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Neo Geo CD
The Neo Geo CD was released shortly after its cartridge-based equivalent in an effort to reduce manufacturing costs. The system was originally priced at US$300 new. The unit's 1X CD-ROM drive was quite slow, making loading times very long. Neo Geo CD game prices were lowered to a reasonable $50 as opposed to the usual cost for MVS game cartridges, sometimes upwards of $300. The system could be used to play Audio CDs.
The Neo Geo CD comes with a control pad instead of the joystick that is in other Neo Geo systems. This made the controls more stiff and caused some difficulty in play if one was used to the joystick.
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The CDZ was released in 1996 as the Japanese market replacement for SNK's previous effort, the Neo Geo CD. The NGCD had met with limited success because it was plagued by slow loading times that could vary from 30 to 60 seconds between levels, depending on the game. Although SNK's American home entertainment division quickly acknowledged that the system simply wasn't capable of competing with 3D-capable powerhouse systems of the day like Sega's Saturn and Sony's Playstation, SNK corporate of Japan felt that they could continue to maintain profitable sales in the Japanese home market by shortening the previous system's load-times.
Popular rumor suggests that SNK made several changes to the CD hardware to end up with the CDZ, most prominent is the rumor that they increased the CD-ROM drive speed from 1x to 2x. The truth of the matter is that the CDZ system was internally identical to the outgoing model, save for the fact that it had a larger amount of internal system memory, creating more temporary storage memory within the system and thus reducing load times by minimizing the need to read from game discs for level information. Despite the reduced load times, they weren't reduced enough to make a notable difference. In addition to this, the console has a design flaw that causes it to overheat after certain periods of time, breaking the console in the process and making it hard to repair.
The CDZ console was the third of three generations of CD system offered by SNK, the first two being the "front-loader" CD system and the "top-loader" CD system. Like the original "front-loader" style CD system, the CDZ was officially sold only in Japan during it's production. However it's lack of a "region lock" feature and the fact that it could play older CD software made it a popular import item for enthusiasts in Europe and North America. Today they can be found sporadically on the internet but ultimately, the Neo Geo CD was considered a failure, mainly because of the lack of marketing and the long load times.
A stepdown transformer to convert 240V to 110V, allowing imported games consoles to be used with a UK power supply. Can be used with any US or Japanese games console. This stepdown has UK plug connector type so it cannot be used in Europe without an adapter. Items is brand new and boxed.
The official Neo Geo CD Controller - the official controller that comes with the Neo Geo CD but can be used on the AES as well. These controllers are quite hard to come by on their own and most people have to settle for third party controllers. They are all clean and don't have scratches or faulty buttons like some controllers I've seen! I test all controllers by giving King of Fighters a good thrashing before I send them! The item is unboxed, has been tested and works fine.
The official Neo Geo CD Controller - the official controller that comes with the Neo Geo CD but can be used on the AES as well. These controllers are quite hard to come by on their own and most people have to settle for third party controllers. They are all clean and don't have scratches or faulty buttons like some controllers I've seen! I test all controllers by giving King of Fighters a good thrashing before I send them! The item is unboxed, has been tested and works fine.
The official Neo Geo CD Controller - this is the Kidney Boean shaped controller. These controllers are quite hard to come by on their own and most people have to settle for third party controllers. Even harder to find boxed and complete! They are all clean and don't have scratches or faulty buttons like some controllers I've seen. I test all controllers by giving King of Fighters a good thrashing before I send them! The item is boxed, has been tested and works fine.
The second release of the Neo Geo CD console, with top loading CD unit. A Quantum leap forward in home video game entertainment. The console is in excellent condition. This is the Japanese console and requires a step-down transformer to be purchased separately. The console is boxed with official Neo Geo CD controller, instructions, 110v power supply & AV Leads. This console has been tested and works fine.
The second release of the Neo Geo CD console, with top loading CD unit. A Quantum leap forward in home video game entertainment. This console is fully modified - a switch has been added to change between Japanese, US and UK games, allowing extras such as blood and bouncing bits! This is the Japanese console and requires a step-down transformer to be purchased separately. The console is unboxed with official Neo Geo CD controller, power supply & AV Leads. This console has been tested and works fine. For more information on the modifications see the Neo Geo CD Modification section.
Excellent condition overall. All parts and manuals.
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£250.00
The Neo Geo CD console. A Quantum leap forward in home video game entertainment. This is the Japanese console and requires a step-down transformer to be purchased separately. The console is boxed with two official Neo Geo CD controllers, instructions, power supply & AV Leads. This console has been tested and works fine.
The Neo Geo CDz console. A Quantum leap forward in home video game entertainment. The rare successor to the Neo Geo CD with improved CD access times. This is the Japanese console and requires a step-down transformer to be purchased separately. The console is boxed with official Neo Geo CD controller, instructions, power supply & AV Leads. This console has been tested and works fine.
The Neo Geo CDz console. A Quantum leap forward in home video game entertainment. The rare successor to the Neo Geo CD with improved CD access times. This is the Japanese console and requires a step-down transformer to be purchased separately. The console is unboxed with official Neo Geo CD controller, instructions, power supply & AV Leads. This console has been tested and works fine.
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