Neo Pocket UK releases

gatsu25

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According to the Master List Neo Pocket (not color) games were released in the UK.
I have not been able to find pictures of these games or have been able to confirm their existence. The wiki article states that the Neo Pocket was released only in Japan to further confuse me. Also I have seen someones "complete" collection of UK games, but none of them were the B&W games.

So do games like KOF R-1, Samurai Showdown, Pocket Tennis, etc. exist in the UK format? Is that list entirely complete, and correct? I'm in Japan and have almost all of the Japanese exclusives, so I need to know whether or not to get those B&W games. Any help is appreciated!
 

gatsu25

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Baseball Stars, Neo Geo Cup '98 Plus, Neo Cherry Master are the only ones I didn't mention I think...
 

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The list of English NGP black & white games are as follows:

Baseball Stars
King of Fighters R1
Neo Geo Cup '98 Plus
Pocket Tennis
Samurai Shodown

They definitely had distribution in Asia (outside of japan) and Europe, and I believe they had very limited distribution in the North America. I have KOF and Neo Geo Cup I can get pictures of, if you are interested.

Cherry Master was always rumored to exist, but it is safe to say it does not, as no one has ever furnished any proof.
 

gatsu25

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Hey thanks for the help. I don't need pictures. I will take your word for it. Looks like the only one I'll get here then is that Cherry Master.
 
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There were no "UK" releases, but Asian imports, as was the system. They had english instructions only compared to the coloured versions which had multi-language instructions, and the back cover showing a Japan address for distribution.

Some show a UK address, which I would class as a UK release specifically. There were other coloured games for specific countries ie France with NEO*GEO Cup '98 Plus Color
 

gatsu25

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Wait, now I'm confused.

These were only realeased as Asian Imports? If so, were the covers and instructions completely in English?
 

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Just think of it this way for NGP black & white:

Japanese release = Japanese text
Non-Japanese release = English text (everything I listed in my earlier post)
 
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