NGPC UK Chrono' Release list. Help Needed EURO Fans.

Well, Ive been saying Im gonna start it! So here goes.
I want to try to put together a correct and complete list os UK NGPC games with the dates they were originally released.

Reasons??

Well, UK games are the most collectable.
There is a lot of incorrect information on the internet about SNKs little gem! Which strikes me as bizzare, because its not that long ago!

So, before the sands of time muddy the waters too much <img src="graemlins/spock.gif" border="0" alt="[Spock]" />

Right, If anyone can help with this then DO please!
But only accurate and verifiable information please! No here-say.


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Release Titles. Date???? (Anyone know the actual date of release of the NGPC??)

Neo Geo Cup Plus
Turf Masters
Bio Motor Unitron
Pac-Man
Pocket Tennis
Metal Slug
King of The Fighters R2
Puzzle Bobble Mini
Krush Roller (I know its a typo, but its like that on the official press release!)
Fatal Fury
Samurai SHowdown
Dragons Wild
Cherry Master
Mystery Bonus


(Big Gap Here!! Look in all your old DC Magasines guys)

From "NEO GEO NEWS" Issue 2 Spring 2000.
FEBRUARY Releases. (Actual dates would be good?)
TITLE BARCODE N# R.R.P
Match of the Millenium 5055000800560 £24.99
SONIC Pocket Adventure 5055000800384 £29.99
Card Fighters Clash 5055000800346 £24.99

Next I'll copy another press release schedule they sent me. It has numbered releases and bar code no's which I'll include.


MARCH 2000
23 Puzzle Link 2 £24.99 5055000800506 24-Mar
24 Magical Drop £24.99 5055000800230 24-Mar
25 Gal Fighters £24.99 5055000800391 24-Mar
26 Dive MATT Ver £24.99 5055000800292 31-Mar
27 Dive BECKY Ver £24.99 5055000800308 31-Mar

APRIL 2000
28 Faselei £24.99 5055000800377 14-Apr
29 Last Blade £24.99 5055000800889 14-Apr
30 Metal Slug 2 £29.99 5055000800407 28-Apr

MAY 2000
31 Dynamite Slugger £24.99 5055000800414 05-May
32 Cool Boarders £24.99 TBC 26-May

Now as we all Know, Dynamite Slugger and Cool Boarders were NOT released on the dates specified on the above release schedule.
In Fact, the following games were never "officially" released, and were only available through specialists and importers.

Dynamite Slugger
Cool Boarders
Picture Puzzle
Pocket Reversi
Evolution
Neo Baccarat
Cotton Fantastic Night Dreams

Also "Neo-Geo News" (Issue 2) reported :-
US Pro Wrestling 5055000800407 31-Mar £24.99 Ikari Returns 5055000800438 ??-may £24.99
This was clearly a wet dream.
It also had Faselei as a 21 April release (Not 14? did it slip by a week?)
And Dive alert Becky Version as a 14 April release, two weeks after Matt version, on 31st March??

For the release date of the carts you might try <a href="http://perso.wanadoo.fr/ngpc/liste_euro.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.

On my site, there is not the released date of UK ngpc games. I put only the released year for each. I don't know all the exact released date like what Metal slug wants. If we could get it, I will create a new version of my list

Your site is EXCELLENT Toobar!
Very well put together
I can send you scans of the covers of Reversi, Baccarat, cool boarders, and even the faces version of Samurai Showdown 2 if you'd like?

Toobar
I'm sending you a 3 emails for each cover.
one low-res, one high-res, and one progressive high-res.
I dont know a thing about web page design, so I thought I better spend the extra time so you can choose the format that is best, without having to download tons of stuff you cant use.

At least I hope it'll work that way?

THANKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Metal Slug. I've received neobaccarat, cool boarders and pocket reversi covers. In fact, i will use the high-resolution scan that you sent to me.

thank you a lot again. It works very good. I will put the scans next week on my site so all the neogeo pocket UK covers will be available soon.

PHEW!
Finally finished
Glad you like them, I'm happy to help such a good site!

NGPC UK release was 14th October 1999, and then delayed until 28th. Not sure why it was a Tuesday, but I was so keen I have committed these dates to memory.

The firsts titles to follow release titles were:
Beast Busters
Baseball Stars Color
Puyo Pop
Puzzle Link

I can confirm that, and I believe there were some others too, including Biomotor Unitron at that time. The dates for these are an unknown I am afraid, but it was before Christmas of 1999.

On reflection, my memory sucks real bad.

Now I am thinking the delay was longer and the actual release ran into early November...

I'm staying in this weekend.

Metal Slug, I found this on an old NGPC UK site:

" NEW RELEASES: SNK have finally given European Neo Pocket gamers something to look forward to. After a long period of no releases the following has been announced:

February 11th - SNK vs Capcom: Match of the Millennium
18th - Sonic Pocket Adventure
TBA - SNK vs Capcom: Card Fighters Clash
TBA - Neo 21
March Magical Drop Pocket
Gals Fighters
Dive Alert
Metal Slug: 2nd Mission
US Pro Wrestling
April Last Blade
May Baseball 2000
Ikari Warriors Return "

I will continue my investigations

Excellent!
It would be nice to find out all the original release dates, before all the information ges ost forever!

Thanks for the mention on your site BTW!

I feel quite famous!

hey toobar, il est bien ton site

je te remercie stéphane !!!! T'as des jeux ngpc ? si oui, faut m'envoyer une photo de ta collection

I found almost all the NGPC UK Chrono release !!!

1 Baseball Stars: 12/11/99
2 Biomotor Unitron: 01/10/99
3 Card Fighters Clash capcom edition: 25/02/00
4 Card Fighters Clash SNK edition: 25/02/00
5 Cool Boarders Pocket: ??????
6 Cotton: 16/06/00
7 Crush Roller: 01/10/99
8 Dark Arms: 12/11/99
9 Dive Alert Becky's version: 31/03/00
10 Dive Alert Matt's version: 31/03/00
11 Dynamite Slugger: 14/06/00
12 Evolution: ??????
13 Faselei !: 14/04/00
14 Fatal Fury 1st Contact: 01/10/99
15 Gal's Fighters: 24/03/00
16 King of Fighters R-2: 01/10/99
17 Last blade: 14/04/00
18 Magical drop pocket: 24/03/00
19 Metal Slug 1st Mission: 01/10/99
20 Metal Slug 2nd Mission: 28/04/00
21 Neo Twenty One: 11/02/00
22 Neo Baccarat: 16/06/00
23 Neo Cherry Master Color: 01/10/99
24 Neo Dragon's Wild: 01/10/99
25 Neogeo Cup 98 Plus Color: 01/10/99
26 Neo Mystery Bonus: 01/10/99
27 Neo Turf Masters: 01/10/99
28 Pac Man: 01/10/99
29 Picture Puzzle: 16/06/00
30 Pocket Reversi: ??????
31 Pocket Tennis Color: 01/10/99
32 Puyo Pop: 26/11/99
33 Puzzle Bobble: 01/10/99
34 Puzzle Link: ??????
35 Puzzle Link 2: 24/03/00
36 Samurai Shodown! 2: 01/10/99
37 Shanghai Mini: 21/07/00
38 Snk vs Capcom: Match of the Millenium:
39 Sonic Pocket adventure: feb-2000 ??????

Excellent list!

Where did you find that Toobar?

i found that on this site: <a href="http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/matchprneoall.asp?ProductName=" target="_blank">http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/matchprneoall.asp?ProductName=</a>

According to what wrote moog, I can think that puzzle link may be released the 12/11/99
or the 26/11/99

Superb job Toobar!

Im going to have a good look at it later!
See if there are any remaining gaps!

Excellent thanks!