Great overview, nicely done. There's no real excuse for Metal Slug 2 to be missing. Raising the clock gets rid of the slowdown - if it's an issue (definitely is for me-). The Neogeo mini has been out for a while, this one SHOULD be the ultimate version
@@neocvera tbh I never really saw Neogeo as being awesome for shooters, but more for their VARIETY, and HIGH QUALITY of games. Sure, there are more fighters, but that's only because they updated every year 🙂
I only ever used it as it was so didn't see the issues on the TV but the mini screen itself is nice and clear and sharp, no complaints there apart from eye strain from overuse. Good little machine for the price.
Hey NCA, Great overview and a finely detailed upload you shared about the Unico MVS Mini. Glad you shared this with us to help us gamers become more informed regarding this unit. Will be keeping this for reference for sure bro. I posted this up on the Neo-Geo thread over on the forums on AtariAge for others to take notice and enjoy. Always a pleasure seeing your material and wishing you and your family a Happy New Year bro. 8^) Anthony...
I bought the MVSX, replaced the buttons and sticks and installed custom firmware to run every Neo-Geo game as well as a pile of classic Capcom games of that era. Still I might have had interest in this if only they were announcing they have listened to consumer feedback regarding the older models and will be replacing the analog thumb stick with an actual microswitch joystick similar to the Neo-Geo CD controller.
Last summer I took my Japanese Neo Geo mini off the shelf again and played games on it in the garden. I have to say that I enjoy it more now than when I first bought it. Not a device you will spend hours gaming on. But with poorly made controllers, a power bank and a few beers, you can get quite some entertainment out of this device. I think the screen itself and the games are of high quality.
Very nice breakdown. For me games selection wasn’t an issue because the hack allowed you to add more games although maybe not the whole collection? It’s been awhile and I sold mine long ago so I don’t recall. If they could have just added a clicky stick and went up in screen size to 4” or ideally larger, this would have been a must buy for me. I do like the design the best out of all the minis they’ve made because this is the cabinet I grew up with. If this ever hits the bargain bin I’ll pick it up.
Having few continues on games like Metal Slug is what killed it for me, as it is very hard to finish the games. This device is asking for it to be modded, which is what everyone did. I haven't hacked mine, but now is a good time to do so. I also bought 2 of the 8bitdo controllers, and i'm hoping they will work with this newer NeoGeo.
Nice detailed review of the game library compared to other mini's. A couple additional points - you noted SS2 was missing on international and some other versions, but it is SS1 that is missing from the international (Can't speak to other versions). Also I think you left out a these are mostly Japanese versions of the games compared to the international. This means you get blood by default on the games you expect to see it on (SS, MG, ST)!
Since they FINALLY have the visco bartop up for US buyers, I am thinking about buying it even though it's a little expensive. Any idea if the USB port will lead to any modding?
This seems like such a random release... Zero shmups, finally a NA MVS design, same feature set... Youd think after astro city and egret ii mini they'd steo their game UP, not down...
I want to get it but I think the screen is too small 3.5". It should have at least 4" or larger like the Taito's Egrett or Sega's Astrocity. Another downside: the unit doesn't look anything like SNK arcade and the joystick and buttons don't resemble those of SNK's either. Do you still think it's worth getting overall?
Why couldn’t you guys get the button layouts right? Make it match the original, did you have input on making it like that? It makes sense for you? It was never intended to be like that. Your suppose to be hard core neo geo fans. What if Nintendo switched the snes mini with A first and B second because I’m a sega fan and it makes more sense to me. You would have gotten no complaints if you matched the original.
Yeah I get it. If I had input I would have requested: get the stick clicky, get the layout to match the cd pad and add some pixel perfect to the video out. Oh yeah, and don’t gimp on the variety.
I mean yeah it has HDMI but do we know if they're going to fix the HDMI resolution/filter? I think they did it for the arcade stick,so it's reasonable to think that they'd fix it for this.
Not trying to br devil's advocate but the neogeo cd pad's microswitches were pretty bad and broke all the time. I think they were trying to avoid that. Luckily. 8bitdo seems to have fixed that issue with their controller
The egret 2 mini is amazing though. Everyone else looked at the neogeo mini and said "we're just gonna put a whole ass stick in here" the clicks stick comment was geared towards the pad and not the unit itself. The only I own one is because of how cheap they were on Amazon.
What I noticed is I have a bunch of these like more than I need. No interest in the new one as I don’t use the old ones much anymore. Good for collectors and completionists.
I've got my Neo geo Jail broken and it's got every NEO GEO game on it, they should have improved it by better output display, built in battery & larger and better display.
Huge missed opportunity. They had a chance to put in a digital joystick in there and didn't. For the record, the MVS units in my local arcade had their button layout like these units instead of the NeoGeo pad layout (which was released with the NeoGeo CD), so the pad layout isn't really the be-all layout some folks think it is. The original system didn't have that layout. Anyway, every single Samurai Shodown and KoF is cool. Lacking FF2 is ok because it has Special. I'm also in the camp that prefers Metal Slug X over 2 (heck, I haven't played 2 since I've had access to X), so I don't miss it. Anyway, kind of too little too late. Needs better HDMI output and digital sticks. That would make it worthwhile. As it is, hard pass.
They would finally get the look of it right, but sadly it is too little too late IMO. I personally think that their other Unico Visco tabletop is much better looking than this thing and they don't advertise that one sadly.
in nearly a decade of production and vastly improved technology, these Neo Geo mini's remain stubbornly unchanged. The tiny itty bitty screen could be made bigger and more enjoyable...... but noooooo
No thanks indeed. Missed opportunity on so many levels. Where is the clicky stick, the improved external video output with better shaders/scanlines and why do they not think about Neo Geo fans who don’t particularly care about Fighters or Metal Slug? Where are the shooters? Blazing Star, Andro Dunos, Pulstar, Viewpoint etc. Where are the driving games? Neo Drift Out, Thrash Rally, Over Top Where are the GOOD soccer games? The Ultimate 11 (SS4), Soccer Brawl, Goal Goal Goal and SS2. Where is Windjammers? I’ll stick with my hacked International version.
I get the complaint with 3” screen - cool thing about most neo fighters is they’re great for single player as well. Just too bad the video output is not crisp.
how bizarre.... I bought some taito mini machines... Nice but it plays more like ... toys !! I'm was born in the 70ies, so I played mostly in the arcade (minus NES of course...). I'm not really in this "arcade memories" anymore ! I guess I'm the marketing target for this product, but again : i'm older and I hate playing on small screens. Sure, if it's the same machine as previously , so we will get the 720p external output, but frankly : some emulation station can do a better job. At least I think a hack will come quicker this time.... I'm fed up by - I'm sorry in advance but it's the truth - those "hasbeen" companies which want to grab some fresh cash quickly . To do what ?? ...The King of Fighters XVI ???
powkiddy gamestick had the game but not in the right order of the game list, intially i though it was not there, as i scroll down abit they had metal slug 2 there
Screen is actually exceptional for what it is but the rest of the issues can’t be ignored. - same button layout (wrong) - same joystick (not clicky) - same hdmi output (not good) - even less variety (why!?)
Great overview, nicely done.
There's no real excuse for Metal Slug 2 to be missing. Raising the clock gets rid of the slowdown - if it's an issue (definitely is for me-).
The Neogeo mini has been out for a while, this one SHOULD be the ultimate version
The fact there are zero shmups is inexcusable.
@@neocvera tbh I never really saw Neogeo as being awesome for shooters, but more for their VARIETY, and HIGH QUALITY of games. Sure, there are more fighters, but that's only because they updated every year 🙂
@@neocveraagree.. Me need me shmups
@@TeamPandory needs more cowbell
@@ASAN2042 ding ding ding 😂
I only ever used it as it was so didn't see the issues on the TV but the mini screen itself is nice and clear and sharp, no complaints there apart from eye strain from overuse. Good little machine for the price.
Great stuff:-) great to see something new of the neo geo mini.very helpful
💯 You are the only one who’s broken this done properly . As always neocvera brings knowledge.
Great! I found SNK MVS Min is now Pre-Ordered on Amazon US/JP/EU !
Thanks for the overview! I hadn't seen the gameslist yet.
Hey NCA,
Great overview and a finely detailed upload you shared about the Unico MVS Mini. Glad you shared this with us to help us gamers become more informed regarding this unit. Will be keeping this for reference for sure bro.
I posted this up on the Neo-Geo thread over on the forums on AtariAge for others to take notice and enjoy. Always a pleasure seeing your material and wishing you and your family a Happy New Year bro. 8^)
Anthony...
Thanks Anthony! Keeping the NEO•GEO alive!!!!
Great video neocvera I like the new mini they should have released this design first
It’s not a legit MVS machine like some people have but it’s something.
I bought the MVSX, replaced the buttons and sticks and installed custom firmware to run every Neo-Geo game as well as a pile of classic Capcom games of that era.
Still I might have had interest in this if only they were announcing they have listened to consumer feedback regarding the older models and will be replacing the analog thumb stick with an actual microswitch joystick similar to the Neo-Geo CD controller.
Last summer I took my Japanese Neo Geo mini off the shelf again and played games on it in the garden. I have to say that I enjoy it more now than when I first bought it. Not a device you will spend hours gaming on. But with poorly made controllers, a power bank and a few beers, you can get quite some entertainment out of this device. I think the screen itself and the games are of high quality.
lol, cheers!
I’m baffled that Art of Fighting 2 is still missing, not a single version of it has it.
Neo geo mini has some serious lore. I never knew the iceberg was so deep man
Must admit this version has the best game list. Having said that you can softmod the older ones to load whatever you want onto it.
Big Boss!!!
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I watched the whole video because you're doing a report job. Thank you
So you’re the one that lasted the entire time. Lol thanks for watching!
Would be nice if you can hook up your own Fight Stick to this.
I’m pretty sure you can use a mayflash adapter and hook up a lot of devices to it.
Very nice breakdown. For me games selection wasn’t an issue because the hack allowed you to add more games although maybe not the whole collection? It’s been awhile and I sold mine long ago so I don’t recall. If they could have just added a clicky stick and went up in screen size to 4” or ideally larger, this would have been a must buy for me. I do like the design the best out of all the minis they’ve made because this is the cabinet I grew up with. If this ever hits the bargain bin I’ll pick it up.
Having few continues on games like Metal Slug is what killed it for me, as it is very hard to finish the games. This device is asking for it to be modded, which is what everyone did. I haven't hacked mine, but now is a good time to do so. I also bought 2 of the 8bitdo controllers, and i'm hoping they will work with this newer NeoGeo.
Great point - metal slug is unforgiving.
Has the SoC changed from ATM7013 to Cortex A7? That might make the performance in some games (mainly hacks) different.
Too bad they didn't release this design to begin with
Sengoku and Savage Reign and many mentioned here were released on the Neo Geo X system... the original mini system. lol
That one is the ONLY one with Baseball Stars 2 and Nam75 I believe.
with the scanline filter, as on Arcade Stick pro ? because the image on TV is not great on the mini snk..
Nice detailed review of the game library compared to other mini's. A couple additional points - you noted SS2 was missing on international and some other versions, but it is SS1 that is missing from the international (Can't speak to other versions). Also I think you left out a these are mostly Japanese versions of the games compared to the international. This means you get blood by default on the games you expect to see it on (SS, MG, ST)!
Since they FINALLY have the visco bartop up for US buyers, I am thinking about buying it even though it's a little expensive. Any idea if the USB port will lead to any modding?
I’m not sure at this point but I’m sure people will try.
This seems like such a random release... Zero shmups, finally a NA MVS design, same feature set...
Youd think after astro city and egret ii mini they'd steo their game UP, not down...
I may grab the bar top cade🤩
I want to get it but I think the screen is too small 3.5". It should have at least 4" or larger like the Taito's Egrett or Sega's Astrocity. Another downside: the unit doesn't look anything like SNK arcade and the joystick and buttons don't resemble those of SNK's either. Do you still think it's worth getting overall?
If you’re interested in playing (really playing) NEO•GEO - there are better, more comfortable ways. This device is a novelty item.
Why was Burning Fight on the Japan mini but not the US/International ones? Do these allow you to add more games like the MVSX does or is there no way?
Well, there’s always a way. Maybe I’ll grab one of these and make a video. Not sure how Unico would feel about that but…..
I'm getting one! #UnicoForever
PaPow 💥
Do we know if the games included are the MVS or AES ports? This is a MVS mini, but all previous Neo Geo minis had AES ports of the games.
Haha I never even thought of that - I’m 100% willing to bet it’s exactly the same as the previous minis = AES mode
@@neocvera it is only 5 games shy of the exact same MVSX line up and this would be the first neo geo mini with MVS roms
@johnnybravo1144 I seriously doubt they even bothered to switch it to MVS mode
Why couldn’t you guys get the button layouts right? Make it match the original, did you have input on making it like that? It makes sense for you? It was never intended to be like that. Your suppose to be hard core neo geo fans. What if Nintendo switched the snes mini with A first and B second because I’m a sega fan and it makes more sense to me. You would have gotten no complaints if you matched the original.
Yeah I get it. If I had input I would have requested: get the stick clicky, get the layout to match the cd pad and add some pixel perfect to the video out. Oh yeah, and don’t gimp on the variety.
Did they add micro switches to the sticks?
Nothing new brother.
I was hoping to see SvC Chaos on there but not bad.
That would take an act of God.
I mean yeah it has HDMI but do we know if they're going to fix the HDMI resolution/filter? I think they did it for the arcade stick,so it's reasonable to think that they'd fix it for this.
Nope, same same.
mvs celebrate unico :)
The international was the best one by far in my opinion.
100% agreed!
"Clicky sticks are hard to make". I would have hoped they had done something in the veins of Egret 2 mini.
I remember that.
Not trying to br devil's advocate but the neogeo cd pad's microswitches were pretty bad and broke all the time. I think they were trying to avoid that. Luckily. 8bitdo seems to have fixed that issue with their controller
@kokujin-r7254 and….that controller released to natively work on the mini. So yeah, there’s that.
The egret 2 mini is amazing though. Everyone else looked at the neogeo mini and said "we're just gonna put a whole ass stick in here" the clicks stick comment was geared towards the pad and not the unit itself. The only I own one is because of how cheap they were on Amazon.
What I noticed is I have a bunch of these like more than I need. No interest in the new one as I don’t use the old ones much anymore. Good for collectors and completionists.
Ship Canada
I've got my Neo geo Jail broken and it's got every NEO GEO game on it, they should have improved it by better output display, built in battery & larger and better display.
Yup.
if get mvs knckoff console and 161 n1 cartridge its worth it
If it had better HDMI out I'd scoop.
Huge missed opportunity. They had a chance to put in a digital joystick in there and didn't.
For the record, the MVS units in my local arcade had their button layout like these units instead of the NeoGeo pad layout (which was released with the NeoGeo CD), so the pad layout isn't really the be-all layout some folks think it is. The original system didn't have that layout.
Anyway, every single Samurai Shodown and KoF is cool. Lacking FF2 is ok because it has Special. I'm also in the camp that prefers Metal Slug X over 2 (heck, I haven't played 2 since I've had access to X), so I don't miss it.
Anyway, kind of too little too late. Needs better HDMI output and digital sticks. That would make it worthwhile. As it is, hard pass.
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They would finally get the look of it right, but sadly it is too little too late IMO.
I personally think that their other Unico Visco tabletop is much better looking than this thing and they don't advertise that one sadly.
1st might be missing in some gamesticks and samurai 3 they had ps1 copy and its fast
Are the games arcade versions or console versions. I need unlimited coin continues for my metal slug lol.
I don’t believe anything has changed from previous versions so that would mean the games are in AES modes
- there are save states aren’t there?!
And yet still no Neo Turf Masters. Ugg.
No thanks! I'll pass on this one.
in nearly a decade of production and vastly improved technology, these Neo Geo mini's remain stubbornly unchanged. The tiny itty bitty screen could be made bigger and more enjoyable...... but noooooo
😂 yes.
I want a Neo geo aes mini with real cartriges thst we can buy and collect. This new neo heo mini PASS!
No thanks indeed. Missed opportunity on so many levels. Where is the clicky stick, the improved external video output with better shaders/scanlines and why do they not think about Neo Geo fans who don’t particularly care about Fighters or Metal Slug?
Where are the shooters? Blazing Star, Andro Dunos, Pulstar, Viewpoint etc.
Where are the driving games?
Neo Drift Out, Thrash Rally, Over Top
Where are the GOOD soccer games?
The Ultimate 11 (SS4), Soccer Brawl, Goal Goal Goal and SS2.
Where is Windjammers?
I’ll stick with my hacked International version.
New games: Sengoku, Sengoku 2, Art of fighting 3, Baseball Stars
Essentially the same games released in the last 10 devices. Yawn. The Neo-Geo had so many other great games that never get rereleased. Bummer.
Its probably just old stock they found in the warehouse and gonna flash it with different games 😂🤣
Do people really try to play on does Mini arcade systems?
I see it as a toy to maybe play 8 minutes and put on a shelf for decorations
lol yeah it’s small. I’ve seen people use it with a projector and play on a car door outside a club. So you never know
So is SNK just blatantly trying to bury Art of Fighting 2? It hasn't made the cut in any compilation since the one bearing its own namesake on PS2.
There’s something going on with AOF2.
Agreed, and it’s the best of the aof trilogy in my opinion, you can play it on switch via the eshop though.
Fighting games. On a one player 3" screen. What a gyp
You don’t want 10 kof and 10 Samsho games?
I get the complaint with 3” screen - cool thing about most neo fighters is they’re great for single player as well. Just too bad the video output is not crisp.
@@ForeverChiIIin i have that on the MVSx and it's the perfect form factor. A 3" screen does nothing for me.
how bizarre.... I bought some taito mini machines... Nice but it plays more like ... toys !!
I'm was born in the 70ies, so I played mostly in the arcade (minus NES of course...).
I'm not really in this "arcade memories" anymore ! I guess I'm the marketing target for this product, but again : i'm older and I hate playing on small screens. Sure, if it's the same machine as previously , so we will get the 720p external output, but frankly : some emulation station can do a better job. At least I think a hack will come quicker this time....
I'm fed up by - I'm sorry in advance but it's the truth - those "hasbeen" companies which want to grab some fresh cash quickly .
To do what ?? ...The King of Fighters XVI ???
im joking unico is a brand
metal slug 2 missing all other ones just better
powkiddy gamestick had the game but not in the right order of the game list, intially i though it was not there, as i scroll down abit they had metal slug 2 there
Not a good product. Screen too tiny and controls are bad
Nice vid thank you
Screen is actually exceptional for what it is but the rest of the issues can’t be ignored.
- same button layout (wrong)
- same joystick (not clicky)
- same hdmi output (not good)
- even less variety (why!?)
They'll do a revision, yet won't make the stick itself a click-stick? Sorry, I won't buy it. i'll stick with the original and the MVSX.
Where can I get the neo geo mini hack? Don't say telegram 😂
Maybe ask around Reddit see what they say.
I did some time ago can't seem to find anything, I had no problems with the arcade stick pro
I’m not gonna say it.
Bloody telegram 😂