The Official NEO-GEO Thread!

[+Charlie Cat]

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Anthony...

[+Charlie Cat]

Hi guys,

 

Back with NeoGeoNow. Here we see him discussing about Fatal Fury 3. Enjoy. 

 

 

Anthony...

[SlidellMan]

I've been thinking about Space Taxi recently and how a Neo Geo version of Silas Warner's C64 classic would be amazing.

[SlidellMan]

Edit: Posted in the wrong thread.

 

Edited October 26, 2023 by SlidellMan
Wrong Topic

[Cobra Strike Down]

Playing Street Fi….er uh, oh Breakers Revenge. Fantastic, albeit unoriginal fighter for the MVS!

[+Charlie Cat]

3 hours ago, Cobra Strike Down said:

Playing Street Fi….er uh, oh Breakers Revenge. Fantastic, albeit unoriginal fighter for the MVS!

What a great video this is to see Daz. Thank you for sharing it with us. I still haven't defeated Breakers Revenge et after all these ears. Maybe one day I will. But in the meanwhile, I'm taking note from your gaming skills for me to try myself to beat it. 

 

Anthony...

[+Charlie Cat]

6 hours ago, SlidellMan said:

I've been thinking about Space Taxi recently and how a Neo Geo version of Silas Warner's C64 classic would be amazing.

I second that Slidel. That would be so cool to see. 

 

Anthony..

[+Charlie Cat]

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SNK GLOBAL @SNKPofficial

 

【KOF XV】 DLC character HINAKO SHIJO arrives this winter! Celebrate the occasion with a look at some past character art! #KOF15 #KOFXV #HinakoShijo #KOF2000

 

 

 

10:00 PM · Oct 24, 2023

 

 

Anthony..

[+Charlie Cat]

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SNK JAPAN @SNKPofficial_jp

 

【KOF XIII GM】 11月16日発売のパッケージ版『KOF XIII GM』のショップ別オリジナル特典を公開！ ぜひご予約ください！ 詳しくは https://snk-corp.co.jp/official/kof13gm/special/… #KOF #KOFXIII

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1:59 AM · Oct 26, 2023

 

 

Anthony..

[+Charlie Cat]

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Anthony..

[+Charlie Cat]

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Bitmap Bureau Ltd.@BitmapBureau

 

It's Xeno Crisis' 4th birthday today, so we're discounting the Steam and Switch eShop versions by 75% until November 2nd! 

 

 

 

5:33 AM · Oct 26, 2023

 

Anthony..

[+Charlie Cat]

Hi guys,

 

 

Time Extension @timeextension64

 

Neo Geo CD Title 'Punky Circus' Is 'Neo Mr. Do!' Without Mr. Do (Image:@PixelHeart_eu ) https://timeextension.com/news/2023/10/neo-geo-cd-title-punky-circus-is-neo-mr-do-without-mr-do… #NeoGeo #PixelHeart

 

 

 

8:00 AM · Oct 26, 2023

 

Neo Geo CD Title 'Punky Circus' Is 'Neo Mr. Do!' Without Mr. Do

"The game has undergone some cosmetic changes"

by Damien McFerran  8am

 

https://www.timeextension.com/news/2023/10/neo-geo-cd-title-punky-circus-is-neo-mr-do-without-mr-do

 

French publisher PixelHeart has been doing some pretty nice things in the realm of physical retro releases lately.

We recently reported that it had made a home version of Visco's Battle Flip Shot available for the first time via an officially licenced Neo Geo CD release, and it's doing the same thing with Neo Mr. Do!, another Neo Geo MVS title that didn't get a domestic version back in the '90s.

 

However, in the case of this particular game, things have changed a little from the original coin-op version, which was released exclusively in arcades in 1996, under license from Mr. Do! IP holder Universal.

 

The original Mr. Do! was released in arcades in 1982, and would be followed by Mr. Do's Castle (1983), Mr. Do's Wild Ride (1984) and Do! Run Run (also 1984). Neo Mr. Do! was Visco's take on the character, and it never got a Neo Geo AES (home console) release. This Neo Geo CD release changes all of that, but, as spotted by @LandofObscusion, PixelHeart has had to swap out the visuals on Neo Mr. Do! to avoid any legal issues (Universal, despite not doing anything with the IP in many years, is still an active company).

 

"The game has undergone some cosmetic changes (we’ve changed some of the visuals)," reads the product page for Punky Circus, the game's new name. It's up for pre-order now, costing 24,90€.

 

 

 

Anthony...

[SlidellMan]

I'm surprised that Universal/UPL hasn't made anything new in the past 35+ years. Guess they couldn't compete. On the other hand, they should consider releasing compilations of their arcade library.

[Madwindoman]

http://furrtek.free.fr/shop/Last batch of these for a while available now in limited quanity. I decided to grab one. I like my dadaulus but it holds onto the mvs carts with a deathgrip. I’ll see how it goes with the furrtek model

[+Charlie Cat]

4 hours ago, SlidellMan said:

I'm surprised that Universal/UPL hasn't made anything new in the past 35+ years. Guess they couldn't compete. On the other hand, they should consider releasing compilations of their arcade library.

I use to think to myself on whatever happen to Universal Slidel. After playing Mr.Do, that's the only game I remember from them. 

 

Anthony.. 

[+Charlie Cat]

4 hours ago, Madwindoman said:

 

Oh wow! This really is great to know Matt. So this will be the last batch from Furrek for quite some time. That's more than enough for me to jump on it. Thank you for posting this and looking out for us bro.  

 

Anthony...

[+Charlie Cat]

Hi guys,

 

Here's the latest news from Johnny16Bit on the current situation with Cyborg Force off Discord. 

 

 

Johnny16bit — 10/24/2023 8:41 AM

Hey fellas @everyone

 

Time is passing by and we know you’ve been waiting for the pre-orders to open… But we’re not there yet, unfortunately. Given how patient you’ve been already, we feel a bit more detailed explanation is in order...

 

We chose to incorporate our company in Cyprus, where we have a legal partner handling the administrative work for us. It took a while to register our company Neo Byte Force there, but it appears that we underestimated how long it would take to open a local bank account. We assure you that we have been as responsive as possible all along the process, which is one we really didn’t expect to be such a long, strict, and formal one. We always thought the next step would be the last one… But given the latest news we got, it is now obvious that the process is going to take a few more weeks to complete. A delay is never good, but given the time of the year, this one is definitely not the best case scenario for anyone, and we understand this is going to be inconvenient to many of you. So we’re sorry about this situation and apologize for keeping you waiting ; at the moment however, there is nothing more we can do to speed things up.

 

On a brighter note, rest assured we’ve still been busy working on Cyborg Force, both on the rom itself and on the physical side of things, to bring you the most polished release that we can. And, just so you’re sure that we mean business, and add a touch of excitement to this otherwise underwhelming news: we have also started preliminary work, and contacted pixel artists for two future Neo Geo projects.

 

Thank you all for your patience and understanding!

 

 

Anthony..

[SlidellMan]

I'm glad that they were able to resolve the delay, and I would rather it be delayed than rushed out in an unfinished state. The more I think about it, I bet there are plenty of Atari 8-Bit, MSX, and Commodore 64 games that would be perfect for Neo Geo. (Epyx' Jumpman is one such example; both of the Super Pipeline games are another.)

Speaking of the Commodore 64 and SNK, someone ported SNK vs. Capcom onto that computer:

I bet this is the best C64 Port of any SNK or Capcom title.

[+Charlie Cat]

4 hours ago, SlidellMan said:

 

Whoa! SNK vs Capcom on the Commodore 64 Slidel? Now I've seen everything. 

 

Anthony..

[+Charlie Cat]

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SNK GLOBAL @SNKPofficial

 

Check out the SNK World Championship global qualifier tournament this week end! First Attack 2023 San Juan, Puerto Rico October 27th - 29th https://start.gg/tournament/first-attack-2023-oct-27-29th/… #SNK #KOFXV #SWC2023

 

 

 

9:00 PM · Oct 26, 2023

 

 

Anthony..

[+Charlie Cat]

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SNK GLOBAL @SNKPofficial

 

【안내】KOF XV 게임 대회가 개최됩니다. 많은 참가 부탁드립니다! https://tonamel.com/competition/8lhr2… #SNK #KOFXV

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6:00 AM · Oct 26, 20

 

Anthony..

[+Charlie Cat]

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SNK GLOBAL @SNKPofficial

 

【KOF XV】 DLC character HINAKO SHIJO arrives this winter! Celebrate the occasion with a look at some past character art! #KOF15 #KOFXV #HinakoShijo #KOF2001

 

 

 

10:00 PM · Oct 26, 2023

 

 

Anthony..

[+Charlie Cat]

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Nikkei Cross Trend @NIKKEIxTREND

 

Playing “Garou Densetsu” and “KOF” SNK is expanding its business and developing new IP https:// xtrend.nikkei.com/atcl/contents/ 18/00828/00007/?n_cid=nbpnxr_twed_cms … #Nikkei Cross Trend

 

 

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9:16 PM · Oct 23, 2023

 

 

Playing “Fatal Fury” and “KOF” SNK expands business and develops new IP

October 24, 2023 Reading time: 11 minutes

3Kazumasa Watanabe

 

Tokyo Game Show Press Team

In August 2021, Kenji Matsubara, former representative director and CPO (chief publishing officer) of Sega, was appointed president and CEO (chief executive officer) of SNK (Osaka City). In August 2022, the company began initiatives based on its medium-term management plan, with the goal of growing into one of the top 10 game companies in the world over the next 10 years. While expanding the office space by relocating the Osaka head office and Tokyo branch office, we are increasing the number of staff through active recruitment activities. In development, we are increasing the use of existing IP (intellectual property) and expanding our business lines, including new titles. We asked President Matsubara about the initiatives in the first year of the medium-term management plan and the company's future plans.

Kenji Matsubara, President and CEO of SNK

 

Three initiatives based on the medium-term management plan

――How has the progress been one year since you started the initiatives based on the medium-term management plan?

President Kenji Matsubara (hereinafter referred to as Matsubara):　SNK's new fiscal year starts in August (the calendar year will change from January to December from 2024), and in August 2022, we formulated and approved a medium-term management plan. We are promoting a three-year medium-term management plan with the aim of becoming one of the top 10 game publishers in the world over the next 10 years.

　The medium-term management plan formulated in 2022 set out three initiatives. These are "strengthening development capabilities," "strengthening sales capabilities," and "implementing M&A (mergers and acquisitions)." I feel like I've made a lot of progress over the past year by putting these things into practice.

　In order to strengthen development capabilities, it is important to increase recruitment. After we started sending the message that we were aiming to be in the top 10 in the world, we started to attract attention for both new graduate and mid-career recruitment, and SNK's recruitment environment and direction changed 180 degrees.

　Up until now, SNK had hired people with the mindset of supplementing staff, but now the mindset has changed to hiring them in line with business expansion.

　The office is also expanding, and the new Osaka head office opened in March 2023. In advance of this, the Tokyo branch office will also be relocated and expanded in December 2021. Overseas, we relocated and expanded our development studio in Beijing, China in June 2023. In July, we opened a new office in Singapore. Along with this office expansion, we are hiring new graduates and mid-career employees by the dozens.

　In response to the new challenge of revamping SNK's IP or developing new IP, people are flocking to us one after another, saying, ``I definitely want to try my hand at that place.I want to experience it.'' However, even so, we still do not have enough people to reach our desired target number.

　The newest Singapore office will be developed in collaboration with the Tokyo studio. In the near future, I plan to create a system where I can develop games independently. We are also making progress in building local connections, and we hope that the studio will function as a hub for Southeast Asia. We would like to expand our business in Southeast Asia within the next few years, with Singapore as our core, and also Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam in our sights.

　Currently, each studio is working on development after deciding on a rough direction. For example, at Tokyo Studio, we have people with a wealth of experience developing online games and home video games, and our focus is on new development. On the other hand, Osaka Studio's development policy is focused on how to grow its core IP. This allows us to work on both the revitalization of existing IP and the creation of new IP.

　Beijing Studio is working on the development of both existing and new IP based on mobile and PC. The genre is not only fighting games, but also action games, and we try to incorporate social elements and mechanisms that allow users to collaborate and have fun.

　In this way, we have made considerable progress over the past year in hiring and opening overseas studios to strengthen our development capabilities. Once we have the system in place, the next phase will be to develop new titles, but we are not in a state where we can disclose information openly yet, so I would like to talk about it when the time comes.

Promoting information sharing among developers at internal presentations

--Speaking of strengthening development capabilities, what about new technologies such as generative AI (artificial intelligence)?

Regarding Matsubara　's generative AI, I am concerned about whether it will be able to overcome copyright issues, but in the future I hope to create a large-scale model using SNK's own assets (information assets) to avoid copyright issues. I think it is possible to use generative AI that does not exist yet.

　On the other hand, we are also building a system that allows studios to share information on new technologies and initiatives, including generative AI. Specifically, in July 2017, we started a presentation event called the "SNK Creators Conference" for in-house engineers. It connects Osaka and Tokyo online and provides a place for developers to exchange information. It's important to have a place where we can get inspired and learn from each other. We believe this is also part of strengthening our development capabilities.

 

Anthony...

[Cobra Strike Down]

 

Got these in the mail today!

[SlidellMan]

Finally, SNK is making something new and original. As long as it isn't a cut/copy/paste fighting game or Metal Slug sequel, I'm in. Hell, I would love to see them make something in the vein of Rastan Saga or Lionheart.