G Stone and SNK announce the NEO GEO MVSX arcade cabinet, a replica of the arcade cabinet that launched in the early 1990s. It's part of what seems to be a home arcade gaming renaissance, with the Sega Dreamcast getting a new arcade racing game this month, nearly 20 years after the console was discontinued.
The arcade machine replica features 50 popular SNK games. Multiple games from the run and gun series Metal Slug are on there, along with fighting game series King of Fighters and Samurai Shodown. While the newer Samurai Shodown game is often updated with new DLC characters, the NEO GEO MVSX could be a good way for fans to enjoy what the series was like when it first started.
The NEO GEO MVSX will also feature a handful of SNK sports titles. American football game Football Frenzy will be available, along with arcade soccer title Super Sidekicks, and golf game Top Player's Golf. These games lack the bells and whistles of modern sports simulation games, like the online multiplayer of FIFA Ultimate Team or the course designing of PGA Tour 2K21, but the throwback arcade gameplay will be more than enough for most fans.
Buying the SNK NEO GEO MVSX won't come cheap though, as fans will have to splash $450 for the system and $100 for the base, or $500 if they're bought together. Pre-orders start next month with a release date of October 2020. It's unclear how many units of the arcade system have been made and will be available in North America.
Source: SNK