Line #16 Platform/NeoGeoPocket


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2	The '''Neo Geo Pocket''' and '''Pocket Color''' were {{Creator/SNK}}'s attempt to enter the handheld console market.
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4	The Pocket was released in 1998, in Japan, Hong Kong, and Europe, [[NoExportForYou but not in North America]] most likely due to the Platform/GameBoyColor releasing. It didn't sell well, so it was replaced one year later by the Pocket Color. This had a wider release, including North America, and sold two million units. It was a good handheld, with a 16-bit CPU, 4096 colors, and 40 hours on two AA batteries for $70. It was cancelled in 2000 after SNK was bought by a pachinko company, though it lasted until 2001 in Japan.
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6	The Pocket's claim to fame over the Platform/GameBoy line was the fact that instead of rubber pads, the D-pad used microswitches to sense directional movement. This difference allowed competitive {{fighting game}}s to be played effortlessly on such a small unit. There was also a link cable that allowed the NGPC to interface with a Platform/SegaDreamcast.
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8	!!Specifications:
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10	[[AC:Processors]]
11	* CPU: Toshiba [=TLCS900H=], 16-bit, just over 6 [=MHz=].
12	* Z80, 3 [=MHz=], sound controller.
13	* One (Pocket) or two (Pocket Color) Texas Instruments [=SN76489=] sound chips.
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15	[[AC:Memory]]
16	* 12K [[MediaNotes/RandomAccessMemory RAM]] for [=TLCS900H=].
17	* 4K RAM for Z80.
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19	[[AC:Display]]
20	* 160*152 resolution.
21	* 146 out of 4096 colors.
22	* 64 sprites.
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24	[[AC:Sound]]
25	* One or two sound chips, 3 square waves plus 1 noise wave per chip.
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27	!!Games:
28	[[index]]
29	* ''VideoGame/BiomotorUnitron''
30	* ''[[VideoGame/BubbleBobble Bust-A-Move Pocket]]'' (aka ''Puzzle Bobble'')
31	* ''VideoGame/CoolBoarders Pocket''
32	* ''[[VideoGame/EvolutionTheWorldOfSacredDevice Evolution: Eternal Dungeons]]''
33	* ''VideoGame/FantasticNightDreamsCotton''
34	* ''VideoGame/FatalFury: First Contact''
35	* ''VideoGame/GanbareNeoPokeKun''
36	* ''[[VisualNovel/{{Never7}} Infinity Cure]]''
37	* ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters97 King Of Fighters R-1]]''
38	** ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters98 King Of Fighters R-2]]''
39	** ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters King Of Fighters: Battle de Paradise]]''
40	* ''[[TabletopGame/{{Mahjong}} Koi Koi Mahjong]]''
41	* ''VideoGame/TheLastBlade: Beyond the Destiny''
42	* ''VideoGame/MagicalDrop Pocket''
43	* ''VisualNovel/MemoriesOff: Pure''
44	* ''[[VideoGame/MetalSlugMissions Metal Slug: 1st Mission]]''
45	** ''VideoGame/MetalSlug: 2nd Mission''
46	* ''VideoGame/OgreBattle: Legend Of The Zenobia Prince''
47	* ''VideoGame/PacMan''
48	* ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo2 Puyo Pop]]''
49	* ''[[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Rockman Battle & Fighters]]'' (a port of both ''VideoGame/MegaManThePowerBattle'' and ''VideoGame/MegaMan2ThePowerFighters'')
50	* ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown!'' (port of ''SSIV'')
51	** ''Samurai Shodown! 2'' (port of (''[=SS64=]-2'')
52	* ''VideoGame/{{Shanghai}} Mini''
53	* ''VideoGame/SNKGalsFighters''
54	* ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomCardFightersClash''
55	* ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomTheMatchOfTheMillennium''
56	* ''VideoGame/SonicPocketAdventure''
57	* ''VideoGame/SuperRealMahjong Premium Collection''
58	[[/index]]

Context Platform / NeoGeoPocket