Neo Geo



"Bigger. Badder. Better."

The Neo Geo was a batshit crazy revolutionary idea by arcade developer SNK: create an absolute no-compromise console, with the same hardware and same games as one of the most powerful arcade systems at the time. Of course this came with a price: multiple times that of competing systems. Also, this shaped its library, so full of fighting, brawling, and run-n-gunning, but little else (especially, no RPGs at all). But if that was your cup of tea, and you had that kind of money to burn, it would give you the best 2D graphics of any system.

Getting a hold of these games now may be difficult and costly, as the system has a rabid cult following, and some titles are extremely rare. Often the arcade releases (MVS) are cheaper than the home releases (AES), so some collectors buy the actual arcade hardware or an MVS converter. Of course, most people just emulate it, which is not too difficult. Neo-RAGEX, Winkawaks, and Nebula used to be hugely popular, but haven't been updated in a long time. MAME, FinalBurn Neo, and RetroArch are the usual options for playing Neo Geo games on a PC today.

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Neo Geo CD exclusives go on their own page.

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