Southtown Neo Geo MVS Shockboxes!
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2018
- So you're collecting Neo Geo MVS carts and are a little envious of the cases that their AES counterparts came in? Let's take a look at the MVS Shockboxes offered by Southtown Homebrew as a possible solution.
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I have just about 100 MVS Shock boxes and I absolutely love them. I love love love looking at all my MVS arts lined up in the Shockboxes. Yes this hobby is expensive but you just have to have the love for it. Absolutely great video by the way!
I was thinking about this just last night, just how damn expensive all of this is. You really almost have to think of Neo Geo as its own thing because it gets so far beyond where most average video game collecting prices and availability is. It’s kind of hard to put into words, but I agree, you can enjoy Neo Geo at a moderate level, but once you commit...it can get crazy.
Expensive yes, but still cheaper than maintaining a weekend race car for 1/4mile or track. Plus the only hurt is the pride when u loose to ur kid =)
Even the MVS it's pretty expensive, but I'm thankful I didn't jump on the AES train. Last thing I want to remember is how much I spent on SVC Chaos lol Probably my least favorite game I have but at least I still enjoy it! I want to get a NeoSD someday for games I don't care about but I'm making sure I get all the original copies of games I know for a fact I want to have, and I think I'm just about done with that. Only 1 more game I want for my MVS and that's Mark of The Wolves. The thought of it is making my wallet cry, it's tempting to just get over it and find the Dreamcast port since I plan to get a Dreamcast fight stick anyway.
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I've seen people complaining about the cost of shipping and cost of the cases, but really, if you just bought a damn $300 game you can afford $13 to store it nicely lol.
I'm glad to see this positive review since I have a big box of these showing up tomorrow!
They are really nice and I feel like your expensive carts are probably protected beyond what they’d ever need to be on a shelf. But, hey, it’s Neo Geo. It’s ALL a little extra!
@@ScarletSprites Yes, I feel like they need to be treated well for display. Some of my labels don't look so hot anyway! I swear someone tortured my Metal Slug 3 with cigarette burns.
Shockboxes are a must for dusty climates and clumsy hands, shocking I know. Plus let’s not forget that classic SNK artwork
Picked up another 20 of these guys, would not have found this particular seller if not for you. Love your content.
Those are absolutely gorgeous... Too bad i live in Brazil and shipping + import taxes render getting shockboxes almost a crazy endeavour
Yes, I unfortunately see a lot of people outside the US mention how crazy it is to have these shipped. They’re expensive even for those of us here in the States, I can only imagine how much shipping and import fees/taxes are elsewhere.
Your collection looks incredible. I'd spend all day just cleaning and admiring the boxes. Great stuff. I have purchased shock boxes from southtown as well. I don't have a big collection, I went the NeoSD route. But I purchased boxes w/inserts for the carts I do have. Once I held a shock box in my hands, I knew it would be a requirement. Great video.
If I had to start fresh today I’d probably get an AES, a NeoSD and then about ten MVS carts for the cabinet. It’s crazy how much even MVS stuff is going for now.
The moment I started collecting NeoGeo MVS years ago, I ordered approx 55 Shockboxes to go with my titles. It was expensive and was initially disappointed in the lack of quality coming from their prints colors and resolution. I even call them to get my money back on some of the poorest prints. I decided the best route was to custom print my own inserts. My collection never looked better from that moment on. Now that the prices have gone up and my collection have also gone up in numbers, don't know what will I do next :)
I have a pretty decent printer now as well. I need something to cut straight with though, scissors are not the answer.
Another great video man! Love my Shockboxes.
Thanks Marty, much appreciated!
Year late to the party here. So the artwork on there was all done by enthusiasts and submitted to help the team at Southtown also why everyone can download them for free (the artwork doesn’t really belong to any of us). I see a lot of my designs on your shelf over 14 years after their inception.
That’s awesome man! That’s probably really cool to contribute something like that to the community that will live on for decades. Thanks for taking the time to stop by and share that story.
thanks, we need people like you on youtube, great stuff
Nice of you to say, thanks man.
Looks like a pretty sweet way to display them!
You’d be the guy who would know best! It’s definitely a quality option, just isn’t very cost effective.
@@ScarletSprites yeah ive been finding custom cases to be quite crazy prices for large collextions
I will get some shock boxes eventually. Im still in the phase where Im more concerned with finding certain carts though. Locally there is an arcade shop that has MVS carts for 50 but everyone is either samsho, samsho2, or bust a move which are all games that I own lol. So for now Ebay has been mainly where I hunt for titles. My collection is 6 carts so I just display them on top of the cabinet unboxed so I can switch them out easily. Congrats on 2000 subs, you have a great channel so its a no brainer that people will be drawn here!
Thanks man! Yeah, those are some of the more common carts. You should try joining some forums or Facebook groups and checkout the marketplaces. There is a Neo Geo Buy Sell and Trade group on Facebook that has some repeat and known safe sellers. It’s global, so shipping is sometimes high though. Speaking of boxes, there are a few places that also sell white boxes you can place carts in with a spine label. They’re definitely cheaper than the shockboxes, but lined up on a shelf they look decent with the spine artwork.
3:43 y'know... I'm starting to wonder about that myself
then again, it's not like going the TerraOnion route gets any better
Those are beautiful cases!!!
The print quality is even better since this video was released.
I dont have neo geo but ill buy a few cases just to collect! I love these style cases. reminds me of Genesis/Megadrives Early cases before they went with Paper
Yeah, plastic snap cases are really nice. Stone Age Gamer has some decent BitBox cases they sell with artwork for other consoles too.
I sold my entire MVS collection a few years back with st shock boxes. Over 80+ carts.
Started back up buying mvs carts. Have about 50 carts and leaving them loose. If I purchase a cart that comes with a shock box I'll keep it with the shock box but prefer loose since It doesnt take up as much space.
When I owned my 80+ carts I had a IKEA shelving unit dedicated just for MVS carts. Now I have my carts inside two padded crates.
From a coolness factor nothing beats displaying your mvs carts in ST shockboxes. I just don't seem to care about that stuff anymore and just want to enjoy the games.
I like the smaller white boxes that have spine labels on them as well. They're a cheaper alternative and when lined up on a shelf look pretty good too.
Now that I have a MVS Magic key, I can see picking up some of the great less expensive MVS carts just to fill out my collection a little. My only complaint is that the MVS Magic Key has a death grip that is worrisome but thus far hasn't been an issue. This place needs to start selling durable replacement cart covers and quality printed stickers... that way you can buy a top tier, fully functional and tested Japanese MVS carts that the exterior has been completely roached for far less money and really make it shine again... even though the only thing left that is authentic are the interior chips. I can see that this approach might be anathema to some collectors, but I just want something that plays good and as it was intended and still looks great on a shelf.
It seems like a lot of converters, Neo Geo or even NES/Famicom, like to put the death grip on things. Southtown will print MVS labels for you, but the handful I’ve made myself for IronClad and Ghostlop I used Cricut vinyl sticker pages and printed in my standard Epson ink jet. Definitely serviceable.
Awesome vid man. I really need to pull the trigger on these. Only have one right now for SamSho2.
It’s hard because they are nice, but also expensive. I mentioned below, I always find myself thinking that I could by some cases.....or another Neo Geo cart. The cart wins, almost every time. That’s why it had been over two years since I bought any.
I don't know why im so into the neogeo. I guess bc when i was in my teens back in the early 90s if you had a neogeo you where rich lol A rich kids game system and now im 40 and have the neogeo emulator on my snes mini 😁 After all these years i finally got a neogeo (so to speak) lol
Hey Joe! Congrats on the ever-increasing subscriber count; its showing as 2.3K subscribers at the moment so you must have gained a couple of hundred since filming this! 👍🏻 Hope your channel continues to grow - you put out quality content consistently and you deserve a lot of success with it. I especially like how you make the effort to interact with your audience and there seems to be very little negativity within the comments section which is great!
Quite a timely vid - I've made my first step towards my planned CMVS setup this week by ordering a Neo Geo CD controller from Japan lol! Hopefully I will be able to get a machine this side of Christmas (am hoping I get an email from James at JNX for him to take my order for one of his units but if not I will probably get an Omega) I'm keen to have a proper Neo Geo machine at home but will most likely get the NeoSD rather than collect the official carts...may get a select few though, who knows.
Thanks Andy, I appreciate the kind comments from you. You’re always very loyal with taking the time to weigh in and provide feedback, so again, thanks.
Glad to hear you grabbed a controller! I love the Neo CD controllers, it’s become one of my favorites. I agree that JNX would be my first choice, and I’d avoid the Chinese units given the variability in quality control. I know Neotropolis, Neostore, and Arcadeshock are some other possible alternatives. I would also agree that if I were starting out now, I’d definitely go the NeoSD route. I was just in so deep already when those finally came out that I kept going with pickups. Now though, prices have really sky rocketed.
Scarlet Sprites Thanks for the suggestions on those other alternatives I've not heard of Neotropolis and Arcadeshock so will definitely investigate. Yes I've heard very good things about the CD controller although I've never actually held one so I'm looking forward to using it when I'm all set up with a system!
Im soooo saving that site when i start my mvs collection.
They’ve recently raised prices again, but the cases are pretty solid and can really dress up your carts.
I really do love the look of those nice cases and artwork -- but they add an extra expense to the hobby that I can't accommodate at least right now. Not to mention that I have no shelving to even display them on! My entire collection including systems, games, cables & joysticks have to live in cardboard boxes until I go to play them. Then I have to set everything up! Fun fact: 10 bare MVS Carts fit exactly in an Amazon 1A7 box! Elegant? No, but it has to suffice for now. Enjoyed your video, as always.🙂🕹🍒
I hope to get these for my MVS carts some day. Nice to know about the options and quality they give. I'm going to have to start putting some money aside, though. I'm curious as to how much shipping varies based on location. Thanks for the informative video!
Hopefully you’re in the US. If not, it sounds like it’s even more expensive than it already is to have shipped.
Shipping to the uk is brutal. $80 for around 15 boxes. Also some designs are not great resolution. I find most of the grey border style are nice quality. And sticking to the same designer can help.
I agree on the bordered artwork designs. Maybe because the artwork is generally smaller on those.
@@ScarletSprites most were created by bigbear and are old. Lots of new designers add new ones monthly. You're never gonna get aes sharpness. I was looking for 15. I have inserts. works out at $160 plus $80 shipping. then customs at £30+( $50+) thats why its taking me so long to jump on them.
@@kevinyoung7294 yip a got 3 to scotland cost me 83£ all in ffs lol
I don't collect for MVS but I finally got my first IGS PGM board and I want to collect games for that system. I heard that these Shockboxes do a great job storing those games as well after a small mod to the case, the problem is that not all PGM games have any available cover art to put in the cases art sleeve. There's a select bunch with either no art whatsoever or no artwork styled for IGS PGM in the case of some of the Cave shooters. I might have to make my own, but that will definitely be hard with no base or reference to start with.
What's up. Great video and very spot on. I order from these guys all of the time. I get both the print for convenience and the shockbox. One complaint that I have is that after a while, the inner case of the shockbox cracks between the flap. No matter how much I take care of them, it happens. I have a few like these that I had to repair. Dont know if I'm explaining myself right. I also ordered a Magician Lord print and it was awful. These look great for display and they help keep the carts protected from dust. I like the idea of them adding something to the shockbox that will help hold the flyers. Thanks for sharing!
Oh man! I haven’t had any crack yet, that’s really disappointing that that’s happened to you. How do you typically repair, with super glue? It sounds like we need someone in the community to put together a Magician Lord cover with higher resolution artwork and upload it. I actually don’t have the AES cart, or I’d scan it and give it a try myself.
@@ScarletSprites I tried glue and it wont hold together after opening the shockbox. I just used good old black electrical tape. The tape is flexible and it holds the flaps together. Cut it to size and made it look as good as possible. Lol!
Hah, I like it.
I just put in a second order for another 18 boxes. My wife asked me what I wanted for my birthday and I said shock boxes 😂
That’s an incredibly niche gift she never thought she’d have to address.
@@ScarletSprites she was a bit surprised. There’s nothing else I want.
Always a pleasure Scarlet. 8^)
Anthony..
Can’t comment on MVS collecting (yet), but these shockboxes really pop on display.worth the cash.
Thanks man. At this point, I have about 90% of my games in them so I know at some point the OCD is going to make me get cases for the others.
I just ordered 18 boxes from Southtown but without the art inserts. My local print shop has printed a load of them off for me for basically a buck each. That’s a lot cheaper then Southtown charge.
Yeah if you have the ability to print by other means (and certainly cheaper) I’d be all for it. I have since upgraded my own printer and have thought about redoing a few of my own.
@@ScarletSprites that’s the alternative option. Can imagine you burning through ink pretty quick though which I think may be more expensive in the long run. Hell, it would be cheaper for me to get all the covers you want done at my local printers and send them to you myself 😂
There’s probably only one or two that really bothers me. I have no intention of redoing even a quarter of these.
@@ScarletSprites I don’t blame you. That would take forever
Those are awesome
When I was putting my collection together, I was able to score many shock boxes at about half price on eBay. Some people will just throw up entire lots. Saved some money, but relied on South Town for the rest. I still have 2 empty boxes with inserts ready for those missing games.
That’s a good tip. I’ve never caught any lots on there, but I also wasn’t looking too hard either. Thanks for the feedback and comment!
Love it
I have to say, it's way better than the AES Shockboxes, especially the early ones which were about as paper thin as those Aero City bezels. I like mine, but yeah, freaking pricey.
You know, now that you say that I do recall what you’re describing. I don’t own any AES carts, but the cases I’ve looked at while at shows and such definitely are thinner than these now that I think about it.
They crack so easily, makes me uneasy especially with the ridiculous prices they are going for. I swore off AES collecting sometime back.
I have all my carts in these shock boxes. It's definitely hit or miss with their printing but it's better than anything I could do myself so I deal with it. looks great in my game room all lined up on a shelf though. Hey Joe do you know anyone that does AES reproduction inserts? I have some loose aes carts that fit in these shockboxes but Southtown seems to only sell their mvs home brew ones. Great video as always!
Agreed on the printing, but for sure the last batch I bought was much better than the prints a few years ago. I know that at one point they mentioned downtime for a new printer, so I’m guessing that has made a world of difference. I’m not aware of anyone doing AES covers, but that could be simply because I never looked. There used to be some good sites with scanned artwork, but most seemed to have shutdown. It’s tough getting any retailer to do those too, a lot of my local shops refuse because they are afraid of copyright issues.
Wish i could see your game room with all your MVS carts lined up. Just love seeing other peoples MVS carts in shockboxes.
Marko Polo This was filmed about two months ago. I’m unfortunately in the middle of a move and a lot of my stuff is packed.
I have an AES Magician Lord that was only missing the insert. I sent them a message through email and asked if they would print it for me for AES sized format and they did. It fits nice however the print did not come out so good. You may want to send them an email telling them what you need.
Scarlet Sprites oh okay I understand
Yeah the shock boxes are definitely a nice piece compared to the cheap cardboard boxes.
Your review was spot on. I like these cases, but a few of my prints like Magician Lord and Cyber-Lip were blurry. It’s disappointing, but overall, they look nice. My problem is I have about half of my collection in shock boxes and the other half loose. For me to get the other half of my collection in shock boxes I’m looking at spending about 150 and that is hard to justify. I will probably bite the bullet eventually, but for now I just keep my loose games in a Rubbermaid container next to my arcade MVS so I can play them easily.
I’ve been there. I often think that I can buy another Neo Geo game, or I can case the ones I have. The former almost always wins out. That’s why it had been two years since I bought any cases, it’s just a hard expense to incur. We are moving though, and I decided I’d rather have them cased and then boxed for ease of packing and to avoid any damage.
That makes sense. My other issue is that while they look great in the cases they take up more space on a shelf. If I ever get around to setting up a proper game room where I can display them that will push me to make the purchase.
Shipping is insane to the UK! I keep my loose ones in a slim unit with drawers. I use replica kit boxes for any ones with an art set
They insist on insured shipping so you'd get hit by customs too.
I've got a 24 game MVS collection and honestly I think this is a beautiful, but way too pricey solution to store them.
In fact, even visually I think I prefer to show off those "rugged and durable" carts exactly as they were meant to be, without any fancy box!
Ok well I guess it's just a difference in taste. Checking another one of your videos now where you say you won't buy any games with serials scratched off, while I actually like that sort of stuff. It's a piece of history, like an old price tag.
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Nah. LOL
The shooter cases with the collage are especially cool.
I don’t think there is a wrong way to go about it. Everyone has their own preferences and limits. I have a few labels that are a little dinged up or yellowed, but I do prefer them to be complete. I’ll always try and chase down the English labels as well, but for Matrimelee I made an exception initially. No single “correct” way of collecting in my opinion.
I would only get these for loose cartridges, but if I own a kit, I rather just leave them in the box they were originally packed in.
I have one loose Twinkle Star Sprites cartridge in the shockbox with art (looks really nice), and two full kits (another TSS and NOS Windjammers). If I ever pick up any loose cartridges, I'd grab a few shockboxes and would highly recommend these to others.
I wish there was another variation where it could be used for CAVE CV1000 boards (since they offer cover arts for those games). It's possible to cut away on the plastic, but I'm afraid I'll cut too much off and mess up the casing.
I agree with you. I have some PGM games I’d like to toss in cases but I’m not a fan of paying $13 for something to then have to cut it apart and possibly screw it up.
a cheaper option would be go get a box that looks like a kit box, if yea go to usp they have boxes that are a bit bigger than a kit box but are perfect for a neo geo cart as well as being super cheap, and all yea gotta do is print out a lable and presto
I’ve also seen smaller white boxes that are barely larger than the MVS shells with some decent high quality color labels. They’re not bad at all either. In fact, the Viewpoint I bought a few years ago came in one and I was surprised by how nice it was.
When it comes to the Neo Geo games honestly if I can get a Neo Geo game cheaper whether it's on the mvs, the Neo Geo CD, Dreamcast or any of the other systems that those games came on I'll most likely get those versions instead I'm not really looking to get a complete mvs set but it is nice to get some mvs carts to play on my big red with.
Price hike coming at you quick.
It’s gone to $27 since I posted this. China tariffs and all.
I like the idea of the Shockboxes as a way to protect and display your MVS collection. I have the opportunity to purchase a working 2-slot red arcade machine in decent cosmetic condition for $450. Do you think this is a reasonable price? I like the 2-slot because it has the memory card slot.
I’d definitely take a 2-slot for $450, especially if it comes with a board and carts.
Yeah, it came with the 2-slot board and two carts. I just missed it. Someone else just picked it up. Ugh.
Arcade machines have been hot recently. You basically have a day to decide if you want it if you’re lucky. Some of the ones posted locally on Facebook last hours and sell.
I have to say anyone who is into neogeo collecting has deep pockets or money to spare so the pricing is a non issue.
For me it’s always that dilemma of whether I want to spend the money and get a new game, or spend that same amount and get cases. I’m always tempted by that thought of a new game.
If you're worried about cost, you picked the wrong system to collect for.
can you suggest some similar shockboxes but for old pc games, that recalls the design od olc pc cardboard boxes?
I unfortunately don’t. I don’t do too much PC gaming, so I’m not nearly as up to speed on that area. I know what you’re asking for though, and that does sound like a cool option to replace the old school boxes if they exist.
Will switch games and PS4 games fit in those cases
i don't know sir how to make my AES cart to flash the MAGLORD to have that intro on the start :( i try few methods but what i've get was 5 lines HP
ps : nice cases on the Southtown ^_^
Sorry, not sure what you mean Alex. Are you asking about the NeoSD flashcart?
yes sir, since i don't access on a Mvs cart and board :( , i've trying many ways to flash that rom and i didn't make it to see the intro story of Magician Lord never :(
I unfortunately do not have a NeoSD to try, so I can’t speak to that. Have you tried asking in the forums?
Now is done ... Was about the Magician Lord AES version ☺ ✌(now i have both versions) . I think i have also the entire Neo Geo collection . All good sir !
Cyber lip colors are horrible, but they did offer to give me a new print
That’s good at least! The weak colors are definitely disappointing and look like inkjet prints most people could have done themselves. I’ve tried to scrutinize the art more to avoid the blocky prints. The dog tag covers seem to generally be a little better because the actual art work is then smaller and framed within the grey border.
Have snaplock mvs?
Harpoon protection is very important 😅
Hah, thanks for tearing through the videos man!
@@ScarletSprites thank you for making them man. Can't get enough. Also sent you an email. Like to pick your brain a little when you have time of course
I like the Shock Boxes, but they are way to much money for me.
They definitely aren’t cheap, that’s for sure. They’ve also seen a price hike recently too I believe.
@@ScarletSprites Yeah I just decided to design my own sleeves. Check out NeoSleeves on Facebook. I only have about 17 designs done. But I think they looks sweet.
@@latebloomer85 link. Im interested
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Always wanted to get into collecting MVS; however, I want to get a consolized MVS but I keep hearing that they don't work well with upscalers and fry them out.
I guarantee if you get a consolized unit from Jamma Nation X, it won’t fry an upscaler. James does great work, but he’s almost always working off a waitlist. The cheaper ones on eBay had issues when they first became popular, and I think that some info has come out about what it is that needs corrected although I haven’t paid too much attention to them.
@@ScarletSprites love your show and your love for games. Keep up the good work. Also; I have nothing but shockboxes for my carts. Looks clean and awesome.
@@ScarletSprites: Thanks, I'll check into it.
James says he won't be taking any new orders for "at least two years" :-O So I'm gonna do it myself, with help of a friend. Although there is some information out there, there are very contradictive opinions about how to do it. I'm still not sure which route to take
fuck they charge $12.10 now plus $3.00 for the insert :o
I’ve heard that they keep creeping in price. Fifteen a pop now is going to hurt, especially with shipping factored in.
Everytime I order from them I spend at least 60 or more dollars
It’s almost impossible not to. And if you are paying that much for shipping, you may as well fill the box unfortunately.
Hello my friend good evening
I am very happy, thanks to your encouragement and your videos I have my MVS, all its content was very important in my decision, the labels, reviews and mainly southtown box, it seems a boy's dream.
My MVS came consolized in an AES casing, but I'm restoring it and will soon show photos.
I would like to have a doubt.
In the various MVS Inserts, at the end of the game name has an acronym with the name of the creator.
Through his experience as a collector,
What creator are the best jobs.
Thank you again.
Storm 422 I’m so glad to hear that you are enjoying the Neo and collecting. Thanks for the kind words on the video, I’m happy to share with everyone who enjoys SNK and arcades in general. Best wishes with everything my friend!
is the snk vs capcom cart a legit neo geo cart or is it a boot leg. i heard that the original game wasn't a mvs cart but later became one. and the ones i find on ebay are chinese bootlegs.
It’s a legit cart. Just like MS5 and KoF2k3, it has a white label with blue letters. There are however a lot of bootleg copies of this game. The authentic label and boards look like this...
www.mvs-scans.com/index.php/SVC_Chaos
Great video of the legendary shockboxes from Southtown Homebrew Scarlet. I got some of them myself and the quality that they produce is outstanding. Glad you shared this video for us in the community to help give additional exposure on what they do bro. 8^)
I posted this up on the Neo-Geo thread on Atariage.com for you.
It's on post #16,470 for you to view bro.
atariage.com/forums/topic/223548-the-official-neo-geo-thread/page-659
Thank you as always Scarlet. Always a pleasure to see your works.
Anthony..
Thanks for sharing man!
Softbox is better 👍
i did not subscribe! Plus first dislike!
Thanks for commenting though! I’ll take 1 out of 3, especially on a year old video.
@@ScarletSprites seriously good job though