PCB or MVS?

[talem]

Alright so i was woundering , is there a differance? I found Capcom vs SNK Jamma PCB and then i saw the MVS.. Whats the differance? or can i just get the Jamma PCB?

[pointdablame]

I am no expert in this, but from what I know, an MVS is a cart that will plug into a NeoGeo motherboard.  The motherboard is JAMMA and is on a PCB... so think of an MVS as a cart in a console video game system.

I guess if there are PCB's of the game, either Capcom or SNK made it as a standalone unit so that you wouldn't need the NeoGeo motherboard??

Again, this may be wrong, but I hope it helps... basically, if you bought just an MVS, you couldn't use it unless you had a neogeo motherboard.  I'd assume the PCB would work as any other  standalone PCB game would

[SirPoonga]

MVS stands for multi video system.  NeoGeo had a 1, 2, 4, and 6 slot MVS system.  Meaning it can handle 1, 2, 4, or 6 carts.  The games cam on carts, like a home console system did.

The MVS system is JAMMA compatible, to a point, the 4th button for each player is in one of the expansion pins on the JAMMA connector.

Note, these things go for some big bucks some times, especially the 4slot system.  They are a big collectors item.  And they are still being used today.  I heard the new Metal Slug 5 is pretty decent.

[Sasquatch!]

This page illustrates the difference nicely...check out "Jamma vs. Neo Geo Wiring Diagram".  It's close enough (the biggest difference that you'd have to keep in mind is that MVS doesn't use -5V while JAMMA does).

Note, these things go for some big bucks some times, especially the 4slot system.  They are a big collectors item.  And they are still being used today.  I heard the new Metal Slug 5 is pretty decent.

I have a 4-slot MVS "board" sitting around and I constantly teeter between whether or not I should keep it or sell it.

[talem]

This page illustrates the difference nicely...check out "Jamma vs. Neo Geo Wiring Diagram".  It's close enough (the biggest difference that you'd have to keep in mind is that MVS doesn't use -5V while JAMMA does).

Note, these things go for some big bucks some times, especially the 4slot system.  They are a big collectors item.  And they are still being used today.  I heard the new Metal Slug 5 is pretty decent.

I have a 4-slot MVS "board" sitting around and I constantly teeter between whether or not I should keep it or sell it.

on the neo-geo.com boards thatll sell for like a couple hundred , i know a 2 slot went for about $200 on ebay.

[mattv]

I heard the new Metal Slug 5 is pretty decent.

I'm pretty sure that Metal Slug 5 is PGM, not MVS

if you thought MVS was expensive wait till you see the crazy prices for PGM stuff, very similar system, just more modern.  Some of the games are pretty darn good tho!

More info on the PGM system here
http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=&game_id=8174

[SirPoonga]

This page illustrates the difference nicely...check out "Jamma vs. Neo Geo Wiring Diagram".  It's close enough (the biggest difference that you'd have to keep in mind is that MVS doesn't use -5V while JAMMA does).

Note, these things go for some big bucks some times, especially the 4slot system.  They are a big collectors item.  And they are still being used today.  I heard the new Metal Slug 5 is pretty decent.

I have a 4-slot MVS "board" sitting around and I constantly teeter between whether or not I should keep it or sell it.

Wow, I'd like one of those

[Sasquatch!]

Wow, I'd like one of those

I got it from a friend of a friend who was moving and needed to get rid of it.  It was housed in a generic cabinet that had a blown monitor, and I got the whole shebang (cabinet (with coin door), MVS 4-slot system, controls) for $100.  Go me!  

It's a quandry for me because it's barely worth it for me to have it hooked up since I can play all of the MVS carts that I own on my MAME cabinet.  And it's not exactly very economical from a gaming standpoint to keep buying more carts for the same reason.  But it's one of those things that I know I'd regret selling if I ever did.  Ah well...