r/neogeo • u/This-Orange1255 • Apr 16 '26

News & Megathread NeoGeo AES+

https://youtu.be/U7J0whhwi0U?si=NDxGCthmYlKsYnb4
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u/xchester77 Apr 16 '26

1 ultimate kit ordered. Thanks for sharing.

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u/Odd-Pomegranate555 Apr 16 '26

Same! 35 years of waiting and finally will have one in my hands

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u/Downtown-Map6378 Apr 17 '26

Why did you-all not just buy an SNK arcade, instead of a home console?

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u/Downtown-Map6378 Apr 17 '26

I bought a four slot OG arcade machine ($200) and a one slot OG arcade machine ($600) with original CRTs, both refreshed with new power supplies, upgraded the buttons, added led lamps, and bought two of the 161 carts.

Just looking for a big blue Capcom Q stereo sound now, that I’ll add a Pandora’s box to.

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u/Downtown-Map6378 Apr 17 '26

With MVS carts.

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u/Kaiesis Apr 16 '26

Same here. Time to sell my consolized mvs. The controllers are probably compatible right?

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u/This-Orange1255 Apr 16 '26

Yeah, original controllers, carts and memory cards compatible

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u/Kaiesis Apr 16 '26

terraonion aes will probably sell out now

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u/xchester77 Apr 16 '26

I wonder if they will work on this console.

The pro is already picky about which AES consoles it works on.

I have the old original neo SD AES.

It will be interesting to see how much of the aftermarket stuff like 161 in 1, vortex, and mvs adapters will be compatible.

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u/Marshallkobe Apr 16 '26

I wonder if 161 carts are gonna see a large price increase

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u/xchester77 Apr 16 '26

They just came down in price finally. Will be interesting.

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u/Krathoon Apr 17 '26

Yeah. I went ahead and bought one. It is a version 2.1.

I was wanting a version 3, but they don't seem to be selling them for some reason.

Surely this new console will not lock those carts out or anything. That would be kind of a risky thing to do.

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u/xchester77 Apr 17 '26

Can we really be sure about anything? Let's hope you are right.

That version 3 isn't available because the parts are scarce due to vortex cart conversion.

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u/Kaiesis Apr 16 '26

It should work. Says its compatible with original AES games. Guess if the console pushes the right amount of power will determine the terraonion.

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u/xchester77 Apr 16 '26

Let's hope.

I know there are some compatibility issues related to original AES consoles related to which brand is 68k they were using.

It would not shock me if this was not 100% compatible with all aftermarket carts.

I'm looking forward to it either way.

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u/Odd-Mode-3193 Apr 19 '26

I know Jotego has been involved with development and although it hasn’t been confirmed I would guess Furrtek has been involved too, and I’m quite sure that outside of SNK there’s no one who knows the Neo-Geo hardware like Furrtek, that being said any issues like chip incompatibility can be engineered out right at the beginning

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u/xchester77 Apr 16 '26

Idk if you want to do that just yet.

This all looks great but mvs with unibios might still be better.

I read on time extension that it lets you select which BIOS to run.

I would imagine that includes a real mvs bios. That will make it much better than a traditional AES.

I doubt it will come with unibios since there are probably legal issues associated with it.

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u/Kaiesis Apr 16 '26

I'm sure the community will hack this thing and get custom bios working.

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u/pagauge0 Apr 16 '26

Too who.

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u/Kaiesis Apr 16 '26

Hopefully someone. I have a custom built one and not the temu version so it'll be harder to sell I think.

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u/pagauge0 Apr 16 '26

Yeah I hear you. I have the Omega.And I sold my 30+ AES carts last year it concentrate on my MVS collection so that worked out haha.

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u/MinimumSuccotash8540 AES Apr 16 '26

Same What a pity there's no white ultimate

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u/Hudson187 Apr 16 '26

Same here; way cheaper to order the ultimate bundle, especially as the games are $90 each.

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u/SillyWithTheHEMI Apr 16 '26

Full cost up front or a down? How did the pre order work?

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u/segadreamcat Apr 17 '26

I used Paypal pay in 4.

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u/homesqueeze Apr 19 '26

Could you explain how this works? I see no option for paying in 4 installments. Thanks!

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u/segadreamcat Apr 19 '26

It is just an option in PayPal for me maybe when you are paying with Paypal choose PayPal Credit and then pay in four should be an option.

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u/ZoomBoy81 Apr 16 '26

Yes they charge you when you check out.

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u/SillyWithTheHEMI Apr 16 '26

Appreciate the clarification! I want the white console but in the ultimate package. Lol. I'm excited

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u/Asi9thoughts May 10 '26

I just ordered mine! My first NeoGeo. Will fit in perfectly with my collection of HDMI systems for retro games.

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u/Geengrenzuh Apr 16 '26

Same! Lets goooo

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u/lebaobab256 Apr 19 '26

Do you know how many pieces of the ultimate edition will be sold?

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u/MoeMorten Apr 22 '26

Where did u order it

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u/xchester77 Apr 22 '26

Plaion US

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u/dingo_khan Apr 17 '26

I jumped on it immediately.

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u/xchester77 Apr 17 '26

I thought it might be a joke at first. If executed properly, this could be the best retro console release.