Hardware: SNK Hyper Neo Geo 64 Game System: SNK Neo Geo Cheat Category: FAQ Game Company: Unknown Game Category: Unknown Hint, Cheat, Walkthrough:   From: CMull11217@aol.com Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 16:25:51 EDT ----------------------------------- /CHRIS MULLINS'S HYPER NEOGEO 64 FAQ\ / VER 1.0e, copyright 1998 \ / e-mail: CMull11217@aol.com \ ----------------------------------------- Want to see my other FAQs I made? If so, then go here: http://chrismullins.home.ml.org/ ,or here: http://members.aol.com/CMull11217/private/index.htm This faq is made by Chris Mullins for reading to anyone who wants to know about the Hyper Neo Geo 64 Arcade System, by SNK. Happy reading! Contents Frequently Asked Questions: What is the HYPER NEOGEO 64? How much does a HYPER NEOGEO 64 cost? What are the specs for the system? Is the HYPER NEOGEO 64 JAMMA-compatible? Are there any Third Party Manufacturers for the HYPER NEOGEO 64? How do I design a game for the HYPER NEOGEO 64? Why can't I find my favorite HYPER NEOGEO 64 kit? How come my HYPER NEOGEO 64 games don't work? What's the current status of the HYPER NEOGEO 64? I want to get a HYPER NEOGEO 64 System(Arcade Machine or Super Gun->HNG board), but where, or how do I go about finding one? I'm tired of my HYPER NEOGEO 64 cart. How do I get rid of it? Can I Contact SNK? Game List: FIGHTING DRIVING GUN-based Market Prices Phone Numbers Other Information Past Updates Coming Soon To My FAQ! Frequently Asked Questions ----What is the HYPER NEOGEO 64, and what are the specs for it? The HYPER NEOGEO 64 is SNK's newest hardware for the arcade. Capable of accurately playing 2D AND 3D games, this is the board to watch. The board itself, is about as big as a CPS2 'A' board(13" by 18"), has cartridges that plug into it(carts are brushed with aluminum, looks cool). There are three types of the Hyper Neo board; Driving, Gun-based, and General(fighting, etc.). You can't plug a Fighter into a Driving HNG board, but you can plug another Fighter into the fighting board! There are medium-resolution games, so they should play fine on your Super Gun, no worries. Just check out the specs....you'll like them! Processor: 64-bit RISC Chip w/4Mb RAM and 64Mb Program Memory, built locally near CPU Graphics--- Color Palette: Total Amount of Colors-16.7 Million Maximum of Colors Simultaneously-4,096 3D Branch: Vertex Memory-96Mb, Texture Memory-16Mb(maximum) 2D Sprite Branch: 60 frames per second animation Character Memory-128Mb Main functions--Scaling, montage, chain, mosaic, mesh, action, up/down, right/left reverse 2D Scrolling Branch: Number of Game Planes--4 Character Memory-64Mb Main functions--Scaling, revolution, morphing; horizontal/vertical screen partitioning and line scrolling Sound--- Channels--32 Maximum Sampling Frequency--44.1 KHz Wavetable RAM--32Mb ----How much does a HYPER NEOGEO 64 cost? Even though the HYPER NEOGEO 64 has been out for over a year now, it's just now started to get in full swing. So, the cost is kind of steep right now, and will be for a long while. Expect a price tag for the Kit(you can only buy US kits, Japanese only sell the HNG in dedicated cabinets), which includes the HNG motherboard and a game, for about $2,000. ----Is the HYPER NEOGEO 64 JAMMA-compatible? The main connector on the Hyper Neo board is JAMMA, but there are some extra connectors on the board, for stereo sound(like the QSound to CPS2) and for the Power Supply. With a little wiring, or a converter(Video Connection can make one for you, see their number below, at 'Phone Numbers'.)will be of use to you. ----Are there any Third Party Game Manufacturers for the HYPER NEOGEO 64? There's only one so far that's made a HYPER NEOGEO 64 game, and that is Alpha Denshi(ADK), who designed 'Beast Busters: Second Nightmare'. But, since ADK and SNK are literally one, it doesn't really matter too much. ----How do I design a game for the HYPER NEOGEO 64? Whoa, whoa, settle down! Remember, this is a topic, which has a lot more to it than the space I've devoted here on it. I'll give you the rundown on the sequence of events, in order to program a game for the Neo: 1. Get a developers' kit from SNK, so you have the exact programs and tools that SNK uses themselves to make games for the Neo(This step can be sidestepped, but making a game compatible with the HNG later can be quite a hassle). Make sure you have an EXTREMELY powerful computer, or even trying to program a HNG game will be futile. 2. Now, get some developers' programs, load your computer up with RAM, and get a very good graphics card. Also, start learning to program in C (ANSI C, or Objective C), because you'll have to program the game this way(maybe Assembly code?). 3. Get an EPROM burner, which programs the ROMs needed for a HNG cart. You'll have to use a better, more finished ROM for the finished product, and construct a cartridge. 4. Playtesting. You have to playtest this game for bugs, and to test certain spots in a game, a LOT! But, if you need to test something that's far in the game, that's what codes are for, to get there in a flash(they are programmed in the game). Afterwards, you're almost done, but you may need to do a couple more steps. 5. Design the artwork for the game. Make sure that it looks professional. This is very important, as good artwork complements a good game, but bad artwork will make a good game look bad. 6. The final step, is to either send the EPROM to SNK, and they may buy the rights to the game(for some good money), or you can pay the licensing fee, and make HNG Carts as a company. But, the licensing fee will run, on an average, over $500,000, so for most people, that is not a feasible option anymore. Hope this helps, if you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me, I know some more about the subject, and I can share that with you, if you're interested. ----Why can't I find my favorite HYPER NEOGEO 64 kit? Most arcade vendors still don't want to take a chance on getting a HNG kit, but there are some places that do have them in stock. Look below for places, or ask on the newsgroups throughout the internet, and try to make good contacts. They will most likely get the items you need. ----How come my HYPER NEOGEO 64 games don't work? Well, you have to clean the games! I can speak from experience, and carts can get very dirty, and cleaning them shows you how much dirt there is on them. You take a solution of Isopropyl Alcohol and water, and clean the contacts with a Q-Tip. Also, if you just yank out the games instead of taking them out carefully, contacts, over time, will partly come off. So treat your carts well, and they will last a long time! Or, you could have pushed the cartridge too far in, which will make games screw up. Put the carts in ALMOST all the way, and push them back up a LITTLE bit to make them work. Always put the cartridge in, game logo in front, or else you may mess up the system contacts. Also, maybe the monitor you're using is not set for the right resolution, either 15 KHz, or 24 KHz.... And, always check your power supply, and other connections. If that doesn't work, return to your arcade distributor or SNK for repair. ----What's the current status of the HYPER NEOGEO 64? The current status of the HNG is good. It's meaning, of good, is that there are a fair number of games available, and coming out, but the games are now readily available, such as Samurai Spirits 64 II, XTreme Rally, and Off Beat Racer. Fatal Fury is also coming out soon, and more and more games are being developed on the HNG. It looks like SNK will have a winner on their hands. ----I want to get a HYPER NEOGEO 64 system(Arcade machine or Super Gun->HNG board), but where, or how do I go about finding one? That's a tough call. First, decide if you have enough money ($3000 or so for a new HYPER NEOGEO 64 with a 50" monitor), and the space to hold a big arcade machine. If not, you can purchase a Super Gun system from MAS Systems, and attach a HNG board to it, in order to play HNG carts on your TV(costs $1500+ for the package). If you want the Super Gun package, you can find it pretty easily. You call up MAS Systems, order the Super Gun, then you buy an MVS board and cartridges from the places listed below. But, if you want an arcade machine for HNG games, that's another matter...... Call up all the "Amusement Machines" dealers in the phone book in your area, and ask them these questions: 1. Ask if there are any arcade auctions in the area. 2. See if there are any machines for sale at the dealer. 3. Ask if any other dealers in your area might have what you're looking for. Then, you can check out the dealers(including the ones I listed below, and across the internet), and see if buying used, or buying one new makes sense. But, shipping is the most important deal, when it comes to purchasing an arcade machine. And, it's not cheap, not at all. Even if you buy one locally, you need to find a way to pick it up, and deliver it safely to your destination. If you buy one from a dealer that's more than 100 or so miles away, the most(seemingly)effective way of shipping is by freight truck. Well, that adds about 2 weeks to your delivery time, and costs about $250 or so to ship. It costs money to actually get the machine, you know. So, you can make the most cost-effective decision that way, by knowing about your choices, and making the right one. But, please remember, that a video game is JUST a video game..... ----I'm tired of my HYPER NEOGEO 64 cart. Where do I sell it? Well, I'm assuming that you don't know anyone else with the HYPER NEOGEO 64. What you do, is follow this checklist below: 1. Make sure that you WANT to sell the game(s) in question. 2. Try to determine a good market value for your game, by checking out the various newsgroups associated with this( rec.games- .video.marketplace comes to mind), and go from there. 3. Put Ads over the internet, telling how good of condition it is in, the price, does it come w/ box or instructions, and other general info that the people may need to make a judgment on the game. 4. Contact me! Depending on the game, I'll pay a good price for the HYPER NEOGEO 64 game. Just ask! That should be enough to get you on your way to selling games over the internet. ----Can I Contact SNK? Of course you can, I've included all the addresses and phone numbers from all their branches, so you can write them and tell your story! Don't expect a quick answer from SNK, or even an answer at all, however, as they aren't the fastest responders to mail. SNK CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Torrance 20603 EARL ST. Torrance, CA 90503 U.S.A Phone#: (310)371-7100 Fax#: (310)371-0969 SNK CORPORATION OF AMERICA, San Jose 17 Great Oaks Boulevard San Jose, CA 95119 U.S.A Phone#:(408)292-4550 Fax#:(408)292-4271 SNK ASIA LIMITED SUITE 807, TOWER 1, THE GATEWAY 25 CANTON ROAD TSIM SHA TSUI KOWLOON,HONG KONG Phone#: (852)2730-0420 Fax#: (852)2375-3203 SNK SINGAPORE LIMITED 7 TAMASEK BOULEVARD #12-02A SUNTEC CITY , TOWER ONE SINGAPORE 038987 Phone#: (65)336-7877 Fax#: (65)336-2270 SNK EUROPE LIMITED 2ND FLOOR, MARLBOROUGH HOUSE, 298 REGENTS PARK ROAD, LONDON, N3 2SZ ENGLAND Phone#: (44)181-371-9911 Fax#: (44)181-371-9890 SNK CORPORATION MIDDLE EAST P.O.BOX 17306 JEBEL ALI FREE ZONE, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Phone#: (971)4-814602 Fax#: (971)4-814605 NEO GEO DO BRASIL LTDA. AV. EUCLIDES, 64/68, JABAQUARA CEP 04326-080, SAO PAULO, BRAZIL Phone#: (55)11-5588-2300 Fax#: (55)11-5588-2790 NEO-CREATION, INC. 2919 KAPIOLANI BOULEVARD #1 HONOLULU, HAWAII 96826 U.S.A Phone#: (808)737-1912 Fax#: (808)737-1905 Game List This is a list of all the HYPER NEOGEO 64 games out now, or are coming out soon. Beside them, are ratings for the games... (1 is worst, 20 is best) 7 Separate Games Indexed FIGHTING: Fatal Fury (coming out soon....?/?) Samurai Shodown 64 (first 3D fighting effort, good quality, 15/20) Samurai Shodown 64 II (the effort really shows on this game, well done, 18/20) DRIVING: Off Beat Racer (weird racer, good quality, above average, 15/20) Road's Edge (first effort, okay game, but not up to par, 13/20) Xtreme Rally (great game, has the feel of a driving game, 18/20) GUN-Based: Beast Busters:Second Nightmare (even more grisly than House of the Dead, excellent, 19/20) ---------- Market Prices This is an accurate listing of what HYPER NEOGEO 64 Hardware and software run, pricewise I mean. First price is BUY price, second is SELL USED price, third is BUY NEW price(all PCB), and fourth is when if it is a dedicated CABINET, complete, full-size(50" screen, or sit-down driving) arcade game, SELL PRICE. Hyper NeoGeo 64 Motherboard 400 650 899 n/a <For FIGHTING/GENERAL PCB's> Fatal Fury <not out yet> Samurai Shodown 64 200 375 599 1799 Samurai Shodown 64 II 550 750 1099 3199 <For Driving PCB's, if it was PCB only, since most come as Dedicated> Off Beat Racer 400 675 799 3399 Road's Edge 250 450 599 3099 Xtreme Rally 550 800 1099 4999 <For Gun-based PCB's, if it was PCB only, since most come as Dedicated> Beast Busters:Second Nightmare 550 800 1099 3399 ------------ Phone Numbers These are all retailers that should carry the HYPER NEOGEO 64 system, or has at one time carried it. Please enjoy! You can ask SNK of a list of arcade distributors that carry HYPER NEOGEO 64 products, which is recommended. SNK Main Office:(408)292-4550 (main distributor for HYPER NEO stuff) "www.snkusa.com" Video Connection:(800)444-6854 (lots of boards, high prices) "www.videoconnect.com" National Console Support:(718)523-5774 (has had HNG stuff at one time) "www.ncsx.com" Games City:(626)573-3832 (may get some HNG stuff) "www.gamescity.com" State Sales and Coin:(410)646-4100 (complete machines, and HNG kits) "www.sscoin.com" Great Western Trading:(541)726-1813 (may have HNG kits and carts) "www.gwtrading.com" Other Info To subscribe to the NEOGEO(HYPER as well) mailing list, send the text "SUBSCRIBE NEOGEO" in email to listar@dhp.com, and can send messages to the same address. Past Updates v.1.0-1.0e: This is the first iteration of my Hyper NeoGeo 64 FAQ! (10/2/98-10/16/98) Coming Soon to my FAQ! v.1.1: More background info will be here as well... THIS FAQ IS NOT ENDORSED OR MADE BY SNK ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION!!!!!! I would wish to thank MAS Systems, Guile Gambhir, Dion Dakis, and Chris Ray. Any comments or questions about this FAQ and the HYPER NEOGEO 64? E-mail me at Cmull11217@aol.com. Happy gaming! DO NOT TAKE ANY PART OF THIS FAQ WITHOUT MY CONSENT! I'll usually give my consent, but I don't like to chase rule-breakers over the internet. Chris Mullins's HYPER NEOGEO FAQ ver 1.0e END