Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection
{{Infobox video game
|title = Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection
|image = Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection.jpg
|caption = Key art for Nintendo Switch version of Vol. 1
|developer = {{ubl|SNK|Code Mystics}}
|publisher = SNK
|designer =
|engine =
|platforms = Nintendo Switch, Windows
|released = Nintendo Switch
Vol. 1: {{Video game release|WW|March 17, 2021}}Vol. 2: {{Video game release|WW|November 9, 2022}}Windows
Vol. 1: {{Video game release|WW|September 29, 2021}}Vol. 2: {{Video game release|WW|November 9, 2022}}
|genre = Various
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer
}}
Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection is a pair of video game compilations developed by SNK and Code Mystics. Each of the two volumes contain emulated versions of 10 games originally published by SNK between 1999 and 2000 for the company's short-lived Neo Geo Pocket Color handheld game console, including some featuring characters from fellow game developer Capcom. The first volume was released for Nintendo Switch in March 2021, followed by a release for Windows the following September. The second volume was released for both systems in November 2022.
Features
Prior to the compilations' release, 12 of the included games were re-released individually for the Nintendo Switch beginning in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2019/08/samurai-shodown-for-switch-debut-trailer-screenshots|title=Samurai Shodown for Switch debut trailer, screenshots|first=Sal|last=Romano|website=Gematsu|date=August 28, 2019|access-date=September 20, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/metal-slug-1st-2nd-mission-deployed-to-nintendo-switch/|title=Metal Slug 1st & 2nd Mission Deployed to Nintendo Switch|first=Josh|last=Tolentino|website=Siliconera|date=September 16, 2021|access-date=September 20, 2023}} The compilations retain the individual re-releases' features, including the ability to rewind gameplay and create save states, various screen filters and borders, and the option to play games compatible with the original Neo Geo Pocket in monochrome.{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/56726/neogeo-pocket-color-collection-vol-1-switch-eshop-review|title=NeoGeo Pocket Color Collection Vol. 1 (Switch eShop) Review|first=Zachary|last=Miller|website=NintendoWorldReport|date=March 31, 2021|access-date=September 20, 2023}} The player can also view 3D models of each game's box art and cartridge, as well as digitized versions of the original instruction manuals.
Both the Japanese and English releases of each game are included, with the exception of three games in Vol. 2 that were never localized.{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/neo-geo-pocket-color-selection-vol-2|title=Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol.2 Review|first=Tom|last=Massey|website=Nintendo Life|date=November 15, 2022|access-date=September 20, 2023}} Several games, most prominently SNK's fighting games, support local multiplayer between two players on a single system; however, certain multiplayer features such as item trading are omitted. SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash, featured on Vol. 2, includes both the Capcom and SNK versions of the game, with the ability to battle and trade cards between the two on a single system.{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/snk-vs-capcom-card-fighters-clash-switch-release-revives-one-of-the-best-card-rpgs/|title=SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash Switch Release Revives One of the Best Card RPGs|first=Graham|last=Russell|website=Siliconera|date=January 18, 2022|access-date=September 20, 2023}}
=Games included=
Each compilation contains 10 games.{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/neogeo-pocket-color-selection-vol-1-on-steam-has-a-different-lineup/|title=NeoGeo Pocket Color Selection Vol 1 on Steam Has a Different Lineup|first=Jenni|last=Lada|website=Siliconera|date=September 30, 2021|access-date=September 20, 2023}} One game featured in Vol. 1 was replaced for the Windows version, instead receiving a standalone release outside the collection. Vol. 2 features a secret minigame, a remake of the 1979 SNK arcade game Yosaku, accessed by playing The King of Fighters: Battle de Paradise in "Black and White" mode.{{cite web|title=Retro Re-release Roundup, week of November 10, 2022|url=https://retronauts.com/article/1965/retro-re-release-roundup-week-of-november-10-2022|author=GSK|website=Retronauts|date=November 9, 2022|access-date=September 6, 2023}}
==Volume 1==
{{collist|
- Big Tournament Golf{{efn|name=standalone|Not available as a standalone release}}
- Crush Roller{{efn|name=standalone}}{{efn|Windows version only}}
- Dark Arms: Beast Buster 1999{{efn|name=standalone}}
- Fatal Fury: First Contact
- King of Fighters R-2
- The Last Blade: Beyond the Destiny
- Metal Slug 1st Mission
- Metal Slug 2nd Mission
- Samurai Shodown! 2
- SNK Gals' Fighters
- SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium{{efn|Nintendo Switch version only; released separately on Windows}}
}}
==Volume 2==
{{collist|
- Baseball Stars Color{{efn|name=standalone}}
- Big Bang Pro Wrestling
- Biomotor Unitron
- Ganbare Neo Poke-kun{{efn|name=standalone}}{{efn|name=Japan|Japanese language only}}
- The King of Fighters: Battle de Paradise{{efn|name=standalone}}{{efn|name=Japan}}
- Mega Man: Battle & Fighters{{efn|name=Japan}}
- Neo Geo Cup '98 Plus Color{{efn|name=standalone}}
- Pocket Tennis Color{{efn|name=standalone}}
- Puzzle Link 2{{efn|name=standalone}}
- SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters' Clash
}}
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Reception
{{Video game reviews|title=Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1
| MC = 79/100 (NS){{cite web | title=Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1 | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/neo-geo-pocket-color-selection-vol-1/ | work=Metacritic | publisher=Fandom | access-date=June 21, 2022 }}
76/100 (PC)
| OC = 77%{{cite web |title=Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1 Reviews |date=2 April 2021 |url=https://opencritic.com/game/11110/neogeo-pocket-color-selection-vol-1 |publisher=OpenCritic |access-date=October 24, 2023}}
}}
{{Video game reviews|title=Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 2
| MC = 65/100 (NS){{cite web | title=Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 2 | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/neogeo-pocket-color-selection-vol-2/ | work=Metacritic | publisher=Fandom | access-date=September 20, 2023}}
| OC = 63%{{cite web |title=Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 2 Reviews |url=https://opencritic.com/game/13992/neogeo-pocket-color-selection-vol-2 |publisher=OpenCritic |access-date=October 24, 2023}}
}}
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Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1 received positive reviews. Critics praised the selection of games offered, but lamented the fact that most of them were already available as standalone releases on Nintendo Switch.
In contrast, Vol. 2 received average reviews, with many claiming that the selection of games was not as strong as that of Vol. 1.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Capcom's VS. series}}
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Category:Capcom video game compilations
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:Nintendo Switch games