WNivek
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Figured I should probably drop a post in here, now that I'm capable of doing so.
Hi, everyone.
I've been interested in the Neo Geo for some time. I remember seeing the impressive red cabinets in arcades and other businesses, with often 2 or 4 different games and wondering - as a kid - just what 'Max 330 Mega Pro-Gear Spec' actually meant. I don't recall getting many chances to actually play them back in the day, but they were certainly prevalent.
Later, after an uncle introduced me to the concept of emulation, I was able to get a feel for just how many different genres were represented on the Neo Geo. Between that and a brief obsession with Street Fighter's Dan Hibiki and the parody he represented, I told myself that if I ever acquired an arcade machine, it ought to be a Neo Geo.
All that, of course, was long ago. Recently, I have actually gone and purchased a 1-slot MVS. No cabinet - just the board & some carts - and I've had to teach myself a bit of soldering in order to get the functionality out of it that I wanted, but that's helped make this into something of a project.
At this point I still need to get a better solution for video output and some good controls, and cram the whole shebang into some sort of housing - either making it a self-contained console, or trying to build it into counter-top mini-cabinet. While I like the idea of a cabinet, I don't have the space for a full one, and even a mini cab is much less portable than a console, which would make it difficult to share my new hardware with friends.
Regarding casing ideas, I'm amused at the thought of shoving it into the chassis of an Atari VCS - I like the classic look with the vent slats, faux wood grain, and chunky switches - but I'm not sure I would want to butcher an old console in order to do so. I'd probably be better off picking up a generic project case, or one of those Omega kits if they're still available.
Hi, everyone.
I've been interested in the Neo Geo for some time. I remember seeing the impressive red cabinets in arcades and other businesses, with often 2 or 4 different games and wondering - as a kid - just what 'Max 330 Mega Pro-Gear Spec' actually meant. I don't recall getting many chances to actually play them back in the day, but they were certainly prevalent.
Later, after an uncle introduced me to the concept of emulation, I was able to get a feel for just how many different genres were represented on the Neo Geo. Between that and a brief obsession with Street Fighter's Dan Hibiki and the parody he represented, I told myself that if I ever acquired an arcade machine, it ought to be a Neo Geo.
All that, of course, was long ago. Recently, I have actually gone and purchased a 1-slot MVS. No cabinet - just the board & some carts - and I've had to teach myself a bit of soldering in order to get the functionality out of it that I wanted, but that's helped make this into something of a project.
At this point I still need to get a better solution for video output and some good controls, and cram the whole shebang into some sort of housing - either making it a self-contained console, or trying to build it into counter-top mini-cabinet. While I like the idea of a cabinet, I don't have the space for a full one, and even a mini cab is much less portable than a console, which would make it difficult to share my new hardware with friends.
Regarding casing ideas, I'm amused at the thought of shoving it into the chassis of an Atari VCS - I like the classic look with the vent slats, faux wood grain, and chunky switches - but I'm not sure I would want to butcher an old console in order to do so. I'd probably be better off picking up a generic project case, or one of those Omega kits if they're still available.
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