Joined Jul 2004
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USA
My question is this, is there really any reason to own a Neo-Geo CD system now? The reason I pose such a question is as follows....
First of all, almost every game on Neo-Geo CD has now been ported to another system, perfectly. There are very few exceptions to this rule at the current time.
You have perfect ports on the Saturn, Playstation 2, Dreamcast, Wii, and of course the Virtual Console on the Wii. Once again, there are very few great games on NGCD that have not been ported perfectly now.
Now, there is the case of most of the Neo-Geo games on Playstation 2 and Wii do not have the arranged CD soundtrack, and instead have the AES soundtrack. This is obviously a negative. However all ports on Saturn and Dreamcast do in fact have the arranged soundtracks and CD only extras, with much less loading time.
Realistically you could own a Saturn and Dreamcast, both capable of playing imports easily, and never really need a Neo-Geo CD system at all... unless you want to play some of the more obscure games, or classic titles...which have mostly been ported to Wii at this point.
So ultimately, what do you feel is the reason for owning a Neo-Geo CD system in this day and age?
First of all, almost every game on Neo-Geo CD has now been ported to another system, perfectly. There are very few exceptions to this rule at the current time.
You have perfect ports on the Saturn, Playstation 2, Dreamcast, Wii, and of course the Virtual Console on the Wii. Once again, there are very few great games on NGCD that have not been ported perfectly now.
Now, there is the case of most of the Neo-Geo games on Playstation 2 and Wii do not have the arranged CD soundtrack, and instead have the AES soundtrack. This is obviously a negative. However all ports on Saturn and Dreamcast do in fact have the arranged soundtracks and CD only extras, with much less loading time.
Realistically you could own a Saturn and Dreamcast, both capable of playing imports easily, and never really need a Neo-Geo CD system at all... unless you want to play some of the more obscure games, or classic titles...which have mostly been ported to Wii at this point.
So ultimately, what do you feel is the reason for owning a Neo-Geo CD system in this day and age?