Ranking The NEOGEO AES+ Launch Titles (Nov.12th 2026)

The Neo Geo AES+ is coming, and the ninja is officially hyped. In this video, I’m ranking all ten Neo Geo AES+ launch titles based on how excited I am to play them on the new hardware. This is not a worst-to-best ranking — I’m excited for all of these games — but I’m breaking them into two brackets: the bottom five and the top five. The lineup includes Magician Lord, Over Top, The King of Fighters 2002, Samurai Shodown V Special, Pulstar, Garou: Mark of the Wolves, Shock Troopers, Metal Slug, Twinkle Star Sprites, and Big Tournament Golf. We’ve got original Neo Geo history, brutal quarter munchers, fighting game legends, tough shmups, arcade chaos, cute games that trick the ninja into smiling, and golf that is way too addictive for its own good. The Neo Geo AES+ feels like the same old dojo… but with modern improvements. Original Neo Geo energy, new hardware convenience, big controllers, big games, and a big danger to my free time. Let me know in the comments which launch title you’re most excited for. Did I put your favorite in the wrong bracket? Did the ninja disrespect the sacred AES scroll? Are you also dangerously excited to lose hours of your life to arcade golf? Don’t forget to like, subscribe, hit the bell, and if YouTube gives you the option, Hype this video to help launch this ninja nonsense into the algorithm dojo. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 🥷 GEAR FROM THIS EPISODE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ NEOGEO AES+ SYSTEM ▸ Standard Edition: https://amzn.to/4pWPha7 ▸ Anniversary Edition: https://amzn.to/4fC6Xo8 METAL SLUG ▸ NEOGEO AES+ version: https://amzn.to/4yWYqU6 ▸ Blaze Evercade version: https://amzn.to/4fAhwYN As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Using these links costs you nothing extra and helps keep the Ninja stocked with cartridges. 🙏 #NeoGeo #NeoGeoAESPlus #SNK #RetroGaming #ArcadeGames #MetalSlug #Garou #ShockTroopers #BigTournamentGolf #TwinkleStarSprites #MagicianLord #Pulstar #SamuraiShodown #KingOfFighters #KOF2002