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Conference rusure::nintendo

Title:Nintendo Game Systems
Notice:Please enter Super NES notes in Yuppy::Super_NES.
Moderator:RUSURE::EDP
Created:Tue Oct 20 1987
Last Modified:Mon Feb 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:847
Total number of notes:11602

570.0. "Neo Geo" by WIRDI::RICHMOND (Andrew Richmond) Sat Dec 29 1990 19:29

    Has anyone heard of a new game system called Neo Geo?  I just saw it
    for the first time in Babbages (Santa Ana, CA).  It sells for $649 and
    uses the same game cartridges as the Neo Geo units in the arcades.  I
    asked for a demo, and was extremely impressed with it.  It really does
    have far better graphics than any other home system.
    
    From what I saw, here are some specs on it:
    
    CPU: 68000 plus a Z-80 for voice synthesis and sound channels
    Games contain between 40 and 60 Megabytes of data and cost $200 a
    piece. 
    
    Right now they are only selling in a few stores.  I imagine it will
    eventually catch on and become the new high end home system.  It's
    pretty expensive, but then again I know people who buy cheap PCs just
    to play games, and they end up spending at least that much.
    
    Andrew 
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570.1HPSPWR::DOUCETTEMon Dec 31 1990 11:104
    I've heard of it.... From what I've heard, If you get a $20 memory card
    you can save games, say from an arcade version, and take it home, anc
    continue o the home version.
    							Joey Douc{tte