Understanding The Neo Geo Arcade Cab

[@BrandonHann]

The idea for the memory card wasn't stupid. It allowed players to continue their games right where they left off at the arcade. Not every kid could afford a home console considering that most games were $200+ each (over $300 in today's dollars) when new. So being able to spend a few quarters and not lose your place when you had to leave or you ran out of money that day was a really cool idea.

[@denhamwall174]

I reckon you could also save your progress to the memory card, and come back to the same or different cab in another arcade and continue your progress. You wouldn't need to just go AES to MVS you could just save and come back to the same cab.

[@justinhennigar3830]

Worth noting that all of the single slot mvs boards do use the jamma standard. You can use the multi slot boards in a jamma cab with a simple converter.

[@MrSEA-ok2ll]

I want to clean up and repaint mine...it has been well used and quite beat up...your cabinet is simply beautiful. My cabinet had a single original board, but it would not run a multi, so I replaced my cab with a 1c board. Regarding carts? They are cheaper than AES, but even popular MVS titles are pricey these days .

[@terry-]

Great video. The AES was meant to be rented, so the memory card was designed to keep your progress beatween rents, or for arcades for long games.

[@andyparkin3471]

Great review. I had the home Neo geo console in 1990-91 and I paid £350 for the console and anything between £90 to £150 per game, and it was worth every penny 😄

[@Inubito]

Just picked up a 6 slot, but it's in rough shape. Hoping to restore it to some former glory!

[@snkfightfan0187]

Just bought a two slot mvs cab about a week ago. These videos have helped me a lot with understanding Jamma and different arcade boards, so thank you for the informative vids! Subscribed.

[@moomert1]

SNKFightFan 0071 glad my videos pulse help

[@moomert1]

SNKFightFan 0071 "could help"

[@camilomontoya7412]

yea dude but I like seeing the cabinet art etc, the whole feeling of playing a dedicated cabinet

[@SuperFili]

Excellent video, once again. I just bought a gutted Neo Geo 2-slot cab that I'm going to restore, and your videos are motivating it to get it done quickly! I always enjoy your Neo Geo vids. Keep 'em coming :)

[@moomert1]

Filiberto Hinojosa thank you. glad my video could help you

[@TonyKashBD]

OOOOH my GOOOOD, THE ORIGINAL BIG RED NEO GEO!!!

[@Riz2336]

I always wanted one of those cabs. I used to use a supergun to plug in a motherboard to a tv but the board died on me so all I got left now is 20 or so carts just sitting around. Back when I was buying MVS carts they were really cheap. I look on ebay now and the prices have gone way up

[@moomert1]

And now....many carrs for sale are bootlegs it seems

[@JasonPutt]

i know its a old video but from what i know there was 6 neo-geo's you missed the mvs6 and the mvs2 caberet(goldie), if you had a memory card you could bring it back to arcade next week and start where you left off, and like you i only had one friend with a neogeo aes, funny part his name was Geo

[@saipansun1609]

*why would they do it? Because you can keep playing your game even when your outside, just like with the Switch. And B. the AES only had like 4 credits for most games.

[@1010tesla]

would the memory card allow you to continue a game at the arcade at a later time or was it only for saving your progress to take home? You should see about getting a memory card just to complete the collection.

[@moomert1]

2020tesla my understanding is that the card worked for continuation of that game on home and arcade. from what I heard, the cards were cheaply made.

[@yarna1976]

Was to enable you to save on an mvs then carryon on an aes system

[@kyoshiroma]

great video man!!!! really really nice video!!!

[@andrewlee88]

solid video!! love your editing with the cab selection! I agree the neo geo cab is a unique piece of hardware but the neo geo fighters never turned my crank... now, with the beauty of Pandoras box I just found out about sengoku3+ and for a beat em up its pretty and exciting. check it out!!

[@joepinojazz]

Great video. What brand of buttons are in the cab? Thanks.

[@moomert1]

They were just standard Happ buttons.

[@theblindtechguy]

How much did you pay for your cab? I would like to own a Neogeo and cps2 at some point.

[@moomert1]

James Chambers you can get a Neo cab for a couple hundred bucks. just make sure the multi slot motherboard works.

[@cowboycandyvending1574]

I just bought a 2 slot for $300 in a centipede cabinet.

[@WestAssyrian]

I want to buy exactly these nostalgi arcade buttons and the microswitches that follows with them, can somebody help me? what is the name of these buttons and also which microswitch does this NeoGeo MVS machine use? Cherry microswitch 75g? microswitch 50g? Leaf switch?

[@moomert1]

twistedquarter should have everything you are looking for.

[@hosam7609]

You can use the memory card to continue playing later in the arcade, no?

[@SW0000A]

You should set it to free play so you don't have to mess with the coin switch.

[@plowking813]

it is to relive the exact memory of dropping a quarter into the cabinet like how it was in the 90s

[@kensalisbury7673]

Good video

[@kensalisbury7673]

Where can you get it fixed when the sound goes. Thank you

[@moomert1]

best bet is to find someone on the KLOV forums.

[@TheMamaluigi300]

19:43 Well maybe you’re traveling. You probably only enough space in your bag or something for the memory card

[@kensalisbury7673]

How do you put it in free play. Thanks

[@moomert1]

You have to go into the settings for the game.

[@sonjojodash1085]

Hi Ted

[@caraduratv5706]

Original?

[@Charlie-Cat.]

Hey moomer, Another amazing and informative video done by you explaining why these Neo-Geo cabinets are awesome. I agree on what you had to say for sure! Well done my good man. I posted this on, The Official NEO-GEO Thread on Atariage.com for you. Its on page 186, post #4644. atariage.com/forums/topic/223548-the-official-neo-geo-thread/page-186 Thank you for sharing this with us. Come by the Neo-Geo thread and browse around if you like. You're always welcome to do so. Anthony...

[@moomert1]

Charlie Cat thank you very much. hopefully this video can help anyone who is hesitant about purchasing a Neo cab

[@Charlie-Cat.]

moomert1 It really does moomert. Our new members on the thread really enjoy it and so do our younger generation players that are starting to get into the Neo-Geo think its beneficial for them. Thank you for taking the time to upload this for us. Anthony...

[@tichua]

I saw JNX card.

[@moomert1]

tichua JNX has such great items.

[@tichua]

moomert1 yup. he's an awesome dude.

[@thabreaka]

You da man!

[@ItsJustMilkISwear]

there are multi carts for this too, so you can have a ton of games on one arcade without going with MAME.

[@kolz4ever1980]

Yes, and a ton of money going in too all of those anicent games and taking up a whole bunch of space unlike mame... ;)

[@ItsJustMilkISwear]

@@kolz4ever1980 and they're real games instead of emulated ones, unlike mame.