John's Neo Geo/Pop n Bounce video

[jaffo]

Hey everyone,

Just finished watching John's Pop N Bounce vid.  I enjoy Neo Geo stuff - I had a friend that saved a bunch of money when we were teenagers and he actually bought a Neo Geo home console.  Games were near $200 apiece at the time.  It was crazy.

I have an idea for a project for you, John - Make a bar-top neo geo cabinet to house your 120-in-one cartridge. 

[John's Arcade]

Hey everyone,

Just finished watching John's Pop N Bounce vid.  I enjoy Neo Geo stuff - I had a friend that saved a bunch of money when we were teenagers and he actually bought a Neo Geo home console.  Games were near $200 apiece at the time.  It was crazy.

I have an idea for a project for you, John - Make a bar-top neo geo cabinet to house your 120-in-one cartridge. 

Dude, that AES system back when it came out was CRAZY TALK! Seriously, what kid could afford that thing?!

[jaffo]

His parents were well-off, too - so that helped.  I want to say he paid $600 for it.  I drove him to go pick it up - he bought it from some guy at his house - it was new in box, but I have a feeling it may have "fallen off the back of a truck."  It came with 2 controllers and the pack-in game Magician Lord.  Over time, he got a few more games.  I fondly remember playing Sengoku, Baseball Stars, and Cyber Lip with him.