NEO GEO AES+

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MSL said:
It's not as much of a long shot as you'd think. SNK's current owners bought the company with the intention of making new hardware someday and new games for that future hardware. Maybe they eventually realized the opening in the marketplace was just to bring the AES back rather than try to create a new platform from scratch.
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Honestly, look at how well Indy 2d games sell when they are good games. Small teams making quality 2d sprite based games that they can release digitally on modern systems and physical on a resurgent AES platform for $90 actually might be a highly viable option. Just making sequels to games like Magician Lord and Shock Troopers, etc, would sell well. Look at the recent Shinobi and Ninja Gaiden 2D games.
 
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PAYING FOR PAPER & PLASTIC TO SCRATCH OUR NOSTALGIA ITCH

I mean, isnt that what we are doing? In the 90's those big fat carts felt soooo good in the hand, heavy, substantial. But they were big because they NEEDED to be for storage limitations. Thats what it took to deliver the ROM images to the processor and memory to get the gaming experience. Now its 2026, the real truth is a device the size of a wallet could be the console and a micro sd could be inserted to access all games. Granted the sticks remain the full sized interface. In the 90's it was necessary, now it is not technically, but is still fun, but the feeling back in the day was sweeter. THE FUTURE WAS NOW.

BUT NO, we goobs need big fat carts for nostalgia, even though every rom could be stored on said micro sd and inserted in a sd reader cart. But we like that substantial package. We like insert art staring back at us from a shelf, side by side, making us feel like lucky wealthy 90's kids.

BUT its a reminder everything comes down to art and production. The amount of painstaking frame by frame artistry is what make the games great. I'd love to see a return to the grade of production put into Neo Geo games, but not holding my breath. I'd love to see new titles created at $90 a cart.

Which also makes me wonder, other titles released around $500 for AES release, are boards that expensive to produce warranting the price? Or were game devs just cashing in on the Neo collector base? Is Plaion bringing into play a cheaper more accessible way to publish on Neo Geo AES?
 
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gargoyle7 said:
Which also makes me wonder, other titles released around $500 for AES release, are boards that expensive to produce warranting the price? Or were game devs just cashing in on the Neo collector base? Is Plaion bringing into play a cheaper more accessible way to publish on Neo Geo AES?
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I'd imagine the indie titles from the likes of NG dev team were priced that way because of the limited production run in comparison to the cost of running a game studio.
 
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gargoyle7 said:
PAYING FOR PAPER & PLASTIC TO SCRATCH OUR NOSTALGIA ITCH

I mean, isnt that what we are doing? In the 90's those big fat carts felt soooo good in the hand, heavy, substantial. But they were big because they NEEDED to be for storage limitations. Thats what it took to deliver the ROM images to the processor and memory to get the gaming experience. Now its 2026, the real truth is a device the size of a wallet could be the console and a micro sd could be inserted to access all games. Granted the sticks remain the full sized interface. In the 90's it was necessary, now it is not technically, but is still fun, but the feeling back in the day was sweeter. THE FUTURE WAS NOW.

BUT NO, we goobs need big fat carts for nostalgia, even though every rom could be stored on said micro sd and inserted in a sd reader cart. But we like that substantial package. We like insert art staring back at us from a shelf, side by side, making us feel like lucky wealthy 90's kids.

BUT its a reminder everything comes down to art and production. The amount of painstaking frame by frame artistry is what make the games great. I'd love to see a return to the grade of production put into Neo Geo games, but not holding my breath. I'd love to see new titles created at $90 a cart.

Which also makes me wonder, other titles released around $500 for AES release, are boards that expensive to produce warranting the price? Or were game devs just cashing in on the Neo collector base? Is Plaion bringing into play a cheaper more accessible way to publish on Neo Geo AES?
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lol I ain’t readin all that sniff my finger (it’s been in my bum)
 
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Neo Alec said:
You guys won't get your wish for a Legend of Success Joe re-release without the license.

Minasan no okagesamadesu and Bakatonosama don't seem to have been licensed to begin with, but would likely have to be now to get re-released.
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Jurkevicz said:
I know it's a long shot but... What if this re-release sells well and SNK comes back to the console market and starts developing again for this? New carts would be pre-sold with a number of copies and digital downloads afterwards?
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I mean weirder things have happened...like the Neo Geo AES coming back in 2026 haha
 
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gargoyle7 said:
Is Plaion bringing into play a cheaper more accessible way to publish on Neo Geo AES?
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I assume either that or a volume issue. Even the shittiest new Chinese AES bootlegs carried a price tag above $100.
 
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wingzrow said:
The best part of this? There's gonna be a bunch of dumbasses selling their original AES consoles because of this. I will buy a neo geo aes, in the BOX, half off, & plug that sucker into a retrotink & it'll be the same damn thing......I do want new AES carts though fuck. They kinda got me.
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I’m not selling my original AES plugged into a retrotink 5 and I still pre ordered two of the AES +
 
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prof said:
I kinda doubt that'll happen. If anything, I think this will bring more interest to neo in general, and we'll see a rise in aes prices on the secondary market.
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That’s exactly what happens like you mentioned because now they want more than the 10 games released. I’m seeing a lot of people saying mention that they couldn’t afford it back then and now they can, so we shall see. It’s like the vinyl comeback, everyone wants a vinyl player all of a sudden.

I assume 2d video game production takes a few months, and they have ample of time to manufacture said quantity.
 
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Well, not sure most of the newcomers will be happy to shell $500 on Nam 1975 💀 Despite their reignited interest in the home cartz
 
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Gaston said:
Frenchies scared they'll be stuck with their bullshit nsi conversions. I don't mind different manuals, labels etc. I just wanna shove in a juicy Slug into my aes+.
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I think they call that Escargo.
 
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Moob Butter said:
How difficult would it be to rom hack Nam-1975 into “Iran-2026” ?
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The SNK job posting for 2D pixel artists reported earlier I believe it’s all about that, will be out in November as the official sequel: Ran-2026
 
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