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And people said it couldn’t be done. I can’t wait to play the finished game.

I’m interested in the Game Gear and the games. How much?

I watched the broadcast, too, and I was excited to say the very least. I’ve bought all of Champ Games’ releases so far, and this will be another Day 1 purchase for me.

You make good points, Anthony. Maybe if SNK brought back more IPs (i.e. Crystalis, Ikari Warriors, Psycho Soldiers, etc) we’d see a more diverse SNK. If you’re reading this SNK, bring back your old IPs. Yes, I am happy to see KOF and the new Fatal Fury, but us fans want more!

@Charlie Cat, what is your take on SNK today? Do you feel they should have released a new system (cartridge or CD) to secede the MVS and Hyper 64?

The best song in the game, imho:

I agree! I was blown away by the music when I played the game for the first time on my Amiga 500. The graphics, the parallax scrolling - it was an incredible thing to see back in the day.

What an incredible choice! I love Shadow of the Beast. The PC-Engine version had enormous sprites and enhanced backgrounds. Imagine what a Neo-Geo release would be like!

I wish SNK didn’t limit these sales to Japan only. Fans of SNK/NeoGeo are all over the world and I’m sure a satellite store like the one in the photos, would do well in big cities like Boston, New York, etc. This was always a problem with the NeoGeo also. SNK Japan was always hesitant to send a new game release to the West, because the home sales were nothing like they were in Japan. This is why there are two types of fans: NeoGeo fans and SNK fans. The former cares about the system and its games, while the latter cares more about the company and its modern IPs. I’m from the former - I love the Neo-Geo. SNK could have reintroduced a modern NeoGeo if they wanted to, but they won’t because the Hyper NeoGeo 64 failed outside Japan. This reason alone is why I am not a fan of SNK. Plus, I feel the modern releases of their games lack the energy and magic of the Neo Geo originals. 🤷 What can you do, you know?

I finally had some chicken broth to help with my stomach. I considered going to Urgent Tale, but my stomach finally straightened out.

I’m real sick today, guys. I’ve been throwing up all day. I am suffering from major fatigue too. I have no idea what I have, but it sucks badly.

I’m just wondering if I should adjust that blue screw for only one game. I may buy another copy first to test.

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There are no pinholes on the CD, so I can summarize that my CDZ’s drive is just touchy. I could play the game on the Top Loader, but it defeats the purpose of upgrading to the CDZ. @shane857, you own a top loader unit, correct? If you do, you can have my Nam 75. I’ll cover shipping. I believe we should be kind to our fellow Neo Geo gamers. The game refuses to boot on my CDZ, so it’s worthless to me. I know it works on the Top Loader, so at least it will get some use from you.

I’ll check the CD for rot damage and report back.

I missed that fact. Thank you. Well… the manual has yellow pages and the front panel of the jewel case is missing the Neo-Geo logo in the top-right corner. So… a real copy, but fake everything else?

The serial number on the back of the manual matches the one on the inner silver ring of the disc. Anything that says NGCD-01 is a fake.

Using the video as a guide, there isn’t a single legitimate copy of Nam 1975 on eBay! Any game with the serial number NGCD-01 is a fake.

This video explains everything. Yup, I own a fake! https://youtu.be/AV0fkAlxnqM?si=IU_LCDo4ptiFaPd-

Should the inner silver ring have writing on it or not? I honestly can’t remember.

The disc label looks off and its not flush with the Neo Geo logo.

My copy of Nam 75:

What’s the best way to clean a CD? Even though the disc is immaculate, there could be debris or a faint finger print on it.

Here’s a legitimate copy! Notice how there is no writing on the inner, silver ring of the disc:

Yup! That’s the game. It’s identical to those pictures too. Plus, the inside pages of the manual are like cheap newspaper. I should have checked a lot sooner! I lost $180!