I wonder why is it THESE set of games were released and not others? Because all of the NeoGeo arcade games work on Linux, Mac and Windows via emulator. The 2x they were on HB and now on GOG....Why these specific games and not the others?

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Quoting: OrkultusI have the NeoGeo X Gold handheld. Got pretty much all of them. I will pass on this.

That looks dope!!!! but I already have the Neo Geo gamepads and fighting sticks for the computer. I lost my passion for mobile gaming since I ride my bike to work. When I was a mass commuter I use to play my NeoGeo Pocket Color daily!

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Quoting: razing32Are these actual ports ?
Did someone do any work on these or is this just a rom + emulator ?

I can only speak for the HB versions but these were just the ROMS with a MAME wrapper.

Pros of the HB version

- Gamepad Controllers were built in; No need to configure
- Save/Load States were built into the menu system and accessible via gamepad
- These were the exact arcade versions not the watered down console ports
- You can extract the 2 files needed to work with MAME, if you wanted to

Cons

- Unable to configure gamepad settings unless you go into the .ini files
- Logos upon start up

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Quoting: iplaygameswearingatuxCould anyone please confirm whether the games are playable in MAME?

I wrote a slightly detailed guide how to make them work in MAME, you can find the link here (links to gog.com forums)

That guides seems really complicated. I have the HB versions and I just dump the neogeo.zip and the game.zips and they work as is. Were GOG versions altered?

Can you please upload a screenshot of what's inside the neogeo.zip in the HB version? If they're altered I wouldn't as I don't own the HB version.

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Quoting: zimplex1Why would I spend money on these when I could just run these games in an emulator for free?

Because you want to.

I don't mine picking these up, especially when they were available via the 2 instances they were given out via Humble Bundle.

I would prefer if companies sold the ROMS of their games from yesteryear to the public.

I don't have the GOG versions but the HB versions came with a wrapper that took care of the controller settings for you, you also had save states setup via gamepad presses.

You can do that with MAME but MAME still has issues with defined controllers. If you removed a controller or connected it to another USB port - you may have to reconfigure on the fly. There is a way to lock it down but it requires a lot of setup.

Many people complained about the DOTEMU port but I've put these games on some really low tier machines and they ran awesomely.

If they support Linux, I'll support them is how I go about it.

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Quoting: Avehicle7887

Quoting: iplaygameswearingatuxCould anyone please confirm whether the games are playable in MAME?

I wrote a slightly detailed guide how to make them work in MAME, you can find the link here (links to gog.com forums)

That guides seems really complicated. I have the HB versions and I just dump the neogeo.zip and the game.zips and they work as is. Were GOG versions altered?

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Quoting: meggermanBit of a shame these aren't all available in steam, they would make good SteamOS titles for local multiplayer. Still it's good that there available from GOG.

They are also available on Humble Bundle. I install them on my machines and my STEAMOS HTPC and they are some of the most played games in my home.

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Quoting: iplaygameswearingatuxCould anyone please confirm whether the games are playable in MAME?

If these are the same as the ones present in humblestore then i can confirm they work with MAME

Correct these are. They all work on Linux. They come with a MAME wrapper.

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This sound great. If a AMD APU based Steam Machine is released, I gonna pick it up. All of my desktops and laptops are Nvidia.

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Quoting: ageresIf a game I already own gets ported to Linux, I buy a copy and store it in my inventory. I cannot gift it immediately because I don't have any friends using Linux, so that would be counted as a Windows sale AFAIK. So, what should I do now?

Write the developers to put a donate button on their website. Or at least tell you where you can send them some extra "thank you" money. The usual reply "just buy another copy" won't work anymore. I honestly believe each developer should have such a button, because of sales and bundles. If they don't, they are losing money. I often want to pay some extra (but not necessarily a full price) as well.

I get a lot of games for free from various sources and would like to donate VS getting another copy of the game.

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