. Its name, derived from Greek, literally translates to "New World". Known for its immense power and "arcade-perfect" home experience, it remained a force in the industry for 14 years, with its final official game released in 2004. The Three Hardware Faces

is a legendary video game platform released in 1990 by the Japanese company

No franchise defines the Neo Geo better than The King of Fighters (KOF). While Street Fighter had one-on-one duels, KOF introduced the 3v3 "Striker" system. It was frantic, chaotic, and incredibly deep.

Because the home AES hardware was essentially identical to the arcade MVS hardware, the games were perfect translations. There was no "porting" process to water down the graphics. When you played Samurai Shodown at home, you were playing the exact same code found in the arcade cabinet down the street. This fidelity is what drove the "games Neo Geo" mystique for over a decade.