Iconoclast12
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- Jul 26, 2015
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I have some questions about the 161 in 1 multicarts that have started showing up the past few years. I recently purchased an original AES console because I had picked up a Neo Mini and was super disappointed with it, so I returned it.. I want to be able to play the games on my TV as close to the original hardware as possible, and for the Neo it doesn't seem like there are any really good modern alternatives to do this. I have a CRT for old game consoles, so I'm not expecting amazing HDMI output, nor would I expect it from an old console. So, what better way than going with the original hardware?
Anyway, I'm in no way looking to be some HARDCORE Neo Geo AES collector. I'm not a millinoaire. I consider $100 expensive for a video game, so there's no way in hell I'm dropping $400-$10,000 on individual games that are less than 30 minutes long.. I purchased this thing soley because I was made aware of these multicarts and to me that seems like the best way to have access to this systems game library without having to sell my house to do so.
Yes, I realize they're cheap chinese crap. No, I don't care that they're cheap chinese crap. I have sega genesis, snes and nintendo ds multicarts and am super pleased with those ones, and they're all cheap chinese crap too.
I'm not making this post for opinions, cause' I already know most people are going to chime in and say "DON'T DO IT THEY"RE CHEAP CHINESE CRAP!" I already know that some of the games on them are romhacks and I already know that there are some bugs and glitches, so that's not so much my concern.
I have two main concerns.. The power issues I've heard about, and the veresion of the cartridges. I've been told that these multicarts require additional power and you need a better power supply for the console. So, my question is, can someone recommend or point me in the right direction of the PSU I would need to run one of these carts?
The other question is, what is a good source online to buy one of these to minimize issues and avoid total crap? Ebay? Aliexpress? Somewhere else? Is there a particular version of one of these carts that's better than another one? What is a reasonable price? I've seen them go anywhere from $125 up to $500 so what's the difference between them to affect the prices that much? Should I go with one of the AES multicarts or one of the MVS multicarts?
Can someone help me out with this? It wuld be much appreciated!
Anyway, I'm in no way looking to be some HARDCORE Neo Geo AES collector. I'm not a millinoaire. I consider $100 expensive for a video game, so there's no way in hell I'm dropping $400-$10,000 on individual games that are less than 30 minutes long.. I purchased this thing soley because I was made aware of these multicarts and to me that seems like the best way to have access to this systems game library without having to sell my house to do so.
Yes, I realize they're cheap chinese crap. No, I don't care that they're cheap chinese crap. I have sega genesis, snes and nintendo ds multicarts and am super pleased with those ones, and they're all cheap chinese crap too.
I'm not making this post for opinions, cause' I already know most people are going to chime in and say "DON'T DO IT THEY"RE CHEAP CHINESE CRAP!" I already know that some of the games on them are romhacks and I already know that there are some bugs and glitches, so that's not so much my concern.
I have two main concerns.. The power issues I've heard about, and the veresion of the cartridges. I've been told that these multicarts require additional power and you need a better power supply for the console. So, my question is, can someone recommend or point me in the right direction of the PSU I would need to run one of these carts?
The other question is, what is a good source online to buy one of these to minimize issues and avoid total crap? Ebay? Aliexpress? Somewhere else? Is there a particular version of one of these carts that's better than another one? What is a reasonable price? I've seen them go anywhere from $125 up to $500 so what's the difference between them to affect the prices that much? Should I go with one of the AES multicarts or one of the MVS multicarts?
Can someone help me out with this? It wuld be much appreciated!