  
NEO·GEO CD Emulator V0.45
(c) 1999 Martinez Fabrice
Documentation Last Updated:
19/08/99
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Legal Disclaimer
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YOU USE THIS PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISK, I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE
FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED.
THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES THE ORIGINAL SNK CD ROMS. THESE CD ROMS ARE OWNED
BY AND COPYRIGHTED BY SNK. I CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REACH
OF THE COPYRIGHT.
PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME TO SUPPLY YOU CD ROMS, OR BIOS IMAGE: I CANNOT HELP
YOU.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME ANY CD-ROM.
DO NOT SEND BINARY ATTACHMENTS WITHOUT ASKING FIRST.
NEOCD IS FREE, SOURCE CODE IS FREE. SELLING IS NOT ALLOWED.
YOU CANNOT PROVIDE NEOCD AND NEOGEO GAME SOFTWARE ON THE SAME PHYSICAL
MEDIUM.
YOU CAN REUSE SOURCE CODE AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AS LONG AS IT IS NOT
FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.
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Requirements
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Requirements are as follows:
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Processor:
Memory:
Hard Drive Space:
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200
MHz or higher
16Mb of RAM
~300Kb
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Acknowledgements
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I would like to thank the following people for making their
sources freely available:
* M68000 emulator by Mike Coates & Darren Olafson, 1998.
* Allegro library by Shawn Hargreaves, 1994/97.
* MAME project for technical knowledge + a few lines from vidhrdw/neogeo.c
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General
Remarks
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- BIOS
You'll need an image of the BIOS of a genuine NEOGEO CD.
Copy it in the neocd folder and run STRIP.EXE <name of your bios
file> to convert it to a format understandable by NEOCD.EXE.You can
then delete STRIP.EXE and your old BIOS file.
- Use of the ALT-TAB
shortcut key
As Windows is unable to restore video modes used by NeoCD you
should NEVER use ALT-TAB.
- Windows Hostile
Mode
As this mode disables Windows Multitasking, when NeoCD runs
all Windows applications will be frozen. This includes WinAmp, and any
CDR Burning software. You've been warned !
- Special Keys
Use tilde key to return to GUI. (Tilde key is just above TAB)
F11 Toggles FPS counter.
F12 Takes a snapshot (SNAP*.PCX)
- Changing Game
CD
If you want to change game while NeoCD is running, you must
inform the emulator that you have changed the CD. In system Settings,
press the button 'Force Reload'.
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Config File Only Settings
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The following variables can ONLY be changed in neocd.cfg file.
See remarks in neocd.cfg file for more explanations.
- windows_hostile: Disables
Windows multitasking.
- keyboard: Selects keyboard
layout.
- language: Select language
of Allegro error messages.
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GUI Options
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- Video Settings
Graphics Driver: You should always use VBE2.0 linear
mode. Avoid banked or VBE 1.x modes.
Resolution: 320x240 or 320x480 scanlines if your GFX card supports
it.
Synchronization: If your machine is fast and your GFX card supports
it, you should use VSync. Use speed limiter in other cases. Select None
if you want to run at full speed.
Show FPS counter: Displays Frames Per Second counter when checked.
- Audio Settings
Not Implemented.
- Joystick Settings
This dialog box is similar to keyboard setup, except it has
a Joystick Type listbox and a 'Change' button. To only calibrate joystick,
you can hit 'Change' button without changing joystick type.
- Keyboard Setup
This dialog box is divided in two listboxes by player. The
left listbox contains keys, while the other contains "actions".
You can use the "Get" and "Set" buttons to know
or set keys associated to actions. The exchange button exchanges keyboard
configurations for player 1 and player 2.
- Machine Settings
Console nationality: Choose from Japanese, American
or European machine. Changing this setting automatically does a reset
and forces reload.
Reset: Guess...
Force Reload: Use this if you want to change your game CD.
CD Drive listboxes: Select a drive in the listbox, then hit Change
button.
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Compatibility
List
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American Name |
Japanese Name |
Playable? |
Known Problems |
Aero
Fighters 2 |
Sonic
Wings 2 |
Yes |
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Art
Of Fighting 2 |
Ryuuko
no Ken 2 |
Yes |
100%
mode only. Demo game crashes. |
Art
Of Fighting 3 |
Ryuuko
no Ken Gaiden |
Yes |
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Alpha
Mission 2 |
A.S.O
2 |
Yes |
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Blue's
Journey |
Raguy |
Yes |
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Burning
Fight |
Burning
Fight |
Yes |
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Bust-a-Move |
Puzzle
Bobble |
Yes |
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Kabuki
Klash |
Far
East of Eden |
Yes |
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Fatal
Fury |
Garou
Densetsu |
Yes |
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Fatal
Fury Special |
Garou
Densetsu Special |
Yes |
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Fatal
Fury 3 |
Garou
Densetsu 3 |
Yes |
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Galaxy
Fight |
Galaxy
Fight |
Yes |
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IronClad |
Brikin'ger |
Yes |
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Karnov's
Revenge |
Fighters
History Dynamite |
Yes |
Linescroll
missing |
King
Of Fighters' 94 |
King
Of Fighters' 94 |
Yes |
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King
Of Fighters' 95 |
King
Of Fighters' 95 |
Yes |
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King
Of Fighters' 96 |
King
Of Fighters' 96 |
Yes |
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King
Of Fighters' 97 |
King
Of Fighters' 97 |
Yes |
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King
Of Fighters' 98 |
King
Of Fighters' 98 |
Yes |
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Last
Blade |
Gekka
no Kenshi |
Yes |
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Last
Resort |
Last
Resort |
Yes |
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Magician
Lord |
Magician
Lord |
Yes |
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Metal
Slug |
Metal
Slug |
Yes |
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Metal
Slug 2 |
Metal
Slug 2 |
Yes |
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Mutation
Nation |
Mutation
Nation |
Yes |
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Nam
1975 |
Nam
1975 |
Yes |
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Ninja
Commando |
Ninja
Commando |
Yes |
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Ninja
Masters |
Ninja
Masters |
Yes |
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Pulstar |
Pulstar |
Yes |
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Ragnagard |
Shinohken |
Yes |
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Rally
Chase |
Thrash
Rally |
Yes |
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Real
Bout Fatal Fury |
Real
Bout Garou Densetsu |
Yes |
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Real
Bout Fatal Fury Special |
Real
Bout Garou Densetsu Special |
Yes |
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Real
Bout Fatal Fury 2 |
Real
Bout Garou Densetsu 2 |
Yes |
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Robo
Army |
Robo
Army |
Yes |
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Samurai
Showdown |
Samurai
Spirits |
Yes |
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Samurai
Showdown 2 |
Shin
Samurai Spirits |
Yes |
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Samurai
Showdown 3 |
Samurai
Spirits 3 |
Yes |
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Samurai
Showdown 4 |
Samurai
Spirits 4 |
Yes |
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Doesn't
exist. |
Samurai
Spirits RPG Bushidou Retsuden |
Yes |
Priority
Problems. |
Savage
Reign |
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Yes |
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Sengoku
2 |
Sengoku
Densyo 2 |
Yes |
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Soccer
Brawl |
Soccer
Brawl |
Yes |
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Super
Sidekicks |
Tokuten-oh |
Yes |
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Super
Sidekicks 2 |
Tokuten-oh
2 |
No |
Linescroll
missing. |
Super
Sidekicks 3 |
Tokuten-oh
3 |
No |
Linescroll
missing. |
Super
Spy |
Super
Spy |
Yes |
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Top
Hunter |
Top
Hunter |
Yes |
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View
Point |
View
Point |
Yes |
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Windjammers |
Flying
Power Disk |
Yes |
Some
GFX missing. |
World
Heroes 2 Jet |
World
Heroes 2 Jet |
Yes |
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World
Heroes 2 Perfect |
World
Heroes 2 Perfect |
Yes |
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Zentrick |
Zentrick |
No |
Locks
Up. |
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Tech Info
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- Files:
STARTUP.BIN Is an image of the system memory of a genuine NeoGeo CD
at boot time
NEOCD.BIN Is the BIOS of the NeoGeo CD (it is not provided!)
MEMCARD.BIN Is the 8Kb battery backed RAM.
KEYBOARD.DAT File containing keyboard layouts from Allegro (editable
with Grabber)
LANGUAGE.DAT File containing locale for Allegro error messages (same
as above)
CWSDPMI.EXE DMPI Server to use under pure DOS.
- Memory Repartition:
PRG Memory (2Mo)
FIX Memory (128Kb)
SPR Memory (4Mo)
PCM Memory (1Mo)
Z80 PRG Ram (65K)
Z80 Work Ram (??K)
- IPL.TXT:
NeoGeo CD processes a file named IPL.TXT (Initial Program Load)
before starting the game.
Each line consists of filename, bank, offset and is terminated by a
CR/LF
Ex: FOO.SPR, 4, 3C000
- Upload:
Software can upload data from main PRG memory to other zones
by calling BIOS.
Entry point is C00546
Parameters are located in PRG memory at:
10FEF8.L: Source Addr
10FEF4.L: Dest Offset
10FEDA.B: Dest Zone
10FEFC.L: Block Size
10FEDB.B: Bank number
Zone numbers: (x means don't care)
x1 FIX
x2 SPR
x3 Z80
x4 PCM
x5 PAT
Remarks of filetypes also applies. (See how can I emulate additional
hardware)
- BIOS exit:
Called by software to return to CD Player. Entry point = C0055E
- Interesting memory
addresses in PRG memory:
00010E.L: Pointer to debug dip switches
000116.L: Pointer to Japanese name
00011A.L: Pointer to English name
000122.L: Entry point of the software
10F6EE.L: Contains a copy of 68.L (IRQ Vector). Must
be setup by the emulator at startup
10FD83.B: Nationality of the machine (0=Japanese 1&2=English)
10FDAE.B: Set it to zero before booting to force complete
initialization.
10FE80.B: Set if to FF to activate debug mode
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Q&A
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- I get a black
screen after typing 'g' in shell mode
You have a graphic card with a buggy VESA implementation: Get
Display Doctor.
- NEOCD uses my
first cdrom unit, but I would like to use my second unit which is faster
Modify parameter cdrom= in neocd.cfg to meet your needs.
- My keyboard is
all messed up (Q=A and so on)
Configure you keyboard type with keyboard= in neocd.cfg
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Wanted!
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The NeoCD project needs an official
logo and an icon for the application. If you're a graphist, feel free
to send your work to :
Send a logo
Send an Icon
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E-Mails
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WebMaster: BEZON Philippe
Coder: MARTINEZ Fabrice
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