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      The Neo Geo’s gimmick was that there were two systems, the Multi Video System arcade board and the Advanced Entertainment System home console. These were largely the same hardware, so the selling point was that in an era where most arcade -> home ports had to be substantially downgraded for consumer hardware, the AES let you play arcade-perfect versions of these games at home. Which meant it was expensive as hell because you were literally buying arcade hardware that was much more powerful than consumer products.