The “What-Did-You-Buy-Today?” Thread

[Mathius]

I didn't know the twin tower design came in gray. Nice!

[BlueBMW]

I didn't know the twin tower design came in gray. Nice!

A lot of the models came in either black or gray.  That model is the very first original 68000 released in 87.  I believe it only came in gray.

[kakutolives]

  Blue you need to stop making me want an X68000 I cant keep breaking bank. lol


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long story short, not quite directly my buy but I was told I could keep it.

[BlueBMW]

Gate of Thunder should tide you over for a good while

[kakutolives]

Yea I already tried it for a bit. The game is real fun. The 2 other bonk games in the 3 in 1 disc are good too

[TR0N]

CMVS can look sexy to  
http://www.analogueinteractive.com
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?157903
Beside aes is for flithy rich boys  

That consolized stuff is contrary to how I am wired so it is a no to that. But this whole talk did net me knowledge about the a certain expensive MVS to AES converter though. Looks like I might realistically be able to get me a mint boxed NEO GEO AES + the MVS Coverter II (because the new one comes in the ugliest blue I have ever seen) and the entire Slug Series in AES form + Shockboxes + nice covers for little over a grand.

I think my next goal is set.

Back in 04 i had a aes plus a phantom 1 converter.Still all i could aford was it's early release,plus the converter i had didn't play every game perfectly.With the phantom 1 i got glitches with some some games graphicly etc.It wasn't befor long befor i sold it all and switch to a cmvs 2-slot.Sure it doesn't look like much but it pays itselfs off in the end since games are dirt cheap on the mvs.

Btw keep in mind some mvs to aes converters don't play every game perfectly.

Still this is the latest one that is supose to be good.
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?230313
Also there is a mod for the phantom 1 that is supose to adress the issue i talk about.
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?227342

If you ask me i think a aes&converter is a waste given what you pay for in total.My advice i think a cmvs is a better choice you get it all in one.

[1980-20..]

Man, I sure love the cover of Nectaris.

The games not half bad either.

[roflmao]

Yea I already tried it for a bit. The game is real fun. The 2 other bonk games in the 3 in 1 disc are good too

There's also a code to play the first Bomberman on that disc as well.  I haven't used it in awhile, but I think at the game selection screen you press up, right, down, left, then button II (not sure about which button) and you should hear a chime and Bomberman will load up.

Congrats on getting that disc!  There's a ton of grade A prime gaming found in there.

[kamiboy]

Back in 04 i had a aes plus a phantom 1 converter.Still all i could aford was it's early release,plus the converter i had didn't play every game perfectly.With the phantom 1 i got glitches with some some games graphicly etc.It wasn't befor long befor i sold it all and switch to a cmvs 2-slot.Sure it doesn't look like much but it pays itselfs off in the end since games are dirt cheap on the mvs.

Btw keep in mind some mvs to aes converters don't play every game perfectly.

Still this is the latest one that is supose to be good.
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?230313
Also there is a mod for the phantom 1 that is supose to adress the issue i talk about.
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?227342

If you ask me i think a aes&converter is a waste given what you pay for in total.My advice i think a cmvs is a better choice you get it all in one.

I know the converters don't play nice with every game but I am pretty much just buying into NEO GEO for two reasons, I love the stylings of the AES, which rules out any consolized stuff, even the ones made to look the part, and for the Metal Slug series. There really are less than 5 none Slug games on that system that I am sort of maybe interested in getting. But the slug series is so good that they justify the price of the system, that along with how good the AES looks. What can say I like good looking systems, otherwise I wouldn't pay so much to buy them mint.

That new garish blue converter is a no go as well, who the hell wants to buy a 400+ sexy system and stick that ugly clown hat on it? What were they thinking with that colour choice? Luckily the older revision was black so I am getting that one.

[SuperDeadite]

Or just man-up and buy the real deal games like a boss.

[kamiboy]

No dice, those Metal Slug game prices are placed deep, deep in the heart of loony land.

[SuperDeadite]

meh, 1,2 are really the only ones you need.  3 is fun but not required, X is for 2-player fetishists, and 4, 5 just suck.

[kamiboy]

What? Everyone swears by 3, don't they?

Besides I refuse to believe that games with such heavenly pixel art could ever suck. Or rather I would be too busy being mesmerized to notice. I don't have a 2-player fetish, but I do have a pixel art one.

[SuperDeadite]

3 is fun until the final level.  Then it just gets annoying.  4 and 5 suck, just really suck.

[kamiboy]

Nooooooooo! You lie, bad man lie! Make bad man stop...

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... well for the manageable price tag of MVS copies I am willing to find out for myself.

I just secured 2 and X for 115 shipped and they both come with those nice shockboxes. That is a price point were I am willing to experiment and potentially get burned, damn be all.

[Opethian]

X has issues with some MVS > AES convertors as do some of the later playmore titles. I think they need extra power so youll have to plug the damn thing into the wall.

[SuperDeadite]

Nooooooooo! You lie, bad man lie! Make bad man stop...

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... well for the manageable price tag of MVS copies I am willing to find out for myself.

I just secured 2 and X for 115 shipped and they both come with those nice shockboxes. That is a price point were I am willing to experiment and potentially get burned, damn be all.

You realize you just bought 2 copies of the same game right?  X is just 2 with ugly colors and harder difficulty.  It does get a lot less slowdown (ie the better version for 2 player mode), but the ugly colors are ugly.  2>>>>>>X

[kamiboy]

No I didn't know about X being a revised 2, I don't care though, if I am going to pay the price for the system I might as well get the whole set. It is not like there are any other games in the NEO library that interest me.

X has issues with some MVS > AES convertors as do some of the later playmore titles. I think they need extra power so youll have to plug the damn thing into the wall.

I've only heard of Metal Slug 5 having issues with the Super MVS converter II and only with NEO GEO systems that do not come with a 5V power adapter.

[Opethian]

oh I thought you had a Pranslation adaptor. I guess the SMVS convertor II plays everything?

[kamiboy]

I don't have any NEO hardware yet, I am saving that for later, getting the games first.

The new garish blue MVS converter 2011 is supposed to play everything, or pretty much everything without any problems.

The previous model, the MVS Converter II needs an external adapter for certain games if you have anything but a 5V NEO GEO system. Also the MVS II has graphical problems with games that use scaling, like fighters and such. So far as I know it works for the Slug series which is all I need so I'll be getting that one sometimes over the next few months.

[BlueBMW]

If you decide you dont need both x and 2 Im looking for either one.

[kamiboy]

Head on over to Neo Geo forums, there are a bunch of sellers selling those.

[TR0N]

No I didn't know about X being a revised 2, I don't care though, if I am going to pay the price for the system I might as well get the whole set. It is not like there are any other games in the NEO library that interest me.

X has issues with some MVS > AES convertors as do some of the later playmore titles. I think they need extra power so youll have to plug the damn thing into the wall.

I've only heard of Metal Slug 5 having issues with the Super MVS converter II and only with NEO GEO systems that do not come with a 5V power adapter.

Well i've said what i think is a good neo-geo setup is so i'll leave it at that.Far as the slugs go MS2 if you just want it single player MSX if it's two players.Btw as for 4&5 MS4 was just a rehash nothing original as for MS5 it's lacking but i've played worse.Also fans do see MS3 as being the peak of the serise,but the game can drag on to long towards the end.

[Opethian]

4 and 5 maybe bad but nothing was worse than 6

[majors]

Also fans do see MS3 as being the peak of the serise,but the game can drag on to long towards the end.

Truth! 3 is loooooong. You get your moneys worth, I guess.

[kamiboy]

What is wrong with 6? It looks really good in videos. Too bad there is no good way for me to play it outside of emulation perhaps. I hear the PS2 port puts out 480i. Why?

[BlueBMW]

This little feller came in today.... should get lots of use!  Already got the cable to use it with my keyboard and my DOS computer, just waiting on the MIDI card for the X68k!

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[SuperDeadite]

6 is ass.  240p sprites on top of awful prerendered CG high-res backgrounds.  So ugly.

[Tatsujin]

This the SC-55, benby?

[BlueBMW]

This the SC-55, benby?

Fo sho!  Sounds GREAT!

[Mathius]

This the SC-55, benby?

Fo sho!  Sounds GREAT!

Oh wow!  My ears are already twitching.

[BlueBMW]

I hooked it up to my old DOS computer and have been discovering all sorts of great new soundtracks for all my old favorite games...

Hyperspeed, Civilization, Master of Orion, Master of Magic, Colonization, Castle of Dr Brain, Dune 2, all of them have either MT-32 or sound canvas modes that can utilize this module!  Some sound comparable to the internal SB16/Adlib, but some sound amazing!

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[Ji-L87]

6 is ass.  240p sprites on top of awful prerendered CG high-res backgrounds.  So ugly.

This also applies on 7.  : |
Looks wonky.

[kamiboy]

I hooked it up to my old DOS computer and have been discovering all sorts of great new soundtracks for all my old favorite games...

When it comes to music I find that I am extremely biased towards the way that I heard it back in the day. Whenever I hear DOS games played on superior sound hardware that perhaps technically produce a better sound track I only tend to cringe.

I had to hunt down an old PC just so I could hear those tunes as they are rendered on actual Sound Blaster 16 hardware.

6 is ass.  240p sprites on top of awful prerendered CG high-res backgrounds.  So ugly.

The deuce you say. The short snippets of video I had seen did not communicate that detail of import at all. Pre-rendered graphics or sprites are like a deadly sin to me, looks like I'll be skipping 6 and 7 then.

[jeffhlewis]

I hooked it up to my old DOS computer and have been discovering all sorts of great new soundtracks for all my old favorite games...

Hyperspeed, Civilization, Master of Orion, Master of Magic, Colonization, Castle of Dr Brain, Dune 2, all of them have either MT-32 or sound canvas modes that can utilize this module!  Some sound comparable to the internal SB16/Adlib, but some sound amazing!

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Man I remember back in the day the always mythic "MT-32" option that no one actually owned (at least that I knew anyway You have to try Silpheed for DOS on that bad boy - the game sounded great with just adlib audio; I've heard the MT-32 soundtrack for it is amazing.

[SuperDeadite]

The SC-55 isn't an MT-32 though.  The SC-55 can remap MT-32 notes so they match up, but it's pure simulation.  The hardware is totally different.  A real LA synth module MT-32/CM-32L/CM-64/CM-500 is the only way to listein to such games.  Also the SC-55 does not understand MT-32 SysEx messages, so any special custom tweaks written into an MT-32 midi file can not be heard on a 55.  55 is great for GS and GM though.

[BlueBMW]

The games that support sound canvas sound fantastic.  The MT 32 ones are hit and miss... likely because of what Deadite stated.

That said... the one I like the most is Master of Orion so far.  It uses the sb16 for sound effects and the canvas for music.  It sounds fantastic.

@kamiboy  dont get me wrong, the original sb16/awe32 sound is great and will always hold the nostalgia card.  Its just interesting to see what else the programmers put in these old games.

[Bernie]

Got this in today.
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[Ji-L87]

Been wanting BGC 8 & MADOX-01 for a long time. Finally showed up on Rakuten.

[Samurai Ghost]

Picked up a few Master System games.

[VestCunt]

Picked up a few Master System games.

Hearing Smooth Criminal played on SMS hardware is pretty awesome and it's not that bad a game either. I got Ghost House on cartridge because I don't roll with that model 1 stuff.

[hoobs88]

Picked up a few Master System games.

I got Ghost House on cartridge because I don't roll with that model 1 stuff.

The Sega cards remind me of hu cards.

[jeffhlewis]

Picked up a few Master System games.

I got Ghost House on cartridge because I don't roll with that model 1 stuff.

The Sega cards remind me of hu cards.

Ghost house is about the only one worth picking up, too.

[Samurai Ghost]

Well there were a lot of cool Mark III and SG-1000 cards (MyCards) which I have a pretty good collection of. Don't have too many US cards though.

Also just got this whole lot of Intellivision stuff today for $18 at a thrift store! A lot of the games look completely unused but there are a lot of boring sports games. Gotta pick up some more games!

[BlueBMW]

Lazerz GET

Never again will I find myself without lasers to repair CDROM2 units...

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[Samurai Ghost]

Nice!! Would you consider selling any of those separately? I have a couple CD rom units that might need a new LAZOR

[Mathius]

Lazerz GET

Never again will I find myself without lasers to repair CDROM2 units...

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Good lord! Bemby, you teh Man!

[SuperDeadite]

How many LaserActives are hidden behind those boxes?

[BlueBMW]

How many LaserActives are hidden behind those boxes?

Just one   The stack of 6 is in the closet lol.

[Sparky]

Sweet f@ck Beamer! Hope you got those new but old units for a steel man .
Where the hell did ya find those.  Pm me