So you've taken a look at the various chips that are found on a Neo Geo cartridge and are wondering just what do the chips do on these massive boards. Especially the ones that one generally deals with when doing an MVS to home project. well, here goes.

The chips that begin with C are the chips used to store the graphics or sprites.

Chips that begin with V store the various sound samples.

The P chips contain the actual game code.

The M1 chip is the controller for the sound chip.

The S1 chip is used to store fonts, the game logo health bars and other game details.

Happy now?