--- title: SNK Neo Geo Advanced Entertainment System (AES) categories: - Consoles params: name: Neo Geo Advanced Entertainment System (AES) image: /media/museum/photos/snk_neogeo_2s.jpg logo: /media/museum/logos/snk_neogeo_logo.gif company: /companies/snk company_name: SNK tabs: - photos - adverts - hardware - connectors - emulators - links - docs forum_thread: 1192 photos: - title: NEO-GEO subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/snk_neogeo_2.jpg - title: NEO-GEO - FRONT subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/snk_neogeo_3.jpg - title: BELOW subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/snk_neogeo_below.jpg - title: CARTRIDGE INSERTED subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/snk_neogeo_4.jpg - title: MODIFIED SYSTEM subtitle: '' text: 'This Neo-Geo has been modified to offer a complete modern set of connectors: component video output, S-VIDEO output, Composite video output and stereo audio output! There''s even a reset power LED which illuminates through the whole reset button, and the original BIOS has also been replaced by the Uni-Bios.' image: /media/museum/photos/snk_neogeo_modified_back.jpg - title: MODIFIED SYSTEM - GLOWING RESET BUTTON subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/snk_neogeo_modified_glow.jpg - title: BOX subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/snk_neogeo_box.jpg - title: BOX - BACK subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/snk_neogeo_box_back.jpg - title: BOX - TOP subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/snk_neogeo_box_2.jpg - title: BAG subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/snk_neogeo_bag.jpg adverts: - title: NEO-GEO ADVERT subtitle: '' text: Thanks to [SpoonMan's Neo-Geo page](http://spoonman.roarvgm.com/neogeo/) for this picture image: /media/museum/pubs/snk_neogeo_pub_1.jpg hardware: - title: CONTROLLER subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/snk_neogeo_controller_1.jpg - title: ARCADE CONTROLLER subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/snk_neogeo_arcade_controller_2.jpg connectors: - title: AUDIO/VIDEO CONNECTOR subtitle: DIN8 female at console text: |- 1 - Audio out\ 2 - Ground\ 3 - Composite video output\ 4 - +5v VDC\ 5 - Green video\ 6 - Red video\ 7 - Negative Sync\ 8 - Blue video Source : [www.hardwarebook.info](http://www.hardwarebook.info) image: /media/museum/connectors/snk_neogeo_audiovideo_din8.gif - title: JOYSTICK CONNECTOR subtitle: 15 PIN D-SUB female at the console text: |- 1 - Ground\ 2 - Not connected\ 3 - SELECT button\ 4 - "D" button\ 5 - "B" button\ 6 - Right\ 7 - Down\ 8 - Not connected\ 9 - "D" button (again?)\ 10 - Not connected\ 11 - START button\ 12 - "C" button\ 13 - "A" button\ 14 - Left\ 15 - Up Source : [www.hardwarebook.info](http://www.hardwarebook.info) image: /media/museum/connectors/snk_neogeo_joystick_connector.gif emulators: - title: Final Burn Alpha url: http://www.barryharris.me.uk/ platform: Windows text: Excellent Neo Geo emulator for Windows - title: Kawaks url: http://kawaks.retrogames.com/ platform: Windows text: Maybe the best Neo-Geo emulator - title: Nebula url: http://nebula.emulatronia.com/ platform: Windows text: Good NeoGeo, CPS 1&2, et NeoGeo CD emulator - title: NeoRageX url: http://www.neoragex.nu/ platform: Windows text: Very good emulator - title: MAME url: http://www.mame.net/ platform: Multiplatform text: Whoe doesn't know MAME?! This fabulous arcade emulator can also emulate Neo-Geo games - title: www.planetemu.net - Neo Geo emulators url: http://www.planetemu.net/index.php?section=emulateurs&machine=15 platform: Multiplatform text: Very complete list of Neo-Geo emulators links: - title: neogeoforlife.com url: http://www.neogeoforlife.com text: news, reviews, articles, downloads, forum, etc - title: Planet SNK url: http://www.planet-snk.de/ text: Reviews, tests, screenshots, hardware, etc - title: SpoonMan's Neo-Geo page url: http://spoonman.roarvgm.com/neogeo/ text: A lot of scans, visuals, screenshots, sounds and pictures here! - title: Wikipedia - Neo-Geo article url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_%28console%29 text: Quite complete, as usual - title: www.neo-geo.com url: http://www.neo-geo.com/ text: Excellent dedicated website docs: - title: NEO-GEO INSTRUCTION MANUAL url: http://spoonman.roarvgm.com/neogeo/neogeomanual.htm cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/snk_neogeo_doc-manual.jpg text: |- [**NEO-GEO INSTRUCTION MANUAL**](http://spoonman.roarvgm.com/neogeo/neogeomanual.htm)written by SNK  type of document : HTML\  source : [SpoonMan's Neo-Geo page](http://spoonman.roarvgm.com/neogeo/index.htm) oc_id: 1225 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230201122715/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1225 date: '2023-02-01' --- Released in 1990 by the Shin Nihon Kikaku Corp. (SNK), The Neo Geo AES was basically a home version of the popular MVS arcade board. This allowed arcade perfect games as the cartridge contained both the arcade and home version of a game, an EPROM on the motherboard selecting which version to use. Only a slightly different cartridge slot prevented MVS cartridges from working in the AES and vice versa. The Neo Geo's arcade origins were evident in its controllers. Arcade style joysticks and buttons set in a rather large (11.5" x 8") base meant they were best suited for table top use rather than with your feet up on the sofa. Originally only released for rental in the United States, SNK made the console available for sale when it became apparent that people were willing to spend money on a home arcade machine. Despite its high price tag, the machine sold over a million units, with well over one hundred games released, costing from $200 each. With support for the machine officially ended in 2004, the Neo Geo has one of longest lifespans in console history, second only to the [Atari 2600](/museum/atari-vcs-2600/). Independent games were still being released in 2006, proving the consoles long term appeal with fans. --- Contributors: Ste (text & info)