Davewellington: adding debug bios link, thanks Ross

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adding debug bios link, thanks Ross

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{{Infobox game hardware
|name = SNK Neo Geo Multi Video System
|kanji =
|kana = ネオジオ MVS
|romaji =
|image =
|image2 = Neogeologo.png
|caption=
|manufacturer = SNK
|year = 1990
|media = Cartridge
|cpu = 68000@12MHz, Z80A@4MHz
|gpu =
|sound =
|resolution = 15k
|standard =[[MVS Pinout|MVS]]
|predecessor =
|successor = [[Hyper Neo Geo 64]]
}}

The '''MVS''' (Multi Video System), as the Neo Geo was known to the coin-op industry, offered arcade operators the ability to put up to 6 different arcade titles into a single cabinet, a key economic consideration for operators with limited floorspace. With its games stored on self-contained cartridges, a game-cabinet could be exchanged for a different game-title by swapping the game's ROM-cartridge and cabinet artwork. Several popular franchise-series, including Fatal Fury, The King of Fighters, Metal Slug and Samurai Shodown, were released for the platform.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_(console) Wikipedia Neo Geo Entry]</ref>

==Hardware==
Available in 1 Slot, 2 Slot, 4 Slot and 6-slot variants. Some later games also came on dedicated boards.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:auto"
! Hardware Model
! # Of Slots
! Cart Orientation
! Harness Type
! On Board Memory Slot
! MV-IC Memory Board Support
! Joystick Ports
! Stereo Through Harness
! Stereo Through PCB Connector
! Stereo / Mono Switch
! Built In Headphone Jacks
! Headphone Connector
! Headphone Volume Control
! BIOS
! Image
! Manual
|-
| MV-1||1||H||Jamma||No||Yes||Yes||No||Yes||Yes||No||Yes||Yes||Socket||[[:File:MV-1.jpg|Image]]||[[Media:MV-1-Manual-partial.pdf|Manual (Partial)]]
|-
| MV-1A||1||H||Jamma||No||No||No||No||No||No||No||No||No||Socket||[[:File:MV-1A.jpg|Image]]||[[Media:MV-1A-Manual.pdf|Manual]]
|-
| MV-1AX||1||H||Jamma||No||No||No||No||No||No||No||No||No||Soldered||||
|-
| MV-1B||1||H||Jamma||No||No||No||No||No||No||No||No||No||Soldered||[[:File:MV-1B.jpg|Image]]||[[Media:MV-1B-Manual.pdf|Manual]]
|-
| MV-1C||1||V||Jamma||No||No||No||No||No||No||No||No||No||Soldered||[[:File:MV-1C.jpg|Image]]||[[Media:MV-1C-Manual.pdf|Manual]]
|-
| MV-1F||1||H||Jamma||No||No||Yes||No||Yes||Yes||No||Yes||Yes||Socket||[[:File:MV-1F.jpg|Image]]||[[Media:MV-1F-Manual.pdf|Manual]]
|-
| MV-1FZ||1||H||Jamma||No||No||No||No||No||No||No||No||No||Socket||[[:File:MV-1FZ.jpg|Image]]||[[Media:MV-1FZ-Manual.pdf|Manual]]
|-
| MV-1T||1||H||Jamma||No||No||Yes||No||Yes||Yes||No||Yes||Yes||Socket||[[:File:MV-1T.jpg|Image]]||
|-
| MV-2F||2||V||MVS||Yes||No||Yes||Yes||No||No||Yes||No||Yes||Socket||[[:File:MV-2F.jpg|Image]]||[[Media:MV-2F-Manual.pdf|Manual]]
|-
| MV-4F||4||V||MVS||No||Yes||Yes||Yes||Yes*||No||No||Yes||Yes||Socket||[[:File:MV-4F.jpg|Image]]||[[Media:MV-2F-4F-Manual.pdf|Manual]]
|-
| MV-6F||6||V||MVS||No||Yes||Yes||Yes||Yes*||No||No||Yes||Yes||Socket||[[:File:MV-6F.jpg|Image]]||[[Media:MV-6F-Manual.pdf|Manual]]
|}

== MVS Pinout ==
[[Media:JammaVsMVS-pinouts.pdf|JAMMA Vs MVS pinout]]

=== JAMMA Compatibility ===
Neo Geo JAMMA board in a JAMMA cab = works fine

Neo Geo Stereo/Mono selectable board in a JAMMA cab = Works fine in Mono. Only one channel in Stereo

Neo Geo MVS wired board (stereo - multislot) = Works but only one channel of audio

JAMMA board in a Neo Geo JAMMA wired (mono) cab = works

JAMMA board in a Neo Geo MVS wired (stereo) cab = Fried audio amplifier chip after a minute or two.

== BIOS Alternatives ==
* [http://unibios.free.fr/ Universe BIOS] - Switch between regions, MVS/AES mode, as well as enable cheats and other functions.
* [http://smkdan.eludevisibility.org/neo/diag/ Neo Diagnostics BIOS] - Used to diagnose faulty MVS hardware.

== FAQ ==
* [[Beginners Guide To SNK Neo Geo MVS]]

== References ==
<references/>

[[Category:Game Hardware]]

SNK Neo Geo MVS - Revision history

Davewellington: adding debug bios link, thanks Ross