ABSTRACT
In 1990, Nintendo licensee SNK (creators of the games Ikari Warriors and Crystalis) came out with the ultimate gamer’s system, the 24-bit Neo-Geo. Unfortunately, its ultimate price of $649 was beyond the reach of most gamers in 1990. On the other hand, Neo-Geo was so close to arcade quality, with a lineup heavy on action/fighting games, that it was actually used in many commercial arcades. There wasn’t much in the way of deep game development, but it was the console to have if you were an ultra-extreme hardcore gamer. Neo-Geo remained a fringe product, however, and never achieved the level of sales of the major systems.
