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The Neo-Geo Song

Posted by samzenpus on from the old-school dept.

At least 50% of my paychecks would be converted into tokens and put into one of many Neo-Geo machines at the arcade when I was in high school. It's good that my favorite old games finally have an anthem.

70 comments

  1. What? by qoncept · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Did this article say something?

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    1. Re:What? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      it requires you to infer your own meaning... probly the most interesting one today

    2. Re:What? by megamerican · · Score: 1

      it requires you to infer your own meaning... probly the most interesting one today

      It only makes me wonder the same thing I've wondered for a long time; why is samzenpus still allowed to post articles?

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    3. Re:What? by commodore64_love · · Score: 1

      >>>it requires you to infer your own meaning

      It makes me think about the Great Debate. Ya know, that question that makes all classic gamers flame and troll one another: Which had the largest cart? N64 or Neo-Geo? I side with the N64 at 64 megabytes (RE2 with videos).

      Also: Which console had the longest life (i.e. longest time being manufactured)? I side with the Atari 2600 at 15 years (1977-1992).

      How's that for inferring my own meaning? :-)

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    4. Re:What? by mikael_j · · Score: 1

      I believe the later model Neo Geo cartridges were capable of storing around 90 megabytes.

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    5. Re:What? by PHPee · · Score: 4, Insightful
      I agree. I think samzenpus and kdawson have a contest to see who can be the worst slashdot 'editor'.

      Regarding this article, he could have at least linked to the original artist's Youtube video, rather than someone else's repost of it.

    6. Re:What? by Timosch · · Score: 1

      Relax, this is idle.slashdot.org. Oh wait, it isn't?

    7. Re:What? by grub · · Score: 1


      I side with the N64 at 64 megabytes

      Didn't the cartridges of the day measure in Mbits? I seem to recall games boasting X Mbits of storage.

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    8. Re:What? by commodore64_love · · Score: 1

      Okay. Then the largest N64 cart has 64 * 8 == 512 Mbit

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    9. Re:What? by Fancia · · Score: 2, Informative

      Not true on the N64! Check the Neo-Geo master list. They measure in Mbits so you have to divide by 8, but the biggest Neo game is KOF 2003 at 716Mb or 89.5MB. It looks like the Neo first passed 64MB in 1998 with Shock Troopers 2 (64.25), KOF '98 (85.375), Last Blade 2 (69.25) and Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 (67.375), while RE2 on N64 came out a year later in 1999. 64MB was pretty huge for a mainstream home console cart at the time, though.

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    10. Re:What? by shnull · · Score: 1

      did i get here by phishing link or something ?

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    11. Re:What? by vegiVamp · · Score: 1

      Just ignore. Samzenpus seems to be under the delusion that this is his personal twitter channel.

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    12. Re:What? by supssa · · Score: 1

      As someone will a full MVS and AES (jp) collection, I think samzenpus and this video are gay.

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  2. Wait, wut? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Wait, wut?

  3. WTFLOL by carp3_noct3m · · Score: 1, Funny

    Amazingly horrible yet mesmerizing... I wonder if a youtube video is how our alien overlords will take over (or have they already?)

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    1. Re:WTFLOL by PGOER · · Score: 0

      This is the best thing I've seen all day. Although I did just get up, and I have only looked at my computer screen, oh wait... its the garbage can, now it's the second best thing I've seen all day. Still really cool though.

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    2. Re:WTFLOL by Crackez · · Score: 1

      I think this is it. They are in control NOW.

  4. whuh? by Pojut · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Was there even a link? Is TFA just a summary?

    Why is it always samzenfenfenpus who posts crap like this?

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    1. Re:whuh? by rockNme2349 · · Score: 1

      There is a cleverly hidden link at the bottom left of the summary box where it usually says Read More...

      or here http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/04/13/1711237/The-Neo-Geo-Song?art_pos=1&art_pos=1

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    2. Re:whuh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Well, at least it's better than kdawson posting flamebait.

  5. Talking Classics by Hatta · · Score: 2, Informative

    Keith Apicary is a great character and Nathan (his real name) is a great guy. Search "Talking Classics" on YouTube for some of the best retrogaming comedy around.

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    1. Re:Talking Classics by yomomma1 · · Score: 3, Informative

      See offical video here. http://www.youtube.com/user/nathanjbarnatt

    2. Re:Talking Classics by badboy_tw2002 · · Score: 1

      Just curious, is the speech impediment part of the character? He sounds like he was born deaf or something.

      Also, "best retrogaming comedy" is a pretty low bar. How do you tell the difference?

    3. Re:Talking Classics by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Combines the worst of both worlds, amateur rap and a really homely guy.

    4. Re:Talking Classics by Hatta · · Score: 1

      Yes, it's schtick. And yeah, I guess there's not a lot of competition. The Angry Video Game Nerd would be another example of high quality video game comedy. Talking Classics stands out for the great acting and physical comedy.

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  6. Post by irreverant · · Score: 1

    I would post to this - but i'm afriad I would be recognized....

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  7. Oh, big f***ing thanks, Slashdot by sznupi · · Score: 2, Funny

    Another Metal Slug marathon incoming...

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  8. Really? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Any sighting of "Neo-Geo" on the side of a cabinet would have me turning the other way. Let's just say there wasn't much to the arcades post 1990 (unless you liked all the carbon-copy fighting games).

    1. Re:Really? by Hatta · · Score: 1

      I'm not a huge fan of vs. fighters myself. But the Neo Geo is great for all the shooters. Blazing Star, Pulstar, Aero-Fighters, etc. The Metal Slug series is an absolute classic run-n-gun. And there are some good puzzle games on it too. Puzzle Bobble, Magical Drop, and so on. Now I'd never pay the hundreds of dollars necessary to play these at home, but they're lots of fun to play on emulation once in a while.

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  9. Slashdot seems idle today... by AtlantaSteve · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You know, it's a shame that Slashdot doesn't have a designated area just for stuff like this. That could help keep non-stories off the main page, and make the site better overall. Oh well.

    1. Re:Slashdot seems idle today... by bertoelcon · · Score: 1

      Idle spills on to the main page quite often.

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    2. Re:Slashdot seems idle today... by licorna · · Score: 1

      This is the worst post EVER at slashdot. Please keep them away from main thread.

  10. idleispants by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Tag it people!

  11. Well by vikingpower · · Score: 1

    I laughed. Really, I did. But I didnot decide yet if I laughed at the song or at the guy's head. Anyways - shouln't this have been on Idle ?

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    1. Re:Well by PrescriptionWarning · · Score: 1

      I laughed too... I think it was the guy's minor speech impediment but otherwise the song and lyrics are kinda catchy really

  12. NO by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    GOD DAMMIT

    Why must EVERY WEBSITE I frequent link to this obnoxious asshat?! His shtick is annoying as all hell, and with all the other crap he's done, why must everyone on the WHOLE OF THE INTERNET fixate on him being obnoxious about SOMETHING I LIKE?!

    WHY DOES THE INTERNET INSIST ON MAKING ME WANT TO STAB PEOPLE IN THE FACE WITH A BRICK COVERED IN BROKEN GLASS?!

    1. Re:NO by DaVince21 · · Score: 1

      We can't help it if you don't like him.

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    2. Re:NO by Hatta · · Score: 1

      Must have hit pretty close to the mark to get him all riled up like that, huh kid?

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  13. IDLE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Isn't this what idle.slashdot.org is for?

  14. Seriously... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Essentially this is some sad and sorry Slashdot editor masturbating.

  15. Anonymous Coward by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Proof that anyone can rap and that no one should.

    1. Re:Anonymous Coward by Toonol · · Score: 1

      It's rap? Thank you, I almost watched it out of idle curiosity.

    2. Re:Anonymous Coward by justinlee37 · · Score: 1

      Give it a chance, you'll laugh.

  16. Huh by Bruce+Perens · · Score: 1

    I must admit to never having heard of Neo-Geo. My apologies for having a life.

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    1. Re:Huh by psyque · · Score: 1

      Apology not accepted! You sir, are what is wrong with America and why our precious arcades are disappearing! Nah I'm kidding, your cool.

    2. Re:Huh by frogjimmy · · Score: 1

      I must admit to never having heard of Neo-Geo. My apologies for having a life.

      Yet you're on here... odd. Peculiar even...

    3. Re:Huh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Neo-Geo was what kept arcades alive in the '90's (along with Capcom) -- You can be excused for missing it, as you were too busy with 3-D animation and Debian at the time ;)

      But I'm surprised you never heard of Neo-Geo Pocket ;)

    4. Re:Huh by gozar · · Score: 1

      I just remember the home version with it's $200 cartridges and the arcade standup which usually had 4 games you could play.

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  17. No Hyper Neo-Geo 64/Pocket/AES/CD songs? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Too bad the other Neo-Geo platforms never reached the successes of the original devices. But then again, SNK [Playmore] blew it when trying to switch to Dreamcast/NAOMI-based Atomiswave machines, only to switch to Taito Type X. The company should have abandoned arcade business after Samurai Shodown V Special, which had already been in decline even in Japan.

  18. Why not link to the original video? by supremespleen · · Score: 2, Informative

    I'm a bit frustrated that they linked to someone's mirror, as opposed to Nathan's account: http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=Q_kGJBv6Wr4

    1. Re:Why not link to the original video? by ^_^x · · Score: 1

      Thanks. When I view this page, there's no link in the article at all. Just a comment about how it's nice that there's a song.

  19. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 1

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  20. No. by DoktorSeven · · Score: 1

    THIS is the Neo-Geo song.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBGHHMfk9Ew

    Am I the only one that sang along to it like "Neeee-ooooo-geeeeoooo... Neeeee-ooo-geooooooo..."

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  21. Mental issues? by Tybalt_Capulet · · Score: 1

    I'm not trying to make fun of anybody, but does the guy singing in the video have a mental problem? He sounds like he had developmental problems in the womb and through-out his life.

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    1. Re:Mental issues? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      No, it's much worse than that. He's doing a comedy impersonation of someone affected by Down's Syndrome.

    2. Re:Mental issues? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I'm not trying to make fun of anybody, but does the guy singing in the video have a mental problem? He sounds like he had developmental problems in the womb and through-out his life.

      You're an idiot.

    3. Re:Mental issues? by DaVince21 · · Score: 1

      That's exactly what his character is supposed to be like, yes. His character, not his true self.

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  22. Neo-Geo by HTH+NE1 · · Score: 1

    The most memorable part about Neo-Geo in the arcade was the attract mode of a certain game:

    REAL!
    DYYYNAMIC! [v.o. "AAANNOYING!"]
    BASEBALL STARS! PROFESSIONAL!

    That, and the Engrish from Magician Lord: "You, persistent guy. But your life ends right now," and, "Again changes to hell."

    Then again, I sat in one spot on TNMT breaking boomerangs long enough to roll the score over (9999 to 0000). That proved to be a bit annoying to the others in the arcade. Particularly my second attempt the next day to get exactly 9999 points when a particular asshole unplugged the machine.

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  23. Re:Surprising by HazMat+79 · · Score: 1

    Don't forget having to hold it over to the side while starting the Genesis up.

  24. Lighting by lyinhart · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Geez, they did a really good job with the lighting on the cabinet. That wasn't just another amateur green screen job.

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    1. Re:Lighting by garompeta · · Score: 1

      looks it isn't a green screen at all

    2. Re:Lighting by garompeta · · Score: 1

      If you look closely you can see the reflection of the street lighting on the top of the machine, sometimes you can even see the buildings reflected. It is definitely not chroma key, this guy mounted the machine on his car.

    3. Re:Lighting by justinlee37 · · Score: 1

      Good eye! I would point out however that some of the scenes are probably green screened. For example there is a scene showing the arcade moving down the hallway in a grocery store. No way they got the cabinet or a car in there.

    4. Re:Lighting by Hatta · · Score: 1

      Yep, they really pushed the cabinet around for that. They did however fake the gameplay on the cabinet. That would be really hard to capture on video with all the changing lighting.

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  25. Correction by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    50% of your paychecks was put into Geese Howard.

    1. Re:Correction by Icegryphon · · Score: 1

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q81ptFSA4mk GEEEESSSEEE!!!

  26. Awesome! by iSzabo · · Score: 1

    Awesome.

  27. WTF??? by S77IM · · Score: 1

    Metal Slug was a good game and all, but where the hell is Samurai Showdown???

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  28. awesome by jasomenaso · · Score: 1

    this is fantastic. I have listened to this all day today. Wicked lisping as well. I love it.

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