Neo Geo Pocket Color "newbie"

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Neo Geo Pocket Color "newbie"

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Hi everyone. :)

I´ve been reading most, if not all, Racketboy blog essays in the past weeks..greatly missing the Atari Lynx though but having enjoyed your writings about the Game Gear, the NES, the GBA, the GB and GB Color and DS machines (since I seem to have become an handheld collector).

Please, you should be writing something about the Atari Lynx at one time or another :) it is an adorable machine and a truely special and underappreciated fun system that still keeps homebrew programmers and old school gamers happy!

Thanks for a lot of inspiration in general! Most recently, it was Faceball 2000 for the GB - read about it on here first - ordered that one and I love it! A mixture of Doom and Battlezone :D and incredibly funny, just a strafing mode would have been good, aah, never mind about that.

Reason why I post here, I also wanted to say thank you to you all who wrote in the Neo Geo Pocket Color threads. I found that the NGPC was missing on my handheld collection gaming table and among the many many Nintendos, the GG and the lonesome single handheld Atari´s ever made, there is now a proud NGPC newbie here.

Got it from another local gamer from the nexgam.de forum together with 5 games for a (I think) ok price. I didn´t need long, however, to realize that that gamer was a puzzler gaming fan. The cartridges that came with it included Baseball Stars but also the great Puzzle Link and the fabulous Puzzle Bobble Mini.

The other two games aren´t that much IMO, it is Picture Puzzle and the Japanese slot machine one Delsol.

But no fighters. Not the Sonic game. No RPG. So....

I spent some nice evenings reading online reviews on here and everywhere...and ordered two lovely 10-each sets from the US! So, help me to make it over the next 1-3 weeks until they arrive, please :lol:

At the moment I´m mostly playing the Puzzle Bobble and finding my way through Baseball Stars but I have really enjoyed Sonic and Match of the Millennium on the PC emulator. I wanted to see that NGCP and try the joystick and its pretty unusual game library. It was also affordable enough, if it had turned out to be a wrong investition, it wouldn´t have hurt too much.

I enjoy reading online reviews and gaming discussions on forums, I have thoroughly enjoyed your blog, Racketboy, please keep up the good work, and if I may give a hint, how about an essay on the Atari Lynx? ;)
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have fun with the sonic game when you get it man! I really enjoyed that one. I still havent found all of the hidden puzzle pieces!
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I still rock the NGPC more than any handheld right now.

I'm slightly Neo biased though.
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The NGPC is my favorite handheld ever. The high-quality titles, incredible battery life, and oh, that joystick! Best of luck in your gaming endeavors; you surely won't be disappointed with the system. Be sure to check back on this site's home page soon; there will be a "Games That Defined the Neo Geo Pocket Color" article up soon.
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The NGPC is my second favorite handheld right on the heels of the PSP.
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NGPC's fighters are unmatched. Gals Fighter and SNK vs Capcom are just as good or better than most console fighters.
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I'm new to the NGPC - I didn't win this one but was curious how it compared to your guys' view on the marketplace.

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On the topic, I have an extra SEALED clear Neo Geo Pocket Color if anyone is interested?

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it's a solid system.. couldn't believe how good it's fighting games really were, the NGPC version of Pac Man is pretty slick & from what I remember Sonic is pretty good. Awesome all round system, good job
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Though the catalog for the system is quite small compared to the other handhelds, it has quite a bit of depth. I was very surprised when I found out the NGPC had a version of Ogre Battle on it, of course it's in Japanese but that doesn't really bother me. But yes, the system is primarily for Fighting games, much like how the AES was. I can not believe the shear size of SvC:MotM, huge roster and tons of music. The minigames are just icing on an already delicious cake.
Oh, and the puzzle games are pretty fun for on the go too.
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