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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...
| 68k interrupts | 23:50, 16 October 2023 |
| Memory mapped registers | 08:55, 9 October 2023 |
| 68k memory map | 09:42, 8 October 2023 |
How graphics are handled and displayed, from bitplanes and colors to the video output.
| Eyecatcher | 20:41, 26 November 2023 |
| CXA1145 | 01:13, 24 May 2020 |
| Video DAC | 23:14, 16 May 2020 |
Everything related to music and sound effects: The Z80 subsystem, synthesized and sampled sound, CDDA playback...
| YM2610 timers | 00:37, 8 August 2021 |
| YM2610 registers | 00:34, 8 August 2021 |
| ADPCM | 00:29, 8 August 2021 |
Troubleshooting dead or glitchy MVS boards, CD laser assemblies, cartridges...
| List of ROM chips | 23:14, 16 November 2023 |
| MV1A PALs | 23:26, 5 October 2023 |
| NEO-BUF | 03:37, 5 October 2023 |
Particularities of the AES and MVS systems: ROM types, memory cards, cab I/O, data security... Also cartridge boards information.
| Configuration cartridge | 09:41, 8 October 2023 |
| Schematics | 23:58, 24 September 2023 |
| ROM-Only boards | 05:03, 6 August 2023 |
NeoGeo CD and CDZ specificities: Differences and limitations, new memory functions, CDDA...
| CD drive control | 06:23, 8 October 2023 |
| Reading CDDA sound levels | 04:14, 26 September 2023 |
| LC98000 | 14:23, 24 January 2021 |
Code snippets, register definitions, guides on how to display stuff, use the system ROM, play music and sounds, read user input...
| Eyecatcher | 20:41, 26 November 2023 |
| 68k interrupts | 23:50, 16 October 2023 |
| Memory mapped registers | 08:55, 9 October 2023 |
What makes everything work (or not). Schematics, chip pinouts and functions, troubleshooting hardware issues...
| List of ROM chips | 23:14, 16 November 2023 |
| MV1A PALs | 23:26, 5 October 2023 |
| NEO-BUF | 03:37, 5 October 2023 |
Remarquable games for some of their technical aspects: special effects, unusual hardware use, hidden features...
| Super Bubble Pop | 03:56, 6 April 2023 |
| Puzzle Bobble | 01:55, 6 April 2023 |
| Neo 2048 | 18:17, 11 March 2023 |
About this wiki
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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 ?