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

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

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

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

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SLOT6 board20:59, 23 June 2024
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NeoGeo CD and CDZ specificities: Differences and limitations, new memory functions, CDDA...

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CD drive commands04:54, 10 February 2025
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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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Memory mapped registers19:21, 10 April 2025
Vector table swap05:39, 3 January 2025
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What makes everything work (or not). Schematics, chip pinouts and functions, troubleshooting hardware issues...

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

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Slot check security14:02, 31 March 2025
Super Bubble Pop03:56, 6 April 2023
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About this wiki

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 ?