In the world of collecting, and especially that of video games, there is a maxim: the rarer it was to see a console and its games, the more they are listed. And Neo Geo, which we cannot say was a failure because it simply was not within the reach of many pockets, is one of those factories that creates cartridges that over the years and decades are revalued at a crazy rate. And if not, look.
Neo Geo had the bad luck –said with irony– of being very, very expensive. It practically cost about 100,000 pesetas at the time –600 euros today– and its games also moved in an unthinkable price range for an average economy of the 90s: between 25,000 and 50,000 pesetas –150 and 300 euros, respectively– depending on the title. and its popularity in arcades since, as the most veterans of you will remember, the releases of this machine were identical to the arcades.
A jewel that is never forgotten
So With starting prices like this, imagine what it can be worth today a quite complete collection of Neo Geo cartridges, with some rarities that we have discovered today and that, despite what you are going to see, do not rule out that in a few days, weeks or months, they will go up a little more. Come on, this is the Top 5 Neo Geo games that, either we save a lot, or we will never have…
5.Metal Slug X
The franchise of metal slug It doesn’t get all the recognition it deserves, as they are really good games. This metal slug x It was a really strange thing, since it is a spin-off of the second title, although it is more or less a remake of this. Since they did not know what it was neither in their day nor now… It will cost you $10,660 to take it home.
4. World Heroes Perfect
Who doesn’t like a good fighting game? This title, which was the last of the franchise World Heroes, decided to sacrifice some of its most characteristic aspects in exchange for excellent graphics for the time. This really pissed off the fans, who hated this title and indirectly encouraged it to Today it costs about $11,000 in good condition.
3. Stakes Winner
As you will be aware throughout the list, Neo Geo was home to some really weird games, as is the case with this one. Stakes Winner: a sports horse riding title in which we will have to be the winner in a series of circuits. If you haven’t felt like playing it, we understand. Yes indeed, if you want to add it to your Neo Geo collection, you will have to shell out $20,450.
2. Neo Turf Masters
Neo Geo also dedicated itself to bringing to market some rather rare sports games. In this case we are talking about an exciting golf title. Just like that. As surely the smartest of you have noticed, it was a resounding failure, which makes it highly demanded by collectors, coming to pay a whopping $ 61,600.
1.Metal Slug
To say that this game is mythical falls far short. It is logical: collectors they would kill for having such an iconic copy of such an unusual console, especially if we are talking about one of the most emblematic arcades –or whatever they were called in the 90s– in history. To buy it you will have to sell your kidneys, those of your parents and even those of the dog, since it costs 119,000 dollars.
And you? Do you have any of these games in your collection?
