The Neo Geo MVS

MVS Loaded with Viewpoint



The Neo Geo (Multi Video System) MVS has the honor of being the longest running arcade system in history (1989-2011). It allows arcade operators the ability to put up to 6 different arcade titles into a single cabinet depending on the type of Neo Geo MVS Motherboard that is used.

MVS games can be played on the Neo Geo AES (the home system) using a converter such as the Phantom 2 or the Super MVS Convertor II. The first four games for NEo Geo MVS was NAM-1975, Baseball Stars Professional, Top Player's Golf, and Magician Lord. Two new MVS games will be released this year (2011), Last Hope Pink Bullets and Gun Lord both by developer NG:DEV Team.

Here are the specs for the Neo Geo MVS Arcade Hardware:

Main CPU: MC68000 @ 12MHz
Sound CPU: Z80 @ 4MHz
Sound hardware: YM2610 @ 8MHz
Sound Capability: Stereo up to 56KHz, 4 channels FM (4 operators + LFO) + 3 PSG + 1 noise + 7 4-bit ADPCM
Video hardware: 2 palette banks with 4096 (15-bit) colours each. Simple (4-bit) tile layer + 380 zoomable, linkable sprite-strips. Sprite-strips consist of upto 32 16x16 (4-bit) tiles each.
Resolution: 320x224.
Main RAM: 64KB
Sound RAM: 2KB
Video RAM: 128KB (only 68KB is used)
Main ROM: 128KB on-board (BIOS) + upto 8MB on cartridges
Sound ROM: 128KB on-board (only less then 32KB used) + upto 512KB on cartridges
Sprite ROM: up to 64MB
Tile ROM: 128KB on-board + 128KB on cartridges, later cartridges use a portion of sprite ROM that can be larger.
Sound ROM: up to 16MB
Backup RAM: 64KB
Clock/calender: NEC uPD4990a
Memory Cards: JEIDA 3.0 compliant.

PCB Configuration : Available in 1 Slot, 2 Slot, 4 Slot and 6-slot variants. Some later games also came on dedicated boards.

Revisons : There are 6 revisions of the 1 slot board, MV-1, MV-1A, MV-1B, MV-1C, MV-1F, MV-1FZ. If you have a choice, the MV-1 and MV-1F boards are the ones to pick, having stereo support and joystick ports, the MV-1 board is also the only 1 slot board to support for the MV-IC memory board.
The multislot PCBs are MV-2F, MV-4F and MV-6F and have most if not all features. The 6 slot board is notoriously unreliable, but then it's more complicated and a lot larger than the rest.

Game List:

2020 Super Baseball
3 Count Bout / Fire Suplex
Aero Fighters 2 / Sonic Wings 2
Aero Fighters 3 / Sonic Wings 3
Aggressors of Dark Kombat / Tsukai Gan Gan Koshinkyoku
Alpha Mission II / ASO II : Last Guardian
Andro Dunos
Art of Fighting / Ryuuko no Ken
Art of Fighting 2 / Ryuuko no Ken 2
Art of Fighting 3: The Path of the Warrior / Art of Fighting: Ryuuko no Ken Gaiden
Bang Bang Busters
Bang Bead
Baseball Stars 2
Baseball Stars Professional
Blazing Star *
Blue's Journey / Raguy
Breakers / Crystal Legacy
Breakers Revenge *
Burning Fight
Captain Tomaday
Chibi Marukochan Deluxe Quiz
Crossed Swords
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 2003
Cyber-Lip *
Dance RhythMIX
Double Dragon *
Dunk Star
Eight Man
Fast Striker (2010) *
Far East of Eden: Kabuki Klash / Tengai Makyou: Shin Den *
Fatal Fury 2 / Garou Densetsu 2: Arata-Naru Tatakai
Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory / Garou Densetsu 3: Haruka-Naru Tatakai
Fatal Fury Special / Garou Densetsu Special *
Fatal Fury: King of Fighters / Garou Densetsu: Shukumei No Tatakai
Fight Fever / Wang Jung Wang
Flip Shot
Football Frenzy
Fun Fun Bros.
Galaxy Fight
Ganryu / Musashi Ganryuki
Garou: Mark of the Wolves *
Ghost Pilots
Ghostlop *
Goal! Goal! Goal!
GunLord (2011)
Gururin
Hebereke's Pair Pair Wars
Ironclad / Chotetsu Bri'kinger
Jockey GP
Karate Ninja Sho
Karnov's Revenge / Fighters History Dynamite
King of the Monsters
King of the Monsters 2
Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle / Fu'un Super Tag Battle *
Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle 4 Way Battle Version / Fu'un Super Tag Battle Special Version
Last Odyssey
Last Hope Pink Bullets (2010)
Last Resort
League Bowling
Legend of Success Joe / Ashita no Joe Densetsu
Magical Drop 2
Magical Drop 3
Magician Lord
Mahjong Bakatonosama Manyuki
Mahjong Kyoretsuden
Master of Syougi / Shogi no Tatsujin
Metal Slug *
Metal Slug 2 *
Metal Slug 3 *
Metal Slug 4
Metal Slug 5
Metal Slug X *
Minnasano Okagesamadesu
Money Puzzle Exchanger / Money Idol Exchanger
Mutation Nation / Dreamover
Mystic Wand
NAM 1975
Neo Bomber Man
Neo Drift Out
Neo Mr. Do!
Neo Turf Masters / Big Tournament Golf
Neogeo Cup '98
Nightmare in the Dark
Ninja Combat
Ninja Commando
Ninja Master's *
Over Top
Panic Bomber
Pleasuregoal 5on5 mini Soccer / Futsal
Pocchitto Nyaa / Pochi and Nyaa
Pop 'N Bounce / Gapporin
Power Instinct Matrimelee / Shin Gouketsuzi Ichizoku - Toukon
Power Spikes II / Super Volley '94
Prehistoric Isle 2
Pulstar / Reaction
Puzzle Bobble / Bust A Move *
Puzzle Bobble 2 / Bust A Move Again
Puzzle De Pon
Puzzle De Pon R
Puzzled / Joy Joy Kid
Q.P.
Quest of Jong Master / Mahjong Janshin Densetsu
Quiz Daisousa Sen
Quiz King of Fighters
Quiz Meitantei Neo & Geo : Quiz Daisousa Sen part 2
Rage of the Dragons
Ragnagard / Shinoken
Real Bout Fatal Fury / Real Bout Garou Densetsu
Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers / Real Bout Garou Densetsu 2: The Newcomers
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special / Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special
Riding Hero
Robo Army
Samurai Shodown / Samurai Spirits *
Samurai Shodown 2 / Shin Samurai Spirits: Haohmaru jigokuhen *
Samurai Shodown 3: Blades of Blood / Samurai Spirits: Zankurou Musouken / Fighters Swords
Samurai Shodown 4: Amakusa's Revenge / Samurai Spirits: Amakusa Kourin
Samurai Shodown 5 / Samurai Spirits Zero
Samurai Shodown 5 Special / Samurai Spirits Zero Special
Savage Reign / Fu'un Mokujiroku
Sengoku / Sengoku Denshou
Sengoku 2 / Sengoku Denshou 2
Sengoku 3 / Sengoku Legends 2001
Shock Troopers
Shock Troopers 2nd Squad *
Soccer Brawl
Spinmaster / Miracle Adventure
Stakes Winner / Stakes Winner: GI kinzen seihae no michi
Stakes Winner 2
Street Hoop / Street Slam / Dunk Dream
Strikers 1945 Plus
Sun Shine / Block Paradise
Super Dodge Ball / Kunio no Nekketsu Toukyuu Densetsu
Super Sidekicks / Tokuten Ou
Super Sidekicks 2 - The World Championship / Tokuten Ou 2: Real Fight Football
Super Sidekicks 3: The Next Glory / Tokuten Ou 3: Eikoue No Michi
SVC Chaos: SNK Vs. Capcom *
Tecmo World Soccer '96
The Eye of Typhoon
The Irritating Maze / Ultra Denryuu Iararabou
The King of Fighters '94 *
The King of Fighters '95
The King of Fighters '96
The King of Fighters '97
The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest / King of Fighters '98: Dream Match Never Ends *
The King of Fighters '99: Millennium Battle *
The King of Fighters 10th Anniversary
The King of Fighters 2000
The King of Fighters 2001
The King of Fighters 2002
The King of Fighters 2003
The Last Blade / The Last Soldier / Bakumatsu Roman: Gekka no Kenshi *
The Last Blade 2 / Bakumatsu Roman: Dai Ni Maku Gekka no Kenshi *
The Super Spy
The Ultimate 11: The SNK Football Championship / Tokuten Ou: Honoo No Libero
Thrash Rally
Top Hunter
Top Player's Golf
Twinkle Star Sprites *
V Liner
Viewpoint *
Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer / Chojin Gakuen Gowcaizer
Waku Waku 7
Warlocks of the Fates / Shinryu Senki
Windjammers / Flying Power Disk
World Heroes
World Heroes 2
World Heroes 2 Jet
World Heroes Perfect *
Zed Blade / Operation Ragnarok
Zintrick / Oshidashi Zentrix / Droppers
Zupapa!

* - Denotes game in my collection.