Star Tech Journal

Issue: 1990-April - Vol 12 Issue 2

SNK Neo-Geo Ga111es Syste111
At this year's ACME show in Chicago this past March, SNK unveiled their new
hardware system: Neo-Geo. It basically consists of a multiple game cartridge
hardware system in a Play Choice type of cabinet. Here are the specifics.
TECHNICAL
FEATURES
Fast 16 Bit Main Microprocessor
Incredible Sprite Generation
Allows game software to be executed up to four
times faster than conventional video game hard-
ware.
Sprites are groups of Pixels (screen dots) that
can be moved around the screen. They are used
for displaying animated objects, such as the
Main Characters. Typical coin-op game hard-
ware can display less that 80 sprites on the
screen. Neo-Geo can display and manipulate
380 Sprites simultaneously! Neo-Geo also has a
unique hardware feature for enlarging and re-
ducing Sprites smoothly!
Expanded ROM Capacity
Up to 64 Megabytes of Game ROM storage,
allows for superior graphics and sounds, makes
ordinary video games containing less than 10
Megabytes of GAME ROM look and sound weak
by comparison!
CABINET
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Maximum Background Video
Neo-Geo's advanced hardware can display and
independently scroll 3 unique Background
Video scenes. This allows Neo-Geo to create
realistic 3D effects! Neo-Geo can store up to
65,536 16 x 16 pixel Background Characters in
its 8 Megabyte Character Roms!
Tremendous Color Palette
The key to displaying realistic images is the
number of individual colors that can be dis-
played on the screen. Typical coin-op hardware
can display from 64 to 512 different colors at the
same time, Neo-Geo can display 4096 colors
from a selection of 65,536 colors! This allows the
capability to display photo-quality graphics on a
standard resolution monitor!
Compact Disk Quality Sound
3 channels of Programmable Sound Generation
(PSG), 7 channels of Frequency Modulation
(FM), and a channel of Noise generation, com-
bined with true Stereophonic Audio Output,
allows Neo-Geo to deliver incredible, true to life
audio effects. Each Neo-Geo system comes with
a pair of Personal Stereo Headphone jacks on
the front of the Control Panel for the ultimate in
player enjoyment.
Advanced Hardware Test Program
The Neo-Geo hardware can diagnose potential
hardware problems, such as a Rom or Ram
failure, using its built-in Test Mode Program.
The Main Volume control and Headphone Vol-
ume control can be easily accessed through the
Control Panel.
Warranty Policy
12 months on PCB's, 12 months on the Monitor
assembly and 12 months on the Power Supply.
FEATURES

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