Introduction and Contribution Credits
Welcome to Billy Pitt's NEO•GEO "Proto-Page"! The first and most comprehensive
source for information & screen shots of all the NEO•GEO prototype, unreleased,
and unbelievably rare NEO•GEO cartridges! This page is maintained by fellow
NEO•GEO gamer, collector, and enthusiast Billy Pitt. It is provided by him
for the community.
This website is a compilation of the unreleased/unknown cartridges for the
NEO•GEO game system. It includes information and screen shots for almost every
proto game. This website, most of it’s contents, and the idea to display it,
came from myself, Billy Pitt. However, I am also giving some additional credit
& thanks to the following independent contributors:
Chad Okada, Gabriel Pedroso, Vinh Trieu, Jeff Kurtz, Simone Damico, Larry Bassin, Shawn Mcklesky, John Thacker, Robert Waddell, Phil Kinney, LFO from daddelkingz.de, Avedis Boyajian, & the Internet in general
Enjoy the website, and feel free to check back every so often for future updates. Keep in mind however that my spare time is very limited and so I am rarely able to update the site. Also be advised that the original website: http://members.tripod.com/fresa/proto/ has very limited bandwidth and can shut down quickly. This can be avoided by navigating to our sister site: www.neobitz.com/protos generously provided to me by Jeff Kurtz.
October 1990
SNK releases NEO•GEO MVS cartridge number one. (NGM-001)
July 15, 2004
SNK releases NEO•GEO MVS cartridge number 172. (NGM-272)
Samurai Shodown 5 Special has been designated by SNK/NEOGEO Corporation
as the NEO•GEO's FINAL software release. The game's product code number
is 272, which translates to the 172nd NEO-GEO software product.
The NEO-GEO's 14 year long record run as the longest officially supported
home system of all time has finally come to an end.
NEO•GEO -- Gone but not forgotten.
August 6, 2003
"Pitt, get up from behind your keyboard and get out more often.
There is more to life than the pieces of plastic, pcb's and chips
that seem to control your life." -- Ray Young --
July 20, 2004
You are correct Mr. Young! But I don't always like to be in control.