• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.

HEY! C'MON C'MON: It's the Giga Powered Neo Geo Appreciation Thread

S

Samuray

Member
Well, the games I need the scans for are

Last Blade 2 (JP)
Andro Dunos (US, but JP would work too)


One day I came about those games in loose condition, and considering my limited budget, I bought them. There was someone who told me he'd scsn the inserts for me so I felt secure I would be able to make them shelf-worthy, so to say, but alas, he fell of the face of the earth. Seriously, I'm quite worried about him....he's been gone for over half a year now. But that's another story.

I can't use the Southtown versions because those are versions for MVS carts, I think. At least they are not accurate covers for the AES games. And there once was a scan of LB2 floating around on the interwebs but the quality wasn't very good.

So I got those two carts, I got cases for them, even the booklet for "Andro Dunos", but I desperately, and by that I mean DESPERATELY, need the inserts.

Could anyone help me out here?

(if going to a copy shop and having them scanned would be an option, I'd pay for that, of course!)

It would be amazing if anyone would be able to help me!

So that's it. Thanks for letting me ask this.
 
A

atomic moth

Member
If anyone has a MV2F metal cover they'd like to get rid of, PM me. I'm not looking for the fancy repro ones. Just an ugly used one.

Does anyone have any other solutions to protect the mvs and hold the carts? I was thinking about making a custom one out plywood or plastic, but I'd need to be fairly precise.
 
Ban Puncher

Ban Puncher

Member
SeventhSon said:
I've contacted the Vidya Gaem Poleece, they will be at your home soon.
Click to expand...

They knocked on my door and said I was a pillar of the community and made me an officer for a day and gave me a badge and a baton and took me for a ride along and we spent the day bustin' scum who try to peddle shallow arcade conversions as full price console releases. We then got pizza at Pizza Hut ironically.

Winners Don't Use Crazy Taxis.
 
IrishNinja

IrishNinja

Member
Man Puncher said:
They knocked on my door and said I was a pillar of the community and made me an officer for a day and gave me a badge and a baton and took me for a ride along and we spent the day bustin' scum who try to peddle shallow arcade conversions as full price console releases. We then got pizza at Pizza Hut ironically.

Winners Don't Use Crazy Taxis.
Click to expand...

oh man, this is ripe for neo-geo jokes but lemme not
 
A

ascii42

Member
I'm having an interesting issue with my MVS. Some stuff appears in the correct location, but actual gameplay stuff appears only on one half of the screen and is flipped horizontally. Same issue with other games I've put into it.

67nRg19l.jpg


Sorry for the crappy picture, my phone wouldn't focus properly.
 
A

ascii42

Member
IrishNinja said:
huh...what are you playing it on, and how is it connected?
Click to expand...

It's a 1-slot MVS board. It was originally a Centipede cabinet, which was turned into a JAMMA cabinet. I didn't do any of the converting, so I can't really tell you much more than that. I'll probably try to get some help from the friend I bought it from, he knows more about it than I do. I swapped out the power supply and turned it on to find this issue, and that was pretty much the first time I'd really done anything inside the machine other than swap out carts.
 
Ban Puncher

Ban Puncher

Member
Finally found a copy of The King of Fighters 2001 AES in reasonable condition that wasn't going for a silly price. Comes with the bonus phone card too.

Ring ring hello yes I'll accept the charges from one of the worst games in the series.

Just 2000 and 2003 to go until I have the full KoF AES set.
 
M

Mercutio

Member
Man Puncher said:
Finally found a copy of The King of Fighters 2001 AES in reasonable condition that wasn't going for a silly price. Comes with the bonus phone card too.

Ring ring hello yes I'll accept the charges from one of the worst games in the series.

Just 2000 and 2003 to go until I have the full KoF AES set.
Click to expand...

Phone card? What in the world? What WAS it?
 
S

sixteen-bit

Member
Mercutio said:
Huh! I had no idea. Are they just like, international / long distance cards or something? Worth $5-10?
Click to expand...

You know, I'm not really sure of the monetary value of them. They often have different art variations and are an interesting thing to have for collectors though. It is my understanding that some publishers place unique art on these cards that aren't available anywhere else, even in art books and stuff like that. The idea is that if you really like a character, you'll pre-order from the place that has their exclusive phone card.
 
Ban Puncher

Ban Puncher

Member
They still do collectable phone cards for pre-order bonuses in Japan but I wonder if there is actually any way to still use them like back in the day.

Not that a collector would actually use their rare phone card to holla at someone.
 
IrishNinja

IrishNinja

Member
I like it, but to me,woodgrain is ataris thing. I'd just get an omega and use the leftover $100 or so on a stick/multicart
 
T

ToD_

Member
sixteen-bit said:
Analogue CMVS is hot fire
Click to expand...

I took delivery of my CMVS about two weeks ago. Unfortunately, I was experiencing issues with it. There was a pixel-ish noise scrolling through the image. It was happening with both RGB and component and on two different displays with no other devices in between. It was clearly coming from the CMVS.

I reached out to Analogue and spoke with Chris, who was very helpful. I ended up sending it back to them. When they received it, they discovered no issues with the unit. After some correspondence we came to the conclusion that it had to be the PSU (which was not sent back). They also discovered the LED was broken, which is another clue the PSU may have been at fault.

It's on its way back along with a new PSU. I should receive it on Wednesday. Fingers crossed this indeed takes care of the issue.
 
M

Mercutio

Member
sixteen-bit said:
Analogue CMVS is hot fire
Click to expand...

The insides aren't so hot looking through. People over at Neo-Geo.com have pretty much run this guy off the site for good... lots of interesting threads bashing his sales tactics and his workmanship. Additionally, these things sometimes develop cracks in the wood.
 
W

Wolfgunblood Garopa

Member
Mercutio said:
The insides aren't so hot looking through. People over at Neo-Geo.com have pretty much run this guy off the site for good... lots of interesting threads bashing his sales tactics and his workmanship. Additionally, these things sometimes develop cracks in the wood.
Click to expand...

You'd think getting into that business, your product would make it past those guys.
 
S

Samuray

Member
Man Puncher said:
Finally found a copy of The King of Fighters 2001 AES in reasonable condition that wasn't going for a silly price. Comes with the bonus phone card too.

Ring ring hello yes I'll accept the charges from one of the worst games in the series.

Just 2000 and 2003 to go until I have the full KoF AES set.
Click to expand...

Oh, 2001 is the last KOF I'm missing! Where did you find it? Were there more copies available? :)
(well, eBay, I presume)
 
M

Mercutio

Member
Wolfgunblood Garopa said:
You'd think getting into that business, your product would make it past those guys.
Click to expand...

I'm not quite sure what you mean?

The general consensus is that Christoph borrowed heavily from information shared between members for their own CMVS builds, offered nothing back to the community in that regard, and then proceeded to make an extremely expensive product based on that free information.

Heck, NG in general is very different right now; members who don't contribute as the moderators desire are no longer allowed into the sales forum. I openly admit I was frequenting the sales page daily to just check for anything interesting, and not posting enough in other areas. I don't know if the site policy changes will do much to halt the steady price increases on MVS and AES stuff, but at least people who are really in to that community have a place to trade with each other for fair deals.
 
S

sixteen-bit

Member
Mercutio said:
The insides aren't so hot looking through. People over at Neo-Geo.com have pretty much run this guy off the site for good... lots of interesting threads bashing his sales tactics and his workmanship. Additionally, these things sometimes develop cracks in the wood.
Click to expand...
That's a shame. Sounds like they don't offer a premium product to match their premium price. And they sound shady as fuck after the NT debacle.
 
M

Mercutio

Member
CooP-TroN said:
Hey everyone, I just had a quick question if someone would be kind enough to answer or point me in the right direction.

I was just wondering if there is such a thing as an MVS cabinet/modded MVS cabinet that comes with every neo geo game released already installed or able to easily download new games?
I'm fascinated by the neo geo and want to experience all the games with out the ridiculous prices haha. I looked at mame cabinets but I don't think I can get mvs games on that. Any help is greatly appreciated!!
Click to expand...

Wow, I'm not touching any of that with a ten foot pole. Come on dude.
 
T

ToD_

Member
Yikes. Had no idea prior to ordering the Analogue CMVS what was going on behind the scenes. That said, I had no issues whatsoever dealing with Christopher. He responds quickly and offered good service. If I get a machine that works as intended tomorrow, I'll be a happy camper.

If I'm not happy in some way, I'll sell it (maybe even make a profit?) and go for the Omega. Also, the joystick I ordered through Analogue is great and is a major upgrade from the original AES sticks.

Anyway, fingers crossed.
 
IrishNinja

IrishNinja

Member
ToD_ said:
If I'm not happy in some way, I'll sell it (maybe even make a profit?) and go for the Omega. Also, the joystick I ordered through Analogue is great and is a major upgrade from the original AES sticks.
Click to expand...

is it? ive always fancied the AES sticks, and this knockoff Gold X one i got doesn't cut it. what's different? Mark from CGR highlighted the size & build.
 
entremet

entremet

Member
CooP-TroN said:
Oh sorry, did I break the rules, should I delete my post?
I just noticed people discussing the 161-1 game cart, so I was just wondering of there was a cart/multiple carts that had all the games, not just 161.
Sorry again if I broke the rules, that was not my intention
Click to expand...

The 161 cart is a pirated item. SNK never produced them. They're knockoffs. You can talk about them in terms as if they exist.

However, you want to avoid asking for where to obtain them or posting where you can buy them since the producers are infighting on SNK copyrights.

So you can talk about them, just not ask where to obtain them nor sell them in the Buy sell threads. Linking to pirated sites or items is against the terms of service here.
 
C

CooP-TroN

Banned
entrement said:
The 161 cart is a pirated item. SNK never produced them. They're knockoffs. You can talk about them in terms as if they exist.

However, you want to avoid asking for where to obtain them or posting where you can buy them since the producers are infighting on SNK copyrights.

So you can talk about them, just not ask where to obtain them nor sell them in the Buy sell threads. Linking to pirated sites or items is against the terms of service here.
Click to expand...

Ah ok. Thanks man, won't be doing that again haha. Deleting my posts now.
Sorry again, I never meant to break the rules, definitely not happening again.
 
IrishNinja

IrishNinja

Member
it's cool, man - i don't think you specifically did a thing wrong. i too am interested in multi-carts & have talked about em on here too, just not asked where to find em. for instance, a few have commented on the mixed bag you get - i wanna say i've heard nearly half the games are legit, the rest an assortment of hacks & such? i'd love specifics one day, since it's not like we're seeing an everdrive for the system.
 
T

ToD_

Member
IrishNinja said:
is it? ive always fancied the AES sticks, and this knockoff Gold X one i got doesn't cut it. what's different? Mark from CGR highlighted the size & build.
Click to expand...

Yes, the stick is nice. Of course this is all very subjective and I don't dislike the AES sticks, but they feel cheap compared to this. Partially because of the thin plastic and in part because the buttons/stick aren't of the same quality.

The Analogue uses a Seimitsu stick and buttons, just like you'd find in Japanese arcades and many custom sticks people make. It feels much better than the default AES stick does. The build is great too, on the outside at least. Posts above make me question the internals, but it certainly feels solid.

If you have the money, patience, and don't want to create a custom stick or mod your AES stick, this is a solid option.

entrement said:
The 161 cart is a pirated item. SNK never produced them. They're knockoffs. You can talk about them in terms as if they exist.
Click to expand...

I got a chance to try it out in the Arcade Emporium bar in Chicago. I didn't realize they had the 161 until my second visit, when I noticed a different game being played and wanted to figure out if this was a multislot MVS.

Per the instructions on the top of the cabinet I held the start button for 5 seconds and was presented with the game selection menu -- a giant list with a ton of hacks, but a decent selection of originals as well. Surprisingly, considering the giant selection, a good amount of high regarded originals are missing.

I could see a use for the cart, however. It would certainly be very convenient to have access to so many games without switching carts. And, of course, there are some high value games on there which would cost a fortune otherwise. I'm not endorsing the purchase of this, though!
 
M

Mercutio

Member
AES sticks are nice for the time, but suck by modern standards. The actual lever is some kind of Seimitsu with a very short shaft under the panel, a custom order of some sort. The buttons, on the other hand, are pure garbage. Fortunately, you can replace them with actual Sanwa or Seimitsu screw-ins... not the full size arcade ones though.

I did one a while ago, actually, before I built my HSS-0130. Can't seem to find my pictures, but here's something almost identical by someone else:

neostick10.JPG


Okay, as for the Multi-Carts.

They're... they're something. Most of the games in them are bad hacks of OTHER games in them, and a bunch of the "real" games have funky glitches. For the most part, they work fine and the casual player wouldn't notice any issues. A big problem with usage on a CMVS would be memory card stuff though; I don't believe Mutli-Carts support proper Memory Card usage. Further, check the games lists for each cart... the 121 in 1 has stuff the 161 in 1 doesn't, and vice versa. You still aren't getting all the stuff, oddly.

All the same, they're Chinese pirate cartridges. The Neo Geo Virtual Console stuff on the Wii runs more glitch free frankly.
 
S

sixteen-bit

Member
I don't like the AES sticks. That button arrangement has too dramatic an arc for me. Really uncomfortable.

I use a Playstation controller adapter and my HRAP2 for Neo games.
 
T

ToD_

Member
Mercutio said:
All the same, they're Chinese pirate cartridges. The Neo Geo Virtual Console stuff on the Wii runs more glitch free frankly.
Click to expand...

From what I gathered on the Neo-Geo forums, the glitches are as follows:

Aero Fighters 3 - Has a game breaking bug
Garou MOTW - Is the prototype version, which has a few issues (back when it came out these roms were dumped before the original)
Samurai Shodown - Kyoshiro sprite glitch, not game breaking
Samurai Shodown II - Audio is a little more muffled(?) (don't think this is verified)
Sengoku - glitches in the high score list

There may be more but this is all I was able to gather from reading a few pages of the forum.
 
M

Mzo

Member
I personally like the original Last Blade more than the sequel, but it depends on the person I guess.
 
A

antibolo

Banned
Man Puncher said:
Is Last Blade 1 worth owning if you already own Last Blade 2?
Click to expand...

Not really, all the characters in 1 are in 2. It's not like Samurai Shodown where some characters got dropped along the way.

The bandaged head guy was not wearing his bandages though! I think he's some sort of zombie in 2, while he was still alive in 1. But don't quote me on that.
 
W

Wolfgunblood Garopa

Member
Mercutio said:
I'm not quite sure what you mean?

The general consensus is that Christoph borrowed heavily from information shared between members for their own CMVS builds, offered nothing back to the community in that regard, and then proceeded to make an extremely expensive product based on that free information.

Heck, NG in general is very different right now; members who don't contribute as the moderators desire are no longer allowed into the sales forum. I openly admit I was frequenting the sales page daily to just check for anything interesting, and not posting enough in other areas. I don't know if the site policy changes will do much to halt the steady price increases on MVS and AES stuff, but at least people who are really in to that community have a place to trade with each other for fair deals.
Click to expand...

I was referring to the workmanship meeting the standards of that community.
 
A

antibolo

Banned
The irony of "standards" coming from a forum that is barely readable because more than half of every post's content is cluttered with completely retarded sigs.

Makes you truly appreciate how NeoGAF doesn't support sigs at all.
 
M

MezzoForte

Member
antibolo said:
The irony of "standards" coming from a forum that is barely readable because more than half of every post's content is cluttered with completely retarded sigs.

Makes you truly appreciate how NeoGAF doesn't support sigs at all.
Click to expand...

why do you sound so bitter lol. You can disable sigs, by the way.
 
M

Mercutio

Member
Man Puncher said:
Got my first ever conversion today, Puzzle Bobble on AES.

It was cheap and looks really good but I still feel kinda dirty.
Click to expand...

I accidentally got one like that, didn't realize it was a conversion. I would have kept it, but the sound didn't work. I believe that this is the most common conversion.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

MiSTer FPGA 2023 year in review! The N64 core, the Sega Saturn core, Neo Geo fun, tons of arcade stuff and more. One hell of a year
25
2K
funking giblet replied
The best d-pad I've ever used...the 8Bitdo Neo Geo controller
34
4K
Dice replied
Neo Geo; a visual history of the hardware that just couldn't quit. IMO the best 2D console ever made
48
3K
Tarin02543 replied
Ubisoft let me actually speak with its new AI-powered video game NPCs - The Verge
2
57
3K
SaintALia replied
Long live Tango Gameworks! 'Appreciation Thread'
2
63
5K
Hudo replied
Top Bottom