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  <p class="headline">This wiki is about every technical aspects of the SNK NeoGeo hardware and software (AES, MVS, CD and CDZ).<br />Our aim is to provide the most detailed, accurate and up to date information for preservation, homebrew development and repairs.</p>
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The NeoGeo Development Wiki

This wiki is about every technical aspects of the SNK NeoGeo hardware and software (AES, MVS, CD and CDZ).
Our aim is to provide the most detailed, accurate and up to date information for preservation, homebrew development and repairs.

What's common to every NeoGeo system: main architecture, data formats...

Last edits
BIOS RAM locations21:25, 11 August 2025
Pinouts15:34, 23 July 2025
Memory mapped registers19:21, 10 April 2025
42 pages

How graphics are handled and displayed, from bitplanes and colors to the video output.

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Slowdown07:12, 12 September 2025
Fix bankswitching21:25, 14 May 2025
Sprites21:18, 14 May 2025
36 pages

Everything related to music and sound effects: The Z80 subsystem, synthesized and sampled sound, CDDA playback...

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NEO-ZMC15:45, 1 May 2025
ADPCM15:17, 15 March 2025
CDDA03:49, 10 February 2025
28 pages

Troubleshooting dead or glitchy MVS boards, CD laser assemblies, cartridges...

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CD drive07:36, 1 November 2025
List of ROM chips00:03, 26 September 2025
Graphic glitches16:46, 24 February 2025
45 pages

Particularities of the AES and MVS systems: ROM types, memory cards, cab I/O, data security... Also cartridge boards information.

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PROG board00:23, 27 September 2025
NEO-FTC1B board20:36, 19 September 2025
CHA board19:25, 6 September 2025
106 pages

NeoGeo CD and CDZ specificities: Differences and limitations, new memory functions, CDDA...

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CD drive07:36, 1 November 2025
CDROM-2 board01:49, 18 August 2025
CD hardware versions01:44, 18 August 2025
48 pages

Code snippets, register definitions, guides on how to display stuff, use the system ROM, play music and sounds, read user input...

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Development tools14:00, 6 October 2025
PLAYER START subroutine12:00, 6 October 2025
Slowdown07:12, 12 September 2025
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What makes everything work (or not). Schematics, chip pinouts and functions, troubleshooting hardware issues...

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NEO-E019:18, 19 November 2025
CD drive07:36, 1 November 2025
PROG board00:23, 27 September 2025
109 pages

Remarquable games for some of their technical aspects: special effects, unusual hardware use, hidden features...

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Slot check security06:36, 28 October 2025
Super Bubble Pop03:56, 6 April 2023
Puzzle Bobble01:55, 6 April 2023
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Todo

  • See wanted pages, old pages, short pages, and Todo/Mysteries.
  • Publish asm highlighter for ConTEXT
  • Make subcategories, move/merge "BIOS calls"
  • More schematics, chip details/pinouts
  • Troubleshooting tips
  • Make a downloadable offline capture every few months ?


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