Arcade system board
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An arcade system board is a dedicated computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...

 system created for the purpose of running video arcade game
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...

s. Arcade system boards
Printed circuit board
A printed circuit board, or PCB, is used to mechanically support and electrically connect electronic components using conductive pathways, tracks or signal traces etched from copper sheets laminated onto a non-conductive substrate. It is also referred to as printed wiring board or etched wiring...

 typically consist of a main system board with any number of supporting boards.

Design

The earliest non-microprocessor based arcade system boards were designed around codeless state machine computers
Finite state machine
A finite-state machine or finite-state automaton , or simply a state machine, is a mathematical model used to design computer programs and digital logic circuits. It is conceived as an abstract machine that can be in one of a finite number of states...

 with the main board and any support boards consisting of discrete logic
Logic gate
A logic gate is an idealized or physical device implementing a Boolean function, that is, it performs a logical operation on one or more logic inputs and produces a single logic output. Depending on the context, the term may refer to an ideal logic gate, one that has for instance zero rise time and...

 circuits comprising each element of the game itself. The next generation of arcade system boards, with the inclusion of microprocessor
Microprocessor
A microprocessor incorporates the functions of a computer's central processing unit on a single integrated circuit, or at most a few integrated circuits. It is a multipurpose, programmable device that accepts digital data as input, processes it according to instructions stored in its memory, and...

 based technology, incorporated the game program code directly on the main system board via game code stored in ROM
Read-only memory
Read-only memory is a class of storage medium used in computers and other electronic devices. Data stored in ROM cannot be modified, or can be modified only slowly or with difficulty, so it is mainly used to distribute firmware .In its strictest sense, ROM refers only...

 chips mounted on the main board. Later arcade system boards, including the DECO Cassette System
DECO Cassette System
The DECO Cassette System was introduced in 1980 by Data East and was the first standardised arcade system that allowed arcade owners to change games.The arcade owner would buy a cabinet, while the games were stored on standard audio cassettes...

, SNK's
SNK Playmore
SNK Playmore Corporation is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. SNK is an acronym of , which was SNK's original name. The company's legal and trading name became SNK in 1986....

 Neo-Geo
Neo Geo (console)
The is a cartridge-based arcade and home video game system released on July 1, 1991 by Japanese game company SNK. Being in the Fourth generation of Gaming, it was the first console in the former Neo Geo family, which only lived through the 1990s...

, Capcom
Capcom
is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Devil May Cry, Chaos Legion, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil. Capcom developed and published Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void too, but they are less known. Its...

's CPS-2, and Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...

's NAOMI, separated the system board from the game program itself, akin to a home video game console and cartridge. This method benefitted both manufacturers and arcade game
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...

 owners. Once the system board was purchased, the owner could switch out the games at a fraction of the price and with less effort, and the manufacturers could produce fewer of the costly system boards and more of the less-costly games.

Currently, the company with the record of the highest number of original arcade system boards is Sega.

Atari
Atari
Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA . The original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a pioneer in...

  • PONG
    Pong
    Pong is one of the earliest arcade video games, and is a tennis sports game featuring simple two-dimensional graphics. While other arcade video games such as Computer Space came before it, Pong was one of the first video games to reach mainstream popularity...

     (1972-1976)
  • Atari 6800 Based (1976-1979)
  • Atari 6502 Black & White Raster (1976-1980)
  • Atari 6502 Color Raster (1977-1989)
  • Atari 6502 Vector (1979-1980)
  • Atari Centipede Hardware (1980-1983)
  • Atari Cyberball Hardware (1989)
  • Atari Gauntlet Hardware (1985-1988)
  • Atari Hard Drivin' Hardware (1988-1993)
  • Atari Missile Command Hardware (1980-1983)
  • Atari Kangaroo (1982-1983)
  • Atari Star Wars Vector (1983-1985)
  • Atari System 1 (1984-1987)
  • Atari System 2 (1984-1988)
  • Atari 68000 Based (1982-1992)
  • Atari DUAL 68000 Based (1989-1990)
  • Atari G1 (1990)
  • Atari G42 (1991-1992)
  • Atari Arcade Classics Hardware (1992)
  • Atari GX2 (1992)
  • Atari GT (1994)
  • Atari Cojag (1994-1996)
  • Atari Phoenix (1996)
  • Atari Flagstaff (1996-1997)
  • Atari Seattle (1997-1998)
  • Atari Media GX (1998)
  • Atari Vegas (1998-1999)
  • Atari Denver (1999-2003)

Capcom
Capcom
is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Devil May Cry, Chaos Legion, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil. Capcom developed and published Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void too, but they are less known. Its...

  • Capcom Commando Hardware (1985-1988)
  • Capcom Section Z Hardware (1985-1987)
  • CP System (1988–1995)
  • CP System II (1993–2003)
  • CP System III (1996–1999)
  • Mitchell Hardware (1989-1991)

Cave
Cave (company)
Cave Co., Ltd. is a Japanese video game company, known primarily for its manic shoot 'em ups. Cave remains one of the most active makers of arcade shoot-'em-ups in the Japanese market...

  • Cave 1st Generation (1994–2001)
  • Cave CV1000 (2004–2011)
  • Cave PC Based (2009)

Data East
Data East
also abbreviated as DECO, was a Japanese video game developer and publisher. The company was in operation from 1976 to 2003, when it declared bankruptcy...

  • DECO Cassette System
    DECO Cassette System
    The DECO Cassette System was introduced in 1980 by Data East and was the first standardised arcade system that allowed arcade owners to change games.The arcade owner would buy a cabinet, while the games were stored on standard audio cassettes...

     (1980–1985)
  • DECO Laserdiscs (1983-1985)
  • DECO 8-bit (1986-1988)
  • DECO 16-bit (1987-1990)
  • DECO 32-bit (1991-1995)
  • DECO Simple 156 (1993–1996)
  • DECO MLC System (1995–1996)

Eolith
Eolith
An eolith is a chipped flint nodule. Eoliths were once thought to have been artifacts, the earliest stone tools, but are now believed to be naturally produced by geological processes such as glaciation....

  • Eolith System (1998–2001)
  • Eolith 16-bit (1999)
  • Eolith Vegas (2002)
  • Eolith Ghost (2003–2005)

Gaelco
Gaelco
Gaelco is a Spanish company that develops and publishes arcade games and video games.-Arcade games:*Alligator Hunt*ATV Track Quads on Amazon*Bang!*Big Karnak*Football Power*Maniac Square*Radikal Bikers*Ring Riders...

  • Gaelco GAE1 (1994)
  • Gaelco GAE2
  • Gaelco GG-1v (1998)
  • Gaelco 3D (1996–1998)
  • Gaelco PowerVR Based (1999-2002)
  • Gaelco PC Based (2003–2005)

IGS
International Games System
International Games System or IGS is a company based in Taiwan which develops video game software for the arcade and PC. It was founded in 1989.- History :*1991:IGS, International Games System Co., LTD was founded...

  • PolyGame Master
    PolyGame Master
    The PolyGame Master is an arcade system board released in 1997 by the Taiwanese company IGS. The PGM was developed in order to compete with the likes of SNK's Neo Geo MVS system in Taiwan...

     (1997–2005)
  • PolyGame Master 2
    PolyGame Master
    The PolyGame Master is an arcade system board released in 1997 by the Taiwanese company IGS. The PGM was developed in order to compete with the likes of SNK's Neo Geo MVS system in Taiwan...

     (2007–2011)

Incredible Technologies
Incredible Technologies
Incredible Technologies , based in Arlington Heights, Illinois is a US-based designer and manufacturer of coin-operated video games. Some of their games include Silver Strike Bowling, Power Putt, Target Toss Pro: Bags/Lawn Darts, and Golden Tee Golf...

  • Incredible Technologies 8-bit Hardware (1988-1992)
  • Incredible Technologies 32-bit Hardware (1992-2002)
  • Incredible Technologies Eagle Hardware (1999-2003)
  • Incredible Technologies PC Based Hardware (2004-)

Irem

  • Irem M-10/M-15 (1979-1980)
  • Irem M-27 (1980-1981)
  • Irem M-52 (1982-1983)
  • Irem M-62 (1984-1986)
  • Irem M-63 (1984-1985)
  • Irem M-72 (1987-1990)
  • Irem M-73 (1991)
  • Irem M-75 (1988)
  • Irem M-77 (1988)
  • Irem M-81 (1989-1990)
  • Irem M-82 (1989-1990)
  • Irem M-84 (1989-1991)
  • Irem M-85 (1990)
  • Irem M-90 (1991)
  • Irem M-92
    Irem M-92
    Irem M-92 is an arcade system board introduced in by Irem.-Hardware:*CPU: V33 @ 9 MHz, V30 @ 7.159090 MHz*Sound Chip: YM2151 @ 3.579545 MHz, GA20 @ 3.579545 MHz*Other Chip: GA21, GA22-List of games:...

     (1991-1994)
  • Irem M-97
    Irem M-97
    Irem M-97 is an arcade system board introduced in by Irem.-Hardware:*CPU : V30 @ 8 MHz*Sound CPU : Z80 @ 3.579545 MHz*Sound Chip : YM2151 @ 3.579545 MHz-List of games:* Quiz F1 1.2 Finish...

     (1992-1993)
  • Irem M-107
    Irem M-107
    Irem M-107 is an arcade system board introduced in by Irem.-Hardware:*CPU: V33 @ 14 MHz, V30 @ 7.159090 MHz*Sound Chip: YM2151 @ 3.579545 MHz, GA20 @ 3.579545 MHz-List of games:* Air Assault / Fire Barrel...

     (1993-1995)

Jaleco
Jaleco
is a Japanese video game publisher and developer established in 2006.The original Jaleco Ltd was founded in 1974. In 2006, it decided to become a pure holding company by renaming itself Jaleco Holding and splitting its video game operations into a newly created subsdiary that took its former name...

  • Mega System 1 (1988-1993)
  • Mega System 32 (1993–1997)
  • Jaleco Tetris Plus 2 (1997-2000)

Konami
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...

  • Konami Dual 68000 Based Hardware (1986-1988)
  • Konami Blades Of Steel Based Hardware (1986-1987)
  • Konami Xexex Based Hardware (1990-1994)
  • Konami Chequered Flag Based Hardware (1987-1992)
  • Konami Twin 16 (1987-1989)
  • Bubble System
    Bubble System
    The Bubble System is an arcade system board designed by Konami and used across many arcade games in the early eighties.The Bubble System was supposed to have a unique new form of data storage for arcade-style video games. It used bubble memory cartridges, a sort of non-mechanical magnetic storage...

     (1985)
  • Konami GX400
    Konami GX400
    -Nemesis specifications:*Main CPU: Motorola 68000 @ 9.216 MHz*Sound CPU: Zilog Z80*Sound Chip: 2x AY-3-8910 PSG or YM2151, VLM5030 and K007232-List of Konami GX400 games:*Black Panther *City Bomber *Galactic Warriors...

     (1985-1987)
  • Mystic Warriors Based Hardware (1993)
  • Konami GX
    Konami GX
    - List of Konami GX games :* Daisu-Kiss* Dragoon Might* Gokujyou Parodius / Fantastic Journey* Golfing Greats 2 / Konami's Open Golf Championship* Lethal Enforcers II: Gunfighters* Racin' Force...

     (1994–1997)
  • Konami GQ (1995)
  • Konami ZR-107 (1995–1996)
  • Konami Baby Phoenix / GV System (1996–2000)
  • Konami GTI Club (1996–1997)
  • Konami M2
    Panasonic M2
    The Panasonic M2 was a video game console design developed by 3DO and then sold to Matsushita . Before it could be released, however, Matsushita cancelled the project in mid 1997, unwilling to compete against fellow Japanese electronics giant Sony's PlayStation due to the failure of the 3DO...

     (1997–1998)
  • Konami Cobra System (1997)
  • Bemani DJ-Main (1997–2002)
  • Konami Hornet (1998–2000)
  • Konami NWK-TR (1998–1999)
  • Konami System 573 (1998–2003)
  • Bemani System 573 Analog
    Bemani System 573 Analog
    Bemani System 573 Analog is an arcade system board based on the PSX-based System 573 hardware by Konami. The hardware was used exclusively for Konami's Bemani series of music video game arcades, most commonly the Dance Dance Revolution series introduced in 1998...

     (1998–1999)
  • Bemani System 573 Digital (1999–2004)
  • Konami TMNT Based Hardware (1988-1991)
  • Konami TMNT 2 Based Hardware (1990-1993)
  • Konami X-Men Based Hardware (1991-1992)
  • Bemani Twinkle (1999–2002)
  • Bemani Firebeat (2000–2003)
  • Konami Viper (2000–2005)
  • Konami Pyson (2001–2005)
  • Konami Bemani Viper (2003–2006)
  • Konami Bemani PC Based (2003–)
  • Konami PC Based (2004–)
  • Konami Bemani PlayStation 2 Based (2005–2007)

Midway
Midway Games
Midway Games, Inc. is an American company that was formerly a major video game publisher. Following a bankruptcy filing in 2009, it is no longer active and is in the process of liquidating all of its assets. Midway's titles included Mortal Kombat, Ms.Pac-Man, Spy Hunter, Tron, Rampage, the...

  • Astrocade (1982-1985)
  • MCR (1981)
  • MCR II (1981-1984)
  • MCR III (1983-1985)
  • MCR-68K (1984-1990)
  • Y-Unit (1991-1992)
  • T-Unit
    Midway T Unit
    The Midway T Unit is an arcade system board designed by Midway and successor to the Midway Y Unit. The T Unit made its debut in 1993 with the release of Mortal Kombat II.-Specifications:* Main CPU: TMS34010 @ 6.25 MHz* Sound CPU: M6809 @ 2 MHz...

     (1992-1994)
  • Wolf Unit (1994-1997)
  • X-Unit (1994)
  • V-Unit (1994-1997)
  • Killer Instinct Hardware (1994-1996)
  • Midway Seattle (1997-1999)
  • Zeus
    Zeus
    In the ancient Greek religion, Zeus was the "Father of Gods and men" who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart is Tinia.Zeus was the child of Cronus...

     (1997-1999)
  • Midway Vegas (1998-2000)
  • Zeus II (1999-2000)
  • Quicksilver II (1999-2000)
  • Atlantis
    Atlantis
    Atlantis is a legendary island first mentioned in Plato's dialogues Timaeus and Critias, written about 360 BC....

     (2000)
  • Graphite
    Graphite
    The mineral graphite is one of the allotropes of carbon. It was named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1789 from the Ancient Greek γράφω , "to draw/write", for its use in pencils, where it is commonly called lead . Unlike diamond , graphite is an electrical conductor, a semimetal...

     (2001-2002)

  • Namco
    Namco
    is a Japanese corporation best known as a former video game developer and publisher. Following a merger with Bandai in September 2005, the two companies' game production assets were spun off into Namco Bandai Games on March 31, 2006. Namco Ltd. was re-established to continue domestic operation of...

    • Namco Galaxian
      Namco Galaxian
      The Namco 8-bit Galaxian arcade system board was first used by Namco in 1979.-Namco Galaxian specifications:*Main CPU: Zilog Z80*Sound chips: Discrete*Video resolution: 256x224...

       (1979-1982)
    • Namco Pac-Man
      Namco Pac-Man
      The Namco 8-bit Pac-Man arcade system board was first used by Namco in 1980.-Specifications:*Main CPU: Zilog Z80*Sound chip: Custom 3-channel 4-bit WSG *Video resolution: 224 x 288*ROM: 16 KB*Main RAM: 2 KB...

       (1980-1983)
    • Namco Galaga
      Namco Galaga
      The Namco 8-bit Galaga is an arcade game system board. It was first used by Namco in 1981.-Namco Galaga specifications:*Main, graphics and sound CPU : three Z80 processors...

       (1981-1984)
    • Namco Pole Position
      Namco Pole Position
      Namco Pole Position is the name of Namco's 8-bit arcade system board, first used in 1982 for the Pole Position video games.-Namco Pole Position specifications:* Main CPU : Zilog Z80* Secondary CPUs : 2 x Z8002...

       (1982-1983)
    • Namco Super Pac-Man
      Namco Super Pac-Man
      The Namco 8-bit Super Pac-Man arcade system board was first used by Namco in 1982.-Namco Super Pac-Man specifications:*Main CPU : M6809*Sound CPU : M6809*Sound Chip : Namco custom 8 channel 4-bit WSG....

       (1982-1985)
    • Namco Phozon
      Namco Phozon
      The Namco 8-bit Phozon is an arcade game system board. It was first used by Namco in 1983.-List of Namco Phozon arcade games:*Phozon *Gaplus...

       (1983-1984)
    • Namco Libble Rabble
      Namco Libble Rabble
      The Namco System 16 arcade system board was first used by Namco in 1983.-Namco System 16 specifications:*Main CPU : M6809*Secondary CPUs : 68000*Sound CPU : M6809*Sound chip : Namco custom 8 channel WSG*Other chips : Custom I/O controller...

       (1983-1986)
    • Namco Pac-Land
      Namco Pac-Land
      The Namco 8-bit Pac-Land arcade system board was first used in 1984.-Namco Pac-Land specifications:*Main CPU : M6809*Sound/Controls CPU : HD63701*Sound Chip : Custom 8 channel programmable 4-bit WSG*Video resolution : 288x224...

       (1984-1985)
    • Namco System 86
      Namco System 86
      The Namco System 86 arcade system board was first used by Namco in 1986. It was succeeded by the more powerful Namco System 1 arcade board.-Namco System 86 Specifications:Processors:* Main CPU: Motorola 6809 @ 1.536 MHz...

       (1986-1987)
    • Namco System 1
      Namco System 1
      The Namco System 1 arcade system board was first used by Namco in April 1987 and was a major enhancement to the previous Namco System 86 arcade system board. Due to its release date, it was originally called Namco System 87 according to the Namco Museum series.Yokai Douchuuki was the first game to...

       (1987-1991)
    • Namco System 2
      Namco System 2
      The Namco System 2 arcade system board was first used by Namco in 1987 and was a major enhancement to the previous Namco System 1 arcade system board....

       (1987-1993)
    • Namco System 21
      Namco System 21
      The Namco System 21 "Polygonizer" is an arcade system board unveiled by Namco in 1988 with the game Winning Run. It was the first arcade board specifically designed for polygon processing...

       (1988-1993)
    • Namco NA-1
      Namco NA-1
      The Namco 16-bit NA-1 system board was first used by Namco in 1992 and was the successor to the Namco System 2 system board. NA-2 is backwards compatible with NA-1...

       (1992-1995)
    • Namco NB-1
      Namco NB-1
      The Namco 32-bit NB-1 arcade system board was first used by Namco in 1993. NB-2 has different memory map, more complex sprite and tile banking and 2 additional ROZ layers than NB-1.-Namco NB-1/NB-2 specifications:...

       (1993-1997)
    • Namco System FL
      Namco System FL
      The Namco System FL is an arcade system board released by Namco in 1993. This system was exclusively designed for driving games, it had a very short lifespan and was released only two games on it....

       (1993-1995)
    • Namco System 22
      Namco System 22
      The Namco System 22 is the successor to the Namco System 21 arcade system board co-designed with the assistance of graphics & simulation experts Evans & Sutherland. It was first released in 1993 with the game Ridge Racer...

       (1993–1995)
    • Namco System Super 22
      Namco System 22
      The Namco System 22 is the successor to the Namco System 21 arcade system board co-designed with the assistance of graphics & simulation experts Evans & Sutherland. It was first released in 1993 with the game Ridge Racer...

       (1994–1997)
  • Namco System 11
    Namco System 11
    The Namco System 11 is an arcade system board released by Namco in 1994. The actual hardware is based on the Sony PlayStation, and thus many games were ported to that console. The major difference between the two is that the System 11 used surface-mounted ROM chips to store the game data, whereas...

     (1994–2000)
  • Namco ND-1
    Namco ND-1
    -Namco ND-1 specifications:*Main processor : MC68000 12 MHz*Sub-processor : HD6413002F16 16 MHz , C416 custom*Other Chipset : MACH210-15 *Sound processor : C352 Custom IC*GFX : YAMAHA YGV608-F...

     (1995-1996)
  • Namco System 12
    Namco System 12
    The Namco System 12 is an arcade system board released by Namco in late 1996. In hardware, it is an upgrade from Sony's PlayStation-based System 11, the MIPS R3000A microprocessor is 50% faster, and the C76 sound processor is replaced by the H8/3002...

     (1997–2001)
  • Namco Gorgon
    Namco System 23
    The Namco System 23 is an arcade system board produced and developed by Namco. Released in 1997, it was the last arcade system produced by the company that was based on their own custom design, as opposed to just a derivative of console hardware. Like the System 22, the System 23 also featured a...

     / System 22.5
    Namco System 23
    The Namco System 23 is an arcade system board produced and developed by Namco. Released in 1997, it was the last arcade system produced by the company that was based on their own custom design, as opposed to just a derivative of console hardware. Like the System 22, the System 23 also featured a...

     (1997)
  • Namco System 23
    Namco System 23
    The Namco System 23 is an arcade system board produced and developed by Namco. Released in 1997, it was the last arcade system produced by the company that was based on their own custom design, as opposed to just a derivative of console hardware. Like the System 22, the System 23 also featured a...

     (1997–1999)
  • Namco System Super 23
    Namco System 23
    The Namco System 23 is an arcade system board produced and developed by Namco. Released in 1997, it was the last arcade system produced by the company that was based on their own custom design, as opposed to just a derivative of console hardware. Like the System 22, the System 23 also featured a...

     (1998–1999)
  • Namco System Super 23 GMEN
    Namco System 23
    The Namco System 23 is an arcade system board produced and developed by Namco. Released in 1997, it was the last arcade system produced by the company that was based on their own custom design, as opposed to just a derivative of console hardware. Like the System 22, the System 23 also featured a...

     (1998–1999)
  • Namco System Super 23 Evolution 2
    Namco System 23
    The Namco System 23 is an arcade system board produced and developed by Namco. Released in 1997, it was the last arcade system produced by the company that was based on their own custom design, as opposed to just a derivative of console hardware. Like the System 22, the System 23 also featured a...

     (1999)
  • Namco System 10
    Namco System 10
    -System 10 specifications:*Main CPU: R3000A 32 bit RISC processor, Operating performance - 30 MIPS, Instruction Cache - 4KB*OSC: 53.693175 MHz and 101.4912 MHz*BUS: 132 MB/sec.*OS ROM: 512 Kilobytes...

     (2000–2004)
  • Namco System 246
    Namco System 246
    The Namco System 246 is a development of the Sony PlayStation 2 technology as a basis for an arcade system board. It was released in 2001 on its first game Ridge Racer V. Like the Sega NAOMI, it is widely licensed for use by other manufacturers...

     (2000–2008)
  • Namco System 256
    Namco System 246
    The Namco System 246 is a development of the Sony PlayStation 2 technology as a basis for an arcade system board. It was released in 2001 on its first game Ridge Racer V. Like the Sega NAOMI, it is widely licensed for use by other manufacturers...

     (2004–2010)
  • Triforce (2005–2007)
  • Namco System N2
    System N2
    The System N2 arcade platform runs on an nForce2-based motherboard that NVIDIA developed. It is based on a GeForce graphics card, running the graphics in OpenGL format. It runs a Linux operating system that appears to be based on debian...

     (2005–2010)
  • Namco System Super 256
    Namco System 246
    The Namco System 246 is a development of the Sony PlayStation 2 technology as a basis for an arcade system board. It was released in 2001 on its first game Ridge Racer V. Like the Sega NAOMI, it is widely licensed for use by other manufacturers...

     (2006)
  • Namco System 357
    Namco System 357
    The Namco System 357 is an arcade system board based on the Sony PlayStation 3. It was released in 2007 as the board for Tekken 6. Unlike its predecessor, it has not yet seen widespread adoption by other manufacturers.-Specifications:...

     (2007–)
  • Namco SystemES1
    System N2
    The System N2 arcade platform runs on an nForce2-based motherboard that NVIDIA developed. It is based on a GeForce graphics card, running the graphics in OpenGL format. It runs a Linux operating system that appears to be based on debian...

     (2009–2011)
  • Namco SystemES1A2
    System N2
    The System N2 arcade platform runs on an nForce2-based motherboard that NVIDIA developed. It is based on a GeForce graphics card, running the graphics in OpenGL format. It runs a Linux operating system that appears to be based on debian...

     (2011–)
  • Namco System 369
    Namco System 357
    The Namco System 357 is an arcade system board based on the Sony PlayStation 3. It was released in 2007 as the board for Tekken 6. Unlike its predecessor, it has not yet seen widespread adoption by other manufacturers.-Specifications:...

     (2011–)

  • Nintendo
    Nintendo
    is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....

    • Nintendo Classic (1981)
    • PlayChoice-10
      PlayChoice-10
      PlayChoice-10 was an arcade machine which could consist of as many as 10 different games previously available only on the Nintendo Entertainment System home console...

       (1986-1991)
    • Super System
      Nintendo Super System
      The Nintendo Super System is an arcade system used to preview Super NES games in the U.S. It was essentially the Super NES hardware with a menu interface that—similar to Nintendo's PlayChoice-10 hardware for NES games—allowed players to play select SNES games for a certain amount of time depending...

       (1992-1993)
    • VS. UniSystem and VS. DualSystem
      Nintendo Vs. Series
      The Nintendo Vs. System is a coin-operated video game platform designed for two-player competitive play using the VS. UniSystem or VS. DualSystem, arcade system boards based on the Nintendo Entertainment System. Many of these stand-up or sit-down arcade machines had two screens and controls joined...

       (1985-1987)
    • Triforce (2002)
    • Unnamed Wii
      Wii
      The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...

      -based arcade board
      (2008)

    Sammy
    Sammy Corporation
    was established on November 1, 1975 and is a leading developer and retailer of pachinko and pachislot systems in Japan.In 2001, Sammy Corporation created a subsidiary Sammy Entertainment, Inc. It would later change its name to Sammy Studios in 2002. Sammy Studios is responsible for developing and...

    • SSV (Sammy
      Sammy Corporation
      was established on November 1, 1975 and is a leading developer and retailer of pachinko and pachislot systems in Japan.In 2001, Sammy Corporation created a subsidiary Sammy Entertainment, Inc. It would later change its name to Sammy Studios in 2002. Sammy Studios is responsible for developing and...

      , Seta
      Seta (company)
      SETA Corporation was a Japanese computer gaming company, founded on October 1, 1985...

      , Visco
      Visco Corporation
      is a Japanese software company located in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It was founded in by , and later became corporate on August 8, while revealing itself as "Visco" in Kanamecho, Toshima, Tokyo Japan. They originally developed video games for several platforms from the arcades and NES, to the...

      ) (1993–2001)
    • Atomiswave
      Atomiswave
      The Atomiswave is a custom arcade system board and cabinet from Sammy Corporation. It is based on Sega's NAOMI system board...

       (2003–2009)

    Sega
    Sega
    , usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...

    • Sega G80 (1981)
    • Sega System 1 (1983–1987)
    • Sega System 2 (1985–1988)
    • Sega System E (1985–1988)
    • Sega System 16 (1985–1994)
    • Sega Space Harrier Hardware (1985–1992)
    • Sega Out Run Hardware (1986–1991)
    • Sega X Board (1987–1990)
    • Sega Y Board (1988–1991)
    • Sega System 18 (1989–1992)
    • Sega System 24 (1988–1994)
    • Sega Mega-Tech (1988–1992)
    • Sega System C2 (1989–1995)
    • Sega System 32 (1990–1995)
    • Sega System Multi 32 (1992–1994)
  • Sega Model 1 (1992–1994)
  • Sega Mega-Play (1993)
  • Sega Model 2 (1993–1994)
  • Sega Model 2A-CRX (1994–1998)
  • Sega Model 2B-CRX (1994–1998)
  • Sega ST-V (1995–2000)
  • Sega H1 Super Scaler System (1995)
  • WhiteStar
    WhiteStar
    The WhiteStar Board System is an arcade system board used for several pinball games designed by Sega Pinball and their successor, Stern Pinball, between 1995 and 2004...

     (1995–2004)
  • Sega Model 2C-CRX (1996–1998)
  • Sega Model 3 Step 1.0 (1996–1997)
  • Sega Model 3 Step 1.5 (1996–1997)
  • Sega Model 3 Step 2.0 (1997–1998)
  • Sega Model 3 Step 2.1 (1998–1999)
  • Sega NAOMI (1998–2009)
  • Sega Hikaru (1999–2002)
  • Sega NAOMI 2 (2001–2006)
  • Triforce (2002–2006)
  • Sega Chihiro (2002–2008)
  • Sega Lindbergh (2005–2011)
  • Sega Europa-R (2008–2011)
  • Sega RingEdge (2009–)
  • Sega RingWide (2009–)

  • Seta
    Seta (company)
    SETA Corporation was a Japanese computer gaming company, founded on October 1, 1985...

    • Seta 1st Generation (1987–1996)
    • Seta 2nd Generation (1993–2002)
    • Seta Aleck64 (1998–2004)

    SNK
    SNK Playmore
    SNK Playmore Corporation is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. SNK is an acronym of , which was SNK's original name. The company's legal and trading name became SNK in 1986....

    • SNK Rockola Hardware (1980-1982)
    • SNK Marvin's Maze Hardware (1983-1984)
    • SNK Main Event Hardware (1984-1985)
    • SNK Hall 21 Based (1985)
    • SNK Triple Z80 Based (1985-1988)
    • SNK Ikari Warriors Hardware (1986-1988)
    • SNK Psycho Soldier Hardware (1986-1988)
    • SNK Alpha 68K Based Hardware (1987-1989)
    • SNK 68K Based Hardware (1988-1989)
    • SNK Beast Busters Hardware (1989)
    • Neo Geo MVS
      Neo Geo (console)
      The is a cartridge-based arcade and home video game system released on July 1, 1991 by Japanese game company SNK. Being in the Fourth generation of Gaming, it was the first console in the former Neo Geo family, which only lived through the 1990s...

       (1990–2004)
    • Hyper Neo Geo 64
      Hyper Neo Geo 64
      The Hyper Neo Geo 64 was an arcade system created by SNK, and released in September 1997, being the first and only "Neo Geo" branded arcade system of the Neo Geo family....

       (1997–1999)

    Taito
    Taito Corporation
    The is a Japanese publisher of video game software and arcade hardware wholly owned by publisher Square Enix. Taito has their headquarters in the Shinjuku Bunka Quint Building in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo, sharing the facility with its parent company....

    • Taito 8080 Based (1977-1982)
    • Taito SJ System
      Taito SJ System
      -Specifications:* CPU: Z80 or M68705* Sound CPU: Z80* Sound Chip: AY8910 and DAC* Video resoution: 256x224-Taito SJ System games:*Alpine Ski*Bio-Attack*Elevator Action*Front Line*High Way Race*Jungle Hunt...

       (1982)
    • Taito Nunchacken Hardware (1985)
    • Taito Super Qix Hardware (1986-1987)
    • Taito N.Y Captor Hardware (1986)
    • Taito Kick and Run Hardware (1986)
    • Taito Bubble Bobble Hardware (1986)
    • Taito X System
      Taito X System
      The Taito X System is an arcade system board released by Taito Corporation in 1988.-Specifications:* CPU: 68000 * Sound CPU: Z80 * Sound Chip: Either a YM2610 or a YM2151 + YM3012...

       (1988-1992)
    • Taito Ninja Warriors Hardware (1987-1989)
    • Taito Darius 2 Twin Screen Hardware (1989-1991)
    • Taito Toaplan Hardware (1987-1989)
    • Taito The Newzealand Story Hardware (1987-1989)
    • Taito AIR System (1988-1990)
    • Taito Top Speed Hardware (1987-1990)
    • Taito Bonze Adventure Hardware (1988-1994)
    • Taito Z System
      Taito Z System
      The Taito Z System is an arcade system board released by Taito Corporation in 1988.-Specifications:* CPU: MC68000* Sound CPU: Z80* Sound Chip: YM2610* Video resolution: 320x240* Features: 5 graphics layers, Sprites...

       (1987-1991)
    • Taito H System (1988-1989)
    • Taito B System
      Taito B System
      -Specifications:* CPU: MC68000* Sound CPU: Z80* Sound Chip: YM2610, YM2610B or YM2203* Custom Chips: TC0220IOC, TC0260DAR, TC0180VCU, and TC0140SYT* Video resoution: 320x224...

       (1988-1994)
    • Taito L System
      Taito L System
      -Specifications:* CPU: Z80* Sound CPU: Z80* Sound Chip: YM2203* Video resoution: 320x224-Taito L System games:*American Horseshoes*Cachat / Tube-It*Champion Wrestler*Cuby Bop*Fighting Hawk*Kuri Kinton...

       (1988-1993)
    • Taito F1 System (1989-1992)
    • Taito F2 System (1988-1993)
    • Taito F3 System
      Taito F3 System
      The Taito F3 System is an arcade system board released by Taito Corporation in 1992.-Specifications:* CPU: MC68EC020* Sound CPU: MC68000* Sound Chip: ES5505 and ES5510 * Video resoution: 320x224...

       (1992–1998)
    • Taito FX-1A System (1995–1997)
    • Taito JC System (1995–1998)
    • Taito FX-1B System (1996–1997)
    • Taito Wolf System (1997)
    • Taito PPC JC System (1998)
    • Taito G-NET (1998–2005)
    • Taito Type Zero (1999–2000)
    • Taito Scorpion (2000–2001)
    • Type X
      Taito Type X
      The Taito Type X is an arcade system board released by Taito Corporation in 2004. Based on commodity PC hardware architecture, Type X is not a specification for a single set of hardware, but rather a modular platform supporting multiple hardware configurations with different levels of graphical...

       (2004–2010)
    • Type X+
      Taito Type X
      The Taito Type X is an arcade system board released by Taito Corporation in 2004. Based on commodity PC hardware architecture, Type X is not a specification for a single set of hardware, but rather a modular platform supporting multiple hardware configurations with different levels of graphical...

       (2005–2007)
    • Type X2
      Taito Type X
      The Taito Type X is an arcade system board released by Taito Corporation in 2004. Based on commodity PC hardware architecture, Type X is not a specification for a single set of hardware, but rather a modular platform supporting multiple hardware configurations with different levels of graphical...

       (2007–)
    • Type XZero
      Taito Type X
      The Taito Type X is an arcade system board released by Taito Corporation in 2004. Based on commodity PC hardware architecture, Type X is not a specification for a single set of hardware, but rather a modular platform supporting multiple hardware configurations with different levels of graphical...

       (2011–)

    Williams
    Williams (gaming company)
    WMS Industries, Inc. is an American electronic gaming and amusement company based in Waukegan, Illinois. The company's main operating subsidiaries are WMS Gaming and Orion Gaming. WMS traces its roots as far back as 1943, the Williams Manufacturing Company, founded by Harry E. Williams...

    • Williams 6809 REV.1 (1980-1985)
    • Williams 6809 REV.2 (1983-1986)
    • Williams Z-Unit (1988)
    • Williams/Midway Y UNIT (1990-1992)

    See also

    • JAMMA
    • Arcade cabinet
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