Post by Sensi on Feb 2, 2021 21:32:40 GMT
Dear old NGFL & new members,
Nice to meet you all (again). I’m looking forward to read your experiences and opinions about our beloved Neo and older (retro) consoles.
The first time I came across Neo Geo was in a Dutch gaming magazine (1993). I was only 11 years old, but the screenshots of the huge characters, sprites and the insane prices were unbelievable. It made a huge impression on me and as a kid I promised myself to get one when the time and money were right.
After gaming on a Atari 2600 - NES - SNES - PS1 - PS2, I finally bought a AES in a local gameshop, about 2005. It was the first time I saw a Neo in the wild and till that day I only had the screenshots of the magazine in my mind. Straight away I collected many AES titles (mainly via Japanese Ebay sellers), without playing them much due lack of time and gaming more on Playstation consoles. But in these years, titles were cheap and clean, no signs of bootlegs. So after all I’m very satisfied I was able to amass a nice AES collection (67) for relatively cheap. I still have all the games, play them more often and enjoy it as the pinnacle of the collection.
When prices rose after 2010, I bought the beautiful wooden Analogue CMVS for cheaper MVS titles (53), compared to the AES counterparts (The Metal Slugs of this world). Cabs are great and I have the space for them, but I prefer to sit down and play them on mine 22 year old Philips CRT, one of my best purchases ever. All my retro consoles (PCE Turbo Duo-R, Sega CD, Dreamcast, Saturn, PS1, PS2, supergun etc.) are hooked up via SCART switches and RGB. It’s nice to have a separate room for all the retro consoles.
New(er) consoles (HD) are hooked up in the living room. I’m still enjoying new ones, for instance I bought a Series X with Game Pass last november. Mixing up Game Pass with retro backloggery is a nice change of pace and variety. But real gaming magic for me are 2D sprites, manuals, no day one downloads, all-time classics, (big) cartridges, artwork, wired controllers, the *click* of turning a console on, undiscovered gems and developers who cared for their games & audiences. Unfortunately, this has decreased a lot over the years.
Nice to meet you all (again). I’m looking forward to read your experiences and opinions about our beloved Neo and older (retro) consoles.
The first time I came across Neo Geo was in a Dutch gaming magazine (1993). I was only 11 years old, but the screenshots of the huge characters, sprites and the insane prices were unbelievable. It made a huge impression on me and as a kid I promised myself to get one when the time and money were right.
After gaming on a Atari 2600 - NES - SNES - PS1 - PS2, I finally bought a AES in a local gameshop, about 2005. It was the first time I saw a Neo in the wild and till that day I only had the screenshots of the magazine in my mind. Straight away I collected many AES titles (mainly via Japanese Ebay sellers), without playing them much due lack of time and gaming more on Playstation consoles. But in these years, titles were cheap and clean, no signs of bootlegs. So after all I’m very satisfied I was able to amass a nice AES collection (67) for relatively cheap. I still have all the games, play them more often and enjoy it as the pinnacle of the collection.
When prices rose after 2010, I bought the beautiful wooden Analogue CMVS for cheaper MVS titles (53), compared to the AES counterparts (The Metal Slugs of this world). Cabs are great and I have the space for them, but I prefer to sit down and play them on mine 22 year old Philips CRT, one of my best purchases ever. All my retro consoles (PCE Turbo Duo-R, Sega CD, Dreamcast, Saturn, PS1, PS2, supergun etc.) are hooked up via SCART switches and RGB. It’s nice to have a separate room for all the retro consoles.
New(er) consoles (HD) are hooked up in the living room. I’m still enjoying new ones, for instance I bought a Series X with Game Pass last november. Mixing up Game Pass with retro backloggery is a nice change of pace and variety. But real gaming magic for me are 2D sprites, manuals, no day one downloads, all-time classics, (big) cartridges, artwork, wired controllers, the *click* of turning a console on, undiscovered gems and developers who cared for their games & audiences. Unfortunately, this has decreased a lot over the years.