Today we bring to attention the Neo-Geo CD. Available in 1994 the Neo-Geo CD was a video game consoles manufactured by SNK. The Neo-Geo CD is the CD equivalent version of the cartridge based Neo-Geo console released in 1991. The Neo-Geo CD was made to reduce manufacturing costs. The Neo-Geo CD's library was mainly ports of AES and MVS titles but also had an array of exclusives. The Neo-Geo CD was discontinue in 1997, 97 CD games were released and eight of them were CD exclusive.
As many of you know, an original Xbox with a softmod installed is capable of running emulators for retro game consoles. The most popular of these are the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis emulators. The NeoCD/SDLx and NeoGenesis emulators are capable of playing original Neo-Geo CD game disc. NeoGenesis is also capable of playing SEGA CD game discs from the Xbox disc drive. See the complete list of emulators for the original Xbox.
Some of the best Neo-Geo CD games released:
- ADK World (1995)
- Windjammers/Flying Powder Disc (1995)
- Samurai Shodown (1995)
- Aero Fighters 2/Sonic Wings 2 (1995)
- Power Spikes II (1995)
- Crossed Swords II (1995)
- Bust-A-Move/Puzzle Bobble (1995)
- Quest of Jongmaster: Jyanshin Densetsu (Mahjong) (1995)
- Aero Fighters 3/Sonic Wings 3 (1995)
- Metal Slug (1996)
- Pleasure Goal/Futsal: 5 on 5 Mini Soccer (1996)
- Ironclad/Chosetsu Brikinger (1996)
- Zintrick (1996)
- Neo Drift Out (1996)
- King of Fighters '96 (1996)
- KOF96 Collection (1997)
- Real Bout Fatal Fury Special (1997)
- Samurai Shodown RPG/Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits: Bushidou Retsuden (1997)
- Metal Slug 2 (1998)
- The Last Blade (1998)