Question #1

Q: Hey, what the hell am I reading here? A: This is THE EXHAUSTIVE NEO GEO POCKET COLOR SOFTWARE FAQ.

Question #2

Q: Who are you? A: I'll let you call me Sweater Fish Deluxe.

Question #3

Q: What version number of the FAQ is this? A: I have no idea, but I completed this revision on July 23, 2003.

Question #4

Q: Shouldn't you have like a title or something and a nice ASCII drawing at the top of your FAQ with all that basic info? A: No, I don't want none of that stuff.

Question #5

Q: Well okay, but what if people want to contact you? Like to congratulate you on a FAQ well done or contribute some info or something? How will people know how to contact you? A: My e-mail address is opaopa@rattlebrian.com Information can also be posted to the Sector:NGP message board where I'll see it and maybe even add it to the FAQ someday.

Question #6

Q: If people want to bug you about useless crap or tell you you're a moron, would they use the same e-mail address? A: No, in that case, my e-mail address is president@whitehouse.gov

Question #7

Q: Alright, but aren't you at least gonna have a table of contents or something at the top? This is a pretty big FAQ and, to be perfectly blunt, it's not organized very well. A table of contents would help a lot. A: Yeah, alright. I can do that, I guess:

TABLE OF CONTENTS Questions 1-6 The introduction and contact information. Question 7 That's what you're reading right now. Duh! Questions 9-14 The legal rambling. Question 16 The NEO GEO POCKET B&W AND COLOR software list. Questions 18-22 On the NEOP catalog numbers and region suffixes. Questions 23-24 On the linking different versions of a game. Questions 25-27 On the B&W Neo Geo Pocket games. Questions 28-34 On the regions and some release irregularities. Questions 35-38 On the different linking features and details concerning the wireless link and Dreamcast link compatible games. Questions 39-40 On the Neo Geo Best Collection re-releases. Questions 41-42 On the pirate multicarts and the games they contain. Questions 43-44 On the various demo or promotional cartridges. Questions 45-50 On the unreleased or rumored games and those that saw name changes during development. Questions 52-56 On the homebrew development scene and its games, demos and apps. Question 57 The end?

Question #8

Q: Nice, this is starting to look like a real FAQ now, but you know what you really need? A: No, why don't you tell me.

Question #9

Q: A copyright section, man. You totally need a copyright section. That's what makes a FAQ a FAQ, it'd really put you over the top. So how about it? A: You mean like where I say stuff like blah blah blah is a registered trademark of bleh bleh bleh and all that? I don't know...who the hell even owns the copyright on the Neo Geo Pocket stuff these days? Playmore? Aruze? Ya Mama? Sounds like a pain in the ass to me, how about I just say that everything belongs to whoever says it belongs to them? Good enough?

Question #10

Q: Err...I guess. Doesn't sound very official, though. Ooh, I know! You should also say stuff about how people aren't allowed to use or alter this FAQ and stuff. A: Why wouldn't I want people to use the FAQ? That's why I wrote it in the first place. So people could use it.

Question #11

Q: No, no, I mean how like they're not supposed put it on their website or alter it without your permission. A: Oh, right...well actually, I don't care about that stuff. People can do it all if they want. I never understood the concept of intellectual property much. I mean, it's not like I created any of this info out of thin air, it all comes from somewhere else, from info and pics on the Internet or from the cartridges themselves or stuff like that. Besides, all truths fell from the lips of G-d before time and all lies are born of the Wicked One, that doesn't leave much for us humans to invent. Truly, there is nothing new under the sun.

Question #12

Q: Wow, that's deep. But you at least want people to credit you if they use your FAQ, right? A: Nah, it's not important. In fact, depending on what they use it for, maybe it'd be better if they didn't credit me.

Question #13

Q: How about selling it? Can people sell or otherwise fiscally profit from your FAQ? A: Sure, whatever. Knock yourselves out, ya crazy running dog capitalists. The world is your oyster for now, but remember karma gonna get you in the end.

Question #14

Q: So is there anything people *CAN'T* do with your FAQ? A: Yeah, they're not allowed to use it to make a square circle anything like that. I won't stand for that sort of behavior.

Question #15

Q: Okay, I don't even know what we're talking about anymore. Maybe we should start the actual FAQ now, you think? A: Yeah, it's about time.

Question #16

Q: Well then, first of all, can you list every released Neo Geo Pocket game in order of their catalog number and include various extraneous bits of information such as the developers and cartridge sizes? A: Yes, it just so happens I can:

NEOP# Game Title Color Support Region JP  US  EU  Language Linking 2P  IR  DC  Genre Megabits Developer 0001 King of Fighters: Round 1 B&W Only X * X Dual X       Fighting 16 Megs SNK 0002 Neo Geo Cup '98 B&W Only X       Dual X       Sports 8 Megs SNK 0003 (?)               0004 Melon-chan's Growth Diary B&W Only X       Japanese Simulation 8 Megs ADK 0005 Master of Shogi B&W Only X       Japanese X       Board 4 Megs ADK 0006 (?)               0007 Baseball Stars B&W Only X * X Dual X       Sports 8 Megs Saurus 0008 Samurai Spirits!/   Samurai Shodown! B&W Only* X * X Dual X       Fighting 16 Megs SNK 0009 Pocket Tennis B&W Only X * X Dual X       Sports 4 Megs Yumekobo 0010 Biomotor Unitron B&W & Color X       Japanese X       RPG 8 Megs Yumekobo 0011 Fatal Fury: 1st Contact B&W & Color X X X Dual X       Fighting 16 Megs SNK 0012 Puzzle Tsunagete Pon! B&W Only X       Japanese X       Puzzle 4 Megs Yumekobo 0013 (?)               0014 Neo Cherry Master B&W Only X       Dual Casino 8 Megs Dyna 0015 Neo Dragon's Wild B&W & Color X X X Dual Casino 8 Megs Dyna 0016 Neo Mystery Bonus B&W & Color X X X Dual Casino 8 Megs Dyna 0017 Neo Derby Champ B&W & Color X       Japanese X       Simulation 16 Megs Dyna 0018 Neo 21 B&W & Color X       Dual X X    Casino 8 Megs Dyna 0019 Neo Baccarat B&W & Color X       Dual X X    Casino 8 Megs Dyna 0020 Puzzle Bobble Mini/   Bust a Move Pocket* B&W & Color X X X Dual X       Puzzle 8 Megs Taito 0021 Metal Slug: 1st Mission B&W & Color X X X Dual X       Arcade 16 Megs SNK 0022 Neo Geo Cup '98 Plus* B&W Only    * X Dual X       Sports 8 Megs SNK 0023 King of Fighters: Round 2 B&W & Color X X X Dual X    X Fighting 16 Megs SNK 0024 Neo Cherry Master Color B&W & Color X X X Dual Casino 8 Megs Dyna 0025 Baseball Stars Color B&W & Color X X X Dual X       Sports 8 Megs Saurus 0026 Neo Poke Pro Yakyuu B&W & Color X       Japanese X       Sports 8 Megs ADK 0027 Master of Shogi Color B&W & Color X       Japanese X       Board 4 Megs ADK 0028 Pocket Tennis Color B&W & Color X X X Dual X       Sports 4 Megs Yumekobo 0029 Puzzle Tsunagete Pon! Color B&W & Color X       Japanese X       Puzzle 4 Megs Yumekobo 0030 Samurai Spirits! 2/   Samurai Shodown! 2 B&W & Color X X X Dual X       Fighting 16 Megs SNK 0031 (Bust a Move Pocket)* B&W & Color    X    English X       Puzzle 8 Megs Taito 0032 Party Mail B&W & Color X       Japanese X X    Variety 8 Megs ADK 0033 Dokodemo Mahjong B&W & Color X       Japanese X       Board 4 Megs ADK 0034 (?)               0035 Big Tournament Golf/   Neo Turf Masters B&W & Color X X X Dual X       Sports 16 Megs SNK 0036 Dive Alert ~Burn~ B&W & Color X       Japanese X X    Simulation 16 Megs Sacnoth 0037 Dive Alert ~Rebecca~ B&W & Color X       Japanese X X    Simulation 16 Megs Sacnoth 0038 Crush Roller B&W & Color X X X Dual X       Arcade 8 Megs ADK 0039 Neo Geo Cup '98 Plus Color B&W & Color X X X Dual X       Sports 8 Megs SNK 0040 Shanghai Mini B&W & Color X X X Dual X       Board 8 Megs Activision 0041 Puyo Puyo 2/   Puyo Pop B&W & Color X X X Dual X       Puzzle 8 Megs Sega/Compile 0042 (?)               0043 (?)               0044 Pocket Lover ~If~ B&W & Color X       Japanese Dating Sim 16 Megs Kid 0045 Beast Buster '99/   Dark Arms B&W & Color X X X Dual X       Arcade 16 Megs SNK 0046 Pachinko Pocket Parlor B&W & Color X       Japanese Casino 8 Megs Japan Vistech 0047 (?)               0048 Magical Drop Pocket B&W & Color X       Japanese X       Puzzle 8 Megs Data East 0049 Puzzle Tsunagete Pon! 2 Color Only X       Japanese X       Puzzle 8 Megs Yumekobo 0050 Kikouseiki Unitron Color Only X       Japanese X       RPG 16 Megs Yumekobo 0051 Faselei! B&W & Color X       Japanese X *    Sim RPG 16 Megs Sacnoth 0052 Pachislot Hanabi B&W & Color X       Japanese Casino 4 Megs Aruze 0053 Biomotor Unitron B&W & Color    X X English X       RPG 8 Megs Yumekobo 0054 Puzzle Link B&W & Color    X X English X       Puzzle 4 Megs Yumekobo 0055 Pacman B&W & Color X X X Dual Arcade 4 Megs Namco 0056 Cardfighters' Clash   SNK Supporters Edition B&W & Color X       Japanese X X    Card Battle 16 Megs SNK 0057 Cardfighters' Clash   Capcom Supporters Edition B&W & Color X       Japanese X X    Card Battle 16 Megs SNK 0058 Magical Drop Pocket B&W & Color    X X English X       Puzzle 8 Megs Data East 0059 Sonic Pocket Adventure Color Only    X X English X       Platform 16 Megs Sega 0060 Densha de GO! 2 B&W & Color X       Japanese Simulation 32 Megs Taito 0061 Metal Slug: 2nd Mission Color Only X X X Dual Arcade 32 Megs SNK 0062 Mizuki Shigeru's   Ghost Photo Gallery Color Only X       Japanese X       Adventure 16 Megs SNK 0063 Mezase! Kanji Ou Color Only X       Japanese X       Education 16 Megs SNK 0064 The Last Blade Color Only X       Japanese X       Fighting 16 Megs SNK 0065 SNK Gals Fighters B&W & Color X       Japanese X       Fighting 16 Megs Yumekobo 0066 Big Bang Pro Wrestling Color Only X       Dual Sports 16 Megs SNK 0067 Cardfighters' Clash   SNK Supporters Edition B&W & Color    X X English X       Card Battle 16 Megs SNK 0068 Cardfighter's Clash   Capcom Supporters Edition B&W & Color    X X English X       Card Battle 16 Megs SNK 0069 SNK vs Capcom   Match of the Millenium Color Only X X X Dual X    X Fighting 32 Megs SNK 0070 Neo 21 B&W & Color    X X English X       Casino 8 Megs Dyna 0071 Dynamite Slugger Color Only X    X Dual X       Sports 8 Megs ADK 0072 (?)               0073 Sonic Pocket Adventure Color Only X       Japanese X       Platform 16 Megs Sega 0074 Pachislot Azteca Color Only X       Japanese Casino 4 Megs Aruze 0075 Cool Boarders Pocket Color Only X    X Dual Sports 8 Megs UEP 0076 Puzzle Link 2 Color Only    X X English X       Puzzle 8 Megs Yumekobo 0077 (?)               0078 Soreike! Hanafuda Dojo Color Only X       Japanese X       Casino 4 Megs Dyna 0079 Pocket Reversi Color Only X       Japanese X       Board 8 Megs Success 0080 Cotton B&W & Color X       Japanese Shooting 8 Megs Success 0081 Oekaki Puzzle Color Only X       Japanese Puzzle 4 Megs Success 0082 Evolution ~Eternal Dungeon~ B&W & Color* X       Japanese X       RPG 16 Megs ESP 0083 Bikkuriman 2000 Viva!   Pocket Festival! Color Only X       Japanese X    X Variety 8 Megs Sega Toys 0084 Pachislot Ward of Lights Color Only X       Japanese Casino 4 Megs Aruze 0085 Densetsu no Ogre Battle Color Only X       Japanese X       Sim RPG 16 Megs Quest 0086 (?)               0087 Memories Off ~Pure~ Color Only X       Japanese Dating Sim 8 Megs Kid 0088 Dive Alert: Matt's Version B&W & Color    X X English X       Simulation 16 Megs Sacnoth 0089 Dive Alert: Becky's Version B&W & Color    X X English X       Simulation 16 Megs Sacnoth 0090 Faselei! B&W & Color    * X English X       Sim RPG 16 Megs Sacnoth 0091 Koi Koi Mahjong Color Only X       Japanese X       Board 4 Megs Visco 0092 King of Fighters:   Battle de Paradise Color Only X       Japanese X    X Board/Variety 16 Megs SNK 0093 SNK Gals Fighters B&W & Color    X X English X       Fighting 16 Megs Yumekobo 0094 Rockman Battle & Fighters B&W & Color X       Japanese X       Fighting 16 Megs Capcom 0095 The Last Blade Color Only    * X English X       Fighting 16 Megs SNK 0096 Nige Ronpa Color Only X       Japanese X       RPG 16 Megs Dennou Eizo 0097 Ganbare Neo Poke-kun [WIP] Color Only X       Japanese Variety 16 Megs SNK 0098 Neo Baccarat B&W & Color       X English X       Casino 8 Megs Dyna 0099 Evolution: Eternal Dungeons B&W & Color*       X English X       RPG 16 Megs ESP 0100 Cool Cool Jam Color Only X       Japanese X    X Rhythm/RPG 16 Megs SNK 0101 (?)               0102 Pachislot Porcano 2 Color Only X       Japanese Casino 8 Megs Dyna 0103 Delta Warp Color Only X       Dual X       Puzzle 4 Megs IO Sys 0104 Pocket Reversi Color Only       X English X       Board 8 Megs Success 0105 Cotton B&W & Color       X English Shooting 8 Megs Success 0106 Picture Puzzle Color Only       X English Puzzle 4 Megs Success 0107 Pachislot Del Sol 2 Color Only X       Japanese Casino 8 Megs Aruze 0108 Pachislot Dekahel Color Only X       Japanese Casino 8 Megs Aruze 0109 Infinity Cure B&W & Color X       Japanese       X Dating Sim 8 Megs Kid 0110 Pachislot Ohanabi Color Only X       Japanese Casino 8 Megs Aruze 0111 Super Real Mahjong   Premium Collection Color Only X       Japanese X       Board 16 Megs Seta 0112 Pachislot E-Cup Color Only X       Japanese Casino 8 Megs Aruze 0113 (?)               0114 (?)               0115 (?)               0116 Cardfighters' Clash 2   Expand Edition Color Only X       Japanese X X X Card Battle 16 Megs SNK

Question #17

Q: Jeez, that's great. So that's every Neo Geo Pocket B&W or Color game ever released, right? A: Not quite. There's still a couple that I don't have all the details on. I'll list them here:

NEOP# Game Title Color Support Region JP  US  EU  Language Linking 2P  IR  DC  Genre Megabits Developer ???? Dokodemo Mahjong B&W Only X       Japanese X       Board 4 Megs ADK ???? Puzzle Link B&W Only    * X English X       Puzzle 4 Megs Yumekobo

So, as you can see, these are the original B&W version of Dokodemo Mahjong and the English release of the B&W Puzzle Link. I've had a handful of confirmations that these two games do exist and, in fact, Dokodemo Mahjong B&W was listed on SNK-Japan's site, but frankly I'm beginning to doubt their existence since I've never seen them myself. SNK-Japan's site had many mistakes and it's possible that they never deleted the B&W page when the game shifted to Color at the last minute. Also, it should be pointed out that, for both games, the color versions (NEOP0054, NEOP0033) do not specify in the title that they are color the way the other color updated B&W games do (Thanks to Stifu for pointing this out). However, I'll keep them on the list for the time being.

Question #18

Q: Okay then, but...wait a minute, I've seen other lists on the Internet that give totally different catalog numbers from the ones on this list. Is this some sort of screw up on your part? A: What you've seen probably aren't actually the catalog numbers. When a ROM dumping group such as Menace or Eurasia releases a Neo Geo Pocket ROM on the Internet, they give the ROM release a number, so the lists you've seen are most likely using those numbers. I didn't inlcude the ROM release numbers in this list because they're not really important to anybody but ROM collectors.

Question #19

Q: Ah. Wait a minute, though...the catalog numbers given don't even match the numbers on my actual games. For instance, my copy of Match of the Millenium is NEOP00691, not NEOP0069. There's a 1 on the end, see? Are you sure you didn't screw up? A: I'm pretty sure. The extra 1 at the end indicates that your game is the North American release. All Neo Pocket games released in North America have catalog numbers ending in -1, for Japan the catalog numbers end in -0, the European/Asian releases have no suffix. Throughout this FAQ I will be referring to games with their simple 4-digit numbers, minus the North American or Japanese region suffix. All games with the same basic 4-digit catalog number are the same internally, only the packaging differs.

Question #20

Q: Hmm, you know...I'm still not satisfied. I'm looking at my Gals Fighters cartridge and it says NEOP0095, not NEOP0093 as shown in the list. I really think you screwed up. A: Nah, SNK screwed up this time. Yep, they're famous for their typos and this is yet another one. The Euro/Asian Gals Fighters carts have NEOP0095 on them, but the case, manual and game ROM all agree that the real number is NEOP0093. NEOP0095 is Last Blade. (Thanks to Rockman Pocket|tekcoP namkcoR for this info.)

Question #21

Q: What's the deal with the Bust a Move Pocket at 0031? Why does it have an '*'? A: Because Bust-a-Move Pocket (US) and Puzzle Bobble Mini (Europe) are both in English, SNK could not simply make the title screen depend on the language selection as they did with other dual-title dual-language games such as Neo Turf Masters/Big Tournament Golf. Instead, Bust-a-Move Pocket has a different game ROM from the Puzzle Bobble Mini released in Japan and Europe/Asia and so, it also has a different ROM header number. Bust-a-Move's header number is 0031 while Puzzle Bobble Mini's is 0020. Bust-a-Move still has the same release NEOP number of 0020 (with a -1 suffix since it's a North American release) on the packaging, however. This Bust-a-Move Pocket is the only game I know of whose header number differs from its catalog number.

Question #22

Q: Neo Geo Cup '98 Plus B&W (NEOP0022)? Que el Fuck? I've never heard of that. I thought the B&W version was just Neo Geo Cup '98 (which is actually on you list at NEOP0002) and that the Plus version was the color version. What's going on here? A: Neo Geo Cup '98 (NEOP0002) is indeed B&W, but it was only released in Japan. For the game's release in Europe/Asia and North America, SNK made some refinements and renamed the game Neo Geo Cup '98 Plus (NEOP0022). A changed game means a new NEOP catalog number. The Color version, Neo Geo Cup '98 Plus Color (NEOP0039), released in all three regions, is identical to this latter version with the addition of Color-support and the two can even be linked, though the original (NEOP0002) can't be linked to either. (Thanks to Rockman Pocket|tekcoP namkcoR for this info, too.)

Question #23

Q: Ah. Are there other B&W games that can be linked with their Color versions? A: Yeah, Master of Syougi (NEOP0005) is identical to Master of Syougi Color (NEOP0027) and they can be linked. Same for Baseball Stars (NEOP0007) and Baseball Stars Color (NEOP0025). Dokodemo Mahjong (NEOP00??) can probably be linked with Dokodemo Mahjong Color (NEOP0033), but I can't say for sure. All versions Puzzle Tsunagete Pon!/Puzzle Link can be linked regardless of color or language support.

Question #24

Q: Can games from different regions usually link up? A: No, Puzzle Tsunagete Pon!/Puzzle Link B&W and Color (NEOP0011, NEOP00??, NEOP0029, NEOP0054) is the only one I know of that works. Of course, if a game is dual language, it can link up regardless of region since the internal game ROM is actually the same, but otherwise, no go.

Question #25

Q: Why is there a little '*' under 'Supports' for Samurai Spirits! (NEOP0008)? A: Samurai Spirits!/Samurai Shodown! 1 is generally considered a NGP B&W game, but it actually supports a limited color palette when played in a Neo Geo Pocket Color.

Question #26

Q: Cool, I didn't know that. Are there any other interesting things like this having to do with B&W and Color games? A: Funny you should ask, because yes there is. A number of the 'Color Only' games have a little something more than the usual warning screen when played on a B&W system. SNK vs Capcom: Match of the Millennium (NEOP0069) displays various small tableaus involving Capcom and SNK characters discussing the fact that the game can't be played on a B&W system. Delta Warp (NEOP0103) pretends to boot up to a A:\> prompt like a DOS machine and "boot" DELTAWARP.EXE (but fails, of course). King of Fighters: Battle de Paradise (NEOP0092) has a special mini-game that is only playable on a B&W Neo Geo Pocket. The game is called Yo-Sa-Ku and was SNK's first game, originally released in Japanese arcades in 1979 and distributed by Sega. Battle de Paradise is otherwise not playable on a B&W system. Cool Boarder Pocket (NEOP0075) has a normal "The soft is only for Neo Geo Pocket Color" screen, but pressing the Option button allows you to cycle through all the game's music tracks, so it functions as sort of a sound test. Evolution: Eternal Dungeons (NEOP0082/0099) initially presents a screen saying, "For use by Neo Geo Pocket Color Only," but you can just press the A button to bypass that screen and start a game.

Question #27

Q: That's wierd about Evolution (NEOP0082/0099), why would they do that? A: Probably because the game was never play-tested on a B&W system, so ESP doesn't want to guarantee that it will be fully playable with a greyscale screen. Neo Poke Pro Yakyuu also presents a screen warning something similar when you put it in a B&W system..

Question #28

Q: What does the 'JP|US|EU' category in the list mean? A: That indicates which regions each games was released in. Japan, the U.S. (and Canada), or Europe (actually, both Europe and mainland Asia).

Question #29

Q: Why do you combine Europe and Asia? Aren't those two entirely different continents? A: Actually, no. Geographically speaking, Europe and Asia are the same continent.

Question #30

Q: Yeah, okay, but commercially speaking, they're separate. So, why do you combine them? A: For whatever reason, SNK did not distinguish between their games released in Europe and those released in mainland Asia (Hong Kong, Singapore, possibly Taiwan and Korea; basically anywhere in Asia that the games were distributed except Japan). For both regions the catalog numbers lack any suffix, the packaging is usually the same and the same games were released in each region. So, they really have to be considered the same region for the purposes of this list.

Question #31

Q: But my copy of Crush Roller (NEOP0038) that I got from Europe came with instruction manuals in Italian and German in addition to the English language manual, and the blurb on the back of the box is in all three languages, as well. Certainly this packaging was only for Europe, SNK didn't release games in Hong Kong with Italian instruction manuals, did they? A: No, you're right, the multi-language packaging was only for Europe. However, only the first batch of games were released with the three-language packaging in Europe and the games' catalog numbers are still the same as the Asian releases, so I consider them the same region. Below is a list of games released with German/Italian/English packaging. This same list of games was also apparently released with French/Spanish/(and English?) packaging in France and Spain (and possibly Portugal). Furthermore, these are probably more or less the same games that were released with the original clamshell cases in the US market:

NEOP# Game Title Color Support Language Linking 2P  IR  DC  Genre Megabits Developer 0011 Fatal Fury: 1st Contact B&W & Color Dual X       Fighting 16 Megs SNK 0015 Neo Dragon's Wild B&W & Color Dual Casino 8 Megs Dyna 0016 Neo Mystery Bonus B&W & Color Dual Casino 8 Megs Dyna 0020 Puzzle Bobble Mini/   Bust a Move Pocket B&W & Color Dual X       Puzzle 8 Megs Taito 0021 Metal Slug: 1st Mission B&W & Color Dual X       Arcade 16 Megs SNK 0023 King of Fighters: Round 2 B&W & Color Dual X    X Fighting 16 Megs SNK 0024 Neo Cherry Master Color B&W & Color Dual Casino 8 Megs Dyna 0025 Basball Stars Color B&W & Color Dual X       Sports 8 Megs Saurus 0028 Pocket Tennis Color B&W & Color Dual X       Sports 4 Megs Yumekobo 0030 Samurai Shodown! 2 B&W & Color Dual X       Fighting 16 Megs SNK 0035 Neo Turf Masters B&W & Color Dual X       Sports 16 Megs SNK 0038 Crush Roller B&W & Color Dual X       Arcade 8 Megs ADK 0039 Neo Geo Cup '98 Plus Color B&W & Color Dual X       Sports 8 Megs SNK

There may be one or two more games with the European packaging or one or two fewer with the US clamshell cases (particularly Dyna's casino games, I think), but this list should give general approximation. I haven't actually seen all the packaging variants for all these games, I only know that both practices stopped in August or September 1999 or so. And actually the Japanese clamshells disappeared shortly after this, too, so SNK clearly must have been feeling a need to cut costs on the Neo Geo Pocket at that time. If you can confirm or correct any of this info or let me know about other games that should be on the list, please contact me at opaopa@rattlebrain.com

Question #32

Q: I see that many of the Neo Geo Pocket B&W games such as King of Fighters R-1 (NEOP0001) are listed as having been released in Europe/Asia. I thought the black&white games were only released in Japan. A: No, they also exist in English packaging minus the -0 Japanese region suffix, but I'm not sure how they were actually distributed. While they might have been available via mail-order through SNK's European websites, it's probably more likely that they were only actually not directly distributed by SNK in Europe, only in Asia and that the copies in Europe were imported by various shops.

Question #33

Q: And what about Neo Geo Pocket B&W games in North America? You only have a '*' under the region for those, what's that mean? A: Well, the black&white games were definitely officially distributed by SNK in the US, but there was actually no difference between the copies sold in the US and those sold in mainland Asia (or Europe), both lacked any region suffix. So, these are, strictly speaking, actually Euro/Asian versions.

Question #34

Q: What about Faselei! (NEOP0090) and Last Blade (NEOP0095)? Why do they have an '*' under 'US'? I know those weren't released in North America. A: Well no, they weren't officially released, but beginning in early 2003 wholesale game distributors started turning up with US copies of them. These copies are only loose cartridges, but they do have the ESRB rating and -1 suffix clearly making them US versions. SNK may have produced boxes for these at least in prototype form since a few have been seen floating around, but they don't seem to have ever been put together with the carts and there probably wasn't any manuals produced. Dynamite Slugger also may have been produced, but as of this writing, it hasn't turned up.

Question #35

Q: What does the 'Linking' category represent and what do '2P|IR|DC' mean? A: That category specifies what sort of linking the game supports; the standard two-player link cable, the wireless infra-red link or the Dreamcast link, respectively.

Question #36

Q: Ah, okay. So what's the '*' under the 'IR' category for the Japanese release of Faselei! (NEOP0051) mean? Faselei! doesn't support the wireless link, does it? A: I don't think it does, however SNK's site claimed that it did and I've been unable to confirm it one way or the other.

Question #37

Q: And Cardfighters' Clash 2 (NEOP0116)? That one supports wireless linking, too? A: Cardfighters's Clash 2 (NEOP0116) has an '*' under the 'IR' category because while it supports the wireless link, it doesn't actually use it for multiplayer gameplay. Once you've played through the story mode, the "Dowsing" option opens up which allows you to use the wireless linker to "dowse" the air for cards. This feature uses a certain algorithm combined with the ambient IR waves it picks up and awards you a certain card based on the result.

Question #38

Q: So, what Dreamcast games do the various Neo Geo Pocket games link with? A: Okay, here's the list with the info I have (if you can fill in any info, please e-mail me at opaopa@rattlebrain.com):

NEOP# Neo Pocket Game Title Linking Direction Dreamcast Game Title 0023 King of Fighters: Round 2 <----> King of Fighters: Dream Match '99 Unlock special moves in KoF:R-2 and the image gallery in Dream Match '99. 0069 SNK vs Capcom   Match of the Millenium <----- King of Fighters: Dream Match '99 Send character ability points to Match of the Millenium as Olympic mode points. 0069 SNK vs Capcom   Match of the Millenium -----> Capcom vs SNK Send Olympic mode points to Capcom vs SNK that can be used to unlock hidden characters, etc. 0069 King of Fighters   Battle de Paradise <----> King of Fighters: Evolution   (Japanese version only) Unlock new boards in Battle de Paradise and level up strikers in Evolution. 0083 Bikkuriman 2000 Viva!   Pocket Festival! ??? Bikkuriman 2000 Viva! Festival! No idea. I've never tried it. 0100 Cool Cool Jam <----> Cool Cool Toon Exchange J-points between games for purchasing new outfits or items. 0109 Infinity Cure ??? Never 7 ~The End of Infinity~ No idea. I've never tried it. 0116 Cardfighters' Clash 2   Expand Edition -----> Capcom vs SNK 2 Completely unlock all characters and items in Capcom vs SNK 2.

Then, just to clear up any confusions, here's some games that you may have heard supported the Dreamcast link cable or may have expected to or hoped would, but absolutely don't:

NEOP# Neo Pocket Game Title Doesn't Link With Dreamcast Game Title 0075 Cool Boarders Pocket X Cool Boarders Burrn A link feature was planned early on, but didn't make it into the final version. 0082/   0099 Evolution: Eternal Dungeons X Evolution 2: Far Off Promise Doesn't link to the first Dreamcast Evolution game, either, for that matter. 0087 Memories Off ~Pure~ X Memories Off 2nd It's Infinity Cure and Never 7 (also love sims from Kid) that have the link feature. 0105 Cotton X Rainbow Cotton Doesn't link, that is all. 0097 Ganbare Neo Poke-kun [WIP] X RoomMania #203 Heheh...wouldn't it be cool, though.

Question #39

Q: What's the deal with these SNK Best Collection releases I've heard about? A: The SNK Best Collection was like a greatest hits series of re-releases for the Neo Geo Pocket. They were released in three groups during the second half of 2000. The re-released games games had the same catalog numbers as the original versions (with a -7 suffix added), so they're not specified on the main soft list, but I'll list them here:

NEOP# Game Title Color Support Language Linking 2P  IR  DC  Genre Megabits Developer SNK Best Collection - 1st Group 0011 Fatal Fury: 1st Contact B&W & Color Dual X       Fighting 16 Megs SNK 0021 Metal Slug: 1st Mission B&W & Color Dual X       Arcade 16 Megs SNK 0030 Samurai Shodown! 2 B&W & Color Dual X       Fighting 16 Megs SNK SNK Best Collection - 2nd Group 0056 Cardfighters' Clash   SNK Supporters Edition B&W & Color Japanese X X    Card Battle 16 Megs SNK 0057 Cardfighters' Clash   Capcom Supporters Edition B&W & Color Japanese X X    Card Battle 16 Megs SNK SNK Best Collection - 3rd Group 0061 Metal Slug: 2nd Mission Color Only Dual Arcade 32 Megs SNK 0064 The Last Blade Color Only Japanese X       Fighting 16 Megs SNK 0065 SNK Gals Fighters B&W & Color Japanese X       Fighting 16 Megs Yumekobo 0069 SNK vs Capcom   Match of the Millenium Color Only Dual X    X Fighting 32 Megs SNK

Question #40

Q: Is it true that the Best Collection releases came in clamshell cases? A: Yeah, apparently. It's most likely that to save some money SNK (by this time under the Aruze banner) simply recycled the clamshell cases that had been sent back to them when their foreign operations closed down and they recalled their unsold product from the Asian, European and North American markets. However, the cases may have also simply been leftover unused units.

Question #41

Q: What about these pirate multicarts that I've seen around? What games do they have on them? A: Here's lists the ones I know of (thanks to D-Lite for info on the 4-in-1s and 5-in-1s):

No. Menu Title = NEOP# Game Title 4-in-1 multicart (#1) 1. Sonic = 0059 Sonic Pocket Adventure 2. Neogeocup 98 = 0039 Neo Geo Cup '98 Plus Color 3. Puzzle Bobble = 0020 Puzzle Bobble Mini 4. Pacman = 0055 Pacman 4-in-1 multicart (#2) 1. Gals Fighters = 0065 SNK Gals Fighters 2. Neogeocup 98 = 0039 Neo Geo Cup '98 Plus Color 3. Puzzle Bobble = 0020 Puzzle Bobble Mini 4. Pacman = 0055 Pacman 5-in-1 multicart (#1) 1. Moon Knight = 0064 The Last Blade 2. Puzzle Bobble = 0020 Puzzle Bobble Mini 3. Mahjong = 0033 Dokodemo Mahjong 4. Puzzle Link = 0029 Puzzle Tsunagete Pon! Color 5. Pacman = 0055 Pacman 5-in-1 multicart (#2) 1. Metal Slug 1 = 0021 Metal Slug: 1st Mission 2. Puzzle Bobble = 0020 Puzzle Bobble Mini 3. Mahjong = 0033 Dokodemo Mahjong 4. Puzzle Link = 0029 Puzzle Tsunagete Pon! Color 5. Pacman = 0055 Pacman 5-in-1 multicart (#3) 1. Gals Fighters = 0065 SNK Gals Fighters 2. Neogeocup 98 = 0039 Neo Geo Cup '98 Plus Color 3. Pocket Tennis = 0028 Pocket Tennis Color 4. Puzzle Link = 0029 Puzzle Tsunagete Pon! Color 5. Pacman = 0055 Pacman Super 9-in-1 (NGP-001) 1. Metal Slug 2 = 0061 Metal Slug: 2nd Mission 2. SNK vs Capcom = 0069 SNK vs Capcom   Match of the Millenium 3. Moon Swordsman = 0064 The Last Blade 4. Puzzle Bobble = 0020 Puzzle Bobble Mini 5. Cotton = 0080 Cotton 6. Cool Boarders = 0075 Cool Boarders Pocket 7. Sonic = 0059 Sonic Pocket Adventure 8. Pacman = 0055 Pacman 9. Pocket Tennis = 0028 Pocket Tennis Color Super 12-in-1 (NGP-002) 1. Metal Slug 2 = 0061 Metal Slug: 2nd Mission 2. SNK vs Capcom = 0069 SNK vs Capcom   Match of the Millenium 3. Sonic = 0059 Sonic Pocket Adventure 4. Neo Geo Cup 98 = 0039 Neo Geo Cup '98 Plus Color 5. Crush Roll = 0038 Crush Roller 6. Othello = 0079 Pocket Reversi 7. Pocket Tennis = 0028 Pocket Tennis Color 8. Puzzle Link = 0029 Puzzle Tsunagete Pon! Color 9. Pacman = 0055 Pacman 10. Mahjong = 0033 Dokodemo Mahjong 11. Proffesional Baseball = 0026 Neo Poke Pro Yakyuu 12. Shanghai = 0040 Shanghai Mini

Question #42

Q: Is that all the pirate mulitcarts there are? I'm pretty sure I've heard of others. A: I don't really know. There could certainly be more of the 4-in-1s or 5-in-1s (these seem to be all from the same manufacturer), but who knows? I've also heard of a 6-in-1, but I'm not sure about that. If anyone has any other pirate carts not on my list, please send me an e-mail at opaopa@rattlebrain.com with the info.

Question #43

Q: Oh, what about those demo carts? What's the deal with those? A: Well, they were demonstration cartridges that SNK sent to various Akihabara, etc. shops in Japan for play in demo machines. Except for the Melon-chan's Growth Diary/King of Fighters:Round 1 demo (which was the first Neo Geo Pocket demo and came in a clamshell box with a two-color insert), I'm pretty sure they are all loose cartridges. Here is a list of all the Japanese demo carts that I know of including some details I know about them:

Game Title Notes Big Tournament Golf -full version playable Biomotor Unitron -full version playable -start out with more arms and ore in inventory Cardfighters' Clash -first CFC demo cart -non-playable running demo Cardfighters' Clash   SNK Supporters Version -second CFC demo cart -full version playable Delta Warp -??? demo levels playable -levels not present in final version? Densha de GO! 2 -full version playable Fatal Fury: First Contact ... King of Fighters: Round 1 -one match with ??? playable -on a single cart with Melon-chan King Of Fighters: Round 2 -first KoF:R2 demo cart -one round playable with Iori, Leona or ??? King of Fighters: Round 2 -second KoF:R2 demo cart -limited play in story, making and sparring modes Magical Drop Pocket ... Melon-chan's Growth Diary -full version playable? -on a single cart with KoF:R1 Metal Slug: 1st Mission ... Metal Slug 2nd Mission -only one level playable Neo Cherry Master Color -full version playable Pac-man -full version playable Puzzle Bobble Mini -full version playable Rockman Battle & Fighters ... Samurai Spirits! -full version playable -no color support, plays in black and green SNK Gals Fighters ... SNK vs Capcom:   Match of the Millenium -one battle in tournament mode playable -Target 9 or Ghost Trick in olympic mode playable Sonic Pocket Adventure -first level and bonus round playable Bikkuriman 2000 Viva!   Pocket Festival! ...

Question #44

Q: So, all the demo carts were Japanese then? None released in the US or Europe? A: Yeah, as far as I know that's right. However there were two cartridges on display at SNK's booth during E3 2000 that could be considered demo carts. They were an English version of Cool Cool Jam that constisted of just an introduction to the various characters and gameplay concepts and a complete beta version of Wrestling Madness (a.k.a. Big Bang Pro Wrestling). At least the Cool Cool Jam cart and possibly the Wrestling madness one, as well, were stolen from the booth and both are now avaialable online as ROMs, though the carts themselves have not surfaced since shortly after E3. I don't know of any European or mainland Asian Neo Geo Pocket demo carts at all. I doubt there were any.

Question #45

Q: Well then, if that covers all the commercially released games, what about the Neo Geo Pocket games that never got released? A: There were quite a few unreleased games, though of course we can't say how far any of them ever actually got in the development process. A certain number must have maid it at least far enough to be assigned NEOP catalog numbers as this is the best explanation for the empty slots in the list (NEOP0034, NEOP0077, etc.). We can even fairly reasonably assume that NEOP0113, NEOP0114 and NEOP0115 represent the final three games announced by Aruze in 2001 which were lost in the flurry of bankrupcies and lawsuits that took began shortly afterwards. In any case, here is a list compiled of all the games which were officially announced either by SNK, by Aruze after SNK's demise or--in the case of Towers--by Tele-Games on their own:

Game Title Announced Cancelled Genre Developer Notes Battle Royal 02/03/1999 06/17/1999 Simulation ADK possibly became Faselei! wireless link Connected Blast Slot Puzzle 03/22/2001 ??? Puzzle Aruze   Digital Primate ??? 03/31/2000 RPG SNK possibly became Ganbare Don-chan's Casino Nights 03/22/2001 ??? Casino Aruze   Famista Baseball 01/??/1999 03/26/1999 Sports Namco   Graduation Photograph 02/03/1999 06/17/1999 Dating ADK wireless link High School Baseball ??? 04/16/1999 Sports ADK   Hyper Girls Mahjong 02/03/1999 04/16/1999 Board ADK wireless link Ikari Warriors: The Return 11/19/1999 01/07/2000 Action SNK   King of Fighters: Round 3 09/22/1999 08/30/2000 Fighting SNK   King of Pachinko ??? ??? Casino Boss Comm.   Magician Lord 09/22/1999 06/15/2000 Action SNK   Melon-chan's Growth Diary 2 02/03/1999 06/17/1999 Simulation SNK wireless link Mortal Kombat ??? 06/17/1999 Fighting Midway   NBA Hangtime ??? 09/22/1999 Sports Atari Games   Neo Poke Bass Fishing 02/03/1999 06/17/1999 Sports ADK a.k.a. Pocket Fishing wireless link Neo Poke block game 06/17/1999 08/26/1999 Puzzle SNK working title NFL Blitz ??? 09/22/1999 Sports Atari Games   Pachinko Pocket Parlor 2 03/26/1999 05/20/2000 Casino Japan Vistech   Pachislot Thunder-V 02/22/1999 09/22/1999 Casino Aruze   Pachislot Zero Kichi 02/22/1999 09/22/1999 Casino Aruze   Pachislot 9th title 03/22/2001 ??? Casino Aruze working title Popeye & Betty Cartoon Ride 03/26/1999 03/16/2000 Platform Japan Vistech   Puzzloop 03/26/1999 06/17/1999 Puzzle Mitchell   SNK character race game 03/31/2000 08/30/2000 Racing ITL working title Soccer datatbase sim game 03/26/1999 09/22/1999 Sports Japan Vistech working title Super Producers ??? ??? Simulation Hudson Dreamcast link Taisen Billiard Breakshot 02/03/1999 06/17/1999 Sports ADK wireless link Tournament Pro Wrestling 09/22/1999 01/07/2000 Sports Yumekobo   Towers: Lord Baniff's Deceit 10/??/1999 ??? RPG JV Enterprises announced by Tele-Games Windjammers ??? ??? Sports Data East a.k.a. Flying Power Disc World Heroes Pocket ??? 06/17/1999 Fighting ADK

Question #46

Q: Interesting. I see that that you have just '???' listed in the 'Announced' category for a lot of those games, why is that? A: Those games (with the exception of King of Pachinko, I believe) were all announced during the Neo Geo Pocket B&W period in 1998 before SNK was keeping records, so it's hard to say when exactly they were announced. Windjammers was both announced and cancelled before 1999, so I have no dates for it.

Question #47

Q: What does it mean when you say 'possibly became XXX' in the 'Notes' section there? A: This is just some speculation on my part that the game may not have been actually cancelled, but simply received and name change. This speculation is based mostly on similarity of game type and the fact that the new game appeared on SNK's lists just shortly after the first disappeared. However, note that in both cases the developer is different; while this wouldn't be too strange considering the small closely related group of development houses involved with SNK, it's enough to make me unsure.

Question #48

Q: Aren't there some other unreleased games? Like Match of the Millenium 2 or Tekken? I'm sure I've heard about these. A: Yeah, there was a bunch more games that there were many rumors about even though they were never officially announced:

Game Title Genre Developer Notes Arc the Lad 2 RPG Sony CE   Army Men Action 3DO most likely speculation ChuChu Rocket Puzzle Sega   IQ: Intelligent Qubes Puzzle Sony CE   Match of the Millenium 2 Fighting SNK never officially announced Metal Slug: 3rd Mission Action SNK never officially announced NBA Jam Sports Atari Games was actually NBA Hangtime Outrun Racing Sega   Popolocrois Simulation Sony CE   Sakura Taisen Sim RPG Sega/Red   Sakura Taisen Columns Puzzle Sega/Red &nsbp Shenmue Adventure Sega admitted hoax Tekken Fighting Namco most likely speculation Tetris Puzzle Bullet-Proof

Question #49

Q: Ah, right. How likely was it that these games were actually in development? A: Well, it varies a lot. From Shenmue (which was admitted to have been a hoax) or Tekken (which was almost certainly just a rumor based on the fact that Namco had signed on as a developer) to the games from Sega or Sony (which were quite possibly under consideration and were reported on a number of reputable sites, both companies were indeed SNK licensees). Match of the Millenium 2 was even confirmed to have been in the works by a former SNK employee after the fact.

Question #50

Q: Wait a minute...aren't there still some more cancelled games? I swear I've heard of some others...like Passive Sonar or something? A: Right, as I mentioned above, a number of games were renamed during their development process. THis includes Passive Sonar and some others, here they are:

Development Title Release Title NEOP# Biomotor Unitron 2 Kikouseiki Unitron 0050 King of Fighters Adventure KoF: Battle de Paradise 0092 The Major League Neo Poke Pro Yakyuu 0026 Passive Sonar Dive Alert 0036, etc. Soul Avenger Jet Nige Ronpa 0096 World League Baseball 2000 Dynamite Slugger 0071 Wrestling Madness Big Bang Pro Wrestling 0066

Question #51

Q: So, that's it then, right? That's all the Neo Geo Pocket games. A: Of course not. You can't forget the homebrew development scene which has kept many a Neo Pocket fan in new software for years now.



Question #52

Q: Ooh, homebrew you say? What homebrew games are there for the Neo Geo Pocket? A: Here are all the homebrew games, demos and apps I know of that run on the Neo Geo Pocket (the list does not include Neo Geo Pocket-related apps for the PC):

Game/Demo Title Category Genre Release Progress Games by Chris Ahchay (website link) Barbarian Invaders Full Game Arcade v1.01 Completed Joust Game Demo Arcade Rev.2 Continuing Juno First Full Game Shooter Rev.1? Completed? Mr. Do Full Game Arcade Rev.2 Discontinued? (Qix) --- Arcade --- Unreleased Same Game Full Game Puzzle Rev.1 Continuing Tank Fighter Game Demo Simulation Rev.2 Discontinued? Games by Roger Bacon (website link) (Arkanoid) --- Arcade --- Unreleased Jumpy! Full Game Platform Rev.3 Completed Lights! Full Game Puzzle Rev.1 Completed NeoCentipede Full Game Arcade Rev.2 Completed Starfield Tech Demo --- Rev.1 Completed Games by Jim Bagley (website link) Asteroids Full Game Arcade Rev.1 Completed Spacies Full Game Arcade Rev.2 Completed Games by Toby Carvan (no website) TPaint Application Drawing Rev.1 Completed Games by Darek Davis (website link) Checkers Tech Demo --- Rev.1 Continuing? Town Square Tech Demo --- Rev.1 Continuing? Games by Dark Fader (website link) Pacman Full Game Arcade Rev.1 Completed Squall Tech Demo --- Rev.1 Completed Games by Lindon Dodd (website link) Manic Miner Full Game Platform v1.0 Discontinued Games by Roger Dupond (website link) 1st Step to 3D: Lines,   Triangles & Points Tech Demo --- Rev.1 Completed 2nd Step to 3D: Cube   Pyramid & Sphere Tech Demo --- Rev.1 Completed 3rd Step to 3D:   Complex Models Tech Demo --- Rev.1 Completed 4th Step to 3D:   Full Features Tech Demo --- Rev.1 Completed Columns Full Game Puzzle Rev.2 Completed Dynamate Full Game Puzzle v1.1 Completed MOD Player Application Audio v1.0 Completed Movie Player Application Video Rev.2 Completed? Puzzle Gems Full Game Puzzle v1.1 Completed? PocketRace Full Game Racing v0.03 Continuing? SOD Chess Full Game Board v1.1.0 Discontinued? WAV Player Application Audio Rev.1 Completed Slideshow Application Image Rev.3 Completed Games by Jeff Frohwein (website link) Hello World! Tech Demo --- Rev.1 Completed Games by Judge (no website) CPU Test Application Test Rev.1 Completed Hardware Test Application Test Rev.1 Completed Games by Loic Julien (no website) Barbarian Game Demo Fighting Rev.2 Continuing? Shufflepuck Cafe Full Game Sports? Rev.2 Completed? Games by Mike Kasprzak (website link) Syko*War Game Demo Platform Rev.1 Discontinued Games by Ivan Mackintosh (website link) Blocks Full Game Puzzle Rev.1 Completed Diamond Run* Full Game Arcade Rev.3 Completed Dodger Full Game Arcade Rev.1 Completed Freecell Full Game Board Rev.1 Completed (Jetpac) --- Aracde --- Unreleased Mines Full Game Puzzle Rev.2 Completed NGPC Player Application Audio Rev.1 Completed? SFX Maker Application Audio Rev.1 Completed Snake Full Game Arcade v1.2 Completed Thieves Full Game Board Rev.2 Completed Games by Metafox (website link) The Adventures   of Gus and Rob Game Demo Adventure Rev.2 Continuing (Pengo) --- Arcade --- Unreleased Games by N!k (no website) neo-neo! Tech Demo --- v1.1 Completed Games by Steve Robb (website link) (Dizzy Pocket) --- Platform --- Unreleased (Fuztris) --- Puzzle --- Unreleased HiColour Tech Demo --- Rev.1 Completed (Plink!) --- Pong --- Unreleased (Uridium) --- Shooter --- Unreleased Games by Jeff Siebold (no website) Maze Full Game Arcade v1.04 Completed Mersenne Twister Tech Demo --- Rev.1 Completed Games by Thomasz Slanina (no website) Invader Full Game Arcade Rev.1 Completed Simple Fractal Tech Demo --- v1.1 Completed Games by unknown authors (???) Chaos89 Tech Demo --- Rev.1 Completed

Question #53

Q: Say, that's stupendous! Ho did people write these games? And how can I play them? A: All the homebrew Neo Geo Pocket stuff has been written from the ground up in C or Assembly using free and homebrew tools by these great programmers in their spare time. I think they've produced some very impressive games. You can find some of the needed tools, tutorials and more information on the various coders' sites, particularly Ivan Mackintosh's and Jeff Frowhein's. As for playing the homebrew games, there are a number of Neo Geo Pocket emulators around that do the job, but for the real proper experience, you'll need to find a Pocket Linker and flash cart (in 16 or 32Mb) made by Bung! This will allow you to write the game from your PC to a special cart for play on an actual Neo Geo Pocket system.

Question #54

Q: Super. I had no idea there wewre so many homebrew games for the system, but what's the difference between a 'Full Game' and a 'Game Demo'? A: Well, that's my own judgement call based on how playable I feel the game is. The 'Completed' or 'Discontinued' notes under 'Progress' category is also a judgement call, they really describe the same thing if you think about it. Again, it's just a matter of how playable the game or demo is.

Question #55

Q: And the 'Release' category here, what does that mean? A: That's just to indicate how many versions of the program the author has released and which one is the most current as of this writing (July 23, 2003). Notice the question marks; it's not always totally clear how many releases there have been since the old ones get removed and forgotten usually.

Question #56

Q: What about the games the games that say 'Unreleased'? What's the deal with them? A: For one reason or another and author might announce that he's working on a game, even release a screenshot or two, but never get it to a playable state where it can be released. Some of these games that I have marked as 'Unreleased' are still in development and will hopefully de released someday, but I'm afraid many of them--some of the most impressive ones, too--will probably never be finished or released. I suppose is SNK, ADK, etc are allowed to do it, so are the homebrew coders.

Question #57

Q: Wow, so are we at the end of the FAQ now? No more info in you? A: I think there may be some more info in me, actually, but you've got to ask the question first...this is supposed to be a Frequently Asked Question list, afterall. I can't just make up questions, you know, that wouldn't be right at all. It would be false advertising, wouldn't it. So, if you have a question you want to ask, go ahead and I'll try to answer it....

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