Neo Geo Action Platformer Spinmaster Rotates Elegantly Onto Switch Next Week

The bloom is off the Neo Geo rose. I got that golf game and Metal Slug and am not looking to buy any more decades old games until Nintendo releases their own classics.

I miss Data East... but their spirit lives on live trough Arc System Works.

I've bought too many Neo Geo games, but this one actually looks brilliant.

@JHDK Aren't those Nintendo classic's decades old too?

Looks like a day one purchase!

Tho I'm still waiting for 3 count bout, and windjammers

I've bought some NES and Game Boy games countless times.
Those NEO GEO do not seem that stale or overbought (yet).

@Lord : Yeah the PS4 and Vita just received their Windjammers. I hope we will have it soon !

A certain download from me.I think that leaves only Puzzle Bobble from the announced games?.I hope the next batch of announced games are a little stronger.Fingers crossed for King of Monsters,I've always wanted to play that,it's already on the other consoles so it's just a matter of time.

@OorWullie "King of Monsters" 1 & 2, the greatest wrestling games in disguise of video gaming history!

Yuck.

I don't want to discourage anyone but would like to remind all that "Windjammers" is currently not licensed to Hamster but Dotemu. The version that was released on PS4 and Vita isn't just the original ROM image running on an emulator, it has new online features that required dedicated online servers to maintain. As such, fingers crossed and let's wait for some good news.

Same for Taito games like "Puzzle Bobble" 1 & 2, Hamster doesn't not have Taito licenses in their catalogues... hopefully that will change in the future.

The HAMSTER Neo Geo conveyor belt keeps on rolling.

@Shiryu I never thought of them like that, you're right. I was reading the reviews for them over at Neo-geo.com, I had a good laugh at the reviewer describing the final boss of the sequel, King Famardy, a giant blob that takes up 3/4 of the screen and "redefines cheap". He says it will take even a seasoned gamer 5 or 6 credits to beat it. If you were a home cart owner, which had no continues you were screwed. Funnily enough there's some pro on YouTube beating it with no continues.

@OorWullie Good times, I had to make due with Takara's SNES and Megadrive home conversions and always wished they ported it to the Game Boy somehow.

@OorWullie Puzzle Bobble was announced? Amazing!

@GrailUK No, that was not what he stated.

@GrailUK Yep a couple of weeks ago.I first spotted it on the Arcade Archives Wiki page last month but no other websites seemed to know about it.I found it strange for them to announce another game when they had just announced a new batch.I checked again a couple of days later and it had been removed.I assumed it was just an error then lo and behold,2 weeks later it was officially announced....or was it?

I can't find any news on that announcement at all.I'm pretty sure it was @Shiryu that wrote the article? or have I been playing so much Neo Geo games that I'm dreaming about them?

The Wiki part was definitely real.The announcement part I'm really doubting myself.

PS,I'm not confusing it with Puzzled.

Hmm, do I use lunchtime to feed myself or play Spinmaster?

When I was younger it was simply a matter of funds, buy a burger or play Spinmaster and chew on pocket lint... If I had a few salt and pepper packets there was no contest.

@GrailUK @OorWullie trust me, if I ever spot "Puzzle Bobble" coming on Switch (or anything Taito for that matter), I will sure to shout loud about it.

@ACK You have lived well and made wise choices.

@Shiryu I demand an @me if you hear something mate!

Absolute garbage. Unbelievable.

Looks like fun! I'll probably check it out when I get the chance

I had this on my 4 slot MVS and my youngest son and I use to love playing it. It's a great 2 player game...as are most Neo Geo titles.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE ...and the problem with that is? Just because it's not something you want doesn't mean that no one else does.

@Amsterdamsters You've jumped to conclusions, what in my statement was bad? I just stated a fact.

Think the only Neo Geo game I still want is King of the Monsters 2. Had it on SNES and really enjoyed it, despite the framerate.

Love the style and all of those different power-ups. And we are another step close to Baseball Stars Professional!

@Shiryu Hamster Corp. has released Taito games on the PS4 like Bubble Bobble and Ninja Warriors though.

By far, my favorite game on Neo Geo. It is very short, but very very sweet. Beat it over 50 times solo and with friends.

Hhhhm looks awful

@RootsGenoa This is why I got my fingers crossed really hard...

I'd like to session a Neogeo mini.

Never got a chance to play this because no cabinet near me had it back in the day. Might get this and Top Hunter, whenever that comes out, in one shot.

Joe & Mac? More like Dashin' Desperadoes, since it stars the same characters...

Regardless, great game and a sad reminder that the Neo degenerated into a wasteland of fighting games when it could have been so much more...now bring on Top Hunter!

Do you know what else would be a miracle?

Putting virtual console on switch.

Looks like another good Neo Geo game for next week too bad these releases don't have online multiplayer to them.

wheres my damn mutation nation!?

This and WindJammers were my favorite arcade games back in the day.

@Shiryu the Taito classics are owned by Square Enix who isn't doing a damn thing with them! And there's a truckload of them!

I will grab this thx Hamster. Joe & Mac would be first choice though if I had that option!! Maybe someday someway?

@Shiryu A high fiber diet, blistered thumbs, pixels burned into my retinas... Keeps me centered, keeps me fit.

I say you gotta live like it's 1cc or nothing, game's over chump.

Uh, actually don't quote me on that... I never said that before and I will never say that again, promise!

Huge soft spot for Data East

@joey302 What Square-Enix is doing with the Taito IP in regards to VC releases is mostly limited to Japan.
3DS VC has the NES versions of Bubble Bobble and Elevator Action (and some lesser known games like Front Line and Chack 'n Pop) but none in the west. Also over there they released the GBA Lufia on Wii U, although I don't know if Atlus owns the localization.

@KingMike there's a ton more Taito classics than that. They have a treasure Chest of classics comparable to Sega, Nintendo, Capcom, konami etc etc. (not that those guys are doing much with their classic IP's either either!)