Manufacturer | SNK |
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Type | Home video game console |
Generation | Fourth |
Release date | |
Introductory price | |
Discontinued | 1997 |
Media | CD-ROM |
CPU | Motorola 68000 @ 12 MHz |
Predecessor | Neo Geo AES |
The Neo Geo CD (ネオジオCD, Neo Jio Shī Dī) is the second and last home video game console produced by SNK Corporation, released on September 9, 1994, four years after its cartridge-based equivalent. This is the same $300platform, converted to the cheaper CD format retailing at $49 to 79 per title, compared to the cartridges.[1] The system itself was originally priced at US$399.[2]
All three versions of the system have no region lock, but they are region aware, and some games will display English or Japanese depending on the console's region setting. The Neo Geo CD was launched with a bundled control pad instead of a joystick like the AES version. A newly designed joystick was released alongside the Neo Geo CD, and the system was compatible with controllers from the AES. The system can also play Audio CDs.
The Neo Geo CD had met with limited success due to it being plagued with slow loading times that could vary from 30 to 60 seconds between loads, depending on the game. As of March 1997, there had been 570,000 Neo Geo CD units sold worldwide.[3]