NeoGeo Deck Room Amusement System (RAS) - BIOS

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EMU Infos
dumper Corrado Tomaselli
dump date 11/03/2009
emulator MAME 0.130u1
dev Corrado Tomaselli, Massimiliano Macrì
PCB Infos
name neogeo
description NeoGeo Deck Room Amusement System (RAS)
year 199x
manufacturer SNK

Technical references

CPUs

QTY Type position function

Oscillators

ROMs

QTY Type position status

RAMs

QTY Type position

PLDs

QTY Type position status

Others

Notes

This is a very RARE game system developed by SNK for use in hotels. It's basically a NeoGeo unit operated by coins with locked down joystick. It is using MVS carts, not AES. The BIOS has been provided by Massimiliano, a friendly and dedicated collector of NeoGeo stuff. Quoting from "The Video Game Bible, 1985-2002":


This machine is certainly an oddity. Only two are confirmed to exist, and a third is rumored, but the quality would hint at the fact that more must have been made. Apparently made by SNK themselves, each known version actually has a different arrangements of audio and video outputs. The machine is set to take coins and uses MVS (arcade) carts, but it is designed to be connected to a standard TV. Also, it takes standard AES (home) system joysticks. This system has been nicknamed the "hotel system" by those trying to make a guess at its purpose, but nobody is sure as to its origin or purpose. Since it plays unmodified MVS carts on a standard TV and uses AES joysticks, this system is somewhat of a "missing link" in the NeoGeo world.