AES vs Neo Geo CD

[Gamerforlife]

I'll say one nice thing about the Neo Geo CD. It seems to have a pretty kickass version of Last Blade 2 based on what I've read here

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lastbl ... blade2.htm

[jfrost]

The loading to start the game is pretty long, but before the fight is fine.

I'd be cool with NGCD. I frequently play while I'm on the PC, so I wouldn't feel the load times so much.

People say it's to consolize a MVS, but I can hardly justify MVS cart prices either.

[Archvile609]

I went through the same problem a few weeks ago.. I have always wanted a Neo Geo AES its my holy grail then I did a weeks worth of research on all the different aspects of it, now I did know they made a Neo Geo CD and I heard that the loading times on them are long but after much research, I decided on a MVS I was lucky enough to aquire one from a collector on craigslist who had it garage kept for like 3 years, I paid like 300 for the actual unit but drove about 2 hours to pick up. The MVS carts are a lot cheaper than the AES carts but the only advantage of the AES is that you can buy a converter and play MVS carts on it but of course I love the MVS its the classic arcade experience with an actual arcade in the house lol. And of course Metal Slug on the MVS cost anywhere from 30-150 bucks where the AES version is like 3000

[valgalder]

been a happy Neo Geo CD owner since 1998 and always loved it.. could never afford the AES because the majority of the games I wanted are so expensive. The load times can be annoying but it's mostly bad for fighters.. I got used to it though. I use the long load times to check my email and maybe read an FAQ on the game i'm playing.

I recently had the opportunity to buy an MVS 2 slot for a good deal. I love this thing. Think i'll buy one of those 150 in 1 carts soon though

but yeah, if you can't get an MVS, i'd highly suggest the Neo CD!

[Breetai]

If you just stick to the older games (say 1996 and older... plus avoiding Metal Slug games), AES games are affordable. The older sports games and fighters are pretty fun and will not break your bank.

[bacteria]

MVS carts are massive, and heavy, although judging by the long load times, MVS is better than the CD version, and games cheaper too.

Yes, you can get an 138-in-1 cart or similar, however there are audio issues and slowtimes in some games; however, is a cheap way to get a lot of NeoGeo games on one MVS cart.

[soul_hacker]

Unless if you're a major hardcore SNK fan, I don't think any of the systems are worth it in the end. If you are, and just want to test the waters, go with a CD, get some cheaper games and play some backups. If you find the load times THAT annoying, then go get an AES and get an MVS converter.

[renardqueenston]

i rock an AES with MVS converter and it's honestly not as bank-breaking as people make it out to be. you can get a console for sub-$200, and the MVS converter for $250, but for the most part stuff is reasonable after that unless you're digging into trickier to find MVS carts, like Nightmare in the Dark. on average you can get whatever you really want for between $40 and $100 per cartridge.

Unless if you're a major hardcore SNK fan, I don't think any of the systems are worth it in the end.

i'm not a hardcore SNK fan, just somebody that really likes his arcade games :] lots of great developers did stuff on the Neo-Geo MVS hardware (data east, face, nazca, tecmo, gavaking, yumekobo, saurus, sunsoft... etc)

i really don't like the Neo-Geo CD due to its abysmal loading times (which have been discussed, but perhaps not emphasized enough - you can fight an entire two-round match in samurai shodown on MVS before even getting into the match on Neo-Geo CD) and the fact that a number of great games aren't available for it.