They called it at the time “the Rolls-Royce of consoles” and faith that in the 90s many kids sigh to have it in our house because, basically, having a NEO GEO meant enjoying the same games that were successful in arcades. Of course, the prices of the console and the cartridges were so prohibitive that few had access to it.
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That desire with which some of us were left to have it at the time has led us to want to make up for lost time by getting a NEO GEO as it were, at all costs and, as far as possible, with some of its most important games, although the ideal is to try it with everyone. But we already told you that, over the years, those cartridges have increased in value extraordinarily. At least some of them, which trade with prices that multiply by a lot what they already cost at the time (which were approximately 50,000 pesetas).
So we’ve reviewed the rankings of How are new NEO GEO games priced? to bring you here the value that they have right now in the market, in case you are interested in going for them. If you can do it, congratulations, if not… we will have to keep saving until the time comes to fulfill our dream of having them all at home.
5. Kizuna Encounter
Many players love the NEO GEO ecosystem because it has an extraordinary catalog of fighting games and surely one of its lesser-known franchises is this one from Kizuna Encounter Super Tag Battle. If you want to get it new, It will cost you nothing more and nothing less than $10,120.
4. World Heroes Perfect
One of the most sought after cartridges in the saga World Heroes which is, by far, one of SNK’s best known. this cartridge It has a market value right now, if you want to get it new, $11,000.
3. Stakes Winner
It may be unknown to the general public, but this horse racing cartridge was all the rage in markets like Japan. And proof of that value is what it will cost you to have it: $20,450 brand new.
2. Neo Turf Masters
In second place we have one of the funniest arcade games that has had mobile versions and everything. NEO Turf Masters allows us to play golf in a fast, simple and fun way. If you want to get it new, you are going to have to drop nothing more and nothing less than $ 61,600.
1. Metal Slug
If before starting this little Top of the most expensive NEO GEO games we ask you which one you think would be number one, most of you would tell us that Metal Slug. He shooter of SNK and Nazca Corporation platforms is an authentic jewel, a marvel that still today is capable of transmitting that feeling of playing with something different and that had no equal in those 90s. That is why it is not surprising that, if you we want to have new and pristine in our collection, we have to spend a whopping $119,000.