Author Topic: Neo Geo on VC in US. (Read 8522 times)

Djunknown · « **on:** April 18, 2007, 04:03:37 PM »

Oh happy day.

And guess what? It won't be the usual suspects.

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"...If we had a chance to bring out two games for our first month I wouldn't want it to be King of Fighters '94 and Metal Slug 1. That wouldn't be the plan. We have 120 different Neo Geo titles… there's plenty to select from."

SNK Prez Ben Herman speaking. 120 Titles? That's more than just Metal Slug or KOF, even Samurai Shodown.

Now if they can be priced somewhat fairly...

Kairon · « **Reply #1 on:** April 18, 2007, 04:18:29 PM »

They said they'd try to price it a little above SNES titles.

Oh well! I'll probably buy a KOF just for the heck of it! I already have the Metal Slug anthology though...

~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

that Baby guy · « **Reply #2 on:** April 18, 2007, 04:34:48 PM »

How much were games for the Neo Geo back when it was released? I thought it was something along the lines of a lump of gold or your first born child.
This cost will most likely be much less.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #3 on:** April 18, 2007, 04:45:08 PM »

I don't know if it's THAT much more than those games, considering there's 97 KOF games, not including Capcom VS SNK.

Ceric · « **Reply #4 on:** April 18, 2007, 04:50:27 PM »

Neo Geo Wiki
Color me impressed by that bottom part where the developers made those kind of graphics run on 14 year old hardware.

that Baby guy · « **Reply #5 on:** April 18, 2007, 04:59:13 PM »

Yeah, then it was $200 or more for games on the platform when released. I think almost any price they stick on their games will technically be a steal, since you won't be able to obtain the games legally for anything close to ten bucks now.

Caliban · « **Reply #6 on:** April 18, 2007, 04:59:54 PM »

I can't wait for this, there are a few NEOGEO arcade games that I miss playing from back in the day.

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 18, 2007, 05:18:02 PM »

I want the fighters. The SNK fighters ROCKED!

ShyGuy · « **Reply #8 on:** April 18, 2007, 07:10:21 PM »

Samurai Shodown is all I require. Give this to me and no one will suffer.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #9 on:** April 19, 2007, 06:19:58 AM »

Baseball Stars 2. Everyone needs to play this game. Once you have you will find all other baseball games boring and dull... more so than they usually are.

Did the home verions of Neo-Geo games have any extra home version style content (vs. mode in fighting games for example) or were they just the arcade games on free play? While I love Neo-Geo games straight up arcade ports usually are short on options.

nitsu niflheim · « **Reply #10 on:** April 19, 2007, 08:23:04 AM »

I always wanted to play some of those Samurai games.

The Omen · « **Reply #11 on:** April 19, 2007, 10:11:07 AM »

I will buy all Neo Geo VC games. All of them.

Luigi Dude · « **Reply #12 on:** April 19, 2007, 10:22:50 AM »

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Originally posted by: The Omen
I will buy all Neo Geo VC games. All of them.

Me to. Finally being able to have all those SNK arcade classics is a dream come true. I dont care if I have to work more hours, it'll be worth it for this.

Ceric · « **Reply #13 on:** April 19, 2007, 11:55:18 AM »

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Originally posted by: Luigi Dude
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Originally posted by: The Omen
I will buy all Neo Geo VC games. All of them.

Me to. Finally being able to have all those SNK arcade classics is a dream come true. I dont care if I have to work more hours, it'll be worth it for this.

So Sony should sell SNK Arcade classics.

Kairon · « **Reply #14 on:** April 19, 2007, 03:41:24 PM »

Maybe I should buy a dedicated SD card just for Neo Geo games since everyone's so pumped for them?

~Carmine "Cai" M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

Djunknown · « **Reply #15 on:** April 19, 2007, 04:40:58 PM »

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Did the home versions of Neo-Geo games have any extra home version style content (vs. mode in fighting games for example) or were they just the arcade games on free play?

I remember with the 1st Samurai Shodown, the US Version had white blood instead of red blood. Careful tinkering ROMage you could fix that. You could select your difficulty, but could only set a max amount of continues to keep you honest.

Essentially they took the arcade board, slapped some plastic on it and voila, arcade quality games, no downgrading needed. No extra content either though. But most Neo Geo games were meaty in their own right, so they really didn't need it.

I recommend giving Shock Troopers a whirl if/when they release it. Its an over-the-top top down shooter with 6 selectable characters with different weapons and strategy. You could pick your paths a la Star Fox 64. Its one of those quality shmups that time forgot.

As mentioned earlier, basically almost any price short of triple digits is a steal. It really is priced to sell. Be warned though, the early games in Neo Geo's long life cycle weren't that good, but once you get Fatal Fury/ Samurai Shodown era, its on!

MegaByte · « **Reply #16 on:** April 19, 2007, 09:11:38 PM »

If they bring Twinkle Star Sprites, I may just buy my first VC game.

BigJim · « **Reply #17 on:** April 19, 2007, 10:48:24 PM »

Gimme King of the Monsters anyday.

Mindless monster wrestling destruction, and a lot more fun than Rampage.

LuigiHann · « **Reply #18 on:** April 22, 2007, 04:59:41 PM »

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Originally posted by: thatguy
Yeah, then it was $200 or more for games on the platform when released. I think almost any price they stick on their games will technically be a steal, since you won't be able to obtain the games legally for anything close to ten bucks now.

I dunno, aren't a lot of them available as compilations?
There are also a ton of Neo Geo games on GameTap, but none of the KoF or Metal Slug series. Probably the same pool of "more obscure" titles that they plan to release for VC, actually. Check out that list if you want a vague sense of what they might have in mind.

that Baby guy · « **Reply #19 on:** April 22, 2007, 06:16:54 PM »

Good point. I didn't think about that. Of course, if you didn't like subscription services, then that drastically reduces the odds of finding these games, except in a few compilations. They're still pretty hard to find, and only limited games were produced in those compilations, but you're right, nonetheless.

On a related note, can anyone tell me if the SNES King of the Monsters 2 is the same as the Neo Geo King of the Monsters 2?
They're both sidescrollers, and not fighters like the Genesis version, but I was wondering if the Neo Geo version had any extras.

Kairon · « **Reply #20 on:** August 30, 2007, 10:29:30 PM »

Hitting Japan in September.

Fatal Fury starts it out on September 11.

Also, World Hero and Magician Lord.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #21 on:** August 30, 2007, 10:55:02 PM »

I wonder... Was Samurai Shodown 5 broken or why is everyone yearning for the NG versions?

BigJim · « **Reply #22 on:** August 31, 2007, 06:13:28 AM »

Nice.

King of the Monsters, please. KTHXBYE.

Mashiro · « **Reply #23 on:** August 31, 2007, 09:35:35 AM »

900 Wii points FTL.

Nice to see them finally coming to VC though.

Louieturkey · « **Reply #24 on:** August 31, 2007, 10:00:58 AM »

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Originally posted by: Mashiro
900 Wii points FTL.

Nice to see them finally coming to VC though.

Okay, why don't you go pay the $200 ebay fee for these and be happy about it. 900 points is a steal compared to what these carts cost.

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