Collecting vs. My Wife

From: Zane H. Healy <healyzh_at_aracnet.com>
Date: Sun Jul 15 11:42:04 2001

>Isn't there a Neo Geo home system available??? I know SNK is still in
>business, i was considering buying a Neo Geo cabinet until i found the
>wonders of the classic Nintendo NES. Come to think of it, are +10 year old
>game consoles and arcade machines considered "classic computers"???
>
>-Lanny

Yes, but go on eBay and check out what Neo Geo home carts and systems sell
for. I'm not sure what the new carts sell for (they still make carts).
Also check out the Neo Geo CD system and game prices. Then check out the
MVS cart prices, and you'll see why I want an Arcade system. Remember the
original cart system cost $600-650, with the carts being $200 each in the
early 90's.

I'm guessing the Cart systems are vaguelly on-topic. If nothing else
because they use a 68000 and Z80 processor :^)

One interesting MVS solution is a $300 adapter that lets you plug them into
a Home cart system. However, that ends up being more expensive than the
HGA system ( http://www.gwtrading.com ) with a 1-slot Neo Geo JAMMA board.

As it turns out we went to the closest arcade last night to check out one
of the Neo Geo cabinets the chain has for sale in our area, and came to a
rather depressing conclusion. There is really no way we're getting one of
those cabinets in our second floor apartment. So the decission came down
to the HGA system and building a MAME system. It looks like MAME won.

                        Zane
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