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

[crazydean]

Thanks Black Tiger, for essentially confirming my suspicions. Gonna look into an Omega soon and get a multi cart. What do you guys like to use for controllers?

[EvilEvoIX]

I have Metal Slug 1-4 on the MVS so I use a Phantom 1 MVS to AES converter to play.  This was back when Metal slug 1 MVS loose was like $20 when I got it and my AES was $200 so nothing crazy like today.  You can always look into a MVS Mini.  You need to modify it for stereo sound but other than that it's Scan Line heaven.

[Groover]

Thanks Black Tiger, for essentially confirming my suspicions. Gonna look into an Omega soon and get a multi cart. What do you guys like to use for controllers?

I'm thinking this. I have always wanted a Neo Geo and I think I will continue to wait but some day I want an Omega and Multi cart. I'm researching the controllers. I recently discovered that Undammed the guy behind the UD-CPS2 has made an Arcade/Neo-geo connection to USB that works with TE sticks and PS3/360 future PS4/XB1.

http://udgametech.blogspot.com

[Medic_wheat]

Thanks Black Tiger, for essentially confirming my suspicions. Gonna look into an Omega soon and get a multi cart. What do you guys like to use for controllers?

I'm thinking this. I have always wanted a Neo Geo and I think I will continue to wait but some day I want an Omega and Multi cart. I'm researching the controllers. I recently discovered that Undammed the guy behind the UD-CPS2 has made an Arcade/Neo-geo connection to USB that works with TE sticks and PS3/360 future PS4/XB1.

http://udgametech.blogspot.com

I just heard about this as well on "my life in Tetris" YouTube video yesterday.

Seems like a god send so I can use other controllers for my super gun that are not AWS sticks.

[TR0N]

Thanks Black Tiger, for essentially confirming my suspicions. Gonna look into an Omega soon and get a multi cart. What do you guys like to use for controllers?

I just use a pair of modded sega saturn controllers for my cmvs.Still works well for my gaming needs on the system.

[SignOfZeta]

I find that a good Neo emulator is vastly more enjoyable than %95 of the ports. I pretty much only run real games on real hardware but if you can't justify that expense do try emulation. Honestly, even if you can justify the expense you should probably try emulation, unless you're one of those f*cking a$$holes that has to compete a collection before you even play the games, obviously. It doesn't sound like you really know Neo that well yet so dropping $400 or whatever might be really dumb. You might not even like it.

You'll probably like it.

Personally, I love it. The Neo is a very special system. There hasn't been anything like it before or since. If I had to choose between Neo and PCE it would be *really* hard. I've been in love with the same games for so long it's pretty obvious I'm never going to get tired of them.

[cabbage]

Is the extra cost of the Omega worth it over the DIY/Supergun option? Sure, Omega looks pretty, but costs like 5x as much...

[SignOfZeta]

Thanks Black Tiger, for essentially confirming my suspicions. Gonna look into an Omega soon and get a multi cart. What do you guys like to use for controllers?

I made my own stick. I also have a standard AES stick and a CD pad. My system is a two-slot based CMVS so they plug right in just like the home console. It also takes memory cards.

[Black Tiger]

Is the extra cost of the Omega worth it over the DIY/Supergun option? Sure, Omega looks pretty, but costs like 5x as much...

The Omega is now $530 direct from the guys who make them. If you're handy enough you can make your own supergun, but if not an mvs board and cheap supergun + bulky power supply will still cost $200. And if you can only find a cheap supergun which only does RGB, you might need to buy a component transcoder.

You'd be better off trying to track down a cheap cmvs. I've had issues with homemade cmvs and superguns in the past, but the Omega runs as perfect as a console. With everything accepting the video output (unlike some of my consoles with video mods) and a simple power cable instead of a loose ATX power supply in the mix. Plus they come with the latest unibios and built-in memory card. You can buy a unibios chip if you're able to convert an mvs board yourself. But the Omega is much higher quality than an AES and looks nice, so you definitely get what you pay for.

[TheClash603]

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!!!

No pics here, but basically my dad babysits my brat nephew and the only time he shuts up is when he is playing wii.  He started getting a game here or there and buying lots off craigslist where there was like 50 games and a system for $100.  He's been doing that for a while and has amassed around 700 unique games.  My nephew is spoiled and he needs a room for his wii stuff.

This might be a stupid question,  but why are MVS multi-carts so cheap, but AES carts so rare and expensive?  Aren't they basically the same thing?

[Arkhan]

f*ck NEO GEO.

/thread.

lock it.

[Medic_wheat]

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!!!

No pics here, but basically my dad babysits my brat nephew and the only time he shuts up is when he is playing wii.  He started getting a game here or there and buying lots off craigslist where there was like 50 games and a system for $100.  He's been doing that for a while and has amassed around 700 unique games.  My nephew is spoiled and he needs a room for his wii stuff.

This might be a stupid question,  but why are MVS multi-carts so cheap, but AES carts so rare and expensive?  Aren't they basically the same thing?

The Neo hero forums probably have a more accurate answer but I belive it has to do with availability.


AES. Very small market with each game new costing $200 ish. So not many games or systems are really available second hand.

MVS. Butt load of arcades and arcade owners to buy the cab and various games released. Sure your average MVS game will run you $80-$120 loose (non-kit) and some of the harder to come by games in the range of $200-400. But that is still a fraction of a AES game. Which is probably why the only two AES games I own which are JP copies are so common I got them for $40 a game.

[SignOfZeta]

Well, multi-carts are pirate and still being made whereas legit AES games were often super low production runs and haven't been made for a decade.

I can't believe I had to explain why bootlegs are worthless...

[Medic_wheat]

Well, multi-carts are pirate and still being made whereas legit AES games were often super low production runs and haven't been made for a decade.

I can't believe I had to explain why bootlegs are worthless...

He added about the MVS games that were in the arcade cabinets. Not the bootlegs.


Granted this hobby can be 80% bootlegs if you dot. Check every PCB before buying.

[SignOfZeta]

This might be a stupid question,  but why are MVS multi-carts so cheap, but AES carts so rare and expensive?  Aren't they basically the same thing?