Want to play Neo Geo, but it's so expensive

[crazydean]

So, I really want to play some Metal Slug at home. I've only played NG a few times, and that was on a cabinet. I don't have room for a cabinet in my house, but I do have an RGB monitor that I use for PCE, etc. Anyway, it seems like a CMVS is the way to go with a 161-in-one multicart. I know some people use the SuperGun, but I don't know much about it. Maybe I should just buy a modded Xbox? Are there better alternatives?

I don't play fighting or sports games, so maybe I'm just wasting my money altogether. What do you guys think?

[Black Tiger]

If you don't care about resorting to emulation, just use an Xbox.

I have an Omega cmvs, because playing on real hardware is a big deal to me and I like it better than custom cmvs and the AES.  You won't find a custom cmvs for a decent price outside the neo-geo.com forums. So buying an Omega direct would still be cheaper than the cmvs on various sites and eBay.

I have a good supergun, but it's still a pain in the ass to use. If I had to start start from scratch again, I'd still get an Omega. It also has unibios so you can play the version of each game you want and listen to the soundtrack.

[bob]

http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/191892495581

[Otaking]

I'm a massive Neo fan, I owned all the Neo AES carts back in the day, not all at the same time, I wasn't rich, just extremely dedicated, I used to trade a lot. Anyways I looked into getting back into Neo Geo AES again i think it was around 2006, to pick up all my old games, but the whole thing was just f*cked, I found the Neo scene is full of super shady sellers, tons of fake carts, just a complete nightmare. I dabbled with MVS for a bit, but then settled on emulation. NeoRagex plus complete rom set is amazing.

[crazydean]

Thanks, didn't know about the Omega. Typically I don't like emulation since the "feel" is all wrong, but I've never tried the Xbox. I'll look into the Omega.

Does anyone like the NG CD?

http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/191892495581

Actually, I just read about the anthology collection after I started this thread. I may go this route after weighing my options.

[Otaking]

I forgot to say IMO Neo CD sucks dick, probably my single biggest disappointment in video games.

[bob]

Thanks, didn't know about the Omega. Typically I don't like emulation since the "feel" is all wrong, but I've never tried the Xbox. I'll look into the Omega.

Does anyone like the NG CD?

http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/191892495581

Actually, I just read about the anthology collection after I started this thread. I may go this route after weighing my options.

the disc plays well on wii.  might at least be a good short term option until you decide if you want to shell out for the real thing.  maybe it will even sway you to save the funds for a good system/other games.
(if you know what i mean)

*says the guy who just bought a bunch of PS1 sports titles*

[TheClash603]

It's cheap enough where you might as well grab the Anthology while you continue to weigh your options.  That is just one of those games everyone should have.

[bob]

they made a whole SNK/Neo compilation as well.

[crazydean]

It's cheap enough where you might as well grab the Anthology while you continue to weigh your options.  That is just one of those games everyone should have.

I would if I had a Wii. I do have a PS2,  but the price of the game on that is quite a bit higher. I'll keep an eye out for a Wii deal on Craigslist.

[TheClash603]

It's cheap enough where you might as well grab the Anthology while you continue to weigh your options.  That is just one of those games everyone should have.

I would if I had a Wii. I do have a PS2,  but the price of the game on that is quite a bit higher. I'll keep an eye out for a Wii deal on Craigslist.

My dad has a Wii and 700 games and he paid around $10 for it.  The amount of games is not an exaggeration, the price he paid is, but only slightly.

I wish I was more into the Wii, you can fill up storage lockers with Wii stuff for less than a small decent Neo Geo early release library.

[Otaking]

Typically I don't like emulation since the "feel" is all wrong

I've found it plays perfectly I can't find any criticisms. NeoRagex (with scanlines enabled) on my 42" LED TV looks stunning. Around 2007 I built a very small media PC for emulation and everything just worked great. You can get some USB controllers and the whole experinace is just faultless  http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEOGEO-STICK-2-Import-Japan-PlayStation-3-PS3-USB-/271934816502?hash=item3f509400f6:g:iPAAAOSw-jhUH70w

[crazydean]

It's cheap enough where you might as well grab the Anthology while you continue to weigh your options.  That is just one of those games everyone should have.

I would if I had a Wii. I do have a PS2,  but the price of the game on that is quite a bit higher. I'll keep an eye out for a Wii deal on Craigslist.

My dad has a Wii and 700 games and he paid around $10 for it.  The amount of games is not an exaggeration, the price he paid is, but only slightly.

I wish I was more into the Wii, you can fill up storage lockers with Wii stuff for less than a small decent Neo Geo early release library.

Be careful, you don't want to turn into this guy:

[Punch]

Don't bother with the NEO*GEO unless you're a BIG TYMER or you're content with owning an arcade board with a 152-in-1 cart.

It's cheap enough where you might as well grab the Anthology while you continue to weigh your options.  That is just one of those games everyone should have.

I would if I had a Wii. I do have a PS2,  but the price of the game on that is quite a bit higher. I'll keep an eye out for a Wii deal on Craigslist.

My dad has a Wii and 700 games and he paid around $10 for it.  The amount of games is not an exaggeration, the price he paid is, but only slightly.

I wish I was more into the Wii, you can fill up storage lockers with Wii stuff for less than a small decent Neo Geo early release library.

You don't post something like that without PICS!!!

[Black Tiger]

Most of those Neo Geo collections for consoles like PS2 are supposed to have poor emulation. If all you want is Metal Slug games, then a cheap emulated set should be fine.

You mentioned before that you're not into fighting or sports games, which I'm not really either, but there's still a crapload of other cool games that you'll get most of on a multi-game cart. Also, you can get a multi-cart for a fraction of what people ask for on eBay if you buy from a place like aliexpress:

http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20160618083544&SearchText=neo+geo+mvs


Here's a list of every MVS game and which multi-carts they appear on:

http://wiki.arcadeotaku.com/w/MVS_Multicart


Lots of shooters, Bubble Bobble-style, puzzle, platformer/action, beat em up, misc style games.


The Neo Geo CD isn't worthwhile unless you're hardcore into Neo Geo and then only after you get a cart setup. Most games are compromised, you don't have unibios and not everything is available. There are a few cool exclusives, but some have already been hacked into mvs carts. I mainly got mine for Samurai Spirits RPG and back then, to play Kabuki Klash, since cmvs systems weren't really around.