Wow, actually looks kinda cool. Impressions?
Are the coin slots real?
Hey whats up egg_sanwich. Sure no prob:
The unit was ready to go out of the box and the stand was quick and easy to assemble. The look of the cabinet is really nice and I like the overall presentation of the unit. The coin slots are not real/functional, but they are molded rather than just being a flat sticker.
Controls:
For those that want to use these for serious play sessions, I would replace both the stick and buttons with those of your own preference as soon as possible. Since I have a real mvs cabinet positioned a few feet away from it, I won't be using the mvsx for serious FTG play so the stock controls don't bother me. I was able to pull off my usual combos in Real Bout 2 and Garou MotW (feint and break cancel combos) just fine. I was also able to consistently perform the Elta double jump glitch/technique in Magician Lord. Though to be fair, I got used to playing on typically trashy controls at my local arcades growing up so I'm not as particular about what controls I use.
Sound:
No complaints from me here. Just crank the volume dial and enjoy.
Emulation:
All of the youtubers who previewed the mvsx unit were commenting on the display, pixels, and aspect ratio, but they all ultimately stated that they found no fault with the emulation. However, all of the common neo geo emulation issues are indeed present in this unit.
One of the first tests that I use on all these neo geo emulator devices is as follows:
1) Boot up Garou Mark of the Wolves
2) Select Terry Bogard vs Terry Bogard (2-player)
3) Have the 1p and 2p side each win a round
4) Observe the behavior of the bridge scrolling in round 3
The Neo Geo Mini's, Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro, and the MVSX all fail this test. The support beams on the bridge in the background will appear to scroll erratically on all of these devices. Interestingly enough, the older Neo Geo X passes this particular test (though it, notoriously, does have numerous other issues).
The Metal Slug 2 background heat effect and the background flame effects in Last Blade 2 all perform the same as the Mini's and ASP as well:
Metal Slug 2 Stage 1 heat effect is partial.*
vs
Notice that only the top-most background hills have the heat effect in the 2nd Metal Slug 2 screenshot.
Last Blade 2: Fire at Wadamoya wavy heat effect is absent.**
**Note: The wavy heat effect is absent from basically every port/version of Last Blade 2 that followed the MVS original (NGCD, dreamcast port, PS2 neo geo online collection release, NG Mini's, ASP), with the exceptions of the versions of Last Blade 2 that were released by Code Mystics (they fixed it via patch after release) and the Hamster ACA release.
King of Fighters 99 also intermittently drops directional and or button inputs during the character select and order select screens (This also occurs on the Neo Geo Mini).
Verdict:
After watching all the reviews and impressions, the unit is what I expected and I am ultimately happy with the purchase. This unit is probably just fine for casual gameplay, 3/4 scale/arcade1up cabinet collectors, kids (and kids at heart), and other crazy SNK fanatics like myself who will buy just about anything with the Neo Geo logo on it
...However, for $500 most enthusiasts should probably just wait for a lower price since they will likely need to buy extra parts to mod this unit to be happy with it/justify their purchase.
Hey thanks NeoCverA, I'm really curious to see what you and your team cook up for this unit
B+C. However, RetroRGB’s guest stated that he was trying to input QCB,HCF,B+C for Terry’s input; the altered directional input is how Terry’s Power Guyser is performed in the KOF series, not FFS. That may explain his trouble/inconsistency with the input. Either way, it sounds like priority #1 is to replace the sticks for those interested.
