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any suggestions for NEO GEO games? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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im starting to get into the neo geo however i barely know any of the games i played the original metal slug magician lord king of the monsters pulstar shock troopers anddddddd that's about it do you guys and gals have any suggestions for neo geo games that arent king of figthers and metal slug also about my previous post yes i am planning to try more genesis games i do like streets of rage and shinobi III

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[–] missingno@fedia.io 10 points 4 days ago

  • The King of Fighters 2002 - Fans will argue over whether 98 or 2002 is best. 98 does not have Kula in it, so 2002 is better.

  • Puzzle Bobble - If you have a friend to play with, the original is still the best. However, there's no versus CPU, so substitute Bobble 3 if you're playing by yourself.

  • Waku Waku 7 - Incredibly goofy and colorful fighting game, every single character is a parody of 90s anime/game tropes.

  • Twinkle Star Sprites - A versus shmup with a super unique format.

  • Windjammers - A sort of extreme pong.

Also check out FightCade for netplay, many of these games have active communities.

[–] kindenough@kbin.earth 9 points 4 days ago

Puzzle Bobble. I had the cabinet gifted from my boss 25 years ago. Very addictive game.

Used to convert Neo Geo's to MAME cabinets for Amsterdam coffeeshops.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (2 children)

The following game choices are objectively correct from a long time Neo Geo nerd. What anyone else tells you is wrong. (I kid, I kid. Mostly.)

  • Twiklestar Sprites
  • Samurai Shodown 3 specifically
  • The Last Blade (not its sequel)
  • Twinklestar Sprites
  • Money Puzzle Exchanger, but only its attract screen
  • Viewpoint
  • Twinklestar Sprites
  • Blazing Star
  • Waku Waku 7 (and to a lesser extent its predecessor, Galaxy Fight)
  • Aero Fighters 2
  • and lastly, Twinklestar Sprites

If you're going to play KoF or Metal Slug anyway, the best King of Fighters is '99, and the best Metal Slug is 2.

[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I argue that best KoF and MS are King of Fighters '98 and Metal Slug 3. Also Twinklestar Sprites.

[–] LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 days ago

Metal Slug 3 is let down by that mask boss which takes forever to defeat. And the last mission, while incredible, goes on FOREVER

[–] audaxdreik@pawb.social 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I go back and forth with Metal Slug. 3 is absolutely peak, but sometimes it's just too much, you know? 2/X is a bit more of a focused, compact adventure and I really like it for that.

[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago

I prefer 2 over X, for a simple reason that does not affect most: Friends an me played MAME games for highscores. And Metal Slug X doesn't have a good scoring system, as there were some items that ruined it for us. But honestly its really hard to pick a specific entry as the best and it could go either way.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

'98 does have a banger attract screen song, it's true.

[–] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I like this list, but I want to add Windjammers, Neo Turf Masters (golf), and League Bowling!

[–] Wfh@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Windjammers is the greatest sports vs. game ever made.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 days ago

Check out Lethal League (and the sequel) on Steam if you liked Windjammers.

[–] agelord@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Metal Slug

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Really depends on what genres you like, but here are some non-one-on-one fighting games I haven't seen mentioned:

Blue's Journey

Neo Bomberman

Neo Mr. Do!

ZuPaPa!

Nightmare in the Dark

Ganryu

Burning Fight

Mutation Nation

Robo Army

Spin Master

Bang Bang Busters

And an honorable mention; it's a on-on-one fighter, but it's fun to see SNK's take on Capcom's characters:

SNK vs. Capcom

[–] strongarm@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 days ago

Neo Turf Masters - one of the best gold games made!

[–] GameGod@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

Samurai Showdown is a decent fighter

[–] B0NK3RS@lazysoci.al 3 points 4 days ago

Windjammers KOF '98 Neo Drift Out

I've been playing some Neo Geo recently too :D

[–] Auster@thebrainbin.org 3 points 4 days ago

Played up to Metal Slug 5 from the franchise (incl. Metal Slug X), and all were pretty good, specially if playing with a friend. Also all of those you can find digitally officially nowadays.

Other than those, only played The King of Fighters 2002, which was fine.

[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Neo Geo:

  • Crossed Swords
  • Far East of Eden - Kabuki Klash
  • Garou - Mark of the Wolves
  • Magician Lord
  • Sengoku 2
  • The Last Blade
  • Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy
  • Twinkle Star Sprites

Off course there are much more fighting games, but I didn't want to spam them here.

Edit: Replaced a game in the list.

[–] bluesquid0741b@aussie.zone 2 points 4 days ago

Sengoku 3

Super Baseball 2020

Double Dragon

NAM 1975

[–] Pudutr0n@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Marvel vs Capcom

[–] tuckerm@feddit.online 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Good game, but didn't come out on the neo geo.

[–] Pudutr0n@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Dang. Must have gotten confused. I could have sworn it needed a neo geo bios file when emulated on mame.