Son Of General Retro Discussion

Steve X2

Small update on the new Neo-Geo portable, now called the "Neo-Geo X".

http://www.shacknews.com/article/72916/neo-geo-portable-coming-q2



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Myrddin

Steve SI wrote: »

Small update on the new Neo-Geo portable, now called the "Neo-Geo X".

http://www.shacknews.com/article/72916/neo-geo-portable-coming-q2



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Does the X stand for the amount in thousands its gonna cost?

Steve X2

EnterNow wrote: »

Does the X stand for the amount in thousands its gonna cost?

Yes, very telling that they still haven't mentioned a price. They have said they want to make it more affordable and available to a wider audience. I predict it will cost no more than €149.99, if it does then it wont sell well. If they can get it to 89.99 then it's happy days.

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Myrddin

Steve SI wrote: »

I predict it will cost no more than €149.99, if it does then it wont sell well. If they can get it to 89.99 then it's happy days.

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€89.99 would be a definite buy for me. Just hard to see anything labelled as Neo Geo being that cheap

Steve X2

EnterNow wrote: »

€89.99 would be a definite buy for me. Just hard to see anything labelled as Neo Geo being that cheap

But it's built by Blaze so there is a chance it'll come in under €100(their stuff is usually cheapish, but also feels it). But i just have a feeling its going to be €149.99. If it hits €200 then most people will skip it me thinks.

Edit:
If they can build this for £39.99 and make a profit then they should be able to build a much higher quality product for a few quid more and still keep it under £100 sterling at least.


http://www.blazeeurope.com/blaze-sega-megadrive-ultimate-handheld-super-street-fighter-ii-edition/prod_157.html


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Myrddin

Steve SI wrote: »

But it's built by Blaze so there is a chance it'll come in under €100(their stuff is usually cheapish, but also feels it).

Yep agreed. The price tag will have to be a nice payoff between affordability, reliability & useability. I can't see it coming cheap, & if it does, it'll be for a reason

Retr0gamer

Just get an MVS. Much better value for money.

CiDeRmAn

And it has an SD card slot...
Oh bugger, I think I just...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXfHLUlZf4

Andrew76

Steve SI wrote: »

But it's built by Blaze so there is a chance it'll come in under €100(their stuff is usually cheapish, but also feels it). But i just have a feeling its going to be €149.99. If it hits €200 then most people will skip it me thinks.

Edit:
If they can build this for £39.99 and make a profit then they should be able to build a much higher quality product for a few quid more and still keep it under £100 sterling at least.


http://www.blazeeurope.com/blaze-sega-megadrive-ultimate-handheld-super-street-fighter-ii-edition/prod_157.html


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Blaze being the manufacturer - is that a good or bad thing though? Are those cheapy handheld things they make actually any good? Does anyone here use one?

We're already into Q2 and no mention of a price or any videos of it in action online? Dodgy.

Steve X2

Andrew76 wrote: »

Blaze being the manufacturer - is that a good or bad thing though? Are those cheapy handheld things they make actually any good? Does anyone here use one?

We're already into Q2 and no mention of a price or any videos of it in action online? Dodgy.

I have a couple of their hand helds and one of their standard consoles.
Build quality is generally low, screen quality on the hand helds is a joke and the abilities of the emulation is certainly not great.

But if they're willing to put the effort in and have a larger budget to spend per machine they could manufacture something decent, I think/hope.

Edit:
http://www.retrovia.ie/showthread.php/8588-Blaze-AtGames-Sega-Megadrive-handheld
I replaced the screen on this one and you can see the cheapness of the case.


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CiDeRmAn

Hey, got the head thumped off me in work this morning, part of the job but still came as a surprise!
Only caught the top of my head with a few punches so my looks are unaffected!

Myrddin

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Hey, got the head thumped off me in work this morning, part of the job but still came as a surprise!
Only caught the top of my head with a few punches so my looks are unaffected!

Never a good idea to work with your spouse. Were you caught ordering video games again

CiDeRmAn

Nope, trying to get blood off a guy, bang bang bang...
Lotsa paper work!

Pyongyang

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Nope, trying to get blood off a guy

Was he saying Darius was crap? :P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLD8ojYeKkw

Doge

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Nope, trying to get blood off a guy, bang bang bang...
Lotsa paper work!

Sorry to hear that man. Was it the patient himself that attacked?

A bad incident happened down in Cork University Hospital lately
A man went crazy and attacked nurses with an iron bar I think, they had to lock themselves into a room which he then tried to break down with a fire extinguisher.

Took a while for security to arrive, as there's possible less on due to cut backs.

Must be a tough place to work during a recession.

pdbhp

People of the internets I summon you to tell me the best Wii games.
Got one earlier and need to know, I have not being paying attention to the wii in the last few years so am out of the loop so to speak.:D

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

pdbhp wrote: »

People of the internets I summon you to tell me the best Wii games.
Got one earlier and need to know, I have not being paying attention to the wii in the last few years so am out of the loop so to speak.:D

Fragile :pac:

Pyongyang

pdbhp wrote: »

People of the internets I summon you to tell me the best Wii games.

pdbhp

Sera wrote: »

Fragile :pac:

Looks good, never heard of it though. Is it available in PAL...

pdbhp

Feck this how shall I go about soft modding my Wii

pdbhp

@Pyongyang that Milestone Shooting Collection is not that expensive, I was expecting it to be astronomical in price... I am happy:)

Retr0gamer

Pyongyang wrote: »

Or alternatively he could buy some good games. I hate Milestone shmups!

johnny_ultimate

Zak and Wiki is a joy, confined to bargain bins for years. Don't let the cutesy visuals turn you off a very clever puzzler.

Also: Sin & Punishment 2, No More Heroes... Also all those Nintendo ones.

Doge

Edit: it was the wrong fupping link, fixed now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHutTwMJIHo

Retr0gamer

I'd recommend Fragile Dreams, one of the most emotionally involving games this generation and criminally ignored. The combat is crap but narratively it makes up for it amazingly as well as the visuals. Ico-esque:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENhS2lhNk-c

Also Opoona. A very unfairly ignored RPG which is a bit like Earthbound. amazing soundtrack:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w28MrqoEY7I

Plenty of other great games on it, it's a great console for the niche stuff. I'd recommend Endless Ocean, A boy and his blob, Batman Brave and the Bold, Boom Blox, Muramasa and Little Kings Story.

Also Xenoblade is the best JRPG since Persona 4.

DinoRex

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Hey, got the head thumped off me in work this morning, part of the job but still came as a surprise!
Only caught the top of my head with a few punches so my looks are unaffected!

You've really got to stop telling patients that Streets of Rage is a big bag of sh*te.

CiDeRmAn

Something on Teefury for the Poké-fans out there..

pdbhp

Thanks gents for all the replies, gonna go hit up the shops today and see whats about, pity Game is gone cos they were practically giving the games away a few weeks ago:(

Atavan-Halen

pdbhp wrote: »

Thanks gents for all the replies, gonna go hit up the shops today and see whats about, pity Game is gone cos they were practically giving the games away a few weeks ago:(

I still miss game =\

martineatworld

pdbhp wrote: »

Feck this how shall I go about soft modding my Wii

I just used some random guide on the Internet, can't remember the exact one. Very very worthwhile though!