Register now and enjoy. Ad-free browsing; Rom recommendations tailored to you (the more roms you rate or add to your collection, the better the recommendations become). THE UNIVERSE BIOS. Official Homepage. Welcome to the official UNIVERSE BIOS (also known as UniBios) Homepage. Here you will find all the latest information on the UNIVERSE BIOS for NeoGeo MVS, AES and CD systems. Remember this is not an official SNK Bios, it is a homebrew project aimed at enhancing the experiance when playing on NeoGeo hardware.
The Neo Geo is a cartridge-based arcade system board and home video game console released by SNK in 1990.
See also: FinalBurn Neo, MAME.
There are a variety of arcade emulators available in RetroPie which can emulate Neo Geo games. There are significant differences in performance, compatibility, and configuration between them. If you're getting started with arcade emulation, start by reading Arcade.
This page is a resource for additional details on configuring a dedicated set of Neo Geo ROMs including configuration paths, controls, and the ROM sets which each emulator requires.
Emulator | Rom Folder | Extension | Required ROM Version | Controller Config |
---|---|---|---|---|
lr-fbneo | neogeo | .7z .zip | FB Neo v0.2.97.44-WIP | /opt/retropie/configs/neogeo/retroarch.cfg |
lr-fbalpha2012 | neogeo | .7z .zip | FB Alpha v0.2.97.30 | /opt/retropie/configs/neogeo/retroarch.cfg |
PiFBA | neogeo | .zip | FB Alpha 0.2.96.71 | /opt/retropie/emulators/pifba/fba2x.cfg |
GnGeo-Pi | neogeo | .zip | MAME 0.138 | /opt/retropie/configs/neogeo/gngeorc |
Emulators: lr-fbneo, lr-fbalpha2012, PiFBA, GnGeo-Pi
Refer to the main FinalBurn Neo page for general information on all FinalBurn emulators or the direct links above for in-depth infomation on lr-fbneo, lr-fbalpha2012, or PiFBA. In-depth information on GnGeo-Pi can be found below, which is also linked directly above.
lr-fbneo is the prefered Pi 3/Pi 2 Neo Geo emulator due to its accuracy.
lr-fbalpha2012 is useful for any games that may be running slow in the latest version of lr-fbneo for a Pi 3/Pi 2, and if used exclusively instead of lr-fbneo will allow you to do full system updates without worrying about needing to update your ROM Set, but comes at the cost of inaccuracy such as games having audio issues across the entire library and other issues that have been fixed in the latest version of lr-fbalpha.
PiFBA is recommended for those on a Pi 0 or Pi 1.
![Bios For Neo Geo Bios For Neo Geo](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pnpFkd64TdM/maxresdefault.jpg)
ROMS
Accepted File Extensions: .7z .zip
Place Neo Geo ROMs in:
Download Neo Geo Bios For Mame
BIOS
Neo Geo ROMs require a
neogeo.zip
BIOS file with the exact same MAME or FB Neo version as the emulator you select. Place the correct neogeo.zip
with your ROMs in:Bios Neo Geo Cd
Instructions on how to install the Neo Geo Unibios on lr-neo can be found here: lr-fbalpha Neo Geo Bios. The Unibios can be used as documented on the official page at http://unibios.free.fr/howitworks.html.
- On the Unibios boot screen
- Neo Geo A+B+C (RetroPad B+A+Y) for BIOS Menu
- Neo Geo B+C+D (RetroPad A+Y+X) for Test Menu
- At any time
- Neo Geo Start+A+B+C (RetroPad Start+B+A+Y) for In-Game Menu
The menus allow you to change various settings like region, dip switch settings for gameplay options like difficulty or blood, and coin or free play settings. Unibios settings will persist after quitting FBA, launching another Neo Geo game, or rebooting RetroPie.
Controls
You will configure controls differently depending on which emulator you use:
lr-fbneo and lr-fbalpha2012
lr-fbneo and lr-fbalpha2012 utilise RetroArch configs. Add custom RetroArch controls to the
retroarch.cfg
file in:For more information on custom RetroArch controls see: RetroArch Configuration
PiFBA
Bios Neo Geo Mame
PiFBA controls are located in:
As there is no menu to configure controllers with PiFBA, like there is with Mame4all, you'll have to edit the aforementioned file manually.
Example fba2x.cfg:
GnGeo-Pi
Bios Neo Geo Retropie
MAME Version: 0.138 (May 2010)
Romsets emulated: 203
GnGeo-Pi DAT File: pandora_gngeo_084_dat.zip
GnGeo-Pi Filtered DAT File: pandora_gngeo_084_filtered.zipAll clones non-workingmahjongquiz removed
Romsets emulated: 128
Romsets emulated: 203
GnGeo-Pi DAT File: pandora_gngeo_084_dat.zip
GnGeo-Pi Filtered DAT File: pandora_gngeo_084_filtered.zipAll clones non-workingmahjongquiz removed
Romsets emulated: 128
GnGeo-Pi Compatibility List feel free to contribute to the list.
As a caveat, if you're using _gngeo-pi__, the ROMs you have must match the file in
gngeo_data.zip
located at:You can only play roms that have the same name as these
.drv
files, e.g. mslug2.zip
(rom) and mslug2.drv
(data). If the names of these files don't match, GnGeo-Pi will crash. (see the list at the bottom of this page for compatible ROMs)GnGeo-Pi Controls
Once you've started GnGeo-Pi at least once a file called
gngeorc
will be created in:Example Configuration:
List of GnGeo-Pi ROMS:
Hey All,
I'm trying to revert my neo geo cd back to stock i replaced the original bios with a unibios a year or so ago but cannot find the original bios chip. Reason i need or rather i guess want to revert it so i can utilize the neo geo cd sd loader which currently doesn't work with the unibios. Now the bios i've found to flash a m27c4002 which i've used for the mv1c in the past didn't work i just received a black screen. tried neocd bin as well as a neocdz bin. not sure if they needed to be byte swapped and i'm a novice in this field any help would be appreciated. I also have a 27c1024 eprom as well if need be. but if possible could someone point me to the right file or right direction i'd appreciate it. and its the neo geo cd top loader model.