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| Dash no Chris
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|  "Re(3):more on the jamma show and Sammy/Capcom"
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Wait a sec...people are complaining about SNK actually finally saying goodbye to the Neo Geo for newer and better hardware that will undoubtedly spawn better games? MVS/AES has had well over a decade of support...that is longer than any system on record if I'm not mistaken. Christ almighty...let go. Don't they say "sometime you have to set free the ones you love" or something like that?
With as large and as dedicated a fanbase as the NEO has, many will find it hard to let go. For 13 years now, SNK and the NEO have gone hand in hand. Not many can remember playing an arcade game with the SNK logo that was not in a NEO cabinet. Unlike Nintendo or Sega fans, who've had to buy a new console every 3-5 years, AES owners have only needed to replace a console if theirs wore out -- not because the hardware was being replaced again. While leaving the MVS/AES platform will reap many benefits for SNK -- and most knew it was only a matter of time before it happened -- it will still be a bitter pill for many.
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And damn, IGS hardware, eh? There are still several excellent games for you to collect on there, so don't give up hope!!!
Can't blame IGS for wanting a larger Japanese presence...
Well, I can understand how alot of the NEO fans are going to be upset about the eventual ceasing of production of software for the NEO -- but at least their hardware had a good 13-year run. It's just a little frustrating to make the decision to start collecting a relatively new platform, only to have the company start producing for a 3rd party. I suppose this must've been something like what was felt by those that bought a NEO-GEO Pocket the week before Aruze recalled them everywhere outside of Japan.
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Anyway hey...you got Martial Masters!?!? Wow that is really cool. I love that game. How much was it?
Picked it up at Mak Japan (www.mak-jp.com) in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (right on the border with Akihabara) for 38850 -- motherboard was about 22200 and the cartridge was about 16650. For an extra 2100 yen, the guy put together a kick harness for me (I've got a JAMMA cabinet, and needed the kick harness for my CPS-II motherboard in order to utilize the bottom 3 buttons for CPS-II fighting games).
--Chris
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| Grave 657th Post
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| "Re(1):what we fear is!" , posted Fri 12 Sep 19:03
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now the people should not complain about SNK leaving the MVS, what really makes me scared if they made the Atomiswave THE next NEOGEO, that would suck.
I want them to keep chaning for the better not sticking with one board for 10 years.
Funny... on a board like this one, I figured people would be all over the prospect of Atomiswave being the next Neo Geo. It's Dreamcast-based, right? Not only that, it seems to support internet connections, and damn, the board looks really cool. I know I wouldn't mind having one around, heh heh.
Of course, I still don't own an NG yet... damn.
Anyway, I can't see the games staying on any hardware as long as they have on MVS... once things start advancing, I like to think they'll continue to... though, honestly, I'm still happy with most MVS results, they could do better.
However, it is nice to have a unified, standard format... the NG library is massive, and to see an end to it is kinda sad, even if it has gone on far longer than anyone expected.
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| DarkZero 292th Post
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| "Re(1):what we fear is!" , posted Sat 13 Sep 01:42
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now the people should not complain about SNK leaving the MVS, what really makes me scared if they made the Atomiswave THE next NEOGEO, that would suck.
I want them to keep chaning for the better not sticking with one board for 10 years.
I have to admit that I've never actually PLAYED a Guilty Gear game, but from the screenshots I've been seeing, they look absolutely beautiful. Incredible, even. And this is just the first few games for the Atomiswave hardware. I have to wonder why or how they would keep "changing for the better" and not stick to one board. Can 2D graphics really go THAT much higher than Guilty Gear XX, necessitating a regular change to a new board like the PS > Naomi > PS2 > Triforce conversion cycle that 3D arcade games have gone through in just a few years? The Atomiswave seems to offer enough graphical power and memory space to last AT LEAST as long as the MVS, so I don't see any reason for them to change to a different hardware other than A) more graphical power, which I doubt is possible (or worth the changeover, at least), or B) easier ports to a certain system, which is sort of senseless in an age of 3 or more next generation consoles.
The Atomiswave offers high res sprites, well-rendered 3D backgrounds, sound that I'm guessing is Red Book Audio (CD quality) or equivalent, and more than enough memory to hold games of Guilty Gear's and KOF's sizes. How much farther can 2D games go?
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