<s>
The	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
of	O
SNK	O
Corporation	O
's	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
family	I-Operating_System
,	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
four	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
cartridge-based	B-Application
equivalent	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
was	O
launched	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
control	B-Device
pad	I-Device
instead	O
of	O
a	O
joystick	O
like	O
the	O
AES	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
AES	B-Application
joystick	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
all	O
three	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
had	O
met	O
with	O
limited	O
success	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
plagued	O
with	O
slow	O
loading	O
times	O
that	O
could	O
vary	O
from	O
30	O
to	O
60	O
seconds	O
between	O
loads	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
1997	O
,	O
there	O
had	O
been	O
570,000	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
units	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
was	O
first	O
unveiled	O
at	O
the	O
1994	O
Tokyo	O
Toy	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
CPU	B-Device
set-up	O
as	O
the	O
arcade	O
and	O
cartridge-based	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
systems	O
,	O
facilitating	O
conversions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SNK	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
every	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
game	O
still	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
were	O
released	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
CDZ	O
,	O
an	O
upgraded	O
,	O
faster-loading	O
version	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
front-loading	O
version	O
is	O
the	O
original	O
console	O
design	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
top-loading	O
version	O
having	O
been	O
developed	O
shortly	O
before	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
launch	O
as	O
a	O
scaled-down	O
,	O
cheaper	O
alternative	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Approximately	O
one	O
month	O
after	O
launch	O
,	O
SNK	O
reported	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
sold	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
's	O
entire	O
initial	O
shipment	O
of	O
50,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticism	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
generally	O
long	O
loading	O
times	O
began	O
even	O
before	O
launch	O
;	O
a	O
report	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
on	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
's	O
unveiling	O
noted	O
,	O
"	O
At	O
the	O
show	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
showing	O
a	O
demo	O
of	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
You	O
can	O
see	O
that	O
the	O
screen[shot]	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
is	O
a	O
load	O
screen.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
's	O
long	O
load	O
times	O
,	O
SNK	O
planned	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
model	O
with	O
a	O
double	B-Device
speed	I-Device
CD-ROM	I-Device
drive	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
single	O
speed	O
drive	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
and	O
European	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
's	O
technical	O
specs	O
are	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
models	O
except	O
that	O
it	O
includes	O
a	O
double-speed	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
drive	O
,	O
and	O
different	O
CD	O
controller	O
circuitry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
in	O
late	O
1995	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
noted	O
SNK	O
's	O
reputation	O
for	O
fun	O
games	O
but	O
argued	O
that	O
their	O
failure	O
to	O
upgrade	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
system	O
with	O
3D	O
capabilities	O
would	O
keep	O
them	O
from	O
producing	O
any	O
truly	O
"	O
cutting	O
edge	O
"	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
limit	O
the	O
console	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
small	O
cult	O
following	O
as	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
system	O
although	O
with	O
less	O
expensive	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
reader	O
inquiries	O
about	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
software	O
,	O
GamePro	O
reported	O
in	O
an	O
issue	O
cover	O
dated	O
May	O
1997	O
that	O
SNK	O
had	O
quietly	O
discontinued	O
the	O
console	O
by	O
this	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Main	O
Processor	O
:	O
Motorola	B-Device
68000	I-Device
running	O
at	O
12	O
MHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
original	O
CPU	B-Device
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Motorola	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
68000	B-Device
CPUs	B-Device
in	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
hardware	O
are	O
manufactured	O
by	O
second-sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
common	O
CPU	B-Device
is	O
the	O
TMP68HC000	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Toshiba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
multi-AV	O
port	O
(	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
one	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
model	O
1	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
are	O
not	O
interchangeable	O
)	O
,	O
all	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
models	O
had	O
composite	O
RCA	O
A/V	O
and	O
S-Video	O
out	O
jacks	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
library	O
consists	O
primarily	O
of	O
ports	O
of	O
MVS	B-Application
and	O
AES	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
few	O
MVS	B-Application
arcade	O
games	O
which	O
were	O
not	O
officially	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
AES	I-Application
and	O
ported	O
instead	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
,	O
Janshin	O
Densetsu	O
:	O
Quest	O
of	O
Jongmaster	O
(	O
a	O
Mahjong	B-Application
game	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
Power	B-Application
Spikes	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Neo	B-Application
Drift	I-Application
Out	I-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Technology	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Pleasure	B-Application
Goal	I-Application
:	I-Application
5	I-Application
on	I-Application
5	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
Soccer	I-Application
(	O
Futsal	O
:	O
5-on-5	O
Mini	O
Soccer	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
few	O
games	O
which	O
were	O
unreleased	O
in	O
MVS	B-Application
and	O
AES	B-Application
formats	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
Ironclad	B-Application
:	I-Application
Tesshō	I-Application
Rusha	I-Application
(	O
Chōtetsu	O
Burikingā	O
,	O
BRIKIN'GER	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Crossed	B-Application
Swords	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
ZinTrick	O
(	O
Oshidashi	O
Zintorikku	O
)	O
,	O
ADK	O
World	O
,	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
Special	O
,	O
The	B-Application
King	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fighters	I-Application
'	I-Application
96	I-Application
Neo	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
,	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
(	O
Shinsetsu	O
Samurai	B-Application
Spirits	I-Application
:	O
Bushidō	O
Retsuden	O
;	O
an	O
RPG	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Samurai	B-Application
Shodown	I-Application
series	I-Application
that	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
Idol-Mahjong	O
Final	O
Romance	O
2	O
(	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
which	O
is	O
not	O
an	O
MVS	B-Application
game	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
ported	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
2010	O
for	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
by	O
N.C.I.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
2011	O
for	O
Neo	B-Device
Geo	I-Device
CD	I-Device
by	O
N.C.I./Le	O
Cortex	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
