 Soon after their release, SNK encountered various legal and financial issues - however, the original Neo Geo MVS and AES continued getting new games under new ownership until officially being discontinued in 2004, ending the brand.Regardless of the failure of later Neo Geo hardware, games for the original MVS and AES have been well received.The system spawned several long-running and critically acclaimed series, mostly 2D fighters, including "Fatal Fury", "Art of Fighting", "Samurai Shodown" and "The King of Fighters", as well as popular games in other genres such as the "Metal Slug" and "Baseball Stars" series.