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{{Infobox console
 
{{Infobox console
|title = Neo Geo
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|title = SNK Neo Geo
 
|logo = Neo_Geo_full_on.png
 
|logo = Neo_Geo_full_on.png
|developer = SNK
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|image = Neo-Geo-AES-Console-Set.png
|type = [[:Category:Consoles|Home video game console]], [[:Category:Arcade|arcade system board]]
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|image2 = Neo_Geo_CD.png
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|imagecaption = '''Top:''' The Neo Geo MVS.<br/>'''Middle:''' The Neo Geo AES.<br/>'''Bottom:''' The Neo Geo CD.
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|developer = [[:Category:SNK consoles|SNK]]
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|type = [[:Category:Home consoles|Home video game console]], [[:Category:Arcade|arcade system board]]
 
|generation = [[:Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles|Fourth generation]]
 
|generation = [[:Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles|Fourth generation]]
 
|release = 1990
 
|release = 1990
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|emulated = {{✓}}
 
|emulated = {{✓}}
 
}}
 
}}
[[File:Neo-Geo-AES-Console-Set.jpg|thumb|250px|Neo Geo AES]]
 
[[File:Neo-Geo-CD-Console-Set.jpg|thumb|250px|Neo-Geo CD]]
 
The '''[[wikipedia:Neo_Geo_(system)|Neo Geo AES]]''' (Advanced Entertainment System) home console and the '''[[gametech:Neo-Geo|Neo Geo MVS]]''' (Multi Video System) arcade system was first released by [[wikipedia:SNK|SNK Playmore]] on January 1990 in Japan. MVS and AES are technically the same systems, but their cartridges are not compatible with each other due to a different layout.
 
  
Neo Geo CD (NG-CD) was the CD version of the AES (not compatible with the game cartridges)
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The '''[[gametech:Neo-Geo|Neo Geo MVS]]''' (Multi Video System) arcade system was first released by [[wikipedia:SNK|SNK Corporation]] on January 1990 in Japan and on August 22, 1990 in NA. The '''[[wikipedia:Neo_Geo_(system)|Neo Geo AES]]''' (Advanced Entertainment System) home console was released on July 1, 1991. MVS and AES are technically the same systems, but their cartridges are not compatible with each other due to a different layout. The AES was retailed for {{Inflation|USD|649.99|1991}}. It had a Motorola 68000 at 12MHz and a Zilog Z80A at 4MHz with 64KB RAM and 84KB VRAM.
  
Hyper Neo-Geo 64 (HNG-64) was the successor to the Neo-Geo with 3D graphics, no home console release.
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'''[[wikipedia:Neo_Geo_CD|Neo Geo CD]]''' (NG-CD) was the CD version of the AES (not compatible with the game cartridges) released in January of '96 and <abbr title="$651.32 in 2018 money">$399</abbr>. It had a Motorola 68000 CPU at 12 MHz with another CPU that being a Zilog Z80 at 4 MHz. It had 7MB of RAM.
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'''[[wikipedia:Hyper_Neo_Geo_64|Hyper Neo-Geo 64]]''' (HNG-64) was the successor to the Neo-Geo with 3D graphics, there was no home console release. It was released in September of 1997 and had an NEC VR4300 at 100 MHz with 16MiB of RAM.
  
 
When emulating Neo-Geo games with RetroArch, the Neo-Geo BIOS files need to be in the game directory.
 
When emulating Neo-Geo games with RetroArch, the Neo-Geo BIOS files need to be in the game directory.
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! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Operating System(s)
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! scope="col"|Platform(s)
 
! scope="col"|Latest Version
 
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! scope="col"|HNG-64
 
! scope="col"|HNG-64
 
! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
 
! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
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|-
! colspan="9"|PC
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|[[Final Burn Alpha]]
 
|Windows
 
|[http://www.fbalpha.com/downloads/ 0.2.97.43]
 
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[MAME]]
 
|[[MAME]]
|Multi-platform
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
 
|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
 
|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{}} ||{{✓}}<ref group=N>As 0.153 (2014), 0.139 (2010), 0.78 (2003)</ref> ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}} ||{{✓}}<ref group=N>As 0.153 (2014), 0.139 (2010), 0.78 (2003)</ref> ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Raine]]
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|[[FinalBurn Neo]]
|Windows, Linux, macOS
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|macOS}}
|[http://raine.1emulation.com/download/latest.html 0.64.15]
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|[https://github.com/finalburnneo/FBNeo/releases/latest stable] [https://github.com/finalburnneo/FBNeo/releases/tag/latest nightly build]
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20141105014113/http://www.xe-emulator.com/ Xe]
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|[[RAINE]]
|Windows, Linux
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20141022230129/http://www.xe-emulator.com/index.php?m=download 2.16.2]
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|[http://raine.1emulation.com/download/latest.html {{RAINEVer}}]
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
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|-
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|NeoCD
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
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|[https://github.com/libretro/neocd_libretro git]
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|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
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|-
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|[[FinalBurn Alpha]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|[http://www.fbalpha.com/downloads {{FinalBurnAlphaVer}}]
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|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20141105014113/http://www.xe-emulator.com Xe]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux}}
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20141022230129/http://www.xe-emulator.com/index.php?m=download {{XeVer}}]
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|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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|-
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|[[ares]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
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|[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/releases {{aresVer}}]
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|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}||{{✗}}||{{✓}}||{{✓}}||{{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Kawaks]]
 
|[[Kawaks]]
|Windows
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
|[http://cps2shock.emu-france.info/download.html 1.65]
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|[http://cps2shock.emu-france.info/download.html {{KawaksVer}}]
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|GnGeo
 
|GnGeo
|Linux
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|align=left|{{Icon|Linux}}
|[https://salsa.debian.org/coringao-guest/gngeo Git]
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|[https://github.com/linuxlinks/gngeo git]
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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|-
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|NeoRAGEx
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows}}
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|[https://emulator.games/emulators/neo-geo/neoragex-5-4e/ 5.4e]
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|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
! colspan="9"|Consoles
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! colspan="10"|Consoles
 
|-
 
|-
|GxGeo
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|[https://code.google.com/archive/p/gxgeo GxGeo]
|[[Wii emulators|Wii]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Wii}}
|[https://code.google.com/archive/p/gxgeo r23]
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|[https://code.google.com/archive/p/gxgeo/downloads {{GxGeoVer}}]
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
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|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|UOmvspsp
 
|UOmvspsp
|[[PlayStation Portable emulators|PlayStation Portable]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}
|[http://www.mediafire.com/?2qzaz2089f99cvk 2.3.1]
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|[http://www.mediafire.com/?2qzaz2089f99cvk {{UOmvspspVer}}]
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
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|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|UOncdzpsp
 
|UOncdzpsp
|[[PlayStation Portable emulators|PlayStation Portable]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|PSP}}
|[http://www.mediafire.com/?883tfd76v4qckz2 2.3.1]
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|[http://www.mediafire.com/?883tfd76v4qckz2 {{UOncdzpspVer}}]
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
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|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Virtual Console]]
 
|[[Virtual Console]]
|[[Wii emulators|Wii]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Wii}}
 
|n/a
 
|n/a
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{}} ||{{✓}}
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|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
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==Emulation issues==
 
==Emulation issues==
* Hyper Neo-Geo 64 is poorly emulated.
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* Hyper Neo-Geo 64 is mostly emulated. MAME is the only available option and, since 0.240, all games are mostly playable with only bad audio emulation. There only was a notable update for the MAME driver by [https://mamedev.emulab.it/haze/2018-starting-early Haze] in 2018. Hyper Neo-Geo 64 is one of the last pre-2000 Arcade platforms not playable on emulators by a "big" arcade company.
  
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[[Category:Arcade]]
 
[[Category:Consoles]]
 
[[Category:Consoles]]
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[[Category:Home consoles]]
 
[[Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles]]
 
[[Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles]]
[[Category:Arcade]]
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[[Category:SNK consoles]]
[[Category:Arcade emulators]]
 

Revision as of 16:29, 16 May 2022

SNK Neo Geo
Neo Geo full on.png
Neo-Geo-AES-Console-Set.png
Neo Geo CD.png
Top: The Neo Geo MVS.
Middle: The Neo Geo AES.
Bottom: The Neo Geo CD.
Developer SNK
Type Home video game console, arcade system board
Generation Fourth generation
Release date 1990
Discontinued 2004
Emulated

The Neo Geo MVS (Multi Video System) arcade system was first released by SNK Corporation on January 1990 in Japan and on August 22, 1990 in NA. The Neo Geo AES (Advanced Entertainment System) home console was released on July 1, 1991. MVS and AES are technically the same systems, but their cartridges are not compatible with each other due to a different layout. The AES was retailed for $649.99. It had a Motorola 68000 at 12MHz and a Zilog Z80A at 4MHz with 64KB RAM and 84KB VRAM.

Neo Geo CD (NG-CD) was the CD version of the AES (not compatible with the game cartridges) released in January of '96 and $399. It had a Motorola 68000 CPU at 12 MHz with another CPU that being a Zilog Z80 at 4 MHz. It had 7MB of RAM.

Hyper Neo-Geo 64 (HNG-64) was the successor to the Neo-Geo with 3D graphics, there was no home console release. It was released in September of 1997 and had an NEC VR4300 at 100 MHz with 16MiB of RAM.

When emulating Neo-Geo games with RetroArch, the Neo-Geo BIOS files need to be in the game directory.

Emulators

Name Platform(s) Latest Version NG NG-CD HNG-64 Libretro Core FLOSS Active Recommended
PC / x86
MAME Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 0.264 ~ [N 1]
FinalBurn Neo Windows macOS stable nightly build
RAINE Windows Linux macOS 0.96.7
NeoCD Windows Linux macOS git ~
FinalBurn Alpha Windows 0.2.97.43
Xe Windows Linux 2.16.2
ares Windows Linux macOS v136
Kawaks Windows 1.65
GnGeo Linux git
NeoRAGEx Windows 5.4e
Consoles
GxGeo Wii r23
UOmvspsp PSP 2.3.1
UOncdzpsp PSP 2.3.1
Virtual Console Wii n/a
  1. As 0.153 (2014), 0.139 (2010), 0.78 (2003)

Emulation issues

  • Hyper Neo-Geo 64 is mostly emulated. MAME is the only available option and, since 0.240, all games are mostly playable with only bad audio emulation. There only was a notable update for the MAME driver by Haze in 2018. Hyper Neo-Geo 64 is one of the last pre-2000 Arcade platforms not playable on emulators by a "big" arcade company.