Could this KOF 98 MVS cart be a boot?

Jedite · Jul 29, 2003

Is this KOF 98 MVS cart a boot?<a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3235454040&category=13716" target="_blank">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3235454040&category=13716</a> I looked in the cart pics section of this site, and the legit MVS cart is blue.
<img src="http://www.neo-geo.com/snk/carts/mvs/kof98.jpg" alt=" - " />

ResO · Jul 29, 2003

Most MVS carts don't have a "set" color that they are supposed to come in. If you check the sellers other auctions, most his stuff looks legit. Also, All the carts he is selling that have a transparent casing appear to have no eproms on the program board.

Jedite · Jul 29, 2003

It could be, because I looked at his feedback, there all positives, but none of them were Neo Geo related, so, it could be a boot. That's why I don't want to go into buying MVS carts, because what if they are bootlegs, then I wasted my money. So, I guess I'll stay with the AES cart, even tho, they are expensive, but, at least, I know they will work.

ResO · Jul 29, 2003

You are being a little paranoid about boots, they aren't as common as people make them out to be. Most boots are sold from sellers who are notorious for selling them. Like I said, this seller is selling many legit carts, so I would say the boot factor is greatly lowered. I mean, if you would rather pay $150 for an aes when you could take a chance with this $10 cart, go for it.

LWK · Jul 29, 2003

Jedite:
It could be, because I looked at his feedback, there all positives, but none of them were Neo Geo related, so, it could be a boot. That's why I don't want to go into buying MVS carts, because what if they are bootlegs, then I wasted my money. So, I guess I'll stay with the AES cart, even tho, they are expensive, but, at least, I know they will work.

Thats 100% original.
In 98 blue and white were more common.
This can be found in LB2 as well.
Color means nothing in mvs carts.
!Arcade! once wrote a article on MVS carts, and it stated that a game like KOF 99 has been seen in every possible color.
I have a blue LB2 english mvs cart, and my 98 looks exactly like the one pictures. Only cleaner.

Side info:
VIC-A Carts are my passion for MVS, they come in unique colors most of the time. As with some versions you cannot select a predone Korean language. (Like SS3 for hc, which you can switch to Korean)

So that makes the VIC-A's one of a kind, and they all have crappy changes.

Jedite · Jul 29, 2003

I ain't gonna bid on it, because I don't have any way on playing MVS cart yet, I was jus' wondering if it was a boot, or not. Maybe I'm bit paranoid because since the whole AaronLewis incident, I've been more cautious on what I'm buying on Ebay and on the forums.

rimm_rs · Jul 29, 2003

Even if a boot (to be clear I only support legit carts), you can still play it while going after the seller via Ebay and Paypal (use PP with a credit card for ALL transactions and you're much safer).. this is assumming it's a boot.

ALso, get to him put in writing that it's legit... that's helpful, too

Of course, I'm an AEs guy and think the extra cash is worth it from the collecting P.O.V.

[ July 29, 2003, 10:10 PM: Message edited by: rimm_rs ]

ResO · Jul 29, 2003

Lord Wolfgang Krauser:

Color means nothing in mvs carts.

With the exception of Bang Bead, of course. :cool:

<img src="http://www.neo-geo.com/snk/carts/mvs/bangbead.jpg" alt=" - " />

[ July 29, 2003, 10:21 PM: Message edited by: ResOGlas ]

biocat · Jul 29, 2003

There's no way to know by cart color. Some people even switch out cases for other colors, although it's not common.

It's actually usually really easy to tell if something is a boot. Look in the little slits in the side of the cart and look for shoddy soldering. Most bootlegers don't do factory soldering jobs so you can almost postively tell right away if it's not a factory job. Also, just look in there for any suspicious chips with windows (eproms). That doesn't always mean it's a boot or not, but if they're all eproms then it's definitely a boot.

Of course, you can't look in the slots at all in the pic, so then asking in a forum like this is a good choice.

My vote...
not a boot, considering the other carts he's selling are not boots.

Don't be so paranoid though. Like it's been said, boots aren't that common. There are some games where boots of them are everywhere (Puzzle Bobble, Super DodgeBall, Garou, and the newer games), but for the most part, you won't be running into boots that often.

[ July 29, 2003, 10:24 PM: Message edited by: biocat ]

Jedite · Jul 29, 2003

I probably stick with the AES carts, because the MVS carts are too unreliable and there's no way you can if it's a boot jus' by looking at it. Even tho, some AES carts, costs an arm and leg to buy them like Waku Waku 7.

LWK · Jul 29, 2003

ResOGlas:

Lord Wolfgang Krauser:

Color means nothing in mvs carts.

Click to expand...

With the exception of Bang Bead, of course.
<img src="http://www.neo-geo.com/snk/carts/mvs/bangbead.jpg" alt=" - " />

You never know. I've seen a MS3 that had that same casing.
BB may have been such a limited run that it ended up clear cased.

I havent seen all released bang beads side by side though. Cannot confirm or deny.

BIG BEAR · Jul 30, 2003

That sig of your LWK is the best!
-BB

Amano Jacu · Jul 30, 2003

My legit Kof 98 is red.

Jedite · Jul 30, 2003

Amano Jacu:
My legit Kof 98 is red.

Damn...Spotting bootlegs are gonna be harder than I thought.

Amano Jacu · Jul 30, 2003

As we told you, there's no way in hell you can spot bootlegs just by the color of the case, they used all of them in almost every game. My MVS shelf looks likt the rainbow, I have all different colors.

Jedite · Jul 30, 2003

But, are most MVS games bootlegs? Or are they rare?

biocat · Jul 30, 2003

Jedite:
But, are most MVS games bootlegs? Or are they rare?

Most MVS games are NOT bootlegs, as it has been said several times in this thread already.

MVS games, for the most part, are cheap and easy to find. Very few are rare, and those rare ones don't go for near the amount rare home carts do.

biocat · Jul 30, 2003

Amano Jacu:
My legit Kof 98 is red.

I used to have a red one too. There are plenty colors of KOF98 out there.

Jedite · Jul 30, 2003

So, I should buy a Phantom-1 then. So, what's a good place to buy the Phantom-1 at? I tried to e-mail Neogeousa.com but they never responded back to my e-mail. So, what else is a good place to find one brand new?

Xenvu · Jul 30, 2003

Get it from videogamedepot.com thats where I got mine. Neogeousa also ignored my emails

but about the boot problem, just get the games you really want on AES then go MVS for everything else which is what i'm doing and it's working fine. So far I haven't had any trouble with boots.

Jedite · Jul 30, 2003

I check videogamedepot.com, they do not have any in. I'm thinkin' bout getting one off Kenny Boy when I get the money.

droid · Jul 30, 2003

I'm getting a new one from Kennyboy. If you want a new one I'd get it from him. He seems like very cool ppl.

If you'd like a used one and save a few bucks I think there are 2 for sale in the selling section. Both look like very good deals. Xenvu and rhiokki are the sellers

Jedite · Jul 30, 2003

I know. Kenny boy is a very good seller. I bought my old-style joystick from him.

Lee Gray · Jul 31, 2003

BIG BEAR:
That sig of your LWK is the best!
-BB

I like it too, i use to push pause on those cut scenes then film with a video camera and zoom in to make the pic as large as possible. that is one bonus that streetfighter 2 never had

as for the kof 98 cart i had a white one like that and now more recently got a blue one.

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