All the recommendations for early Neo games

andsuchisdeath

General Morden's Aide
20 Year Member
Joined
Oct 2, 2003
Posts
7,576
Not just shitting on it. Taking a gigantic steaming diarrhoea dump on it.



Agreed. Last Resort is solid and I enjoy it as much as Ghost Pilots. Yes to the earlier recommendation on League Bowling...not the best graphics but a lot of fun with a group, especially using the link cable.


Hey fake account, your opinion is worthless
 

Shackleford

Banned
Joined
Oct 20, 2019
Posts
108
Hey fake account, your opinion is worthless


Guess what.......
















































































































..............so is your post in this thread.....:vik:


I'm trying to fix a legit problem here....piss poor game recommendations. Not sure why Magician Lord gets some many dicks hard. :scratch:
 

Kid Panda

The Chinese Kid
Joined
Jun 13, 2010
Posts
12,514
Mag Lord isn't as bad as you say. Are you getting stuck at a certain part? The game isn't very hard and the stages are pretty unique visually. I dig the music too.
 

joe8

margarine sandwich
15 Year Member
Joined
Oct 25, 2007
Posts
3,725
Mag Lord isn't as bad as you say. Are you getting stuck at a certain part? The game isn't very hard and the stages are pretty unique visually. I dig the music too.
I've read that Magician Lord is even harder than Super Ghouls N' Ghosts- is that true? I've played Super Ghouls N' Ghosts, and it's the hardest platformer I've ever played- mainly because you can't move around when you jump.
 

XxHennersXx

Why So Many X's?,
15 Year Member
Joined
Aug 2, 2007
Posts
1,166
A lot of early Neo Geo games just feel “okay” to me. Magician Lord I want to like but that kind of side scroller doesn’t really seem to pull me in.

A game I really want to like is Cyber Lip. I love the box art. And the backgrounds are great and so are the bosses. But the main characters and enemies are all so goofy looking. And it plays a little slow compared to Contra games from that time frame.
 

oliverclaude

General Morden's Aide
Joined
Feb 3, 2013
Posts
7,688
I used to ignore early Neo games like any n00b out there. It changed drastically, once Everdrives appeared. First I discovered launch games for the Engine and Mega Drive, then came the NeoSD. It was a great experience, supported also by ng.com and the possibility to talk about those games. I'm now at a point where I think, that it's just a matter of time you pour into playing any particular title and how open your mind is, but I agree, that time can be scarce.

Arcade games are less beginner friendly, because of their difficulty and secrets, which you have to discover stubbornly by try & error or a good research. It's worth the effort, though. You won't get far in 8Man, if you don't know that using the two-button special is key. The same can be said about Sengoku 2, which is basically a one-move game, as asid once described it. Cyber-Lip demands a careful schedule when and which weapon you should take and/or reload and where you should use it. The high-jump is important to master, too. Once done, a one credit clear is at hand. Using kicks instead of punches makes Burning Fight accessible, Elta's secret is jumping, not walking... etc. etc.

To cut a long story short, my recommendations for early Neo Geo games: (1990) NAM-1975, Magician Lord, Cyber-Lip, League Bowling. (1991) Sengoku, Blue's Journey, Alpha Mission II, Burning Fight, Crossed Swords, 8Man, Fatal Fury. (1992) Mutation Nation, Last Resort, Ninja Commando, Andro Dunos, Art of Fighting & Viewpoint.
 

thermaltreasure

Ninja Combat Warrior
Joined
Apr 6, 2013
Posts
529
I've read that Magician Lord is even harder than Super Ghouls N' Ghosts- is that true? I've played Super Ghouls N' Ghosts, and it's the hardest platformer I've ever played- mainly because you can't move around when you jump.

Im gonna say no. I haven't completed either game but have got quite far in Magician Lord. There's a good playthrough vid of ML by exmosquito on YouTube, about 20 mins long I think

The music of Magician Lord blasting out a cab is something else.
 
Last edited:

BlackaneseNiNjA

The Fatal Fury Disciple
15 Year Member
Joined
Aug 30, 2016
Posts
2,453
I used to ignore early Neo games like any n00b out there. It changed drastically, once Everdrives appeared. First I discovered launch games for the Engine and Mega Drive, then came the NeoSD. It was a great experience, supported also by ng.com and the possibility to talk about those games. I'm now at a point where I think, that it's just a matter of time you pour into playing any particular title and how open your mind is, but I agree, that time can be scarce.

Arcade games are less beginner friendly, because of their difficulty and secrets, which you have to discover stubbornly by try & error or a good research. It's worth the effort, though. You won't get far in 8Man, if you don't know that using the two-button special is key. The same can be said about Sengoku 2, which is basically a one-move game, as asid once described it. Cyber-Lip demands a careful schedule when and which weapon you should take and/or reload and where you should use it. The high-jump is important to master, too. Once done, a one credit clear is at hand. Using kicks instead of punches makes Burning Fight accessible, Elta's secret is jumping, not walking... etc. etc.

To cut a long story short, my recommendations for early Neo Geo games: (1990) NAM-1975, Magician Lord, Cyber-Lip, League Bowling. (1991) Sengoku, Blue's Journey, Alpha Mission II, Burning Fight, Crossed Swords, 8Man, Fatal Fury. (1992) Mutation Nation, Last Resort, Ninja Commando, Andro Dunos, Art of Fighting & Viewpoint.

This. This is a man of taste. :buttrock:
 

NexusX

Astra Superstar
Joined
Jul 16, 2017
Posts
665
If we are talking about 94 and earlier....
Has no one said Bust-A-Move/Puzzle Bobble yet?? Cheap and addictive.
 
Joined
Jul 18, 2019
Posts
916
Here is a Dr. Seuss motto.
"Get yourself a $500 NeoSD and call it a day. Don't participate in dick measuring contests here. That's pretty gay."
 
Last edited:

Ajax

way more american than wyo, way more
15 Year Member
Joined
Oct 9, 2005
Posts
5,092
How are you gonna try to take down Magician Lord? Too tough for you, I guess? It will probably always be my favorite Neo Geo game. It has been in one of my systems since I got it.

Also, World Heroes and World Heroes 2 are super underrated, if you ask me. Compared to other fighters around that time, they stand up well today.

Lastly, why hasn't anybody mentioned Fatal Fury Special? If I could only pick one game from before 1994, other than Magician Lord, I would probably pick this.
 
Top