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If you want to relive the glory of owning one of the rarest and most expensive (for its time) consoles in gaming history, you can do that for $130 with the Neo Geo X. Or… or you can recapture that magic and rebuild the system using “one of the rarest and most expensive woods in the entire world.” That wood would be Cocobolo and, no, we’re not making that last bit up. Analogue Interactive — the same company that brought you the Neo Geo CMVS Slim — is introducing a new service today for those (read: collectors) with money to burn, dubbed Black Label.

The service, designed to let consumers craft a new Neo Geo console using a selection of domestic and exotic woods, starts at $1,299 — that’s for a custom setup made with domestic wood. Should you have more champagne tastes, there’s a variety of exotic woods on offer, but be prepared to fork over up to an additional $585 for the “privilege.” Without a doubt, it’s the stuff of an über-collector’s wet dreams; the very same stuff that has us scratching our heads and railing against the excesses of the 1-percent. And just in case it was lost on you earlier: a portable and significantly cheaper Neo Geo alternative is readily available.

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Despite reports claiming that Tommo Inc’s portable re-launch of the Neo Geo had ceased production, that is apparently not the case. “There has been a recent rumor about the end of the production of the NEOGEO X System. This rumor is incorrect,” Tommo told us in a statement. The reports apparently stem from ending production of the Limited Edition Neo Geo X Gold System, which Tommo says, “was always planned to be a limited edition product.” Beyond just continued production of the standard model, Tommo adds that it’ll be supporting the device with, “more games, peripherals, and software updates.” The Limited Edition, however, will likely start to disappear by some point in April, when the company expects final stock to begin shipping. “Given the popularity of the NEOGEO X format, we don’t expect this stock to last long,” the company notes. Head past the break for the full statement.

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After witnessing the fall of the DS, DSi, 3DS and PlayStation Vita, it’s no surprise to hear that the Neo Geo X has succumbed to the talents of the homebrew community, but it is a little shocking how easy the handheld was to conquer. Upon cracking the device open, enthusiasts were surprised to find no copy protection to speak of — just a lightly glued MicroSD card. The folks on the Neo Geo forum wasted no time experimenting, and soon found that the handheld’s Bios and game ROMs can be successfully swapped for new games or custom loaders. Substitute files need to retain the name of the file they replace, and swapped games remain mislabeled in the Neo Geo X menu, but the trick has already allowed some users to install the popular AES Unibios. The community hopes that the discovery will eventually allow them to tweak the handheld’s TV-out resolution and enable manual switching between AES / MVS game modes. It’s hardly a “hack,” considering the SD card is completely unprotected, but it’s a good start. Check out the source link below to peer at the device’s insides, or just to watch the community in action.

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Nintendo’s Wii U isn’t the only gaming console launching this holiday — portable Neo Geo hardware is arriving on December 6, and it’s called the Neo Geo X. The somewhat pricey handheld is now available for pre-order, and incentivizing that pre-order is the promise of an extra game (ADK-developed fighting game Ninja Master), bringing the total of pre-loaded game software to 21 titles. This “limited edition” version still costs the same $200 that the normal version does, and it still comes with the same variety of supplementary hardware we’ve seen before (that $130 standalone remains date-less, sadly). For the full list of games in the LE, head past the break (spoilers: it’s all the previously revealed 20 games, plus Ninja Master).

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I can remember years ago standing in the game store in the mall playing the demo NeoGeo machine and wanting one so bad I could hardly stand it. I remember that original NeoGeo arcade system console being insanely expensive for the time. If you always wanted your own NeoGeo, you’ll be able to get one in early December for a much more reasonable price than the original’s $650 price.

The Neogeo X Gold will launch worldwide on December 6 of this year at an MSRP of $199.99(USD). The X Gold bundle will include the Neogeo X Station, the X Joystick and the NeoGeo X Handheld. The portable device has a 4.3-inch LCD display, expandable game card slot, internal stereo speakers, and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. The portable device also has 20 preloaded classic Neogeo video games.

The X Handheld is a portable gaming system that you can carry with you wherever you want to go for mobile gaming. When docked with the X Console, you can play video games on your big-screen TV via HDMI or AV outputs, while charging the handheld. The X Joystick let you play those classic games with the big and beefy classic arcade stick. If you’d like more details on the NeoGeo X Gold system, you can register your interest now over on their website.