Neo Geo Pocket
ネオジオポケット
Neo Geo Pocket
- Manufacturer
- SNK
- Type
- Handheld game console
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Overview
Overview
SNK's monochrome handheld released in Japan in 1998. It was followed in 1999 by the colour-screen Neo Geo Pocket Color.
- Name in Japan
- ネオジオポケット
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Industrial Design
Industrial design
A horizontal body of about 122×74×24 mm and 160 g with batteries; its stick design received a 1998 Good Design Award.
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Technical Specifications
Technical specifications
- CPU
- Toshiba TLCS-900/H core @ 6.144 MHz + Z80 (sound)
- Memory
- 12 KB RAM, 64 KB ROM
- Display
- 2.7-inch monochrome LCD, 160×152, 8 shades of grey
- Bits (period term)
- 16-bit CPU core
Values are from the sources below. Where sources differ, see the notes under Sources.
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Controller
Controller
A microswitched thumb stick in place of a conventional D-pad, noted for its precision.
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Media Format
Media format
- ROM cartridge
ROM cartridge
A software medium housing ROM chips on a circuit board inside a plastic shell. The Famicom used this format from its 1983 launch; Nintendo's Western packaging called them 'Game Paks'.
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Notable Games
Notable games
No games from this platform are in the archive yet.
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Gallery
Gallery
Neo Geo Pocket (anthracite)
Neo Geo Pocket Color (blue)
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Related Consoles
Related consoles
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Sources
Sources
- [1]Neo Geo PocketReferenceAccessed 2026-09-26
Wikipedia (EN)
- [2]ネオジオポケットReferenceAccessed 2026-09-26
Wikipedia (JA)
Notes on conflicting sources
Neo Geo Pocket Color: JP 1999-03-19 (¥8,900), NA 1999-08-06 (US$69.95), EU 1999-10-01; 146 on-screen colors from 4,096; a smaller 'New' Color model followed in Japan 1999-10-21 (¥6,800). Discontinued in NA/EU 2000-06-13 and Japan 2001-10-30. Battery life conflicts: EN ~40 h on AA vs JA ~20 h continuous (monochrome) — omitted. Unit sales not clearly stated; omitted. Generation not verified.
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Image Credits
Image credits
Neo Geo Pocket (anthracite)
Neo Geo Pocket handheld
PhotoEvan-Amos
Neo Geo Pocket Color (blue)
Neo Geo Pocket Color handheld
PhotoEvan-Amos