r/neogeo • u/Kingarakon • 5d ago
Decisions Decisions
I am currently evaluating which collection I should discontinue and get rid of, as I no longer see the necessity to collect both AES and MVS. My concern is that I have had my AES since the 1990s, and I'm a bit emotionally tied to it. However, MVS is more cost-effective. What would you do?
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u/ohmomdieu 5d ago
AES versions are way more expensive than their MVD counterparts. I see you have some unique AES games there that cost a ton of money and their prices will keep rising in the future.
I would personally aim for a collection mixing AES and MVS (no duplicates), as there are some games in MVS not available in AES.
If you get rid of the AES collection and regret it later, it will probably cost you way more money and time to recover your collection.
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u/mmagnetman 5d ago
I’m envious of being in your position where you get to choose between the two! For me, it has to be keeping the AES. It’s such a prestigious system and will likely be easier to setup and play than an MVS.
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u/karma-kamillionaire 5d ago
If financially you don’t need to get rid of them, I would store the AES collection so that it’s out of site/mind and continue to collect for the MVS. If you financially need it, I would get rid of the MVS as you are going to regret getting rid of the AES and may end up trying to go back to that years from now when it’s much more expensive. Regardless of what you choose, thanks for sharing the pic! That’s a beautiful collection.
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u/pagauge0 5d ago edited 5d ago
I was in the same boat as you a couple of years ago. I had my AES and carts since the early 90s. My love of the Neo Geo AES in 1991 upon seeing it in an electronics store was having the Actual Arcade experience in my home. If I could have had a Big Red in my apt that would have been even better. MVS is Neo geo in its purest form. But the AES was what was available and I absolutely loved it. Fast forward to today I had 30+ AES carts and 30+ MVS carts with my Ikegami 20 inch Broadcast Monitor that I loved but was noticing I was playing my MVS more. So like you I didn’t see the point of having both so I sold my AES carts and AES and my NGCD and games. So now I can concentrate on the MVS Neo Geo in its purest form.
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u/PrettyMuchSerious 4d ago
Wow. Thata beautiful collection. The MVS boxes look SO good. Keep those lol. No forget that. Keep them all. Just keep em all man. You love them.
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u/Admirable-Horse5558 5d ago
Even the most dedicated gamers can't resist an AES console. But personally, I prefer MVS. Maybe it's because I'm too poor. The price of the AES cartridges I like is simply too high for me. MVS has unbeatable cost-effectiveness. MVS is a commercial arcade machine. In terms of durability and current cost-effectiveness, it is much better than AES.
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u/bobmccouch 5d ago
Where are those MVS boxes from? Those are really nice looking.
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u/Kingarakon 5d ago
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u/BitNo2406 3d ago
unrelated but I live close to this seller, like 60km, I remember he had this very cool place full of arcade stuff for him and friends. I went to that place like 12 years ago. It's nice to see he's still selling those neat miniboxes.
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u/Imaginary-Egg-5240 5d ago edited 5d ago
Definitely keep your AES collection, you’ll definitely regret selling it and will have a ultra hard time getting all of it back.
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u/pagauge0 5d ago
None. I always thought of it this way. If I was able to get a 4 or 6 slot Big Red or a Candy Cab I’m sure the AES would be just collecting dust and just be shelf decoration. And this is not even mentioning the insane AES prices but that was not really factored into my decision. But that’s just me.
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u/8-Bit_Tornado 5d ago
I would say keep the AES games and only use MVS if you can't find an AES version of the game for a decent price.
By the way what was the best deal you've ever gotten? That's an incredible collection
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u/Naive_Guard_7725 5d ago edited 5d ago
Sono tutte AES originali?
Indipendentemente dal formato se AES o MVS ti suggerisco di tenere i giochi ai quali sei più affezionato e quelli ai quali giochi ancora.
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u/Kingarakon 5d ago
All are original except Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle (NCI) Super Dodgeball (conversation) Blazing star (NCI) and Shock Trooper (NCI)
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u/RejectedAng3l 4d ago
Nice collection!!!
That is a difficult question to answer.... it greatly depends on if you rather keep the home ports or the arcade port.
I've never had an AES or MVS.... I know from the Mame side of things both games are in the rom data so you can play the home or arcade game.... so I don't think you would be missing much aster liquidation if you have the same games in both flavors.
If you needed the cash: Sell the AES & MVS and get an all in 1 cart then you have all you had before just without the cart swap....
If I had to pick, I'd keep the MVS because you can still take them between a consolized MVS or have a cabinet sitting around to put them in ALSO and still be able to play from your couch
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u/MonkeyJuggleDX1980 4d ago
Sell the AES. I’ve had AES & CD systems, plus every MVS motherboard variant. I’m currently down to two 1 slots and a few MVS carts. Don’t regret a thing, other than maybe selling too soon(2005ish) and missing out on the mega bucks.
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u/taniferf 4d ago
I would keep them both, just enjoy playing it every now and then, whatever version it is, that's it.
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u/Carlos_Was_Here 3d ago
Honesty nothing because it looks like you have an almost complete set and I would not trade this end for anything because you will never be able to come across it ever again in your life
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u/Barticus02 5d ago
I'd definitely keep the AES.