For those of you that collect AES games,what do you think about condition?do you only collect mint games in mint boxes or does it matter?
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For those of you that collect AES games,what do you think about condition?do you only collect mint games in mint boxes or does it matter?
I'm completely fine with cart only when it comes to the AES, I like getting them CIB but it's way too expensive. Cart only is so much cheaper, that $40 CIB game can be as low as $10 cart only.
Read through this to see how fanatical it can get. :P
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showth...ight=collector
I just read all 5 pages of this, and now I realize how filthy all of my games are. That, and I need a bidet.Originally Posted by theMot
I agree tode, it is too expensive to collect them in box, though in my area I've never really been able to find them cart only. I guess it depends on the game also, if it was something I was really looking for and wanting to add to my collection, I might just hold out for a CIB version. I'd love a SNK vs Capcom.
Sidenote, tode, where is your avatar pic from? It seems so familiar.
Hardcore AES collecting is all about mint CIB. They're collectibles/investments.
If you just want to play Neo Geo, ditch AES and get a CMVS or a supergun/MVS.
- The AES library is a subset of the MVS library. There are no AES exclusives and all the quality late releases were MVS only.
- The popular games are much cheaper for MVS.
- MVS multicarts give a cheap way to try most of the library on real hardware before buying favorites.
- If you have an MVS w/unibios you can set the carts to AES mode and duplicate the home console menus/options. AES & MVS carts both have the same code, AES is paying $$ for the cart label/box/manual.
- Vogatek superguns are cheap. You can buy a 1-slot MVS mobo and Vogatek for less than an AES console.
The only time I've found any Neo stuff locally was about 10 years ago. I've gotten lucky and got stuff really cheap cart only AES from members of this very message board (Japanese KOF96 for $15, US Magician Lord for $10). As for my avatar, it's a character from Big Bad Beetleborgs.
I don't even have any super collectible AES games, though mine all are the box and manual, but they still cost me between $30 and $50 per game. I think the two best/most fun to play are KOF '95(Japanese) and Ghost Pilots.
The condition and completeness of AES games are important to me, however I don't get as super fanatical as other AES collectors out there. For example, being super paranoid about getting "insertion marks" on the cart.
In terms of AES, I also prefer japanese versions. I absolutely hate the insert art/layout on US games.
For MVS games I don't care about condition or completeness at all. They're purely for gaming. I have kits, but I didn't specifically shoot for them. Either I bought the MVS kit on release or the kit was a good deal on par with a loose MVS cart pricewise.
A wee bit of my AES collection porn:
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I just got Japanese copy of fat al fury special and shin samurai spirits. Yes I did call it fat al fury because I think it sounds funny lol
"Fatal Fury" is easier to remember than "Garou Densetsu."
Up until the last game, where I call it "Garou Mark of the Wolves" regardless of what language its in.
Ok,now do you guys who have nice size collections prefer Japan or American boxes? Do you mix and match?
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