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Honestly Plaion are suitably vague about just how this is being achieved, and honestly I'm not bothered because NeoGeo AES is so difficult and expensive to get into, what they're offering is a decent way to get in at a reasonable price.

I've always wanted an AES so if this truly does exactly what it says on the tin then I will order one later in the year, though I may wait to see what the initial reviews say before I do.

I do wonder if it'll push up the price of original carts though since it may increase demand. I do expect that they will however bring additional remade carts to market along the way which may have the opposite effect.

Be interesting to know if SD multicarts will work like they do on the original.

rubber_jonnie wrote: 12 May 2026 12:06 Be interesting to know if SD multicarts will work like they do on the original.

I've read that they do and apparently so does the NeoSD Pro AES (albeit cost prohibitive at £500). But lots of posts have to be taken with a pinch of salt with no-one actually having their hands on them.

I'd be curious to know if these 161 in 1 cartridges (£150 on AliExpress) are the entire catalogue of AES games?

alexh wrote: 12 May 2026 12:24
I've read that they do and apparently so does the NeoSD Pro AES (albeit cost prohibitive at £500). But lots of posts have to be taken with a pinch of salt with no-one actually having their hands on them.

I'd be curious to know if these 161 in 1 cartridges (£150 on AliExpress) are the entire catalogue of AES games?

As have I and if they've done a good job then hopefully it'll work. The 161 in 1 cart seems like it could have all the NeoGeo ROMS since according to a web search there 156 games in total. What the other 5 might be who knows...

I was hoping my Concerto cart worked with my 7800 plus and it doesn't (At least not yet) so it would be a great improvement if it does on the AES.

rubber_jonnie wrote: 12 May 2026 13:37 I was hoping my Concerto cart worked with my 7800 plus and it doesn't

The GameDrive 7800 doesn't work on 7800+ either. That's because 7800+ only dumps the cartridge contents and then runs what it dumped from internal RAM. At best you can expect a blank SD card file selection screen.

Have to wait and see for AES+

alexh wrote: 12 May 2026 13:51
The GameDrive 7800 doesn't work on 7800+ either. That's because 7800+ only dumps the cartridge contents and then runs what it dumped from internal RAM. At best you can expect a blank SD card file selection screen.

Have to wait and see for AES+

I had heard talk of it getting fixed at some point, however it hasn't materialised and I don't think it's too important to Atari if I'm honest. I'd prefer if they fixed the 2600+/7800+ so that they can use the video touch pad which is essential for Star Raiders.

I mean I have original hardware, so it's not a complete bust, it just seems silly that the killer app for the 2600 can't be played because important compatibility is missing.

As for the AES, it seems almost too good to be true, and I'll wait for the reviews, but if it does what it says, then it could be a nice pickup.

alexh wrote: 12 May 2026 12:24 I'd be curious to know if these 161 in 1 cartridges (£150 on AliExpress) are the entire catalogue of AES games?

They contain quite a lot of games, but most are buggy.

I had one but was very disappointed.

Not worth the money IMHO...

rubber_jonnie wrote: 11 May 2026 23:37 @Icky Can I tempt you?

Very tempted

Icky wrote: 14 May 2026 08:09

rubber_jonnie wrote: 11 May 2026 23:37 @Icky Can I tempt you?

Very tempted

Splendid :)

rubber_jonnie wrote: 14 May 2026 09:06

Icky wrote: 14 May 2026 08:09

Very tempted

Splendid :)

Are you tempted for the Ultimate Edition @rubber_jonnie - https://plaionreplai.com/en-gb/products ... country=GB

Icky wrote: 14 May 2026 15:41

rubber_jonnie wrote: 14 May 2026 09:06

Splendid :)

Are you tempted for the Ultimate Edition @rubber_jonnie - https://plaionreplai.com/en-gb/products ... country=GB

TBH I am, but I won't be buying the Ultimate Edition, it's a bit costly for one gulp.

I suspect I'll got for the original edition and then slowly collect the carts over time.