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SNK Corporation has confirmed the lineup of launch titles for the NEOGEO mini console, alongside other new details via a new video presentation for the hardware.
An initial release is set for this summer in Japan, with a global release later. A price wasn’t announced, however SNK noted they’re in the final phases of looking for the right price that consumers will be happy with.
The company confirmed the entire lineup of titles arriving with the mini console, with fourteen games identified as being exclusive to the regular NEOGEO mini or the NEOGEO mini international version.
To clarify things a bit, here’s a breakdown of each version and its games:
Game Lineup
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NEOGEO mini
- Aggressors of Dark Kombat
- Alpha Mission II
- Art of Fighting
- Blazing Star
- Burning Fight
- Cyber-Lip
- Fatal Fury Special
- Garou: Mark of the Wolves
- King of the Monsters 2
- Kizuna Encounter
- Metal Slug
- Metal Slug 2
- Metal Slug 3
- Ninja Commando
- Ninja Master’s
- Puzzled
- Real Bout: Fatal Fury
- Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers
- Samurai Shodown II
- Samurai Shodown V Special
- Samurai Shodown IV
- Sengoku 3
- Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad
- Super Sidekicks
- The King of Fighters ’94
- The King of Fighters ’95
- The King of Fighters ’96
- The King of Fighters ’97
- The King of Fighters ’98
- The King of Fighters ’99
- The King of Fighters 2000
- The King of Fighters 2001
- The King of Fighters 2002
- The King of Fighters 2003
- The Last Blade
- The Last Blade 2
- Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy
- Top Player’s Golf
- Twinkle Star Sprites
- World Heroes Perfect
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NEOGEO mini international
- 3 Count Bout
- Art of Fighting
- Blazing Star
- Blue’s Journey
- Crossed Swords
- Fatal Fury Special
- Foot Ball Frenzy
- Garou: Mark of the Wolves
- Ghost Pilots
- King of the Monsters
- King of the Monsters 2
- Kizuna Encounter
- Last Resort
- Magician Lord
- Metal Slug
- Metal Slug 2
- Metal Slug 3
- Metal Slug 4
- Metal Slug 5
- Metal Slug X
- Mutation Nation
- Ninja Master’s
- Puzzled
- Real Bout: Fatal Fury
- Robo Army
- Samurai Shodown II
- Samurai Shodown IV
- Samurai Shodown V Special
- Sengoku 3
- Shock Troopers
- Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad
- Super Sidekicks
- The King of Fighters ’95
- The King of Fighters ’97
- The King of Fighters ’98
- The King of Fighters 2000
- The King of Fighters 2002
- The Last Blade 2
- Top Player’s Golf
- World Heroes Perfect
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Finally, SNK is going to release a NEOGEO mini pad, a controller that reimagines the design of the NEOGEO CD and can be connected directly to the NEOGEO mini for playing with friends, or by yourself. The controller will come in black and white colors:
In case you missed it, we previously reported on the console’s tech specifications, which you can read about here.
