What is a Neo-Geo?
The Neo-Geo is a cartridge based video game system. It was released first as an arcade unit - and then as a home console. The arcade unit is called the Multi Video System (MVS) and the home system is called the Neo-Geo Home System (NGH) or more commonly, the AES.
There was a time in video game history when home console ports of games were markedly different from their arcade counterparts. In the era of the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis, games had to be stripped back to run on home consoles. Simpler sprites, simpler animations, fewer sprites, characters removed, levels removed, game mechanics removed. A reasonable facsimile of a game was an acceptable trade-off for being able to play arcade favorites at home. For those readers who grew up playing arcade games and a Sega or Nintendo home console, this will be familiar.
Unless you owned a Neo-Geo. If you owned a Neo-Geo, your console experience would be identical to the arcade. The significance of this should not be understated. In 1992, you could have an arcade - perfect experience in your home. For context - this would not be the case for another two console cycles. It is generally agreed that the 2000 Dreamcast port of [Marvel vs.Capcom 2] (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_vs._Capcom_2:_New_Age_of_Heroes#/media/File%3AMarvel_vs._Capcom_2_gameplay.png) was arcade perfect - aided in part by the arcade machine and Dreamcast using very similar boards. At this point in the console release timeline - the PlayStation 2 is out, and well on itβs way to becoming king.
Now a bit about the actual console. The Neo-Geo platform had home-system cartridges and MVS cartridges. The MVS cartridges are designed specifically for the stand-up, coin-operated cabinets that you would find in an arcade. The cartridges contain the game board, and are plugged directly into the machine. Arcade operators could swap out the game without swapping out the cabinet. MVS cartridges are a rectangular plastic box that houses a chipset. There is little in the way of decoration or artwork - usually just a marquee sticker with the game title that shipped in a cardboard packing box.
The home console vers
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So there was an auction on Ebay of Aero Fights that started at like 100$ today and I was blown away. So I was just keeping an eye on it as the day went on. When it was at around 300$ and only 5 hours left I thought man Someone can get this way under market value maybe. But on the post nowhere did it say authentic. So I just messaged the seller just asking if it was indeed authentic since it was not posted in the description. No reply. I put in a bid later on. The guy blocked any sales to me. On any of his items he was auctioning. Really hope the winner got an authentic game there but man that raised some red flags to me.
Edit: it was definitely a scam. Watch out people. Always get authentication!
I have PayPal and also one BS-X memory pak with Radical Dreamers on it.
I am looking for USA release CIB/Boxed SNES heavies listed in the title or any "rare" SNES CIB game you may have.
This is a request for 600dpi scans of the above US manuals. I am in the process of scanning my collection, and when that is done those will be the 4 out of the entire US collection I do not have. These will be headed to archive.org and other public internet locations, with no watermarks, etc. Shhh.. donβt tell Peebs yet since this process is slow.. Any help would be appreciated. (Zero has no scans, extertainment has individual game scans, P&R 2 only have European scans, and the current Aero Fighters scan on archive.org sucks, sorry)
