1st neo geo game that got you hooked?

negsense

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I've always liked the Metal Slug games but after building a MAME cab, Wind Jammers is probably my favorite arcade game. I'm currently working on an MVS project and it's the driving force for the build.
 

pheonixman

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Samurai Shodown for me on the AES, remember seeing it on a local tv Games show in the uk called games master I used to watch as a kid. Took me about 15 years before I could finally own a copy and play it and it didn't disappoint and got me hooked on everything neo since :D
 

rgarla.tn550

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The first game that got me hooked was metal slug. I really disliked that awful era of early 3D gaming. On vacation in the late 90's, I spotted a 2 slot in a hotel with aero fighters 2 and metal slug. It scratched that itch for 2D madness. I spent every second of that vacation glued to that machine. I probably should have been spending time with my family, but I regret nothing.
 

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For me it was the first metal slug. The NEO GEO games were all over the mini marts back in the day and i always looked out specifically for the metal slug games. Everything about the game just drew me in like a moth to a flame. And it made me look forward to going to the laundromat every week.
 

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Samurai Showdown blew me away for sure, I believe the first MVS I played was Fatal Fury BUT !.....
In fairness the First SNK title i played was Ikari Warriors and honestly that game made the letters SNK never leave my mind
 

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Fatal Fury Special. Still my bar none favorite Neo-Geo game. Someone could just put super glue on it as it sits in my AES. I probably wouldn't notice for years. Also, it is special for another reason. It was the first Neo Geo AES and CD game I ever bought. =)
 

TobyPC

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I don't remember if it was Fatal Fury Bust-a-Move or Metal Slug. They are all special to me!

I spent so much money on those machines as a child...
For me it was either arcade games or renting/buying video games with my allowance hehe
 

cybersp78

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Baseball Stars for sure. I remember the red cab so vividly back in the day when first seeing it in my local arcade. No idea at the time this was also on a home console. What made me want to get into Neo Geo collecting to begin with.
 

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Samurai showdown just felt so solid and intuitive control wise , it's one of them fighting games that doesn't feel as intimidating to play. By that I mean you could hand the game to anyone and they'd pick it up quiet easily but it's hard to master.
 

neofreak696

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Samurai Shodown! I remember being 11 or so riding my bike to the local party store just to play SS. I was completely blown away by it! But sadly never could afford anything Neogeo related till I was 18 and got a job.Then I was a proud owner of a AES for a few years :D
 

batesey

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Around my home town there was an arcade where you'd rock up Saturday morning, pay 7 bucks and get unlimited games from 8am til 12pm. Art of Fighting, Fatal Fury & Thrash Rally were my favs. Then there was the milk-bar just down the road from school where we'd all go before the first class started to play World Heroes :-) Love the AOF, FF and WH series of games!
 
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I loved Samurai Shodown as a port before I ever knew about Neo Geo. Windjammers or Twinkle Star Sprites would have to be the ones that made me think "Well shit... I guess I'm getting into Neo Geo now."
 

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King of the monsters. There was just something about a game where 2 monsters beat each other up that I loved playing every time I was at the bowling alley near me.
 

Bill Kilgore

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I would love to see a giant poll here. I think Metal Slug would be the winner.
 

ThGame

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Samurai Showdown blew me away for sure, I believe the first MVS I played was Fatal Fury BUT !.....
In fairness the First SNK title i played was Ikari Warriors and honestly that game made the letters SNK never leave my mind

Crystalis for nes had that effect on me.
 
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