The mysterious D4 Enterprise speaks about their Neo Geo plans
It's not SNK putting Neo Geo classics on the Virtual Console. They're off releasing compilations and embarrassing DS games. The company responsible for your sudden access to Blue's Journey is D4 Enterprise, who has been obtaining licenses for Neo Geo games from SNK and putting the games on the Virtual Console.Gamasutra's Brandon Sheffield spoke to D4's Shinobu Shimizu about the company and their Neo Geo plans. Basically, D4 plans to release SNK Playmore properties (and, as shown by World Heroes, ADK games as well) in a very faithfully-emulated form, with the possibility of a few concessions made to new gamers. Selectable difficulty in Magician Lord is cited as such a change.
D4 already has experience with enabling retrogaming on rare systems -- they got their start with the 1Chip MSX device, a new, cheaper version of the MSX computer (pictured). It is no surprise, then, that D4 is behind the plans to put MSX games on the VC.
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Almadi @ Nov 15th 2007 4:08PM
Well JC, I hope they speed things up a bit. One game a NeoFan can't be without is Samurai Showdown.
And I hope they release a NEOGEO Stick like the one released for the PS2...after they fix all the bugs with the game saving and continues.
I think they should also implement Wii motion controls with some Neo games, like The Super Spy and Crossed Swords.
Hafk @ Nov 15th 2007 7:52PM
YES! MSX games on the freaking MSX!
Somg good ol' Klassic Konami!
I want to play some Gofer no Yabou: Episode 2, or Peguin Adventure! Not to mention, the first two Metal Gears! And also Space Manbow!
Then you have the games from Compile! Even better!
Hafk @ Nov 15th 2007 7:53PM
*MSX games on the Wii* I mean.