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<p style{{Infobox_console|Manufacturer = [[SNK]]|Generation ="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgbSixth generation|Release date = March 16, 1999 (0,0,0JP);font-family:sans-serif;text-align:start;">The |Media type = Cartridges|Media Compatibility = Neo Geo Pocket|Predecessor = [[Neo Geo Pocket]]}}The '''Neo Geo Pocket Color was ''' (shortened '''NGPC'''), is a 16-bit colour handheld video game console manufactured by SNK. It is a successor to SNK's last video game console, and is monochrome [[http://enNeo Geo Pocket]] handheld which debuted in 1998 in Japan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backwards_compatible backwards compatible] with the The Neo Geo PocketColor was released on March 16, 1999 in Japan, August 6, 1999 in North America, and some time in 1999 in Europe. In 2000, following SNK's purchase by American [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachinko pachinko]manufacturer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aruze Aruze]American pachinkomanufacturer Aruze, the Neo Geo Pocket Color was dropped from both the North American and European markets. It did, however, last until 2001 in Japan, with a total of 2 million units sold.</p>{| class="toc" id="toc" style="font-size:12px;border-color:rgb(170,170,170);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.1875px;text-align:start;"|==Contents== <span class="toctoggle" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:11px;"> [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_Pocket_Color# hide]] </span>*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_Pocket_Color#Features 1 Features]*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_Pocket_Color#History 2 History]**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_Pocket_Color#US_Release 2.1 US Release]**[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_Pocket_Color#Post-Aruze_buyout 2.2 Post-Aruze buyout]*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_Pocket_Color#Legacy 3 Legacy]*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_Pocket_Color#Technical_specifications 4 Technical specifications]*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_Pocket_Color#See_also 5 See also]*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_Pocket_Color#References 6 References]*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_Pocket_Color#External_links 7 External links]|}==Features <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neo_Geo_Pocket_Color&action=edit&section=1 edit]]</span>==<p style="line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;text-align:start;">The Neo Geo Pocket Color is built very similarly to its predecessor, the Neo Geo Pocket, sporting two face buttons on the right hand side of the system, and an eight-directional digital joystick on the left. It is designed to be held horizontally (as opposed to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy Game Boy]'s vertical setup) and features a full colour screen in the center of the unit.</p>

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19The system enjoyed a greater success than any Game Boy competitor since Sega's Game Gear.1875px;color:rgb(0However,0it was hurt by several factors,0);font-family:sans-serif;text-align:start;">As well such as a clock and calendar system the Neo Geo Pocket Color has several other features such as generated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horoscope horoscopes] and an alarm system.</p>==History <span class="mwheads' (the Barone family) notorious lack of communication with third-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/indexparty developers, the success of the Game Boy Color and the ''Pokémon''franchise, and anticipation of the Game Boy Advance.php?title=Neo_Geo_Pocket_Color&action=edit&section=2 edit]]</span>=====US Release <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neo_Geo_Pocket_Color&action=edit&section=3 edit]]</span>=Technical specifications==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NeoGeoPocketColorFaseleiCart.jpg ][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NeoGeoPocketColorFaseleiCart.jpg ]The cartridge of the game ''Faselei!''<p style="line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0Neo Geo Pocket Color is built very similarly to its predecessor,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;text-align:start;">The NA version of the Neo Geo Pocket Color had an exclusive launch , sporting two face buttons on the website [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EToys.com eToys] in 1999. eToys also sold right hand side of the initial launch titles in system, and an eight-directional digital joystick on the preferred plastic snap lock casesleft. The system debuted in the United States with six launch titles It is designed to be held horizontally (twenty promised by end of yearas opposed to the Game Boy's vertical setup) and retail price features a full colour screen in the center of $69.95. Six different the unit colors were available: Camouflage Blue, Carbon Black, Crystal White, Platinum Blue, Platinum Silver, and Stone Blue.</p>

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;text-align:start;">Before SNK was bought out, Like the Neo Geo Pocket Color was being advertised on US television and units were being sold nationally in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wal-Mart Wal-Mart], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Buy Best BuyGame Boy], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toys_%22R%22_Us Toys "R" Us], and other large retail chains.</p>===Post-Aruze buyout <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;">subsequent [[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neo_Geo_Pocket_Color&action=edit&section=4 editGame Boy Advance]]</span>===[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Neo_Geo_pocket_color_advert.jpg ][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Neo_Geo_pocket_color_advert.jpg ]Poster advertising the system.<p style="line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;text-align:start;">Remaining stock was bought back by SNK for repackaging in Asia. In June 2000 consoles, SNK of America (and Europe) tried recalling most of the Neo Geo Pocket Color's screen is not back-stock of systems and lit, so games to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_memory flashed]and re-sold in Asia where the system would continue to can only be sold and supported. Some of the back-stock of NA NGPC hardware and software started showing up back on the marketplace seen in North America and Asia in 2003a well lit area. These units frequently appeared bundled with six games stripped of their cases and manuals. Two games often included, ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacnoth Faselei!]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Blade Last Blade]'' were never previously released The Neo Geo Pocket Color is unusual in United States, meaning that they have no US-localized box or manualit requires two sets of batteries; howevertwo AA batteries for the system itself, these titles did receive a European release, incorporating and an English translationoptional CR2032 battery to retain backup memory and keep the clock active.</p>==Legacy <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neo_Geo_Pocket_Color&action=edit&section=5 edit]]</span>==<p style="line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;text-align:start;">The system enjoyed a greater success than any [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy Game Boy] competitor since [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega Sega]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Game_Gear Game Gear]. However, it was hurt by Neo Geo Pocket Color has several factors, other features such as the Neo Geo heads' (the Barone family) notorious lack of communication with third-party developers,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-captwilliams_3-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_Pocket_Color#cite_note-captwilliams-3 [3]]</sup> the success of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy_Color Game Boy Color] and the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon Pokémon]''franchisegenerated horoscopes, an alarm system as well as a clock and anticipation of the [http://encalendar system.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance Game Boy Advance].<sup class="Template-Fact" style="line-height:1em;white-space:nowrap;">[''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed citation needed]'']</sup></p>==Technical specifications <span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neo_Geo_Pocket_Color&action=edit&section=6 edit]]</span>==*CPUs: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiba_TLCS Toshiba TLCS900H] core (16-bit), 6.144 MHz, Z80 at 3.072 MHz for sound.

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_memory_access DMA]: 4 channels.

*Sound: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN76489 SN76489] variant SN76489 variant, T6W28 (3 square wave tone generators with limited stereo capability + 1 monaural noise generator + direct access to the two 6 bits [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital-to-analog_converters DAC]bits DAC).

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NeoGeoPocketLinkCable.jpg ][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NeoGeoPocketLinkCable.jpg ]The link cable for linking systems together<p style="line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;text-align:start;">The system has an on-board language setting, and games display text in the language selected (provided the cartridge supports that language). Other settings can be set on the handheld such as time and date, and the system can provide customized horoscopes when one's birth-date is entered.</p>

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;text-align:start;">Cables for linking multiple systems were available, as well as a cable to connect the NGPC and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Dreamcast [Sega Dreamcast]. Games that featured this option include ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Fighters_R-2 King of Fighters R-2]'' (links with''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=King_of_Fighters_%2799_Dream_Match&action=edit&redlink=1 King of Fighters '99 Dream Match]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Fighters_Evolution King of Fighters Evolution]''), ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNK_vs_Capcom_-_Match_of_the_Millennium SNK vs Capcom - Match of the Millennium]'' (links with ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capcom_vs_SNK Capcom vs SNK]''), ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNK_vs_Capcom_-_Card_Fighters%27_Clash SNK vs Capcom - Card Fighters' Clash]'' (links with''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Fighters_Evolution King of Fighters Evolution]''), ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SNK_vs_Capcom_-_Card_Fighters%27_Clash_Expand_Edition&action=edit&redlink=1 SNK vs Capcom - Card Fighters' Clash Expand Edition]'' (links with ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capcom_vs_SNK Capcom vs SNK]'')(links with [Sonic Pocket Adventure]), and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Cool_Jam Cool Cool Jam]'' (links with ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Cool_Toon Cool Cool Toon]''). There was a wireless connector released in Japan that allowed several players in proximity to play together, with some cartridge moulding reshaped to hold it. An [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3 MP3] audio An MP3 audio player add-on was developed but was not released due to SNK's closure.</p> <p stylegallery spacing="small" orientation="landscape" captionposition="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;text-align:start;within"></p> <p stylecaptionalign="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.1875px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;text-align:start;center">[[File:CameraZOOM-2013060621015102720130606210250839.jpg|thumb|NeoGeo Pocket Color board front]][[File:backCameraZOOM-2013060621025083920130606210151027.jpg|thumb|NeoGeo Pocket Color board back]]front</pgallery>