God bless the Neo-Geo. A lot of people never had one, and that's a shame, because it gave birth to some of the greatest games ever made. In fact, you'd be surprised how much of what you love and cherish now might owe its existence to the big console with the big controller and the even bigger cartridges.
Tonight we're taking a look back at what started out as the rich kids' console and eventually became the drug of choice for many a hardcore gamer. I know of at least two of us who are eager to yap our brains out about it on the show. How about you? Any fond memories? Hit the comments and we'll catch you tomorrow.
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5:39 PM on 10.09.2008
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Also, would you say the Neogeo is RETROMAZING?!?!?!?!?!
I know, I know. "f" ports, right? Whatev. Still, I'll never sell my Rage of the Dragons...
Metal Slug above everything!!!
ARE YOU OKAAAAAY!!!!???
Though, I do know that it has one of my favorite boot jingles. :)
I just want to hear what Topher has to say about "Beat n' Groovy" :D
also why the f*ck can't we get Samurai Showdown RPG
Question: If you could own a NeoGeo arcade multi-arcade system cabinet, which four games would you want in it? I've often drooled over Samurai Shodown III, Bust-A-Move 99, King of the Monsters and Real Bout Fatal Fury 2.
i liked it so much i bought a Neo geo MVS and of course Neo geo pocket color.
Only the PC could match it's power around 1992-1993 and the arcade perfect samuri showdown fatal fury ETC was way better than the lame ports to sega cd genesis and snes, that well sucked...
Well worth every penny of it's price tag, unlike the Ps3 and 3do you could see a huge leap with the neo geo compared to snes genesis and TG16(with cd attachments at the time.
Have fun!
-First of all, what type of game would you say worked better on the Neo-Geo, then they did on other Systems?
-Was Metal Slug 2, or was it not, truly AMAAAZING?
Oh, and would a flash/other game based on the following picture be the best thing ever? I needed a good programming challenge, and I think I've got something.
I'm thinking 10 Robot Masters, Multiple playable characters, 3 Important Robot Stages, 2 Wily Stages, and a Roll-Played Tutorial level. Yes?
Like many others, I have never even seen a Neo Geo, let alone played one. The best I can offer is this picture of my kitties, Star and Zelda:
Every episode I've listened to has so far been about retro console gaming. And although Nintendo pretty much raised me as a child, I'd say a good 50% of my gaming time was spent playing PC games.
When are we going to see a RetroforceGO! episode on classic PC games? I can see whole episodes dedicated to the developer BullFrog, the Kings Quest games, Lucasarts back in their prime, the Wing Commander series, etc.
Other than that, I love the show... Keep up the AMAAAZING! work.
I always wanted to know were they got those games!
Chad: The way you laugh trumps the cuteness of a war between puppies and kitties fighting with marshmallows.
Colette: I love everything about you to your sexy hair and exposed brain. Wait a second, didnt Chad kill you last week? EVERYBODY RUN AWAY! SHES A ZOMBIE!!! Also thanks for making Tomopop <3
Topher: I am super-jealous of your magical powers when it comes to shmups. Watching your replays on Ikaruga left me speechless, staring at the precision of each shot and movement.
Stella: I hope I get to watch the magic that you do with rhythm games, but then my head would asplode into colorful dots falling in a pattern to make the perfect song on your favorite game.
Suprise Guest(?) : You are the light in this bleak time that tears apart my soul and mind. My life was complete the second I met you and now I have to go take my life because everything is downhill after that and I've expressed that. If there was no special guest, give this to Rip Taylor when you get him on the show. Until then, everyone else share it.
Also, I got my CD-I from my dads house and its not reading the cds for some reason. Now I cant fall to my doom leaping to seemingly safe platforms on Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon.
Happy?
Angry?
Patriotic?
I'm really grasping at straws here. For the love of God, I just want to hear Chad do the voice.
So, basically, I got nothin'.
Are you guys/girls disappointed that the Guiness Book of Gamer Records seldomly mentioned the Neo-Geo, especially since I noticed the console's omission from the history section of consoles in the book?
(Btw, I noticed there is a 2009 edition coming out, which is great news)
Also, once more for good measure:
I went out and bought the cart versions if they had them after seeing that it was worth the extra cost.
The RetroforceGo team doesn't seem to know much about classic PC gaming beyond the obvious titles (at least that's what I've picked up by listening).
Sadly, I'm betting most of the gems will be overlooked in favor of the cliched Neo Geo hits.
Also, who do you prefer: Puzz or Bob
. . . this would be the place to mention the gems, so they can talk about them. Please friend, dont' let your cynicism cloud your chance for a shoutout for bringing up a "gem" for discussion!
Retroforce Is scared of PC games like 75% of distructoid. (AKA and or none of them ever had a real PC game machine/game hardware and they cant handle a mouse.)
But I will talk PC smack.
adventures of willy beamish and sam and max are the best point and clickers.
can run willy beamish in dos box. it's free now dynamix is long dead.
Unfortunately I'm a weenie, but I've have played a few Neo-Geo games on a arcade cabinet and some emulated games.
anyway, two things.
Firstly: GameTap's free service, yay or nay?
They got some good Neo-Geo games on there. Metal Slug, Metal Slug 2, Samurai Shodown and Twinkle Star Sprites are all there for free (legally), but require that the player watch a commercial and play with a banner ad at the bottom of the screen. Personally I don't mind this. Also It's not that fun to play fighting games with a keyboard (I use a Super Nintendo Controller with a USB adapter myself).
Secondly: What do you guys think about The Last Blade?
Personally I think it's freakin' awesome. I mean, it was made by the same dude who made Guilty Gear!
Legend of Success Joe is alright
Mutation Nation is ok
Ninja Combat is kinda one
most of them are japanese ones.
Also why is Collete always on planes?