The ideal 6 slot neo geo lineup?

Massive Urethra Chode

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Ok, so imagine you are a shop owner back in the day. You have one arcade cabinet on location, a 6 slot big red machine. You can choose any six games from the neo library, but you can only afford those 6 games. So no swapping carts. What titles do you choose? What does the ultimate 6 slot cabinet have in it?

I was thinking something like this:

Aero fighters 3
Neo turf masters
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
Puzzle bobble 2
Pulstar
Metal Slug

What is your absolute best 6 slot lineup? Or perhaps, what lineup do you think would net the most quarters from customers? :-J
 

Karou

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Burning Fight!!

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The ONLY games to have in your 6 slut cab.

Karou's right, if I were an operator I'd replace the MVS board with a CPS2 with Street Fighter 2. :keke:

Anyway...

Metal Slug X
KOF '98
Puzzle Bobble 2
Aero Fighters 3
Super Sidekicks 3
Sengoku 3

perfectly balanced cab.
 

sr20det510

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Ok, so imagine you are a shop owner back in the day. You have one arcade cabinet on location, a 6 slot big red machine. You can choose any six games from the neo library, but you can only afford those 6 games. So no swapping carts. What titles do you choose? What does the ultimate 6 slot cabinet have in it?

I was thinking something like this:

Aero fighters 3
Neo turf masters
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
Puzzle bobble 2
Pulstar
Metal Slug

What is your absolute best 6 slot lineup? Or perhaps, what lineup do you think would net the most quarters from customers? :-J

If you are a shop owner you have to include a Samurai Shodown or KOF game.

Sam Sho 2
KOF 95
Aero Fighters 2
Puzzle Bobble
Metal Slug
Super Sidekicks 2 (I still see people playing it to this day)
 

HeavyMachineGoob

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King of Fighters 95
Metal Slug 2 Turbo
Puzzle Bobble
Pulstar
King of the Monsters 2
Neo Turf Masters (or TPG if it's just me playing)
 

bulbousbeard

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Samurai Shodown 2
Puzzle Bobble
Garou
Windjammers
Magical Drop 3
Soccer Brawl

Everyone's going to feel pressure to include Metal Slug "just because" but here's the reality about those games: the gameplay in them blows and could be massively improved, and you can only play them so many times before they get boring. The games on my list simply can't be worn out. They'll ALWAYS be fun for two people to play together. Soccer Brawl is really underrated. That game is so fucking fun with two players.
 

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Real Bout 2
Samurai Shodown 3
Metal Slug 2
KOF 2002
World Heroes Perfect
AOF 3

Fuck other genres and fuck having a shop. I don't want random yahoos off the street fucking up my shit. They can go play SNES at home or whatever.

include Metal Slug "just because" but here's the reality about those games: the gameplay in them blows and could be massively improved,
lol okay, chief.
 

HeavyMachineGoob

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Samurai Shodown 2
Puzzle Bobble
Garou
Windjammers
Magical Drop 3
Soccer Brawl

Everyone's going to feel pressure to include Metal Slug "just because" but here's the reality about those games: the gameplay in them blows and could be massively improved, and you can only play them so many times before they get boring. The games on my list simply can't be worn out. They'll ALWAYS be fun for two people to play together. Soccer Brawl is really underrated. That game is so fucking fun with two players.

Metal Slug brings in the noobs. Not including one is like leaving money on the table.
 

Heinz

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Nam 1975
Last Resort
KOF '96
Metal Slug 3
Fatal Fury 3
Samurai Shodown 2

It's the kinda thing where it depends on what day you ask me.
 
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titchgamer

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Hmm for me it would be:

Puzz Bob
Slug X
Sam Sho 2
Dodgeball
Sengoku 2
Blazing Star

Bit of somthing for everyone in there.
 

Digmac

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For real though, here’s my list.

Magical Drop 3
Samurai Shodown 4
Shock Troopers
Aero Fighters 3/Sonic Wings 3
Sengoku 2
Street Hoop/Dunk Dream

Since you said “back in the day” my game selections are purposefully before the Aruze buyout and bankruptcy.
 

F4U57

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4 slot > 6 slot

Metal Slug
Neo Turf Masters
Zupapa!
Samurai Shodown 2
 
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Metal slug x
Metal slug 3
Aero fighters 2
Pulstar
Samurai showdown 2
Robo army


Only 1 fighter in my lineup :eek:
 
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bulbousbeard

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Real Bout 2
Samurai Shodown 3
Metal Slug 2
KOF 2002
World Heroes Perfect
AOF 3

Fuck other genres and fuck having a shop. I don't want random yahoos off the street fucking up my shit. They can go play SNES at home or whatever.

lol okay, chief.

Would rather play Gunstar Heroes or Contra 3 over any Neo Metal Slug. Metal Slug's gameplay needs a redo. Doesn't help that it runs at 5fps.
 

Digmac

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It's the kinda thing where it depends on what day you ask me.

This. Really, there’s so many solid Neo games that would make it into my top 6. I’d need a few 6 slot cabs to be truly happy with the selection. :lolz:
 

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My tastes change so often it's ridiculous. This will probably be completely different within a month.

Puzzle Bobble

Sam Sho III

Windjammers

Real Bout 2

Pulstar

Metal Slug 2 Turbo
 

Neo Alec

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Neo Turfmasters, Ghostlop, Real Bout Fatal Fury 2... and then the rest go unknown because the board failed to read the carts, and skipped them. This is the most realistic scenario.
 

Burning Fight!!

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My tastes change so often it's ridiculous. This will probably be completely different within a month.

You're not alone so I decided to try looking off an operator's mindset, otherwise the cab would have all sorts of weird crap no one would put quarters into... and Metal Slug. :lolz:
 

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Blazing Star
KoF99
Metal Slug 3
Mark of the Wolves
Samurai Shodown III
Aero Fighters 2
 

Neo Alec

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Also, the mini marquees on my machine are just 5 empty slots with one Samurai Shodown marquee flipped over with Metal Slug 6 written in permanent marker, so you'll get no help there. This is also the most realistic scenario
 

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1. Samuari Showdown 5 Special
2. Metal Slug 2
3. Samuari Showdown 5 Perfect
4. Metal Slug X
5. Super Sidekicks 2
6. Super Sidekicks 3
 

BIG BEAR

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Samurai shodown 5 special
MOTW
Metal slug 3
KOF'98
PULSTAR
PUZZLE BOBBLE
mic drop...
BB
 
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