What are some of the hidden gems of the Neo Geo?

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Re: What are some of the hidden gems of the Neo Geo?

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Ziggy587 wrote:
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Ziggy587 wrote:I actually noticed there's a few guides that I can't navigate to from the "guides" link on the blue bar. I know they exist but I can find them. That being said, is there any NeoGeo CD guides?
If you think of which ones are missing, lemme know.
As for NGCD -- I think the only real mention so far is the Rare & Valuable.
I wish I could, but I really can't even think of any off the top of my head. A "Games That Defined" or "Hidden Gems" for NGCD would be awesome though.

The problem with doing a guide on the Neo Geo CD is most games are conversions of Neo Geo carts. I can't think of any off the top of my head that are exclusive to the system.
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well I believe there are over 100 games on the system I notice you've not played any of the shmups so check out sonic wings series, captain tomaday, 1945 prehistoric isle 2 and on and on. I miss my aes I need some more neo hardware :)
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King of the Monsters 1 & 2. The rest that I know of was already mentioned in the article.
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Mathius wrote:The problem with doing a guide on the Neo Geo CD is most games are conversions of Neo Geo carts. I can't think of any off the top of my head that are exclusive to the system.
Samurai Spirits (Shodown) RPG.

Also, have I mentioned Windjammers yet?
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To go on the offtopic run - since I investigated this recently:
There are 7 games that are unique to the NeoGeo Cd:
Cross Swords 2 - sequel to Cross Swords
Iron Clad - shmup
Oshidashi Zentrix - shmup
ADK World - fighting
Neo Geo CD Special
Idol Mahjong Final Romance II - Mahjong
The King of Fighters '96 Neo Collection - fighting
and the aformentioned Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits: Bushido Retsuden - RPG

Yes I said seven and mentioned eight. Well I dont know what in the world the Neo Geo Cd Special is, but it pops up on alot of lists. Also there are some other "CD Exclusives" which were the standard game with a coin or some other promo, those dont count (that said I hope I didnt throw one of those on my list...).
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To go on another off topic run - since I didn't wanna create a new thread for a probably easily answered question...

I remember reading briefly that AES controllers can be used on the NeoGeo CD console. Is this true? I haven't been able to confirm it.
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Ziggy587 wrote:To go on another off topic run - since I didn't wanna create a new thread for a probably easily answered question...

I remember reading briefly that AES controllers can be used on the NeoGeo CD console. Is this true? I haven't been able to confirm it.
Everything I've read says yes.
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Ziggy587 wrote:To go on another off topic run - since I didn't wanna create a new thread for a probably easily answered question...

I remember reading briefly that AES controllers can be used on the NeoGeo CD console. Is this true? I haven't been able to confirm it.
My AES joysticks work perfectly fine in my CD console, and my CD pads work fine in my AES console.
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Thanks guys.
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Windjammer is very competitive.
Crossed Swords is a long ass game. very hard and very hidden.
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Granted, most neo games are well known. These titles stand out for me, but are not sought after.
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