Neo Geo MVS Arcade System - Revision history

HeavyMachineGun: /* Other */

2012-03-19T21:45:10Z

Other

HeavyMachineGun at 21:38, 19 March 2012

2012-03-19T21:38:19Z

HeavyMachineGun: /* See Also */

2012-02-13T17:47:31Z

HeavyMachineGun at 17:45, 13 February 2012

2012-02-13T17:45:54Z

HeavyMachineGun: /* Consolization */

2012-02-12T20:02:16Z

Consolization

HeavyMachineGun: /* Bootlegs */

2012-02-12T00:34:28Z

Bootlegs

HeavyMachineGun at 00:05, 12 February 2012

2012-02-12T00:05:09Z

HeavyMachineGun at 23:54, 11 February 2012

2012-02-11T23:54:59Z

HeavyMachineGun: /* Collecting */

2012-02-11T23:50:35Z

Collecting

HeavyMachineGun at 23:28, 11 February 2012

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            o Any 68-pin memory that fits the JEIDA ver. 3 spec will work
-     * Neo Geo MVS cartridge: 116-pin per PCB (Count pins on cartridge on image above if you doubt)
+     * Neo Geo MVS cartridge: 120-pin per PCB
            o Cartridge is composed of 2 PCBs
 == Collecting ==

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 === Consolization ===
-[[File:Omegasystem.png|300px|thumb|right|The Omega Neo Geo CMVS]]
+[[File:cmvsomega.png|300px|thumb|right|The Omega Neo Geo CMVS]]
 Above all, the most popular modification available to MVS, is consolization. The term describes the process of installing several individual mods into an MVS board that convert it into a home console. Possible mods and features of an Consolized MVS include:

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 [[MVS]]
-[Things You Never Knew About the Neo Geo]]
+[[Things You Never Knew About the Neo Geo]]
 == External Links ==

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	* [[How to Consolize an MVS Board]]		* [[How to Consolize an MVS Board]]
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		+	== See Also ==
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		+	[[MVS]]
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		+	[Things You Never Knew About the Neo Geo]]

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

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 * Xian Xi (frequents Neo-Geo.com and operates Jamma Nation X)
-* SuperGoose
+* SuperGoose79
 * kpj (operates Neotropolis)

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	Within the MVS collector's market, bootlegs are commonly found and can sometimes be mistaken for legit copies, or intentionally used to scam people into thinking they are legit. However, unlike modern conversions in the home cart market, bootlegs are very rarely near-identical to their authentic counterparts. If opened, bootlegs are tend to have one or more easily identifiable flaws that separate them from legit copies.		Within the MVS collector's market, bootlegs are commonly found and can sometimes be mistaken for legit copies, or intentionally used to scam people into thinking they are legit. However, unlike modern conversions in the home cart market, bootlegs are very rarely near-identical to their authentic counterparts. If opened, bootlegs are tend to have one or more easily identifiable flaws that separate them from legit copies.
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		+	See Also:
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		+	[[Neo_Geo_FAQ:_Boot_or_No_Boot]]

	== Modification ==		== Modification ==

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 [[Image:MVSadvert.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
-The MVS (Multi Video System), as the Neo Geo was known to the coin-op industry, offered arcade operators the ability to put up to 6 different arcade titles into a single cabinet, a key economic consideration for operators with limited floorspace. With its games stored on self-contained cartridges, a game-cabinet could be exchanged for a different game-title by swapping the game's ROM-cartridge and cabinet artwork. Several popular franchise-series, including Fatal Fury, The King of Fighters, Metal Slug and Samurai Shodown, were released for the platform. It's home counterpart is the [[Neo Geo Home System]]
+The '''[[MVS]]''' (Multi Video System), as the [[Neo-Geo]] was known to the coin-op industry, offered arcade operators the ability to put up to 6 different arcade titles into a single cabinet, a key economic consideration for operators with limited floorspace. With its games stored on self-contained cartridges, a game-cabinet could be exchanged for a different game-title by swapping the game's ROM-cartridge and cabinet artwork. Several popular franchise-series, including Fatal Fury, The King of Fighters, Metal Slug and Samurai Shodown, were released for the platform. It's home counterpart is the [[Neo Geo Home System]]
 == History ==
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 == Technical Aspects ==
-The arcade version of the video game hardware is often referred to as the "MVS," or Multi Video System (available in 1-slot, 2-slot, 4-slot, and 6-slot variations, the latter being capable of up to six cartridges loaded into one machine), with its console counterpart unofficially referred to as the "AES", or Advanced Entertainment System (most likely because SNK USA marketed the Neo Geo with that term, most commonly seen printed in gold text on all home systems).
+The arcade version of the video game hardware is often referred to as the "MVS," or Multi Video System (available in 1-[[slot]], 2-slot, 4-slot, and 6-slot variations, the latter being capable of up to six cartridges loaded into one machine), with its console counterpart unofficially referred to as the "AES", or Advanced Entertainment System (most likely because SNK USA marketed the Neo Geo with that term, most commonly seen printed in gold text on all home systems).
 The MVS and AES hardware could execute identical machine code. Owners could move Mask ROMs from one type to the other, and the game would still run. The program specifics for both MVS and AES game options were contained on every game ROM, whether the cartridge was intended for home or arcade use. However, the arcade and home cartridges do have a different pinout. They were designed this way to prevent arcade operators from buying the cheaper home carts and then using them in arcades. It has been found that in a few home version games, one could unlock the arcade version of the game by inputting a special code.
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 * SuperGoose
 * kpj (operates Neotropolis)
 == External Links ==

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 In recent years a growing market has emerged for complete MVS arcade kits. These consist of all the materials that would be initially sent to an arcade operator, including the brown cardboard shipping box (with label), the insert materials to decorate the marqee and arcade cabinet (including separate move lists), warning information, dipswitch settings, in some cases even posters and/or any packing materials. Because many of the items in an MVS kit were designed to be discarded by arcade operators, finding complete arcade kits can be difficult and thus the prices for some complete MVS kits can be quite high.
 === Bootlegs ===
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 Within the MVS collector's market, bootlegs are commonly found and can sometimes be mistaken for legit copies, or intentionally used to scam people into thinking they are legit. However, unlike modern conversions in the home cart market, bootlegs are very rarely near-identical to their authentic counterparts. If opened, bootlegs are tend to have one or more easily identifiable flaws that separate them from legit copies.
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 * http://www.hardmvs.com/labels/index.php
 * http://www.neocartman.com

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 === Loose Cartridges ===
 MVS cartridges were initially designed for arcade use, but over the years a strong market has developed around collecting this particular format.
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 Counterfeit or bootleg software is regarded in the collectors community as having zero value or very low value. Such software has a reputation for audio and video flaws, and is generally disparaged by fans of the Neo Geo systems. This software is identifiable by visual inspection of the game PCBs, or by comparison of ROM CRC values using a specially designed BIOS.
 Within the MVS collector's market, bootlegs are commonly found and can sometimes be mistaken for legit copies, or intentionally used to scam people into thinking they are legit. However, unlike modern conversions in the home cart market, bootlegs are very rarely near-identical to their authentic counterparts. If opened, bootlegs are tend to have one or more easily identifiable flaws that separate them from legit copies.
 == Modification ==

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 Within the MVS collector's market, bootlegs are commonly found and can sometimes be mistaken for legit copies, or intentionally used to scam people into thinking they are legit. However, unlike modern conversions in the home cart market, bootlegs are very rarely near-identical to their authentic counterparts. If opened, bootlegs are tend to have one or more easily identifiable flaws that separate them from legit copies.
-== Modding ==
+== Modification ==
 A popular facet of the MVS that has grown over the years, even surpassing that of the Neo Geo NGH/AES system, is the practice of modding MVS hardware. Virtually all of the mainstay mods enhance or replace certain original functions of the MVS. Mods to plain MVS boards (for use in cabinets) are not numerous, such mods include: