Neo-Geo es el nombre de un sistema de 16 bits basado en cartuchos para arcades así como videoconsolas para el hogar lanzado en 1990 por la compañía de videojuegos japonesa SNK (actualmente SNK Playmore). La tecnología del sistema ofrecía unos gráficos 2D, y una calidad de sonido muy superiores a la que ofrecían otros sistemas caseros de su época. En un principio el sistema Neo-Geo se creó como plataforma para máquinas recreativas, más tarde también estaba disponible como videoconsola doméstica a un precio demasiado elevado para muchos, 700 dólares, dando lugar así a dos versiones del sistema: el sistema arcade, MVS, siglas de Multi Video System (Sistema Multi Video), y el sistema doméstico, AES, siglas de Advanced Entertainment System (Sistema Avanzado de Entretenimiento). Juegos populares como Fatal Fury, Samurai Shodown y principalmente Metal Slug y KOF se publicaron y formaron parte de este sistema. Es considerada como unos de los sistemas de videojuegos con mayor vida útil en el mercado, 7 años de producción de hardware y 14 años de ventas de software. Varios títulos que han sido parte del sistema han mantenido aún presencia comercial, gracias a la portabilidad, conversión y publicación de sus videojuegos en consolas de generación más actuales y en dispositivos móviles. Fue colocado en el lugar 19 de los 25 mejores consolas de videojuegos de todos los tiempos por el sitio web IGN en 2009.

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The Neo Geo (Japanese: ネオジオ Hepburn: Neojio), stylised as NEO・GEO, also written as NEOGEO, is a cartridge-based arcade system board and fourth-generation home video game console released on April 26, 1990, by Japanese game company SNK Corporation. It was the first system in SNK's Neo Geo family. The Neo Geo was marketed as 24-bit; its CPU is technically a parallel processing 16/32-bit 68000-based system with an 8/16-bit Z80 coprocessor, while its GPU chipset has a 24-bit graphics data bus. The Neo Geo originally launched as the MVS (Multi Video System) coin-operated arcade machine. The MVS offers owners the ability to put up to six different cartridges into a single cabinet, a unique feature that was also a key economic consideration for operators with limited floorspace, as well as saving money in the long-run. With its games stored on self-contained cartridges, a game cabinet can be exchanged for a different game title by swapping the game's ROM-cartridge and cabinet artwork. A home console version was also made, called AES (Advanced Entertainment System). It was originally launched as a rental console for video game stores in Japan (called Neo Geo Rental System), with its high price causing SNK not to release it for home use - this was later reversed due to high demand and it came into the market as a luxury console. The AES had the same raw specs as the MVS and had full compatibility, thus managed to bring a true arcade experience to home users. As of 2013 it was the most expensive home video game console ever released, costing US$1,125 adjusted for inflation. The Neo Geo was revived along with the brand overall in December 2012 through the introduction of the Neo Geo X handheld and home system. The Neo Geo was a very powerful system when released, more powerful than any home computer or console at the time, or rival Capcom's CPS arcade system, which did not surpass it until the CPS-II in 1993. The Neo Geo MVS was a success during the 1990s, due to the cabinet's low cost, six ROM slots and compact size. Several successful video game series were released for the platform, such as Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, Samurai Shodown, The King of Fighters and Metal Slug. The AES had a very niche market in Japan, though sales were very low in the U.S. due to its high price for both the hardware and software; but it has since gained a cult following and is now considered a collectable. Neo Geo hardware production lasted seven years, discontinued in 1997, whereas game software production lasted until 2004, making Neo Geo the longest-lived video game system of all time. The AES console was succeeded by the Neo Geo CD and the MVS arcade by the Hyper Neo Geo 64. As of March 1997, the Neo Geo and the Neo Geo CD combined had sold 980,000 units worldwide. In 2009, the Neo Geo was ranked 19th out of the 25 best video game consoles of all time by the video game website IGN.

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