<s>
The	O
,	O
stylized	O
as	O
NEO•GEO	O
and	O
also	O
written	O
as	O
NEOGEO	B-Operating_System
,	O
is	O
a	O
ROM	O
cartridge-based	O
arcade	O
system	B-Device
board	I-Device
and	O
fourth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
released	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
1990	O
,	O
by	O
Japanese	O
game	O
company	O
SNK	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
system	O
in	O
SNK	O
's	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
family	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
originally	O
launched	O
as	O
the	O
Multi	O
Video	O
System	O
(	O
MVS	O
)	O
coin-operated	O
arcade	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
its	O
games	O
stored	O
on	O
self-contained	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
game	O
cabinet	O
can	O
easily	O
be	O
changed	O
to	O
a	O
different	O
game	O
title	O
by	O
swapping	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
and	O
cabinet	O
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MVS	O
offers	O
owners	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
put	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
different	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
into	O
a	O
single	O
cabinet	O
,	O
a	O
unique	O
feature	O
that	O
was	O
a	O
key	O
economic	O
consideration	O
for	O
operators	O
with	O
limited	O
floorspace	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
saving	O
money	O
long	O
term	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
,	O
called	O
Advanced	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
AES	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
solely	O
as	O
a	O
rental	O
console	O
for	O
video	O
game	O
stores	O
in	O
Japan	O
called	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
Rental	O
System	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
high	O
manufacturing	O
costs	O
causing	O
SNK	O
not	O
to	O
release	O
it	O
for	O
retail	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
it	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
expensive	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
ever	O
released	O
,	O
costing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
24-bit	O
system	O
;	O
its	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
is	O
actually	O
a	O
16/32	O
-bit	O
68000	B-Device
with	O
an	O
8-bit	O
Z80	B-General_Concept
coprocessor	B-General_Concept
,	O
while	O
its	O
GPU	B-Architecture
chipset	O
has	O
a	O
24-bit	O
graphics	O
data	B-General_Concept
bus	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
very	O
powerful	O
system	O
when	O
released	O
,	O
more	O
powerful	O
than	O
any	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
arcade	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
rival	O
Capcom	O
's	O
CPS	B-Application
,	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
surpass	O
it	O
until	O
the	O
CP	B-Application
System	I-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
was	O
a	O
success	O
during	O
the	O
1990s	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
cabinet	O
's	O
low	O
cost	O
,	O
multiple	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slots	O
,	O
and	O
compact	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
successful	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
,	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
,	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
,	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
production	O
lasted	O
seven	O
years	O
,	O
being	O
discontinued	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
whereas	O
game	O
software	O
production	O
lasted	O
until	O
2004	O
,	O
making	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
the	O
longest	O
supported	O
arcade	O
system	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AES	O
console	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
and	O
the	O
MVS	O
arcade	O
by	O
the	O
Hyper	B-Application
Neo	I-Application
Geo	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
combined	O
had	O
sold	O
980,000	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
was	O
ranked	O
19th	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
25	O
best	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
video	O
game	O
website	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
was	O
an	O
evolution	O
of	O
an	O
older	O
SNK/Alpha	O
Denshi	O
M68000	B-Device
arcade	O
platform	O
that	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
Time	B-Application
Soldiers	I-Application
in	O
1987	O
,	O
further	O
developed	O
in	O
the	O
SNK	O
M68000	B-Device
hardware	O
platform	O
as	O
used	O
for	O
P.O.W.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
Contrary	O
to	O
other	O
popular	O
arcade	O
hardware	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
SNK/Alpha	O
Denshi	O
hardware	O
used	O
sprite	O
strips	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
common	O
tilemap-based	B-Application
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
was	O
essentially	O
developed	O
by	O
Alpha	O
Denshi	O
's	O
Eiji	O
Fukatsu	O
,	O
adding	O
sprite	O
scaling	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
scaling	O
tables	O
stored	O
in	O
ROM	B-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
much	O
higher	O
amount	O
of	O
data	O
on	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
and	O
better	O
sound	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takashi	O
Nishiyama	O
left	O
Capcom	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
had	O
created	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
(	O
1987	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
join	O
SNK	O
after	O
they	O
invited	O
him	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
he	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
developing	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
proposed	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
an	O
arcade	O
system	O
that	O
uses	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
like	O
a	O
game	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
proposed	O
a	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nishiyama	O
also	O
created	O
the	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
fighting	O
game	O
franchise	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
franchises	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
run	O
and	O
gun	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
was	O
announced	O
and	O
demonstrated	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
1990	O
,	O
in	O
Osaka	O
,	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
exhibited	O
several	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
games	I-Application
at	O
Japan	O
's	O
Amusement	O
Machine	O
Operators	O
 '	O
Union	O
(	O
AOU	O
)	O
show	O
in	O
February	O
1990	O
,	O
including	O
NAM-1975	B-Application
,	O
Magician	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
,	O
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
Professional	I-Application
,	O
Top	B-Application
Player	I-Application
's	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
and	O
Riding	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
then	O
made	O
its	O
overseas	O
debut	O
at	O
Chicago	O
's	O
American	O
Coin	O
Machine	O
Exposition	O
(	O
ACME	O
)	O
in	O
March	O
1990	O
,	O
with	O
several	O
games	O
demonstrated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
customer	O
response	O
indicated	O
that	O
some	O
gamers	O
were	O
willing	O
to	O
buy	O
a	O
console	O
,	O
SNK	O
expanded	O
sales	O
and	O
marketing	O
into	O
the	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
market	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
are	O
largely	O
superior	O
to	O
other	O
contemporary	O
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
computers	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
)	O
and	O
even	O
some	O
arcade	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
earlier	O
systems	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
reproduce	O
the	O
same	O
quality	O
of	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
arcade	O
MVS	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MVS	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
arcade	O
units	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
game	O
ROM	B-Device
to	O
be	O
loaded	O
from	O
interchangeable	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
instead	O
of	O
using	O
custom	O
,	O
dedicated	O
hardware	O
cabinets	O
for	O
each	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
debut	O
price	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
and	O
included	O
two	O
joystick	B-Device
controllers	O
and	O
a	O
game	O
:	O
either	O
Baseball	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
Professional	I-Application
or	O
NAM-1975	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
the	O
Gold	O
System	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
Magician	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
and	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Silver	O
System	O
package	O
,	O
launched	O
at	O
,	O
included	O
one	O
joystick	B-Device
controller	O
and	O
no	O
pack-in	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
1991	O
,	O
Romstar	O
released	O
an	O
arcade	O
conversion	O
kit	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
conversion	O
of	O
an	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
into	O
a	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
version	O
made	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
debut	O
at	O
the	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
(	O
CES	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
generally	O
be	O
a	O
roughly	O
six-month	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
home	O
releases	O
of	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
real-time	O
3D	O
graphics	O
became	O
the	O
norm	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
industry	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
's	O
2D	O
hardware	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
do	O
likewise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
arcade	I-Application
games	O
retained	O
profitability	O
through	O
the	O
mid-1990s	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
1995	O
recipients	O
of	O
the	O
American	O
Amusement	O
Machine	O
Association	O
's	O
Diamond	O
Awards	O
(	O
which	O
are	O
based	O
strictly	O
on	O
sales	O
achievements	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
developed	O
a	O
new	O
console	O
in	B-Application
1994	I-Application
,	O
called	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
arcade	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
called	O
Hyper	B-Application
Neo	I-Application
Geo	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
ceased	O
manufacturing	O
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1997	O
,	O
SNK	O
continued	O
making	O
software	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
2D	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
very	O
aged	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
decade	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
continued	O
getting	O
popular	O
releases	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
2002	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
official	O
game	O
by	O
SNK	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
system	O
,	O
Samurai	B-Device
Shodown	I-Device
V	I-Device
Special	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
14	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
introduction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
SNK	O
stopped	O
offering	O
maintenance	O
and	O
repairs	O
to	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
handhelds	O
,	O
and	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Architecture
Geo	I-Architecture
X	I-Architecture
,	O
an	O
officially	O
licensed	O
device	O
with	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
games	I-Application
pre-installed	O
,	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
by	O
TOMMO	O
Inc	O
.	O
After	O
just	O
one	O
year	O
and	O
a	O
lukewarm	O
reception	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
price	O
and	O
poor	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
emulation	O
,	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
SNK	O
Playmore	O
terminated	O
the	O
license	O
agreement	O
and	O
demanded	O
an	O
immediate	O
cease	O
and	O
desist	O
of	O
distribution	O
and	O
sales	O
of	O
all	O
licensed	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
was	O
a	O
worldwide	O
commercial	O
success	O
upon	O
release	O
in	O
arcades	O
,	O
becoming	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
highest-earning	O
machines	O
at	O
various	O
arcades	O
across	O
markets	O
such	O
as	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Australia	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
three	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
games	I-Application
were	O
later	O
among	O
the	O
ten	O
top-grossing	O
arcade	O
software	O
conversion	O
kits	O
in	O
December	O
1992	O
:	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
at	O
number	O
one	O
,	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
at	O
number	O
two	O
,	O
and	O
King	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Monsters	I-Application
2	I-Application
at	O
number	O
ten	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
received	O
Diamond	O
awards	O
from	O
the	O
American	O
Amusement	O
Machine	O
Association	O
(	O
AAMA	O
)	O
two	O
years	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
,	O
for	O
being	O
among	O
America	O
's	O
top	O
four	O
best-selling	O
arcade	O
machines	O
of	O
1992	O
(	O
with	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Champion	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
and	O
Terminator	B-Application
2	I-Application
)	O
and	O
1993	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	B-Application
1994	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
MVS	I-Application
was	O
best-selling	O
arcade	O
printed	O
circuit	O
board	O
(	O
PCB	O
)	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
1990	O
Gamest	O
Awards	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
received	O
the	O
Special	O
Award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
1991	O
AMOA	O
Awards	O
held	O
by	O
the	O
Amusement	O
&	O
Music	O
Operators	O
Association	O
(	O
AMOA	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
won	O
the	O
"	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
New	O
Technology	O
"	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
1993	B-Application
review	O
,	O
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
a	O
"	O
thumbs	O
up	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
they	O
voiced	O
several	O
criticisms	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
powerful	O
as	O
the	O
soon-to-launch	O
3DO	B-Device
and	O
had	O
few	O
releases	O
which	O
were	O
not	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
they	O
generally	O
praised	O
both	O
the	O
hardware	O
and	O
games	O
library	O
,	O
and	O
recommended	O
that	O
gamers	O
who	O
could	O
not	O
afford	O
the	O
console	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
still	O
priced	O
at	O
$649.99	O
)	O
play	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
joystick	B-Device
controller	O
is	O
280mm	O
(	O
width	O
)	O
×	O
190mm	O
(	O
depth	O
)	O
×	O
95mm	O
(	O
height	O
)	O
(	O
11	O
×	O
8	O
×	O
2.5	O
in	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
machines	O
have	O
a	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
system	O
by	O
which	O
a	O
player	O
could	O
save	O
a	O
game	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
time	O
and	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
continue	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
SNK	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
hardware	O
is	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
MVS	O
,	O
"	O
or	O
Multi	O
Video	O
System	O
(	O
available	O
in	O
1-slot	O
,	O
2-slot	O
,	O
4-slot	O
,	O
and	O
6-slot	O
variations	O
,	O
differing	O
in	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
loaded	O
into	O
the	O
machine	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
console	O
counterpart	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
AES	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
Advanced	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
motherboard	B-Device
revisions	O
contain	O
daughterboards	O
,	O
used	O
to	O
enhance	O
the	O
clarity	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owners	O
can	O
move	O
EPROMs	B-General_Concept
from	O
one	O
type	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
still	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
specifics	O
for	O
both	O
MVS	O
and	O
AES	O
game	O
options	O
are	O
contained	O
on	O
every	O
game	O
ROM	B-Device
,	O
whether	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
is	O
intended	O
for	O
home	O
or	O
arcade	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
home	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
do	O
have	O
a	O
different	O
pinout	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
specification	O
for	O
ROM	B-Device
size	O
is	O
up	O
to	O
330	O
megabits	O
,	O
hence	O
the	O
system	O
displaying	O
"	O
Max	O
330	O
Mega	O
Pro-Gear	O
Spec	O
"	O
upon	O
startup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
no	O
technical	O
advances	O
were	O
required	O
to	O
achieve	O
it	O
,	O
some	O
games	O
over	O
100	O
megabits	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Top	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
,	O
followed	O
this	O
screen	O
by	O
displaying	O
an	O
animation	O
proclaiming	O
"	O
The	O
100Mega	O
Shock	O
!	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
ROM	B-Device
size	O
specification	O
was	O
later	O
enhanced	O
on	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
with	O
bank	B-General_Concept
switching	I-General_Concept
memory	O
technology	O
,	O
increasing	O
the	O
maximum	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
size	O
to	O
around	O
716	O
megabits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
new	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
also	O
cause	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
display	O
"	O
Giga	O
Power	O
Pro-Gear	O
Spec	O
"	O
upon	O
startup	O
or	O
during	O
attract	O
mode	O
,	O
indicating	O
this	O
enhancement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
uses	O
seven	O
different	O
specialist	O
processors	B-Architecture
,	O
which	O
divide	O
the	O
workload	O
for	O
the	O
visuals	O
,	O
audio	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNK	O
custom	O
video	O
chipset	O
allows	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
draw	O
sprites	O
in	O
vertical	O
strips	O
which	O
are	O
16	B-Device
pixels	B-Algorithm
wide	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
16	B-Device
to	O
512	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
tall	O
;	O
it	O
can	O
draw	O
up	O
to	O
96	O
sprites	O
per	O
scanline	B-Algorithm
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
380	O
sprites	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
other	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
of	O
its	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
does	O
not	O
use	O
scrolling	O
tilemap	B-Application
background	O
layers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
single	O
non-scrolling	O
tilemap	B-Application
layer	O
called	O
the	O
fix	O
layer	O
,	O
while	O
any	O
scrolling	O
layers	O
rely	O
exclusively	O
on	O
drawing	O
sprites	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
scrolling	O
backgrounds	O
(	O
like	O
the	O
Sega	O
Y	O
Board	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
laying	O
multiple	O
sprites	O
side	O
by	O
side	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
can	O
simulate	O
a	O
tilemap	B-Application
background	O
layer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
sprite	O
system	O
represents	O
a	O
step	O
between	O
conventional	O
sprites	O
and	O
tilemaps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GPU	B-Architecture
chipset	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Removable	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
:	O
2KB	O
or	O
68-pin	O
JEIDA	B-Architecture
ver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
68-pin	O
memory	O
that	O
fits	O
the	O
JEIDA	B-Architecture
version	O
3	O
spec	O
will	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Removable	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
:	O
68-pin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cartridge	B-Protocol
is	O
composed	O
of	O
2	O
PCBs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
first	O
home	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
to	O
feature	O
a	O
removable	O
memory	B-Device
card	I-Device
for	O
saved	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameTap	B-Operating_System
subscription	O
service	O
has	O
included	O
a	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
emulator	O
and	O
a	O
small	O
library	O
of	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
games	I-Application
would	O
appear	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
:	I-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
,	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
,	O
and	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
games	I-Application
were	O
released	O
through	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
(	O
For	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
3/PlayStation	O
Network	O
,	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
called	O
NEOGEO	B-Device
Station	I-Device
)	O
,	O
including	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
Special	I-Application
,	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Metal	B-Application
Slug	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Garou	B-Application
:	I-Application
Mark	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wolves	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
98	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
games	I-Application
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
through	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
has	O
a	O
community	O
of	O
collectors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
limited	O
production	O
runs	O
received	O
by	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
amongst	O
the	O
sizable	O
available	O
arcade	O
library	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
rarest	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
games	I-Application
can	O
sell	O
for	O
well	O
over	O
$	O
1,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
valuable	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
European	O
AES	O
version	O
of	O
Kizuna	B-Application
Encounter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Super	I-Application
Tag	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MVS	O
market	O
provides	O
a	O
cheaper	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
expensive	O
and	O
rare	O
home	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
complete	O
arcade	O
kits	O
are	O
priced	O
at	O
a	O
premium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
MVS	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
generally	O
cost	O
much	O
less	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
AES	O
home	O
system	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
adapters	O
.	O
</s>
