Post by loppis on May 30, 2017 4:47:24 GMT -5
Hey ho, new to this board, but definitely not new to gaming in general, mostly classic stuff though!
I'm 35 years old, I grew up playing NES, SNES and a little bit of Genesis. Game Boy was a favorite too
. Neo Geo was, to me, the system I only read about in magazines, way too expensive to even wish for for Christmas and such . I don't think any stores here in Sweden even carried it... haven't seen an AES in real life until this day.
Anyways... When Nintendo 64 came out I had already started to lose interest in gaming. I ran a small business for a while, importing used consoles and SNES copiers from Asia, refurbished them and sold them on sites such as Ebay but my general interest in gaming was lost for many years, until quite recently when I got a Nintendo Wii U. I actually love that damn machine, have had so much fun with it, I still do.
I eventually learned how to apply the "soft hack / mod" to it, allowing me to use it for emulators, god that was fun! Haven't been emulating since the Nesticle days... Since the emulators worked so great I took the opportunity to try out the FB Alpha Neo Geo emulator and it didn't take long until I was completely hooked on Neo Geo. It's like my dream system - simple 2D 16-bit graphics that I love, not too many buttons to worry about, zero learning curve for the games etc... It's simply perfect!
But emulation can only take you so far in the gaming experience I think, I need the real stuff, but since the AES carts usually go for way more than I can afford, I've been learning how to consolize an MVS board instead. I ordered a MVS-1C motherboard for about $50 with shipping and I'm waiting for it + parts to arrive before I can start my build. My time is limited though, so this is a project that will take a lot of time before it's finished, I also can't afford to buy all the parts I need at once, so...
So, in the meantime, I did some research on the Neo Geo X, and despite all the negative reviews, I ended up buying it, for a decent price. My expectations weren't exactly high after reading all those reviews but I actually enjoy it, it plays great as a handheld. But as we all know, Neo Geo is supposed to be for 2 players, and here's where some questions arise. Mine is on firmware 370, I've find a decent deal on the mega pack that will update to firmware 500. I'm just wondering :
1. How about the hdmi output, is it really drastically improved with the firmware 500? As of now, the hdmi out from my neo geo x looks like crap compared to FB Alpha on my Wii U.
2. I only experience minor input lag / delay from the neo geo x controller when hooked up to the TV, but it sure does lag a little, making some games difficult to play. I tried connecting it to my Mac, playing the same games in Retroarch and I found the controller to be way more responsive this way. This update is supposed to reduce the lag - is this really the case - can you definitely tell the difference?
I can get a second controller + the megapack for around $80 with shipping, I'm hesitating though because some claim the input lag is still present even after the update, + I'm worried that FB Alpha on my Wii U will still look better through hdmi. However, I don't have any arcade sticks for my wii u and emulation always feels cheap. I know NGX is emulation too, and I know SNK wasn't happy with it but still, it does feel a little more genuine than emulating through another machine.
Obviously the perfect setup is a consolized MVS (or an AES if you're made of money) but yeah, like I said, it'll take a while until I have that luxury.
Truly grateful to hear anyones thoughts on this. Thank you in advance!
Best
Peter
I'm 35 years old, I grew up playing NES, SNES and a little bit of Genesis. Game Boy was a favorite too
. Neo Geo was, to me, the system I only read about in magazines, way too expensive to even wish for for Christmas and such . I don't think any stores here in Sweden even carried it... haven't seen an AES in real life until this day.Anyways... When Nintendo 64 came out I had already started to lose interest in gaming. I ran a small business for a while, importing used consoles and SNES copiers from Asia, refurbished them and sold them on sites such as Ebay but my general interest in gaming was lost for many years, until quite recently when I got a Nintendo Wii U. I actually love that damn machine, have had so much fun with it, I still do.
I eventually learned how to apply the "soft hack / mod" to it, allowing me to use it for emulators, god that was fun! Haven't been emulating since the Nesticle days... Since the emulators worked so great I took the opportunity to try out the FB Alpha Neo Geo emulator and it didn't take long until I was completely hooked on Neo Geo. It's like my dream system - simple 2D 16-bit graphics that I love, not too many buttons to worry about, zero learning curve for the games etc... It's simply perfect!
But emulation can only take you so far in the gaming experience I think, I need the real stuff
, but since the AES carts usually go for way more than I can afford, I've been learning how to consolize an MVS board instead. I ordered a MVS-1C motherboard for about $50 with shipping and I'm waiting for it + parts to arrive before I can start my build. My time is limited though, so this is a project that will take a lot of time before it's finished, I also can't afford to buy all the parts I need at once, so... So, in the meantime, I did some research on the Neo Geo X, and despite all the negative reviews, I ended up buying it, for a decent price. My expectations weren't exactly high after reading all those reviews but I actually enjoy it, it plays great as a handheld. But as we all know, Neo Geo is supposed to be for 2 players, and here's where some questions arise. Mine is on firmware 370, I've find a decent deal on the mega pack that will update to firmware 500. I'm just wondering :
1. How about the hdmi output, is it really drastically improved with the firmware 500? As of now, the hdmi out from my neo geo x looks like crap compared to FB Alpha on my Wii U.
2. I only experience minor input lag / delay from the neo geo x controller when hooked up to the TV, but it sure does lag a little, making some games difficult to play. I tried connecting it to my Mac, playing the same games in Retroarch and I found the controller to be way more responsive this way. This update is supposed to reduce the lag - is this really the case - can you definitely tell the difference?
I can get a second controller + the megapack for around $80 with shipping, I'm hesitating though because some claim the input lag is still present even after the update, + I'm worried that FB Alpha on my Wii U will still look better through hdmi. However, I don't have any arcade sticks for my wii u and emulation always feels cheap. I know NGX is emulation too, and I know SNK wasn't happy with it but still, it does feel a little more genuine than emulating through another machine
.Obviously the perfect setup is a consolized MVS (or an AES if you're made of money) but yeah, like I said, it'll take a while until I have that luxury
.Truly grateful to hear anyones thoughts on this. Thank you in advance!
Best
Peter
