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When it comes to NeoGeo bootlegs, games are on the front line. But bootleg systems also exist !

Nightmare Tony's comment is [here].

Some pictures are from [MVS Scans].

"Aries" MV1FZ

"NO" MV1FZ

Vertical board is soldered
Normal DIP format 68k CPU
Through-hole 5% resistors video DAC
Custom chips are marked "A66" (NEO-B1 ?), "NO-03", "NO-5" (and a blank one)
Original YM2610
Uses a bunch of PALs
Backup RAM saved by a supercap

"NO" MV1C

Uses the same "NO-03" and "NO-5" chips as above
Gold nugget 16MHz 68k CPU !
The "9817 870768593" chip is probably the same as "A66"
Space for a QFPR clone of the YM2610 in U1A ?
Uses a bunch of PALs
RAM chips on the back side
Backup RAM saved by a supercap

"Gobit" MV1FZ

Vertical board is soldered
Custom chips are marked "68C101", "68C202" and "68C303"
Socketed Toshiba Z84 Z80 and Motorola 68k CPUs
YM2610 clone named ECW08-4 ?
4 ROMs as in original MVS boards: BIOS, SFIX ROM, M1 ROM, LO
Backup RAM saved by a supercap

"Gobit" MV1C

Same custom chips as above

Picture from maikoldrumer.

"Goldstar" version

DIP format (overclocked!) 10MHz 68k CPU
Through-hole 5% resistors video DAC
Custom chips are marked "NEN0.4" ([[NEO-D0] ?), "007", "NEN08", "NEN09"
Socketed original YM2610
Uses a bunch of PALs
Backup RAM saved by a supercap

Bootleg MVS boards

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