Playchocie 10 VS NeoGeo

having had both systems, and currently have a Neo Geo, I have had both dual and single PC10, regular carts, and the bootleg carts (add your own roms) and whilst the PC10 was neat, single monitor cabinet was really clean! the games were kinda dull, guess I missed out on the whole NES generation, and was more the next generation of consoles after that, so the Neo Geo games appeal to me more, that and my 5 kids prefer the NG games over the PC10

not a very in depth reply, and guess as I still have the NG then its the winner for me :)
 
personally id love to have a pc10 someday. lots of games from my youth.

By the time neo geo came out, i wasnt that interested.

However, i do not think kieth would agree with me..

 
I'm not a big PC10 fan but I did play it back in the day. I would rather play the Vs. versions though. I recently built a MAME machine and it has 7 or 8 NEO GEO games on it. Hopefully, I will get a MVS for real someday.
 
I always felt it was stupid to toss quarters into a machine to play a game you could play on the NES with the same exact quality and same exact graphics.

The Neo Geo is the hands down winner, but I don't care for fighters. I do love a bunch of the games that aren't fighters - Metal Slug series, Top Hunter, Shock Troopers 2nd Squad, Puzzle Bobble, Nightmare in the Dark, and more.

As for # of games? Easy. They made 1, 2, 4, and 6 slot cabinets and you can get multi-game bootleg carts that had anywhere from 7 to 161 games in one cartridge.

They didn't even make anywhere close to 161 games for the PC-10/NES abortion.

RJ
 
Which one is the better system? Neo Geo.

Why? Because Neo Geo lets you play actual arcade games instead of home console games like the Playchoice. And you get stereo sound, you can use headphones, Neo Geo is easier to adjust the volume than the PC10, mini marquees are cheaper than spending big bucks on PC10 toppers, there's no time limit to play a game, and Metal Slug on the Neo Geo beats any Contra game on the PC10! Neo Geo beats PC10, but I still have 2 dedicated PC10 cabs and a dedicated 4-slot Neo Geo in my collection.
 
I have them both and love them both equally. It's difficult to compare them as they are for the most part different systems. Yes they both offer versatility, but I feel like they were cut from a different cloth and destined for different audiences. The PC-10 was designed for mass appeal and the neo was designed for true gamers.

The PC-10 was designed to bring the popular home console games into the arcade and capitalize on their 'brand'. Everyone knows SMB. Guys, girls, labradoodles. It was a system an op could install in their place of business to appeal to the pink hats and the casual gamer. Yes, you can play the titles on your NES, but uprights offer a dash of a different exp.

As far as the Neo Geo goes, this machine was designed so OPs could offer a variety of titles for cheap. All they had to do was buy a new kit and slap a cart in and kapow, new game. It kept their lineup fresh and exciting. As previously mentioned you also get the 'arcade version' and not some home console stuff.

That being said, I have them both. The neo geo generally gets played more, mostly because of Bust A Move and Top Hunter. Also because it wasn't something everyone had, so folks who come over and want a new gaming exp play it. I would say the PC-10 gets played 2nd or 3rd most at parties because it is the most recognizable and everyone knows how to play it.
 
The Winner is YOU! lol...

I have both a PC10 (single monitor) and a Neo 2 slot MVS with a 100-n-1 cart. Personally I get more use out of the PC10 only lamenting that it doesn't have a gun (at least yet). I have strong memories with Tecmo Bowl, and SMB, trying to shoot that damn laughing dog and growing up in the 80's beating Iron Mike Tyson, MEANT SOMETHING.

As for the NeoGeo it has WAY too many fighters so I was largely disinterested in the system until I found a cheap local buy (who would deliver no less) and the 100-in-1 card had most of the Metal Slugs. My son however (4.5 years old) LOVES SNK vs Street Fighter, so I'll chaulk it up to "it's a matter of taste" (and age).

Personally I would prefer a Single PC10 with a light gun over a NeoGeo or a dual monitor PC10, but if you have the room and $ I'd get both.
 
The Neo Geo MVS hardware in my opinion was the greatest arcade board ever made. SNK made the board and stuck with it from 1989-2005 and didn't make a bunch of upgraded/sequel boards like all the other companies. Plus there are so many great games for the Neo. I've bought many cartridges for $5.
 
I agree with much of what was said ... especially Ant and Mel.
To sum up what was said:

Neo Geo:
Taking advantage of: an Arcade library for the home.
Timeline: 16 bit transition to 32 bit
Niche franchises in the arcade

Playchoice:
Taking advantage of: a Home library for the arcade.
Timeline: 8 bit transition to 16 bit
Biggest franchises in the console market

This is for my arcade so my vote goes to Neo Geo.
I have an NES and all of the best NES games were ported to other Nintendo consoles. They come cheap to play. There is no way I'm going to pay $60-$200 for good select playchoice games. The better/best Neo Geo titles can be had from $50-$150. Nearly a complete library can be had for one $150 multi cart.

Do you want to play it or just brag about what you have?

BTW: I had a single monitor and started collecting titles but then I never really played it so I sold it off.
 
Playchoice 10 was a NES with a multiselect BIOS and a timer. Every game released on it, you could play the exact same game on your NES at home, except you didn't have some arbitrary time limit based on the last time you put a quarter in the machine.


The Neo Geo MVS... is a legend, and a HUGE milestone in arcade history. It was the first multi-game system to really take off, and MVS cabinets still earn nicely to this day. Sure, it has a ton of fighting games, owing to SNK's roots, but its strength is variety -- Metal Slug, Magical Drop, Irritating Maze... Neo Geo has something for everyone.

Just my $0.02.
 
The controls make it.

Playchoice 10 was a NES with a multiselect BIOS and a timer. Every game released on it, you could play the exact same game on your NES at home, except you didn't have some arbitrary time limit based on the last time you put a quarter in the machine.

Agreed, however IMO you get a better experience with the controls in the arcade. So much so, I think I'm gonna flip my original Nintendo and games because the core of it is available on the PC10.

Also, I personally left the timer on and didn't set it to free play. lots of times I play at night after everyone's asleep and that's my sanity check. The timer goes off and I'm pulled out and check to see if it's time to stop. I HAVE caught myself saying "Did I REALLY just play 3 hours of Punch out.? Crap, I've got work tomorrow."

:(
 
Playchoice 10 was a NES with a multiselect BIOS and a timer. Every game released on it, you could play the exact same game on your NES at home, except you didn't have some arbitrary time limit based on the last time you put a quarter in the machine.

This is not entirely accurate. Goonies is available in PlayChoice cabs and never appeared on the NES.

There are some cool differences in some of the games, too, like Mario Open Golf, which is called NES Open Golf on console and has different graphics. Another example: Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! saves scores in the PlayChoice version.

These may seem like small differences, but for NES fans/collectors, these unique games make the PlayChoice that much more appealing.
 
I am going to have to go with the Neo Geo. The library of games released for the PC doesn't even come as close! There are some real good ones for the PC though.

Also I would have vote the PC down lower because it was timer based, which REALLY pissed me off back in the day, why would I put a quarter in it, when I already owned the games in it? I did play it to try out SMB3, since it came to the PC first.

It would have been better if they did the same kind of treatment they did with the Vs series, rather then make it timer based.

Yes I know you can set it for free play, but it isn't the same.

Side note, I just picked up a PC 10, and I saw a thread about burning ROMs for games that were never released for the PC 10. Anyone have a link to that thread?
 
Which one is the better system.

And also tell me why?

Matt

You're asking people to choose between a console maker's marketing ploy and a bonifide arcade system. The PlayChoice was to show what was available on the NES and to get people to buy the console. Hence, you could play as many games as you wanted while the time remained. The more games you tried, the more likely you were to go to the store and get a NES and games. They did the same type of thing with the Super System. The NEO GEO wasn't trying to sell you their home console through the big arcade model. It was their version of a console in an arcade. The op had to buy the machine an then got to choose whatever he wanted to have in it and they released a bunch of games for that arcade machine but it was never intended as a marketing tool for the NEO GEO AES.

They both appeal to a different crowd. The Nintendo enthusiast and the Arcade gamer. I love the PlayChoice 10 but I would still want to buy a NEO GEO MVS. They are two seperate things from two different worlds so I wouldn't be able to argue which is a better system. A better question would have been the VS vs the NEO GEO but even those are from two dfferent eras. I prefer my arguements to be from the same time peiod and same category (i.e. XBOX 360 vs PS3 or 80's Midway vs 80's Nntendo arcade games).
 
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