Neo Geo conversions are another one of these controversial projects. A lot of people see them as bootleg cartridges which is not exactly true but I'll let you form you own opinion on the subject.
The MVS and AES are almost identical consoles.
The MVS is an arcade console and the AES is its home counterpart.But one of the major difference between them is price. A great example of this is Metal Slug.You can pick up a copy of Metal Slug on the MVS for about 60 dollars. But to get the same identical game on the AES will cost you anywhere between 1,500 - 3,000 dollars (depending on the condition and the region it is made for).
The idea behind these conversions is really simple. They are an affordable way to play games like Metal Slug on your AES. Because the two consoles are so similar, ROM chips from an MVS cartridge can be tranfered into a AES cartridge and played just like an original. Also because you are using ROMs from MVS cartridge it means the conversion only uses one hundred percent SNK manufactured parts and is technically not a bootleg.
Here is a copy of Metal Slug I put together. It's complete with box and manual.
Conversions are by far the cheapest way to play very rare AES games.You can pick up a Metal Slug convention for about 250 dollars.
There are also some Neo Geo reproductions that are commonly sold as conversions because most people don't know exactly how they are made. Those games include Ironclad (known in Japan as ChÅtetsu Brikinger) and Ghostlop. They made using EPROM but sold as conversions (as reproductions make Neo Geo collectors think of bootlegs), Both games were never realesed and so it would be impossible to make a conversion using real SNK parts.
I also made myself a copy of Ironclad, which was a very tricky reproduction to make as there is next to no information on the web on how put it together.
If you are looking for any Neo Geo conversions contact me HERE and I will see if I can help you out.
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