 However, the original AES joystick can be used with all 3 Neo Geo CD models (top loader, front loader and CDZ, an upgraded version of the CD console, that was only released in Japan), instead of the included control pads.The Hyper Neo Geo 64 is SNK's second and final arcade system board in the Neo Geo family, released in 1997.The Hyper Neo Geo 64 was conceived as SNK's 3D debut into the fifth generation video game consoles.