There’s also the Mister, which may be easier to get accurate low level emulation and analog output than an old pc.
I haven’t really been following final burn alpha’s development though.
The PC route seems the easiest way to see if you even like the library. If you play with an arcade stick on a CRT, you’re not going to miss out on much from an initial experience.
And if you fall in love with it, the other hardware options are there, and the emudriver pc has other uses.
That’s my 2¢.
If you go this route, it helps to be able to switch to MVS versions. Make sure you get that functionality built in somehow since some of the AES versions have limited continues and stuff.
In the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console, the NeoGeo games were are AES versions lol.
I got the Neo sd pro, which lets you boot into the mvs version and change regions. It even has cheats.- which are very fun to use on metal slug. Had the cart for over two years now and its been a joy.
Thanks for all the input everyone, much appreciated.
I think ultimately I should just save my money. I have all the parts for the emulation PC already, I would just need to get a cable to output VGA to RGB.
If I find I’m really enjoying the library, then I can decide if it’s worth dropping the additional funds on an AES or MVS.
It’s also a great excuse to actually finish my custom build arcade stick. I have all the sanwa parts ready to go, I just need to build the wood box and assemble it.
What’s the name of the person that designed this? The link provided does not work anymore.
PSA for Neo Geo CD pad owners with dodgy buttons:
One of the best baseball games ever made: Baseball Stars 2 on Neo Geo CD
I would replace “one of” with “The best arcade” baseball game ever made. There is none finer. The only thing better is owning it on AES or MVS.
I’m experiencing a weird graphical issue on my CMVS running UNIBIOS 3.2. My dog nudged the the metal slug cart in the system and it crashed.
Now, suddenly whenever I play metal Slug and the tank sprite appears, I’m getting this weird graphical glitch with numbers:
Pardon the poor crt shot.
I’m not experiencing any other issues with any other games. The numbers change as the sprite moves along the screen.
It’s weird. I can’t imagine the cart is damaged for only this one sprite. Here it is again:
Is there a way to “hard reset” UNIBIOS? I have a feeling it’s doing some sort of debugging on this sprite. But I haven’t figured out how to shut it off.
Resetting the system (hard reset and soft reset) doesn’t change the behavior
Edit: I fixed it somehow. Played metal Slug in the 161-1 multicart bootleg which has different default dipswitch settings and it was fine. Then played my legit metal Slug cart and it was fine too.
Oddly, the legit cart “inherited” the bootleg settings on the first boot and started on Level-8 rather than Level-4 like normal.
Glad I had that bootleg lying around. I’m sure there’s a “real” way of fixing this. But I’m happy to have it resolved this lucky way.
P.S. the culprit said sorry too. And who could stay mad at this face?
It has clicky-stick!
Wow!!! One of the greatest controllers ever!!! Hope it lives (and clicks!) up to my hopes and dreams.
I wish it had six face buttons like the PS3 Neo Geo Pad USB but I’m hyped for a wireless version!
I ordered one of these and it arrives tomorrow!
…only I’m out of town this weekend and won’t be able to try it til at least next week! ARGH!
I got two in the mail yesterday and didn’t have time to mess with them! Dangit!
Seeing fairly positive impressions of it on twitter, someone said it’s got a little more resistance to the clicks than the original. Still waiting for them to go up for sale in the UK!
I will be able to do a direct comparison to the originals. I have two of the original pads and a Neo Geo CD too!
I also have the ones they did with the Neo Geo Mini.
Licensed King of Fighters 97 editions?
Oh man I really didn’t need that but I love KOF97 and it’s wild to get merch for it over two decades later.
I moved last year and am finally working on a game room. It took us awhile to settle on where my collection should be and the consoles and whatnot that goes along with all that. I only have one shelf in place for now, but it is the most valued…
Great collection.
Thanks! Prices have gone up so much lately. Not even sure how many more carts I will get. AES is still the holy grail of Neo Geo.
