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Neo Geo CD

Neo Geo CD
The top loading Neo Geo CD system with controller
ManufacturerSNK
TypeHome video game console
GenerationFourth
Release date
  • JP: September 9, 1994
  • EU: December 3, 1994
  • AU: December 23, 1994
  • NA: January 15, 1996
Introductory price
  • NA: US$399
  • JP: ¥49,800
Discontinued1997
MediaCD-ROM
CPUMotorola 68000 @ 12 MHz
PredecessorNeo Geo AES

The Neo Geo CD (ネオジオCD, Neo Jio Shī Dī) is a home video game console produced by SNK Corporation, released on September 9, 1994. The system is the same platform as the cartridge-based Neo Geo released four years earlier, but converted to the cheaper CD media format which retailed at $49 to 79 per title compared to over $200 for the equivalent cartridge.[1]

The Neo Geo CD was launched with a bundled control pad instead of a joystick like the AES version of the Neo Geo came with, however the system was compatible with controllers from the AES. 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;[2] production of all Neo Geo hardware was discontinued in 1997, while new software continued to be released until 2004.

  1. ^ "Neo Geo CD: The New Kid in Town". GamePro. No. 85. IDG. October 1995. p. 30.
  2. ^ "Japon Previews: Tokyorama - Les Ventes De L'année". Consoles + (in French). No. 73. M.E.R.7. February 1998. p. 47.

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