Advice needed on MVS

[PunkicCyborg]

The unibios isn't model specific. You should be able to just order the eprom from him and that's it. I've made some for my friends including one for my buddies mv1fs. Maybe he thought you needed the original bios and not his unibios?? IDK but anyways when you get it you just pop out the old one and pop in the eprom.

[Joe Redifer]

Nah he wants to know what you're getting. He told me to specify 1f as that one works on the 1fS as well. Otherwise he would have been like "LOL it doesn't matter u fag u st00pid n00b lol just get any of dem and dey will work it duzzent matter st00pid". I dunno. But I asked and got an answer and that made me happy.

Anyway yeah, gotta have a Unibios. The sound test, like Black Tiger said, is priceless. A sound test in EVERY Neo Geo game? Hell yeah sign me up. And bypassing SNK's stupid censorship of blood in the US (which I could NEVER understand) is definitely worth it as well. Too bad it can't restore the opening intro for Magician Lord that's in the home version, but I have that on the AES anyway.

[PunkicCyborg]

I love the unibios for the jukebox. I crank up Shock Troopers, Zed Blade and Metal Slug 2 all the time in mine when I'm like doing chores. Makes everything more epic when your cab is blasting some jams. Another feature I love is how you can basically pause any game by jumping into the menu then itll go dark so you can leave it like that for a while. Its pefect for puzzle games.
Windjammers is also waaay better with the timer set to 99 so you can play for points. Makes the game more enjoyable and you can practice moves. This is how we set it up at Windjammers competitions as well

[majors]

Windjammers is also waaay better with the timer set to 99 so you can play for points.

Isn't the timer settings available in game setup for WJ? I have a 1-slot with no battery, so I always have to bump the default time from 30 to 60 at cons every morning.

I can only beat Nam with the UniBIOS...keep bringing up the cheat menu and adding lives on the final boss.

[Joe Redifer]

Doesn't Nam 1975 natively have unlimited continues? Maybe I'm thinking of every other Neo Geo game.

[Arkhan]

Doesn't Nam 1975 natively have unlimited continues? Maybe I'm thinking of every other Neo Geo game.

I bet real Nam vets wish there were unlimited continues.

[EvilEvoIX]

Nothing pedestrian about owning a MVS, but if you have the Room I highly recommend a Big Red cabinet.  A consolized unit is OK but you loose the Arcade experience.  I've had a Big Red since 2003 and it always gets use especially with the Multicarts.  The issue now is that MVS carts are still expensive however great deals can still be found and compared to AES carts it's pennies on the dollar.  In terms of reliability the rule of thumb is the more slots you have the less reliablity.  6-slots being the worst.  I have had a 2-Slot and a 4-Slot and I reccomend the 4 slot.  It is finicky at times but with proper care and cleaning it's nice to see your arcade unit cycle through 4 games vs 2 or 1.  Single slots generally have MONO out but can be modded for Stereo.

I see that you have a super gun, the cheapest way to go would be getting a single slot board because some are Jamma compliant but then mono sound.

Good luck and look for a Big Red, great investment.

[EvilEvoIX]

Doesn't Nam 1975 natively have unlimited continues? Maybe I'm thinking of every other Neo Geo game.

It does until the final boss which you have to beat without losing all your lives.  Can't credit feed that one.

[Black Tiger]

Nah he wants to know what you're getting. He told me to specify 1f as that one works on the 1fS as well. Otherwise he would have been like "LOL it doesn't matter u fag u st00pid n00b lol just get any of dem and dey will work it duzzent matter st00pid". I dunno. But I asked and got an answer and that made me happy.

Anyway yeah, gotta have a Unibios. The sound test, like Black Tiger said, is priceless. A sound test in EVERY Neo Geo game? Hell yeah sign me up. And bypassing SNK's stupid censorship of blood in the US (which I could NEVER understand) is definitely worth it as well. Too bad it can't restore the opening intro for Magician Lord that's in the home version, but I have that on the AES anyway.

MVS and AES roms are the same, similar to early Genesis/Mega Drive games. If you want to see the Magician Lord intro on your cmvs, just switch it to Console mode.

Some format-exclusive games might not have any differences between modes, but I'm guessing that every game short of the sticker booth was developed for home and arcade and whether it wound up at either was up to the publisher.

[toymachine78]

Well I ordered an MVS MV1FS. Do I just get a UNIBIOS chip from Razoola's site, eject the current BIOS, toss in the trash after stomping on it a few times and then just pop the Razoola chip in? What is the best method for obtaining a UNIBIOS? I heard there was a guy on the Neo Geo forums called Kenny or some shit...

LOL.  You don't need to have a unibios.  That's only for people that want to use the jukebox for music or see Mai's bounce animation in kof2003.  I keep mine stock.

Doesn't the unibios chip just snap down on top of the existing chip?

[toymachine78]

Also, if you suck at games sometimes, the cheats are pretty nice.

Amen. That's about the only way I can defeat Billy in RBFF special. That mofo is tough!

[toymachine78]

Doesn't Nam 1975 natively have unlimited continues? Maybe I'm thinking of every other Neo Geo game.

Yes. Or Else I never would have completed it lol

[PunkicCyborg]

Well I ordered an MVS MV1FS. Do I just get a UNIBIOS chip from Razoola's site, eject the current BIOS, toss in the trash after stomping on it a few times and then just pop the Razoola chip in? What is the best method for obtaining a UNIBIOS? I heard there was a guy on the Neo Geo forums called Kenny or some shit...

LOL.  You don't need to have a unibios.  That's only for people that want to use the jukebox for music or see Mai's bounce animation in kof2003.  I keep mine stock.

Doesn't the unibios chip just snap down on top of the existing chip?

No, you remove the mask rom chip and put the unibios eprom in its place

[EvilEvoIX]

Unibios does a LOT.  You can get multiple AES and MVS Settings with languages.  Yes Juke box, controller tests, Hardware tests, and MVS Dip Switch settings as well which is neat.  You also get a built in cheat data base which is cool as well.

Money well spent.

[toymachine78]

Well I ordered an MVS MV1FS. Do I just get a UNIBIOS chip from Razoola's site, eject the current BIOS, toss in the trash after stomping on it a few times and then just pop the Razoola chip in? What is the best method for obtaining a UNIBIOS? I heard there was a guy on the Neo Geo forums called Kenny or some shit...

LOL.  You don't need to have a unibios.  That's only for people that want to use the jukebox for music or see Mai's bounce animation in kof2003.  I keep mine stock.

Doesn't the unibios chip just snap down on top of the existing chip?

No, you remove the mask rom chip and put the unibios eprom in its place

Well there's a chip on my omega that you snap on top of the existing chip. Coulda sworn it was the bios.