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That dig at Aliexpress when the PCBs are probably being manufactured and assembled in Shenzhen
Vengeance Hunters (Beat 'em Up) for the Neo Geo
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Boasting about seniority on a niche forum isn't the flex that you think that it is, but sure.
Right, there are less hacked Switches, Playstations or PC's than there are Neo Geo owners on a niche forum that struggles to get a few posts a day. Surely, the Neo userbase far outpaces modern consoles by leaps and bounds.
That depends on how it's coded. Plenty of "new" ROMS have been extracted from modern releases and played on older hardware.
Yes, because niche hardware that has to be assembled for a niche audience is going to be more expensive and havs more overhead costs than a ROM or a CD.
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Shots fired!!!!
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If anybody is interested in playing the game and lives near Stone Age Gamer in Salem, Ohio, they have the game playable right now on one of their MVS cabs.
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My "you must be new here" comment wasn't about join date; rather a comment on the content of your post. Neo Geo games cost more than $8 download for new consoles.
We'll see if they release it as an emulator.
Exactly. I would love a rom release I can put on my NeoSD as much as anyone, but it's not rocket science why Bitmap Bureau is the only indie dev to do this for a Neo Geo release so far.
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That's what I assumed. The rom would be the easy way, but it seems out of fashion now. Will the modern ports run 16:9?
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They will be 4:3 as well with either black bars or art. We might include a feature to allow people to stretch out the image, but if I get the final say on that, I won't allow it
This is what it looks like on Switch OLED dev kit. Picture is from last year though. Ignore the crosshatching as that was something with the camera.
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My only take on this is my god that Red cab looks kinda beat to shit. Mismatched joysticks one being red and black. The paint looks worn down in some spots. The joystick panel itself looks warped. The front end of that panel looks all stripped down from years of hairy palms molesting it.
I'd spray that fucking thing...
No, I take that back... I would hose it down with some disinfectant before I would touch that cab.
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Back in December I was supposed to rent an MVS cab from a guy to show the game off at a convention expo. He shows up with not one but two fake MVS cabs that were ugly as sin, cobbled together and barely functional and one of them definitely needed washing. And then he put in my cart backwards after we saw a z80 error after inserting it correctly. A bit of fire and some smoke later, and that MVS hardware (which was a rat's nest of wires) was toast. My cart was OK at least. I felt bad as he is a nice guy, but no way was I going to risk that again on the second cab. So I walked away.
I went with just my OMVS, a tink5x and an LCD setup after that.
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There’s no escaping the salty cunts on this forum. Even real hardware don’t get a pass from y’all bitches lol. That cabinet isn’t that bad.
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Yeah. Cabs were meant to get beat to hell. Even ugly conversions get some love as long as the controls work and they have some good games in them.
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Who's being salty?
That cab is supposed to be showcasing a brand new Neo game. If you're gonna want to impress people then put it in a cab that doesn't look like it's seen years of use. Considering it's an older 2D style of game then most people looking at it would probably pass it up thinking it's like some older version of Sengoku or something.
Presentation is very much a factor when showing off a new title.
Edit: Just to clarify, I do realize cabs get beat to shit. I've repaired and fixed up many of them over the years. It's not a big deal to me on that factor. Tho I remember one cab I opened up that had one of those metal security bars that was laid across the joystick panel.
Opening that fucker up and gettinig a fresh whiff of something akin to the smell of piss made me gag. Took me a good week of cleaning to get rid of that smell.
But yeah if I wanted to show off a new game then I would do my best to slap it into a cab that looks nice.
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Playing games on a real Neo, savages.
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Pentadrangle is using the YM2610 with samples. But most of it comes from the chip itself due to audio memory concerns. We are using pre-recorded looping files for modern platforms that act/sound nearly identical to the Neo-Geo version.
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I am going to put together a short showcase video for combos/juggles soon before we head out to GDC. A huge design influence for me was, "what if Marvel Vs. Capcom was a beat'em'up on the Neo-Geo". I will not sit here and say I can do anywhere near as good of a job as Capcom devs/designers can do, but that particular "what if" was a driving influence for sure.
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So... the YM2610's FM and SSG channels are being used for the music?
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I am not a music guy, and I'm sort of the middleman here, so please be kind to my ignorance
Yes, that is correct. ADPCM-A is being used for samples with the music, but FM and SSG is producing most of the sound.
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That's exactly what I was asking, thanks! I was hearing FM in the soundtrack from the clips, and wondering if its genuine Neo Geo synth or just a recording. Thanks for the clarification.I am not a music guy, and I'm sort of the middleman here, so please be kind to my ignorance
Yes, that is correct. ADPCM-A is being used for samples with the music, but FM and SSG is producing most of the sound.
I know this is a niche subject that probably won't entice others, but consider me intrigued! I was already tipping over the fence on this game, but it sounds like I need to figure out how I can break it to the wife that I need one more Neo Geo preorder this year.
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If you wanted to talk details, https://twitter.com/pentadrangle is handling the music and he's a really nice guy. He's done a slew of other stellar soundtracks (I know of him from Cyber Shadow specifically) and he knows all the gory details you might be interested in!
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Agreed. I had a lot of fun with games like Streets of Rage 4 doing that. Also I apologize if I was coming off as an asshole. I was doing a more Drive-by observation on the condition of the cab.
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I'm really looking forward to getting my copy. I was an early buyer and hoping to get the RED cart variant! I just sent an email out to your team to check for any updates.
-Salvatore