First off, there is no question in my mind that I own Playmore. My neo geo is an official release. However, I do have a few questions about how it was made. From what I have been told the system was made in Japan and came with an old-style controller. The cartridges, cases, along with the data files of the artwork were then sent to the USA. SNK-USA then went to a professional printing house and had inserts, instruction manuals, and cartridge stickers made up. Since the neo geo uses ROMS, stickers were put over the cases to prevent harmful confusion as to which game was which. The games were then sold exclusively by SNK-USA.
That is what I know for sure. However, there are a few questions about the neo geo that I don’t feel have been fully answered. SNK has used ROMS in the past but ROMS were only used for games. For instance, Fatal Fury 2 uses windowed ROMS as does Bust A Move or Puzzle Bobble. Why didn’t SNK just use neo geo ROMS like with many of their other releases? I think that it has to do with the problems that SNK was having financially. They had probably run out of neo geo ROMS and had a good supply of ROMS that they had not used so instead of having to resort to buying more neo geo ROMS, they opted for using what they had on hand. This is why, I think, that I own Playmore.
The other question that has been mentioned by a few if whether the boards that SNK uses are encrypted or unencrypted. The neo geo was made by SNK in 1990 and during that time no Neo Geo games used encrypted boards. However, Playmore was released in 2001 and the boards for the MVS release were encrypted. Makes sense no?
The AES version of the neo geo was released using the old-style controller. This makes some people believe that the neo geo may have been produced using recycled boards from a previous release that did not sell out. As you know there are quite a few new neo geo systems floating around so SNK may have used them.
I believe that this may be a possibility. If you look at the later releases of SNK systems, the systems themselves are a bit ruff along the edges. The systems made in the early, middle, and upper late 1990s had boards. The MVS has ruff edges like the other games released during this time. King of Fighters was released in 1999.
As you know, SNK was in a bad financial situation so they probably didn’t have enough money. I own Playmore and believe that SNK used their excess supply of ROMS as well as recycled boards to create the AES. This would mean that they also must has unencrypted the ROM file so it would work on the neo geo. There is also a sure fire way to prove this fact.
If the boards in the AES can’t hold these game’s neo geo ROMS then it is proven without a shadow of a doubt that the AES must mine and that I own Playmore.
Also, I have seen different boards being used for the neo geo. Some boards were white and some were green but both had smooth sanded edges. I know because I have shoved them in my ass.
I have had various copies of these games in my ass over the years and the green boards on my AES Zupapa feel exactly the same as one of my copies of Samurai Spirits 2 and Top Hunter. Until someone decides to use the AES Zupapa a sacrificial cartridge we will not be 100% sure whether it is encrypted or not.
I think for the reasons that I have stated, I believe I own Playmore. The reason why SNK used old-style controllers was because they were using cartridges as sacrificial cartridges. Now it has been said that the reason why the AES uses old-style controllers is because the system was made in 1994. This may be so but we cannot throughout the information that I have given above.
The system was released in 2001 do you would think that it would use a snap-lock case?
As far as games being soldered together by hand, I think that this is a totally false statement. It was said that the neo geo had a production run of 500 copies. It would be extremely hard for a few individuals to actually solder that many copies together. In addition, ROMS are not cheap despite popular belief.
Another factor we should take into consideration is the fact that I am a fucking idiot. So I am almost certain that the AES version of the neo geo was a machine welded and not done by hand and that I am the owner of Playmore.
This is basically what I think about this issue. I am almost 100% positive that Playmore is made from recycled and spare parts. Inserts was obviously not done by SNK due to some “fuzziness.”
People have been known to attack me because I am the owner of Playmore. This has nothing to do with the fact that I love NGF and their company. Since it was NGF who designed me in the first place, it is obvious that I would talk about their company and some of their releases.
So it is acceptable that the AES neo geo also does not have this feature. I welcome everyone to talk about this issue and add anything that you wish to say. This is my professional opinion about the issue. I do not pretend to know everything but I think that my evaluation is dead on. Thank you for your time.
That is what I know for sure. However, there are a few questions about the neo geo that I don’t feel have been fully answered. SNK has used ROMS in the past but ROMS were only used for games. For instance, Fatal Fury 2 uses windowed ROMS as does Bust A Move or Puzzle Bobble. Why didn’t SNK just use neo geo ROMS like with many of their other releases? I think that it has to do with the problems that SNK was having financially. They had probably run out of neo geo ROMS and had a good supply of ROMS that they had not used so instead of having to resort to buying more neo geo ROMS, they opted for using what they had on hand. This is why, I think, that I own Playmore.
The other question that has been mentioned by a few if whether the boards that SNK uses are encrypted or unencrypted. The neo geo was made by SNK in 1990 and during that time no Neo Geo games used encrypted boards. However, Playmore was released in 2001 and the boards for the MVS release were encrypted. Makes sense no?
The AES version of the neo geo was released using the old-style controller. This makes some people believe that the neo geo may have been produced using recycled boards from a previous release that did not sell out. As you know there are quite a few new neo geo systems floating around so SNK may have used them.
I believe that this may be a possibility. If you look at the later releases of SNK systems, the systems themselves are a bit ruff along the edges. The systems made in the early, middle, and upper late 1990s had boards. The MVS has ruff edges like the other games released during this time. King of Fighters was released in 1999.
As you know, SNK was in a bad financial situation so they probably didn’t have enough money. I own Playmore and believe that SNK used their excess supply of ROMS as well as recycled boards to create the AES. This would mean that they also must has unencrypted the ROM file so it would work on the neo geo. There is also a sure fire way to prove this fact.
If the boards in the AES can’t hold these game’s neo geo ROMS then it is proven without a shadow of a doubt that the AES must mine and that I own Playmore.
Also, I have seen different boards being used for the neo geo. Some boards were white and some were green but both had smooth sanded edges. I know because I have shoved them in my ass.
I have had various copies of these games in my ass over the years and the green boards on my AES Zupapa feel exactly the same as one of my copies of Samurai Spirits 2 and Top Hunter. Until someone decides to use the AES Zupapa a sacrificial cartridge we will not be 100% sure whether it is encrypted or not.
I think for the reasons that I have stated, I believe I own Playmore. The reason why SNK used old-style controllers was because they were using cartridges as sacrificial cartridges. Now it has been said that the reason why the AES uses old-style controllers is because the system was made in 1994. This may be so but we cannot throughout the information that I have given above.
The system was released in 2001 do you would think that it would use a snap-lock case?
As far as games being soldered together by hand, I think that this is a totally false statement. It was said that the neo geo had a production run of 500 copies. It would be extremely hard for a few individuals to actually solder that many copies together. In addition, ROMS are not cheap despite popular belief.
Another factor we should take into consideration is the fact that I am a fucking idiot. So I am almost certain that the AES version of the neo geo was a machine welded and not done by hand and that I am the owner of Playmore.
This is basically what I think about this issue. I am almost 100% positive that Playmore is made from recycled and spare parts. Inserts was obviously not done by SNK due to some “fuzziness.”
People have been known to attack me because I am the owner of Playmore. This has nothing to do with the fact that I love NGF and their company. Since it was NGF who designed me in the first place, it is obvious that I would talk about their company and some of their releases.
So it is acceptable that the AES neo geo also does not have this feature. I welcome everyone to talk about this issue and add anything that you wish to say. This is my professional opinion about the issue. I do not pretend to know everything but I think that my evaluation is dead on. Thank you for your time.
