine occasionally for Pocket Tennis ^_^

Retroid
07/08/09, 3:35 pm

/Strokes NGPC