From: marms@sandia.UUCP (Mike Arms)
Newsgroups: rec.games.video
Subject: Re: Neo Geo - The Best Console
Date: 29 Jul 92 19:51:09 GMT
Reply-To: sandia!marms@unmvax.unm.edu (Mike Arms)
Organization: Dimsdale Brothers Extortion Agency

desmondw@merrimack.edu writes:
>      Lets face it, The system wars will continue until SNES and Genesis
>users allow Neo Geo owners to have a say on their system in this
>newsgroup. SNES and Genesis owners won't allow one Neo Geo owner to
>ask any info on a game or a review. Every time a Neo Geo owner asks
>for another Neo Geo owner to post a review of a game he/she gets flamed
>to death on this newsgroup with crap like "you're such a loser for
>paying $500 for that system", "the games all suck", etc.

Oh, whine why don't you?  The nature of system wars is that you have
a group of militant advocates on both sides.  In such wars, there will
be flames - sometimes lots of them.  You just need to have a thicker skin
and not let the other side's digs get to you.  Granted there are some
people on this newsgroup that are pretty anti-Neo Geo.  But there are also
some us out here that are not partisan.  Those tend to be the gamers that
own and play more than one system.  And you'll find some of us are game
collectors.  

I've been very interested in the Neo-Geo ever since I saw it last
September.  I look for all comments on it, pro AND con, for help in deciding
whether or not to spring for one.  Let's be honest, it is a lot of money and
the used market is not nearly as large (and thus less cost effective) as for
the more popular game systems.  You can easily buy used Genesis games via
the Net or even used game stores for $12 to $30.  SNES games tend to be a
bit higher bieing in the $25 to $40 range.  The main feature here though is
that you will often find lots for sale or trade.  I'm planning on waiting a
couple of months to see if I can buy SF2 used after some of you get burned
out on it.  I have enough games that I have bought recently via the Net to
keep me quite busy.  The used market is almost non-existent for the
Neo-Geo.  Maybe once every two months someone posts trying to sell one of
the weaker NG games.  Those would be the ones I would want to avoid.  I've
not seen Neo-Geo King of the Monsters or Fatal Fury listed for sale here
yet.

You are certainly not a loser for paying $500 for the Neo-Geo.  It's more
money than most people would pay for (given the lower priced competition).
I am waiting for the price to come down a little more.  SNK has already
lowered it significantly once, and given the price wars between Sega and
Nintendo we might see them drop it some more.  And like I've said before,
"the games all suck" is not what most people think.  Some suck, others
rock!

>     If you don't believe me look about 20 posts above at someone who
>reviewed Fatal Fury and got some jerk telling him the game sucks and
>get with SF2. This is why I keep the war up with SNES and Genesis owners
>and will continue it until this bullshit is stopped. How would you feel
>asking for a review of a game for the Genesis and getting 20 flames
>on your mail?
 
Try to ignore the flames.  Rauser has it out for the Neo-Geo right now.
A couple of months ago, he was severely flaming the Lynx.  But now he
is pretty cordial towards it.  If you want to see some more reviews for
Neo-Geo games, try leading by example.  That is, post reviews on the
games you do own.  Get somebody to set up a Neo-Geo games rating compendium
and keep it updated periodically.  The only way to avoid the flame wars
is to not become a participant.

-- 
Mike Arms
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