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NGPC Backwards Compatibility

The Neo Geo Pocket Color is entirely backwards compatible with Neo Geo Pocket games, but msot people don't realize that if you REALLY can't get your hands on a NGPC, the Neo Geo Pocket could play any color game, just not in color.

The List

Box Art Title Genre Description
Bust a move pocket Bust A Move! Pocket Puzzle It's a portable Bust A Move/Puzzle Bobble. There's really not much else you need to know. tons and tons and tons of fun to be had, every time.
KoF r-2 NGPC King of Fighters R-2 Fighting A sort of psuedo-port of King of Fighters '98. Features far less characters, but has a number of alternate versions for most fighters, which is cool if  you're in the technical know. The big draw here is the "Making Mode" feature, which is an RPG-esque take on the game, with equipable abilities, and various challenges to face.
Last blade ngpc The Last Blade Fighting The original Last Blade games were well-loved for their incredible gameplay, and were a shining example among fighting games. Amazingly, none of that great  gameplay has been lost in this port. Features spectacular graphics for the NGPC, well done music transitions, and a pretty good cast of characters. One really cool factor is  that the game seems like an LB1 port, but as you progress with various fighters, a number of things change in-game, leaving you with a hybrid of LB 1 and 2. This is a great game  to have, even if you've played LB1+2, since there are some roster variations as well. What Match of the Millenium is for many great characters, Last Blade is for great gameplay.
Metal Slug 2nd Mission Metal Slug: 2nd Mission Run 'N Gun Features various weapons, vehicles, music, and gigantic bosses you'd come to expect from the Metal Slug series. However, there are a number of  interesting aspects added as well. Stages aren't entirely linear for one, occaisonally you'll have to do some sneaking missions with a knife only, and each character has a  slightly different mission set. While slower stages in a fast paced franchise may sound weird, it works really well. Definitely one of the best entries for the NGPC.
Ogre Battle Gaiden NGPC Ogre Battle Gaiden: The Prince of Zenobia SRPG A side story to the Ogre Battle series. Features that Ogre Battle gameplay you love, and is also a bit long as well. It's only in Japanese though.
 ??? Picture Puzzle Puzzle "Picture Puzzle" my ass. This is Picross. Make pictures by filling in the proper spaces.
Puzzlelink ngpc Puzzle Link 1 Puzzle This is a quirky puzzle game. It has you shooting bridge pieces to connect different parts in order to clear the stage to get cards of weird monsters. It sounds  weird and complicated, but it's actually quite easy and nice fun as well. It gets damn hard on later levels though, so beware. Curiously, the monster cards are kind of funny.
Rockman Battle and Fighters Rockman Battle & Fighters Platformer/Fighting Contains pretty good ports of Megaman Power Battle and Megaman Power Fighters. For those not in the know, it's like normal Megaman, but with boss fights only (sort of making it into a fighting game), and much more action packed.
SamSho2 NGPC Samurai Shodown! 2 Fighting A pretty good transition of classsic SS action, now cute-ified.
SNK Vs Capcom - Card Fighters Clash - 2- Expand Edition SNK Vs Capcom - Card Fighters Clash - 2- Expand Edition Puzzle

Pretty much more of the same that the first game gave you. A new element added is Reaction cards, which act like Yu-Gi-Oh's trap cards, and also require SP. This one lacks abit  of the magic the first had, mostly because the RPG-like world of the first is downplayed and there's far less references, but in the end, it's still a good successor to it.


SNK Vs Capcom - Match Of The Millennium SNK Vs Capcom - Match Of The Millennium Fighting This is why many people owned an NGPC. Outside of the spot-on fighting with different super-mode settings from Capcom and KoF, there's the cool "olympic" mode. This includes a  few mini-games based on a few Capcom and SNK characters and also some fighting-based challenges. The purpose of these is to gain points which unlock new super-attacks for your  characters. The sheer combination of characters, stages, music, and bonuses from so many games is enough to make any fighting fanatic salivate. If you've never played a fighting  game before, this one would be a great start.
SonicPocketAdv Front Sonic the Hedgehog - Pocket Adventure Platformer Pretty much a port of Sonic 2 with some music from Sonic 3 added in. The game controls quite well, and the music sounds pretty good, too.