"I've seen some cheap knock offs in my time... Obviously, I'm Ashens" should become the new slogan of the channel

I like how ashens still has that Bosch screwdriver after all these years. That's an obscure ass reference but yeah

I can't wait to see how many... erm, less scrupulous KZfaqrs will prance about and proclaim that this is the greatest thing since the last great thing. Thanks Ashens for setting the record straight and do enjoy that Carlsberg... edit: or Sprite, not sure either way

“It gets many things right but sadly for the money it just ain’t good enough” I feel like that sums up pretty much all the Neo Geo stuff you have reviewed. It’s always got decent to good emulation and an ok selection of games but there’s always one thing that ruins it and the price is always too high

In case anyone is wondering about the blurred can, it's actually because of the UK's rules on product placement. In America there are normally sponsors where you see products in the backgrounds with their logos visible, or use to drive the plot (See the Hawaii Five-o Subway scene, which I believe got banned in the UK.), over here it's against the rules to subtly promote stuff, you must make it clear if you are being sponsored by a product, which is why when American reality shows come over to the UK, you'll see T-Shirts and Coke cups blurred out almost all the time. And with UK shows, any products seen in the background are mainly turned around so that you just see labels and stuff (Although that is becoming a bit more lax here and there, if you see a faint "P" in the corner of the opening, that means there will be some product placement in the program.) So why's Stuart blurring a Sprite Can? Because believe it or not, UK internet personalities are getting contacted by the Government for subtly promoting stuff to their audience without explicitly saying that they are paid to do so, so Staurt has taken a precaution and blurred out the Can to show that he's not doing a sponsor and that maybe he forgot to remove it

11:03 I like how Ashens looks at the camera for a reaction even though we can't see his face and no one else is there.

bad controls on a SNK system are weird. If there is any Games company known for no-compromise hardware, it's SNK. You bought the entire arcade board for your NeoGeo from them back in the day. that's why they were so extremely expensive. To see quality like this on any SNK machine is kinda really sad

Fun story: I wanted a Neo Geo MVS machine, but it's impossible to find them in Ireland, so I built my own take on it with a PC inside it etc. Designed and made it all myself out of wood, a real labour of love. Nearing the end of completion of it now (after a couple of years of working on it on and off) and this comes out. It costs about 1/4 what mine cost to build. FML

I'm thirsty for a Sprite for some odd reason after watching this.

good old SNK, too rich for my blood in the 1990s, still too rich for my blood in the 2020....go figure.

Here's a guess for the vertical scanlines: The emulator visual settings were designed with included options for vertically scrolling shooter games as well, which often had the built in monitor rotated 90°, so would have had vertical scanlines. The units the emulator would be used with likely wouldn't have a monitor that was mounted that way, they'd just rotate the image and not use the full screen. No clue about the 40° option... Would that have been relevant to any cabinet design, like one that used a mirror?

I wouldn't mind one :D

“Obviously.... I’m Ashens” 2020 line of the year.

That little old electric screwdriver from the Ixo Vino still lives, eh?

That thing is such a con. Thanks for this video, highlighting it. Those buttons are unforgivable.

Ashens without the couch ... that is a new one ! 😏 15:40 thanks for the good look inside, you can do some awesome mods. Like the Pi, Pandora or a mini pc... only... spending first 500 dollar on a cabinet to rip it apart ...😅, maybe get something else if you want to start modding this. Aaah.. love the ashens channel for so many years ! 👌 (Even before I made video's myself) 😄

Thank you for taking the time to open it up on camera. I was really curious whether or not the stick and buttons would be moddable, but it looks like they should be.

18:36 the universally accepted noise for British displeasure

I’ve been watching Stuart’s videos for years and I gotta say he’s always been consistent with being honest with his reviews. Good looking out 💯👌 also I watch his videos when I can’t sleep. Not that he’s boring but his voice calms me.

the last time i was this early... no i can't be bothered, my home city just went back to tier 3 so I'm just glad Ashens uploaded.

Fyi, Take the front 3 screws out of each side & the controls come right out. Just unplug the ribbon cable before pulling it all the way off. No need to remove the monitor. Another guy said the button holes are a little small for the buttons he wanted to put in. Thanks for making this video for us.

I just wish it had Art of Fighting 2 and Shock Troopers 2

I guess they added the extra buttons to cater to people that are used to non standard layouts. In Brazil arcade machines had 6 buttons as a standard, Neo Geo games had the two extra buttons remapped to repeat one of the others or a combo of the two beside it.

Doesn't look right without the cigarette burns.😂

Can products start putting too big for the sofa as a selling point now

When ASHENS says the controls are crap... Run... Run Far Away and Never Look Back

As for six buttons, the recent Samurai Shodown Collection does allow for mapping special combinations to separate buttons, so there's that... not that these manufacturers knew that, I guess.

The marquee has the art of 4 random games because that´s the way MVS arcade machines used to be.

It's a relief when these things turn out to be shit. Saves me money.

as soon as he said "just want you to think about that" about the buttons, I immediately knew the ones on the MVSX are going to be crap lol

I love your content asheeeens keep up the good work of reviews!

"Hi! this is my nice arcade console, let me show you how terrible it is"

Thank christ, a game related review at last! Not had one for a while.

_"I'm Ashens"_ *-Ashens, 2020*

This video actually got me interested in that Arcade stick you showed at the beginning .

Stuart, if those are real leaf switches, you can adjust them to the sensitivity of your liking by spreading the contacts apart. That's the beauty of real leaf switches.

Ashens uploads, I watch. It's that simple.

You're using the Bosch Ixo Vino electric screwdriver thing you reviewed years ago! That's quality continuity right there, take that Vince Gilligan.

You know, when I clicked on this, I wasn’t expecting a cameo of the fucking Ixo Vino all these years later. I think that says more about the product than his actual review did.

Damn it ashens, when are you going to make more "cheapo" episodes?

For that price I would aim for an actual sized cabinet and restore it. I know this is easier to handle and store, but it barely gives the arcade vibe I want. I get the same result from plugging in an arcade stick to my PC and that has good joystick and buttons.

The bright side of this is that the buttons in this are really replacable. All you have to do is unclip the wires, unclip the buttons, and put new ones in. That said, that's unacceptable for $400 bones.

So weird, I just rewatched all your neogeo videos lastnight!

the plug and play of my dreams, except it's way more than i thought it was

Been marathoning your videos again, always great to see a new one!

Ashens is probably the only you tuber that didn't try to sugar coat this thing

2:05 Stuart, is that a can of 7Up you're blurring there?

Awww, I love Neo Turf Masters... ON THE GWEEEEEN!

The Arcade Stick Pro can be used on PC and Android as a standalone controller. That's why it has the extra 4 buttons.

*Looks good but quite expensive*

You should have put a chef excellence sticker on that can so you didnt have to blur it out.

You get most (if not all) of these SNK games for free with Amazon Gaming service (which is free, just links to your Amazon account), or atleast you could at some point earlier this year.

So, basically, with a bit of MDF, and old LCD monitor, an old gamepad and a raspberry pi, you could have something far more versatile. There's definately not £450 worth of tech and build quality in this thing. I've seen similar looking games machines with better controlls for half the price in Smyth'sToys!

I see ashens, I click. I watch ashens, I smile 😊

...Is that the Ixo Vino screwdriver? First a sequel to THE GOOSE, now this.

How many times are they going to re-release the same old games poorly emulated and shitty controls?

The first review I've seen that thrashes this thing for everything else then the buttons. Also, still no mentioning of the slow UI and Times New Roman font.

I've been playing Neo Geo games in a browser ever since Ashens reviewed the Neo Geo X.

The reason they come with 6 or 8 buttons, is because some games use only 2 or 3 buttons, and also SNK fighting games are played in various configs. OG setup is BCD A and isn't ideal for non fighters because A button under thumb King of Fighters and Mark of the Wolves tend to be played AC BD NeoCD players like CD AB and 2/3 buttons non-fighters tend to be ABC D

After spending like $50 on amazon earlier this year to get the old NeoGeo Mini, was it going to be worth spending 10x as much to get 10 more games. Well, we could probably already guess that answer, but thank Ashens for confirming it.

Ashens providing his own handheld lighting.

13:42 What happened there? All of reality went a bit wibbly wobbly.

Good to see you've protected the identity of that can of sprite.

As someone who owns the MVSX, the buttons are definitely shite. I heard that the later versions of these machines have improved buttons though. In the end I replaced my buttons with Suzo Happs with D44x micro switches, and there are lots of YT videos explaining how to do that.

and some games come with anti aliasing turned on and you cant change that...

My favorite SNK game was that dancing one bust a move where you had the arrows you had to step on. puzzle bobble was also really good

When he dropped the screw got me😂😂😂

I read the thumbnail in the same tone as "too hot for TV"

I love the ashens community vibe, I feel safe here.

If I had to guess about the extra buttons, it's probably for the Atomiswave SNK games.

You sir, are the granddaddy of unboxing videos!

Wow the Ixo Vino... That's oldschool Ashens

Please, can someone write a horror story called "the gubbins inside"

I could recognise that volume knob anywhere - it's the same as in Scythe Kama Amp Kro.

That's right Sprite you'll get no free advertising here! Wait... DAMMIT

You can get a real AES for that price.

The return of the Bosch screwdriver and a censored sprite can

**GASP!** Ashens has left the COUCH!!!

The IXO VINO lives!

The best bit of kit in this video is that Ming the Merciless screwdriver

I have a love for arcade cabinets, especially small ones.

the Neo Geo stick has the extra buttons because you can hook it up to a PS4 or Switch

This is unbelievable. $500 shipped for this thing? I bought an actual Neo Geo 4-slot cabinet for $500 a few years ago.

Preordered this. If the only problem are the buttons I can replace them for like $15.

When it transitioned to the bar, I was sad that Barry wasn't there 😢

Regarding the Vertical Scanline options: Occasionally Arcade machines had their CRTs rotated on the side, especially vertical shoot'em ups to give players more "forward viewspace", though granted the advantage is minuscule on 4:3/5:4 screens like that. But it was a game-changer when those widescreen tubes came out. Trivia: There were also some arcade machines that had the screen pointing up table-style, usually 4 player games.

im 7/10th grateful that you exist, well done.

The build quality on that thing looks... ok-ish. As long as they didn't use a bad video signal format like you said, I guess overall it's pretty good, but it doesn't scream long-term quality. The wood bare wooden boards inside all suggest a quality about one notch below where it should be. It could obviously be way, way worse, but I get the impression that if you do try to mod it, it's only going to take maybe two or three disassemblies before everything gets shitty. I do appreciate that it has a nice screen, and that they bothered to put in an emulator that actually works properly, but for how raggedy it's going to get, it feels like a $200 rather than a $450 product.

It’s cool to see Stu using the electric screwdriver he reviewed years ago.

"All the Controls, LCD monitor, and Cabinet are all commercial quality."

2:09 i don't know about you guys but i could really go for a can of *CENSORED* right now.

Love the LCD numbers near the 'Right Player Start'! 😁

I could be wrong, but I believe the extra buttons are for people who use combination keys for actions in fighting games. So you can set up one button to press two or three other buttons at the same time.

The buttons can be configured for box style and other competition configurations hence six buttons this was brought up in the RetroRGB review. As for VAT/Customs all units will ship from the German warehouse and if any are required it should be very little.

Just made it to the under 1000 club

The Ixo Vino makes an appearance!

Looks like a cheap thing sold for a high price. From the volume knob to the cheapo screen, to the ebay buttons...yeah. Not particularly impressed with their products.

What's the betting this was designed as a Capcom emulator box and repurposed for SNK?

Stuard my friend there's no need to do special modding in this game box,just stick the usb with the games you want and you can play them without any special work i believe! Except that might need a little work to somehow manage to make the adjustments to the flash drive to work with it!

At least it is easy to open up and replace those crappy buttons for some proper Sanwa arcade ones.