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Real question, SNK inspired the autor of the anime: Soso no Furiren? Because...

I have a CMVS from its initial run almost 10 years ago. I have some tech guys working on it. We're trying to get a hold of either a workable memory card or FRAM for the Neo Geo. My technicians tell me that this is the compatible one: https://retrorgb.com/neobiosmasta-vmc-v3-11-in-stock.html

Likewise they showed me this but it's missing a chip or something. SNK NEO GEO MV1B MV1C Quad Bios Adapter - NeoBiosMasta NEOGEO MVS for UNIBIOS | eBay

Anyone know where I can source a compatible FRAM for the CMVS?

I’d recommend listening to this music while reading. 

STORY (8/10) 

• Storytelling was great in its own way. It told the journey of Elta, a Magician Lord who defeated the evil sorcerer Gal Agiese by recovering the lost mystical tomes and preventing him from summoning the God of Destruction. 
• Presentation wise, very nice with cool dialogues in between. The evil sorcerer always teased you into the next fight. 
• The characters themselves didn’t see much development, but I did love Elta’s transformation forms. You could shift into a Shinobi, Samurai, Poseidon, Dragon, Electrical and Water Man. 
• Pacing was quite long considering the unforgiving sections of the game. It dragged for excessive amounts mainly in the exploration part, which punished you with a demon spawn that killed you instantly. And the worst part, you couldn’t understand where to go or how to reach a boss until you died like 30 times!

 

GAMEPLAY (1/10) 

• Starting with controls, which were sluggish and very annoying during basic attacks. You had a jump and attack button, which could be used to fire upwards, downwards or on the sides. But, it was such a fucking mess that I simply hated the whole experience! 
• The game also had a brief tutorial, which was useless to begin with. 
• The mechanics by collecting power ups and having more strength were simply useless, as you got hit on basically every occasion. I’m telling you, it’s impossible to predict enemy attacks! 
• On top of that, hit boxes were absolute dogshit, literal fucking garbage. I’ve never seen such a horrible gameplay in any video game to date. 
• While you could get a transformation and gain different characters with awesome abilities, in 2 hits you were reduced to the basic form. In fact, I got so tired of the game that I simply put coins in and stopped trying to manage the already clunky gameplay. 
• Enemy spawns and their overall reach was bullshit, and you died in 2 hits with a loading screen before the respawn. Not to mention that the enemies respawned too, leaving you with the same type of madness to deal with. Plus, some sections were literary designed to fuck you over, because I simply couldn’t get past them without getting hit. 
• Platforming too, sucked literal ass. You could change direction in mid air, which didn’t stop your momentum, but changed it to the opposite direction completely. There was a stage with floating eyeballs that got me so mad I wanted to kill someone right there and then! 
• Traversal was confusing and honestly, garbage. You got many doors that led to different sections with power ups, chests and whatnot. And if you lingered for too long, which happened a lot, you got obliterated by everything and everyone. Oh and don’t forget, floating enemies respawn indefinitely until you reach the boss battle. 
• Enemy and boss variety was cool though, with many having cool attacks that got you killed on each occasion. I swear, I died from each enemy, from everything! 
• The difficulty was impossible. Such a terrible experience, absolute hot bobbly caca. Whoever designed the gameplay was on some highly radioactive mushrooms!

 

AUDIO (10/10) 

• Sound design was awesome, with many sound effects delivering a great punch. 
• The music was outstanding, with so many cool soundtracks! 
• Voice acting was present in its limited form, yet for 1990 was unique. The dialogues themselves while short, hooked you up with that “I’m going to show you otherwise!”

 

VISUALS (10/10) 

• Fidelity was marvellous for 1990, with so many visual and parallax effects it was crazy. 
• Character models and their overall animations too, so good on every encounter! 
• The art style was magnificent, and the overall scrolling felt pleasing!

 

WORLD DESIGN (10/10) 

• Level design had its own charm. Starting with the Valley, then going to the Evil Mine, the Alien World, Castle, Hell and much more. The final stage with every boss encounter pieced together felt very ominous! 
• On the atmosphere side, incredible vibes. The combination of landscapes, parallax scrolling and overall visual presentation was simply magical. 
• World destruction was quite limited, but for 1990 I’d say it bloody delivered.

 

TL;DR -> While it was hard to swallow the medicine, it forced itself down my system. The game was a literal masterpiece apart its gameplay aspect, which to be honest, makes or breaks a game. To me, it sucked on every, single, scenario. I value gameplay over everything else, and this one was, how do I put it, like a Century Egg. While the outside looked harmless, the inside reeked of absolute disgust. A (7.8) game, very good based solely on its looks and vibes. I wouldn’t touch this piece of garbage ever again, not unless I’d want to torture some friends of mine. To whoever wants to try a play-through, please squeeze your buttcheeks extra hard, you’ll need the pressure! 

Given the news about World Heroes Perfect it feels like a soft launch to make a new game. And it got me thinking about which fighting game franchises could make a comeback.

This list is by no means definitive.

The only one I think needs explanation is Last Blade. I like the games but I just dont see SNK having 2 series of weapon based fighting games set in historic Japan, and when it comes down to it they'd likely make another Samurai Shodown over a new Last Blade.

Part 1 of some additional hidden taunt easter egg effects in Garou: Mark of the Wolves. A collab I made with my brother GohBilly.

Call me dumb if you must but I’m genuinely curious. I read it as “Versus” at first because that makes the most sense. VS has a lot of significance in the FGC so Harada naming his new fighting game studio in this way makes all the sense in the world.

When watching the announcement video Harada explained that the “VS” could have different meanings. Most people would assume it means Versus while others may think of it as “Visual Studio” or “Visionary Standard”

I swear when I’m listening to him speak it really sounds like he’s saying the letters V-S and not the word Versus. Which is it!?

Full news: https://www.gfinityesports.com/article/katsuhiro-harada-joins-snk-to-lead-new-studio

Design is just absolutely incomparable.

Collab made with my brother GohBilly. A small sample of the hidden taunt easter eggs in Garou: Mark of the Wolves.

My first impressions of Neo Geo Battle Coliseum are that it’s very strange, but also super fun. Reminds me of Capcom Fighting Evolution, but this seems to be better. Have you played this before, if so what do you think of it?

Mai Shiranui on Fatal Fury x Street Fighter animated trailer.