One wouldn't get close to a million Arcades around the and I would imagine freinds of Saturn users were able to play on their mates Saturn, or play it in the shops (not sonthing one could do with a Neo) I would bet more people saw or played a Philips CD to a Neo GeoQuote:
Originally Posted by bultje112
That's not the principle. If one can make a case of systems like Mattel Intellivision. Then one can make a case for a Mini Saturn or PC Engine, at the very least for the Japanese Market, where both systems sold 5 million + units.Quote:
Originally Posted by Folco
I'm not going to lie, it's a cool concept if it speeds up the load times compared to an original PS1. I am also curious as to the emulation it is using, as only recently has Playstation emulation been done well through MEDNAFEN.
Where did you hear this?Quote:
Originally Posted by SegataS
I would do anything to see sega drop atgames and send them straight to hell where they belong
Probably a port of Sony's internal emulator used on the PS3 and PS2 slim.Quote:
Originally Posted by Baloo
Not well enough. I got a sealed Colecovision Flashback from Half-Price Books for $20. They had 3 of them at the store I was at, and I'm pretty sure that every store had the unsold hardware that Dollar General sold to HPB.Quote:
Originally Posted by Folco
http://www.sega-16.com/forum/attachm...5&d=1537581655
http://www.sega-16.com/forum/showthr...e-Mini-updatesQuote:
Originally Posted by Baloo
Nobody knows for sure who they're working with but the obvious guess is M2.
lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Team Andromeda
If we are talking worldwide (and including Neo Geo MVS) then no chance in hell.
No matter how much numerous was a family who bought a CDi or how many friends it had to show off, Neo Geo MVS whole purpose (well and any other arcade board for that matter) was that on the same board dozens, hundreds even thousands different persons would have played on it.
Back in the '90s Neo Geo MVS (and other arcade boards) weren't even confined to specific arcade avenues, they were in bars, laundries, restaurant chains geared toward kids, cinemas.
They were everywhere it was probable there were a good number of people that wanted to kill some time for a few coins.
To give some perspective on how much 1 million units is big for a single arcade board, Sega Model 2 sold about 130K boards by 1996 and by early 1998 the combined unit sold for Sega Model 2 + Sega Model 3 was about 200K.
But this is beside the point I made that is Neo Geo popularity and legacy should be gauged by its arcade business side, not the niche consoles (which were supposed to be niche that is they targeted the very few who really wanted to pay big bucks to play faithful arcade games at home in the early '90s).
Another point is that popularity isn't the only factor to determine if a company should give a go for a retro console.
The cost associated with the hardware to emulate the games and the easiness of emulate the games are important factors.
Also the return from the investment for which an investment can be considered worthy to be pursued vary between a small and cheap company like AtGames and big companies like Nintendo, Sony and Sega.
The last news about Sega taking care for the Mega Drive Mini signals that Sega think Mega Drive could guaranteed a good return.
Sega has yet to show any confidence on Saturn legacy though.
If Mega Drive Mini is a big success, it is more likely that Sega will continue to release Mega Drive Minis and then maybe trying a Master System Mini with the same exact hardware than to try a Saturn Mini IMO.
I wasn't asking for a principle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Team Andromeda
I thought Black Tiger knew somewhat around what those retro consoles had sold and I was curious to know myself.
The thing about Neo Geo is that a lot of people have played ports of those games to console and now thanks to the internet (and ROMs :v) they get to find out about their original versions and so Neo Geo is likely much more popular than it used to be. Besides, history revisionism, etc.
Back on the Playstation Classic… I guess I never bothered to look up for Sony fanboys but this one really doesn't seem to cause any enthusiasm, huh? (even among other people I ask, they also don't see it anywhere they go) But what I've seen is jokes about games on CD-R :P
It's actually legit and has been passed around many new sources. The handling of the Genesis mini is being handled by a Japanese dev group now. Sega honestly can't afford to let ATgames handle this thing with their shitty track record. I'm seriously hoping M2 handles it. They're the only group I would 100% trust not to fuck up any ports of Sega games these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Baloo
You can laugh all you want. Simple facts are the Neo Geo sold in poor numbers in the home and SEGA not only beat SNK in the consumer sector, but the handheld and Arcade sectors too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Folco
If one can make a case for funding CBS or Mattel Intellivision, one can do the same for the likes of the Saturn or PC Engine, like one can for the Zx Spectrum and C64 mini.
Saturn classic edition should keep with tradition and launch at $100 higher than playstation classic. I’d still buy it! Hahaha
The Intellevision isn’t a bitch to emulate, like the Saturn is. You couldn’t even do it with a Raspberry Pi.
Let's be real about this TA. The NeoGeo was never meant to compete with the other systems. At the time it was marketed as a system that did Arcade Perfect ports of NeoGeo MVS games which of course is the same chipsets as the home carts with no differences. The price point alone made it that only people with deep pockets would be able to afford this system so trying to say it sold in poor numbers isn't correct or fair to it since the price tag alone was huge compared to the other systems.Quote:
Originally Posted by Team Andromeda