It's definitely interesting me more, but I wonder if the controller/joystick are USB? It LOOKS like it, but I have a hard time finding a good picture or concrete information, it'd certainly be nice since that should mean a lineup of quality accessories to use either on PC or possibly on the PS3. Doubly nice for the likes of KoFXIII, I'm sure.
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Neo Geo X Gold portable console details and price announced!
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Barkley's Justice
Member
Did they say whether you need to use the big neo geo controller it's packed with? Or will, say, Sega Saturn usb pads work?
Agent Unknown
Member
What? So the lineup of games that comes with the system will be all there is for proper, original SNK titles on this? I really hope Tommo or SNK rethink that, because that's stupid and could be a serious deal breaker.
I don't think that's what it means. I interpreted that statement as they'll have more releases in line with Ninja Masters -- as in, they will release other classic Neo Geo games for the NGX in cartridge form. It also leaves possibilities open for original titles developed specifically for this system.
patrickthehedgehog
Member
If there weren't so many important questions still up in the air relating to the game releases and emulation I would be really excited to add this to my Neo Geo collection. I'm going to take a wait and see approach.
I'm right there with you. This plus the close to $500 I'll end up dropping on Wii U just a couple weeks before this comes out makes it hard for me to jump in blindly. I badly want this to be great, so I'll be eagerly anticipating hands on reviews here.
RedNumberFive
Banned
Agreed. Especially as I own MVS carts for most of these games.
And how are we going to get more games? At what rate? And for how much?
I'd be willing to jump on it if the emulation is good enough so long as a more complete library is in the pipeline and it doesn't cost a fortune.
Red Liquorice
Member
It's a shame the case/dock doesn't accept actual carts.
The few people I know (myself included) are riding the "preorder cancel" button. It is nice they are getting the unit to places like Engadget and Gamespot but it really needs to go out to folks who are going to take a close look at this thing...emulation, how it looks on an HDTV, etc. Hopefully we get a more detailed look and comparison to VC/AES in the next few weeks.
At the very least, the little handheld is a must-have, I feel. Just for novelty sake.
At the very least, the little handheld is a must-have, I feel. Just for novelty sake.
Indeed, I figured NeoGeo VC and PS2 releases of classic Neo titles are already good enough for me, featuring pretty crisp 240p on SDTV which is what I was hoping for this thing to do, but composite output is not something to be excited for. I figure for $200 I´d be better off building/buying a Supergun and get a cheap MVS mobo and some carts.
Dark Octave
Banned
I'm not loving that D-pad though. We'll see.
I agree. They could develop some amazing titles for cheap on this thing. One of the reasons I'm not sold day one on this thing is that there is no talk of bringing out new titles once they exhaust the library. I hope they do though.
Right now it's a neat novelty item.
Found this yesterday (maybe it's old? Sorry if it's already been posted):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyhDauiN9qQ&feature=player_embedded
I don't know... Games look poorly emulated, or at least they seem to run kinda bad. What do you think?
Also, the Tommo guy keeps not showing us anything useful about how the system is actually gonna work: judging from all the footage released so far, I would recap:
- there's an option to change from 16:9 to 4:3 on the fly, when you're using the handheld
- there's no visual settings/aspect ratio selector while playing on a TV
- if you play on a fullHD screen, this better have a 4:3/16:9 switch, if not you're forced to play in godawful stretched mode (funny how the guys say it doesn't look too bad...
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- if you play on an old CRT, I'd say screen ratio is ok by default, although the dock only has composite AV out, which means crappy IQ
- it seems the whole thing is kinda emulated, but I still have to undersand how exactly it is
- since nothing has been said about it, I think it's fair to believe there won't be visual/regional settings, just like in M2's NeoGeo Station titles
I've never been terribly excited about this system, but the more time passes, the less guilty I feel because I didn't preorder it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyhDauiN9qQ&feature=player_embedded
I don't know... Games look poorly emulated, or at least they seem to run kinda bad. What do you think?
Also, the Tommo guy keeps not showing us anything useful about how the system is actually gonna work: judging from all the footage released so far, I would recap:
- there's an option to change from 16:9 to 4:3 on the fly, when you're using the handheld
- there's no visual settings/aspect ratio selector while playing on a TV
- if you play on a fullHD screen, this better have a 4:3/16:9 switch, if not you're forced to play in godawful stretched mode (funny how the guys say it doesn't look too bad...
)- if you play on an old CRT, I'd say screen ratio is ok by default, although the dock only has composite AV out, which means crappy IQ
- it seems the whole thing is kinda emulated, but I still have to undersand how exactly it is
- since nothing has been said about it, I think it's fair to believe there won't be visual/regional settings, just like in M2's NeoGeo Station titles
I've never been terribly excited about this system, but the more time passes, the less guilty I feel because I didn't preorder it.
Found this yesterday (maybe it's old? Sorry if it's already been posted):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyhDauiN9qQ&feature=player_embedded
I don't know... Games look poorly emulated, or at least they seem to run kinda bad. What do you think?
Also, the Tommo guy keeps not showing us anything useful about how the system is actually gonna work: judging from all the footage released so far, I would recap:
- there's an option to change from 16:9 to 4:3 on the fly, when you're using the handheld
- there's no visual settings/aspect ratio selector while playing on a TV
- if you play on a fullHD screen, this better have a 4:3/16:9 switch, if not you're forced to play in godawful stretched mode (funny how the guys say it doesn't look too bad...
- if you play on an old CRT, I'd say screen ratio is ok by default, although the dock only has composite AV out, which means crappy IQ
- it seems the whole thing is kinda emulated, but I still have to undersand how exactly it is
- since nothing has been said about it, I think it's fair to believe there won't be visual/regional settings, just like in M2's NeoGeo Station titles
I've never been terribly excited about this system, but the more time passes, the less guilty I feel because I didn't preorder it.
"Uhh the software itself I believe is being emulated" - Does this guy work there or what?
Another distinct LACK of hearing how the sound is emulated in this video too. I'm suspect now.
sixteen-bit
Member
Found this yesterday (maybe it's old? Sorry if it's already been posted):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyhDauiN9qQ&feature=player_embedded
I don't know... Games look poorly emulated, or at least they seem to run kinda bad. What do you think?
Also, the Tommo guy keeps not showing us anything useful about how the system is actually gonna work: judging from all the footage released so far, I would recap:
- there's an option to change from 16:9 to 4:3 on the fly, when you're using the handheld
- there's no visual settings/aspect ratio selector while playing on a TV
- if you play on a fullHD screen, this better have a 4:3/16:9 switch, if not you're forced to play in godawful stretched mode (funny how the guys say it doesn't look too bad...
- if you play on an old CRT, I'd say screen ratio is ok by default, although the dock only has composite AV out, which means crappy IQ
- it seems the whole thing is kinda emulated, but I still have to undersand how exactly it is
- since nothing has been said about it, I think it's fair to believe there won't be visual/regional settings, just like in M2's NeoGeo Station titles
I've never been terribly excited about this system, but the more time passes, the less guilty I feel because I didn't preorder it.
is that soultron?
From the photos and the descriptions, the clicky d-pad looks to be identical to the clicky, microswitched thumbstick on the NeoGeo CD controller (and the NeoGeo Pad for PS2). The PS2 version is my favourite controller for fighting games ever - it's incredibly responsive and accurate. It really is like having an arcade stick on a d-pad. I'm a lot more excited about this now!
Saint Gregory
Member
The base not doubling for an actual Neo-Geo seems like a big oversight but aside from that I think this is the best retro rebirth console yet.
sixteen-bit
Member
Doesn't the plastic assembly rub together and degrade over time on the CD controllers?
Yup. I just can't pre-order this without knowing how well these games are going to be emulated and how much support it will receive. Especially when I own almost everything in the various Neo-Geo Archive compilations (sold off my Neo stuff years back) and can play every single game emulated on my PSP already.
GreggTheGrimReaper
Member
Were's Keith Apicary when you need him?
It definitely did on the PS2 version. Which is a shame since it's amazing while it works. I guess there's not much hope it's a refined version of the design in the handheld.
Saint Gregory
Member
The Engadget hands-on sounds glowing about the emulation though. It seems like the biggest issues are the dock build quality and the simple nature for the handheld OS.
Devilgunman
Member
From Engadget
So it uses some kind of gaming media? Can we purchase more games for this thing? I'm thinking about canceling my pre-order because up until now we still haven't heard if we can buy more games. $200 for a handheld that can play only 20 games is hard to justify for me.
So it uses some kind of gaming media? Can we purchase more games for this thing? I'm thinking about canceling my pre-order because up until now we still haven't heard if we can buy more games. $200 for a handheld that can play only 20 games is hard to justify for me.
Marty Chinn
Member
Games will be released on cards so there will be more releases. The cards themselves look like SD cards.
The PS3 controller suffers from them same fate. I had my roommate use that one for Rayman while I used a Saturn USB. Darn thing degraded less than a few months after using it. My Neo Geo Pocket on the other hand...if it would still turn on, I'd have no doubt the microswitches in that thing would still work since I got it back in 1999.
Devilgunman
Member
I noticed some slowdown from the game they were playing. Is that typical to AES games too?
GrayFoxPL
Member
Yeah it had slowdowns, but since this is only an emulator of the real thing it seems dodgy.
Dreamwriter
Member
Yeah, some of them had the occasional slowdown.
Say what? It outputs HDMI. You can't get higher quality than that.
That's not my point. For the consumer it's aimed at, it would have been rad to have a higher quality analog connection instead of composite. Most NeoGeo owners don't play them on lcd.
GreggTheGrimReaper
Member
Problem is, it's really hard to find a working CRT these days and it probably wont get better in the coming years.
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
Member
It's hard to find a working CRT? Have you been to goodwill lately? They're practically giving them away.
Looks like Amazon pre orders are sold out