Neo Driftout Cryptic Description

Rick Dangerous · May 17, 2019

Keeping an eye on this and want to add it to my library:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Neo-Driftout-With-Shock-Box-Neo-Geo-MVS-UK-Seller/293049025028

The only thing that worries me is the description:

"board is not an original sink board"

I take it he means SNK? The boards look original to me, i see SNK stamped on both of them.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Evan · May 17, 2019

It has eproms and is obviously a boot. Do research on what an official copy looks like before you buy.

Rick Dangerous · May 17, 2019

This is why i ask; i didn't know these things! So someone re-used the boards from another game, slapped on some Eproms to make this game?

I have only seen boots so far with non-SNK boards. Interesting...

dspoonrt · May 17, 2019

It's been posted a million times, but check MVS Scans if you're not sure.

https://www.mvs-scans.com/index.php/Neo_Drift_Out

Rick Dangerous · May 17, 2019

Great resource, thank you! To test...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Metal-Slug-3-Authentic-SNK-Neo-Geo-MVS-Cart-English-Label/113751062332

Matches set 2:

https://www.mvs-scans.com/index.php/Metal_Slug_3

Therefore not a Boot! You learn something every day..

wyo · May 17, 2019

GohanX · May 18, 2019

Rick Dangerous said:
This is why i ask; i didn't know these things! So someone re-used the boards from another game, slapped on some Eproms to make this game?

I have only seen boots so far with non-SNK boards. Interesting...

Yup, before China started making their own pcbs it was pretty common for bootleggers to take a cheap game like Fatal Fury 3 and swap the rom chips out for eproms.

That Slug 3 is legit. Having one eprom is pretty normal, it could either be a repair or an update.

Neo Driftout Cryptic Description

Rick Dangerous

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Evan

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dspoonrt

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wyo

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