Great MVS games that aren't shmups or beat 'em-ups?

Post by **spadgy** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:35 pm

So, I finally got an MVS 1 slot, and I'm really after some recommendations of games on the system that aren't shmups or fighters, inspired by how much I love 'Nam 1975.

I'm still interested in games with shooting or fighting - just not traditional scrolling shooters (as I know what ones of those I want), and not traditional 1v1 fighters (Scrolling fighters I like).

Any tips on some really fun stuff. Two player would be even better? I did a search for MVS in Off-Topic, and literally got nothing - perhaps the search function is down?

Thanks!

kernow · Post by **kernow** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:38 pm

Overtop (driving game)
Metal Slug (kinda a shmup I guess)
Neo Turf Masters (amazing golf game)
Puzzle Bobble
Magical Drop 3 - great reflex based puzzle game.
Neo Driftout (driving game)
WindJammers (Really fun in 2p)
Street Hoop (NBA JAM ripoff)

BIL · Post by **BIL** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:51 pm

Shock Troopers is killer. Plays kind of like Metal Slug in an overhead run-and-gun format. The scoring involves lots of milking, which as always isn't for everyone. But I like to just crank the difficulty to max and tear through it guns blazing. Great with friends too.

charlie chong · Post by **charlie chong** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:58 pm

SHOCK TROOPERS !!!
MONEY PUZZLE EXCHANGER
MAGICAL DROP 2 OR 3

Post by **spadgy** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:59 pm

Bill wrote:Shock Troopers is killer. Plays kind of like Metal Slug in an overhead run-and-gun format. The scoring involves lots of milking, which as always isn't for everyone. But I like to just crank the difficulty to max and tear through it guns blazing. Great with friends too.

That sounds perfect. Me and the wife love 2-player topdown run-'n'-guns....

Thanks for the speedy replies and recommendations!

charlie chong · Post by **charlie chong** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:05 pm

it's got an awesome soundtrack for an mvs game as well!!

BIL · Post by **BIL** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:31 pm

^Indeed! Great rowdy rock n' roll / dn'b to soundtrack the blasting. Excellent graphics too. The enemies' mannerisms and ridiculously OTT death animations are definitely in Metal Slug's league.

I quite like Nam 1975 as well. It's a Cabal / gallery shooter deal, simple but with tons of action. It's held up pretty well for being the first official Neo release (I'm fairly sure). Co-op is excellent, definitely a game that benefits from teamwork. The cinemas are pure unintentional comedy gold, too.

BIL · Post by **BIL** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:54 pm

One important thing to note about Shock Troopers before tracking down a cart: there are two versions, which MAME calls Set 1 and Set 2. The former gives you one life per credit, the latter three (it evens out somewhat, since you take more damage in the three-life version).

I prefer the three-life revision; it's a lot more fun to strategically manage three characters in Team Battle mode, as opposed sharing one lifebar between them.

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 2:11 pm

kernow wrote: Street Hoop (NBA JAM ripoff)

Kill yourself

Davey · Post by **Davey** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:35 pm

charlie chong wrote:SHOCK TROOPERS !!!
MONEY PUZZLE EXCHANGER
MAGICAL DROP 2 OR 3

Totally agree, except maybe move the exclamation marks down to MD3. I don't play fighters, so these would be my top Neo Geo picks overall. Even if I had a 4-slot, I'd probably be content with just these three games (MD3 trumps MD2, so no need for that).

emphatic · Post by **emphatic** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 6:33 pm

Shock Troopers is way better than Shock Troopers 2. I have both, but rarely play the 2:nd. You get most points from enemies (they drop gems) if you kill them up close and personal with your knife.

Also, Top Hunter is lots of fun as well.

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:05 pm

I'm a fan of spinmasters, bust a move again ex.

They are not too common though.

clp · Post by **clp** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:17 pm

definitely shock troopers and magical drop 3 for great 1 and 2 player action .

Damocles · Post by **Damocles** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:59 pm

Nightmare in the Dark

Specineff · Post by **Specineff** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:37 pm

None of you has mentioned Magician Lord, infidel heathens?

BIL · Post by **BIL** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:44 pm

What imprudence, you foolish humans! Face your trial by gawd!

kernow · Post by **kernow** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:30 pm

Elixir wrote:
kernow wrote: Street Hoop (NBA JAM ripoff)
Kill yourself

Oh come on , NBA JAM is where its at, Street Hoop is good, but its not NBA JAM :p

Mortificator · Post by **Mortificator** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:47 pm

spadgy wrote:Me and the wife love 2-player topdown run-'n'-guns....

You might want to try Ninja Commando as well.

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:52 am

Ninja Commando is good, but you may want to pack some autofire circuits at least for the first gothrough.

Nightmare in the Dark, Sengoku and Sengoku 2, Sengoku 3 (Sengoku 2001 in places supposedly), Zupapa.

Now I know these are fighters, but try Aggressors of Dark Kombat and Ninja Master's. Fantastic.

Ex-Cyber · Post by **Ex-Cyber** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:02 am

King of the Monsters 2 (gets a bit cheap at times but fun to creditfeed with a friend)
Crossed Swords

I did a search for MVS in Off-Topic, and literally got nothing - perhaps the search function is down?

No, it's just that the search function on most forum software, including this one, blows. It just doesn't index words below a particular length.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 4:31 am

Specineff wrote:None of you has mentioned Magician Lord, infidel heathens?

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 6:44 am

Damocles wrote:Nightmare in the Dark

I didn't realize this was MVS. Definitely this. I'd pick it up if I could find it somewhere.

kernow wrote:
Elixir wrote:
kernow wrote: Street Hoop (NBA JAM ripoff)
Kill yourself
Oh come on , NBA JAM is where its at, Street Hoop is good, but its not NBA JAM :p

no

escadrille · Post by **escadrille** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:12 am

Elixir wrote:
kernow wrote: Street Hoop (NBA JAM ripoff)
Kill yourself

The original made over a billion dollars in quarters, so there might be a few fans out there. It's reasonable to suggest it to somebody.

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:35 am

I know, I was commenting on the "NBA ripoff" part.

kernow · Post by **kernow** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:16 am

With a kill yourself, - totally mature. They're only videogames man.

Post by **spadgy** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:52 am

This is brilliant everyone. It's still looking like Shock Troopers for me, and I think Topdown next...

Ed Oscuro · Post by **Ed Oscuro** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:45 pm

Ganelon wrote:infidel heathens?

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Read this as "Christopher Hitchens" for some odd reason (read through this before). Time for bed then.

@ Escadrille:

Thanks for that trivia about Street Hoop - sure puts the height of and decline to the current state of the arcade scene in perspective.

Good choices all around in here, I will add that I was told (somebody around here will have to claim responsibility for this one) Shock Troopers 2nd Squad has better patterns or some such than the original. The lousy graphics and odd perspective on stuff (like the first or second boss - a bullet spam tank deal) pretty much ruins it for me though.

Another vote for Ninja Commando - so much better than ADK's first Ninja (blank) game on the MVS. SNK / ADK really loved the whole time travel plotline a bit too much though.

Nobody's mentioned it, and I'm not sure it's in the same league as most of the titles mentioned, but Ganryu / Musashi Ganryuki seemed like a good dumb time to me. Nothing terribly special, but competent enough Castlevania-like action. Aside from Spinmaster, Top Hunter, and Magician Lord, the Neo seems deficient of simple platformers (discounting Metal Slug).

Lordstar · Post by **Lordstar** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 4:38 pm

ive got a few bits spadgey i will pm you a list and if you want to loan anyhting just give me a shout.

Alec · Post by **Alec** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 5:03 pm

Yeah, most of my favorite games aren't shooters or fighters.

Magical Drop 2 (I must be the only one who prefers it to 3)
Puzzle Bobble
Shock Troopers
Magician Lord
Metal Slug
Cyber Lip
Sengoku 2
Nam 75
Windjammers

Guilty Pleasures:
Pop N' Bounce
Ninja Commando
Neo Turf Masters
Baseball Stars Pro and 2
Super Sidekicks 2 and Neo Geo Cup 98
King of the Monsters 1 and 2

escadrille · Post by **escadrille** » Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:34 am

Ed Oscuro wrote:
@ Escadrille:

Thanks for that trivia about Street Hoop - sure puts the height of and decline to the current state of the arcade scene in perspective.

It was NBA Jam that made that sum. I was taking kernow's work for it that Street Hoops has similar gameplay. I guess Elixir meant that Street Hoops isn't like NBA Jam, not that games of that nature suck.

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