Back in March we were getting all excited at the prospect of the NEOGEO X GOLD handheld system that was bringing the glory of the ground-breaking but unfortunately expensive NEOGEO AES console back into the hands of gamers, well there’s some good news and some good/bad news depending on your financial disposition.
The NEOGEO X GOLD has been confirmed for a worldwide release December 6th 2012, unfortunately it comes with a suggested retail price of $199.99, however a few interesting details to note, the games pre-installed have changed for the better!
- 3 COUNT BOUT
- LEAGUE BOWLING
- ART OF FIGHTING II
- MAGICIAN LORD
- ALPHA MISSION II
- METAL SLUG
- BASEBALL STARS II
- MUTATION NATION
- CYBER LIP
- NAM 1975
- FATAL FURY
- PUZZLED
- FATAL FURY SPECIAL
- REAL BOUT - FATAL FURY SPECIAL
- THE KING OF FIGHTERS '95
- SAMURAI SHODOWN II
- KING OF THE MONSTERS
- SUPER SIDEKICKS
- LAST RESORT
- WORLD HEROES PERFECT
So that’s removing Football Frenzy, The Ultimate 11 and Top Players Golf for some far better games including Alpha Mission II! As well as upgrading a few of the standard games to their sequels, however they have made the massive mistake of removing Sengoku; a brilliant side scrolling beat-em-up.
Alongside the NEOGEO X GOLD, you also get the NEOGEO X STATION and NEOGEO X JOYSTICK that allows you to charge the handheld as well as play it on your TV as though playing on an AES via HDMI or A/V out.
Distribution of the NEOGEO X GOLD system will be handled by BLAZE and Success Company in Europe, so, anyone interested in buying one?