Is the (acd) arcade card worth it? Sapphire and Strider

[DirkFunk]

I honestly think the Neo CD is pretty much worthless at this point. If MVS carts weren't so very very cheap it would be a different story. The NeoCD was awesome when I had one in 1998, but the economies of Neo have changed in that time. Almost any Neo game can be had for under $100, the vast majority below $40. There is zero load time on MVS too.

The biggest problem with Neo CD is that there are way too many games missing from it. Not much (anything?) after KOF 99, so if you get really into Neo you're still going to need another system for the awesome stuff like Rage of Dragons, KOF 2000-2003, etc. Neo CD doesn't even have Metal Slug 3, which is the best in the series. Therefore you might as well just buy all the stuff on MVS.

The first thing I do when I purchase a home (which should be sometime in the near future) is buy and MVS cab.

I honestly think the Neo CD is pretty much worthless at this point. If MVS carts weren't so very very cheap it would be a different story. The NeoCD was awesome when I had one in 1998, but the economies of Neo have changed in that time. Almost any Neo game can be had for under $100, the vast majority below $40. There is zero load time on MVS too.

The biggest problem with Neo CD is that there are way too many games missing from it. Not much (anything?) after KOF 99, so if you get really into Neo you're still going to need another system for the awesome stuff like Rage of Dragons, KOF 2000-2003, etc. Neo CD doesn't even have Metal Slug 3, which is the best in the series. Therefore you might as well just buy all the stuff on MVS.

I've thought many times about grabbing a Neo CD. . . then I say screw it. I'll wait until I move out of my 3rd story apartment (which will hopefully be less than a year) and get an MVS cab. No load times, and the prices for games are not that much higher than the CD stuff. 

[nat]

I'm really shocked that I was unable to find any video's on YT to watch of the ACD game Madou Monogatari.


However I did find a nifty looking vid of the Genesis/MD version.  Is the ACD like this?

For the most part, except there is far less wasted screen space on the ACD game. The "action" window is a bit larger than the SEGA version, and the lower part of the screen is smaller and better utilized on the ACD. Other than aesthetic differences, gameplay looks the same. You can see lots of in-game screens at the Duomazov link above....

[Keith Courage]

Well thanks to (turbostar) I now have Sapphire and I got my ACD card in the mail from japan. It is pretty badass. I also picked up Fatal fury 2 and Art of fighting for only $8 a piece. It took me 10 minutes to realize that the duo ACD card doesn't have a different loading screen. I thought my ACD duo card was broken when I first got it.

[rag-time4]

Well thanks to (turbostar) I now have Sapphire and I got my ACD card in the mail from japan. It is pretty badass. I also picked up Fatal fury 2 and Art of fighting for only $8 a piece. It took me 10 minutes to realize that the duo ACD card doesn't have a different loading screen. I thought my ACD duo card was broken when I first got it.

Have you received your Fatal Fury 2 yet? I second Keranu's marvelous statement from earlier in the thread: Fatal Fury 2 has killer music on teh ACD. The only track that I think is better on Neo Geo is Joe Higashi's music, otherwise the Neo Geo is no match musically.

[TheClash603]

Only ACD game I have is Sapphireish...

Anyone have any extras of the "cheap" ACD games?  I guess if they are so cheap, it is worth buying to make my ACD seem more useful.

[nat]

The Fatal Furies are so cheap, I've often seen them being thrown in to orders from sellers as freebies. I got a sealed one as a freebie once.

[SNKNostalgia]

Honestly you might as well just get a NGCD top loader for $100+ and get the same games for like $10 each.

I didn't know Sapphire came out for NGCD.

sweet.

I am just saying for the Neo Geo ports. Must of heard me wrong. Still, getting the Arcade Card for the other few games is worth it.

[DirkFunk]

Well thanks to (turbostar) I now have Sapphire

Me too! Thank you so much turbostar!

I just ordered my Arcade Card. . . I can't wait to play it!

[sheath]

I've never regretted picking up my Arcade Card.  Art of Fighting is fantastic and so is Fatal Fury 2.  I even enjoy Strider ACD quite a bit.  I doubt I'll ever own Sapphire but I wouldn't mind picking up more Arcade Card CDs in the future.  These games really show how much memory limited the earlier games.

[BlueBMW]

I've never regretted picking up my Arcade Card.  Art of Fighting is fantastic and so is Fatal Fury 2.  I even enjoy Strider ACD quite a bit.  I doubt I'll ever own Sapphire but I wouldn't mind picking up more Arcade Card CDs in the future.  These games really show how much memory limited the earlier games.

Sapphire is still available... ahem *cough*  shoot me a PM if you'd like

[sheath]

Unless you're selling for less than $40 I don't think I'm in a position to bite just now.  
(I'm completely ignorant of what has been going on in any for sale sections)

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PMed you, thank for the reply!

[BlueBMW]

$40    not round these parts 

[SignOfZeta]

He means it's free.

[turbogrfxfan]

yes arcade card is worth every penny and i dont care what people say strider is a frikkin awesome game!  music, cut scenes, grafx, control everything.  strider is a must

oh and kabuki ittchibutt is pretty awesome as well

[Jesse813]

hows Strider on the ACD compare to Strider on the Genesis?