Rick Dangerous Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Just purchased this...anyone have any fond memories? I'm a big fan of power drive rally on the Jaguar so i figured I couldn't go wrong with this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Manhattan Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 I would like to try that one myself. The only ACA Neo Geo game I've purchased on the Switch was Shock Troopers, but I liked it so much I'm thinking about buying a few others. These Neo Geo games are a great match for the Switch hardware. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 If I remember correctly of the 3 rally car games on the system Over Top is the best of the lot and most adored while Thrash Rally is the weakest of the bunch. It's a solid choice for hamster to thrown at the ACA wall at this time, that's for certain. I do agree the NG titles are a really solid match and given the perks of how the system itself is designed it's a huge boon if you are alone or with a friend. Some games which just are quite long are made far more approachable too such as Neo Turf Masters which quite possibly is the best 2D style golf game designed that doesn't take itself Links/PGA (EA) Golf serious with licenses and real players. Shock Troopers is a solid choice, but from memory stuff like NTM, Blazing Star, Garou Mark of the Wolves would be solid early choices to grab and have fun with. Also any of the Metal Slugs would be a given, and as a bonus since it's unique (and the very first NG game made too), NAM 1975 which is a third person scrolling gun game without the light gun (think SNES/PS4 re-release Wild Guns.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 If I remember correctly of the 3 rally car games on the system Over Top Neo Drift Out is the best of the lot Fixed that for ya. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Yeah I've seen that happen before, seems to be a bit of debate among people which they prefer. I've never spent enough time (barely any at all) with either to really fall into one side of that or the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) I'd agree that Neo Drift Out is best, but this is a solid second. And sadly, unlike Thrash Rally and Over Top, this one had vehicle licenses. I don't expect to see Hamster investing the effort to edit Neo Drift Out to make the vehicles generic, which basically means editing the vehicle select screen. Edited June 21, 2017 by Atariboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Likely reason why they went to Over Top and not Thrash Rally. Solid game, no re-writes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 I'd agree that Neo Drift Out is best, but this is a solid second. And sadly, unlike Thrash Rally and Over Top, this one had vehicle licenses. I don't expect to see Hamster investing the effort to edit Neo Drift Out to make the vehicles generic, which basically means editing the vehicle select screen. Oh yeah, I forgot Drift Out had licensed vehicles. Hm, makes me wonder if we'll ever see it as an ACA then. It mainly made more of an impact with me than Over Top because it's more in-your-face, arcade-like, if that makes any sense. Funny how the one called "Over Top" is the one that's actually less "over the top". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 Spent some time playing this the other night. It's pretty fast and hard to control out of the box (played as the motorcycle, not sure if thats true of other vehicles) but i'm sure with some practice it will become a little easier. I was able to hang with and stay ahead of the competitors for a little while but once they got ahead of me I never saw them again... Beautiful graphics on this title. The Neo Geo really does feel like a 24 bit machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 (edited) I know this is going to sound weird, but I almost feel like I'm being left out of the fun when it comes to the ACA on the Switch. I know I shouldn't because I have a real arcade cabinet, and I have the real carts either legit or via that 161in1 multicart, but still...something about it being Switch based just seems nice. I can't take big red on the road, at least not as easily as switch as it would require a bluetooth controller + Neo.EMU which is more of a hassle lugging a little controller that's not built onto it. That said I'm wondering if I should bite on Garou Mark of the Wolves. It's on the 161in1 but I've read it's buggy/crash buggy or a beta, not sure which or if that's a mix up of that and SVC Chaos. Either way it's a $200 cart I haven't bitten on yet. Outside of a Super Dodgeball and Blazing Star full package (minus the box and bubble bag for the cart) I've never paid over $100 on a game to date. Edited June 23, 2017 by Tanooki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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