Neo Geo CD

A version of the Neo Geo that replaced costly ROM cartridges with CD-ROM, cutting software prices from roughly ¥48,000 to about ¥8,800.

Name in Japan

ネオジオCD

Three models appeared: a front-loader (September 1994), a top-loader (November 1994) and the double-speed CDZ (December 1995).

CPU

Motorola 68000 @ 12 MHz + Z80 @ 4 MHz

Memory

56 Mbit RAM

Display

4,096 simultaneous colors from a 65,536-color palette

Values are from the sources below. Where sources differ, see the notes under Sources.

• CD-ROM

• CD-ROM

  Optical discs sharing the audio CD format, used for data. Sources describe the PC Engine's CD-ROM² (1988) as the first use of CD-ROM as a home console game medium.

Release (Japan)

9 Sep 1994[2]

Launch price (Japan)

¥49,800(フロントローディング型)[2]

Units

570,000(sold, as reported · Japan · 1997-09-30)[1]

Long loading times from its single-speed drive drew criticism, and it struggled in an era increasingly focused on 3D graphics.

No games from this platform are in the archive yet.

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  Neo Geo CD (top-loading model) with controller

1. 1990.10.06Game GearSEGA
2. 1990.11.21Super FamicomNintendo
3. 1991.12.12Mega-CDSEGA
4. 1994.09.09Neo Geo CDSNK
5. 1994.11.22Sega SaturnSEGA
6. 1994.12.03PlayStationSony
7. 1994.12.23PC-FXNEC

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  Neo Geo AES

  1990 · SNK

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  Neo Geo Pocket

  1998 · SNK

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  Neo Geo CD (top-loading model) with controller

  Neo Geo CD (top-loading model) with controller

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