{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b9b5ebf7595c09e7713eaf4f","clusterId":"c_0ffced219e778506acfbbd5f","slug":"neogeo-turns-35-the-arcade-machine-that-came-home","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"NEOGEO Turns 35: The Arcade Machine That Came Home","summary":"SNK's NEOGEO home console, released on July 1, 1991, marks its 35th anniversary. The system brought arcade-perfect games into living rooms at a steep price of 58,000 yen, with software costing 20,000-30,000 yen. Initially offered as a rental service, it later sold directly and supported titles for 13 years, ending with Samurai Shodown Zero Special in 2004.","whyItMatters":"The NEOGEO's 35th anniversary highlights how it pioneered the concept of bringing arcade-perfect experiences home, a luxury that was revolutionary in the 1990s and is now taken for granted.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eBefore the NEOGEO, arcade games stayed in arcades. SNK changed that in 1991 with a home console that ran the same hardware as its MVS arcade boards. The system debuted at 58,000 yen, with cartridges priced between 20,000 and 30,000 yen-roughly double the cost of a Super Famicom and its software. To ease the sticker shock, SNK first offered the console and games as a rental service through video stores, then launched retail sales later that year.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe NEOGEO\u0026#39;s library grew around fighting games, especially after The King of Fighters \u0026#39;94 cemented the trend. The system remained active for 13 years, with its final title, Samurai Shodown Zero Special, arriving in 2004. The anniversary is a reminder of a time when home gaming could match the arcade experience exactly, at a price that reflected the ambition.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"SNK's NEOGEO turns 35. Released July 1, 1991, it brought arcade-perfect games home at a steep price. Initially a rental service, it ran for 13 years. A reminder of when home gaming matched the arcade exactly.","twitterPost":"SNK's NEOGEO turns 35. Released July 1, 1991, it brought arcade-perfect games home at a steep price. Initially a rental service, it ran for 13 years. A reminder of when home gaming matched the arcade exactly.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"SNK's NEOGEO home console celebrates its 35th anniversary. Released in 1991, it offered arcade-perfect gaming at home for a premium price, initially through rental services. The system supported titles for 13 years, ending in 2004, and remains a symbol of the era when home consoles could replicate the arcade experience.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/kikaku/2123953.html\",\"title\":\"アーケードゲームファンの憧れだったハード「NEOGEO」35周年！\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5917,"outputTokens":1932,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783700376,"createdAt":"2026-07-10T16:07:41.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-10T16:12:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-10T16:07:41.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0ffced219e778506acfbbd5f","canonicalTitle":"アーケードゲームファンの憧れだったハード「NEOGEO」35周年！","representativeArticleId":"a_5d4865cf03b0a40d5d7ebd2d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"SNK\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-10T15:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-10T15:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-10T16:12:29.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GAME Watch (Impress)","url":"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/kikaku/2123953.html","title":"アーケードゲームファンの憧れだったハード「NEOGEO」35周年！"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["SNK"],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}