SNK and the Neo-Geo Pt.1

SNK and the Neo-Geo Pt.1

From Arcade Attack Retro Gaming Podcast by Arcade Attack

May 5, 2026 · 56 min · Episode 360

About this episode

The episode explores the formation of SNK and the impact of the Neo-Geo console on arcade ownership and home gaming.

The myth...the legend...the console we could never afford! Join us as we take a a look at the formation of SNK, their early hits and the genius idea that revolutionised arcade ownership for the next decade. We also look at the brave decision to bring the arcade's technology into people's homes, as well as how it was priced and marketed. Next week, we'll be discussing the game library in more depth, so stay tuned for that one! Start with this lovely text interview with SNK Yasuyuki Oda and follow the links from there to read interviews with Jim Bulmer, Nobuyuki Kuroki, Youichiro Soeda and many more! https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/yasuyuki-oda-snk/ The podcast is now WEEKLY! Want to help us keep going, access our extra "Beyond the Pod" epsiodes and increase our AA Retro Hunters budget? Become a Patreon of ours for only $4/£3 per month. Find out more at: https://www.patreon.com/arcadeattack For our back catalogue of podcasts, blogs, reviews and written interviews please check our website at: https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/ And for all our links including social media and merchandise, please check out our linktree page: https://linktr.ee/Arcade_attack All copyrighted material…

People in this episode

Host: Arcade Attack

Guest: Yasuyuki Oda

Topics covered

  • SNK
  • Neo-Geo
  • arcade technology
  • gaming history
  • console marketing

Keywords

  • SNK
  • Neo-Geo
  • arcade
  • gaming
  • console
  • Yasuyuki Oda
  • technology
  • marketing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SNK

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