MVSX NEO-GEO | How Did It Hold Up? 2 Years Later Pros & Cons Review

[@juliohernandez3668]

The MVSX is a fantastic cab specially with the hylo hack. Many games included without the hack also. I totally agree with the pros and cons you pointed out Phil. 2 things I would have liked is the power in the front and having the control deck come out a bit more. It’s hard playing if you want to sit down. And maybe online play. I know many say back in the day online play wasn’t available it’s not authentic, but when we play tmnt or xmen Phil that’s the same feeling when I was at the arcade playing with different kids. We all had one thing in common in that moment. Destroy shredder or magneto. So online is perfect in recreating moment like those. Phil you’re on🔥 putting out all these videos. 👊🏼

[@PDX7]

Definitely Julio! Online is the new way for us now authentic or not that’s the absolute best way for us to connect and play 👊 I’m trying to keep them going 🔥 Thanks Man!

[@TexasHollowEarth]

Great video! Looking forward to your Shinku cab 2 year retrospect. I have that cab and it's still one of the best I've seen. Wish I had room for a Ridge Racer A1U!

[@PDX7]

Thank you :) Shinku is my favorite games list cab! I hope you can squeeze RR in somewhere.

[@PATRIOT904]

Daily Videos....This is becoming a habit like buying home arcade units. You are killing it with great content. Give it "All You Got".

[@mikeyyoon]

It’s such a treat every morning 😊

[@PDX7]

Thank you I’m trying 👊

[@ianrosalia2499]

Hey good video and thanks for the follow up review. I definitely want to get an MVSX but I want to add the Hylo stick to it. Can you tell me where to find it? It's apparently not the easiest thing to find.

[@PDX7]

Hi, I just found a few on Etsy. If you search MVSX Hylox at least 2 will come up. If you need any help please let me know 👊

[@TheBigb1973]

I'd drill holes above the monitor and move the speakers there.

[@PDX7]

That’s a good idea, it would completely change the sound.

[@fakeyhero]

I’ve been debating on buying this cab for 3 years. Idk

[@PDX7]

You’ve waited this long, hold out for a good sale later in the year 400-500 range

[@RetroMoments]

I've been interested in buying the MVSX since it came out. Thanks for the details about it. Great video!

[@PDX7]

Thank you 👊

[@bigmansavagedan81]

Finally pulled the trigger on one lol. Amazon is showing delivery set for next Wednesday. I’m so excited! Get my flash drive tomorrow so I can get hylostick ready! I hope it works 😅 I’d actually be willing to buy game packs if they would release them officially. I hate when companies sit on their catalog of games and don’t do anything with them. Cool video! Makes me want mine even more lol😂

[@PDX7]

Nice pickup! It’s a cab you’ll always keep, I agree wish we could’ve got more games from SNK. Thanks for watching 👊

[@bigmansavagedan81]

@@PDX7got mine! Man it’s tall on the riser! You weren’t joking lol. Glad I saw this video and used the shorter setting before putting it together. You were right though! This one is the star of my game room now! I love them all but this one(especially along with hylo stick) has so much more to offer than other cabs.

[@PDX7]

@bigmansavagedan81 definitely a keeper 👊 Thank you for letting me know you got it!

[@bigmansavagedan81]

@@PDX7one last thing haha. I do sort of notice wash out on my screen from the 2player side when I stand back. Not really when I’m playing but just if I stand back a bit to the right of the machine. Should I be concerned 🤔

[@PDX7]

@bigmansavagedan81 I don’t think so, there’s a chance they used different monitors through production. If it gets worse then maybe, but I think everyone has it. Still way better than some TN monitors.

[@redroversk]

I still can't pull the trigger on this, I'll buy 6 $300 cabinets, but can't bring myself to buy 1 $600 cabinet, which is more like $700 if you want the full monty

[@PDX7]

I know it’s a steep price tag on this one, I can see if you had room for 1-3 and you wanted a multicade this is perfect. 399-499 cabinet

[@tom11zz884]

Decent cab, but that control panel is absolutely crap. Way too small to even rest your palms on. Poorly designed cab, with speakers on the bottom. Not sure who gave the green light to this but they need to be fired.

[@PDX7]

lol I know the deck needs to be longer, almost perfect cab!

[@abrown4835]

this needs a 2.0 version so badly. Power button in front, speakers on top, get rid of the volumne nob, better sticks, BOE 4:3 monitor, and new game list.

[@PDX7]

I really thought we would see a MVSX 2 this year.

[@chadedens6450]

No way man could you let this go you would def regret it . Thx to you I was able to find one of these locally with the risers hylo for $375 loving this cab jus so dif from the others bc SNK ...and the hylo ....thx again bro ....ps keep those sticks buttons mashed .....

[@PDX7]

I won’t let it go :) you got a really great deal on yours!

[@GoldMineArcade]

I want that cabinet bad! If it ever goes on sale for $399 or less for the complete package it’s an instant buy. Have you thought about adding speaker grill covers? Awesome video PD7 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@PDX7]

Hey Gold Mine Arcade, I saw a few mods for the speakers that really make it stand out. I think Szabo’s has a few things I could add, 399 is the right price for this. Thank you 👊

[@ThomasGrillo]

I really need to grab the proper riser. Did not know there was one for the MVSX. Mine's still working. I'd love to find a HiLo hack for it, but still, 50 games is pretty sweet. I'm like you, in that I tend to only play the Metal Slug games on it. Thanks for the video. :)

[@PDX7]

Thank you Thomas :) we have good taste lol

[@ThomasGrillo]

@@PDX7 Indeed.

[@TheChallenger1980]

I've always wanted this. But it's a bit too pricey, especially since it comes in like 3 parts. At this point I'll just keep waiting for a sale. Great review btw.

[@PDX7]

Thank you 👊 it will come eventually

[@juliusnielsen7122]

Imho: no worth it. In its original factory condition its just a tacky product with a cheeky selection of games. Poor screen, shabby controlls, mediocre Sound and a defective structure considering the two panels which won't correctly fit by any means, somewhat like Ikea-furniture. I'd highly recommend to spend the money on a (consolized) MVS or AES system combined with a CRT-Monitor if you are into it for the Neo Geo aspect. If you wanna have an arcade cabinet: build your own with quality-parts combined with parts from aliexpress which are mostly better than their reputation. As for the games: Pandorabox in one of its many iterations will do the job just fine and is capable of playing systems like Dreamcast, PSP and so too advanced for the MVSX.

[@PDX7]

@juliusnielsen7122 I think the look of this cab is what draws people to choosing this over a Pandora’s box, it just fits in a Gameroom. Not for everyone though I get it :)

[@tedadamgreen]

Man I feel old … have no arcade memories or nostalgia with the NeoGeo it seems as it came out in 1990 when those days were behind me and I had entered my Sega Genesis time at home. But boy if I was still in the arcades at that time this would be a great cabinet to have !! And great flexibility with the onboard 50 games and the almost unlimited plug and play mod too Thanks for sharing PD7!

[@PDX7]

I didn’t play these much back then either, Sega Genesis was my go to :) Thanks Ted Adam 👊

[@CobrettiKai]

Just my opinion, but the MVSX is the single best 3/4 arcade unit you can have, and that is factoring in the hylo hack as well. It's simply a superb bang for the buck. The controls are solid as well, I haven't had any problems after 2+ years myself. It should be mentioned that the 2 extra White buttons are not wired, you'll have to wire those to the board if you want to utilize them. Also, PD7, with the hylostick, I think it's more important that a USB 3.0 is used, but I did plug mine directly inside the machine getting rid of the extra cable, it works stable.

[@PDX7]

Thank you Cobretti Kai, if I ever run into issues I’ll plug directly inside. I agree it’s a great cab, the thought of selling it was very short lived :)

[@mikeyyoon]

Hey Phil thanks for the new all-time high record of daily video content! 🎉 Not everything is a hit and this falls a bit short imo. Had no idea the power button was on the back of the cabinet and that the form factor causes it to wobble so much. Thanks for the review I haven’t seen many on this.

[@PDX7]

Hey Mikey, I was close about a week or two ago to listing this on marketplace. I’ve changed my mind, not the most perfect out there, but the look of it and the first non arcade1up I bought I’m going to hold on to it a little bit longer :) Keeping the streak alive 👊

[@snowStorm2k]

You think a sandbag stuffed inside the riser would help with the wobble? Just a suggestion.

[@PDX7]

I think top part by control deck will still rock.

[@videogamevegas]

PD7, Yeah, I love my MVSX. I'm so glad that Unico got the SNK license when they did and that Arcade1Up's concept Neo Geo cab with only 3 King of Fighters games never came out. Unico brought the value, games wise, where Arcade1Up still struggles. 50 GAMES! This is how you do value right! I did the Hylox soft mod on mine, and I can attest, I eventually had to plug it inside the cabinet's actual USB port as that VERY CHEAP connection cable eventually gave out. I'm glad yours still works, but at least you know the work around if it ever does go out. The version of Hylox I got, none of the Non Neo Geo fighters, like the Capcom ones, are configured correctly, punches and kicks randomly placed, so I avoid playing them. However, I got Hylox just to play the full library of Neo Geo games, which it has, and I couldn't be happier. I don't think they'll ever be a MVSX 2 until licensing can be figured out. The last I heard, which was years ago and why Unico said they couldn't add more games to the MVSX, was because all the other Neo Geo Arcade licenses were purchased by a Saudi prince. That's not a joke, that's actually what happened. But now that I have the Hylox soft mod, the only way I would buy an MVSX 2, is if they had the ability to purchase all the Neo Geo Arcade games and that the button configuration was a correctly positioned 4 button layout. Sure, this would limit something like a Hylox, but it would make it better for me to play Neo Geo games on. Cabinet uniformity. This was something I was actually worried about when I started my own Home Arcade. I didn't want all the cabinets to look the same. I grew up in the early days of arcades, in the 70s and 80s where most cabinets were different shapes and sizes. Thank goodness for other 3/4 Scale cabinet companies like Unico and iiRcade coming along, and Arcade1Up switching it up from time to time, because I now have a Home Arcade were every cabinet is a different shape and design, just like I remember from the early days in commercial arcades. Now in the time of Street Fighter II, I started to see many arcades utilizing the same cabinet design, just with different artwork. And this is why I get why some people prefer cabinet uniformity in their Home Arcades, so I guess there's options for all :) Great to hear you're still having fun with the MVSX. It's a wonderful cabinet to own! vgv

[@PDX7]

Hey VGV, Thank you for sharing it explains a lot of what we can expect from MVSX. It’s a bummer about the cap on the games, but at least they gave us the ability to add anything we want. It would just be cool to get another Big Red cab from them. Have you had a chance to assemble any of your new cabs yet?

[@videogamevegas]

PD7, No, I haven't been able to build the cabs as of yet, still recovering from injury. Hopefully in July or August, but it could go beyond that. Yeah, things are piling up and it's going to be a huge project. Gotta build the Time Crisis and add the Buy Stuff Arcades Mod, Gotta do the Out Run Buy Stuff Arcades Mod, still need to unbox and build the AtGames 4KP I got back in January, need to assemble the riser I got for the MVSX, and Buy Stuff Arcades riser extenders for my Arcade1Up Defender and Arcade1Up Pac-Man Namco Legacy. Then I be working on adding the extension of my Halloween Theme Park to the Home Arcade as well as moving in my Numskull TMNT and Space Invaders and Space Invaders Deluxe 1/4 scale machines. This accident really set me back. I can still play games in my Home Arcade, but it looks like a mess right now with parts everywhere. Very depressing :( But, I think I'll have everything done before the end of the year. At least I'm at a place where I feel well enough to release a video now and then :) Have a great one! vgv

[@PDX7]

@videogamevegas you’ve got about a month or two of content coming!

[@gman95162]

The MVSX is awesome with or without the HyloX, the power button being on the back inst a big deal for me Mr7 because i have room to reach around , I am a big fan of fighting games so its perfect for me, in my opinion fighting games are meant to be played on stand up arcade ,machines, unfortunately for me Mr7 my MVSX did not come with a BOE monitor, I got mine last November and it came with a monitor with poor viewing angles, I contacted unico about this and they said that their amazon sales teem would contact me about this but I haven't heard nothing to this date, since i do play it only standing up its no big deal but once I move over to another machine and glance at it from an angle its like AAHGGG LOL. Great video Mr7, I am glad you decided to keep and enjoy this cab, variety is the spice of life. Oh by the way, the audio was clear but tiny, especially compared to my Arcade1up's, so I did upgrade with an amp and bookshelf speakers, it was easier than I thought and it now sounds awesome!

[@PDX7]

I can’t believe your monitor was different, there must have been different models for some weird reason. I stand most of the time, but occasional I like to sit on a stool :)

[@gman95162]

@@PDX7 Im assuming they ran out of good monitors and decided to just go with these cheap monitors because I returned the first cab because of this , I assumed this was a defect because all the reviews on this cab (including yours) didn't mention any washout or bad viewing angles, but the second one was the same. Yeah, I gotta admit, sitting down is a must for long games like Sengoku 3 lol.

[@PDX7]

@gman95162 and now they specialize in 19-26” lcd monitor replacements, very strange.

[@carlo1132]

I always liked this cabinet. maybe if it really goes on sale I can put it upstairs. AngelO is being bad on my ALU's she likes to chew on the ball tops lol, its not bad just need to break her of that habit, shes still a young wild panther.

[@PDX7]

Oh my gosh Loki is being super bad this week too lol what has gotten into these two? It’s like they’re calling each other what can we do next 🐈‍⬛

[@bonesjackson81]

I held off for a long time waiting for a version 2 to correct the absurd power button, speaker location, bigger control deck and added games. But that was clearly not happening so bought last year. We like it but those grievances remain. Not adding hylo as the alu takes care of the massive multicade with bigger screen and deck. Riser was a must. Definitely too short without and I'm only 5 8. Damn shame they abandoned mvsx instead of coming back with a better version.

[@PDX7]

I was hoping for the MVSX 2, but I think it’s all Nova Blast from them going forward. Wish they could do both, I guess maybe there’s a chance they want to sell OG out first, but I know it’s wishful thinking:)

[@GoldMineArcade]

Do you know if Moon Patrol is on the hack?

[@PDX7]

Not the hack I have, I know people have gotten updated versions but it’s not on the 630 games list I have.

[@ThePaagshim]

If they came out with a slightly bigger and upgraded version id be down to try 1 out.

[@PDX7]

I was hoping they were with the rumor of MVSX 2, the good news is they still have the license:)

[@domeshtan1677]

My Neo Geo Mini is enough for me, but yeah... They are fighter heavy! Good stuff if you are in to it. I like the shooters and Metal Slug stuff but there are some nice ones that were missing. Neo Drift Out, Neo Mr. Do, Neo Turf Masters... I wouldnt run out and buy it if they added them but fighters seem to be their bread and butter.

[@PDX7]

An updated cab I would be really interested in getting.

[@erikrutherford8202]

I wanted Nam 75 to be part of the collection!

[@PDX7]

I wish POW would’ve been on here too

[@cohenkarnell7799]

Nice review. I have always found some random box / object to put behind the MVSX and it more or less solves shaking issues.

[@PDX7]

That’s a good idea, maybe the carpet I have doesn’t help either but it sure rocks.

[@TVindustries5000]

I dont think id ever get one of these just because theres no space to rest your palm. thats annoying to me even on real arcade cabinets

[@PDX7]

It’s a downside unfortunately

[@SuperEarther]

man i love neogeo i have collected aes games for 20 years but after the huge issue with my last multi game cabinet when the company refused to help me and i couldn't find anyone to repair it. it resulted in me demolishing the entire cabinet. I think i will stick to conventional usb rather than cabinets that use jamma harness and soldering. i would love a retro pi 5 cabinet

[@PDX7]

It’s got everything you’d ever need that way, might be the way to go :)

[@SuperEarther]

@@PDX7 yeah you are right! is it hard to build a pi 5 cabinet? i have a monitor and a pi 5 device already

[@PDX7]

@SuperEarther I don’t know much about it just you’ll need the 6 buttons so you could play just about anything.

[@stokjock]

Very nice reveiw. This cab is a pass for me since I have no nostalgia for it.

[@PDX7]

I was hoping you’d squeeze one of these in your new arcade :) Thanks Stokjock 👊

[@itsmrotaku]

I just ordered mine to the UK my 3rd home arcade and for the next one I will build a DIY Japanese-inspired candy cab style Pandora box arcade.

[@PDX7]

Awesome!! When do you expect it being delivered?

[@itsmrotaku]

@PDX7 It should be with me in two to three days can't wait to play to set it up and play some Neo Geo games.

[@PDX7]

@itsmrotaku did you order from Amazon or direct?

[@EACarlos650]

PD7 I want the Hylo Hack but can’t seem to find it anywhere. Send me to the right direction brother! Thanks!

[@PDX7]

There’s some investigating to do online to find the downloads or you can just purchase a usb stick with a version on it from eBay if you search Hylox. Not all the roms will be perfect either way you go, but you’ll get 600+ games

[@EACarlos650]

@@PDX7 I can’t find any on e bay 😓

[@PDX7]

@EACarlos650 I’ll look..

[@PDX7]

@EACarlos650 here’s 2 links for Etsy I just found www.etsy.com/listing/1432358943/ www.etsy.com/listing/1513221130/

[@chrismussel399]

On the fence of getting one. With the hylo hack csn you get the same game set as the mvc2 a1up?

[@PDX7]

You could add any game you want just have to find that particular rom. They’re out there, keep an eye for sales I think 400 or less is a great price.

[@chrismussel399]

@@PDX7 do they ever go on sale? 650 with the riser is a little steep

[@PDX7]

@chrismussel399 yes it’s pretty high, I paid 575. They might drop 100 in July

[@greensun1334]

Sadly, I can't find any link for Hylo hack... Beautyful cabinets and nice vid btw 👍🏼

[@PDX7]

Check Etsy there’s a few links maybe 2 of them

[@greensun1334]

@@PDX7 thanks

[@greensun1334]

@@PDX7 now I found it for MVSX, but I need it for NGASP. It's a different Hylo, right?

[@PDX7]

@greensun1334 they seem pretty reasonable on there

[@PDX7]

@greensun1334 the control deck? If it has a usb it should work

[@matthewhall6288]

My bat tops are always coming off my MVSX.

[@PDX7]

That’s crazy I can’t get mine to come off

[@matthewhall6288]

@@PDX7 Hmm...try holding the metal shaft while you twist. I wish I had your problem as mine keep unscrewing while I play lol.

[@PDX7]

@matthewhall6288 I did lol maybe I got lucky, but if I ever need to get inside panel I’m probably in trouble lol

[@matthewhall6288]

@@PDX7 You shouldn't worry. You can remove the control deck from the front. It's how I changed my buttons and speakers: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIfKm2x9lrNji5osi=BsjzQnV21k6mIYMo

[@PDX7]

@matthewhall6288 Awesome Thank you 👊 is this your channel?