How Takara Brought SNK's Arcade Fighters To The Humble Game Boy
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A quick glance over some screenshots reveals a strong similarity to SNK's fantastic Neo Geo Pocket Collection of fighters as both share a preference for clean lines, big pixels, and cartoonish graphics over a vague stab at crunchy arcade Neo Geo stylings. But these Game Boy titles by-and-large predate SNK's own portable efforts by several years and officially include one major feature their Neo Geo Pocket neighbours lacked until modern-day emulation stepped in: single-cartridge multiplayer support. You need a Super Game Boy to access it but if you've got one at home, Takara's games not only...