Retrogaming is always more current than ever, just take a look at stores like Amazon to see small consoles pop up like mushrooms that promise to make us live the golden era of 80s / 90s gmaing. Yet these solutions, decidedly economic, on balance turn out to be disappointments, due to the fact that the games offered are nothing more than emulations of what the past has given us.
On the other hand, the consoles that the parent companies are offering us are different, such as copies of Commodore, Nintendo NES, Sega etc .. And on this wave Xiaomi also wanted to have its say by entering into an agreement with the renowned Japanese software house SNC Corporation , owner of the NEOGEO video game platform. In fact, in these hours on the Youpin crowdfunding platform, the SNK NEOGEO mini retrogaming game console has made its debut, which offers a catalog of 40 games, old glories of the golden age of gaming and proposed to a price of 699 yuan, or about 85 euros, which also includes a game pad worth 179 yuan, equal to about 22 euros.
Xiaomi launches the SNK NEOGEO retrogaming gaming console on Youpin
This is the international version, as the Chinese version of the same console is also available on Youpin at a price of 199 yuan, or about 24 euros. A perhaps high price, but that will surely appeal to all lovers of the genre, considering that NEOGEO is a confirmation of quality in the sector. Among the games, we find great classics, such as the Metal Slug series or King of Fighters. The design of the mini console recalls the game room cabinets in which many of us have inserted the various tokens to access the paradise of digital relaxation. On the body of the SNK NEOGEO we also have a classic joystick and several function buttons.
But the beauty lies in the portability of the console which is configured in dimensions of 108 x 135 x 162 mm and a weight of 390 grams. Supplied with a 3,5-inch LCD screen with 4: 3 aspect ratio. The console is also equipped with stereo speakers, but if necessary we also have an HDMI port for connecting to the TV as well as a 3,5 headphone jack input, XNUMX mm and a USB Type-C port for power supply which will also be used for connecting the supplied joypad.
Article written without knowledge of the facts. First, “of the emulations of what the past has given us”. The Neo Geo Mini is an emulator like any other non-branded or PC equivalent (or whoever wrote it believed it fitted a Motorola 68000?) Indeed, in fact, these mini consoles are nothing more than small computers with extremely cheap and low-power CPUs. Second, to consider € 24 a high price for this product is crazy: in Europe it costs between € 80 and € 100, it is a miracle that in China Xiaomi is able to sell it for so poco (indeed, almost suspicious). 24 € from us... Read the rest »
Luckily you clarified the question ... too bad you weren't even able to read and interpret, as the high price refers to the international version, sold for 85 euros.