Picked up mine yesterday from a local EB Games (since that’s pretty much the only place to order it in Canada). Was surprised that they already had it on hand on Monday (but refused to sell it until the proper launch day).
When I got there, I was even more surprised to see that they had a 2nd box. If there’s anyone in the Montreal area reading this and want one, PM me and I’ll let you know which EB Games it was. The clerk confirmed I was the only person that pre-ordered. I’m assuming someone figured that if they had one pre-order, maybe someone else would be interested too. So I was lucky enough to be able to pick the one with the best condition box
. Once bought, I went in my car, checking the unit thoroughly for any issues, since I knew I could just walk back in and exchange it for the other one.
I’ve yet to hook it up to the TV (since I can’t say that was a selling point for me. I still prefer using my CMVS for that). I was kind of hoping the screen to be nicer than it is. Colors don’t really pop on the screen. It’s not awful or anything, but I guess I’ve been spoiled by the VITA and iPhone/iPad’s retina displays. I question the durability of the SD game card. Most SD card usually end up dying at some point. I inserted Ninja Master’s and the system didn’t detect anything. Had to clean the connectors before it would work. Considering the card is brand new, I have doubts that we’ll still be able to play them 10-15 years down the line.
Unit looks nice, I would’ve loved for it to be a 4:3 screen (which would make it not as wide). I know some people don’t care about stretching their pixels, but I do and I think most Neo Geo fans would too. But I suppose most LCDs now are 16:9 and 4:3 ones would’ve been more costly. Face buttons feels pretty good, but the shoulders one are not great, but if they’re only used for settings and such, who cares really. Although I’ve always loved the NGPC and NGCD pad, I don’t like the one on the NGX as much. I tend to have sweaty hands when I play, and my thumb tends to slip on that one more than the others.
Overall still happy with the purchase and I would gladly buy a few more games (hopefully collection of a few games on a single SD card). Really hoping someone unlock the full potential of this unit by bringing Unibios. For years of playing with credits on MVS, I do miss that when playing in AES mode.
Also, did anyone get a screen protector on it? I saw pics of the unit a few weeks ago that had a custom screen protector. Mine didn't. Only had the warning sticker on it. I think I might still have old PSP screen protector which might fit, but it's too bad that they didn't ship with one.
