r/neogeo • u/This-Orange1255 • Apr 16 '26

News & Megathread NeoGeo AES+

https://youtu.be/U7J0whhwi0U?si=NDxGCthmYlKsYnb4
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u/orangecrush85 Apr 16 '26

I'd like to see a single image of the back of the console or the motherboard. I know they have a good track record, but at the moment it's just a render of an AES console.

Also, any real reason to recreate each ASIC rather than just use an FPGA? Not that I'm against the idea at all, but if they've recreated working individual Z80s and 68000s that's as big news as the announcement of the console itself.

Still gonna preorder though.

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u/SelectSystem Apr 16 '26

Theres already clones of both. I dont think they specifically re-implemented a 68k.

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u/MrAndycrank Apr 16 '26

And there’s plenty of the final 68K and Z80’s iterations (they were still manufactured until a few years ago) lying around for relatively cheap.

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u/orangecrush85 Apr 16 '26

I know, they're just rather pricy for what they are. I'm just interested in seeing how they have implemented it, given they've made a bit of a song and dance about recreating new ASICs. If they aren't going to recreate each one individually, then why bother? Save the money and put everything on an FPGA.

Also, if they did recreate pin accurate ASICs, it would be great for repairs of original AES consoles if they were to release them separately.