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Old gaming console nostalgy -- Neo-Geo UPDATED W/IMAGES!

Discussion in 'BoM Blogs' started by Disciple of The Watch, Dec 11, 2009.

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    I was actually browsing the flea market back in my old town out of boredom and strange urge to play old-school games triggered by the good ol' foggy weather.

    At any rate, I couldn't believe my eyes when I stumbled upon a freaking NEO-GEO! I knew I just had to buy it, and I did exactly that, along with so far two games... which are ginormous, BTW.

    Magician Lord... a good ol' sidescrolling adventure/shooter game which is actually pretty fun... but it is just as frustrating. This game is quite a challenge, as a matter of fact.

    Second on the chopping block... Crossed Swords. This is a weird one to explain. You play a swordsman, and fight against monsters and bosses of various kinds, but the trick is you can only attack them when they are in range, and you have to do so while avoiding their attacks. Another pretty challenging one.

    Of course, I cannot not mention Fatal Fury. Classic.

    Here is a shot of the console itself... but first, "Advanced" truly is a fitting title for the console, as the Neo-Geo was launched in the 16-bit era of the Super Famicom (SNES), and the Megadrive (Genesis), but on the 2D graphics and sound quality, the Neo-Geo whoops both the Super Famicom and the Megadrive. Just look at Magician Lord, the graphics are awesome!

    Steep pricing -- US$600 for the console, and US$250 for each game -- ultimately caused the demise of the Neo-Geo. I know what you're saying, $250 for a game, it's nuts! Well, think about that. Due to their graphical complexity, Neo-Geo cartridges had to be bigger, and more powerful. This caused manufacturing costs to be pretty high (remember, this was in the era when cartridges were costly to produce), explaining, at least partly, the high price tag.

    But, there is another way to get Neo-Geo games and avoid the steep price tags. The Neo-Geo originally was an arcade system, who could support 4 game cartridges at once. See where I am going? It's possible to find Neo-Geo arcade machines, and buy the games within the machine. Those games are fully compatible with the home console Neo-Geo, and they are much cheaper -- ranging from US$20 to US$70, though they are getting harder and harder to find because they are collector's items.

    To wrap this up, the Neo-Geo was a 2D powerhouse that was light years ahead of it's time. If arcade games are your style, the Neo-Geo definitively is worth checking out, if you're a serious game collector.

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    And just for good measure... here's a shot of Magician Lord itself:

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    Just look at the graphics. They're by no means impressive by today, but there is NO WAY IN HELL the Super Famicom or the Megadrive could handle that kind of graphics. The screenshot does not do justice at just how good the graphics were in that era,
     
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