Collection: Neo Geo

The Neo Geo Advanced Entertainment System (AES) is a luxury 24-bit home video game console released by SNK in 1990. It is famous for being the home version of the Neo Geo MVS arcade system, offering hardware that was technically identical to its arcade counterpart. This allowed the AES to deliver a "true arcade experience" at home, featuring the exact same graphics, sound, and gameplay found in arcades, which was unprecedented at the time.

• It was originally a "Rental Only" luxury. When SNK first debuted the AES in 1990, they didn't intend to sell it to the public. It was designed strictly as a high-end rental unit for hotels, bars, and restaurants. However, after seeing how many people were willing to pay its exorbitant price just to own one, SNK pivoted and released it as a retail luxury console in 1991.
• The first console to use "Memory Cards." Long before the PlayStation made them standard, the Neo Geo was the first home system to feature removable memory cards. Even more impressive, these cards were cross-compatible: you could save your high score or progress at a local arcade on an MVS machine, then take the card home and pick up exactly where you left off on your AES console.
• It outlived its much younger competition. The Neo Geo had an official lifespan of 14 years (1990–2004), making it the longest-supported arcade system in history. It was so powerful that it remained relevant through three entire console generations, officially receiving its final game, Samurai Shodown V Special, a full decade after the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn had launched.
• The "24-bit" marketing was a clever stretch. SNK famously marketed the system as "24-bit" to make it sound superior to the 16-bit Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo. Technically, it actually used a 16-bit Motorola 68000 main CPU and an 8-bit Zilog Z80. SNK arrived at "24-bit" by simply adding those two numbers together, or by referring to its 24-bit graphics data bus.
• One of its games is worth as much as a luxury car. Because Neo Geo games were produced in such small quantities, some have become the "holy grails" of collecting. The European English version of Kizuna Encounter is so rare, with only a handful of copies known to exist, that it has been valued at over $30,000, making it one of the most expensive video games ever sold.

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