HAMSTER continues its long game to bring almost every Neo Geo title of note to the Nintendo Switch eShop, and Fatal Fury 3: Road To The Final Victory is the next classic ready for porting. And you won't have to wait long because it's hitting those digital shelves next week.
The only caveat is said game - known as ACA NEOGEO Garou Densetsu 3 〜Harukanaru Tatakai in Japan - is only getting a Japanese release for now on 15th February, priced at ¥823. So sad faces all round if you're a FF3 fan from the West, but the game has already had a localised release on PS4 and Xbox One in 2017 so it's only a matter of time before the EU and North American eShops get in on the ACA Neo Geo action. In meantime, check out our original Neo Geo review...
Are you a fan of the FF series? Or have you had your fill of HAMSTER's consistent retro roll out? Comments, assemble!
[source japanesenintendo.com]
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Has there been an announcement for the next batch of Neo Geo games coming from Hamster? Tomorrow's 2020 SUPER BASEBALL is the last one of the current slate.
Presumably FATAL FURY 3 may be part of the upcoming releases then?
[UPDATE] FATAL FURY 3, MAGICAL DROP III and SENGOKU 2 are all incoming for the Switch!!!
See: https://nintendoeverything.com/neogeo-games-magical-drop-3-sengoku-2-coming-soon-to-switch/
Please add "in Japan" to the article title to avoid any confusion here and on Twitter please. Got all excited for nothing.
Get the game just to see the character interactions. They are so hilariously 80's ..or is it 90's.
@Joker13z clicks get them money and they have no scruples, so no, they’ll continue to clickbait you.
I know there where a TON of SNK fighters on the neo-geo, but I'm pretty burnt out with them, I'd like more diversity in these releases. Neo-Bomberman, Twinklestar Sprites, Nightmare in the Dark, Cyber Lip, please.
I'll grab this when it comes my way.
@RusevDay I may have been clickbaited by them in the past I don't know. But this is the first time I can remember feeling misled by a clickbait article title on their twitter.
Definitely an annoyance for me. Especially on sites I feel like don't usually do that. Hopefully this is a rare thing.
@Joker13z This site LOVES clickbait (and spelling mistakes). It payz teh billz. Even the alt title for the image is wrong (almost this site is trying to sabotage its SEO ranking and screen readers).
Will be getting this on release as would like to play the uncensored version, as opposed to Wii VC version.
With the exception of the Switch launch, I don't remember the ACA NEOGEO titles not releasing on the same week in Japan and the West (Japan releases on Tuesday, IIRC; Super Baseball 2020 and Crazy Climber are already up). If a title should disappear, then that's a different story.
And a side note: Sengoku Ace is also up right now in Japan.
@HauntingNostrils Some good shouts in there. I'll add BATTLE FLIP SHOT, SUPER SIDEKICKS 2 and PUZZLE BOBBLE.
I reckon Super Sidekicks 2 will be in the next ACA batch.
@YamAsereht Damn. Guess I haven't been paying attention then. My want for Fatal Fury on Switch made me pay more attention this time I guess.
Come on Nintendo Life...do better than this. I hate clickbait title crap. It's like asking to get adblocked and I feel bad about doing that to sites I visit often.
@Joker13z haven't all neo geo games on switch so far released in the same week in japan and in the west?
edit: just checked. they all have been released on the exact same day worldwide.
@Joker13z Yeah, very iffy when you have a sharp eye and read their news on here a lot.
To be fair, even if this news only applies to Japan for now, Hamster have been really good with releasing the same game worldwide since 2-3 weeks after Switch was launched.
Fatal Fury 3 is alright, I prefer the Real Bout games. Probably getting closer for those to be released.
@YamAsereht they have all been released on the same day worldwide since launch day
@YamAsereht If that's true I'll be happier then. Love me some Fatal Fury coop. Lots of fun memories of side scrolling beat em up coop action with games like that.
@manu0 Yeah, I remember North America, had to wait a week later for ACA Neo Geo launch, even though Europe and Japan got them on Switchmas Day. Apart from that, always a worldwide release.
I can wait for the NA release.
@RusevDay @Joker13z You'll be pleased to know that just like 99% of the other times a Neo Geo game has been announced for Japan it will be released in the West on the same date.
@masterLEON I didn't expect Sengoku Ace so soon. Hopefully we'll get it either this week or next. Flying Tiger Entertainment's new line of Data East arcade classics called Johnny Turbos Arcade lands in NA next week. First up is Gate of Doom, an isometric action RPG.
Nice!! Another step toward completing the Fatal Fury Series on Switch!!! Still hoping for Real Bout Fatal Fury, Real Bout Fatal Fury Special, Real Bout Fatal Fury 2, The King of Fighters 97, The King of Fighters 2001, The King of Fighters 2002, The King of Fighters 2003, Samurai Shodown 3, Samurai Shodown V Special, Wind Jammers, Metal Slug 4, The Last Blade 2, Sengoku 2, And Sengoku 3.
I hope the next batch of upcoming ACA Neo Geo releases also comes with some standard Arcade Archives games as well.
This is one of the very few NeoGeo games that I was really waiting for, I'll buy it asap
@shonenjump86 Yeah Fatal Fury 3 wasn't exactly a highlight of the series.
Gate of Doom is next week as well.
@OorWullie doesn’t bother me, I happily buy stuff from the Japan eshop.
Interestingly enough, I just picked this up for my Sega Saturn last weekend...
This is not the Baseball Stars Professional you are looking for . . . .
I really enjoyed Fatal Fury 3, it's been a long time since I played it, so I'm looking forward to having access on the go. I'd really love Sengoku 3 to come out some time soon, Snk vs capcom Chaos would be nice too as I skipped that when it came out originally.
Whatever happened to Nintendo’s own arcade archives? Been a while since the last came out.
@justin233 We have 6 years worth of games to look forward to. I'm sure they can take their sweet time
@justin233 it took 3 months between the first and second
That tagline is pretty good, @Dom.
Keep it up and you'll soon be out of the doghouse for that Space Dave review 👍
We've had a lot of fighters released. I would want some variety. I think it is a great idea to keep pushing them out to finish the collection. It creates a great Marketing idea: The only Handheld and Console that has the whole Neo Geo collection.
@JayJ yeah, it’s not a bad game but I would rather play the others in the series.
FF3 is easily the best of the older titles. It got rid of the annoying 2 plane approach and it controlled so much better.
@OorWullie dude how do you know the data east games kick in next week?? I’m pumped for those!!
@joey302 I read it on another Nintendo site. The first title Gate of Doom is now on the coming soon section on the US Eshop. No idea how regular the releases will be but apparently there are around 20 titles planned.
@OorWullie awesome! Yes I read original article here that about 20 or so titles are planned. It’s such big retro news being Data East games are not easily obtainable without having some sort of modded system. Whoever these Flying Tiger guys are, I’m glad they’re rescuing these gems and my wallet is ready!! Gate Of Doom is a lesser known title for me but I’ll give it a look. But I’m lookin out for bigger games like Burgertime, Bad Dudes, Caveman Ninja, Joe & Mac, Secret Agent, Heavy Barrel, Lock N Chase, Super real Darwin, Side Pocket etc etc!! Glad it starts next week!!
Fatal Fury 3 is when the series started to look more and more like the KOF games. So much so that the sprites could easily be cut and paste directly to a KOF entry.
When is Nintendo just gonna put a Neo-Geo tab in the eshop?
@Lroy We're reading from the same hymn sheet - Hallelujah, Sing it, my Friend!
@joey302 Agreed. Such a shame companies like Data East are no more. Always hope to see their legacy live on albeit in the hands of other companies that now own their IPs. Please, please, please let the emulation be of a high standard. If so, I'll buy plenty of these games.
Updated my first comment. Data East's MAGICAL DROP III is coming from Hamster along with other Neo Geo games, FATAL FURY 3 and SENGOKU 2.
@Lroy hopefully the emulation will be spot on like Hamster is doing!
@joey302 Excuse me if I'm getting things mixed up or if we have already done this but I think we were going to exchange Switch friend codes in the past? If you click on my username, my friend code is visible on my NL profile. Shoot me over a friend invite buddy. We can see what arcade games we've been playing. I recently completed METAL SLUG X again. Such a great game but hard as nails.
@Lroy dude as dumb as this is gonna sound, I’ve never done it before so I’m not quite sure how to cause Nintendo doesn’t make it easy. I’m going on tonight to see the Switch Thursday updates so I’ll give it a look! Joe
@joey302 Ok. Buddy. As long as you have a Nintendo Account linked to your Switch Profile (you'll have one if you have ever played online on the Switch or bought a game off the eShop) it is simply a case of selecting your profile avatar and selecting add friend from the list of options on the left. There should be an option on the right that says search for friend with friend code. Enter my code in there and it'll find me and confirm you want to send me an invite. Confirm it and then i'll get a notification to accept at my end. Done.
@Lroy ok sounds good I’ll give it a shot tonight! Thx!
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