4.30.00
New Gif, etc
The Omake section has been updated with one new Gif, this time created by Ybom (shown to the left). Hopefully another Omake update can be made soon, with some new (and old) ad scans. SJ's Kinokuniya has had some rather bad delays lately, so we should be able to get our hands on some Famitsu's by mid week. Boy! NGPC news sure is lax lately, eh?


4.20.00
Forget about Songboy...
...because The Magic Box has recently posted new info and pictures of SNK's own MP3 device, called Neo Geo Pocket Audio. As you can tell from the pic above, the unit is the size of a regular game cart. It is also used in the same fashion, displaying onscreen controls, even some animated graphics. As reported earlier, the cart will hold a reasonable 32MB of music, but it is also upgradeable! Check out the Magic Box for more info and pics.

4.19.00
Ogre Battle
A graphical preview of the highly anticipated Ogre Battle has been added to the Games section, sporting some new scans from Neo Geo Freak magazine.

Current and Future Software
Metal Slug: 2nd Mission should now be available just about everywhere in the US and Canada (finally. woo hoo!), so the Software Data page has been updated accordingly. The Coming Soon section has been updated as well. Not much is new, though...unless you're the type that gets excited about each new Aruze Kingdom game. Didn't think so.

4.16.00
Mmmm, Plurals
The Games section has been updated with substance J's full Review of SNK's estrogen-packed Gals Fighters.

4.15.00
Gah!
Wow, this past week hasn't been conducive to updates. Between server troubles, school hassles, Appendicitis, Insomnia, Car break-ins, Puzzle Link 2 addiction, and other collective distractions, we've been busy. OK, OK...we just slack, really. More timely updates should be up soon...

New Gifs
New Gifs by SyxxPac have been added to the Omake section. Included in this batch are Hibiki from Last Blade, as well as original custom Gifs (!).

3rd Party MP3 Unit
Can't wait for SNK's MP3 accessory? You might want to check out Songboy. The Songboy unit - to be released in early Spring 2000 (??) for both Neo Geo Pocket Color and Gameboy Color - will feature support for MP3, WMA, AAC, AC3, MPR, VRC, WAV and SDMI file formats, a USB port, headphone and microphone jacks, on-screen utilities such a graphic equalizer, file quality, lyric display, and more. The unit will ship with a lowly 16MB flash memory card (perfect for those with extremely limited tastes in music, or very short attention spans...), though it can be upgraded to a more man-sized 32MB. The "estimated" retail price is $79.00.

While the Songboy's specs aren't necessarily ideal, it's very cool to see this kind of support for NGPC. Now...if someone can make a fully functional MP3 player, why is Nyko's Worm Light taking so long?

4.10.00
Visual Stuff
4 new (technically, old...since they're from a May 1999 issue of Weekly Famitsu) ad scans have been uploaded and added to the Omake section, along with new Gifs. The new scans are:

  • Dive Alert (1)
  • Dive Alert (2)
  • Fatal Fury: First Contact
  • Metal Slug: 1st Mission

    New Software
    Today we received US versions of Dive Alert: Matt, Dive Alert: Becky, Puzzle Link 2, and Gals Fighters. When called, most local stores had yet to stock them (other than EB, which had Gals Fighters), but they're indeed officially out (SNK USA's move from Northern to Southern CA is slowing down shipments, we suspect). Hopefully retail locations will stock them soon (Toys R Us seems to have stopped selling NGPC games and hardware, for example)...

    4.9.00
    Puzzle Link
    substance J's review of Yumekobo's Puzzle Link has been added to the Games section.

    Omake
    The Omake section has been updated with a load of new Gifs from Last Blade, Match of the Millennium, and King of Fighters. This time, something new is being given a try...full color "hacks" of some characters. Have a look! They're purdy.


    4.6.00
    Omake
    The Omake section has been cleaned up a bit, and a new section has been added. First off, new gifs by SyxxPac have been added to the Gifs area, including brand new Last Blade characters. Secondly, an onsite Audio section has been put into place featuring a handful of Wav files from Dive Alert and Metal Slug: 2nd Mission. Have a look...or a listen.

    Battle De Paradise
    The ever so faithful Magic Box has posted 2 scans and early information on SNK's King of Fighters ~ Battle De Paradise! The game seems similar to Mario Party, as you make your way around the board, encountering mini games such as the one shown below (the Fatal Fury arm wrestling challenge lives on!!!!). Check out the Magic Box for complete info and another pic. Speaking of which, the Links section has been updated to reflect their new URL. Funny to think that after all these years, the Box has finally left Geocities.

    TGS MP3 Display

    4.3.00
    NGPCMP3 *phew*
    This story is a few days old by now, but it's just too cool to pass up (and it happens to be one of the only worthwhile products to come out of the Spring 2000 TGS. Possibly an April Fools joke?). At TGS, SNK displayed a prototype MP3 add-on for the Neo Geo Pocket Color. The unit holds up to 32 megabytes of MP3 audio, which can be downloaded from your PC, and the arranged and managed using the NGPC's onscreen interface and control pad. For the full story on this potentially awesome accessory, check out Pocket IGN's recent article. Time to start gathering some Alice in Chains MP3s. No wait...J-Pop...maybe some Three Michelle Elephant Gun...err, nevermind.

    Neo Turf Masters
    Torture's review of SNK's pocket Golf game, Neo Turf Masters, has been added to the Games section.

    Links
    The Links section has been updated with a link to New Earth, a cool new Neo Geo Pocket-related website.

    Other Bits
    The news of March has been added to Archives, available below.