I just got one of these with 2 controllers, 3 games, and a memory card. Anyone else like neo geo?
I don't especially like the Neo Geo, but I remember the days when I read about it in magazines and wondered who the hell could afford such an expensive console, let alone games.
And I was kind of shocked when I saw a NG game cartridge for the first time. So big. :o
the console retailed for 649.99, not that much more than a ps3. Oh yeah, and it included a game for free. The games though, retailed for about 300 a piece. Yeah........that's what ruined it. But, now you can get them for less, except for some of the more rare titles, I have fatal fury special, world heroes jet 2, and samurai spirits 2.
I live in Germany, and prices were a bit steeper here. :'(
Besides, back then 650$ were perceived as a higher price as it would be today. Inflation is also a little point.
The Neo Geo was just f***ing expensive.
Games were up to 600 German Marks. You could have bought 3 SNES consoles for that price. ;)
In my eyes even the Mega Drive and Super NES were expensive. (Well, I was a kid...) ::)
Metal Slug for that thing was even more than buying the MVS version + the arcade itself. :P That's not counting the three other games you can get with it. :P
There are some good neo geo titles that I remember of that era like fatal fury and metal slug. I can't believe that console was worth so much but it could have competed if the prices weren't so well ridiculous
I think it coudlve competed if the console price stayed the same but the games were 50 instead of 300
The games, even to this day, are pretty kickass. I could play metal slug over and over, their side scrolling beat em ups were pretty nice, and the fatal fury/king of fighters series was awesome. I never knew anyone that owned an AES, but the pizza place near my house had an MVS cabinet that we dumped many a quarter into. The website neo-geo.com is a great resource and the collectors on there are pretty hardcore.
Do you have a neo geo?
I have a neo geo system from 1992:
(http://www.aiva.emuita.it/sakamoto/image016.jpg)
(http://www.aiva.emuita.it/sakamoto/image018.jpg)
my history:
--->198x game & watch donkey kong.
--->1984 commodore vic 20 (after 6 months this computer crush).
--->1990 nes, wow! super mario brothers 1, 2 (mario usa), megaman... Then in 1991 I sell it to buy....
--->megadrive / genesis (1991) altered beast, wonderboy III, Mickey mouse... Then I sell it to buy...
--->super famicom (1992)
--->neo geo (1992)--->I have this system from 16 years. I have not never sold games for neo geo
--->super gun (1997 buy, then sell and re-buy in 2002)
--->2004 gameboy advance
--->2004 game cube
--->2005 gameboy SP
sweet collection, where do you live by the way? as in what country
Italy
Quote from: Gemant on June 02, 2007, 11:22:55 pm
I have a neo geo system from 1992:
(http://www.aiva.emuita.it/sakamoto/image016.jpg)
(http://www.aiva.emuita.it/sakamoto/image018.jpg)
my history:
--->198x game & watch donkey kong.
--->1984 commodore vic 20 (after 6 months this computer crush).
--->1990 nes, wow! super mario brothers 1, 2 (mario usa), megaman... Then in 1991 I sell it to buy....
--->megadrive / genesis (1991) altered beast, wonderboy III, Mickey mouse... Then I sell it to buy...
--->super famicom (1992)
--->neo geo (1992)--->I have this system from 16 years. I have not never sold games for neo geo
--->super gun (1997 buy, then sell and re-buy in 2002)
--->2004 gameboy advance
--->2004 game cube
--->2005 gameboy SP
Your collection is awesome!!
Sweet Collection! :o
Talking about NEO GEO, for me offers cool Arcade action, it's a shame games not all are worthy and they are also very expensive in this country.
I need a NEO GEO man. :/
I've been to italy.
Man, switchstance, register for an ebay account! I got my neo geo (cib), an extra pro controller (cib), a memory card, 3 games (cib) all for 357ish shipped from japan!
If you just want to play Neo Geo games and aren't a collector nerd, the cheapest way to do it is either get a consolized MVS, or buy an MVS->AES converter.
yeah, but I like the original home hardware. I'm interested in collecting for it too, but maybe not as hardcore as some of those dudes on neo geo.com where they insist that it has a friggen plastic baggie for the manual for it to be cib. thats just too hardcore.
winkawaks! ;D
Quote from: kite200 on June 04, 2007, 01:46:54 pm
yeah, but I like the original home hardware. I'm interested in collecting for it too, but maybe not as hardcore as some of those dudes on neo geo.com where they insist that it has a friggen plastic baggie for the manual for it to be cib. thats just too hardcore.
If you like the home hardware, buy an MVS->AES converter and get a Unibios installed :)
whats the point of unibios, i have a japanese system anyway, has all the blood and gore
There are different features in some AES versions as opposed to their MVS version. The ROMS are the exact same thing, but the game differs depending on the BIOS it's running under. Plus you can also switch to the Euro region which would give you English text + blood. It has cheat features and a bunch of other crap as well. Once my MVS 4 slot arrives, I'm going to burn a Unibios and also a Euro region BIOS.
theres a few reasons i dont think its worth it
1. I dont know how to do it myself so i'd have to pay a significant amount to get it modded
2. the only thing *USEFUL* you get out of modding it is english text with blood, who cares when the english translations of snk games suck ass anyway and I can read Japanese decently.
3. Cheats are for n00bs.
im happy with the system i bought, its a japanese neo geo, it works great, and i can play samurai showdown. what more can you ask?
I never said you shouldn't be happy w/what you have. My point was if you want a cheaper way to play the games, an MVS is the way to go. Good luck ever getting your hands on an AES Metal Slug. Even the MVS conversions will run you at least $150. The MVS cart itself can be had for about $30, less if you want a bootleg. My main draw of the Unibios is playing the AES only features of MVS carts. The MVS BIOS is socketed so it couldn't be easier, just costs a couple bucks for the EPROM.
I was thinking of just getting metal slug 5 instead of the original, metal slug 5 is only 350, so thats not that bad
Or the MVS version can be had for well under $100 ;D
Does anybody know a list with all Neo Geo games listed by genre?
I'm interested in the system, but I don't know much about the games except shooters and 2D fighting games.
Were there platformers (like Mario, Rayman,...) or RPGs on the Neo Geo?
Aside from shooters and 2D fighters, you aren't left with much. Check out neo-geo.com and look at the screen shots. There's some sports games, most of which suck. Some good puzzle games, a couple racing games and that's pretty much it.
Thanks for the link. Seems like an interesting site.
But they need to do some google search improvements. I wouldn't find them on google with my queries. ;)
blues journey
I looked around a bit on neo-geo.com and looked at their screen shots.
Blue's Journey looks interesting as a platformer.
And I found 2 RPG-ish titles.
Crossed Swords
Crossed Swords II
That's not too much. :-\
Apart from that Neo Bomberman and Waku Waku 7 looked interesting.
I always wanted one of those. Are they affordable now?
Depends on your definition of affordable.
I've seen Japanese Neo Geos for under 9000 Yen in Japanese online shops. That sound affordable to me.
I'd rather just play NEO-GEO games on an arcade cabinet. It is much better that way (I realize not cost effective though). My favorite games for the geo though would have to be the Metal Slug series, Last Blade 1 & 2 (better than Samurai Shodown), Samurai Shodown 5, and Garou : Mark of the Wolves.
Even if you buy your own Neo Geo cabinet, it's still cheaper than buying AES versions of games.
Indeed!
First i had a neogeo aes. I buyed it for 170 Euro (Thats cheap here! in europe)
I Selled it for 130 Euro because the sound was not good. The red plug didnt work so it was mono sound :(.
And then i buyed a original british neogeo mvs cabinet with a 4 slot pcb.
Ive done this because aes games are way too expensive too purchase, its freakin' bizar.
Waku waku 7 for 350-400 Euros thats insane..
Or an original metal slug (no conversion for 2000 Euro :(
Im happy with the cab but i want purchase a neogeo cd too. A frontloader.
Thats just awesome and the games are really cheap.
May I ask how much the cabinet cost?
Ive paid 450 euro for the cab, a little expensaive but they are very rare here in the netherlands.
And i paid 100 euro for the pcb...
I still dont regret
don't bother buying a neo geo cd, the load times are terrible, it will make you want to kill yourself
Is it really so bad?
LOL I know it has 1x speed. I think over to purchase one. But the games are really cheap that is seductive.. :)
Quote from: Har the cat on August 01, 2007, 10:32:12 am
Ive paid 450 euro for the cab, a little expensaive but they are very rare here in the netherlands.
And i paid 100 euro for the pcb...
I still dont regret
Well that's not that bad considering the games are cheaper. Nice deal I'd say. :D
If you have an MVS, I wouldn't bother getting a Neo CD.
I want it very much but actually it is a wast of money... :'(
A big bump to an old thread.
Does anybody know a good site with Neo Geo game reviews and/or info?
Or can you recommend games for Neo Geo that are not fighting or shooting games? I mean, are there any platformers or something?
A really good site with a nice forum is Neo-Geo.com. I'm registered there under nintendodork, but I still haven't been able to make a topic. :(
It does have a lot of good information (and some good reviews and links) about Neo Geo games.
I'll look through again and edit my post, but I know I saw some cool, unique-looking platformers for the thing on Youtube, I still haven't bought the consolized MVS I said I was going to get, but now after Christmas time, I have a bit more money, and along with the 111-in-1 multicartridge, MVS's seem like a really good investment. I can't speak personally for AES's though unless you want a bit of a cheaper system and want to spend more on label art. :)
Edit* Games that come to mind are Bomberman, Puzzle Bobble, Neo Mr. Do!, Magician Lord (you get to play as Shinobi if you get the right power up), and Blue's Journey. I can't remember if these are AES or MVS games (Sorry. :-X) But they are really unique games/ports nonetheless.
Edit 2* I know you said something other than fighting games, but I just thought it would be funny to say that there was a Double Dragon game on the Neo Geo, except it was a fighting game instead of a beat 'em up. :D
Oh yeah I forgot about Magician Lore, i like that game. Two others good Neo Geo games are Ninja Combat and Ghost Pilot... There was some other platformer but i dont remember the name... I know you could walk into the background.
Thanks for the info, guys.
Neo-Geo.com looks like a great resource.
(Sorry I only come by sporadically these days, but work is quite overwhelming since mid December... I'll be back!)
Also, if you look on the Wikipedia page for Neo Geo, the "External Links" section is full of great fansites and databases for it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_%28console%29#External_links