Neo Geo CD is the second home video game console of SNK Corporation's Neo Geo family, released in September 9, 1994, four years after its cartridge-based equivalent.

This is the same platform, converted to the cheaper CD format compared to the $300 cartridges. The system can also play Audio CDs.

The Neo Geo CD was launched bundled with a control pad instead of a joystick like the AES version. However, the original AES joystick can be used with all three Neo Geo CD models.

The Neo Geo CD was first unveiled at the 1994 Tokyo Toy Show.

Three versions of the Neo Geo CD were released:(All three versions of the system have no region-lock. 

The top loading version marketed worldwide, is considered as the most common model, but it's viewed as an important piece of video game history