What's the cheapest way to get into Neo Geo?

[fedexin]

It does ignore those pricey titles; he's looking to get in cheap! =)

[Dakinggamer87]

I have both a Neo-Geo AES and MVS cabinet running Metal Slug 3 and Bust-A-Move and if you want the cheapest solution then I would recommend either the MVS cabinet since MVS carts are generally cheaper for the most part compared to AES versions or Neo-Geo CD.

[Bradtemple87]

From what I have been told MVS is the best option for your cash. You also get the fun of working on a cab if that intrigues you

[Casey120]

Forget about multi game cartridges, although tempting I've heard about issues with them (or correct me if I am wrong)

The problems are with multi game jamma cartridges where games are not playing like the originals , sound problems , slowdown and frame skipping like the Blue elf , i think the multi MVS carts like the 130 in 1 play perfect although a lot of games are just multiple hacked versions of the original , like 8 different KOF 1 versions .

[renardqueenston]

i've got an AES with MVS converter, and it's been pretty easy-going as far as prices are concerned. it's still one of the more expensive game collection subsets, but it's rewarding and fun.

http://renard-v.livejournal.com/107267.html#cutid1 here are some resources i put together for people interested in starting up neo-geo collecting. i've had nothing but good experience with the people listed :]

[valgalder]

Neo Geo CD would be the cheapest.. I have one and love it. My main issue with the CD isn't the loading (although some fighters do suck) but a lot of the later games were never released on it (Metal Slug 3, Shock Troopers..) Recently bought an MVS though and nothing compares Just an awesome experience..and the carts mostly all reasonable compared to the later era AES carts. Keep an eye out on Craigslist for a cab... that's where I got mine.

[Breetai]

i've got an AES with MVS converter, and it's been pretty easy-going as far as prices are concerned. it's still one of the more expensive game collection subsets, but it's rewarding and fun.

http://renard-v.livejournal.com/107267.html#cutid1 here are some resources i put together for people interested in starting up neo-geo collecting. i've had nothing but good experience with the people listed :]

Since I can't seem to PM you, I'll ask you here; where did you get your console icons in your sig. from?

[Nullface]

i've got an AES with MVS converter, and it's been pretty easy-going as far as prices are concerned. it's still one of the more expensive game collection subsets, but it's rewarding and fun.

http://renard-v.livejournal.com/107267.html#cutid1 here are some resources i put together for people interested in starting up neo-geo collecting. i've had nothing but good experience with the people listed :]

Since I can't seem to PM you, I'll ask you here; where did you get your console icons in your sig. from?

I've included all of them in this zip. Extract it to get the pictures.

[Hobie-wan]

Since I can't seem to PM you, I'll ask you here; where did you get your console icons in your sig. from?

http://www.ix.sakura.ne.jp/~yoshi/icon/game/

There are download links for GIF and ICO versions down the page.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled Neo Geo thrift thread.

[Purkeynator]

I know you are looking for original hardware but for me, the PS2 route was significantly cheaper and got me a "good enough" solution. You could always buy one of these PS2 Neo Geo sticks
http://www.neogeoforlife.com/viewpage.php?page_id=282

and pick up great titles such as:
Metal Slug Collection
SNK Arcade Classics Volume 1
Samurai Showdown Anthology
World Heroes Anthology
Neo Geo Battle Coliseum
Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol 1 and 2
Art of Fighting Anthology
King of Fighters (various games)

You could even play them on a backward compatible PS3 to clean up the textures and load times a bit. This ended up being the best bang for the buck for me.