AES or MVS?

[pulstar]

I agree with Cy that $900 is a bit high for that cab, but sometimes having the stuff all ready done for you is worth the premium price. Depending on where you are you can wait months or years to find a decent deal just to have the flyback or something else shit out on you two weeks later.

If you go by current market for the stuff your looking at...($400 for a good cab-if the EL panels work it's a goddamn miracle, $150 for monitor rebuild, $150 for the games and $50 for new controls)....so shoot the guy a $750 offer and see if it sticks.

This. Especially if it's your first cabinet. You want it to work and not have to mess about with it in a months' time. Yeah the cab is a little on the expensive side, but if the monitor has just been refurbed (new flyback/caps, tweaked etc) then you should be good for a while.

I dumped my AES for MVS about two years ago because the AES games were just breaking the bank, and I've never looked back to be honest. With the money I got from selling the AES stuff I got a six slot cabinet and quite a few carts of games that I would never own on AES (Metal Slug, Sengoku 3 etc).

[majors]

The 4 slot comes with 4 games, and if I get the 161n1 it seems like the best deal for $900. I could prob sell the 4 games in the thing and get the multi cart to offset the price quite a bit.  After all most single game cabs are $900 +.

One other question.... Are there any hidden costs to owning a cabinet?

Is your location driving the price up? MVS cabs have been fairly easy to source from $100-300 in my area via CL and arcade auctions. I'd recommend a 1-slot...not like you gonna play 4 games at once plus you get JAMMA out of the box. I know everyone that starts cab collecting want's a four slut...you might not be persuaded to go that route, but at least I said it. I've not been keeping up on prices, but a local cab collector made a comment about the rise of MVS carts recently.

As for hidden cost, the only one I know is that you cannot just get one cab...it's like tattoos.

[jeffhlewis]

As someone who started MVS then sold everything and converted to AES, I can say without hesitation that you should either:

1.) Get a pre-built CMVS like the Omega
2.) Bite the bullet and buy an MVS 4-Slot cabinet (or a 6-slot if you find a good deal)

If this was six years ago I might tell you to go AES but the prices have just gotten out of hand. Even the common games are trending north of $100 each. For comparison, six years ago you could get Magician Lord, SamSho 1&2 and some Art of Fighting games as a package deal for $100...hell my initial AES setup with system, 3 CIB games and a controller was $150.

Anything sought after for the AES (Last Blades, later KOF's, Metal Slugs, Garou) are damn near unattainable unless you shell out some serious coin. Which is silly when those games are easily available on other platforms or on MVS for a fraction of the price.

The one thing that I will say is that the AES looks sweet, the game boxes/carts are badass and the system is very easy to mod (I did S-Video / AV / UniBios self-install with very little experience at the time).

MVS cabs though are really where it's at - it's the format that the games were intended to be played on and frankly it's one of the best arcade cabinets ever made. I slammed quarters into those things for years and years growing up.

[MrFulci]

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The one thing that I will say is that the AES looks sweet, the game boxes/carts are badass and the system is very easy to mod...............

MVS is nice enough. Just buy some Shock boxes, and art, if you wan tit to look pretty or so you can figure out what the Japanese labels on the cart are for. Either way, depending on how much money you want to spill, there are options out there for NG.

[jeffhlewis]

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The one thing that I will say is that the AES looks sweet, the game boxes/carts are badass and the system is very easy to mod...............

MVS is nice enough. Just buy some Shock boxes, and art, if you wan tit to look pretty or so you can figure out what the Japanese labels on the cart are for. Either way, depending on how much money you want to spill, there are options out there for NG.

Very true - the shock boxes are nice with the printed inserts. I still have Fatal Fury and Neo Turf Masters MVS on my shelf with BigBear's (NG.com) original Shock Boxes. *Cough* they're available for sale *cough*

[Medic_wheat]

I have only played one MVS outside of the arcade and it was friggin' mono. Not sure what was up with that. But for me the AES performs better. It runs closer to a broadcast legal spec whereas the MVS is slower for some bizarre reason. It doesn't need to be, but it is. You won't notice it, but your electronics might. Mine sure did.

People will tell you MVS left and right because its cheaper but make no mistake, MVS owners are still a very elitist bunch just like AES owners. It's just that MVS owners seem to be filled with more hate towards AES owners than AES owners have towards MVS owners. MVS guys really, REALLY hate the AES.

I really wish there was an AES Everdrive. This would make the Neo Geo community's brains explode. Good. I'd be fine with that.

I wouldn't say I hate AES owners....


I just can't affored AES games lol.......


well okay I have like two AES games (the cheapest of the cheap) and that one system that was region moded I bought of the Neo Geo Forums a few years ago....


No Totally Joe if a EverDrive was made that worked for either AES/MVS "systems" I'd be all over that.


It would make my one-slot MVS board so happy ...........and I wouldn't have to condend with those (okay but kinda crudy) 101 MVS carts......I say kinda crudy becuase you can't select what is in them, and alot of it is ROM hacked junk.

[Medic_wheat]

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The one thing that I will say is that the AES looks sweet, the game boxes/carts are badass and the system is very easy to mod...............

MVS is nice enough. Just buy some Shock boxes, and art, if you wan tit to look pretty or so you can figure out what the Japanese labels on the cart are for. Either way, depending on how much money you want to spill, there are options out there for NG.

Very true - the shock boxes are nice with the printed inserts. I still have Fatal Fury and Neo Turf Masters MVS on my shelf with BigBear's (NG.com) original Shock Boxes. *Cough* they're available for sale *cough*

I kind of liked those cardboard boxes that one guy in the UK was or possibly still is making for the MVS carts.  They were snug, took up less space, and had a cleaner look.

I never bit the bullet on them though, as I kept waiting for a sumer sale, or some sort of bundle as I am cheap......then I sorta forgot all about them until just now.


Hummm.....


Did anyoen on the Neo Geo Forums ever make those sticker sets for the sides of the boxes for the game art/covers?

I tend to remember a fourm member toying with the idea to add a little jazz to it all...but I don't recall ever seeing any finished products...

[MrFulci]

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The one thing that I will say is that the AES looks sweet, the game boxes/carts are badass and the system is very easy to mod...............

MVS is nice enough. Just buy some Shock boxes, and art, if you wan tit to look pretty or so you can figure out what the Japanese labels on the cart are for. Either way, depending on how much money you want to spill, there are options out there for NG.

Very true - the shock boxes are nice with the printed inserts. I still have Fatal Fury and Neo Turf Masters MVS on my shelf with BigBear's (NG.com) original Shock Boxes. *Cough* they're available for sale *cough*

I kind of liked those cardboard boxes that one guy in the UK was or possibly still is making for the MVS carts.  They were snug, took up less space, and had a cleaner look.

I never bit the bullet on them though, as I kept waiting for a sumer sale, or some sort of bundle as I am cheap......then I sorta forgot all about them until just now.


Hummm.....


Did anyoen on the Neo Geo Forums ever make those sticker sets for the sides of the boxes for the game art/covers?

I tend to remember a fourm member toying with the idea to add a little jazz to it all...but I don't recall ever seeing any finished products...

I just remember the guy ymmmmmvs, that people used to joke about digging carts out of the trash. They played fine, at least for me.


I like the shockboxes, and some art. Good idea. Not much more to say about it, than that, other than I don't like bears. Scary, ate my parents, and all (Big Bear. Fill in the blanks.)

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[bust3dstr8]

I kind of liked those cardboard boxes that one guy in the UK was or possibly still is making for the MVS carts.  They were snug, took up less space, and had a cleaner look.

I never bit the bullet on them though, as I kept waiting for a sumer sale, or some sort of bundle as I am cheap......then I sorta forgot all about them until just now.


Hummm.....


Did anyoen on the Neo Geo Forums ever make those sticker sets for the sides of the boxes for the game art/covers?

I tend to remember a fourm member toying with the idea to add a little jazz to it all...but I don't recall ever seeing any finished products...

I believe it was Chris at Windygaming doing them. You buy the cases needed and he included a CD with all of the spine images.

[BlueBMW]

MVS carts have a nifty hardcore look to them:

[Medic_wheat]

Wasnt metal slug 5 on the atomic wave?

[toymachine78]

MVS carts have a nifty hardcore look to them:

 Show off lol:)

[BlueBMW]

This could be you!  If you go MVS that is....

[Joe Redifer]

No Sengoku 3? Filthy casual.

[BlueBMW]

Only Sengoku