Sega Saturn ports vs Neo Geo MVS/CD

[ATARI7800fan]

Not to sure if this has been asked before but how do Neo Geo game ports on the Saturn compare to the originals on the Neo Geo and CD. Also is there a list of Neo Geo ports on the Sega Saturn. I currently have a Saturn and was wondering if the ports are worth getting,I am planning on getting a action replay plus 4-1 for it. Currently do not have the money to get a Neo Geo CD.

[Rex Dart]

Forget the neo geo. Get the 4-in-1, a modchip, and a beer.

[goldenegg]

Forget the neo geo. Get the 4-in-1, a modchip, and a beer.

 

+1!

 

While the Neo-Geo has some great games, you'll most likely have a lot more fun with the Saturn overall. The main difference being that there's a wider range of games to choose from on the Saturn. The Neo-Geo mainly focuses on a few key franchises, with many sequels.

 

If you're simply interested in playing the games and not so much about the hardware, the Neo-Geo is also very easily emulated on a computer. On the other hand, Saturn emulation needs a good amount of horsepower to run at full speed so playing on the original console is still the best experience.

[BrianC]

I know it's opinion, but I find it a bit off putting when someone tells me to pirate and emulate instead of answering the question that was asked.

 

From what I heard, in general, the Saturn ports are better than the PSX versions (PSX ones are missing more frames), but not as good as the NeoGeo originals due to slowdown (I know for sure a couple of the fighting games and Metal Slug have it. Also, the NeoGeo games use 1 meg of RAM rather tham 4 megs, so they probably don't retain as much from the original as something like Vampire Savior). KoF '95 isn't playable with the Action Replay 4 in 1 since it uses a ROM cart rather than a RAM cart.

 

If you have a PS2, there are some well done NeoGeo collections for it (SNK Classics is supposed to be bad, though) like the Fatal Fury Battle Archives (the second one with the Real Bout games is especially good).

Edited June 24, 2011 by BrianC

[Austin]

Thanks Brian, glad to see someone took a minute to answer the question as I was curious myself.. I only played the Real Bout collection on the Saturn. It seemed decent, but I didn't have anything to compare it to as I have never played the AES/MVS originals. I do have Metal Slug on the Saturn, but again only have the Neo CD version to compare it to. There is slowdown in both, and I have also heard the Neo CD version isn't quite perfect either, so again, not sure if that's a solid comparison..

[Rex Dart]

I know it's opinion, but I find it a bit off putting when someone tells me to pirate and emulate instead of answering the question that was asked.

 

From what I heard, in general, the Saturn ports are better than the PSX versions (PSX ones are missing more frames), but not as good as the NeoGeo originals due to slowdown (I know for sure a couple of the fighting games and Metal Slug have it. Also, the NeoGeo games use 1 meg of RAM rather tham 4 megs, so they probably don't retain as much from the original as something like Vampire Savior). KoF '95 isn't playable with the Action Replay 4 in 1 since it uses a ROM cart rather than a RAM cart.

 

If you have a PS2, there are some well done NeoGeo collections for it (SNK Classics is supposed to be bad, though) like the Fatal Fury Battle Archives (the second one with the Real Bout games is especially good).

 

Hey now, I didn't tell him to pirate and I didn't prevent other replies from being possible. All I did was chip in with my experience, the same as you have done.

[BrianC]

I know it's opinion, but I find it a bit off putting when someone tells me to pirate and emulate instead of answering the question that was asked.

 

From what I heard, in general, the Saturn ports are better than the PSX versions (PSX ones are missing more frames), but not as good as the NeoGeo originals due to slowdown (I know for sure a couple of the fighting games and Metal Slug have it. Also, the NeoGeo games use 1 meg of RAM rather tham 4 megs, so they probably don't retain as much from the original as something like Vampire Savior). KoF '95 isn't playable with the Action Replay 4 in 1 since it uses a ROM cart rather than a RAM cart.

 

If you have a PS2, there are some well done NeoGeo collections for it (SNK Classics is supposed to be bad, though) like the Fatal Fury Battle Archives (the second one with the Real Bout games is especially good).

 

Hey now, I didn't tell him to pirate and I didn't prevent other replies from being possible. All I did was chip in with my experience, the same as you have done.

 

Sorry if I read the modchip part wrong, but I heard that's mostly what the Saturn ones are used for since they can't be used for imports. I did not mention anything about preventing replies.

 

I also heard the NeoGeo CD titles have loading and are often toned down. I think the Metal Slug might have that combat school thing added, though.

 

The Saturn is definitely worth getting over the NeoGeo, but probably not specifically for NeoGeo titles. Lots of good stuff on the system.

[ATARI7800fan]

I know it's opinion, but I find it a bit off putting when someone tells me to pirate and emulate instead of answering the question that was asked.

 

From what I heard, in general, the Saturn ports are better than the PSX versions (PSX ones are missing more frames), but not as good as the NeoGeo originals due to slowdown (I know for sure a couple of the fighting games and Metal Slug have it. Also, the NeoGeo games use 1 meg of RAM rather tham 4 megs, so they probably don't retain as much from the original as something like Vampire Savior). KoF '95 isn't playable with the Action Replay 4 in 1 since it uses a ROM cart rather than a RAM cart.

 

If you have a PS2, there are some well done NeoGeo collections for it (SNK Classics is supposed to be bad, though) like the Fatal Fury Battle Archives (the second one with the Real Bout games is especially good).

 

Hey now, I didn't tell him to pirate and I didn't prevent other replies from being possible. All I did was chip in with my experience, the same as you have done.

 

Sorry if I read the modchip part wrong, but I heard that's mostly what the Saturn ones are used for since they can't be used for imports. I did not mention anything about preventing replies.

 

I also heard the NeoGeo CD titles have loading and are often toned down. I think the Metal Slug might have that combat school thing added, though.

 

The Saturn is definitely worth getting over the NeoGeo, but probably not specifically for NeoGeo titles. Lots of good stuff on the system.

 

Already have a Sega Saturn.

[BrianC]

Already have a Sega Saturn.

 

doh. Should have read the first post again. Anyway, I definitely recommend the 4 in 1 for imports and a couple of the Capcom fighting titles that use the 4 megs of RAM like Vampire Savior are a must have.

Edited June 25, 2011 by BrianC

[Austin]

Already have a Sega Saturn.

 

Then quit thinking about Neo-Geo stuff and buy more games for your Saturn.

[Mark Wolfe]

sega saturn is hands down the better system in terms of game library over the neo-geo cd. I was wrting in another thread to forget about the ng-cd and get the home console or buy an arcade motherboard and have it "consoleized". you will LOVE that, trust me.

 

I found that the PSX and Saturn versions of the Metal Slug games run way better than on the neo-geo cd system. that thing suffers from horrific load times.

Edited June 29, 2011 by Mark Wolfe