Want to play Neo Geo games on your SNES Classic Mini? Well, now you can! Follow our step-by-step tutorial to learn how to add and play Neo Geo games on your mini console.
This tutorial is the same and works for both the SNES Classic Mini and NES Classic Mini.
Neo Geo roms games can be played right on your home computer or smartphone/tablet running Android or iOS. All of the necessary software can be downloaded for free on this section of site. Popular: GBA Roms SNES Roms NDS Roms GBC Roms N64 Roms NES Roms PSX ISOs PSP ISOs GB Roms. Put the new renamed asia-s3.rom into neogeo.zip, replace it with the old one. Now upload the new neogeo.zip back to the Recalbox share folders, on both bios and finalburnalpha How to install it on Fbalibretro: Launch a game and enter in the retroarch menu ( Hotkey + B ) Go to Quick Menu Options and set: Neo geo mode unibios Usage: For Pifba.
If you have already installed hakchi2 CE to your console, connect your console to the computer, turn it on, and open hakchi. Wait until your console is Online then skip to step #5.
1. Download hakchi2 CE (hakchi2-CE-#.#.#-release.zip) and extract it to your computer.
2. Run hakchi.exe.
3. Go to Kernel > Install / Repair and hit Yes.
4. If this is your first time, you will be prompted to install drivers. You will only need to do this once. Now follow the steps on the screen - connect your console to your computer, hold the reset button and turn on the power switch, and then release the reset button after a few seconds. While that is installing, we can start formatting the USB drive.
5. Go to Modules > KMFD's Mod Hub.
6. Go to the KMFD RetroArch tab, select the latest version of RetroArch, and hit Download and Install Module.
7. Go to the KMFD Cores tab, select GB Alpha 2012 Neo-Geo, and hit Download and Install Module.
Bios Rom Neo Geo.zip
8. Exit out of KMDF's Mod Hub, hit Add more games, and add your Neo Geo ROM (it should be a .zip file).
9. Press Import as archive.
10. Highlight the file name and select Unassigned under System then select FB Alpha 2012 Neo Geo under Core. Hit Apply then Close.
11. [Optional] Highlight the game, edit the game details, and add a box art.
You can also change the structure of the game selection screen by going to Structure and selecting your option. I like all of my original and added games on the same page so I have disabled page/folders.
12. Press Synchronize selected games with NES/SNES Mini and follow the instructions on the screen.
Once the process is complete, you can test out the game.
13. Launch the game and press Start + Select to open the Retroarch menu.
14. Go down to Controls to map your controls.
We recommend using a Wii Classic Controller Pro to play Neo Geo games on the SNES Classic.
Neo Geo games can be a little tricky to get running. If your Neo Geo game doesn't work on the SNES Classic, you may need to try a different Neo Geo core.
1. First open hakchi2 and connect your SNES Classic to your computer and turn it on. Make sure the console is Online before you proceed to the next step.
2. Go to Modules > KMFD's Mod Hub > KMFD Cores and download a different Neo Geo or FBA core.
3. Exit out of KMFD's Mod Hub and highlight the Neo Geo game. Right-click it and go to Select emulation core...
4. Highlight the game and change the Core to the new Neo Geo core. Hit Apply and Close.
5. Hit Synchronize selected games with NES/SNES Mini.
Now test out the game again and see if it runs correctly on your SNES Classic Mini. If it is still not working, you may try a different core. In some instances, the ROM file may be causing the issue. You can try a different ROM file. Please note, that not all Neo Geo games work on the SNES Classic Mini.
If you have any questions please let us know in the comments field.
Where to get these files
Neo Geo ROMs are usually bundled in a zip file. Unzip a game and you'll find a bunch of files. You are interested in S files or C files.
How to get an S ROM file
- Unzip a Neo Geo game
- There will usually be one S file, such as
201-s1.s1in Metal Slug or019-s1.romin League Bowling - Choose that file in the file dialog above
How to get a C ROM file pair
- Unzip a Neo Geo game
- There will be at least two C ROM files, such as
019-c1.romand019-c2.romfor League Bowling, orRBFF1_C1.romandRBFF1_C2.romfor Real Bout Fatal Fury. - Choose those two files in the file dialog above
Bigger games will have more C ROM file pairs. Real Bout Fatal Fury has C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7 and C8 ROMs. You can grab any pair, as long as they go together. C1 and C2 go together, C3 and C4 go together, and so on.
Neo Geo Mame Romset
What is the difference between C and S?
The data inside C ROMs is for the main sprites of the game: the characters, backgrounds, bullets, etc. The data inside the S ROMs is for the fix layer. This layer is drawn above all sprites and it never scrolls. So S data is for things like the current score, number of lives, etc. The 'HUD' if you will.
Neo Geo Rom Zip Code
Why are the colors so weird?
The sprites are stored separate from the color palettes. There's no good way to get the color data from a ROM without running the game. So an alternating blue/yellow palette was chosen as it allows the different colors to stand out.