TOP 25 NEO-GEO Arcade Games

The best games for NEO-GEO, TOP 25. Making a top for Neo-Geo is always difficult since it has great games, but I tried not to repeat too many games from the same series, so that the list would have more variety.
The purpose of the TOP videos is for old-school gamers to look back and appreciate the influence of video games on their lives, with a purpose of high educational value and also as preservation of the video game.
Info Neo-Geo is the name of a 16-bit cartridge-based system for arcades as well as home video game consoles released in 1990 by the Japanese video game company SNK. The system's technology offered 2D graphics and sound quality far superior to that offered by other home systems of its time.
0:00 NEO-GEO MAX 330 MEGA
0:16 25 League Bowling 1990 SNK
1:49 923 Spin Master Miracle Adventure
4:54 920 Aero Fighters 2 Sonic Wings 2 1934 Video System - SNK
6:57 918 Sengoku 3 Sengoku Densho 2001 2001 Noise Factory - SNK
7:19 FACTORY NOISE FACTORY
13:30 912 Top Hunter Roddy & Cathy 1994 SNK
15:28 910 Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
16:35 Shock Troopers 1997 Saurus
17:33 Blazing Star 1998 Yumekobo
19:38 Neo Turf Masters Big Tournament Golf
20:21 Metal Slug 3 2000 SNK
21:15 Samurai Shodown 11 1994 SNK
22:17 Metal Slug X Super Vehicle-001
23:12 The King of Fighters '98 The Slugfest
24:37 Garou Mark of the Wolves 1999 SNK

[@Zahir658]

When I hear Neo-Geo, I would always smile and say that I am glad that I could get to play those games when I was younger and I could still play those as of today :)

[@nefariousmex2352]

If the home system was reasonably priced they woulda mopped the floor with Nintendo and Sega I think.

[@Zahir658]

@@nefariousmex2352 Definitely. It would have taken the world by storm.

[@brandonbentley5453]

You had to save your pennies or be rich kid to even think of buying one. My wealthy neighbor had one. He would let us kids play it but he had mainly golf and sports games. In the local arcade I played Metal Slug while my friends liked their fighting games.

[@Zahir658]

@@brandonbentley5453 Yeah. Owning it at that time was like a distant dream to us.

[@randy7894]

basically you can't go wrong with the NEO GEO library. Almost every game is fantastic. Cool to see a top 25 nonetheless.

[@yungsamus6662]

I have a retro station with over 34k of retro games but still finding a new one to add to my library that's what I love about retro gaming ❤️ it is a endless cycle of nostalgia

[@greenfoam]

Having played about that many games in my very long lifetime, you are better off with about 100 of the best games ever made and the real hardware for each for them.

[@juandedioschartebeltran3328]

Fantástico top!!! La NeoGeo es un maquinon, y muy bien elegidos los juegos. 👏👏😉

[@raiden3518]

Estos vídeos son mis favoritos, más así de juegos arcade por favor

[@YOQishere]

YES! and Garou MOTW is my fav game on this system.

[@SNKBossSyndrom]

So glad to see that my four favorite fighting games are all in the top 10 ^^

[@toryficarola]

Great top 25 list!! I especially like how you represent the action platforners that are rare on this console. However I would had ranked Windjammers at 25 & Real Bout Fatal Fury Special at 24. And Metal Slug 3 is my personal all-time favorite but Garou is a gareat choice too! Fun fact: I was playing a port of Garou on my PS4 just last night. :)

[@Lowie81]

The neo geo start up theme is still stuck in my head 30 years on. Love it.

[@fernandosandoval593]

La consola/arcade Neo Geo,es la mejor consola/arcade que ha existido,adiós y saludos desde Chile🇨🇱.

[@aidiknocles]

Este sapbee

[@Immortalsouls]

I think I need to add to my neogeo library! Thanks for this video!

[@iangillan2858]

Muy grandes estos juegos, ojalá los hubiesen incluido todos en el recopilatorio que salió en PS2, la mejor opción para los bolsillos más humildes 😉

[@joseluiscastillosanchez611]

Si dispones de un PC, aunque no sea de última hornada, siempre tendrás la opción de tirar de emulador (el NeoRAGEx 5.3, que es el que yo uso, ya vienen los 25 títulos de este Top entre los 192 juegos que trae).

[@caronte2371]

Me encantan estos videos 🙂

[@figment1988]

Most of these, i have on my hacked Neo-Geo Mini. Windjammers, i have on the Switch, and Street Hoop i have on both the Neo-Geo Mini and the MyArcade Data East Arcade Classics tabletop cabinet.

[@estebancruz6194]

Had no idea it could b hacked 🙃

[@ChicagoRetroGamer]

Oh man, the Neo Geo was such an amazing console. So many great games!

[@martinguillermograss9399]

muy bueno master , por suerte tengo varios títulos como garou, kof 98 entre otro de tu lista todos para la mvs de 4slots . SNK forever!!!!!

[@ot8253]

The biggest reason for the end of production is "copying problems such as pirated editions and emulators".

[@gumdeo]

So many amazing games on the Neo.

[@kyo281]

el league bowling lo jugaba con mi hermanita pequeña¡¡¡ que recuerdosss

[@alinasir27]

Just marked all these games on retroarch. Looks good.

[@merubin_t2278]

My top 20 : 20 -> King Of The Monster 2 19-> Eightman 18-> Robot Army 17-> Puzzle Bobble 16-> Football Frenzy 15-> Art Of Fighting 14-> Métal Slug X 13-> Magical Drop 3 12-> Waku Waku 7 11-> Samurai Shodown 3 10-> Breakers Revenge 9-> Top Hunter 8-> King of fighter 94 7-> Ghost Pilots 6-> Xeno crisis = smash tv 5-> Base ball stars 2 4-> Fatal Fury Realbout 3-> Super Doge Ball 2-> viewpoint 1-> Windjammers 😁 i love Neo turf Master

[@stefanoromani1479]

your shaders preset looks great!

[@geoffroydelmotte1141]

Hey, love your video. What's your setup if you don't mind me asking? RetroArch? I am especially interested to know what CRT filter you use with the curvy edges... Thanks!

[@Megalocade]

Good games! Windjammers was so cool, they have a new version out but its no where near as good as the old, Love the neogeo, when I've finished building my Capcom Big Blue Arcade cab I will be making a Dedicated red NeoGeo cab which my MVS 6 slot will be in.

[@lovepiece6485]

懐かしい(^^)　　子供の頃に、ゲームセンターでよく遊びました☆

[@orochiyamasaki5146]

Hola amigo excelente video, como podria conseguir tu front end se ve genial y me gustaria jugar los juegos asi con ese filtro tambien, te agradezco mucho excelente dia 😁

[@themollymachine]

I'm going to download all these tonight

[@wookiepoon7170]

Very decent port of Garou mark of the wolves on Nintendo switch for like £6 can’t go wrong comes with both Japanese and US versions as well as a time attack mode

[@mikehunt4797]

Neo Geo has one of the best libraries in Arcade gaming.

[@arlandofrazier]

I miss these times loud acrade machine pocket full of quarters two three hours in the acrade part of the mall

[@Dosunceste]

Good selection although I would swap in Sengoku 2 for Sengoku 3 and found a spot in the lower slots for Neo Driftout. Oh and Twinkle Star Sprites has to be included somewhere. EDIT 8 months later: Magician Lord and Last Resort are would have been very worthy pick up. And maybe Art of Fighting 3 over 2. In short Neo Geo is loaded with great games.

[@mota7506]

Qué buenos

[@gabrielgray]

you and I share the same number one... Garou Mark of the Wolves is such a wicked game...

[@andrewortiz5797]

SNK vs Capcom Chaos should of been #1. Don't get me wrong, Garou mark of the wolves is a good game, a very good game but SNK vs Capcom chaos was better in every way. 2 fighting game staples that defined fighting games duke it out.

[@52blackflagboombabe13]

🔥

[@joseluislopez9701]

Kof97 instead of kof98, super sidekicks 2 instead of supersidekicks 1, P.o.w (prisoners of war), street smart, cyberlip

[@58jharris]

Street Smart was a pre Neo Geo SNK game.

[@aolanimistarka5777]

Would have been nice if the arcades could have hold more games cause a lot of gems were missed during that era

[@juanantonioaguilerafernand7346]

Yo y mi hijo de 13 años nos 👌 picamos mucho al Neo Turf Master en la Swich, fue el primer juego que compre en Eshop

[@ck1416]

Double Dragon fighting game? One of my favourite

[@zsiles]

Totally agree

[@kazuya10q15]

Samurai Shodown 4 The king of Fighter 95 Fatal Fury Special Karnovs Revenge

[@jrs4516]

my dream 4 changer cabinet is metal slug KOF 95, blazing star and neo turf masters.

[@tonysanches4405]

Real bout special N 1

[@pasionmultitudesdanilo156]

Yo juego ps4 ahora,y aun no dejo de lado esta plataforma :)

[@Ur2ez4me81]

Does league bowling require a spinner in Mame?

[@nikolaikalashnikov4253]

6:56 *_Sengoku 3:_* When I see this game... it just screams to me that there needs to be a *_Killer Instinct_* _BEAT'EM UP_ !!!

[@chengfu7063]

Good time gaming from the better days

[@thiagoleitenovaes8014]

Grandes games, infinitamente superiores ao mega drive e o snes. Video espetacular.

[@illustreightr2630]

How did Nam 75 not make this list? Or Neo Bomberman, Neo Mr Do or Magician Lord?

[@peterfairchild258]

The FORGOTTEN master's 🙏

[@dancero643]

los dos primeros estaban cantados. Me falta mi favorito de la saga Fatal Fury: Fatal Fury Special

[@j.du6]

A list with timestamps would be dope. Can't do it right now unfortunately.

[@RealAlphaMale69]

Yeah man youre the boss

[@meru_merunomi8923]

Winjammer is my best of the Neo_Geo... I love the another games Snk.

[@Roberto-ow9rj]

Love SNK ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Robin-ie3ns]

Can't argue with Garou MOTW as #1, incredible game... otherwise my #2 would be Blazing Star but I seem to love that game more than most people. Great list though! and good variety.

[@brandonnoel432]

Ehhh some really good games were left off this list. Aero Fighters 3 Baseball Stars 2 Super 2020 Baseball Strikers 1945 Plus Sam Sho 4 Sengoku 2 KoF 2002 Magical Drop 2 or 3 Prehistoric Isle 2 Not a bad list though.

[@danielnicholson6174]

Blues journey on the list before Nam 1975, Magician lord, Sengoku or Robo Army? No way.

[@joseluiscastillosanchez611]

La Neo Geo fue, sin lugar a dudas, la mejor videoconsola de su generación, con un hardware a la altura de su catálogo, todo conversiones de recreativas súper divertidas. Lo más parecido, hoy en día, sería montarse algo con una APU potentilla, como el Ryzen 5800U (refrigerado con un Noctua de perfil bajo), 16 Gb DDR4 para no quedarse cortos (pero tampoco pasarse), un SSD nVME M.2 250Gb (para sistema operativo y emuladores), 8Tb en un Seagate IronWolf (para ROM´s e ISO´s a saco), todo montado sobre una placa mini-ITX, una fuente de marca medio decente de unos 200 W (vas sobrado, por lo que el ventilador apenas será necesario y evitas ruido) y, metido en una caja compacta y elegante para colocarla, como si de una consola se tratase, en el salón: ya tienes equipo para disfrutar de juegos de arcades más actuales (y, por supuesto, TODO lo que se te ocurra más "viejuno")..., si sacasen algo así, con licencia de juegos de recreativas basadas en hardware x86-64 y Windows (vamos, los que se ejecutan con TeknoParrot), podría tener cierto éxito de ventas...

[@Hektols]

La Neo Geo, una consola con un catálogo tan bueno que es prácticamente imposible hacer dos TOP de sus juegos iguales.

[@aidiknocles]

Las cosas que piensa la gente!

[@Yeyeyeyeyeyeyeyeah]

Yeyeyeyeyeyeyeyeyeyeyeyeah 😎👊🙏

[@i-yell-a-lot4906]

WE NEED ANOTHER CAPCOM VS SNK

[@nefariousmex2352]

Hell yeah

[@andrewortiz5797]

Yes we do!! The Capcom vs SNK series was way more superior to the marvel vs Capcom series. I personally want to see another SNK vs Capcom chaos game, the one produced by SNK playmore. I loved the dark style they added to the game

[@anyupumpkin]

En el juego de blue's journey raguy podria pasar como un juego del chapulín colorado solo cambiando el color del personaje

[@iangillan2858]

Jajaja!!! Ya ves, el Chapulín merecía tener un juego de calidad como éste al menos!

[@Suhadisgood]

After playing the Samurai Showdown remake on xbox one and PS4 I can’t play the arcade version the only SNK game that NEO Geo thinks of releasing is king of fighters they released the 15th

[@igormenezes..]

Great time.. exist on Steam?

[@HeavyWeapon44]

👍

[@MatthewTheWolf2029]

My top rated Neo-Geo games are; 1. Fatal Fury series 2. Samurai Showdown series 3. World Heroes series 4. King of Fighter series 5. Eight Man 6. Mutation Nation 7. King of Monsters 8. SVC Chaos: SNK vs Capcom 9. Neo-Geo Battle Colosseum

[@zukoulou7464]

SNK : The future is now. 😁🥰😍

[@porcodial521]

Otro con el garou, para mi es mejor el real bout special, si de fatal fury se trata. Y los 10 mejores kof 94, 95, 96, 97, samurai 4, svc, rage dragons, y wh2, kizuna, real about special

[@Tengeki1]

Original named(japan) 1. League bowling 2. Soccer brawl 3. Miracle adventure 4. Raguy 5. 龍虎の拳2 6. Sonic wings 2 7. 得点王 8. 戦国伝承2001 9. SNK VS CAPCOM CHAOS 10. Puzzle Bobble 11. Dunk Dream 12. Flying Power Disc 13. PULSTAR 14. Top Hunter 15. くにおの熱血闘球伝説 (Super Dodge Ball) 16. Real bout 餓狼伝説 Special 17. Shock Troopers 18. BLAZING STAR 19. 幕末浪漫 月華の剣士 第二幕 - 月に咲く華、散りゆく花 20. Big Tournament Golf 21. Metal Slug 3 22. 真 SAMURAI SPIRITS - 覇王丸地獄変 23. Metal Slug X 24. The King of Fighters’98 - Dream Match Never Ends 25. 餓狼 - Mark of the Wolves

[@olennon81]

más o menos no pondría a garou como 1 er lugar sin duda el kof 98 o el kof 2002 son iconos actuales en la vida arcade hoy en día.

[@nayyabmughal1123]

Garou is a master piece.

[@nefariousmex2352]

Total Badassery

[@danceryo82]

Alguien sabe si Súper Dodge Ball se hará para PS5?

[@safedreams6241]

Last resort 😢

[@rickywise9614]

Neogeo as got some steller shumps

[@emanuelferreira6875]

Lost so much coins to those games

[@petepoteet]

Yet gained some of my best times and memories as a kid

[@user-hk8vv9hy2u]

僕の思い出は、街中のお店によくネオジオのゲーム機が置いてあったことです。もちろんスモールサイズ。

[@Wolframio-D]

Para mi esta mejor el real about special que el garou, así también el ninja master sobre last blade dos. Y los reyes indiscutibles kof 94 y 95

[@RealAlphaMale69]

Neo Turf is the only Golf Game that i loved.. i sucks at every Golf game except for this one

[@jamesnelson5618]

Even Mario Golf?

[@frostbitesto]

You forgot double dragon and kof 97

[@vividleo]

The future is now

[@simonetoto4389]

questa classifica non mi sembra veritiera... ci sono titoli che meritano di più ! Vabbeh de gustibus...

[@sniperamone2]

No Fatal Fury Special??

[@olaldeservin1256]

Y world heroes ????

[@888YouCantHandle]

Magician Lord is the finest Neo-Geo game and its not even on here.

[@edugm8326]

y si tenes que repetir series , van 4 metal slug y 5 kof , lo unico que te falto fatal fury special , el ARF2 Y EL World Heroes Perfect , con todo respeto siempre me parecio un poco sobrevalorado el garou , en estos tops , es un juegazo pero esta por debajo de los clasicos .

[@j2323j]

No world heroes I see how it is

[@Tengeki1]

제목 표기가 원판(일본 내수판)과 외수판 구분이 뒤죽박죽이다. 안타깝다..

[@amjefri]

God I hated it so much as a kid. It was so god damn expensive

[@maikysaga2621]

Cómo puedo tenerlo en el celular 😞

[@TROldSchoolGamer]

Con el Retroarch. Puede arrancar con iOS y Android

[@probablynotmyname8521]

So many clones.

[@williamcardoso1120]

Real Boult Fatal Fury The King of Fighters 97 The King of Fighters 2002 The King of Fighters 95 Metal Slug 3 Art of Fighting 2 Etc...

[@jeffersonsouza8014]

Cade os brasileiros

[@aidiknocles]

.

[@christianlopez7473]

No tienen idea cuáles son los mejores juegos arcade

[@richard-or3ur]

No Vietnam

[@ShinobiShowdown]

The puzzle games and racing games are the worst in the Neo Geo library most everything else is great.

[@gabrielgoncalves2763]

KOF 2002 is better than 98...

[@jacksondavids5954]

NEVILLE GODDARD LIBRARY BYBEL OOP MAAK IN DOE SPOOL OF APOSTAL PSAUL AWESA

[@luisreyes1963]

I don't know why you consider 2 soccer & a golf game among the Top 25. You should have considered Waku Waku 7, Crossed Swords & Galaxy Fight. FYI: The WORST NEO-GEO game is Fight Fever.

[@Tengeki1]

And you KOF’95 lost.