Neo Geo AES

[kite200]

I just got one of these with 2 controllers, 3 games, and a memory card. Anyone else like neo geo?

[manuel]

I don't especially like the Neo Geo, but I remember the days when I read about it in magazines and wondered who the hell could afford such an expensive console, let alone games.

And I was kind of shocked when I saw a NG game cartridge for the first time. So big.

[kite200]

the console retailed for 649.99, not that much more than a ps3. Oh yeah, and it included a game for free. The games though, retailed for about 300 a piece. Yeah........that's what ruined it. But, now you can get them for less, except for some of the more rare titles, I have fatal fury special, world heroes jet 2, and samurai spirits 2.

[manuel]

I live in Germany, and prices were a bit steeper here.
Besides, back then 650$ were perceived as a higher price as it would be today. Inflation is also a little point.
The Neo Geo was just f***ing expensive.
Games were up to 600 German Marks. You could have bought 3 SNES consoles for that price.

In my eyes even the Mega Drive and Super NES were expensive. (Well, I was a kid...)

[Jedi Master Baiter]

Metal Slug for that thing was even more than buying the MVS version + the arcade itself. That's not counting the three other games you can get with it.

[FamicomFreak]

There are some good neo geo titles that I remember of that era like fatal fury and metal slug. I can't believe that console was worth so much but it could have competed if the prices weren't so well ridiculous

[kite200]

I think it coudlve competed if the console price stayed the same but the games were 50 instead of 300

[vealchop]

The games, even to this day, are pretty kickass. I could play metal slug over and over, their side scrolling beat em ups were pretty nice, and the fatal fury/king of fighters series was awesome. I never knew anyone that owned an AES, but the pizza place near my house had an MVS cabinet that we dumped many a quarter into. The website neo-geo.com is a great resource and the collectors on there are pretty hardcore.

[kite200]

Do you have a neo geo?

[Gemant]

I have a neo geo system from 1992:





my history:

--->198x game & watch donkey kong.
--->1984 commodore vic 20 (after 6 months this computer crush).
--->1990 nes, wow! super mario brothers 1, 2 (mario usa), megaman... Then in 1991 I sell it to buy....
--->megadrive / genesis (1991) altered beast, wonderboy III, Mickey mouse... Then I sell it to buy...
--->super famicom (1992)
--->neo geo (1992)--->I have this system from 16 years. I have not never sold games for neo geo
--->super gun (1997 buy, then sell and re-buy in 2002)
--->2004 gameboy advance
--->2004 game cube
--->2005 gameboy SP

[kite200]

sweet collection, where do you live by the way? as in what country

[Gemant]

Italy

[FamicomFreak]

I have a neo geo system from 1992:





my history:

--->198x game & watch donkey kong.
--->1984 commodore vic 20 (after 6 months this computer crush).
--->1990 nes, wow! super mario brothers 1, 2 (mario usa), megaman... Then in 1991 I sell it to buy....
--->megadrive / genesis (1991) altered beast, wonderboy III, Mickey mouse... Then I sell it to buy...
--->super famicom (1992)
--->neo geo (1992)--->I have this system from 16 years. I have not never sold games for neo geo
--->super gun (1997 buy, then sell and re-buy in 2002)
--->2004 gameboy advance
--->2004 game cube
--->2005 gameboy SP

Your collection is awesome!!

[Switchstance]

Sweet Collection! 

Talking about NEO GEO, for me offers cool Arcade action, it's a shame games not all are worthy and they are also very expensive in this country.
I need a NEO GEO man. :/

[kite200]

I've been to italy.


Man, switchstance, register for an ebay account! I got my neo geo (cib), an extra pro controller (cib), a memory card, 3 games (cib) all for 357ish shipped from japan!