Editing Neo Geo

{{Short description|Arcade system and home video game console}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Infobox information appliance
| name = Neo Geo
| title = Neo Geo
| aka = 
| logo = Neogeo-logo.svg
| image = [[File:Neo-Geo-AES-Console-Set.png|250px]]<br />[[File:Neo Geo full on.png|180px]]
| caption = Neo Geo AES console (top) and 4-slot MVS arcade cabinet (bottom)
| developer = 
| manufacturer = [[SNK|SNK Corporation]]
| family = 
| type = [[Arcade system board]]<br />[[Home video game console]]
| generation = [[Fourth generation of video game consoles|Fourth]]
| releasedate = {{Collapsible list
|title=April 26, 1990|{{vgrelease|JP|April 26, 1990|NA|August 22, 1990 (MVS)<ref name="Specification"/>|AU|August 1990 (MVS)<ref name="Leisure"/>|NA|July 1, 1991 (AES){{Citation needed|reason=Found newspaper sources that suggest a 1990 release year|date=July 2024}}|EU|1991{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}}}}}
| lifespan = 
| price = {{US$|649.99}}
| discontinued = 1997<ref name="ngend"/>
| unitssold = {{val|1.18 |u=million}}{{efn|1 million in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hardware Totals|url=https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/hardware-totals|access-date=13 October 2016|website=Game Data Library}}</ref> 180,000 overseas.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=February 1998|title=Tokyorama|url=https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=51&num=4862&album=oui|magazine=[[:fr:Consoles +|Consoles +]]|issue=73|pages=46–7|lang=fr}}</ref>}}
| unitsshipped = 
| media = [[ROM cartridge]]
| os = 
| power = {{val|8 |ul=W}} older systems<br />{{val|5 |u=W}} newer systems
| soc = 
| cpu = [[Motorola 68000]] @ 12&nbsp;MHz
| memory = 64&nbsp;KB [[RAM]], 84&nbsp;KB [[VRAM]], 2&nbsp;KB sound memory
| storage = [[Memory card]]
| memory card = 
| display = 320×224 resolution, 3840 on-screen colors out of a palette of 65536
| graphics = 
| sound = [[Yamaha Corporation|Yamaha]] [[YM2610]]
| input = 
| controllers = 
| connectivity = 
| platform = 
| service = 
| dimensions = 325 × 237 × 60 mm
| weight = 
| topgame = 
| compatibility = 
| predecessor = 
| successor = Neo Star (cancelled)<br />[[Hyper Neo Geo 64]]
| related = 
| website = 
| top game = ''[[Samurai Shodown (video game)|Samurai Shodown]]''
}}

The {{langnf|el|'''Neo Geo'''|New World|i=no}},<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=April 1990 |title=Ace News |url=https://archive.org/stream/Ace_Magazine_Issue_31/Ace_Magazine_Issue_31_djvu.txt |magazine=Ace Magazine |publisher=EMAP |page=9 |issue=31}}</ref>{{nihongo foot||ネオジオ|Neojio|lead=yes}} stylized as '''NEO•GEO''', is a video game platform released in 1990 by Japanese game company [[SNK|SNK Corporation]]. It was initially released in two [[ROM cartridge]]-based formats: an [[arcade system board]] (Multi Video System; MVS) and a [[home video game console]] (Advanced Entertainment System; AES). A [[CD-ROM]]-based home console iteration, the [[Neo Geo CD]], was released in 1994. The arcade system can hold multiple cartridges that can be exchanged out, a unique feature that contrasted to the dedicated single-game [[Arcade cabinet|arcade cabinets]] of its time, making it popular with arcade operators.<ref>{{cite web |date=20 May 2011 |title=SNK Neo-Geo 101: A Beginner's Guide - RetroGaming with Racketboy |url=http://www.racketboy.com/retro/snk-neo-geo-101-a-beginners-guide}}</ref>

The Neo Geo was marketed as the first [[24-bit computing|24-bit]] system; its [[Central processing unit|CPU]] is actually a [[16-bit|16]]/[[32-bit]] [[Motorola 68000|68000]] with an 8-bit [[Zilog Z80|Z80]] [[coprocessor]], while its [[Graphics processing unit|GPU]] chipset has a 24-bit graphics data [[Bus (computing)|bus]]. It was a very powerful system when released, more powerful than any video game console at the time, and many arcade systems such as rival [[Capcom]]'s [[CP System|CPS]], which did not surpass it until the [[CP System II]] in 1993.<ref>{{cite web |title=Neo Geo History |url=http://www.neogeokult.com/articles-us/neo-geo-history/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231233202/http://www.neogeokult.com/articles-us/neo-geo-history/ |archive-date=2012-12-31 |access-date=2016-01-25 |website=Neo Geo, Arcade & Retro Games}}</ref>

The Neo Geo AES was originally released solely as a [[rental]] console for video game stores in Japan called the ''Neo Geo Rental System'', with its high manufacturing costs causing SNK not to release it for retail sale. This was later reversed due to high demand and it was released at retail as a luxury console. Adjusted for inflation, it was the most expensive home video game console ever released, costing {{US$|649.99|1991|fmt=eq|round=-1}}.<ref>{{cite web |last=Plunkett |first=Luke |title=36 Years of Console Prices, Adjusted for Inflation |url=http://kotaku.com/36-years-of-console-prices-adjusted-for-inflation-1485353267 |website=[[Kotaku]] |access-date=24 June 2021 |date=December 17, 2013}}</ref> The AES had identical hardware to the MVS, allowing home users to play the games exactly as they were in the arcades;<ref>{{cite book|first=Andy|last=Slaven|title=Video Game Bible, 1985-2002|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PnPRd6QwvbQC&pg=PA338|year=2002 |publisher=Trafford Publishing|isbn=978-1-55369-731-2|pages=338–}}</ref> however, cartridges are not inter-compatible due to different physical sizes, meaning that software releases differed for the two systems. 

The Neo Geo MVS was a success during the 1990s due to the cabinet's low cost, multiple cartridge slots, and compact size. Several successful video game series were released for the platform, such as ''[[Fatal Fury]]'', ''[[Art of Fighting]]'', ''[[Samurai Shodown]]'', ''[[World Heroes]]'', ''[[The King of Fighters]]'', ''[[Twinkle Star Sprites]]'' and ''[[Metal Slug]]''; game software production lasted until 2004,<ref>Hirohiko Niizumi, [http://www.gamespot.com/neo/action/samuraishodownvspecial/news.html?sid=6103366&om_act=convert&om_clk=newsfeatures&tag=newsfeatures;title;2], ''GameSpot'', July 23, 2004, Accessed June 8, 2008.</ref> making Neo Geo the longest-supported arcade system of all time.<ref>{{cite web |title=Longest support for an arcade system |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-support-for-an-arcade-system |website=Guinness World Records}}</ref> The AES had a very niche market in Japan, though sales were very low in the U.S. due to its high price for both the hardware and software, but it has since gained a [[cult following]] and is now considered a [[collectable]]. Worldwide, one million Neo Geo MVS units have been shipped{{Efn|As of April 1997}}<ref>{{cite magazine |date=15 April 1997 |title=Overseas Readers Column - SNK To Intro "NEO•GEO 64" In Summer |magazine=[[:ja:ゲームマシン|Game Machine]] |publisher=[[:ja:アミューズメント通信社|Amusement Press, Inc.]] |page=22 |issue=539 |lang=ja}}</ref> and 980,000 Neo Geo AES and CD units combined.{{Efn|As of March 1997}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/stream/Console_Plus_Numero_073#page/n46/mode/1up|title=Japon Previews: Tokyorama - Les Ventes De L'année|magazine=[[:fr: Consoles +|Consoles +]]|issue=73|publisher=[[:fr:M.E.R.7|M.E.R.7]]|date=February 1998|page=47|lang=fr}}</ref> Neo Geo hardware production lasted seven years; it was succeeded by [[Hyper Neo Geo 64]].

==History==

=== Development ===
[[File:MVS-Logo.png|alt=MVS (Multi Video System) logo|thumb|135x135px|Logo used for the MVS (Multi Video System)]]
The Neo Geo hardware was an evolution of an older SNK/Alpha Denshi M68000 arcade platform that was used in ''[[Time Soldiers]]'' in 1987, further developed in the SNK M68000 hardware platform as used for ''[[P.O.W.: Prisoners of War]]'' in 1988. Contrary to other popular arcade hardware of the time, the SNK/Alpha Denshi hardware used [[Sprite (computer graphics)|sprite]] strips instead of the more common [[Tile-based video game|tilemap-based]] backgrounds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bryanmcphail.com/wp/?page_id=8|title=MAME - BryanMcPhail.com|website=www.bryanmcphail.com}}</ref> The Neo Geo hardware was essentially developed by [[ADK (company)|Alpha Denshi]]'s Eiji Fukatsu, adding sprite scaling through the use of scaling tables stored in ROM as well as support for a much higher amount of data on cartridges and better sound hardware.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://z-ch.miraisoft.co.jp/adk.php3 | title=ADK会社案内 | date=3 August 2001 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010803022135/http://z-ch.miraisoft.co.jp/adk.php3 | archive-date=3 August 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?148-ADK&p=1975&viewfull=1#post1975|title=ADK|website=www.neo-geo.com|date=6 November 2002 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?745-100-000-1-things-you-never-new-about-neo&p=2263381&viewfull=1#post2263381|title=100,000 + 1 things you never new about neo - Page 9|website=www.neo-geo.com|date=28 January 2003 }}</ref> The system's hardware specifications were finalized in December 1989.<ref name="Specification">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/NeoGeoHardwareSpecification |title=NEO•GEO Hardware Specification|date=18 June 1991|access-date=2014-07-22}}</ref>

[[Takashi Nishiyama]] left [[Capcom]], where he had created the [[fighting game]] ''[[Street Fighter (video game)|Street Fighter]]'' (1987), to join SNK after they invited him to join the company. There, he was involved in developing the Neo Geo. He proposed the concept of an arcade system that uses [[ROM cartridge]]s like a [[game console]], and also proposed a [[home console]] version of the system. His reasons for these proposals were to make the system cheaper for markets such as [[China]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Taiwan]], [[Southeast Asia]], [[Central America]], and [[South America]], where it was difficult to sell dedicated arcade games [[Video game piracy|due to piracy]]. Nishiyama also created the ''[[Fatal Fury]]'' fighting game franchise, as a spiritual successor to the original ''Street Fighter''. He also worked on the fighting game franchises ''[[Art of Fighting]]'' and ''[[The King of Fighters]]'', as well as the [[run and gun video game]] series ''[[Metal Slug]]''.<ref name="1up">{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/features/the-man-who-created-street-fighter|title=The Man Who Created Street Fighter from 1UP.com|date=3 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103143919/http://www.1up.com/features/the-man-who-created-street-fighter|access-date=8 January 2019|archive-date=2012-01-03}}
*{{cite web |date=2011-12-14|title=Interview with Takashi Nishiyama, Street Fighter and Fatal Fury creator |url=https://www.culturaneogeo.com/imagenes/entrevistas/streeteng.htm |website=Culturaneogeo}}</ref>

=== Release ===
The Neo Geo was announced and demonstrated on January 31, 1990, in [[Osaka]], [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mortal.shang.free.fr/pages/neo-geo.htm |title=Mortal Shang - Neo-Geo |publisher=Mortal Shang |access-date=2012-01-26 |archive-date=2018-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226081909/http://mortal.shang.free.fr/pages/neo-geo.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=News Digest: SNK Smiling With 2 Fine Dedicated Games; Multi-Game System Coming at ACME |magazine=RePlay |date=February 1990 |volume=15 |issue=5 |page=14 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-14-issue-no.-5-february-1990-600dpi/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2014%2C%20Issue%20No.%205%20-%20February%201990/page/14}}{{dead link|date=April 2025}}</ref><ref name="RePlay83">{{cite magazine |title=Cover story: SNK Corp. Readies Multi-Game Neo-Geo Video System For World Release; Stateside Debut Slated for ACME |magazine=RePlay |date=March 1990 |volume=15 |issue=6 |pages=83–6 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-14-issue-no.-6-march-1990-600dpi/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2014%2C%20Issue%20No.%206%20-%20March%201990/page/83}}{{dead link|date=April 2025}}</ref> SNK exhibited several Neo Geo games at Japan's Amusement Machine Operators' Union (AOU) show in February 1990, including ''[[NAM-1975]]'', ''[[Magician Lord]]'', ''[[Baseball Stars Professional]]'', ''[[Top Player's Golf]]'' and ''[[Riding Hero]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Overseas Readers Column: Many Videos Unveiled At AOU Expo '90 Chiba |magazine=[[:ja:ゲームマシン|Game Machine]] |issue=377 |publisher=[[:ja:アミューズメント通信社|Amusement Press, Inc.]] |date=1 April 1990 |page=26 |lang=ja |url=https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19900401p.pdf#page=14}}</ref> The Neo Geo then made its overseas debut at [[Chicago]]'s American Coin Machine Exposition (ACME) in March 1990, with several games demonstrated.<ref name="ACME">{{cite magazine |title=ACME: New Product Review |magazine=RePlay |date=April 1990 |volume=15 |issue=7 |pages=50–84 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-14-issue-no.-7-april-1990-600dpi/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2014%2C%20Issue%20No.%207%20-%20April%201990/page/50/mode/2up}}{{dead link|date=April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Sneak Preview: sizzling new equipment of all stripes will be on display at ACME |magazine=RePlay |date=March 1990 |volume=15 |issue=6 |pages=30–8 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-14-issue-no.-6-march-1990-600dpi/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2014%2C%20Issue%20No.%206%20-%20March%201990/page/30}}{{dead link|date=April 2025}}</ref><ref name="RePlay83" /> The system was then released in Japan on April 26, 1990.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arcade-gear.com/Games/SNK/SNK_Neo_Geo.htm |title=Arcade Gear - Neo Geo |publisher=MArcade Gear |access-date=2015-07-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007053910/http://www.arcade-gear.com/Games/SNK/SNK_Neo_Geo.htm |archive-date=2016-10-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Initially, the AES home system was only available for [[renting|rent]] to commercial establishments,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=SNK's Neo-Geo Vidgame System is Cooking |magazine=RePlay |date=October 1990 |volume=16 |issue=1 |page=18 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-16-issue-no.-1-october-1990-600DPI/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2016%2C%20Issue%20No.%201%20-%20October%201990/page/18}}{{dead link|date=April 2025}}</ref> such as [[hotel]] chains, bars and restaurants. When customer response indicated that some gamers were willing to buy a {{US$|650}} console, SNK expanded sales and marketing into the home console market in 1991.[[File:Neo-Geo-AES-Controller-FL.jpg|thumb|right|The Neo Geo AES shipped with large, arcade-style controllers.]]The Neo Geo's graphics and sound are largely superior to other contemporary home consoles, computers (such as the [[X68000]]) and even some arcade systems. Unlike earlier systems, the Neo Geo AES was intended to reproduce the same quality of the game as the arcade MVS system. The MVS was one of the most powerful arcade units at the time, allowing the game [[ROM]] to be loaded from interchangeable [[ROM cartridge|cartridge]]s instead of using custom, dedicated hardware cabinets for each game.<ref name="nicoll">{{cite journal |last1=Nicoll |first1=Benjamin |title=Bridging the Gap: The Neo Geo, the Media Imaginary, and the Domestication of Arcade Games |journal=Games and Culture |date=2015 |doi=10.1177/1555412015590048|s2cid=147981978 }}</ref>

In the [[United States]], the console's debut price was planned to be {{US$|599}} and included two [[joystick]] controllers and a game: either ''[[Baseball Stars Professional]]'' or ''[[NAM-1975]]''. However, the price was raised and its American launch debuted as the Gold System at {{US$|649.99}} ({{Inflation|US|649.99|1991|fmt=eq}}). Later, the Gold System was bundled with ''Magician Lord'' and ''Fatal Fury''. The Silver System package, launched at {{US$|399.99}}, included one joystick controller and no pack-in game. Other games were launched at about {{US$|200}} and up. At double or quadruple the price of the competition, the console and its games were accessible only to a [[niche market]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Which Game System is the Best!?|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=12|date=December 1995|page=75 |quote=The original Neo-Geo home system basically brought the exact same arcade experience home. Cartridges, however, cost upward of $200, which relegated the system to a very select market.}}</ref> However, its full compatibility meant that no additional money was being spent on porting or marketing for the AES, since the MVS' success was automatically feeding the AES, making the console profitable for SNK.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

=== Lifetime and discontinuation ===
In January 1991, [[Romstar]] released an [[arcade conversion]] kit version of the Neo Geo in the United States, allowing the conversion of an [[arcade cabinet]] into a Neo Geo system.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=News Digest: Romstar Set To Ship One-Slot Neo-Geo Hardware Kits |magazine=RePlay |date=January 1991 |volume=16 |issue=4 |pages=20, 88 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-16-issue-no.-4-january-1991-600dpi/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2016%2C%20Issue%20No.%204%20-%20January%201991/page/20}}{{dead link|date=April 2025}}</ref> The same month, the Neo Geo home console version made its North American debut at the [[Consumer Electronics Show]] (CES). SNK also announced that there would generally be a roughly six-month gap between the arcade and home releases of Neo Geo games.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Kawasaki Puts Coin-Op First In New Neo-Geo Scheme |magazine=RePlay |date=February 1991 |volume=16 |issue=5 |page=23 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-16-issue-no.-5-february-1991-600dpi/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2016%2C%20Issue%20No.%205%20-%20February%201991/page/23}}{{dead link|date=April 2025}}</ref>

When real-time [[3D computer graphics|3D graphics]] became the norm in the arcade industry, the Neo Geo's 2D hardware was unable to do likewise. Despite this, Neo Geo arcade games retained profitability through the mid-1990s,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Webb |first=Marcus |title=Arcadia|magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=11|date=November 1995|page=26|quote=Basically, SNK's Neo Geo system has proved the existence of a die-hard market for lower-cost videogames in arcades ...}}</ref> and the system was one of three 1995 recipients of the [[American Amusement Machine Association]]'s Diamond Awards (which are based strictly on sales achievements).<ref>{{cite magazine|title=And the Winner Is... |magazine=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=17|date=May 1996|page=21}}</ref> SNK developed a new home console in 1994, called the [[Neo Geo CD]]. A new arcade system was also made in 1997, called [[Hyper Neo Geo 64]]. However, these two systems had low popularity and only a few games.

While it ceased manufacturing home consoles by the end of 1997, SNK continued making software for the original 2D Neo Geo. Despite being very aged by the end of the decade, the Neo Geo continued getting popular releases, such as the critically acclaimed ''[[The King of Fighters 2002]]''. The last official game by SNK for the Neo Geo system, ''[[Samurai Shodown V Special]]'', was released in 2004, 14 years after the system's introduction.

On August 31, 2007, SNK stopped offering maintenance and repairs to Neo Geo home consoles, handhelds, and games.<ref name="ngend">{{cite web|title=ネオジオ修理のお問い合わせ|publisher=SNK Playmore|url=https://www.snkplaymore.co.jp/game/inquiry/mente_index.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717003130/https://www.snkplaymore.co.jp/game/inquiry/mente_index.php|archive-date=July 17, 2007|language=ja|access-date=April 24, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://kotaku.com/gaming/no-love/snk-stop-neo-geo-support-265509.php | title=No Love: SNK Stop Neo Geo Support | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717163744/kotaku.com/gaming/no-love/snk-stop-neo-geo-support-265509.php | archive-date=17 July 2012}}</ref>

=={{anchor | Technical aspects}}Technical specifications==
[[File:Neogeoguts.JPG|thumb|right|Inside a four cartridge Neo Geo arcade machine]]
[[File:Neo-Geo-AES-Opened-FL.jpg|thumb|right|Neo Geo AES [[motherboard]]]]
Each joystick controller is 280 mm (width) × 190 mm (depth) × 95 mm (height) (11 × 8 × 2.5 in.) and contains the same four-button layout as the arcade MVS [[Arcade cabinet|cabinet]].

The arcade machines have a [[memory card]] system by which a player could save a game to return to at a later time and could also be used to continue play on the SNK home console of the same name.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=This Fall Everything Turns To Gold With Neo-Geo: The Player's Gold Card Keeps Them Coming Back For More |magazine=RePlay |date=November 1990 |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=26–7 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-16-issue-no.-2-november-1990-600dpi/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2016%2C%20Issue%20No.%202%20-%20November%201990/page/26/mode/2up}}{{dead link|date=April 2025}}</ref>

The arcade version of the [[video game hardware]] is often referred to as the "MVS", or Multi Video System (available in 1-slot, 2-slot, 4-slot, and 6-slot variations, differing in the amount of game cartridges loaded into the machine at the time), with its console counterpart referred to as the "AES", or Advanced Entertainment System. Early motherboard revisions contain [[daughterboard]]s, used to enhance the clarity of the video output.

The MVS and AES hardware can execute identical machine code. Owners can move [[EPROM]]s from one type to the other, and the game will still run. The program specifics for both MVS and AES game options are contained on every game ROM, whether the cartridge is intended for home or arcade use. However, the arcade and home cartridges do have a different [[pinout]]. They were designed this way to prevent arcade operators from buying the cheaper home carts and then using them in arcades. In a few home version games,{{which|date=May 2021}} the arcade version of the game can be unlocked by inputting a special code.{{which|date=May 2021}}{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

===ROM sizes and startup screens===
The original specification for ROM size is up to 330 [[megabits]], hence the system displaying "Max 330 Mega Pro-Gear Spec" upon startup. While no technical advances were required to achieve it, some games over 100 megabits, such as ''[[Top Hunter]]'', followed this screen by displaying an animation proclaiming "The 100Mega Shock!". The original ROM size specification was later enhanced on cartridges with [[bank switching]] memory technology, increasing the maximum cartridge size to around 716 megabits. These new cartridges also cause the system to display "Giga Power Pro-Gear Spec" upon startup or during [[attract mode]], indicating this enhancement.
<gallery>
File:neogeo_100megashock.png|The 100Mega Shock!
File:GigaPower.png|Giga Power
</gallery>

[[File:Neo-Geo-AES-Cartridge-Bottom.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The game cartridges measure {{cvt|19|cm}} by {{cvt|14|cm}} by {{cvt|2.5|cm}}.]]
[[File:Neo-Geo-Memory-Card.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Neo Geo [[Memory Card]]]]

The system uses seven different specialist [[Microprocessor|processors]], which divide the workload for the visuals, audio and gameplay.<ref>Elizabeth Olson, "Neo Geo: The Shape of Things to Come?", ''[[Game Informer]]'', issue 2 (November–December 1991), page 14</ref>

===Processors===
* [[Central processing unit|CPU]]: [[Motorola 68000]] (often a [[second source]]d version, usually by [[Toshiba]] or [[Hitachi]], initially a Hitachi HD68HC000PS12) @ 12 [[hertz|MHz]]<ref name="Specification"/> ([[16-bit#16/32-bit Motorola 68000 and Intel 386SX|16/32-bit]] [[Instruction set|instructions]] @ 1.75 [[Instructions per second|MIPS]]<ref name=retro>{{cite web|url=https://drolez.com/retro/|title=Lud's RetroComputing Info|website=drolez.com}}</ref>)
* [[Coprocessor]]: [[Zilog Z80]] @ 4&nbsp;MHz (also used as audio controller) ([[8-bit|8]]/16-bit instructions @ 0.58 MIPS<ref name=retro/>)

===Memory===
[[Random-access memory|RAM]]: 214 [[Kibibyte|KB]] [[Static random-access memory|SRAM]]<ref name=mvstech/><ref name="Specification"/>
* Main 68000 [[Random-access memory|RAM]]: 64 KB (32 KB SRAM ×2)
* [[Video memory|Video RAM]]: 84 KB SRAM
** Main [[VRAM]]: 64 KB (32 KB SRAM ×2)
** Palette memory: 16 KB (8 KB SRAM ×2)
** Fast video [[Texture memory|sprite RAM]]: 4 KB (2 KB SRAM ×2)
* Z80 sound RAM: 2 KB SRAM
* Battery-backup [[Saved game|save]] [[Non-volatile random-access memory|NVRAM]]: 64 KB SRAM

On-board [[Read-only memory|ROM]]: 512 KB<ref name=mvstech/>
*Zoom [[Lookup table|look-up table]]: 128 KB
*Fix layer graphics: 128 KB
*Z80 sound: 128 KB
*68000 [[BIOS]]: 128 KB

===Display===
[[File:Snk lspc2-a2 mcmaster mz ns20x.jpg|thumb|The die of the SNK LSPC2-A2]]
The SNK custom video chipset allows the system to draw [[Sprite (computer graphics)|sprites]] in vertical strips of tiles (blocks of 16x16 pixels), and can be 32 tiles tall (total of 512 pixels); it can draw up to 380 sprites on the screen at a time, with the limitation of 96 sprites per scanline. Each tile can be assigned a palette, which defines 15 colors (+ transparency). Allowing up to 256 palettes at the same time, the system can display 3840 colors simultaneously. Unlike most other video game consoles of its time, the Neo Geo does not use scrolling [[Tile engine|tilemap]] background layers. Instead, it has a single non-scrolling tilemap layer called the fix layer, while any scrolling layers rely exclusively on drawing sprites to create the scrolling backgrounds (like the [[Sega Y Board]]). By laying multiple sprites side by side, the system can simulate a tilemap background layer. The Neo Geo sprite system represents a step between conventional sprites and tilemaps.<ref name=mvstech>{{cite web|first=Charles |last=MacDonald |url=http://furrtek.free.fr/noclass/neogeo/mvstech.txt |title=Neo*Geo MVS Hardware Notes |access-date=2012-01-26}}</ref>

* [[Graphics processing unit|GPU]] chipset:<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://wiki.neogeodev.org/index.php?title=GPU |title=GPU - NeoGeo Development Wiki |access-date=2014-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210234154/https://wiki.neogeodev.org/index.php?title=GPU |archive-date=2015-12-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
** [[SNK]] LSPC2-A2 (line sprite generator & VRAM interface) @ 24&nbsp;MHz<ref name=mvstech/>
** SNK PRO-B0 (palette arbiter)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wiki.neogeodev.org/index.php?title=Category:Chips|title=Category:Chips - NeoGeo Development Wiki|website=wiki.neogeodev.org}}</ref>
** SNK PRO-A0, NEO-B1, NEO-GRC<ref>{{cite web|url=http://consolegen.weebly.com/snk-neo-geo-aes.html|title=SNK Neo Geo AES|website=ConsoleGen}}</ref>
* GPU graphics data [[Bus (computing)|bus]]: [[24-bit computing|24-bit]]<ref>[https://wiki.neogeodev.org/index.php?title=P_bus P bus], Neo Geo Development</ref><ref>[https://wiki.neogeodev.org/index.php?title=LSPC2-A2 LSPC2-A2], Neo Geo Development</ref>
* [[Display resolution]]: 320×224 [[Pixel|px]] (many games only use the centermost 304 px),<ref name=mvstech/> [[progressive scan]]
* [[Palette (computing)|Color palette]]: 65,536 ([[Highcolor|16-bit]]) (not RGB565, but RGB666, where the lowest bit of each channel is shared, being common to the three RGB components)<ref name=mvstech/>
* Maximum colors on screen: 3840
* Maximum [[Sprite (computer graphics)|sprites]] on screen: 380<ref name="Specification"/>
* Minimum sprite size: 16×16 px<ref name="Specification"/>
* Maximum sprite size: 16×512 px<ref name="Specification"/>
* Maximum sprites per [[Scan line|scanline]]: 96<ref name="Specification"/>
* Maximum [[Texel (graphics)|sprite pixels]] per scanline: 1536 px<ref name=mvstech/>
* Static [[Tile engine|tilemap]] plane: 1 (512×256 px fix layer)<ref name=mvstech/>
* Aspect ratio: 4:3
* A/V output: RF, [[composite video]]/RCA audio, [[RGB]] (with separate 21 pin RGB cable FCG-9, or European standard RGB SCART cable).

===Sound===
The onboard [[Yamaha YM2610]] [[sound chip]] provides 14 channels of sound.

* [[Sound chip]]: [[Yamaha YM2610]]<ref name="Specification"/>
* 4 concurrent [[FM synthesis]] channels (voices), four operators per channel
* 3 [[Programmable sound generator|SSG]] channels
* 7 [[pulse-code modulation]] (PCM) channels<ref name="ACME"/>
** ADPCM-A: 6 [[Adaptive DPCM|ADPCM]] channels, 18.5&nbsp;kHz [[Sampling (signal processing)|sampling]] rate, 12-bit [[Audio bit depth|audio depth]]<ref name=ym2610>{{cite web|url=https://wiki.neogeodev.org/index.php?title=YM2610|title=YM2610 - NeoGeo Development Wiki|website=wiki.neogeodev.org}}</ref>
** ADPCM-B: 1 ADPCM channel,  1.85–55.5&nbsp;kHz sampling rate, 16-bit audio depth<ref name=ym2610/>
* 2 [[Programmable Interval Timer|interval timers]]
* 1 [[Low frequency oscillation|low frequency oscillator]] (LFO)
* Sound/Work RAM: 2 KB<ref name="Specification"/>
* Sound ROM: 128 KB on-board (only less than 32 KB used), up to 512 KB sound ROM on cartridges

===Other===
;Power
* Source: separate DC 5 [[Volt|V]] (older systems) and DC 9 [[Volt|V]] adapter (newer systems).
* Consumption: 8 [[Watt|W]] older systems, 5 [[Watt|W]] newer systems

;Dimensions
* Console: 325&nbsp;mm (width) × 237&nbsp;mm (depth) × 60&nbsp;mm (height)
* Controller: 280&nbsp;mm (width) × 190&nbsp;mm (depth) × 95&nbsp;mm (height)

;Console storage

* Removable memory card: 2 KB or 68-pin [[JEIDA memory card|JEIDA]] ver. 3 spec memory.<ref>Neo-Geo Hardware Specification <!-- https://archive.org/details/NeoGeoHardwareSpecification --></ref>  Any 68-pin memory that fits the JEIDA version 3 spec will work.

;Arcade storage

* Removable memory card: 68-pin.  Cartridge is composed of two PCBs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=65639|title=Repairing a Neo-Geo MVS cartridge?|access-date=2011-12-14|date=June 2007}}</ref>

== Reception ==
The Neo Geo MVS was a worldwide commercial success upon release in arcades, becoming one of the highest-earning machines at various arcades across markets such as North America and Australia in 1990.<ref name="Leisure">{{cite magazine |date=August 1990 |title=American operators vote for Neo-Geo |url=https://archive.org/details/Leisure_Line_1990-08_Leisure_Allied_Industries_AU/page/n26 |magazine=Leisure Line |publisher=Leisure & Allied Industries |location=Australia |page=27}}</ref> In North America, three Neo Geo games were later among the ten top-grossing arcade software conversion kits in December 1992: ''[[Art of Fighting]]'' at number one, ''[[World Heroes (video game)|World Heroes]]'' at number two, and ''[[King of the Monsters 2]]'' at number ten.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 1993 |title=SNK's First Mega Shock Game Goes Right to #1 |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-18-issue-no.-4-january-1993-600DPI/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2018%2C%20Issue%20No.%204%20-%20January%201993/page/n19/mode/1up |magazine=RePlay |pages=21–2 |volume=18 |issue=4}}{{dead link|date=April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 1992 |title=RePlay: The Players' Choice |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-18-issue-no.-3-december-1992-600DPI/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2018%2C%20Issue%20No.%203%20-%20December%201992/page/13 |magazine=RePlay |page=13 |volume=18 |issue=3}}{{dead link|date=April 2025}}</ref> The Neo Geo MVS received Diamond awards from the American Amusement Machine Association (AAMA) two years in a row, for being among America's top four best-selling [[1992 in video games|arcade machines of 1992]] (with ''[[Street Fighter II: Champion Edition]]'', ''[[Mortal Kombat (1992 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]'' and ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day (arcade game)|Terminator 2]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 1993 |title=ACME '93: Play Meter, AAMA present awards |url=https://archive.org/details/play-meter-volume-19-number-5-april-1993/Play%20Meter%20-%20Volume%2019%2C%20Number%205%20-%20April%201993/page/n137/mode/2up |magazine=[[Play Meter]] |pages=74–6 |volume=19 |issue=5}}</ref> and [[1993 in video games|1993]].<ref>{{cite journal |date=April 1994 |title=ACME '94: Play Meter, AAMA salute best games |url=https://archive.org/details/play-meter-volume-20-number-5-april-1994/Play%20Meter%20-%20Volume%2020%2C%20Number%205%20-%20April%201994/page/n144 |journal=[[Play Meter]] |volume=20 |issue=5 |pages=ACME 73–4}}</ref> [[1994 in video games|In 1994]], the Neo Geo MVS was best-selling arcade [[printed circuit board]] (PCB) worldwide.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 1995 |title=Letter From Europe |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-20-issue-no.-7-april-1995/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2020%2C%20Issue%20No.%207%20-%20April%201995/page/36 |magazine=RePlay |pages=36, 38 |volume=20 |issue=7}}{{dead link|date=April 2025}}</ref>

In the 1990 [[Gamest|''Gamest'' Awards]], the Neo Geo received the Special Award.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 27, 1990 |title=第４回ゲーメスト大賞 |trans-title=4th Gamest Awards |url=https://archive.org/details/gamest0054/page/7 |magazine=[[Gamest]] |pages=6–24 |language=ja |volume=54 (February 1991)}} [http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~dummy/gamest/magazine/gamest/v054.html alternate url]</ref> At the 1991 AMOA Awards held by the Amusement & Music Operators Association (AMOA), the Neo Geo won the "Most Innovative New Technology" award.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 1991 |title=Are the Stars Out Tonight? |url=https://archive.org/details/re-play-volume-17-issue-no.-1-october-1991-600DPI/RePlay%20-%20Volume%2017%2C%20Issue%20No.%201%20-%20October%201991/page/128 |magazine=RePlay |page=128 |volume=17 |issue=1}}{{dead link|date=April 2025}}</ref>

In a 1993 review, ''[[GamePro]]'' gave the Neo Geo a "thumbs up". Though they voiced several criticisms, noting that the system was not as powerful as the soon-to-launch [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer|3DO]] and had few releases which were not [[fighting game]]s, they generally praised both the hardware and games library and recommended that gamers who could not afford the console (which was still priced at $649.99) play the games in the arcade.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=December 1993 |title=System Shopper |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |pages=46–49 |issue=63}}</ref>

=== Legacy ===
The Neo Geo is the first home game console to feature a removable memory card for [[saved game]]s.<ref>{{cite journal | title = Bridging the Gap: The Neo Geo, the Media Imaginary, and the Domestication of Arcade Games | first = Benjamin | last=  Nicoll | journal = [[Games and Culture]] | volume = 12 | issue =2 | pages = 1–22 | date = 2015  |doi =  10.1177/1555412015590048 | s2cid = 147981978 }}</ref>

The [[GameTap]] subscription service has included a Neo Geo [[Video game console emulator|emulator]] and a small library of Neo Geo games. In 2007, [[Nintendo]] announced that Neo Geo games would appear on the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]], in partnership with [[D4 Enterprise]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/781/781316p1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070505165001/http://wii.ign.com/articles/781/781316p1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 5, 2007 |title=The Return of the NeoGeo |publisher=Wii.ign.com |access-date=2012-01-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://kotaku.com/gaming/virtual-console/neogeo-games-coming-to-virtual-console-299206.php | title=Virtual Console: NeoGeo Games Coming To Virtual Console | publisher=Kotaku}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nintendo-europe.com/NOE/en/GB/news/article.do?elementId=D--qmFO3FVtYdPz87C9EQpVaMtELiHP8 |title=Neo Geo Comes to European Virtual Console |date=1 October 2007 |publisher=Nintendo of Europe |access-date=15 December 2009}} [http://www.gwn.com/news/story.php/id/14206/Neo_Geo_Comes_To_European_Virtual_Console.html Alt URL]</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=13620 |title=Wii-kly Update: Three New Classic Games Added to Wii Shop Channel |date=8 October 2007 |publisher=Nintendo of America |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011003408/http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=13620 |archive-date=11 October 2007 |access-date=15 December 2009}}</ref> starting with ''[[Fatal Fury: King of Fighters]]'', ''[[Art of Fighting]]'', ''[[The King of Fighters '94]]'', and ''[[World Heroes]]''. Neo Geo games were released through [[Xbox Live Arcade]] and [[PlayStation Network]] (for the [[PlayStation 3]], the service was called [[NEOGEO Station]]), including ''[[Fatal Fury Special]]'', ''[[Samurai Shodown II]]'', ''[[Metal Slug 3]]'', ''[[Garou: Mark of the Wolves]]'' and ''[[The King of Fighters '98]]''. Many Neo Geo games were released on the [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], and [[Nintendo Switch]] through the ''[[Arcade Archives]]'' service under the ''ACA Neo Geo'' label. In 2019,[[Antstream|Antstream Arcade]] also runs Neo Geo games during the gaming platform's early lifespan.

Homebrew activity began after the console's discontinuation, both by noncommercial hobbyists and commercially.<ref name="ngdevteam">{{cite web | url=http://www.ngdevteam.com/ | title=NG:Dev.Team, a third party NeoGeo publisher | access-date=23 April 2015}}</ref>

The Neo Geo has a community of collectors. Because of the limited production runs received by cartridges amongst the sizable available arcade library, some of the rarest Neo Geo games can sell for well over $1,000. The most valuable game is the European AES version of ''[[Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle]]''. The MVS market provides a cheaper alternative to the expensive and rare home cartridges, and complete arcade kits are priced at a premium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neo-geo.com/guides/aesguide.html |title=Neo Geo AES price guide |publisher=Neo-geo.com |access-date=2012-01-26}}</ref> It is also possible to play the MVS cartridges, which generally cost much less, on the AES home system through the use of adapters.

In 2009, the Neo Geo was ranked 19th out of the 25 best video game consoles of all time by video game website [[IGN]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/top-25-consoles/19.html |title=NeoGeo is number 19 |website=IGN |access-date=2012-01-26}}</ref>

== Recreated hardware ==
Since the 2010s, SNK have revived the Neo Geo in new form factors with built-in games, created both by themselves and by officially licensed third-parties.

=== Neo Geo X ===
The [[Neo Geo X]], an officially licensed device with a collection of Neo Geo games pre-installed,<ref name="GR">{{Cite magazine |date=December 18, 2012 |title=New console out today as NEO GEO X hits EU/US |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/new-console-out-today-europe-and-us-neo-geo-x-gold-go/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810122211/https://www.gamesradar.com/new-console-out-today-europe-and-us-neo-geo-x-gold-go/ |archive-date=10 August 2021 |access-date=January 28, 2013 |magazine=Games Radar |publisher=Future Publishing}}</ref> was first released in 2012 by [[Tommo|TOMMO Inc.]] After just one year and a lukewarm reception due to its price and poor quality of the emulation, on October 2, 2013, SNK Playmore terminated the license agreement and demanded an immediate cease and desist of distribution and sales of all licensed products.<ref>{{cite web |title=SNK terminates Neo Geo X Gold licensing, Tommo required to cease production |url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/10/06/neo-geo-gold-x-discontinued/ |website=Engadget|date=6 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-10-05 |title=SNK Terminates License Agreement With Tommo; All Neo Geo X Consoles & Software Discontinued |url=http://www.retrogamenetwork.com/2013/10/05/snk-terminates-license-agreement-with-tommo-all-neo-geo-x-consoles-software-discontinued/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125213950/http://www.retrogamenetwork.com/2013/10/05/snk-terminates-license-agreement-with-tommo-all-neo-geo-x-consoles-software-discontinued/ |archive-date=25 January 2020 |access-date=2017-03-26 |website=Retro Game Network {{!}} The One-Stop Retro Gaming Community}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Good |first=Owen |title=SNK Orders NeoGeo X Maker to End Production and Stop Selling It |url=http://kotaku.com/snk-orders-neogeo-x-maker-to-end-production-and-stop-se-1441541889 |access-date=2017-03-26 |work=Kotaku |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Neo Geo Mini ===
[[File:MiNe-M_100-6201U_(cropped).jpg|right|thumb|Neo Geo Mini (original Japanese version)]]
On June 9, 2018, SNK announced the Neo Geo Mini, a miniature sized semi-portable arcade cabinet loosely resembling the appearance of a Japanese Neo Geo MVS, which features 40 built-in SNK titles, and was released on July 24, 2018, in Japan to celebrate SNK's 40th anniversary.<ref name="nintendolife">{{Cite web |date=May 10, 2018 |title=SNK Officially Announces The Neo Geo Mini, An Adorable Arcade Throwback |url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/05/snk_officially_announces_the_neo_geo_mini_an_adorable_arcade_throwback/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810121402/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/05/snk_officially_announces_the_neo_geo_mini_an_adorable_arcade_throwback/ |archive-date=10 August 2021 |access-date=May 11, 2018 |work=Nintendo Life |publisher=Dom Reseigh-Lincoln}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilyadov |first=Alex |date=2018-05-10 |title=SNK Neo Geo Mini Officially Announced |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2018/05/10/snk-neo-geo-mini-officially-announced |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> The games on the system are the AES home console versions with limited [[Continue (video gaming)|continues]], however, the Neo Geo Mini features a save/load state system which allows players to save and load the game at any time to continue the game and has up to four save files per game. In addition to its 320x224 pixel display, it can be connected to a TV via an [[HDMI]] cable and it has two ports for external Neo Geo Mini control pads based on the [[Neo Geo CD]] controllers.<ref name="SN">{{Cite web |last=Extension |first=Time |date=2018-11-28 |title=Review: SNK Neo Geo Mini International Edition - Different Design, Different Games, Same Problems? |url=https://www.timeextension.com/news/2018/11/review_snk_neo_geo_mini_international_edition_-_different_design_different_games_same_problems |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Time Extension |language=en-GB}}</ref>
[[File:Neo_Geo_Mini,_version_international_(cropped).jpg|left|thumb|The Neo Geo Mini International Edition]]
SNK also released an international version of the Neo Geo Mini, which was released outside Japan on October 15, 2018, and later in Japan on November 15, 2018. The international version contains the same features as the Japanese Neo Geo Mini but 14 out of the 40 titles are different (including all of the ''Metal Slug'' games) and a different interface. As such, both versions have 54 different SNK titles in total.<ref name="SN" /> On July 19, 2019, SNK announced the discontinuation of the original Neo Geo Mini and the international version.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 July 2019 |title=SNKブランド40周年を記念したゲーム機 「NEOGEO mini」、「NEOGEO mini INTERNATIONAL Ver.」を生産終了。｜ニュース｜株式会社SNK |url=https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/press/2019/071901/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810132320/https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/press/2019/071901/ |archive-date=10 August 2021 |access-date=2019-08-24 |website=www.snk-corp.co.jp}}</ref>

In December 2018, a limited edition [[Christmas]] themed Neo Geo Mini was released, featuring nine games previously unreleased on the other two versions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-11-13 |title=A Garish Neo Geo Mini Christmas Edition Is On The Way With More Games Included |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2018/11/a_garish_neo_geo_mini_christmas_edition_is_on_the_way_with_more_games_included |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB}}</ref> On June 27, 2019, a limited edition called "Samurai Shodown" was released, in three colors; white, red, and blue, with a black edition being released later on. This edition has 40 games, featuring all of the ''[[Samurai Shodown]]'' games, including three new games that have never been included in prior versions. Another limited edition was released exclusively in Japan on September 30, 2019, called "Samurai Spirits Kuroko", with 48 games.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Alistair |date=2019-08-10 |title=NeoGeo Mini To Get Special Version Themed After Samurai Shodown's Kuroko |url=https://www.siliconera.com/neogeo-mini-to-get-special-version-themed-after-samurai-shodowns-kuroko/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Siliconera |language=en-US}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="font-size: 85%;"
|+List of games on Neo Geo Mini
! Games
! International<br />Edition
! Japan<br />Edition
! Christmas<br />Edition
! Samurai Shodown<br />Editions
! Samurai Spirits Kuroko<br />Edition
|-
|''[[3 Count Bout]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|-
|''[[Aggressors of Dark Kombat]]''||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Alpha Mission II]]''||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Art of Fighting (video game)|Art of Fighting]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Blazing Star]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Blue's Journey]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Burning Fight]]''||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Crossed Swords (video game)|Crossed Swords]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|-
|''[[Cyber-Lip]]''||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Fatal Fury: King of Fighters]]''||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Fatal Fury 2]]''||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Fatal Fury Special]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|-
|''[[Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory]]''||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|-
|''[[Football Frenzy]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|-
|''[[Garou: Mark of the Wolves]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Ghost Pilots]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|-
|{{sort|King of Fighters '94|''[[The King of Fighters '94]]''}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|-
|{{sort|King of Fighters '95|''[[The King of Fighters '95]]''}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|-
|{{sort|King of Fighters '96|''[[The King of Fighters '96]]''}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|-
|{{sort|King of Fighters '97|''[[The King of Fighters '97]]''}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|{{sort|King of Fighters '98|''[[The King of Fighters '98|The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest]]''}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|{{sort|King of Fighters '99|''[[The King of Fighters '99|The King of Fighters '99: Millennium Battle]]''}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|{{sort|King of Fighters 2000|''[[The King of Fighters 2000]]''}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|-
|{{sort|King of Fighters 2001|''[[The King of Fighters 2001]]''}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|{{sort|King of Fighters 2002|''[[The King of Fighters 2002|The King of Fighters 2002: Challenge to Ultimate Battle]]''}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|{{sort|King of Fighters 2003|''[[The King of Fighters 2003]]''}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|-
|''[[King of the Monsters (video game)|King of the Monsters]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[King of the Monsters 2]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|{{sort|Last Blade|''[[The Last Blade]]''}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|-
|{{sort|Last Blade|''[[The Last Blade 2]]''}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Last Resort (video game)|Last Resort]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|-
|''[[League Bowling]]''||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Magician Lord]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Metal Slug (1996 video game)|Metal Slug]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Metal Slug 2]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Metal Slug 2#Metal Slug X|Metal Slug X]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Metal Slug 3]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Metal Slug 4]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Metal Slug 5]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Mutation Nation]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Ninja Combat]]''||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|-
|''[[Ninja Commando]]''||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Ninja Master's|Ninja Master's: Haō Ninpō Chō]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Puzzled (video game)|Puzzled]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|-
|''[[Real Bout Fatal Fury]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|-
|''[[Real Bout Fatal Fury Special]]''||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers]]''||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Robo Army]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Samurai Shodown (1993 video game)|Samurai Shodown]]''||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Samurai Shodown II]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Samurai Shodown III|Samurai Shodown III: Blades of Blood]]''||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Samurai Shodown IV|Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Samurai Shodown V]]''||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Samurai Shodown V Special]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Savage Reign]]''||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|-
|''[[Sengoku 3]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Shock Troopers]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Soccer Brawl]]''||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Super Sidekicks (video game)|Super Sidekicks]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|{{sort|Super Spy|''[[The Super Spy]]''}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Na}}||{{Na}}
|-
|''[[Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy]]''||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Top Player's Golf]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[Twinkle Star Sprites]]''||{{Na}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|-
|''[[World Heroes Perfect]]''||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}
|- class="sortbottom"
|Number of games Included||40||40||48||40||48
|-
! Games
! International<br />Edition
! Japan<br />Edition
! Christmas<br />Edition
! Samurai Shodown<br />Editions
! Samurai Spirits Kuroko<br />Edition
|}

=== Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro ===
In September 2019, SNK announced the release of the Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro. Resembling a large white arcade stick complete with joystick and 8 buttons, it has 20 built-in games as well as HDMI output for TVs. It can also be used on any of the Neo Geo Mini units via an included adapter and is also backwards compatible with the game pads released for the Mini.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-10 |title=Introducing, the NEOGEO Arcade Stick Pro! A fighting stick with 20 classic SNK fighters pre-installed!｜PRESS RELEASE｜SNK Corporation |url=https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/us/press/2019/091003/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=SNK Corporation |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Byford |first=Sam |date=2019-09-10 |title=SNK announces Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro with 20 pre-loaded games |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/9/20858345/snk-neo-geo-arcade-stick-pro-console-announced |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref> The initial 20 built-in games were all fighting games,<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 September 2019 |title="NEOGEO Arcade Stick Pro" pre-installed titles and product features announced! Check it out!｜NEWS RELEASE｜SNK USA |url=https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/us/press/2019/092001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810124550/https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/us/press/2019/092001/ |archive-date=10 August 2021 |access-date=10 August 2021 |website=www.snk-corp.co.jp}}</ref> but more games were added by SNK through software updates to make a total of 40.

In November 2020, a special limited Christmas edition of the Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro was released. The package includes a Neo Geo CD style control pad, a cover for the arcade stick, an arcade stick ball cover, a sticker sheet and a Neo Geo 30th anniversary artbook. All 40 games are included, unlocked from the start.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 October 2020 |title=The Special Christmas Edition of the NEOGEO Arcade Stick Pro is almost here! |url=https://pressreleasejapan.net/2020/10/19/the-special-christmas-edition-of-the-neogeo-arcade-stick-pro-is-almost-here/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810125742/https://pressreleasejapan.net/2020/10/19/the-special-christmas-edition-of-the-neogeo-arcade-stick-pro-is-almost-here/ |archive-date=10 August 2021 |access-date=10 August 2021 |website=PressReleaseJapan.net |language=en-US}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed collapsible" style="clear:none; font-size:90%; padding:0 auto; width:60%; margin:auto"
! colspan="2" |List of Neo Geo Arcade Stick Pro games
|-
!Initial games
!Additional games released throughout 2020
|-
| style="width:33%;" |
* ''[[Art of Fighting (video game)|Art of Fighting]]''
* ''[[Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory]]''
* ''[[Fatal Fury Special]]''
* ''[[Garou: Mark of the Wolves]]''
* ''[[The King of Fighters '95]]''
* ''[[The King of Fighters '97]]''
* ''[[The King of Fighters '98|The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest]]''
* ''[[The King of Fighters '99|The King of Fighters '99: Millennium Battle]]''
* ''[[The King of Fighters 2000]]''
* ''[[The King of Fighters 2002|The King of Fighters 2002: Challenge to Ultimate Battle]]''
* ''[[Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle]]''
* ''[[The Last Blade 2]]''
* ''[[Ninja Master's|Ninja Master's: Haō Ninpō Chō]]''
* ''[[Samurai Shodown II]]''
* ''[[Samurai Shodown III|Samurai Shodown III: Blades of Blood]]''
* ''[[Samurai Shodown IV|Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge]]''
* ''[[Samurai Shodown V Special]]''
* ''[[World Heroes 2]]''
* ''[[World Heroes 2 Jet]]''
* ''[[World Heroes Perfect]]''
| style="width:33%;" |
* ''[[Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior]]''
* ''[[Fatal Fury 2]]''
* ''[[Fatal Fury: King of Fighters]]''
* ''[[The Last Blade]]''
* ''[[League Bowling]]''
* ''[[Metal Slug (1996 video game)|Metal Slug]]''
* ''[[Metal Slug 2]]''
* ''[[Metal Slug 3]]''
* ''[[Metal Slug 4]]''
* ''[[Metal Slug 5]]''
* ''[[Metal Slug 2#Metal Slug X|Metal Slug X]]''
* ''[[Ninja Combat]]''
* ''[[Real Bout Fatal Fury Special]]''
* ''[[Samurai Shodown (1993 video game)|Samurai Shodown]]''
* ''[[Savage Reign]]''
* ''[[Shock Troopers]]''
* ''[[Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad]]''
* ''[[Soccer Brawl]]''
* ''[[Super Sidekicks (video game)|Super Sidekicks]]''
* ''[[The Super Spy]]''
|}

=== Unico ===
In August 2020, the company Unico announced the Neo Geo MVSX, an arcade [[Tabletop game|table top]] system capable of playing MVS and AES titles that are pre-installed on the system itself, with 2 player support with a 17-inch screen, and pre-loaded with 50 games. Also available is a 32-inch stand to allow it to work as a free-standing unit resembling a vintage MVS cabinet. It was released in November 2020 in North America.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official MVSX website |url=http://www.snkmvsx.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720210613/https://www.snkmvsx.com/ |archive-date=20 July 2021 |access-date=10 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-22 |title=NeoGeo MVSX Home Arcade review |url=https://www.stuff.tv/review/neogeo-mvsx-home-arcade-review/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Stuff |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Neo Geo MVS Arcade Cabinet Is Returning With an Updated $499 Model |url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/the-neo-geo-mvs-arcade-cabinet-to-return-with-updated-499-model |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=PCMAG |date=12 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

In late 2023, Unico released another Neo Geo Mini, this one in the style of an MVS arcade cabinet. It could be purchased with or without an additional Unico red controller, modelled the same way as the pre-existing Neo Geo Mini controllers and an HDMI cable. It comes pre-loaded with 45 games, most of them are the same as those found on the MVSX, but with five games removed from the line up.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official MVS Mini website |url=https://www.snkmvsx.com/products/snk-mvs-arcade-mini-red |access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[CP System]]
* [[Neo Geo CD]]
* [[DECO Cassette System]]
* [[PolyGame Master]]
* [[Taito B System]]
* [[List of Neo Geo games]]
* [[List of Sega arcade system boards]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist | 30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Neo-Geo}}
* {{Official website|http://www.snkplaymore.co.jp/us/}}
* [http://neogeomuseum.snkplaymore.co.jp/english/ NEOGEO Museum]
* [http://www.neogeosoft.com/ A complete software and artwork resource for the Neo Geo]
* [http://wiki.neogeodev.org/ The NeoGeo Development Wiki]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdUopin4jvQ Video of Neo Geo AES] hardware and features from [http://famicomdojo.tv/season2/neo-geo-affair FamicomDojo.TV]

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