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7/5/2025, 5:27:39 AM
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I appreciate your honesty. I was pretty hyped up to get one of these things after wanting one for many years, but I try to do my research before making any kind of major purchase, and frankly I don't think it's worth it at this point. Having to pay a premium, import, use extra equipment, etc., would be one thing, but I've come to realize that there's an insane amount of minutiae that comes with collecting for this console and the cost-value-hassle ratio isn't adding up for me.
Like you said, I was undoubtedly looking at an MVS conversion when I saw that initially. Likewise, I've come to learn that there are a ton of bootlegs/conversions (comprising what might be the majority of stock available online), and they aren't always easy to identify. Even if you get somebody to show you the board, apparently some people go so far as to use official boards from cheaper games and solder on fake chips among other things. I would feel absolutely retarded paying $800 (let alone thousands) for some game only to learn that it was a bootleg.
It seems like if you want to collect neo stuff, you not only need a ton of money, but you kind of needed to be there from the beginning (or absolutely immerse yourself in the community for several years to the point where you know all of the tiniest details to prevent yourself from getting screwed). I won't lie, I'm still tempted to buy a neo and a flashcart (pin-damaging be damned), but at that point I have to ask myself, why am I even doing this? Why spend $1500 on equipment and a flash cart to not even play completely original hardware, when I could spend that $1500 to have a really nice starter collection for practically any other console, or better yet, spend the $1500 on a load of cool toys/experiences for my kids?
I think I'm just going to keep emulating, praying to Jesus and reminding myself that everything is fake and gay.
I appreciate your honesty. I was pretty hyped up to get one of these things after wanting one for many years, but I try to do my research before making any kind of major purchase, and frankly I don't think it's worth it at this point. Having to pay a premium, import, use extra equipment, etc., would be one thing, but I've come to realize that there's an insane amount of minutiae that comes with collecting for this console and the cost-value-hassle ratio isn't adding up for me.
Like you said, I was undoubtedly looking at an MVS conversion when I saw that initially. Likewise, I've come to learn that there are a ton of bootlegs/conversions (comprising what might be the majority of stock available online), and they aren't always easy to identify. Even if you get somebody to show you the board, apparently some people go so far as to use official boards from cheaper games and solder on fake chips among other things. I would feel absolutely retarded paying $800 (let alone thousands) for some game only to learn that it was a bootleg.
It seems like if you want to collect neo stuff, you not only need a ton of money, but you kind of needed to be there from the beginning (or absolutely immerse yourself in the community for several years to the point where you know all of the tiniest details to prevent yourself from getting screwed). I won't lie, I'm still tempted to buy a neo and a flashcart (pin-damaging be damned), but at that point I have to ask myself, why am I even doing this? Why spend $1500 on equipment and a flash cart to not even play completely original hardware, when I could spend that $1500 to have a really nice starter collection for practically any other console, or better yet, spend the $1500 on a load of cool toys/experiences for my kids?
I think I'm just going to keep emulating, praying to Jesus and reminding myself that everything is fake and gay.
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