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April 7

FATAL FURY

SUNSET RIDERS

THE SIMPSONS

all arcade

April 1

Hope you all had a Happy Easter!

To belatedly celebrate the historical anniversary of this great thread, I have a video review of FATAL FURY in my top 20 arcade games from 1991 list. Loved this in the arcades, and this game was the first title I'd actually seen in a NEO GEO arcade machine (a year after the cabinet's release). I had just moved back to Portland after about 5 years in Auburn/Federal Way, WA and I saw this at the department store I'd get employed at. I don't recall if it had a 2nd game on its cabinet, but they later put MUTATION NATION on it with FF. I still really enjoy this one, though FF2, FF Special and Real Bout FF Special I prefer much more.

March 24

3 hours ago, Charlie Cat said:

Hi guys,

You know what today is fellas??

Today marks the 10th year anniversary of "The Official NEO-GEO Thread" on Atariage.com!

That's awesome Anthony! I had no idea!

If my current "20 From 1991" game wasn't so difficult (Terminator 2: Judgement Day) I would've been able to work on FATAL FURY in commemoration. Well, that'll be coming up later.

March 15

TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY

CLUTCH HITTER

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: TURTLES IN TIME

all arcade

March 2

BOMBERMAN/ATOMIC PUNK

STARBLADE

KING OF THE MONSTERS

all arcade

February 27

Another NEO GEO game review upload, this one is #10 in my top 20 games of 1991. It's KING OF THE MONSTERS, a title that can be very frustrating to play but undoubtedly captures the feel of the giant monster films (i.e., Godzilla, Mothra, Ghidra, Gamera, Rodan, etc.) as you battle monsters over a Japanese metropolis, crushing all manner of vehicles, buildings and humans beneath your feet. Very cool! As is custom with my 10th and 20th placed game video in the yearly series, there's a bit of 1991 trivia added to the beginning, so apologies in advance if that's not your thing.

February 10

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE AVENGERS

RAIL CHASE

RAD MOBILE

all arcade

January 29

CAVEMAN NINJA

SUPER HIGH IMPACT

SENGOKU

all arcade

January 26

CARNIVAL

Frying during play may cause the graphics to go funky. Some of the targets may completely unrecognizable (usually the ones for extra bullets), and the ducks may have bizarre flight patterns. Some of the funky targets may not be destroyed, making it so you can't finish the stage. Also, the pipes (Ferris Wheel) may not be visible, though you may be able to shoot them.

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If you fry during the demo, the computer-controlled gun may have infinite bullets-- the ducks can eat them but the gun hits bonus bullet targets enough to keep the level high. It has a back and forth while firing motion that won't likely hit the pipes enough to finish the stage before the game demo resets.

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January 21

My review of SENGOKU, released for the NEO GEO in 1991. A couple tunes to bookend the video from 1991 to give you the feel of that year.

January 17

My video of the NEO GEO game 2020 Super Baseball. Cool futuristic look at baseball (though 2020 has obviously passed in real time) involving teams comprised of men and women, and robots too!

January 15

18 minutes ago, kermit73 said:

Dig Dug: 999990 (Rollage)

The game starts giving you extra lives again after you roll the score, including a bonus life at 1M. This significantly extends a game if you're on your last life.

The glitched boards started appearing for me at 1.2M and my game ended at 1.7M. Overall, I think the glitched boards are easier. The enemy enclosures appear in odd places, but I don't ever remember seeing two enemies start in the same enclosure. The downside is the scoring potential is reduced. Some of the boards only have one boulder and others don't have any boulders, making it impossible to get the 8k pineapple to appear. Even boards with two boulders can be a challenge to get the pineapple. If the enemies are too aggressive, you'll have to kill all of them before you can release both boulders.

Damn, that's impressive!

If you would like to submit it to the DIG DUG THREAD-- and any more information you have about the 2600 version (or other versions, including the arcade original), feel free to contribute!

https://forums.atariage.com/topic/282789-the-dig-dug-thread/

January 13

SPACE INVADERS

2,315

I hate them zigzag lasers! Hated them on Demon Attack too!

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January 12

2 minutes ago, Vocelli said:

Correct

Thanks! Boy, that's tough!

January 12

So, question on the Space Invaders scores-- is the game we're supposed to be playing, listed as "game 4", the one with the zig zag missiles and moving bunkers?

January 12

Dig Dug:

386,010

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January 7

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SPIDER-MAN

Wonky building hijinks! Fry during the main screen or during play perhaps, and Spider-Man will likely start falling as the building structure looks very odd-- and may go on forever! You can stop yourself from falling by slinging a web on the building surface. You seem to have unlimited web fluid. The building may be so haphazardly constructed that you may not be able to climb all the way (if there even IS a top).

January 7

DIG DUG

Some weird stuff with this one. You can fry at the title screen or during a game. This will most likely screw up the right half of the screen, to the point that moving to the right digs out the maze to the left of you, and vice versa (so it sort of works as the reverse of the left side of the screen). And digging vertically will remove dirt a handful of shafts away. Very odd-looking. This may also make Dig Dug and a monster invisible. But the game is still playable. The best benefit of the trick is that the monsters DO NOT TURN INTO GHOSTS! Therefore they cannot exit their enclosed spaces until you free them. The game may be screwy but once you get used to this the game may be easier.

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January 1

SPIDER-MAN THE VIDEOGAME

DANNY SULLIVAN'S INDY HEAT

KITTEN KABOODLE

all arcade

December 23, 2023

2 hours ago, Charlie Cat said:

Hi Russ,

Thank you for stopping by to share your excellent playthrough and review of Ninja Combat for the Neo-Geo. I remember playing this game for the first time at a local Dairy Queen in Paramus, NJ with my brother. Soon after, we always use to play co-op and would defeat the game together most of the time. I believe Ninja Combat was the most defeated title we done so on the Neo-Geo. Fond memories and certainly miss those days growing up.

Heh.. World Heroes was the one I always beat up on. Such an easy game!

December 22, 2023

Video of my review for NINJA COMBAT. Sorry for the silly opening; I use it for when people have requests for me.

December 17, 2023

On 12/13/2023 at 11:09 PM, GameGirl420 said:

Klax (Game Gear)

Ms.Pac-Man (Atari 7800)

Muncher (Bally Astrocade)

Muncher a decent Pac clone lol. If it had cut scenes it would be perfect.

Also played tonight...

Crystal Mines (NES)

Checkered Flag (Atari Jaguar)

Black Onyx (Sega SG-1000)

Arkanoid (DOS)

Is that carpet that "Muncher" is sitting on? 😆

December 11, 2023

KIKI KAIKAI (arcade)

LUNAR: ETERNAL BLUE (Sega CD)

LUNAR: SILVER STAR (Sega CD)

October 19, 2023

41 minutes ago, Cobra Strike Down said:

First time beating Waku Waku 7. I’m not good yet. But here’s my high score for now.

Well done! Fernandez/Fernandeath is one cheap SOB. I hope to get my MVS running again soon and play this again! Arina is definitely the best character.

September 25, 2023

26 minutes ago, CreeB said:

I assume this was the original???? I owned GALAXY EXPRESS on VHS and CAPTAIN HARLOCK AND THE QUEEN OF A THOUSAND YEARS too,,,, interest fact about the former Corey "Brainiac" Burton voiced the conductor..

NEW YORK! NEW YORK! was the original game. The movie WAGA SEISHUUN NO ARCADIA was released in 1982, as was the arcade game.

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