The Neo-Geo Song

At least 50% of my paychecks would be converted into tokens and put into one of many Neo-Geo machines at the arcade when I was in high school. It's good that my favorite old games finally have an anthem.

What?

[qoncept]

Did this article say something?

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[megamerican]

it requires you to infer your own meaning... probly the most interesting one today

It only makes me wonder the same thing I've wondered for a long time; why is samzenpus still allowed to post articles?

Re:What?

[PHPee]

I agree. I think samzenpus and kdawson have a contest to see who can be the worst slashdot 'editor'.

Regarding this article, he could have at least linked to the original artist's Youtube video [youtube.com], rather than someone else's repost of it.

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[supssa]

As someone will a full MVS and AES (jp) collection, I think samzenpus and this video are gay.

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[commodore64_love]

>>>it requires you to infer your own meaning

It makes me think about the Great Debate. Ya know, that question that makes all classic gamers flame and troll one another: Which had the largest cart? N64 or Neo-Geo? I side with the N64 at 64 megabytes (RE2 with videos).

Also: Which console had the longest life (i.e. longest time being manufactured)? I side with the Atari 2600 at 15 years (1977-1992).

How's that for inferring my own meaning? :-)

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[mikael_j]

I believe the later model Neo Geo cartridges were capable of storing around 90 megabytes.

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[grub]

I side with the N64 at 64 megabytes

Didn't the cartridges of the day measure in Mbits? I seem to recall games boasting X Mbits of storage.

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[commodore64_love]

Okay. Then the largest N64 cart has 64 * 8 == 512 Mbit

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[Fancia]

Not true on the N64! Check the Neo-Geo master list [neo-geo.com]. They measure in Mbits so you have to divide by 8, but the biggest Neo game is KOF 2003 at 716Mb or 89.5MB. It looks like the Neo first passed 64MB in 1998 with Shock Troopers 2 (64.25), KOF '98 (85.375), Last Blade 2 (69.25) and Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 (67.375), while RE2 on N64 came out a year later in 1999. 64MB was pretty huge for a mainstream home console cart at the time, though.

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[Timosch]

Relax, this is idle.slashdot.org. Oh wait, it isn't?

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[shnull]

did i get here by phishing link or something ?

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[vegiVamp]

Just ignore. Samzenpus seems to be under the delusion that this is his personal twitter channel.

Wait, wut?

[Anonymous Coward]

Wait, wut?

WTFLOL

[carp3_noct3m]

Amazingly horrible yet mesmerizing... I wonder if a youtube video is how our alien overlords will take over (or have they already?)

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[Crackez]

I think this is it. They are in control NOW.

whuh?

[Pojut]

Was there even a link? Is TFA just a summary?

Why is it always samzenfenfenpus who posts crap like this?

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[rockNme2349]

There is a cleverly hidden link at the bottom left of the summary box where it usually says Read More...

or here http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/04/13/1711237/The-Neo-Geo-Song?art_pos=1&art_pos=1 [slashdot.org]

Talking Classics

[Hatta]

Keith Apicary is a great character and Nathan (his real name) is a great guy. Search "Talking Classics" on YouTube for some of the best retrogaming comedy around.

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[yomomma1]

See offical video here. http://www.youtube.com/user/nathanjbarnatt [youtube.com]

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[badboy_tw2002]

Just curious, is the speech impediment part of the character? He sounds like he was born deaf or something.

Also, "best retrogaming comedy" is a pretty low bar. How do you tell the difference?

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[Hatta]

Yes, it's schtick. And yeah, I guess there's not a lot of competition. The Angry Video Game Nerd would be another example of high quality video game comedy. Talking Classics stands out for the great acting and physical comedy.

Post

[irreverant]

I would post to this - but i'm afriad I would be recognized....

Oh, big f***ing thanks, Slashdot

[sznupi]

Another Metal Slug marathon incoming...

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[Hatta]

I'm not a huge fan of vs. fighters myself. But the Neo Geo is great for all the shooters. Blazing Star, Pulstar, Aero-Fighters, etc. The Metal Slug series is an absolute classic run-n-gun. And there are some good puzzle games on it too. Puzzle Bobble, Magical Drop, and so on. Now I'd never pay the hundreds of dollars necessary to play these at home, but they're lots of fun to play on emulation once in a while.

Slashdot seems idle today...

[AtlantaSteve]

You know, it's a shame that Slashdot doesn't have a designated area just for stuff like this [slashdot.org]. That could help keep non-stories off the main page, and make the site better overall. Oh well.

Huh

[Bruce Perens]

I must admit to never having heard of Neo-Geo. My apologies for having a life.

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[psyque]

Apology not accepted! You sir, are what is wrong with America and why our precious arcades are disappearing! Nah I'm kidding, your cool.

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[frogjimmy]

I must admit to never having heard of Neo-Geo. My apologies for having a life.

Yet you're on here... odd. Peculiar even...

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[gozar]

I just remember the home version with it's $200 cartridges and the arcade standup which usually had 4 games you could play.

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[bertoelcon]

Idle spills on to the main page quite often.

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[licorna]

This is the worst post EVER at slashdot. Please keep them away from main thread.

Well

[vikingpower]

I laughed. Really, I did. But I didnot decide yet if I laughed at the song or at the guy's head. Anyways - shouln't this have been on Idle ?

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[PrescriptionWarning]

I laughed too... I think it was the guy's minor speech impediment but otherwise the song and lyrics are kinda catchy really

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[DaVince21]

We can't help it if you don't like him.

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[Hatta]

Must have hit pretty close to the mark to get him all riled up like that, huh kid?

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[Toonol]

It's rap? Thank you, I almost watched it out of idle curiosity.

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[justinlee37]

Give it a chance, you'll laugh.

Why not link to the original video?

[supremespleen]

I'm a bit frustrated that they linked to someone's mirror, as opposed to Nathan's account: http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=Q_kGJBv6Wr4 [youtube.com]

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[^_^x]

Thanks. When I view this page, there's no link in the article at all. Just a comment about how it's nice that there's a song.

Surprising

[a_fuzzyduck]

I'm amazed that the cartridge at the start worked without him having to blow on it first

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[HazMat 79]

Don't forget having to hold it over to the side while starting the Genesis up.

No.

[DoktorSeven]

THIS is the Neo-Geo song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBGHHMfk9Ew [youtube.com]

Am I the only one that sang along to it like "Neeee-ooooo-geeeeoooo... Neeeee-ooo-geooooooo..."

Mental issues?

[Tybalt_Capulet]

I'm not trying to make fun of anybody, but does the guy singing in the video have a mental problem? He sounds like he had developmental problems in the womb and through-out his life.

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[DaVince21]

That's exactly what his character is supposed to be like, yes. His character, not his true self.

Neo-Geo

[HTH NE1]

The most memorable part about Neo-Geo in the arcade was the attract mode of a certain game:

REAL!
DYYYNAMIC! [v.o. "AAANNOYING!"]
BASEBALL STARS! PROFESSIONAL!

That, and the Engrish from Magician Lord: "You, persistent guy. But your life ends right now," and, "Again changes to hell."

Then again, I sat in one spot on TNMT breaking boomerangs long enough to roll the score over (9999 to 0000). That proved to be a bit annoying to the others in the arcade. Particularly my second attempt the next day to get exactly 9999 points when a particular asshole unplugged the machine.

Lighting

[lyinhart]

Geez, they did a really good job with the lighting on the cabinet. That wasn't just another amateur green screen job.

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[garompeta]

looks it isn't a green screen at all

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[garompeta]

If you look closely you can see the reflection of the street lighting on the top of the machine, sometimes you can even see the buildings reflected. It is definitely not chroma key, this guy mounted the machine on his car.

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[justinlee37]

Good eye! I would point out however that some of the scenes are probably green screened. For example there is a scene showing the arcade moving down the hallway in a grocery store. No way they got the cabinet or a car in there.

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[Hatta]

Yep, they really pushed the cabinet around for that. They did however fake the gameplay on the cabinet. That would be really hard to capture on video with all the changing lighting.

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[Icegryphon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q81ptFSA4mk [youtube.com] GEEEESSSEEE!!!

Awesome!

[iSzabo]

Awesome.

WTF???

[S77IM]

Metal Slug was a good game and all, but where the hell is Samurai Showdown???

awesome

[jasomenaso]

this is fantastic. I have listened to this all day today. Wicked lisping as well. I love it.