** NEW** NEOGEO Arcade Stick Pro - Unboxing & REVIEW
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- The SNK NEOGEO Arcade Stick Pro can be used as a standalone console and connected to a PC or NEOGEO Classic Mini. But what is the video quality & are clicky thumbsticks still hard to make?! Amazon link: amzn.to/2rqZXox (affiliate)
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That's a cool idea. I like that a company finally listened to it's customers to improve its products. Thanks for helping us get our voice out to them. Keep the videos coming!
Agreed.
It's nice to be heard by gaming companies!
As developers ourselves we always take feed back from our player base. They are what matters to the games continues improvement.
That's the truth!
Sega started this trend, i hope they keep it up. Everybody is trying to match the Nintendo minis quality and that's a good thing.,
Seeing your video makes me more excited to get one myself.
This stick looks nice and happy they are using arcade parts !!
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Solid review!!! I'm just glad snk still alive and kicking
It took 8 months, but around 560 arcade games work on it now, and is worth owning now.
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He'll rise again.
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You can't kill the metal
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I'm a huge fan of the NEO GEO Arcade Stick Pro. It pretty much cleaned up all of the shortcomings of the NEO GEO mini.
If anyone is interested, the Arcade Stick Pro is currently on sale for $99.99.
They didn't really listen to you guys.
1) The default mode is still "Smooth Scaling" aka crap
2) All the scanlines mode use "smooth scaling"
3) Connecting to NeoGeo minis to get more games is worthless because all these ONLY have smooth scaling
4) You have to reconfigure the buttons to have it the classic NeoGeo style and you have to do it for EVERY SINGLE GAME (see MadLittlePixel's video)
@Joe Jo Daddy I respectfully disagree and I think very few people prefer smooth scaling. You're the first person I've ever heard that prefers it.
I used to think back then that smooth scaling was cool. Let’s face it... it isn’t.
Awesome review. Could listen to you all day, Mr. Jesus!
I’m just glad the Clickiness is back.
Why? There is absolutely no excuse. There's nothing admirable about this dumbass stick. I'm a MASSIVE Neo Geo fan and it's so fucking horrendous.
@@n0vi I agree.
@DeadlyViper211 these arent arcade quality parts, it's super light (relatively speaking to nicer fightsticks), and the video display options are somewhat limited. "Clicky sticks" mean nothing in terms of quality. It just means they used microswitches is all. I wouldnt call it horrendous like others have, but you're definitely overpaying for the stick itself. It's only somewhat worth it if you have no other way to play the games they included, and that you actually want to play all of them.
Ordered this 5 Days Ago! Can't wait to receive this! Comes with the entire Neo Geo Library!
Interesting their home menu system seems to draw inspiration from the Switch's... 😅
That homescreen is literally the switch’s
makes sense given the notion they sell neo geo arcarde classics on the switch hahaha
Thank god Nintendo isn't watching this video.
switch ui fking sucks it looks like a old android ui
Every other gaming console uses that homescreen so no it's not necessarily the switch's or Nintendo's for that matter. Don't be stupid. Also Neo-Geo mini used that homescreen. And look at the switch's homescreen again. There are way more features on the switch homescreen menu than the Neo-Geo.
Peter von Feldt it has an avatar at the top left and setting on the bottom
They should have added all the games from the mini to the Arcade Stick. I would buy this in a heartbeat if it had more than just fighting games.
Why care about the games it comes with ? First thing I would do is hack it, erase everything and put something like Retroarch on it. It seems even possible to officially and legally add more games to it through the USB port.
@@ArmandQ. You wouldn't even need to hack it. Just plug it into your PC.
* Somebody, will eventually hack it, hopefully with a custom firmware, and I will apply the hack. That is, if I intend to plug it directly into my TV for convenience. Otherwise it's a great USB controller to use with my PC. That's all I meant to say. Cheers.
I always look forward to your content, thanks for always coming through man!
Unbelievable, now you have the opportunity to enjoy a pretty robust selection if you have the Arcade Stick Pro & The Mini for about $250 and approx 60 games out of the box. Back in the 90s the system cost alone with one game makes this an absolute steal.
Wow, this actually looks and plays much smoother than the Classic Mini. I might just go ahead and buy this, and play it to death while waiting for it to be updated with more games. I also agree that there should be non-fighting games because many other arcade games could benefit from arcade style gamepads.
I like that it's nice sized and looks just the right weight to be perfect. I so hope they expand the library for this at some point, because there are a LOT of SNK games I'd love to play on that thing! $130 seeeems a bit steep, but if the quality is solid, that means it should last a good long time, which would make it worth it.
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I love SNK. The smooth option does look nice in this vid. It makes the sprites look like they do in the endings PS2 version of KoF 2003.
The only thing that sucks about it is that if you have the mini classic, you already have the fighting games that’s included with the fight stick. They could have added other games that’s exclusive only to the stick.
Hey Metal Jesus, there isn’t a subtitle option in this video? I’m deaf and rely on this feature in all the videos. Think you could somehow switch it on for this video like you do with every other videos you post?
Been waiting all day to watch this, especially after having placed an order last week.
Since this is my first comment on your page, it’s only proper that I say this: “love your videos, keep rocking!”
Sorry about that... haven't received it yet from the transcription service. I'll get it up there by tomorrow morning.
@@MetalJesusRocks Wow, you took the time to read and reply?! Awesome! Thanks, definitely much appreciated! Again, love your videos so much that I can't bear to miss one! :)
Your opinion is held in high regards. Looking forward to seeing what you think about this product.
Ok. Captions are now LIVE on the video. Thanks for asking!
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I can see why smooth scaling looks great here compared to other miniconsoles. It makes these older games look like KOF XII and XIII with their HD sprites
When you turned it on I thought it was a modded switch with yellow theme
if it had the games from the mini, I would for sure buy it. one has the good controls and one has the good games- trickery!
For all the money you pay for NEOGEO Arcade Stick Pro + NEOGEO Mini + NEOGEO Mini Controller . You can get a consolized MVS with HDMI and Sega Saturn ports , Unibios and a module with 200 games on it .
Since it's not detecting ROM files I have a hunch that you're right about SNK wanting to sell game packs in the future. They probably have a proprietary system set up that would work with their own special file format, loaded onto any USB stick, or that they'll release their own USB sticks which serve the same purpose, loading new games onto the system.
The price is honestly pretty good when you consider that most regular standalone pro quality arcade sticks are like $150+
this is 190 when it has ps4 compatibility and still far from a pro qual stick....
They have it good now these days, neogeo back then was so expensive.
Neo Geo back then was real, this is all badly emulated bullshit by a company that's likely more shell that original at this point.
it was and still is :(
With neo geo mini + pads and arcade pro it seems not cheaper 😜
@@ryanhardy9484 $600 plus tax for console, $200-$300 per game. In 1991... That's $1130ish for the console and $380 - $560 per game before sales tax.
I think $140 for 20 is a bit better value than original retail tbh.
I think the smoothing filter looks nice, as it's not too aggresive.
@@DQSpider Because they literally are. Smoothing is subjective. It's putting a filter on something ffs.
I'll pick this up eventually. Fighters aren't really my thing. In fairness a lot of the Neo Geo faithful loved the genre. Seems only fair to the fans.
What I would love is a full-size re-release of the AES for the nerd home with HDMI etc and decent sticks. Then a steady release of carts with original style boxes, artwork etc.
Use an ARM SOC and make the carts the right size, even if they're not the same on the inside. I would pay a monthly sub.
Original artwork, everything.
I can dream...
Was always interested in getting into the Neo Geo and 20 games (20 more to unlock) in a compact system looks like a great place to start. Especially considering if you were to try and do this in the 90s where you couldn’t get close to this price purchasing the console and 1 game.
Would love to see them release this in black.
This is awesome. Second video I have watched on it. The original hardware is way out of my price range. I am going to buy this.
Good on NEO GEO. Thats awesome they took the constructive criticism. Most companies anymore just blow that off and make what they want.
That will look great sitting on your shelf.
99 percent of gaming stuff stays on the shelf, never played.
Thank you Metal Jesus. My kid and I get to head bang to the beautiful Metal Jesus intro again. Rock on!
Great video! I am considering getting one and was glad for this review. I did want to mention (If no one else did) that there were stacked button configurations on Neo-Geo arcade machines. Whenever I used to encounter them in the wild, they were generally dedicated to one game, not usually an MVS system. The Samurai Shodown 3 machine I played in the mid/late 90's was in heavy competitive use so It didn't make sense for it to be an MVS. I actually prefer the stacked buttons, and that is just another check in the pro category!
I like smoothing. Gives me that warm fuzzy crt feeling.
SNK needs to slow down with all of these plug n play systems. Being an SNK/Neo Geo collector, I can't keep up.
Yep, they gotta slow down just for you.
wait to see their bartop
Hope they make a "USB Controller only" version for a little less money.. then I'd absolutely buy one :D
That's exactly what I'm interested in. I couldn't care less for the choice of games because I have all of them on my PC anyway. The controller itself looks great, wouldn't mind paying less for this as a wired USB arcade stick. If the build quality holds on that is.
I hate that CZcams keeps unsubscribing me from my favorite reviewers! Anyways thank you for reviewing it, I am looking forward to buying one soon!
Great review! I'm seeing these available for preorder on Amazon from standard 130$ and there's one package deal with a PS4 adapter for 190$. Me personally, I've got my picks of the litter on my PS4. I think I'm going to wait a bit and see if thier run n' guns, shooters, puzzlers and beat em ups become available. If I had to be picky, I'd like to see a scanline option with the pixels and not smoothing. This looks like a winner. I hope you get the Capcom arcade unit soon for review too!!
it's good to have more choices but scanlines without smoothing wouldn't be accurate, because CRTs did smooth out the picture.
so this is basically like purchasing a Hori or Qanba fight stick with games and I love that you can use it as a standard fight stick for the pc. I would purchase.
The art in Metal Slug is so ridiculously good. Heard good things about the stick.
9:19 "PPlease press the button for setting: B" The extra P in front of please must be for "pretty". Top quality stuff here. At least clicky thumbsticks is easy to make now.
Great presentation and review Jason!
@14:36 looks like a naked man belly playing. Tell me you can't unsee that now.
That's one insanely fat character lol
I'm all in. There are multi-colour silicon sleeves for the unit and ball top available too.
Great vid MJ! Really enjoyed your perspective on the NeoGeo Arcade Stick Pro
I LOVE IT and Im sure you can add the entire library later. Yes, fair price.
Snk should of sold a separate screen attachment that fits to the rear.
It's cool, but I just wouldn't be interested in this when it only has fighting games on it. Then again, it's probably only a matter of days before someone figures out how to sideload ROMs.
Some for me, if it had come with the fighting games, and the selection of games on the mini I would have got one, but as it is I doubt I will bother.
Not currently in my budget, but if they had a non-fighters edition of this I would be much more interested as it sounds like a good product this time.
I just got one for $100. Was hesitating but end up getting it, just because there are 20 more games that can be unlocked.
I agree it would have been good to see some other non fighting games here too.
Considering good arcade sticks like the Hori Real Arcade Pro go for around the same price but don't come with any games, I'd say this is a pretty good deal. I'd buy it even if it was a standalone arcade stick, the games are a great bonus.
just ordered mine. can’t wait to play it.
Ooooooooo I'm so jealous. This is gorgeous 😍
Good desk + 27" curved monitor + good PC with MAME + this controller = awesomeness
Personally if I buy it, I would take it apart, replace the parts with Seimitsu parts, airbrush the case to match either the MVS or SC19-4 and make custom waterslide decals to relabel the buttons and the SNK and NEO GEO labels with the logo of the NEO GEO and top coat it. That's if I have money for all of it. Right now that's not in my priority list at all.
Definitely not paying that much for a controller.
If they had included some non fighting games it might be worth it.
No metal slug? No aero fighters? Come on.
A quality arcade / fight stick can cost anywhere from $100 to several hundred dollars depending on features and how much you customize it, mine for example has a wooden stained enclosure with a PS360+ multi-console PCB and a heavily modded Sanwa JLF joystick with Sanwa buttons, in total for all of the parts and hardware, cables, etc. it was about $300. Considering this has 20 built in games and has many different options for use it's pretty reasonable, the Xbox One Elite series 2 controller is $179.99. This may not be for you, but its more than just a controller.
Depends on if this is viable for general fighting games. If it is then it's probably a decent deal actually. I paid 200 bucks for my Razer panthera.
@@morriganrenfield8240 It literally is using arcade hardware, unless there is a defect then it will work very well with any fighting game. I've yet to find a fighting game that didn't feel right with a fight stick. Yeah fight sticks can get crazy expensive and I think this would be a steal if I didn't already have a Neo Geo Mini and a fight stick.
Guess you have never owned a decent fightstick if any
@@ToothpickMan11 I meant if it's software let you use it on regular fighting games, but sounds like it does then. Good deal!
Glad you’ve bounced back, MJ
Being a huge fighting game fan. This looks decent.
Great! Any chance of a review of the Capcom Home Arcade??
Years later, - this is still funny as fuck
Yeah, crispy pixels 24/7!
I love your videos intro, as always I appreciate your reviews on everything.
2:49-2:56- LOL 😆
Man, I'd rather have borders than having to stretch the Aspect Ratio than what they were intended.
Why is there Longitudinal Scanlines? Those two choices are better! 🤨
To think, it wasn't all that long ago when I was thinking there weren't enough ways to play Neo-Geo games outside of emulation. Now there's almost too many. And I love it!
i love smooth scaling
Smoothing isn't bad. People spend craploads of money to upgrade older consoles to S-video, RBG, or HDMI so I don't really see the difference. Great video!
Looks like a cool device that they actually got right, but SNK fighting games are on the bottom of my retro gaming priority list. It’d be great if a group would crack it.
Smooth scaling looks more accurate to me as far as what you would have seen on an arcade CRT. It makes sense to me then why they'd also apply the scanline options to that mode. The pixel scaling option looks like it's for those who prefer the look of a modern LCD, where there's no blur or other artifacts introduced by the display itself. I don't know which I'd play with... even on MAME I go back and forth depending on the game. Sometimes smoothing and scan lines look very fake; other times they're almost necessary to replicate the original experience.
I don’t quite understand when people say that they prefer the straight pixel look over scanlines. These games were meant to display on a CRT which when running through RGB produced the scanline look. Straight pixels look too harsh for my eyes. But hey I guess it’s all subjective.
At least SNK included scanlines which don’t look half bad, especially compared to the Capcom Arcade Stick which has none.
They priced this pretty well considering that similar unofficial products like it sell for about $60.
I use an adapted 360 fight stick to play KOF 95 on Xbox One. Never considered using it for Metal Slug though! Trying it.
That is why I bought this over The Capcom Arcade stick. It has the best games in here especially KOF!
15:01 Game Sack and My life in gaming!
Love mine and the capcom stick 😎
That's actually not a bad price for this at all. It's just a matter of time before tinkerers get this to load roms through the USB which will be awesome. The joy stick pad alone would be great for PC's and retropies. Good stuff
Can't wait for you to hit 1 mil. It's gonna be a heck of a party
Being able to change the stick to ball or bat is pretty awesome.
Seems very promising. Awesome!
Definitely picking up one of these!!
This is almost 50% off on Amazon (at $99). Worth it?
It clicks! I'm sold!
I always forget he's not a fighter but he points out true replay value in games
A dream for the 90s kids..
SNK, if you’re reading this, make Pixel Scaling the default display, add scan line options to Pixel Display and add a global button mapping option so we don’t have to remap the controls on each game individually. Thanks.
They really outta come out with another stick system exactly like this preloaded with shooters.
^^ THIS ^^
I'd buy that in a heartbeat tbh
I won't be picking one up till they confirm adding purchasable games. Games should be $6.00 or sold cheaper if you buy in bundles that include 5 or 10 games.
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BTW: I know the difference between a thumbstick and a full sized joystick... I just mix the terms up all the time because I'm just winging the voice over. And I'm old ;)
It's what happens when you spend 2 hours on the thumb nail. Something has to give.
Never understood why all the hate for smoothing? I'm an old school gamer and I've started with NES. It's obvious that these games look better with smooting. I would never buy NES, SNES or Mega Drive mini because there is no smoothing option. So, thank you SNK!
I just saw a video about someone hating on you you have replied to the comments I was just wondering for someone who’s been watching the channel for a long time I was subscriber for about two or three years now and yet as it takes one day to reply or watch the videos
He sighs and lets out so much air when talking about the smooth mode. Jeez comic book guy 😂 when i mimick hardcore nerds i basically do metal jesus haha
let's be clear though, people that hate smooth mode are mostly people that never played this games when they were relevant. We didn't like pixels back then just as you don't like aliased diagonal lines in modern games.
That's why smooth option is the default: the low definition of old CRT monitors + the scanlines gave the illusion of more rounded sprites (luckily)
I totally thought your right leg at the end shot of you using the stick looked like a chubby guy and saggy chest! LOL Obviously it wasn't, but it made me do a double take and laugh at my stupidity for thinking that! Ha
Love the design and features. Price is not bad. Wish you could get more games.
love watching your videos man
Pretty fair review, will check it out.
That's so cool! I really want this controller/system. Did you tried in other consoles like Switch or PS4? And how does it work as a controller for PC?
Did I miss it but I didn't hear any mention of how 2 player works on this which is probably the 2nd most important part of playing these fighting games. Can you plug in a 2nd controller to battle it out with a friend?
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Looks cool!😁
I have to say that this is a huge improvement.
That clicky arcade stick is a must and it's good they brought it back.
Nice that it comes with USB C, HDMI, and a USB port for controllers and later _upgrading_ with more games.
I like that the built quality is good and I like how this has lots of graphical options.
$130 is not but.
Speaking of games...
Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection was announced for Q4 2019 release on PS4, but we haven't gotten any release date still.
There's about a 1.5 months left in 2019 so I presume this will be a December 2019 release?
Or if it's _delayed_ I'd guess Janurary 2020?
Also, I think it'd make sense for SNK to make more of these collection releases on PS4, Switch, and X1.
I'd want things like:
⭐The King of Fighters Collection⭐
The King of Fighters '94
The King of Fighters '94 Re-Bout
The King of Fighters '95
The King of Fighters '96
The King of Fighters '97
The King of Fighters '98
The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match
The King of Fighters '99
The King of Fighters '99: Evolution
The King of Fighters 2000
The King of Fighters 2001
The King of Fighters 2002
The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match
The King of Fighters 2003
The King of Fighters XI
The King of Fighters XII
The King of Fighters XIII
The King of Fighters Neowave
⭐Fatal Fury Collection⭐
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters
Fatal Fury 2
Fatal Fury Special
Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory
Real Bout Fatal Fury
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers
Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special: Dominated Mind
Garou: Mark of the Wolves
⭐Art of Fighting Collection⭐
Art of Fighting
Art of Fighting 2
Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior
⭐World Heroes Collection⭐
World Heroes
World Heroes 2
World Heroes 2 Jet
World Heroes Perfect
NeoGeo Battle Coliseum HD
SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom HD
Oh and I wouldn't mind if they worked with Capcom and made:
⭐Capcom vs. SNK Collection⭐
Capcom vs. SNK
Capcom vs. SNK Pro
Capcom vs. SNK 2
Then I think they should make Capcom vs. SNK 3 and SVC Chaos 2.