Neo Geo CD
E202151
The Neo Geo CD is a mid-1990s SNK home video game console that used CD-ROMs to deliver arcade-quality Neo Geo titles at a lower cost than the original cartridge-based system.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neo Geo CD canonical | 11 |
| Neo Geo CDZ | 2 |
| front-loading Neo Geo CD | 1 |
| top-loading Neo Geo CD | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CD-ROM-based game console
ⓘ
home video game console ⓘ sixth-generation video game console predecessor ⓘ |
| audioOutput | stereo analog audio ⓘ |
| backwardCompatibility | Neo Geo AES software library (CD versions) ⓘ |
| brand |
Neo Geo AES
ⓘ
surface form:
Neo Geo
|
| controllerPortCount | 2 ⓘ |
| coprocessor | Zilog Z80 ⓘ |
| cpu |
Motorola 68000 family
ⓘ
surface form:
Motorola 68000
|
| cpuClockSpeed | 12 MHz ⓘ |
| developer | SNK ⓘ |
| discontinued | late 1990s ⓘ |
| displayOutput |
240p
ⓘ
480i ⓘ |
| gameLibraryType | ports of Neo Geo MVS arcade games ⓘ |
| generation | fourth generation of video game consoles ⓘ |
| graphicsProcessor | custom SNK graphics hardware ⓘ |
| launchDate |
1995 (Europe)
ⓘ
1995 (North America) ⓘ September 9, 1994 (Japan) ⓘ |
| manufacturer | SNK ⓘ |
| marketPositioning | home alternative to Neo Geo arcade experience ⓘ |
| mediaFormat | CD-ROM ⓘ |
| modelVariant |
Neo Geo CD
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Neo Geo CDZ
Neo Geo CD self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
front-loading Neo Geo CD
Neo Geo CD self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
top-loading Neo Geo CD
|
| notableDrawback | long loading times ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
lower software cost compared to Neo Geo AES cartridges
ⓘ
near-arcade-quality graphics and sound ⓘ |
| notableGame |
Fatal Fury Special
ⓘ
Metal Slug ⓘ Samurai Shodown ⓘ
surface form:
Samurai Shodown II
The King of Fighters series ⓘ
surface form:
The King of Fighters '94
|
| opticalDriveType | single-speed CD drive ⓘ |
| platformFamily |
Neo Geo AES
ⓘ
surface form:
Neo Geo family
|
| powerSupply |
external AC adapter (front-loading model)
ⓘ
internal power supply (top-loading model) ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Neo Geo AES
ⓘ
Neo Geo AES ⓘ
surface form:
Neo Geo MVS
|
| primaryInputDevice |
game controller
ⓘ
joystick ⓘ |
| region |
Europe
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| soundChip | Yamaha YM2610 ⓘ |
| storageCapacityPerDisc | up to 650 MB ⓘ |
| successor |
Neo Geo CD
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Neo Geo CDZ
|
| supportsMultiplayer | yes ⓘ |
| supportsSaveData |
internal memory
ⓘ
memory card ⓘ |
| systemMemory | 7 MB (approximate total including video and audio RAM) ⓘ |
| videoOutputConnector |
RF output
ⓘ
S-Video (on some models via adapter or modification) ⓘ composite video ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Neo Geo CDZ
this entity surface form:
front-loading Neo Geo CD
this entity surface form:
top-loading Neo Geo CD
this entity surface form:
Neo Geo CDZ