well they say it in plogon rate is middle of the model 1 and 2 borads! but i dont see that! it no noami graphs (but it awesome in it own right!) the hyper is a very power fully 3d/2d system in one!! i feel sorry for the people who worry about stuff like that! the hardware in no diffence then the software on it! look at the mvs versoin of the neo geo! (the games on that sure past the ones running on capcom cps-3 system!) and they are getting better! (off corse they had help with there new super gig chip!) but with good add-ons a older system can last a long time!