Top Neo-Geo Games, 2006 Edition

[CosmicMonkey]

I think the 'Top 100' topics will be very useful in the future. I'm impressed with how quickly the NES and SNES lists are falling into shape, and it'd be good to do this for all the major consoles and handhelds.

So, rather than start another system that has a massive library (i.e - MD/Genny), how about one with only 160ish games?

Obviously 100 games is too many, so what does everyone think? A top 25 Neo Geo games? Comments on this too please.

So same as the others, 3 votes and it's in, then the voting begins.

And please, don't let AES prices influence any game decision.

So here we go with my favorites/most played:

Metal Slug
Metal Slug X
Metal Slug 3
Blazing Star
Pulstar
Last Resort
Shock Troopers
Twinkle Star Sprites
King of Fighters '98
Samurai Showdown
Samurai Showdown 2
Last Blade
Last Blade 2

More of my favorites:
ViewPoint
Prehistoric Isle 2
Strikers 1945+

GAMES ON THE LIST (3 Nominations):

Aero Fighters 2 [Sonic Wings 2]
Baseball Stars 2
Blazing Star
Bust-A-Move [Puzzle Bobble]
Fatal Fury Special
Garou: Mark of the Wolves
Ghost Pilots
King of Fighters '95
King of Fighters '98
Last Blade
Last Blade 2
Last Resort
Magical Drop 3
Magician Lord
Metal Slug
Metal Slug 2
Metal Slug X
Metal Slug 3
Pulstar
Real Bout Fatal Fury 2
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
Samurai Shodown!
Samurai Shodown! II
Samurai Shodown! V Special
Sengoku 3
Shock Troopers
Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad
Strikers 1945+
Super Dodgeball

GETTING THERE (2 Nominations):

Andro Dunos
Art of Fighting
Art of Fighting 3
King of Fighters '96
King of Fighters '97
League Bowling
Metal Slug 5
Nam 1975
Ninja Masters
Samurai Shodown! III
Sengoku 2
Twinkle Star Sprites
Waku Waku 7
World Heroes 2 Jet

[MegaDrive20XX]

Fatal Fury Special
Samurai Shodown II
Last Blade
Art of Fighting 3
Metal Slug 2
King of Fighters 98'
Real Bout Fatal Fury 2
Ghost Pilots
Magician Lord
World Heroes 2 Jet

[Nomeaz1]

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12311&highlight=top+neogeo

[alec]

Garou Mark of the Wolves
Aerofighters 2
Metal Slug
Metal Slug X
KOF98
KOF96
FFS
Samurai 2
Samurai 3
Last Blade
Magician Lord
Neo Cup 98
Baseball Stars 2
Blazing Star
Ghost Pilots

Theres just too many to list them all.

[MrSmiley381]

KOF98
Mark of The Wolves
Samurai Shodown II

I refuse to include Last Blade II entirely, because I just can't play it.

[Kid Ice]

A list already exists in classic discussions.

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12311

[ubersaurus]

Yeah, this has been done(although that list needs to be updated to cover the last few releases).

Seriously, you tell me sam sho special isn't one of the best fighting games on the neo, and I'm going to give you a very, very odd look. And probably commit you on the spot.

[digitalpress]

Let's let this thread continue for a bit. The old original thread is really long in the tooth, I'd like to see how our current crop of visitors builds this list.

[Kitsune Sniper]

LEGEND OF SUCCESS JOE

Believe it!

[ubersaurus]

Samurai Shodown2
Samurai Shodown 5 Special
Metal Slug 5
King of Fighters 2002
Fatal Fury Special
Andro Dunos
Magical Drop 3
Pulstar
Metal Slug 3
Matrimelee

[XYXZYZ]

Fatal Fury Special
Ninja MASTER'S
KOF95
Blazing Star
Samurai Shodown II
Ninja Combat (I like it!)
Metal Slug II
Sengoku III
Breakers Revenge
Shock Troopers II

[CosmicMonkey]

Hello all.

Thanks to DP for unlocking this.

I'll be updating the first post asap with the current list.

Come on everyone, show some Neo Geo love.

[Kid Fenris]

I'll make this quick.

2020 Super Baseball
Garou: Mark of the Wolves
The King of Fighters '97
Last Blade 2
Metal Slug X
Metal Slug 3
Pulstar
Samurai Shodown 2
Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad

[TurboGenesis]

I'm going to do just US AES games here.

Here is a short list (in order)

Andro Dunos
Last Resort
League Bowling
Baseball Stars 2
Aero Fighters 2
Samurai Shodown 2
Alpha Mission II
Ghost Pilots
Blue's Journey

I also like:
Blazing Star
Pulstar
Twinkle Star Sprites
but have only played them in ROM form on PC with a PSX style controller.

[CosmicMonkey]

10 games on the shortlist so far.

C'mon there must be more NeoGeo fans than this on DP?

[smokehouse]

Neo Geo bling my friends:

Metal Slug
Metal Slug X
Metal Slug 3
Samurai Shodown
Samurai Shodown II
Samurai Shodown III
Bust-a-move
Blazing Star
Garou: Mark of the Wolves
Baseball Stars 2


Oh, and Super Dodgeball is really good but MVS only…

[Truffle]

My vote barely counts since I have played very few Neo games over the years, but oh well.

Blazing Star--- :rocker:
Samurai Shodown 2
Metal Slug
Metal Slug X

[Lemmy Kilmister]

MVS games count too, right?

Pulstar
Blazing Star
Strikers 1945 Plus
Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug X
Twinkle Star Sprites
Super Dodgeball
Nam-1975
Ninja Commando

Look, ma! No fighting games!

[Ed Oscuro]

Maybe I'm crazy, but I just found Spinmaster (MVS only I guess) and am lovin' it. Good game.

[Nomeaz1]

Of the games I have played, my favorites are:

Baseball Stars 2
Big Tournament Golf
Blazing Star
Flying Power Disc
Garou -Mark Of The Wolves-
Last Blade 2
Magical Drop III
Metal Slug
Metal Slug X
Metal Slug 3
Ninja Master's
Pulstar
Real Bout Garoudensetsu Special
Real Bout Garoudensetsu 2 -THE NEWCOMERS-
Samurai Spirits IV -Amakusa Kourin-
Strikers 1945 Plus
The King Of Fighters '95
The King Of Fighters '98
Waku Waku 7

[XianXi]

Aerofighters 2
Baseball Stars 2
Garou: MOTW
Real Bout Special
Money Puzzle Exchanger
Bust a Move
Magical Drop 3
Sengoku 3
Samurai Shodown 2
Last Blade
Blazing Star
KOF 98
Neo Bomberman (Would be better 4 players but still fun)
Metal Slug 3
Super Dodgeball

Last Hope (Looks VERY Promising, but way too expensive)

[CosmicMonkey]

First post updated: 17 games on the final list now.

[CosmicMonkey]

First post updated: 17 games on the final list now.

[Vectorman0]

Blazing Star
Bust-a-Move
Metal Slug
Metal Slug X
Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug 5
Shock Troopers
Shock Troopers 2nd Squad
Stakes Winner 2

[Vectorman0]

Blazing Star
Bust-a-Move
Metal Slug
Metal Slug X
Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug 5
Shock Troopers
Shock Troopers 2nd Squad
Stakes Winner 2

[MegaDrive20XX]

Maybe I'm crazy, but I just found Spinmaster (MVS only I guess) and am lovin' it. Good game.

you're not crazy, you're damn right it's a solid platformer!

[MegaDrive20XX]

Maybe I'm crazy, but I just found Spinmaster (MVS only I guess) and am lovin' it. Good game.

you're not crazy, you're damn right it's a solid platformer!

[devilman]

Am I the only lover of Soccer Brawl?

[devilman]

Am I the only lover of Soccer Brawl?

[Trevor Belmont]

Magician Lord
Sengoku 3
Shock Troopers *

* Magician Lord and Sengoku 3 are my two favorites among the ones that are "getting there." As far as Shock Troopers 2 goes, if it came down between 2 and the first one, I'd pick the first one in a heartbeat. The sequel had much more slowdown in it than the first, and the first seemed more varied, IMO.

[Trevor Belmont]

Magician Lord
Sengoku 3
Shock Troopers *

* Magician Lord and Sengoku 3 are my two favorites among the ones that are "getting there." As far as Shock Troopers 2 goes, if it came down between 2 and the first one, I'd pick the first one in a heartbeat. The sequel had much more slowdown in it than the first, and the first seemed more varied, IMO.

[CosmicMonkey]

22 on the final list. I'm shocked that there isn't more love for Last Resort and Twinkle Star Sprites, but there you go.

So, what 3 games will make the finals then? Are the fighting game fans gonna get the last Samurai and Real Bout games on there? And why only one KoF??? Or will the Metal Slugs sneak in there?

If anyone is interested though:
Blazing Star - 9 votes!!
Metal Slug X - 8 votes
Metal Slug 3 - 8 votes
Samurai Shodown! 2 - 11 votes!!!

[CosmicMonkey]

22 on the final list. I'm shocked that there isn't more love for Last Resort and Twinkle Star Sprites, but there you go.

So, what 3 games will make the finals then? Are the fighting game fans gonna get the last Samurai and Real Bout games on there? And why only one KoF??? Or will the Metal Slugs sneak in there?

If anyone is interested though:
Blazing Star - 9 votes!!
Metal Slug X - 8 votes
Metal Slug 3 - 8 votes
Samurai Shodown! 2 - 11 votes!!!

[Ed Oscuro]

Maybe I'm crazy, but I just found Spinmaster (MVS only I guess) and am lovin' it. Good game.

you're not crazy, you're damn right it's a solid platformer!
then nominate that shit yo :D

also I'm just speaking out against the travesty that is Sengoku 2001's inclusion on this list; bland backdrops are a sin against the Neo (not to mention lousy movesets/animation and broken difficulty)!

Add in a vote for Sengoku 2, Metal Slug 3, Last Blade 2, Samurai Shodown 2, Magical Drop 3, and Last Resort.

[Ed Oscuro]

Maybe I'm crazy, but I just found Spinmaster (MVS only I guess) and am lovin' it. Good game.

you're not crazy, you're damn right it's a solid platformer!
then nominate that shit yo :D

also I'm just speaking out against the travesty that is Sengoku 2001's inclusion on this list; bland backdrops are a sin against the Neo (not to mention lousy movesets/animation and broken difficulty)!

Add in a vote for Sengoku 2, Metal Slug 3, Last Blade 2, Samurai Shodown 2, Magical Drop 3, and Last Resort.

[CosmicMonkey]

:D , Last Resort is on the list! And deservedly so. 2 places left.

Anyway, seeing as we seem to be getting on quite well with AES/MVS games, what about a small Neo CD list too?

The Neo CD is still a quality bit of kit. It's just that some of the games in the Top 25 aren't available on the system: Blazing Star, Metal Slugs X and 3 etc. And there's less than 100 games in total (correct me if I'm wrong, I just did a quick count on the NeoGeoCD Master List (http://www.egameaddiction.com/neogeocd/masterlist.html)). So are there any long time NeoCD owners that fancy listing say, the top 10 or top 15 best CD games please?

We'll see if any of the CD exclusives like Ironclad make it into that list.

Remember everyone, The Future is Now. 8-)

[jsiucho]

Blazing Star
Samurai Showdown 2/4/5 Special
Last Blade 1/2
Mark of the Wolves
Baseball 2020
Magical Drop 2/3
Art of Fighting 1/3
Shock Troopers 2


JS

[le geek]

Baseball Stars 2
Garou: Mark of the Wolves
King of Fighters 2003
Last Blade, The
League Bowling
Magical Drop III
Metal Slug
Metal Slug 3
Neo Turf Masters
Nightmare in the Dark
Overtop!
Puzzled
Samurai Shodown II
Samurai Shodown V Special
Waku Waku 7

[B - Mark]

My favorites Neo Geo Games
- Art of Fighting 1
- Art of Fighting 2
- Burning Fight
- Fatal Fury 1
- Fatal Fury 2
- Fatal Fury Special
- Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory
- Fighters History Dynamite / Karnov´s Revenge
- Garou: Mark of the Wolves
- Ghost Pilots
- King of Fighters 94
- King of Fighters 95
- King of Fighters 96
- King of Fighters 97
- King of Fighters 98
- Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle
- Metal Slug 1
- Metal Slug 2
- Metal Slug 3
- Metal Slug X
- NAM 1975
- Real Bout Fatal Fury
- Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
- Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcormers
- Robo Army
- Samurai Shodown 1
- Samurai Shodown 2
- Savage Reign
- Sengoku 1
- Sengoku 2
- Shock Troppers
- Sonic Wings 2
- Sonic Wings 3
- Strikers 1945 Plus
- Super Sidekicks 3
- The Last Blade 1
- The Last Blade 2
- The Ultimate 11
- World Heroes 1
- World Heroes 2
- World Heroes Jet

[CosmicMonkey]

GAMES ON THE LIST (3 Nominations):

Aero Fighters 2 [Sonic Wings 2]
Baseball Stars 2
Blazing Star
Bust-A-Move [Puzzle Bobble]
Fatal Fury Special
Garou: Mark of the Wolves
Ghost Pilots
King of Fighters '95
King of Fighters '98
Last Blade
Last Blade 2
Last Resort
Magical Drop 3
Magician Lord
Metal Slug
Metal Slug 2
Metal Slug X
Metal Slug 3
Pulstar
Real Bout Fatal Fury 2
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
Samurai Shodown!
Samurai Shodown! II
Samurai Shodown! V Special
Sengoku 3
Shock Troopers
Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad
Strikers 1945+
Super Dodgeball

GETTING THERE (2 Nominations):

Andro Dunos
Art of Fighting
Art of Fighting 3
King of Fighters '96
King of Fighters '97
League Bowling
Metal Slug 5
Nam 1975
Ninja Masters
Samurai Shodown! III
Sengoku 2
Twinkle Star Sprites
Waku Waku 7
World Heroes 2 Jet

Well, there's now 29 games on the final list. I think we've done quite well. I suppose it's time to close the entries and vote for the Top 25.

But so far, the most suggested games:

Blazing Star - 10 votes
Garou: MOTW - 9 votes
Metal Slug - 8 votes
Metal Slug X - 9 votes
Metal Slug 3 - 11 votes
Samurai Shodown! 2 - 15 votes

[cyberbob2010]

Hello,

I am currently building my want list for neogeo as it will soon be the system that I will be focussing my collecting on. I know that many of the games that are available as carts are also available on CD.

Should I focus on carts or CD? Are ALL of the same games available on both systems or are there any CD exclusive or cart exclusive games?

Thanks,

Charles

[cyberfluxor]

There's a lot of great games out there by them and some systems to choose from. Personally I'd go for cartridges due to load times being generally lower plus I only currently own a NGPC so carts are the only way for me to go. I'd like treat myself to an AES around Christmas time. :)

[Neo Rasa]

Hello,

I am currently building my want list for neogeo as it will soon be the system that I will be focussing my collecting on. I know that many of the games that are available as carts are also available on CD.

Should I focus on carts or CD? Are ALL of the same games available on both systems or are there any CD exclusive or cart exclusive games?

Thanks,

Charles

While the NeoCD ports almost always have re-arranged music edited from the arranged soundtrack album releases and som other extras on occassion, as someone who plays fighting games a lot I find the animation cuts to be extremely noticeable. Loading time is also completely out of hand. With Real Bout Fatal Fury you could literally leave and make a sandwich between matches. You absolutely want to get a CDZ with its 2X drive if you're going that route. Several games simply did not get CD releases.

Personally I would get an AES with an adaptor to play MVS cartridges on it as well. Your wallet will thank you and it will give you the overall largest selection of Neo games to choose from.

The exlusive games within the Neo Geo systems that come to mind:

MVS:
Breakers Revenge
Neo Bomberman
Prehistoric Isle
Shock Troopers

AES:
Diggerman :roll:
Pleasure Goal 5-on-5 Street Soccer
Quiz Daisousa Sen 2: Quiz Meintantei Neo Geo

CD:
Chotetsu Brikin'ger
Crossed Swords 2
Samurai Shodown RPG



I believe King of Fighters '99 is the last official cd game.

[Neo Rasa]

Prehistoric Isle (in 1930) is a pre-Neo Geo SNK game. Its sequel, Prehistoric Isle 2, is the one that only came out on the MVS.

[B - Mark]

My Neo Geo favorite games:
- Agressors of Dark Kombat
- Art of Fighting 1 and 2
- Burning Fight
- Fatal Fury 1, 2, 3 and Special
- Garou: Mark of the Wolves
- Ghost Pilots
- King of Fighters 94, 95, 96, 97, 98 and 2003
- Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle
- Metal Slug 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and X
- NAM 1975
- Ninja Combat
- Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers
- Robo Army
- Samurai Shodown 1 and 2
- Savage Reign
- Sonic Wings 2 and 3
- Strikers 1945 Plus
- Super Sidekicks 3
- SVC Chaos: SNK vs Capcom
- The Last Blade 1 and 2
- The Ultimate 11
- World Heroes 1 and 2

[AB Positive]

let me be the one to give my favorite fighter of all time it's final hit.


Nomination: King of Fighters '97


-AB+

[dj trooper]

This thread has been very useful to me as i have just got into the Neo Geo malarky :-P Just ordered one from a Japanese e bay store and i can't wait to get it! Glad there was this list on here cos' now i've got a bit of an idea of what are the best games to get! Maybe i can compile my best games list in 2007! :D

[smork]

Not to be late to the party or anything, but:

-Flying Power Disc/Windjammers
-Sengoku 2
-Sonic Wings 2 & 3
-Metal Slug 1 & 2 (though all are fun)
-Nam 1975!
-Chotetsu Brikinger
-Twinkle Star Sprites
-Blazing Star
-Last Blade 1&2
-Crossed Swords 2

Kept it to my Neo CD titles (except Blazing Star, only played on MVS).

I don't get the love for either Magician Lord or Last Resort, both are absolutely terrible, IMO. Last Resort is one of the worst shooters i've played...

[AB Positive]

I know the love for Magician Lord is a masochistic sort. The game's difficulty is through the roof, yet people get so good at it that they can 1-life the entire game.

-AB+

[smork]

I know the love for Magician Lord is a masochistic sort. The game's difficulty is through the roof, yet people get so good at it that they can 1-life the entire game.

-AB+

I bow to those people. I don't think I could 1cc a stage, let alone 1 life the game.

[vincewy]

This list will never change, all MVS/AES

non fighters

1. Metal Slug 3
2. Magical Drop 3
3. Blazing Star
4. Neo Turfmasters
5. Neo Bomberman
6. Super Dodgeball
7. Pulstar
8. Windjammers
9. Baseball Stars 2
10. Viewpoint

fighters

1. Last Blade 2
2. Art of Fighting 3
3. Ninja Masters
4. Last Blade
5. Samurai Shodown 2
6. KOF 95
7. Mark of the Wolves
8. World Heroes Perfect
9. Rage of the Dragons
10. Samurai Shodown 5 Special

[vincewy]

The exlusive games within the Neo Geo systems that come to mind:

MVS:
Breakers Revenge
Neo Bomberman
Prehistoric Isle
Shock Troopers

AES:
Diggerman :roll:
Pleasure Goal 5-on-5 Street Soccer
Quiz Daisousa Sen 2: Quiz Meintantei Neo Geo

CD:
Chotetsu Brikin'ger
Crossed Swords 2
Samurai Shodown RPG

I believe King of Fighters '99 is the last official cd game.

There's no such thing as AES exclusive, without the support of MVS, AES version will never come out, Diggerman is a home brew, not official title, Pleasure Goal is available on MVS (very rare) and Neo-Geo CD, no AES. All quiz games are available on MVS (Japan only).

MVS exclusive (no AES nor CD):

Bang Bead
Breaker's Revenge
Bust-A-Move Again "EX"
Captain Tomaday
Fight Fever
Flip Shot
Goal! Goal! Goal!
Gururin
Irritating Maze
Money Puzzle Exchanger / Money Idol Exchanger
Neo Bomberman
Neo Mr. Do!
Nightmare in the Dark
Super Dodgeball
Panic Bomber
Ponchi & Nyaa
Pop 'N Bounce
Puzzle de Pon!
Puzzle de Pon! R
Shock Troopers
Strikers 1945 Plus
Tecmo World Soccer '96
Zed Blade
Zupapa

CD only (no official MVS forms developed)

KOF 96 CE
Ironclad
Final Romance 2
Samurai RPG
Cross Sword 2
Zintriks
NG CD Special
ADK World