900 points?!

[DEMON212]

NG games like Metal Slug aren't worth 900. Not when you can get all 7 on the PSP for £12-£15.

Some may well be worth it, like that Shinobi style Magician game. But 900 points is rediculas IMO.

[Angelic Lapras King]

Thing is, sometimes the price differs in Japan. For example, Japan only pays 600 for MD games, but pay a whooping 1200 for OOT. So maybe, but not likely, the price ll be different everywhere else...

...


Or not.

[Drake]

Amazing music and graphics quality, and high game sizes. Do you really think they should be less than 900? They're of better quality than SNES games and slightly worse than N64 games. 900 is the only right price.

[samaine]

Also, Metal Slug likely won't be on the VC as it is on Wii.

Either way, the idea is that Neo-Geo was more powerful than the SNES (At 800 Points), but less powerful than N64 (At 1000 Points)... So 900 is a natural choice for them. Hopefully, we in the US will get it for less, but... hey, the MSX is priced at 700 Points... 700 Points for something only slightly better than the NES... ought to be 600 points here like the TurboGrafx... However, even Japan has yet to have MSX games released, so we will probably see Neo-Geo this month or next.

[Dazza]

I don't have a problem paying 900 points for a Neo Geo game tbh. It's fantastic value compared to what these carts cost back in the days and indeed even nowadays in eBay prices!

Yeah you'd be a mug to buy Metal Slug as it is readily available on compilation discs but it shouldn't stop them from releasing it for completeness. I might want to buy just Metal Slug 3 which I consider to be the pinnacle of the series so for me 900 points would be good value.

When games like Blazing Star and Pulstar hit the VC it will be an awesome day!

[SegaFan]

I can easily believe that they will be 900, as Dazza said those games are very expensive on ebay and very difficult to come across so I think 900 is quite logical.

[Drake]

Originally Posted by SegaFan

I can easily believe that they will be 900, as Dazza said those games are very expensive on ebay and very difficult to come across so I think 900 is quite logical.

They're confirmed to be 900, that's what DEMON's complaining about.

[Angelic Lapras King]

So, what kind of game size are we talking about?

[Drake]

Originally Posted by Angelic Lapras King

So, what kind of game size are we talking about?

Can't remember where I read it, but some of the last Neo Geo games ever made would probably fill up half the Wii's space in one go (Assuming you've downloaded nothing yet). Early Neo Geo games (Like the three announced games) are thankfully lots smaller.

[DEMON212]

Originally Posted by Drake

Can't remember where I read it, but some of the last Neo Geo games ever made would probably fill up half the Wii's space in one go (Assuming you've downloaded nothing yet). Early Neo Geo games (Like the three announced games) are thankfully lots smaller.

Yes, they take up more room. But is that because of the graphics and music? Or because the games are actually longer/larger?

Do NG Beat 'Em Ups have 20 stages and characters?

Do NG Zelda type games have 15 dungeons?

Every NG game I've played has been a short one, and that's why I reckon 900 is a bit steep.

So I'd hope the games I haven't played are longer. To justify the high price.

Personally there's some SNES games that aren't worth 800, and there'll be some 64 games not worth 1,000 etc...