FinalBurn Neo, an emulator for arcade games and some consoles. It is based on the FinalBurn emulators and the old versions of MAME (emulating less arcade cabinets) but it works on the same principles.
FB Neo (a.k.a. FinalBurn Neo) is an arcade emulator that supports the following platforms:
- Capcom CPS-1
- Capcom CPS-2
- Capcom CPS-3
- Cave
- Games based on Data East DEC-0, DEC-8, Cassette System, DECO IC16 and DECO-32
- Hardware based on Galaxian
- Irem M62, M63, M72, M90, M92 and M107 hardware
- Kaneko 16
- Konami
- Namco Mappy, System 86, System 1 & 2 and others
- Neo-Geo
- NMK16
- Pacman-based hardware
- PGM
- Psikyo 68EC020 and SH-2 based hardware
- Sega System 1, System 16 (and similar), System 18, X-Board and Y-Board
- Seta-Sammy-Visco (SSV) based hardware
- Super Kaneko Nova System
- Toaplan 1
- Toaplan 2
- Taito F2, F3, X, Z and others
- Various drivers for other hardware
- FB Neo also contains working drivers for the following systems:
- Sega Megadrive/Genesis
- ColecoVision
- Sega SG-1000
- Sega Master System
- Game Gear
- MSX-1
- ZX Spectrum
- PC-Engine
- TurboGrafx 16
- SuperGrafx
- Fairchild Channel F.
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License
This core is under non-commercial license.
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Compatibility
| RPI0/RPI1 | RPI3 | RPI4/RPI400 | RPI5 | ODROID XU4 | OGA/OGS/RG351 | PC | RG353 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
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Features
| Feature | Supported |
|---|---|
| Saves | ✔ |
| States | ✔ |
| Rewind | ✔ |
| Netplay | ✔ |
| RetroAchievements | ✔ |
| RetroArch Cheats | ✔ |
| Native Cheats | ✔ |
| Controllers | ✔ |
| Multi-Mouse | ✔ |
| Subsystem | ✔ |
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Bios
¶ List of mandatory bios
| Filename | Description | MD5 | Provided |
|---|---|---|---|
| neogeo.zip | Neo-Geo BIOS | e023d0a4b5249fdff2a4620c28963944 8cbdff53661f41ddbe486a98915e1ec9 42e359e394f0be1d61b94ddca0efbe6c c1e0a738d266926f604186aa9d63e4db d12bba59121229ff13702878b415cb7c 2b4ffdf24d5d4f24c4b116c50c4bafc3 005b843b6e70b939c2cca41887cbc371 42e359e394f0be1d61b94ddca0efbe6c 4b9432a4571d03cc8bae9d24d8d6eb40 4cd64313e26537c04cdb561b8f84b0e4 50bbfd6bf297038b085e29265c65723a 76ee7390ccd537cddea1018025ca29a8 84d6c35aad790a77ba3cfc1b319e1061 912c0a56bafe0fba39d0c668b139b250 94748719c0ef31e7375b0c357d82fc89 ab25b9e25052a6064901a7a221037eb6 ae9e5825cde82c58e39dfd48534f7060 b18f83feef474b8a1306ef199cd810a2 b4519df27a352c2a6e42e06d31330d91 bf00272e7150b31156a8995d60bf185d ca66fd463ef7dcab492a6de8ce5f45eb f4a125538dfd7a8044e025fc5188fb88 a3b2c9a69c28ad0bd4ea07877b744bbe | ❌ |
¶ Location
Put your bios like this:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 roms
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 neogeo
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 bios.zip
¶ 
Roms
¶ Supported extensions
All FinalBurn Neo games use the following game formats:
- .zip
- .7z
¶ Location
Put your roms like this:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 roms
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 neogeo
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🗒 game.zip
Games can be run also from
/recalbox/share/roms/fbneobut running them from the folderneogeocan optimize its usage to be in the right system.
For more information about roms, go to this tutorial!
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Advanced configuration of the emulator
To be able to keep your custom configurations during an upgrade, we advise you to use our configuration override feature.
¶ Accessing to options
You can configure various options in two different ways.
- Via RetroArch menu:
┣ 📁 RetroArch Menu
┃ ┣ 📁 Core options
┃ ┃ ┣ 🧩 Name_option
- Via the file
retroarch-core-options.cfg:
┣ 📁 recalbox
┃ ┣ 📁 share
┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 system
┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 configs
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 retroarch
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 📁 cores
┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┃ ┣ 🧩 retroarch-core-options.cfg
¶ Core options
| Options | Options values | Variables (for configuration override) | Variables values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use 32-bits color depth when available | Disabled / Enabled ✅ / |
fbneo-allow-depth-32 |
disabled / enabled |
| Vertical mode | Disabled ✅ / Enabled / alternate |
fbneo-vertical-mode |
disabled / enabled / alternate |
| Force 60Hz | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
fbneo-force-60hz |
disabled / enabled |
| Allow patched romsets | Disabled / Enabled ✅ |
fbneo-allow-patched-romsets |
disabled / enabled |
| Analog Speed | 25% / 30% / 35% / 40% / 45% / 50% / 55% / 60% / 65% / 70% / 75% / 80% / 85% / 90% / 95% / 100% ✅ / 105% / 110% / 115% / 120% / 125% / 130% / 135% / 140% / 145% / 150% / 155% / 160% / 165% / 170% / 175% / 180% / 185% / 190% / 195% / 200% / 205% / 210% / 215% / 220% / 225% / 230% / 235% / 240% / 245% / 250% / 255% / 260% / 265% / 270% / 275% / 280% / 285% / 290% / 295% / 300% / 305% / 310% / 315% / 320% / 325% / 330% / 335% / 340% / 345% / 350% / 355% / 360% / 365% / 370% / 375% / 380% / 385% / 390% / 395% / 400% |
fbneo-analog-speed |
25% / 30% / 35% / 40% / 45% / 50% / 55% / 60% / 65% / 70% / 75% / 80% / 85% / 90% / 95% / 100% / 105% / 110% / 115% / 120% / 125% / 130% / 135% / 140% / 145% / 150% / 155% / 160% / 165% / 170% / 175% / 180% / 185% / 190% / 195% / 200% / 205% / 210% / 215% / 220% / 225% / 230% / 235% / 240% / 245% / 250% / 255% / 260% / 265% / 270% / 275% / 280% / 285% / 290% / 295% / 300% / 305% / 310% / 315% / 320% / 325% / 330% / 335% / 340% / 345% / 350% / 355% / 360% / 365% / 370% / 375% / 380% / 385% / 390% / 395% / 400% |
| Crosshair emulation | hide with lightgun device ✅ / always hide / always show |
fbneo-lightgun-crosshair-emulation |
hide with lightgun device / always hide / always show |
| CPU clock | 25% / 30% / 35% / 40% / 45% / 50% / 55% / 60% / 65% / 70% / 75% / 80% / 85% / 90% / 95% / 100% ✅ / 105% / 110% / 115% / 120% / 125% / 130% / 135% / 140% / 145% / 150% / 155% / 160% / 165% / 170% / 175% / 180% / 185% / 190% / 195% / 200% / 205% / 210% / 215% / 220% / 225% / 230% / 235% / 240% / 245% / 250% / 255% / 260% / 265% / 270% / 275% / 280% / 285% / 290% / 295% / 300% / 305% / 310% / 315% / 320% / 325% / 330% / 335% / 340% / 345% / 350% / 355% / 360% / 365% / 370% / 375% / 380% / 385% / 390% / 395% / 400% |
fbneo-cpu-speed-adjust |
25% / 30% / 35% / 40% / 45% / 50% / 55% / 60% / 65% / 70% / 75% / 80% / 85% / 90% / 95% / 100% / 105% / 110% / 115% / 120% / 125% / 130% / 135% / 140% / 145% / 150% / 155% / 160% / 165% / 170% / 175% / 180% / 185% / 190% / 195% / 200% / 205% / 210% / 215% / 220% / 225% / 230% / 235% / 240% / 245% / 250% / 255% / 260% / 265% / 270% / 275% / 280% / 285% / 290% / 295% / 300% / 305% / 310% / 315% / 320% / 325% / 330% / 335% / 340% / 345% / 350% / 355% / 360% / 365% / 370% / 375% / 380% / 385% / 390% / 395% / 400% |
| Hiscores | Disabled / Enabled ✅ |
fbneo-hiscores |
disabled / enabled |
| Diagnostic Input | Hold Start ✅ / Start + A + B / Hold Start + A + B / Start + L + R / Hold Start + L + R / Hold Select / Select + A + B / Hold Select + A + B / Select + L + R / Hold Select + L + R |
fbneo-diagnostic-input |
Hold Start / Start + A + B / Hold Start + A + B / Start + L + R / Hold Start + L + R / Hold Select / Select + A + B / Hold Select + A + B / Select + L + R / Hold Select + L + R |
| Neo-Geo mode | Use bios set in BIOS dipswitch / MVS Europe/Asia (English) / MVS USA (English - Censored) / MVS Japan (Japanese) / AES Europe/Asia (English) / AES Japan (Japanese) / UNIBIOS |
fbneo-neogeo-mode |
DIPSWITCH / MVS_EUR / MVS_USA / MVS_JAP / AES_EUR / AES_JAP / UNIBIOS |
| Memory card mode | Disabled / shared / per-game |
fbneo-memcard-mode |
disabled / shared / per-game |
| Debug Dip 1_1 | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
fbneo-debug-dip-1-1 |
disabled / enabled |
| Debug Dip 1_2 | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
fbneo-debug-dip-1-2 |
disabled / enabled |
| Debug Dip 1_3 | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
fbneo-debug-dip-1-3 |
disabled / enabled |
| Debug Dip 1_4 | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
fbneo-debug-dip-1-4 |
disabled / enabled |
| Debug Dip 1_5 | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
fbneo-debug-dip-1-5 |
disabled / enabled |
| Debug Dip 1_6 | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
fbneo-debug-dip-1-6 |
disabled / enabled |
| Debug Dip 1_7 | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
fbneo-debug-dip-1-7 |
disabled / enabled |
| Debug Dip 1_8 | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
fbneo-debug-dip-1-8 |
disabled / enabled |
| Debug Dip 2_1 | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
fbneo-debug-dip-2-1 |
disabled / enabled |
| Debug Dip 2_2 | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
fbneo-debug-dip-2-2 |
disabled / enabled |
| Debug Dip 2_3 | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
fbneo-debug-dip-2-3 |
disabled / enabled |
| Debug Dip 2_4 | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
fbneo-debug-dip-2-4 |
disabled / enabled |
| Debug Dip 2_5 | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
fbneo-debug-dip-2-5 |
disabled / enabled |
| Debug Dip 2_6 | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
fbneo-debug-dip-2-6 |
disabled / enabled |
| Debug Dip 2_7 | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
fbneo-debug-dip-2-7 |
disabled / enabled |
| Debug Dip 2_8 | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
fbneo-debug-dip-2-8 |
disabled / enabled |
| Frameskip | Disabled ✅ / Fixed / Auto / Manual |
fbneo-frameskip-type |
disabled / Fixed / Auto / Manual |
| Frameskip Threshold (%) | 15 / 18 / 21 / 24 / 27 / 30 / 33 ✅ / 36 / 39 / 42 / 45 / 48 / 51 / 54 / 57 / 60 |
fbneo-frameskip-manual-threshold |
15 / 18 / 21 / 24 / 27 / 30 / 33 / 36 / 39 / 42 / 45 / 48 / 51 / 54 / 57 / 60 |
| Fixed Frameskip | No skipping ✅ / Skip rendering of 1 frames out of 2 / Skip rendering of 2 frames out of 3 / Skip rendering of 3 frames out of 4 / Skip rendering of 4 frames out of 5 / Skip rendering of 5 frames out of 6 |
fbneo-fixed-frameskip |
0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 |
| Samplerate | 44100 / 48000 ✅ |
fbneo-samplerate |
44100 / 48000 |
| Sample Interpolation | Disabled / 2-point 1st order / 4-point 3rd order ✅ |
fbneo-sample-interpolation |
disabled / 2-point 1st order / 4-point 3rd order |
| FM Interpolation | Disabled / 4-point 3rd order ✅ |
fbneo-fm-interpolation |
disabled / 4-point 3rd order |
| LowPass Filter | Disabled ✅ / Enabled |
fbneo-lowpass-filter |
disabled / enabled |
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External links
- Source code used: https://github.com/libretro/FBNeo/tree/master
- Libretro documentation: https://docs.libretro.com/library/fbneo/
- Official website: https://neo-source.com/
- Core Wiki: http://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/FinalBurn_Neo
- Officiel wiki: https://github.com/finalburnneo/FBNeo/wiki