Best NeoGeo MVS games?

dboeren · Post by **dboeren** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 5:44 pm

Having recently obtained a NeoGeo MVS motherboard (thanks BlueLander!), I'm interested in finding out what MVS games I should be checking out for purchase.

I have three carts so far:
Samurai Shodown 4
King of Fighters 98
Magical Drop 3

I know I need some Metal Slug (X, 3, or both), and probably Pulstar. I already have Puzzle Bobble 2, so I don't need the MVS version. What else should I be looking for?

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 5:47 pm

I've always been a big fan of Magician Lord, and if you're into King of Fighters, 96 is my fave (right next to 03, but I'm not sure how much those two cost; I'd guess 96 is cheaper).

PaCrappa · Post by **PaCrappa** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 5:54 pm

Spin Master
Top Hunter
Zupapa
Blue's Journey
Last Blade
Last Blade 2
Kabuki Clash
Magical Drop 3
Blazing Star
Ghostlop (unreleased puzzle gem, proto bootleg is your only means)
Mark of the Wolves
Real Bout Special
Windjammers
Flip Shot
Neo DriftOut
Neo Bomberman

There's more but I can't remember right now. Make Spin Master, DriftOut and Blazing Star your top priorities. Zupapa and Top Hunter also rock hard.

Pa

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 5:56 pm

Oh yeah, I know I'm definitely in the minority here, but I like The Super Spy a lot

It's definitely cheap, maybe around $25.

dpful · Post by **dpful** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 7:05 pm

The one's I play the most are, (I don't have tons, but a lot more than this)

Garou Mark of the Wolves
Pulstar
Blazing Star
Last Resort (it's great, despite any criticism)
Shock Troopers 2
All Metal Slugs, esp. #1
Robo Army
Aerofighters 2 and 3

And a lot of those old cheap ones are great, too.
like Sengoku
Ninja Comando
Ninja Combat

One's I'm not super familiar with, but would love to buy are
Strikers 1945
Prehistoric Isle II
Shock Troopers
SVC Chaos

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 7:12 pm

Get the other Samurai Shodowns. The first two are cheap and are the only ones with Gen An.

Neon · Post by **Neon** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 7:36 pm

Best this, best that. Just bite the bullet and emulate/try at an arcade before a purchase

general consensus-i are shite most of the time anyway.

That said, I'd recommend metal slug 1 (don't know why people assume that just because it's the first game in the series, it's not as good as 3 or X), as well as Samurai Shodown 2 and Money Puzzle/Idol Exchanger. Neo Bomberman is good too.

Last Blade 2 and Garou are good but available pretty cheap on DC and soon PS2 (most of those other games have console ports but I remember these as being super expensive on the neo for some reason).

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 8:51 pm

buy metal slug 5 dude.. its cheap as hell nowdays..

its definetly better than X and just as good as 3.. tho i think no1 is just that

id rate them 1,5,3,2,X and 4 i havent played...

if you have someone to play with Twinkle star sprites is a freakin musthave!

last resort is bloody excellent too

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:06 pm

Windjammers is one of my favorites on the Neo Geo as a whole. Strikers 1945+ gets a bad rep but is really a great game, though it is very, very hard. And I know it gets no love, but I have always enjoyed the old, old , old school style of Ghost Pilots.

dboeren · Post by **dboeren** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 10:01 pm

Yeah, Neon - you're right that it's best to try first, but there are so many MVS games out there that it's good to have a short list to start from.

Ex_Mosquito · Post by **Ex_Mosquito** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 10:53 pm

buy metal slug 5 dude.. its cheap as hell nowdays..

its definetly better than X and just as good as 3.. tho i think no1 is just that
id rate them 1,5,3,2,X and 4 i havent played...

errr 5 is the worst, lies i tells ya!

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 1:44 am

Ninja Masters' is a pretty fun fighter.

JBC · Post by **JBC** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:30 am

Pulstar series (Blazing Star counts as a sequel, right?)
Metal Slug series
King of Fighters series
Fatal Fury series
Art of Fighting series
Samuraii Showdown series

Those where really obvious choices, though.

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:50 am

dpful wrote: Shock Troopers 2

Why choose this over the first one? I hear more people like the original more, but maybe I'm getting them mixed up.

JBC · Post by **JBC** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 3:18 am

Hey, i totally forgot about ST2! I love that game!

The graphics in 2 are wayyyyy more interesting than those of part 1.

dpful · Post by **dpful** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 5:46 pm

LoneSage wrote:
dpful wrote: Shock Troopers 2
Why choose this over the first one? I hear more people like the original more, but maybe I'm getting them mixed up.

I think the first one is better, too. I've just played it a tiny bit, but my impression is that it's better than #2- I own #2 and I like it. I put #1 on my "want to get" list.

LoneSage · Post by **LoneSage** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 6:13 pm

dpful wrote:
I think the first one is better, too. I've just played it a tiny bit, but my impression is that it's better than #2- I own #2 and I like it. I put #1 on my "want to get" list.

OK, duly noted