Neo Geo X Gold (Maybe Pandora's Box)

Anyone have a Neo Geo X Gold? I love Neo Geo games and have always wanted one. The Neo Geo (orginal) is WAYYYY to expensive, but the remake is in the price range I would consider paying (even though I still think it's a bit high).  This SNES Classic made me start thinking about other systems.

How hard is it to come across the games for the Gold X?
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  • I'd recommend getting a good consolised MVS.



    I've heard bad things about the Neo Geo golds emulation. Though the NES classic emulation wasn't great either, so I dunno 
  • I have one. It's ok. Not great. It is hackable, although I've never taken the time to do it myself. The system came with 20 pre-installed games and one game on a card (only in the "Gold" edition, but I've never seen one that wasn't gold). They released another 15 games on 5 individual packs, or 1 mega pack. If you get the Gold and the Mega Pack, you will have a full set of games for it. Honestly, for the price, I would probably stick with emulation.
  • Got some of the joysticks from these for projects...
  • Originally posted by: TDIRunner



    I have one. It's ok. Not great. It is hackable, although I've never taken the time to do it myself. The system came with 20 pre-installed games and one game on a card (only in the "Gold" edition, but I've never seen one that wasn't gold). They released another 15 games on 5 individual packs, or 1 mega pack. If you get the Gold and the Mega Pack, you will have a full set of games for it. Honestly, for the price, I would probably stick with emulation.

    That clarifies a lot. I didn't get that the Mega Pack was just all the games. Why didn't they just put the games on there?



    The thing about Neo Geo is no matter how much research I do, I never learn anything lol.



     
  • Its ok. Mine had a ton of slow down.



    The emulation is passable, but I really enjoy my CMVS, I have about 20 games for it.



    Playing a CMVS on a PVM with a decent set of speakers and a good quality neogeo cd controller is one of the best experiences in gaming.
  • Originally posted by: PuppyWaffles

     
    Originally posted by: TDIRunner



    I have one. It's ok. Not great. It is hackable, although I've never taken the time to do it myself. The system came with 20 pre-installed games and one game on a card (only in the "Gold" edition, but I've never seen one that wasn't gold). They released another 15 games on 5 individual packs, or 1 mega pack. If you get the Gold and the Mega Pack, you will have a full set of games for it. Honestly, for the price, I would probably stick with emulation.

    That clarifies a lot. I didn't get that the Mega Pack was just all the games. Why didn't they just put the games on there?



    The thing about Neo Geo is no matter how much research I do, I never learn anything lol.



     





    What questions did you have? I  spent 3 months researching the shit out of it before I bought my CMVS. 
  • Originally posted by: MrWunderful

     
    Originally posted by: PuppyWaffles

     
    Originally posted by: TDIRunner



    I have one. It's ok. Not great. It is hackable, although I've never taken the time to do it myself. The system came with 20 pre-installed games and one game on a card (only in the "Gold" edition, but I've never seen one that wasn't gold). They released another 15 games on 5 individual packs, or 1 mega pack. If you get the Gold and the Mega Pack, you will have a full set of games for it. Honestly, for the price, I would probably stick with emulation.

    That clarifies a lot. I didn't get that the Mega Pack was just all the games. Why didn't they just put the games on there?



    The thing about Neo Geo is no matter how much research I do, I never learn anything lol.



     





    What questions did you have? I  spent 3 months researching the shit out of it before I bought my CMVS. 

    I don't know about specifics, but I'm not sure which console I want. I know what games I want, but I don't want to emulate them. I'm trying to figure out the cheapest/best option to play them.



     
  • Originally posted by: PuppyWaffles

     
    Originally posted by: MrWunderful

     
    Originally posted by: PuppyWaffles

     
    Originally posted



    I don't know about specifics, but I'm not sure which console I want. I know what games I want, but I don't want to emulate them. I'm trying to figure out the cheapest/best option to play them.



     





    Don't get into neo if you are trying to save money   seriously though a decent CMVS will run you at least 400$. A CIB AES can be had from japan for 275-400 but AES games are WAY more money. 



    You can get a neo "everdrive" (neosd) but I believe its 500$ however you will have the entire library. 



    CMVS is pricier up front but MVS carts are way cheaper  than AES (the lowest you can find them for retail is usually 60$ or so with a good amount of playayble titles 80-300
  • What games?
  • Listen to Corey. He speaks truth.



    Neo Geo CD is potentially viable, if you don't mind some loading
  • Originally posted by: MrWunderful



    What games?



    I've actually kept a list

    Aero Fighters series

    Bomberman Panic Bomber and Neo Bomberman

    Fatal Fury series

    King of the Monsters series

    Metal Slug series

    Neo Drift Out

    Puzzle Bobble series

    Robo Army

    Samurai Showdown series

    SNK VS Capcom

    Soccer Brawl

    Super Dodge Ball

    Thrash Rally

    Top Hunter

    Waku Waku 7

    ZuPaPa!



    I'm sure there are plenty of others but these are games that I have seen played or have played that I would like to own.

    I know Neo games aren't cheap, but I also don't want to spend stupid amounts of money.

     
  • Get wind jammers, it's a good one
  • Originally posted by: Bert



    Get wind jammers, it's a good one



    I honestly believe that the Neo library has the least "bad" games percentage wise.

     
  • even though they are expensive as shit, if money was no object, I'd get a Neo-Geo and a flash cart.



    http://www.stoneagegamer.com/flash-carts/neogeo/cartridges/
  • Originally posted by: PuppyWaffles

     
    Originally posted by: MrWunderful



    What games?



    I've actually kept a list

    Aero Fighters series

    Bomberman Panic Bomber and Neo Bomberman

    Fatal Fury series

    King of the Monsters series

    Metal Slug series

    Neo Drift Out

    Puzzle Bobble series

    Robo Army

    Samurai Showdown series

    SNK VS Capcom

    Soccer Brawl

    Super Dodge Ball

    Thrash Rally

    Top Hunter

    Waku Waku 7

    ZuPaPa!



    I'm sure there are plenty of others but these are games that I have seen played or have played that I would like to own.

    I know Neo games aren't cheap, but I also don't want to spend stupid amounts of money.

     





    Some of those like fatal fury, samurai showdown, neo drift etc are fairly easy to get at "retail" prices, but games like top hunter and robo army are going to be towards the top end unless you have a community hook up. 
  • Originally posted by: Bert



    Get wind jammers, it's a good one





  • Originally posted by: MrWunderful

    Originally posted by: Bert



    Get wind jammers, it's a good one








    friggin sweet.

    I still haven't jumped on Neo Geo collecting. But it's definitely on my list.
  • Oh and heres a pic of my CMVS because I love showing it off. I'm actually playing SOTN but you can see it right in the front. 







     
  • Yup

    http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=56&threadid=166725



    Can send you pics if interested, and if interested, send me a pm.
  • Originally posted by: PuppyWaffles

     
    Originally posted by: TDIRunner



    I have one. It's ok. Not great. It is hackable, although I've never taken the time to do it myself. The system came with 20 pre-installed games and one game on a card (only in the "Gold" edition, but I've never seen one that wasn't gold). They released another 15 games on 5 individual packs, or 1 mega pack. If you get the Gold and the Mega Pack, you will have a full set of games for it. Honestly, for the price, I would probably stick with emulation.

    That clarifies a lot. I didn't get that the Mega Pack was just all the games. Why didn't they just put the games on there?



    The thing about Neo Geo is no matter how much research I do, I never learn anything lol.



     



    The Mega Pack also comes in a large case that can hold the portable portion of the NGX.  It also comes with a cable that can be used to update the firmware.  The smaller individual packs also come with the cable to update firmware, but they come in smaller cardboard boxes that are not as nice.  If you want the full set of games, the Mega Pack is the way to go. 
  • This is why I was thinking the X.

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/SNK-NEO-GEO-X-CARD-SET-VOL3-MORE-180-GAMES-FIRMWARE-0-45-NEW-/361755690344?hash=item543a51c568:g 94AAOSw8w1X8mb4

    I'm sure someone on here could do it a lot cheaper...
  • Or would I be better off buying one of these Pandora's Box things I see and hate? I don't like to buy things like that or support that type of business, but if I can get the Neo library of about $200 I think it may be worth it. Anybody have one of those?
  • Personally I liked the thing. It had bad reviews at the time and they got really cheap. I think they've ticked up since then but it's still more economical than buying original hardware. It's not as good as an AES but if you just want to play and enjoy the games it will do that for you. The portability mixed with the ability to play on a TV was a plus to me. I did get the mega pack and found it to be worth the money to get more of the titles I wanted to play.
  • Pandoras box is definitely the cheapest option. Its basically a multi-cart that plays tons of arcade games as far as I know.



    If you are looking strictly to play then its worth it, but to me its not the same as original hardware (same as all other emulation)
  • Originally posted by: MrWunderful



    Its ok. Mine had a ton of slow down.



    The emulation is passable, but I really enjoy my CMVS, I have about 20 games for it.



    Playing a CMVS on a PVM with a decent set of speakers and a good quality neogeo cd controller is one of the best experiences in gaming.





    I agree the over the top arcade sound is so amazing on an RGB CRT/PVM with seperate speakers.  I actually have an aes with three games but my goal all alone was to get the flash cart so I may get that soon.  I had an CMVS that I made that I sold to a friend.  I still have an almost restored 2 slot big red machine I may sell as I don't need so many neo geo setups.



    If you going emulation route don't forget about the switch and all the games they have been getting for neo geo.
  • Originally posted by: TDIRunner

     
    Originally posted by: PuppyWaffles

     
    Originally posted by: TDIRunner



    I have one. It's ok. Not great. It is hackable, although I've never taken the time to do it myself. The system came with 20 pre-installed games and one game on a card (only in the "Gold" edition, but I've never seen one that wasn't gold). They released another 15 games on 5 individual packs, or 1 mega pack. If you get the Gold and the Mega Pack, you will have a full set of games for it. Honestly, for the price, I would probably stick with emulation.

    That clarifies a lot. I didn't get that the Mega Pack was just all the games. Why didn't they just put the games on there?



    The thing about Neo Geo is no matter how much research I do, I never learn anything lol.



     



    The Mega Pack also comes in a large case that can hold the portable portion of the NGX.  It also comes with a cable that can be used to update the firmware.  The smaller individual packs also come with the cable to update firmware, but they come in smaller cardboard boxes that are not as nice.  If you want the full set of games, the Mega Pack is the way to go. 

    I love the Neo Geo X, I'm surprised no one else was comparing the Switch to it when it was announced. 



    I really wish it did well so we could get another mega pack, I picked up the Mega Pack in Japan and it was well worth it. I don't feel like I need an original Neo Geo after having it and don't really bother buyingh emulated versions on consoles unless it's games that didn't come out on the x. 



     
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    Originally posted by: mikestrife

     
    Originally posted by: TDIRunner

     
    Originally posted by: PuppyWaffles

     
    Originally posted by: TDIRunner



    I have one. It's ok. Not great. It is hackable, although I've never taken the time to do it myself. The system came with 20 pre-installed games and one game on a card (only in the "Gold" edition, but I've never seen one that wasn't gold). They released another 15 games on 5 individual packs, or 1 mega pack. If you get the Gold and the Mega Pack, you will have a full set of games for it. Honestly, for the price, I would probably stick with emulation.

    That clarifies a lot. I didn't get that the Mega Pack was just all the games. Why didn't they just put the games on there?



    The thing about Neo Geo is no matter how much research I do, I never learn anything lol.



     



    The Mega Pack also comes in a large case that can hold the portable portion of the NGX.  It also comes with a cable that can be used to update the firmware.  The smaller individual packs also come with the cable to update firmware, but they come in smaller cardboard boxes that are not as nice.  If you want the full set of games, the Mega Pack is the way to go. 

    I love the Neo Geo X, I'm surprised no one else was comparing the Switch to it when it was announced. 



    I really wish it did well so we could get another mega pack, I picked up the Mega Pack in Japan and it was well worth it. I don't feel like I need an original Neo Geo after having it and don't really bother buyingh emulated versions on consoles unless it's games that didn't come out on the x. 



     

    Were there other Mega Packs released in Japan?



     
  • Originally posted by: mikestrife



    I love the Neo Geo X, I'm surprised no one else was comparing the Switch to it when it was announced. 



     

    If more than 8 people had known about the Neo Geo X, they would have been more likely to make the comparrision.



     
  • Originally posted by: PuppyWaffles



    W
    Originally posted by: mikestrife

     
    Originally posted by: TDIRunner

     
    Originally posted by: PuppyWaffles

     
    Originally posted by: TDIRunner



    I have one. It's ok. Not great. It is hackable, although I've never taken the time to do it myself. The system came with 20 pre-installed games and one game on a card (only in the "Gold" edition, but I've never seen one that wasn't gold). They released another 15 games on 5 individual packs, or 1 mega pack. If you get the Gold and the Mega Pack, you will have a full set of games for it. Honestly, for the price, I would probably stick with emulation.

    That clarifies a lot. I didn't get that the Mega Pack was just all the games. Why didn't they just put the games on there?



    The thing about Neo Geo is no matter how much research I do, I never learn anything lol.



     



    The Mega Pack also comes in a large case that can hold the portable portion of the NGX.  It also comes with a cable that can be used to update the firmware.  The smaller individual packs also come with the cable to update firmware, but they come in smaller cardboard boxes that are not as nice.  If you want the full set of games, the Mega Pack is the way to go. 

    I love the Neo Geo X, I'm surprised no one else was comparing the Switch to it when it was announced. 



    I really wish it did well so we could get another mega pack, I picked up the Mega Pack in Japan and it was well worth it. I don't feel like I need an original Neo Geo after having it and don't really bother buyingh emulated versions on consoles unless it's games that didn't come out on the x. 



     

    Were there other Mega Packs released in Japan?



     



    Nope, that just happened to be where I found it, was the same release as on the website. 

     
  • If you are to go out for a consolized mvs go all out!





    https://www.arcadeworks.net/omega-neo-geo-mvs-home-console
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