Neo Geo CD Question

[Gabriel]

I figure someone here must own one.

 

Is there any difference between a Japanese system and an American one? Will games from one region play on the hardware for the other region?

 

How long are the load times? I've read they're on the order of a full minute long. Does anyone have some benchmarks for some of the more popular games?

[jesusc]

no differance, except games play in the mode of the machines territory. For example (with a few exceptions) a japanese game will play in english on an American machine, and vice versa. Switch modding a Neo CD is incredibly easy, so that if you want to play an uncensored (but in japanese) version of a game on an American system you can.

 

Load times depend on how big the game is. Early titles will have a long load time initially, but next to nothing after that. The big meg games however load a lot and take a lot fo time doing it. King of Fighters 98 and Last Blade 2 for example are almost unplayable imho because your playtime is so broken up by loading.

[Dusk2600]

i agree with JC i bought his neo cd a while back and the load times are hideous, it is definatly the "poor mans" neo geo. i did end up selling it back to him at a loss, but thats how most storys end when i deal with him now adays.....

 

but you can burn games 4 it if u find someone else in the world with the games