hmm...
Wel If I add it up somewhere around 15 ps2 systems.
however, I could have easily gotten into neo cheaper than the next-gen systems. My candy cab was what really killed me. Also, I own lots of MVS games.
I could have dropped a 1-slot into my klax and converted that. It would have cost about 125$, total, and then the games are about half the price of the next-gen games.
I guess what I'm trying to say is, the MVS isn't as expensive as the next gen systems, and in my opinion, I think it's more fun.
I've spent more money on it, because I wanted the nicest cab I could find, and I own more games for my neo than for all the next-gen systems combined.
One thing that bothers me about the neo community is that everyone seems to try to impress one another with how much they spent. Don't get me wrong, I've done this as well. But now I realize that it's just scaring the hell out of newbies that are looking into this hobbie.
When I mention the neo, anyone who's heard of it just asks if I'm rich, crazy or both. I guess that's fair, but the neo's reputation for being expensive is driving away new players.
I would like to see, and might create in time, a site dedicated to showing people how to do neo-geo on a budget. Maybe explain that you can get a monitor at the goodwill, and a 1-slot board for under 100$. It would be nice if someone made a 'cheap neo' kit of some sort that would allow people without technical skills to just buy the minimums and get into the hobbie without selling thier first born.
anyway, that's my rant for the day.