This Page Last Updated on April 26, 2006

So, you like to play but you don't want to pay alot?

In the beginning you only had two choices to pick from. The first choice was to purchase a NEO-GEO Home Cartridge System and then purchase HOME cartridges for the system. In recent years, many of the most popular and/or most wanted cartridges have become extremely difficult to find as well as prohibitively expensive. In addition, 35% of the NEO-GEO cartridge library (that is 31 of the 148 game releases) were never released on home cartridge format. So this option also does not allow you to play every single game.

The second choice was to purchase an MVS arcade jamma board and either play it with a Supergun or "consolize" the board for use on a regular home television set. Either method would indeed cost you some time or money. And although you would gain the ability to enjoy 100% of the game library, you would lose the "feel" of having a nice simple and elegant home system console. With this choice however, game cartridges are much easier to locate and far more affordable.



(Authors Side Note: Generally unprofessional, unreliable, and arguably inappropriate, "converted cartridges" are not covered in this article. We are backing a product which does not destroy or alter the finite supply of NEO-GEO game cartridges in the world.)

So, back in the late nineties, a third option presented itself. The MVS adaptor or converter as it is commonly referred to finally surfaced! It took a few years, but after a few improvements they finally got this thing perfect. A device that costs about the same as ONE home cartridge, which then allows your home console to play ANY and EVERY MVS cartridge. Yes, think of it as an expansion module which increases the compatibility of your HOME system by 35%!

1999 2001 2006 Success!

The MVS adapter is indeed great for everyone with a home console. If you are a COLLECTOR, this device COMPLIMENTS your NEO*GEO home cart collection by expanding its library by 35%. If you are a gamer, you will find the adapter ideal for your cheap gaming needs. Hunting down and purchasing MVS cartridges is easier, faster, and cheaper then it is for home cartridges. Furthermore, just ONE $50 MVS cartridge game purchase makes up for the $300 cost of the converter! Games like Pulstar, Metal Slug, Ninja Masters, Kizuna Encounter, Ultimate Eleven, & Quiz Chibimarukochan for example would cost you hundreds if not thousands on home cartridge.