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What to look for when buying a NEO GEO Arcade
mojoeskateco:
Good points.
I noticed that it didn't look like an original one and also looking at a list of games Final Fight and Bubble Bobble aren't neo geo games.
BadChad:
Yeah, that's definitely an Arcade cab, rigged up to run an MVS. I believe there is an official wood panel MVS, but its nothing like that.
Still, $250 isn't bad if everything is working properly. Especially if it comes with a bunch of games.
And my guess is the seller just isn't too familiar with what he has. Bubble Bobble is probably actually meant to be Puzzle Bobble (Bust-A-Move - which you can the see the mini-marquee in the pic), and Final Fight is probably meant to be Burning Fight (just like Final Fight) and are both actually for the MVS.
Dreamcast99:
I want to say the real wood panel one has obnoxious giant speaker right in front of you, and the monitor sits up high where the marquee would usually go. that could have also been a conversion i saw though
BadChad:
That's the one I'm referring to. I believe they refer to is as the Gold 2-slot or something like that.
But I'm with Dreamcast, still worth picking up but try to get him to come down a little. Check it out, pick out the flaws and see where things go. I bought my MVS in September, and its easily become my favorite thing to collect for in my collection. Hands down. Plus it comes with a certain amount of jealousy and envy from the people who come over and notice you have one! Which is a nice bonus! ;)
And if he sais he has more games, maybe get him to look into which games those are. The deal could get pretty sweet depending on that...
mojoeskateco:
I may go check it out. It's an hour drive and I can visit the inlaws ( who I actually enjoy seeing ;D)
If it's converted to a neo geo does that mean that I should be looking for it to have carts that can easily be changed.
Bad Chad: Would you mind posting a pic of what these carts should look like?