Known Homebrew - AJ/freem's Neo-Geo Development Page
This is my attempt to catalog all of the released Neo-Geo homebrew developments. It should be noted that "commercial" homebrew efforts (e.g. NG:DEV Team, NeoBitz, Le Cortex) won't count here, because the source code will obviously never be released. :p (Exception: Frog Feast)
If there's something I'm missing (and you've already checked below the table to see if it doesn't fall under the "commercial homebrew" exception), please contact me. Probably the best way is via short message on yaronet (username freem) or via my email on gmail (username ajk187). I guess that works for Google Talk/Hangouts as well...
Eventually, this page will become obsolete and the Homebrew software page on the Neo-Geo dev wiki will have most of this information... I don't know how comfortable I am linking to places with illegal shit on them on the wiki. :p
Sources:
- "Homebrew software" article on NeoGeo Development Wiki
- Final Burn Alpha source code
- HBMAME source code
- personal research
The List
| Name | Author | Release Date | Notes | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Player Input Test | (unknown) | (unknown) | See name. | |
| Chaos Demo (NeoGeo Edition) | Charles Doty (Raster) | June 2000 | Demo exists on various arcade hardware. LONG LIVE POOPER | |
| Chip 'n Dale (Intro demo) | Sergi/raregame | 2009 | "Only works with Universe BIOS set to Japan" -FBA | Extremely rare NEO-GEO ROMs |
| Codename - Blut Engel | Blastar | 2006/01/19 | ROM available from raregame.ru | |
| Columns | Jeff Kurtz | 200x | Ported from Sega System C2? | |
| Darkwing Duck (Intro demo) | Sergi/raregame | 2009 | "Only works with Universe BIOS set to Japan" -FBA | Extremely rare NEO-GEO ROMs |
| DuckTales (Intro demo) | Sergi/raregame | 2009 | "Only works with Universe BIOS set to Japan" -FBA | Extremely rare NEO-GEO ROMs |
| Frog Feast | Rastersoft | 2006 | Source available for cart ("MVS") and CD systems. | Source Code |
| Galaga Demo | Bey | 2013 | ||
| Ghostbusters (Intro demo) | Sergi/raregame | 2009 | "Only works with Universe BIOS set to Japan" -FBA | Extremely rare NEO-GEO ROMs |
| Jonas Indiana and the Lost Temple of Ra | Blastar | 2005/07/17 | "Indiana Jones" ROM at raregame.ru | |
| Neo 2500 Demo | Blastar | 2004 | Shows a multi-color picture using 4 layers. | |
| NeoGeo 3D! | Leonard of Oxygene | 2012 | real demoscene stuff!! Includes music from Atari ST. | pouët |
| Neo Castlevania Demo | BarfHappy | 2004 | ||
| Neo no Panepon | Blastar | 2002 | ||
| Neo Pang | CeL | 2010 | ||
| Neo Pong | NeoDev Corporation | 2002 | Playmore got mad about this for some reason. | |
| Neo System Check | Blastar | 200x | ||
| Neo Thunder | Sebastian Mihai | 2012 | Project page | |
| Neo Puzzle League | Blastar | 2005 | Updated version of Neo no Panepon for Neo-Geo CD. | |
| NeoGeo 2 Player Tetris | Crim | 2008 | GitHub project | |
| NGEM2K | Blastar | 2006/01/18 | ROM available from raregame.ru | |
| NGF Transparency Demo | CeL | 2012 | ||
| Primo Demo | Bey | 2013 | Modified version of VIP2demo | |
| Poker Night | Jeff Kurtz | 2003 | Later adapted for "Dragon's Hollow" mode of Knight's Chance? | |
| Robocop (Intro demo) | Sergi/raregame | 2009 | "Only works with Universe BIOS set to Japan" -FBA | Extremely rare NEO-GEO ROMs |
| Shadow of the Beast (Neo-Geo demo) | Jeff Kurtz | 200x | ||
| Spiderman (Intro demo) | Sergi/raregame | 2009 | "Only works with Universe BIOS set to Japan" -FBA | Extremely rare NEO-GEO ROMs |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Intro demo) | Sergi/raregame | 2009 | "Only works with Universe BIOS set to Japan" -FBA | Extremely rare NEO-GEO ROMs |
| VIP2 Demo | Fabrice Martinez | 2000/7/17 | ||
| WW2 Demo | Charles Doty | 2001 |
Questions You May Have
Where is [x game/demo/whatever]?
As mentioned above, certain games won't make it onto this list because they are commercial productions or are otherwise related to them.
- Crouching Pony Hidden Dragon (Demo) by Le Cortex (2013)
- Diggerman by Kyle Hodgetts (2000)
- Last Hope (CD Beta) by NG:DEV Team (2007)
- Time's Up (Demo) by NGF Dev (2012)