NEO GEO X - New SNK Games Console

[TheClash603]

Hope it doesn't get delayed anymore, cause I asked for this for Christmas and that wouldn't be good/fair for my gf since she preordered for me.

[storino03]

sold out at amazon and gamestop now.

[GohanX]

I've had this preordered for a while, but I was a little nervous about how to approach the wife with the idea of spending $200 on a system at Christmastime on myself. Last weekend I casually mentioned that the release date got pushed back, and that preorders were sold out everywhere. Her response? "You DID preorder one, didn't you? You've been talking about that thing all year!"

Score!

[psychobear]

Haha, my girl pre order it for me, I was going to wait a few months for it, came home and saw the receipt...

[Mishran]

12/18 is almost here! Who else is actually excited about this other than me? Some folks, according to N-G.comm have actually already received theirs. I was trying to get the guy at Gamestop to give me mine tonight, but he wouldn't budge. I know they have them in the back already. Oh well, guess I'm waiting till Tuesday.

[Deletion]

Really looking forward to getting this. Amazon shipped my order and it's due to arrive on Wednesday 12/19.

[Deletion]

Not too crazy about the loud "click" of the sticks, but overall the system looks great.

Pete Dorr's unboxing vid:

[ProfessorProfessorson]

Looks like no blood in Metal Slug, so they are just emulating the US AES mode for games. Gay....

[GohanX]

Not too crazy about the loud "click" of the sticks, but overall the system looks great.

That's the best part! Real microswitches!

This thing isn't perfect, but it's pimp as hell. As a handheld, I give it a 9, as a console...well, let's just say it's not going to replace my AES.

[Mishran]

It isn't meant to replace anything. It's a handheld Neo with 20 built in games. The console part is more of a bonus. Not to mention the free Ninja Master's game card included with the gold package to give people a taste of things to (hopefully) come.

Like most people, my only real complaint is the dock. It looks cool, but seems to require extra care when handling it. As some people call it, it feels "cheap".

Firmware updating has been mentioned already about the X, so hopefully we will see features in the future such as region changing and MVS mode.

Fingers crossed we will soon hear more news about future releases for the game cards. Metal Slug series, Robo Army, the Sengoku series, perhaps more of the shooters... Prehistoric Isle 2 perhaps. Wish they had left out the original Fatal Fury though. There are too many fighters built into this thing as it is.

[turbokon]

I preordered this on Monday from target and it should arrive tomorrow. I tried to hide it from my wife but she saw the shipping confirmation email and started asking questions. For a minute there I thought I was in trouble then I turn around and said that I'm planing to sell a few things on eBay and so now its all good:)

[Frank_fjs]

I still don't get it. $200 for a cheaply made Blaze handheld?

I bought this 3 years ago brand new for $50. It emulates Neo Geo, PC Engine (Hu and CD), NES, SNES, FDS, Game Boy, Master System, Game Gear, Mega Drive, Mega-CD, CPS1, CPS2, Mame, 2600, Lynx, C64, plus many more. It has save states, full settings control for each emu, TV out, FM radio, MP3 and video playback, sound recorder, picture viewer, Flash and PDF viewers, the list goes on. 8 hours battery life with solid use, rechargeable via USB, 4GB of built in storage expandable via SD, oh and you can throw any rom you like on there.

[Necromancer]

I still don't get it. $200 for a cheaply made Blaze handheld?

I bought this 3 years ago brand new for $50.

Did it come with a seemingly decent joystick and 20 games you legally own?  Yeah, you definitely don't get it.

[Deletion]

Not too crazy about the loud "click" of the sticks, but overall the system looks great.

That's the best part! Real microswitches!

I should've clarified I'm not crazy about the clickiness of the stick on the console. I'm used to it on arcade/fight sticks, but not on a handheld. I'll just have to be careful to not annoy everyone around me.

[_joshuaTurbo]

I still don't get it. $200 for a cheaply made Blaze handheld?

I bought this 3 years ago brand new for $50. It emulates Neo Geo, PC Engine (Hu and CD), NES, SNES, FDS, Game Boy, Master System, Game Gear, Mega Drive, Mega-CD, CPS1, CPS2, Mame, 2600, Lynx, C64, plus many more. It has save states, full settings control for each emu, TV out, FM radio, MP3 and video playback, sound recorder, picture viewer, Flash and PDF viewers, the list goes on. 8 hours battery life with solid use, rechargeable via USB, 4GB of built in storage expandable via SD, oh and you can throw any rom you like on there.

Is that the Dingoo?  I have one of those and it's super unreliable and buggy as hell.  I have had good times with it, but it's just an emulator that has issues.  I's hope the NeoX is leagues better than that.