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Thanks alot. Any chance you have a link to a website with some type of guide for building a consolised MVS? It doesn't have ot be super detailed or anything, just something to get me started. I figured if I picked up the board and a few parts here and there it could be my weekend project over the next couple months or so.

Just curious, what is the absolute cheapest way to get set up to play MVS games? I know saying cheap on NeoGeo boards is somewhat ironic, but AES games are usually anywhere from twice as much to ten times as much as their MVS counterparts. It would be great if I could pick up some of the fighting games that cost $100+ for $15 or 20. I know there are AES-MVS converters, but from what I've seen, those run $250-$300. I've also seen custom made "consolised" MVS boards which are definetly out of my price range. Would it be possible to get set-up for less than the price of the converter? I'm guessing no, but I really have no idea. Sorry to ask so many questions right away.

Thanks for your reply, by the way. I know what you mean about arcades. I currently don't have one within 2 or 3 hours that's worth going to. Hence, my new desire to get AES games. I did have one nice arcade find recently, though. When I was in Arkansas (possibly our worst state, no offense to any one who lives there) last month, I found a Neo machine in an nasty old pizza shop that was still functioning. It had a copy of.....you guessed it Samurai Showdown 2! It's amazing how them being so behind with their arcade was such a lucky day for me. My parents couldn't understand why I was so happy to see a 10-12 year old crusty-looking cab, but I thought is was pretty damn cool. It was actually the main reason I finally decided to put my hard earned money into an AES.

I would like to give a personal shoutout to all of the nasty, run down, backwoods, our food tastes as bad as it looks pizza parlors out there who keep the dream alive, whether intentional or just out of the pure laziness/cheapness that many small shops possess . ;D

-Justin

Hello everyone. ;D I suppose I tell the story of how I got into neogeo...Just a disclamer, I'm quite the rambler.

Ever since I was about 7 or 8 years old (I'm now 17) I have always wanted a Neo Geo. I remember waking up once every 3rd Saturday morning (I called it arcade day at the time) at around 8am, and my 2 cousins would come over (they were around 10 and 13 at the time) and we'd jump in my aunt's car and go to the local arcade. I fell in love with two very special games. The arcade (an amazing one by today's piss-poor standards) had a metal slug 2 cab and a beatup, almost-unplayable except for the 2nd player stick, Samurai Showdown 2 cab. I would spend the entirety of my "chore money" on these two while my cousins ran around and played ticket games and air hockey and the likes. Little did I know, I was playing the godly neo geo.

This arcade got a couple new Neo games in over time like fatal fury 2, a motorcycle game (can't remember the name) and a soccer game (sidekicks, I believe) and I loved them all. I became the "SNK-boy" according to the owner of the arcade and I basically grew up there. I played in tournaments and became a good player at various games, but I always went back to the SNK ones. When the arcade got in a copy of Neo Turf Masters, I actually showed up an hour before they opened so I could be the first to play. After a while, the arcade lifestyle was dying out and my favorite place in the world closed down. I was around 12 at the time, and I went without anything neogeo for a couple years sadly.

Then, about 3 years ago, I bought myself a NGPC on Ebay when the absolute last of them were being liquidated. (I payed like $30 shipped for a brand new one) It quickly shelved the GBA and I became obssessed all over again. I had Metal slug 1st and 2nd mission, KoF R2, and samurai showdown 2. (My collection is much larger now) This rekindled my love for SNK and I began to browse the web for info on playing the arcade games at home. This is when I learned of the AES.

After saving up extra money from my minimum wage job continuously for the last 2 years or so, I've finally purchased a neogeo. I picked up an unmodded JPN AES (all I could really afford) and three games. (Only one has showed up so far) Including Fatal Fury 2 (for pure nostalgia, it turned out to be just as fun as I remembered), ghost pilots, and samurai showdown 2.

I've honestly never been happier about any purchase in my entire life. It's as if I'm reliving my childhood one pricey cart at a time. I've been playing FF2 almost non-stop as of late, and when my other games show up, I'll be glued to my television. Well, sorry to write so damn much, didn't really mean to. I look forward to posting here and learning all about this amazing console. I'll be honest, I really don't know much about it.

Oh, and my name is Justin.

Thanks to anyone who took the time to read all that. ;D

Greetings, human and welcome to NGFL.

its a really wide screen. you must first master haoh-shou-kooh-ken to be pointed to the coffee machine.

lol hiya mate...