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[[File{{Template:Placeholder|video|rightInfobox console|300px]] image = [[FileImage:Placeholder|rightNeo-Geo-AES-Console.jpg|300px230px]] The NEO GEO is a blanket term for |caption = Neo Geo AES|Manufacturer = SNK's consoles. When people say neo geo|Release date = January 31, they are either talking about the arcade console, or the '''EXPENSIVE''' home console.1990 (JP)|Generation = Fourth generation|Media type = ROM cartridge|Input Controller = 2 joystick ports|Successor = [[Neo Geo CD]]}}

so back ==AES==Due to popular demand, SNK decided to create a home console branch from the main Neo Geo series the same year its cabinets hit arcades. The Advanced Entertainment System (AES), originally known just as the ''Neo Geo'', was the first video game console in the day SNK made family. Throughout all of its variants the Neo Geo systems always managed to remain a ton cut above its competition in terms of great arcade games like ikari warriors superior graphics and they thought "hey our buyers dont wanna convert their cabinets" so they made sound. Although its high price tag ($650) kept it out of the mainstream gaming market, a dedicated strong game lineup contributed to the cult status of the Neo Geo, enabling it to outlast the more popular [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo]] and the [[Sega Mega Drive/Genesis|Mega Drive]]. The hardware for their arcade machinesfeatured comparatively colourful 2D graphics. The MULTI VIDEO SYSTEM. Basically it system was more powerful than other consoles at the time (NES/SNES/MegaDrive) so marketed as 24-bit, though it was technically a hit16 bit system accompanied by an 8-bit Zilog Z80 as coprocessor. The coprocessor was generally used for sound processing. It came in a single game model, dual game model ==Technical specifications== ===Processor=== *Main processor: Motorola 68000, clocked at 12 MHz*Co-processor: Zilog Z80 running at 4 game model, and 6 game modelMHz. This is also used as an audio controller. ===Memory===

*Main memory (used directly by 68000): 64 KB*Main video memory : 84 KB**Video memory: 64 KB (32 KB x2)**Palette memory : 16 KB (8 KB x 2)**Fast video RAM : 4 KB (2 KB x 2)*Sound memory (used directly by Z80): 2 KB ==AES=Display=== *Display resolution: 320×224 (many games only used the centermost 304 pixels)*Color palette: 65,536 (16-bit) (Not RGB565, but RGB666, where the lowest bit of each channel is shared with one bit[13])**Maximum colors on screen: 4,096 (12-bit)**Maximum sprites on screen: 380**Minimum sprite size: 1×2**Maximum sprite size: 16×512**Maximum sprites per scanline: 96**Simultaneous scroll planes: 3**Aspect ratio: 4:3*A/V output: RF, composite video/RCA audio, RGB (with separate 21 pin RGB cable FCG-9). ===Sound===

Write *Sound chip: Yamaha YM2610**4 FM channels, 4 operators per channel**3 SSG channels**1 Noise channel**7 ADPCM channels**Work RAM (sound): 2KB*Sound ROM 128KB on-board (only less than 32KB used) & up to 512KB sound ROM on cartridges===Storage===*Uses a custom 2K memory card. The use of external memory cards was first seen on the second section of your page hereAES, a feature that is now utilized by all modern consoles.[[Category:Console]]