HUH?? Conversion cart??

ZuuZuu · Sep 17, 2003

Hi all,

I was wondering if you could help me out. I noticed about a week ago there was a "Kizuna Encounter" on ebay. I saw that someone posted that it was a conversion cart. I have been collecting games for a while now ^_^ I must admit that I have not heard the term conversion cart before. I was wondering if someone could shed some light on this subject for me.

BlackSpy · Sep 17, 2003

It is the guts of an MVS cart stuck into the shell of a home cart and then accessorised with all the relevant inserts and cases.

It's not real.

Geddon_jt · Sep 17, 2003

Just to clarify a bit more for you... the cart IS real in the sense you can touch it, it looks good, and it will play in your neogeo the same as an officially released cartridge.

It just means that it isn't an official SNK home cartridge. People chopped up parts and put them together in a way that will look nice on your shelf and will cost you substantially less $$ than the "official" cart. Just fine if all you care about is being able to play the game... as long as they did a competent soldering job on the chips. :cool:

Chatterer · Sep 17, 2003

Yah this question has always been on my mind since i saw a Shock Troopers Conversion on Ebay

ZuuZuu · Sep 17, 2003

Ahh Thanks all....

I just have one question then.

How are you to know what is and is not a conversion cart?

I mean what if you see a "Metal Slug" on ebay going for $500?

Should you bid or think that it is a conversion cart?

Sorry but I am confused. How can we complete our collection

not knowing if that cart we have been looking for only turns out to

be a conversion?

DarkMage619 · Sep 17, 2003

Usually a convert will not include a manual. If time is taken and a decent manual is created, nothing short of actually opening the cart and checking the rom boards will ensure that you have a real cart or not.

The Dark One

TheBigBB · Sep 17, 2003

Seriously though, I don't think anyone ever perfectly replicated a manual, and 99% of conversions have no manual of any sort.

I should also add that almost all conversions are limited to certain games. Any game which is extremely expensive (over $500) or MVS only is at risk. Anything else is not. The one game to watch out for is Metal Slug 1. The following games are MVS only, off the top of my head: Twinkle Star Sprites, Shock Troopers, Super Dodgeball, Zupapa, Nightmare in the Dark, Puzzle Bobble, Ganryu, Prehistoric Isle 2, Captain Tomaday, Flip Shot, Bang Bead, and probably a lot of others, though I can't think of them all. Try looking at the master list...

X · Sep 17, 2003

dmhawkmoon said:
Seriously though, I don't think anyone ever perfectly replicated a manual, and 99% of conversions have no manual of any sort.

I should also add that almost all conversions are limited to certain games. Any game which is extremely expensive (over $500) or MVS only is at risk. Anything else is not. The one game to watch out for is Metal Slug 1. The following games are MVS only, off the top of my head: Twinkle Star Sprites, Shock Troopers, Super Dodgeball, Zupapa, Nightmare in the Dark, Puzzle Bobble, Ganryu, Prehistoric Isle 2, Captain Tomaday, Flip Shot, Bang Bead, and probably a lot of others, though I can't think of them all. Try looking at the master list...

Twinkle Star Sprites had a Japanese release I think.

Robert Wallace · Sep 17, 2003

X said:
Twinkle Star Sprites had a Japanese release I think.

Twinkle Star Sprites is currently listed in the price guide as: $600 LOW and $700 HIGH...ER

Neo Geo AES Price Guide

rimm_rs · Sep 17, 2003

Here's how to avoid buying a convert:

1 buy from a good seller, get references FIRST

2. if it's too cheap, it's fake.

3. get high res up close shots and post them here and get opinions

4. keep a level head and don't let the momentum get you

5. makre sure everything is included and get a WRTIIEN assureance of any game that expensive being real.

do those things and you'll be fine.

SNKJorge · Sep 17, 2003

Seriously though, what the fuck is this question doing in sales? :oh_no:

Geddon_jt · Sep 17, 2003

Guys, use the MASTER LIST for this stuff, it tells you exactly what format games were released on and has links to pics of the different OFFICIAL carts for all Neo games.

rimm_rs · Sep 17, 2003

Jorge,

THe guy is new. Next time he does this you hold him and I'll hit him.

But for not let's just be nice. Plus is is a good question for a newbie and if he's browing thei forum he might as well et the info he wats.

that said it WOULD have better placed in the Gereral forum.

Ryan

TheBigBB · Sep 17, 2003

Oh, sorry guys, I had never seen a real TSS home cart. I've seen about 5 conversions before and that's it.

HUH?? Conversion cart??

ZuuZuu

n00b

BlackSpy

Tsrgoihrea,

Geddon_jt

Creator of the Master List,

Chatterer

Rugal's Thug

ZuuZuu

n00b

DarkMage619

n00b

TheBigBB

Formerly known as dmhawkmoon

X

Y,

Robert Wallace

Sieger's Squire

rimm_rs

Banned

SNKJorge

Collection Gallery Keeper, CD Price Guide Analyst,

Geddon_jt

Creator of the Master List,

rimm_rs

Banned

TheBigBB

Formerly known as dmhawkmoon