Product type | Arcade seestem buird Video gemme console Handheld gemme console |
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Awner | SNK |
Introduced | 1990 |
Discontinued | 2004 |
Mercats | Japan (Warldwide) |
Registered as a trademark in | Japan (1989–2001) |
Neo Geo (Japanese: ネオジオ Hepburn: Neo Jio), stylised as NEO・GEO, an aa written as NEOGEO, is a faimily o video gemme hardware developit bi SNK. On the mercat frae 1990 tae 2004, the buist oreeginatit wi the release o a arcade seestem, the Neo Geo MVS an its hame console coonterpairt, the Neo Geo AES. Baith the arcade seestem an console wur pouerful for the time an the AES allous for perfect compatibility o gemmes released for the MVS. Housomeivver, the heich price pynt for baith the AES console an its gemmes preventit it frae directly competin wi its contemporars, the Sega Mega Drive (Genesis), Super NES (Super Famicom), an Turbo-Grafx 16 (PC Ingine). Housomeivver the MVS arcade became vera successfu in stores in Japan an North Americae.