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Neo Geo CD
File:Neo Geo CD logo.svg
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
  • EU: £399
  • JP: ¥49,800
Discontinued1997
MediaCD-ROM
CPUMotorola 68000 @ 12 MHz
PredecessorNeo Geo AES

The Neo Geo CD[lower-alpha 1] is the second home video game console of SNK Corporation's Neo Geo family, released on September 9, 1994, four years after its cartridge-based equivalent. This is the same platform, converted to the cheaper CD format retailing at $49 to 79 per title, compared to the $300 cartridges.[1] The system was originally priced at US$399,[2] or £399. The system can also play Audio CDs. All three versions of the system have no region-lock. The Neo Geo CD was launched bundled with a control pad instead of a joystick like the AES version. However, the original AES joystick can be used with all three Neo Geo CD models.

As of March 1997, there had been 570,000 Neo Geo CD units sold worldwide.[3]

References[]

  1. "Neo Geo CD: The New Kid in Town". GamePro (IDG) (85): 30. October 1995. 
  2. "Neo Geo CD to Debut in October". GamePro (IDG) (84): 138. September 1995. 
  3. Consoles +, issue 73

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