AES or MVS?

[SuperDeadite]

The problem with a CMVS, is that if you are willing to pay a good chunk of cash, you are far better off buying a nice fully featured supergun, as then you can play other arcade boards.   A dedicated CMVS only plays MVS.  If you have tons of cash to blow go for it, but I feel your typical budget-minded MVS owner can do better.

[synbiosfan]

The problem with a CMVS, is that if you are willing to pay a good chunk of cash, you are far better off buying a nice fully featured supergun, as then you can play other arcade boards.   A dedicated CMVS only plays MVS.  If you have tons of cash to blow go for it, but I feel your typical budget-minded MVS owner can do better.

When I bought my CMVS (MV1B) I was pretty ignorant about superguns and the options available. I don't regret it (and now have a gun) but I should have done more research.

I was just considering the price difference of MVS carts versus home carts. I did save more than enough to cover it's cost.

[BigusSchmuck]

Its a good chunk of cash regardless what route you go. I figure I need at least $1,000 to start off.

[Medic_wheat]

Its a good chunk of cash regardless what route you go. I figure I need at least $1,000 to start off.

That is a good estimate .......


Mind you with that amount you can get a CMVS, controller, and maybe 10 good games.  Alot of the MVS games can be had for 20-30 dollars ...


Hell I just bought Metal Slug 4 (compelte kit) off ebay for $45.  Guy had a huge stock of them and still has a few.  Of course I'll need to crack open that case and verify the chip set is not a bootleg.  If it is I'll demand my money back.......


If it is a legit copy then I'll just be missing Metal Slug 1 & 5 ......

as for complete kit games this will be my 3rd or 4th ...........I sometimes get tempted to go for only complete kit games but don't feel like dishing out the usual $120-$200 per game.........but man that would look sexy on a shelf....all my MVS games as full kits......although maybe a little bland...

[toymachine78]

Its a good chunk of cash regardless what route you go. I figure I need at least $1,000 to start off.

That is a good estimate .......


Mind you with that amount you can get a CMVS, controller, and maybe 10 good games.  Alot of the MVS games can be had for 20-30 dollars ...


Hell I just bought Metal Slug 4 (compelte kit) off ebay for $45.  Guy had a huge stock of them and still has a few.  Of course I'll need to crack open that case and verify the chip set is not a bootleg.  If it is I'll demand my money back.......


If it is a legit copy then I'll just be missing Metal Slug 1 & 5 ......

as for complete kit games this will be my 3rd or 4th ...........I sometimes get tempted to go for only complete kit games but don't feel like dishing out the usual $120-$200 per game.........but man that would look sexy on a shelf....all my MVS games as full kits......although maybe a little bland...

I saw that listing for metal slug too. My wife has clamped the purse strings since Christmas is coming though

.... As for MVS kits being sexy on a shelf... I find cardboard boxes rather boring.

[Opethian]

kits are useless unless you have a cab

[Medic_wheat]

kits are useless unless you have a cab

I am lucky enough to say that I have one of those to....

[Medic_wheat]

Its a good chunk of cash regardless what route you go. I figure I need at least $1,000 to start off.

That is a good estimate .......


Mind you with that amount you can get a CMVS, controller, and maybe 10 good games.  Alot of the MVS games can be had for 20-30 dollars ...


Hell I just bought Metal Slug 4 (compelte kit) off ebay for $45.  Guy had a huge stock of them and still has a few.  Of course I'll need to crack open that case and verify the chip set is not a bootleg.  If it is I'll demand my money back.......


If it is a legit copy then I'll just be missing Metal Slug 1 & 5 ......

as for complete kit games this will be my 3rd or 4th ...........I sometimes get tempted to go for only complete kit games but don't feel like dishing out the usual $120-$200 per game.........but man that would look sexy on a shelf....all my MVS games as full kits......although maybe a little bland...

 I saw that listing for metal slug too. My wife has clamped the purse strings since Christmas is coming though

.... As for MVS kits being sexy on a shelf... I find cardboard boxes rather boring.

Spice them up with some of this and some side sticky art and it could look less boring.

[Medic_wheat]

Or go the Neo Mini Box route (personal fav)...it saves on space, and looks very uniform on the shelf versus a shock box...


I just have yet to get these.....some for my MVS and PMG

oh yeah

[Medic_wheat]

Whoes ever father this was he is a boss...

makes me want to have one made for when my own child is older....and defently not still in his/her mother's whomb......


Might have to attempt to contact the guy on the thread who made this .........as all I would need is the cab (in parts) and can slap it together and get it looking good....


It's alwasy the cab that is the hardest part for me..........granted I guess I could just go to a carpenter with the blue prints (which are easy to find) and have a cab made locally....

[Black Tiger]

At some point someone talked about sorting through hacked and original games on multi-carts. I made my own cover and reversible game list for the multi-cart I have.

I figured out which games are hacks, which are original and made alphabetical and genre lists with the menu number beside each game. For the genre categories, the original titles are listed first, then the hacked ones. I printed out each list guide and laminated it. It fits in the manual space inside the shock box.










Close-ups of the guide:

http://superpcenginegrafx.net/misc/m1084.jpg

http://superpcenginegrafx.net/misc/m1085.jpg



It was a lot of work, but so is trying to navigate the random list of roms on the cart without a guide. Now it's incredibly easy to find or figure out what I want to play off the cart.

As you can see on the back of the box, there's still 65 unaltered games, which is a hell of a lot.

[BigusSchmuck]

Curious, are the AES consoles region free?

[Opethian]

yes but get a Unibios you wont regret it

[Black Tiger]

Curious, are the AES consoles region free?

This was answered in detail earlier, but basically a game will run, but you are stuck with a particular version (potentially censored).

Unibios is a must for game players.

[Joe Redifer]

Neo Geo was bigger badder better! And more censored. Because the people who would buy something like a Neo Geo needed games to be censored. Maybe Neo Geo was just for big babies? I think maybe so.