Farewell to SNK

pliew writes: "There's a good article over at classic gaming with a reader's digest version of the history of SNK. I'm sure all readers here have at one point experienced video games on the neogeo console."

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Violence

[The Lyrics Guy]

The Last Resort - VIOLENCE IN OUR MINDS

Walking down the road with a dozen pals of mine
Looking for some aggro just to pass the time
We met a stupid hippie who tried to run away
I punched him in the nose just to pass the time of day

Great big boots great long laces
Jeans held up by scarlet braces
Get out of our way or get took for a ride
We've just got violence in our minds
In our minds we got violence in our minds

Wake up in the morning I have me Ready Brek
I drink me cup of Bovril and wring me mother's neck
I stroll into town beat a soulboy black and blue
Put fruit gum in the meter 'cos there's nothing else to do

We go to football matches we always have a laugh
We always get some bovver in before the second half
We really have a smashing time we really have some fun
Especially when the odds are ours 25 to 1, to 1

NeoGeo was doomed to failure

[Anonymous Coward]

Its cartridges were too big to stick in your ass, therefore depriving it of a large market right there.

fifth post

[Anonymous Coward]

I am a loser!!!

So long

[rho]

I'll miss your Johnny-come-lately, me-too games and expensive consoles, your cheap-ass arcade hardware that tended to snap off in my hands (or saved me the trouble by eating my quarters).

Pfft... they're gone because they sucked and they were stupid. Cry me some crocodile tears...

Re:Are you kidding?

[Walter Bell]

Actually, I bought a console for about $30 at a garage sale back in 1997. Must have been a pretty good bargain, considering that my setup is still going for $100+ on ebay.

~wally