What is Neo Geo? I see questions about it all over the place. What on earth is it, and why is it so popular?
Neo Geo is an Arcade machine that was first introduced by the software company Shin Nihon Kikaku (SNK) in 1989. The Neo Geo Arcade machine was successful both in Japan as well as America, due to its impressive custom graphics processor, 68000 and Z80 CPUs, and offered 330mb ROM storage space. This arcade version was known as MVS, or Multi-Video Output, and allowed 1 of 6 games to be loaded at any time. The Neo Geo AES (Advanced Entertainment System), which was not as popular as its Arcade counterpart due to its outrageous $650 price tag, was a home version of the Neo Geo MVS and played the exact same games as the ones in the arcades. In fact, even memory cards could be switched between the two, allowing players to save their progress on one machine and load it on the other. The reason for the Neo Geo’s popularity is due to the popularity of its unique games, especially in the arcades.
