Neo Geo Emulator For Nintendo DS And 3DS - Classic Gaming FTW!
Posted: Tuesday, July 05, 2011
by Mark Thompson
There has been a lot of chatter and talk about the PS3 and the Neo Geo games that you'll soon be able to download and play on the system. Emulators, and emulation is all of the rage these days it seems, much like it was when the first emulators were first released for the PC and MAC. So I thought I would write an update to emulation on your Nintendo DSi and the Nintendo 3DS systems. Considering that both of these awesome hand held consoles have been able to put a whole slew of classic systems and their games, right in your pocket - thanks to freeware emulators and cards like the R4 DS Card and the new R4 3DS Cards.
Why is the Neo Geo so popular? It was one of the very first systems that brought (at the time) real arcade quality games in to your living room. If you wanted to play games like Fatal Fury, or Samurai Shodown, you could get them for the Super NES, but they were originally released in the Arcade in Neo Geo arcade systems. The home version of the console, while using slightly different cartridges, had the exact same games on them. This meant that you didn't get a port of an arcade game, but the actual arcade game itself. And this is where Neo Geo emulators come in to play.
The system was very expensive. Some $700 dollars when it was released, and each game was upwards of $250.00 too. You did get exact arcade games, that were just as perfect at home as they were in those quarter eaters at your local arcade, but the price was so high that few could afford it. When PCs were powerful enough, Neo Geo emulators started trickling out as freeware release by groups of programmers. You could finally play all of those great games, without having to get the system itself. Though it was understood that you should have the original cartridge, if you're playing the game on your PC.
With the help of cards like the R4 DS Card and R4 3DS card, you can now have all of that same arcade action, and some of the best classic coin-op games, right on your Nintendo DS, DSi or Nintendo 3DS system. You'll need the Neo Geo emulator of course (it's free) called NeoDS. And once you put it on your R4 micro SD card, you can then also drag and drop over the games you'll want to play. The emulator plays remarkably well, considering that the original system was quite a powerful system. 85% - 90% of the games play at full speed, with full sound, and all of the amazing graphics.
The DSi and 3DS screen resolutions are perfectly suited for these games. I always found the full screen mode on the PC to be a bit too pixel rich. Jagged edges, and characters where you could see the individual pixels. But because of the resolution on the DSi and the Nintendo 3DS, you'll find that everything looks as smooth as it did back in the good old days. And to be honest, just the fact that you can carry around a "neo geo" system in your pocket has a whole lot of cool written all over it. You'll need to make sure you get an authentic R4 DS Card or R4 3DS card, as clone or knock-off cards from China won't be able to play them. You can find out more about these flash cards at http://www.modchipstore.com
The system was very expensive. Some $700 dollars when it was released, and each game was upwards of $250.00 too. You did get exact arcade games, that were just as perfect at home as they were in those quarter eaters at your local arcade, but the price was so high that few could afford it. When PCs were powerful enough, Neo Geo emulators started trickling out as freeware release by groups of programmers. You could finally play all of those great games, without having to get the system itself. Though it was understood that you should have the original cartridge, if you're playing the game on your PC.
With the help of cards like the R4 DS Card and R4 3DS card, you can now have all of that same arcade action, and some of the best classic coin-op games, right on your Nintendo DS, DSi or Nintendo 3DS system. You'll need the Neo Geo emulator of course (it's free) called NeoDS. And once you put it on your R4 micro SD card, you can then also drag and drop over the games you'll want to play. The emulator plays remarkably well, considering that the original system was quite a powerful system. 85% - 90% of the games play at full speed, with full sound, and all of the amazing graphics.
The DSi and 3DS screen resolutions are perfectly suited for these games. I always found the full screen mode on the PC to be a bit too pixel rich. Jagged edges, and characters where you could see the individual pixels. But because of the resolution on the DSi and the Nintendo 3DS, you'll find that everything looks as smooth as it did back in the good old days. And to be honest, just the fact that you can carry around a "neo geo" system in your pocket has a whole lot of cool written all over it. You'll need to make sure you get an authentic R4 DS Card or R4 3DS card, as clone or knock-off cards from China won't be able to play them. You can find out more about these flash cards at http://www.modchipstore.com
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