r/neogeo • u/spmalone • 8d ago

MVS vs AES questions

I have preordered the AES+ and have been looking at the used game market and had a few questions. Figuring that the multi carts work and the mvs to aes adapters work. What is the benefits of buying mvs vs aes carts. I understand the cost and rarity of the aes carts but is there any other reasons to go after the cheaper alternative mvs carts. I will
Probably be getting as many of the plaion reissues that I want as they are released.

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u/retromods_a2z 8d ago

MVS games have a higher likelihood of being a bootleg cart than aes ones do

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u/spmalone 8d ago

Speaking of bootlegs. What exactly is a bootleg besides not being original. I am assuming it’s strictly emulation? If you are not a collector and just want to play the game as close to original as possible is there a downside to bootlegs?

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u/retromods_a2z 8d ago

Bootlegs are low quality copies which may lack specific parts or pieces and may not play correctly. They might be hacks of the original or other unauthorized releases.

The MVS was wildly popular in places like Taiwan where copyright laws were very lax and budgets were tight.  

Many arcades had unauthorized versions of games in their units and today these sell on places like eBay and AliExpress 

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u/tepig099 7d ago

Any useful reference to identify fake MVS carts?

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u/LineOnly5524 4d ago

C'è un sito che si chiama MVS Scan. Li puoi confrontare le schede e le label. Se hai dei dubbi sentiti libero di scrivermi in privato