Are you a fan of SNK, or of the Neo itself?

Just curious as to what people refer to when they say they're Neo fans.

Thinking about it, this might be one of the reasons there's so much dissention regarding Playmore possibly moving on to new hardware. If you're primarily into the Neo simply because of SNK, than of course you don't care what platform the games are playing on. However, if you're a fan of the system itself, than you'll probably find yourself firmly rooted in the opposite camp.

For me, I'm a fan of the Neo system - SNK was just the company that made the games and hardware - a means to an end. To be truthful, I had never even really noticed them as anything other than an arcade license, or 3rd party NES developer until they debuted the Neo.

Not to say that SNK didn't have something special - they're programmers and artists were some of the best the industry had to offer, IMO. It's just that, for me anyway, it's always been the Neo itself that's drawn me in. Really, some of my favorite games on the system aren't even made by SNK directly.

There was (and is) just something about the system, about the way it sounds, the particular look of it's graphics, the way the games control... It's hard to explain, but this really is THE system for me.

I guess that's why, although I was saddened when the old SNK I grew up with suddenly folded, I didn't see it as the end of the world as the Neo itself would still continue. While I agree that the majority of the newer titles lack that special "something", I still find them incredibly fun to play, and have no regrets on Playmore's decision to continue to support the hardware.

So, am I alone here, or does anyone else feel the same?

I would be a fan of SNK if the same company existed. Now I feel that the only thing (barely) making Playmore feel any little bit like SNK is that the games are on the Neo. Late 80's on the NES I was an SNK fan through the 90's still an SNK fan. Now I think that if Playmore moved onto new hardware it would be just a name, because admittedly games have not been the same since Playmore took the reigns, granted they are mediocre, still haven't hit the pit low of some PS2 3rd party devs, but if the games weren't on the Neo what are they? To me it'd be using a license to sell the game.

im 100% neo-geo
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Fan of SNK, if it wasn't for them there would be no NEO. Granted I haven't seen eye to eye with Playmore but I'm willing to give 'em a chance, SNK themeselves didn't get where they where over night.

I still love Snk's old games, but I'm not gonna turn down something by Playmore. MS3 is my fav slug, but I like Kof2K2 and can't wait to play my ROTD. I got to play MS4 at sports world and it wasn't too bad. As long it is on the Neo it's cool. The ports just don't feel the same as playing the games on the neo. I like the fact Playmore is making more money, but I don't want them leaving the neo completely.

I just love my Neo!!! drool

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Well, some of my favorate games for the Neo are Shock Troopers 2, Wakku Wakku 7 and RotD.
So I guess that makes me a fan of the Neo-Geo itself, rather than the company behind it.
Although there are still a lot of SNK games that I really enjoy.

I'm a fan of SNK itself, because if they released another system, and had some known names such as KOF, Fatal Fury, etc., it would probably be worth buying. I'm also a big fan of the Neo itself, because it has some of the best games out there.

I love the MVS/AES hardware for its huge library of games and it ease of use as well as the variety of different hardware {1,2,4,6 slot boards with cool bells and whistles }.
I also like SNK since they made all of this possible and for creating games that are alot of fun to play and seem to retain that "Magic feeling" all these years later.

At this point the restructure into PlayMore hasnt impressed me in the least game wise,
so far they all feel pretty bland thats not say I dont/wont enjoy playing them, they just cant hold a candle to most of the older "SNK" games, but Its nice to see new software still being released.

So I guess Im a fan of both rather than just one of them. Although if you like the Neo then I dont think you can really choose one or the other since they are totally dependant on each other. Its not like you would buy a Neo just to play 3rd party manufacturer games.

I agree 100%

I am a fan of SNK the company rather than the Neo Geo system itself. Early on in my gaming experience I found that my favorite companies were 3rd party developers (i.e. Konami, Capcom) who did not have their own hardware for home releases. So, I've never truly understood why people needed to have games by a certain company on their own dedicated hardware. That was a reality I've faced for as long as I've been gaming, and the same reason I'm not adverse to change for SNK Playmore now.

I would say i am more of a fan of SNK than the Neo.Even the Neo does have many other class games not made by SNK,but the reason why i love the neo is because of SNK,the quality of there games are amazing to me.

SNK buttrock

I'm a fan of the Neo itself, all the games are easy to just pick up and play, and it's games are what I grew up on in the arcades!

However if someone asked me too choose between SNK and Capcom, I'd scream SNK everytime!

I am an SNK fan in general. I've been gaming since the Atari2600 days and I remember how groundbreaking SNK games were in the arcade (Ikari Warriors, Guerrilla War, POW, Time Soldiers, etc) and part of the reason why I bought a NES was to play some of these great games at home.

When SNK announced the Neo, I was intrigued and followed its progress continuously througout the years until I finally graduated from college and got a good job which has provided me with the means to FINALLY buy a Neo and build a respectable collection.

I'm a fan of the Neo.

I love my Neo.

although if it wasn't for SNK there would be no Neo.

I'm a fan of the neo geo.

SNK was a good company, but the fact was simple that they made a lot of bad decisions. Other than Cool Cool Toon, none of their non-neo stuff was worthy of playing. And before the Neo, other than Ikari Warriors, I had no idea of anything that SNK did. I'm not a retroactive fan - I can't go back and play Chrysalis, even though I hear it was great. I an't play Guerilla war, or Ikari 2 and 3. So whatever, my love for SNK really only exists on the Neo. And so I love the Neo instead. Especially for games like Ninja Masters, Blazing Star, Big Tournement Golf, Metal Slug 1, Last Resort, Samurai Shodown 2 - great games to say the least. Not all of them made by SNK.

I am a fan of the hardware 100% therefore SNK gets props for developing it.The Neo Geo is like Frankenstein because developers can be replaced.
SNK has made severe mistakes since DAY ONE and Playmore is carrying on this tradition.
What the Neo-Geo needs is a FAN BASED development team that knows their stuff form proucers to programmers and the Neo Geo could stand the test of time for another 10 years.
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Yep, good topic indeed.

Well, I'm a fan of the SNK games. I love the games. I can't love just a console itself, it's only a pice of plastic and metal. It's the games what you really play. The console is just the media, the flesh, the recipient. The soul is in the game.

So if SNK starts making game for another system, no matter which, with the same spirit as the old ones (with that I'm saying 2D, I don't want them to make 3D games), I'm all for it.

Another problem you all know I have with the Neo Geo system is its form as a Home Console, the AES. For me it doesn't make sense spending all that much money in games and all the things that come from that ("collectionism", owning the games but not playing them, etc.). So that's another reason I am not a fan of the Neo Geo.

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Another problem you all know I have with the Neo Geo system is its form as a Home Console, the AES. For me it doesn't make sense spending all that much money in games and all the things that come from that ("collectionism", owning the games but not playing them, etc.). So that's another reason I am not a fan of the Neo Geo.

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I ama fan of SNK itself

You can't be a fan of one without being a fan of another.

This seperation of SNK and Neo Geo reminds me of how Dion used to go around saying that SNK sucked and that Neo Geo was where it was at. But when you think about it, Neo Geo is SNK. That's all there is to it. I just can't seperate the two in my head. It would be silly to do so.

SNK all the way!

The Neo Geo is a great system and all, but it's what SNK did with the hardware that made it so great.

King of Fighters, Last Blade, Sam Sho, Fatal Fury, etc.

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SNK all the way!

The Neo Geo is a great system and all, but it's what SNK did with the hardware that made it so great.

King of Fighters, Last Blade, Sam Sho, Fatal Fury, etc.

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I agree all the way!

Both.

I´m a SNK fan, Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, Samurai Spirits, KOF. Those games pushed NG to the top it would be a failure otherwise.

btw, Alpha developed the neo geo hardware not snk.