Best platformer/action game on the Neo Geo?

draculaxxx

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Hi guys. I was wondering if there are any good platformer/action games on the Neo Geo? I have played Magician Lord and i dont like it. Its just too damn hard!

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Ganryu, seriously the game is challenging and it has that old PCE feel to it.
 

ratson

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I haven't played Ganryu yet,but i like Spinmaster better then Tophunter.
Top hunter is also great but a bit repetitive on the bosses and kind of short
 

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Spin Master is winner!

I really did enjoy Spin Master but wish it was 4 times longer, would have been the best.

But

I would have to go with Ganryu, the game doesn't even feel arcade at all. It just feels like kick-your-ass console platformer.
 

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Magician Lord rocks, you just need to put some time in to fully appreciate it. It's a highly varied game that is difficult but highly rewarding once you start progressing.
 

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Yep, Spinmaster is the way to go. I got bored very easily w/Top Hunter. Spinmaster is indeed short, but it's still a fun game to put in every now and then.
 

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Yep, Spinmaster is the way to go. I got bored very easily w/Top Hunter. Spinmaster is indeed short, but it's still a fun game to put in every now and then.

i was bored with Top Hunter untill i found out there were :qcf: and :dragf: moves.

but i haven't played spinmasters yet
 

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Top Hunter should be in my mail box soon. I'm glad to hear that some are saying it's one of the best performers on the system. The only Platformer I have now is Magician Lord, which is in my cab regularly.

Some Neo Geo platformers don't even sound like titles of platformers. Top Hunter sounds like a hunting game and Spin Master sounds like a puzzle game to me.
 

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blue's journey! (such an odd / fun little game + finding all the secret bits is a right laugh) and spin master :) and the metal slug's of course! :P
 

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Ignoring the obvious answer of the slug series, id say cyberlip. It has a great storyline and bosses .
Dont know how anyone can put in spinmasters , its eye candy but has the cheapest bosses ever. just like king of monster 2
 

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^that.

Slug is the obvious choice, but if you're looking for something else, Cyber Lip is a pretty decent Contra-style game.
 

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Another vote for Spinmaster. This would be one of the top platformers on any other system of that generation as well!

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Yep, Spinmaster is the way to go. I got bored very easily w/Top Hunter. Spinmaster is indeed short, but it's still a fun game to put in every now and then.
I think Spinmaster is awsome but I wasn't sure what platformer stands for in this question. I'm not very familiar with game genres save the usual stuff. I guess sometimes I get confused when they call Zupapa and NIghtmare in the Dark pLatformers, but then they call MSlug and Spin Master run and gun.

I personally think Spinmaster is long as fuck, well I'm trying to 1CC it so it feels like mission impossible for me at the moment.
 

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Update: to best platformer..

old thread needs an update:

Best Platformer for me is Gunlord after today.
awesome game. It sells in Japan as an authentic
Arcade game so I treat it as any other MVS
Title.
 

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Haha, I was wondering why no one was mentioning Gun Lord. Then I looked at the dates :)

To me the only true platformer on the system is Blue's Journey, and it's mediocre at best. Spinmaster has no real platforming in it at all, although it is a good game.

I haven't played Gun Lord yet, but I have a feeling it's not really a true platformer either. NG:Dev Team should do an honest to god platformer as their next project. Finally fill a gaping hole in the Neo's library.
 

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Everyone seems to be saying good things about Gunlord. I hope that one day I'm able to try it out. Thanks for the heads up JustinS!
 
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