NGH number

The NGH is a number assigned by SNK for each game, serving as an unique identifier for a title. It was printed on inserts and cartridge ROM chips, and stored in the 68k program header as a 16-bit word in BCD format at address $108. Some later unlicensed games and bootlegs use a hex value.

Its uniqueness is important for the proper operation of saves, highscores, bookkeeping and probably other things.

See Category:Games

How can we get homebrew numbers organised ? Can this page be used as a reference for new numbers ?

Used ranges

0001~0099
0100~0199 (Korean releases, see below)
0200~0272
0300~0306 (NG:Dev.Team releases)

Range 100~199 partially used by official Korean NeoGeo releases

0122: Pae Wang Jeon Seol (Samurai Shodown IV)
0123: Quiz Daisousa Sen
0124: Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
0134: The Last Soldier (Last Blade)
0140: Real Bout Fatal Fury 2
0151: The King of Fighters 99 (NEO-SMA protected version)
0152: The King of Fighters 99
0163: Saulabi Spirits (Samurai Shodown II)
0187: Fighters Swords (Samurai Shodown III)
0195: Real Bout Fatal Fury
0196: Art of Fighting 3

There's a very good chance of a Korean version of 'Last Blade 2' using NGH 0143.

Free ranges (apart from those known to be already taken listed below)

0273~0299
0401~9999(?)

Known NGH used by unlicenced or homebrew games

0300: Last Hope
0301: Fast Striker
0302: Last Hope: Pink Bullets
0303: Gunlord
0304: Neo XYX
0305: Razion
0306: Kraut Buster (not yet released)
0365: Vengeance Hunters (Nalua Studio)
03E7: V-Liner
0400: Le Cortex CPHD (and also another game Astro Smash)
0420: Xevious (tcdev) (beta)
0421: Donkey Kong (tcdev) (not yet released)
0422: Galaxian (tcdev) (beta)
0423: Pengo (tcdev) (not yet released)
0501: Knights Chance (NeoBitz)
0723: Gladmort (PixelHeart)
1234 The Eye of Typhoon
14A0 Cyborg Force
14A3 Double Dragon One
2000: Neo No Panepon
9999: Neo Pong
BB01: Xeno Crisis (Bitmap Bureau)
FE01: Project Neon (FULLSET)
FEDC: Super Bubble Pop

Known NGH used by bootlegs and hacks

0275: The King of Fighters 10th Anniversary (bootleg)
0299: Metal Slug 6 (bootleg)
0941: Metal Slug 2 Turbo (hack)
0F48: Treasure of the Caribbean (bootleg, not an official proto version)
5003: Crouching Tiger hidden Dragon 2003 (bootleg)
5008: The King of Fighters 10th Anniversary Extra Plus (bootleg)
5232: King of Gladiator (bootleg)
5246: Lansquenet 2004 (bootleg)
9237: 161in1 Multigame (on cold boot).

Other NGH oddities

0008: Jockey Grand Prix (this NGH is suspected to have been allocated to Sun Shine / Block Paradise)
069C: Fatal Fury 3 (NeoGeo CD version only)