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An arcade system board is a dedicated computer
Computer

A computer is a machine that manipulates Data according to a list of Code .The first devices that resemble modern computers date to the mid-20th century , although the computer concept and various machines similar to computers existed earlier....
 system created for the purpose of running videoarcade games. Arcade system boards
Printed circuit board

A printed circuit board, or PCB, is used to mechanically support and electrically connect electronic components using Conductor pathways, or signal traces, industrial etchinged from copper sheets laminated onto a non-conductive substrate....
 typically consist of a main system board with any number of supporting boards.

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 model of behavior composed of a finite number of state s, transitions between those states, and actions....
 with the main board and any support boards consisting of discrete logic
Logic gate

A logic gate performs a logical operation on one or more logic inputs and produces a single logic output. The logic normally performed is Boolean logic and is most commonly found in digital circuits....
 circuits comprising each element of the game itself.






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An arcade system board is a dedicated computer
Computer

A computer is a machine that manipulates Data according to a list of Code .The first devices that resemble modern computers date to the mid-20th century , although the computer concept and various machines similar to computers existed earlier....
 system created for the purpose of running videoarcade games. Arcade system boards
Printed circuit board

A printed circuit board, or PCB, is used to mechanically support and electrically connect electronic components using Conductor pathways, or signal traces, industrial etchinged from copper sheets laminated onto a non-conductive substrate....
 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 model of behavior composed of a finite number of state s, transitions between those states, and actions....
 with the main board and any support boards consisting of discrete logic
Logic gate

A logic gate performs a logical operation on one or more logic inputs and produces a single logic output. The logic normally performed is Boolean logic and is most commonly found in digital circuits....
 circuits comprising each element of the game itself. The next generation of arcade system boards, with the inclusion of microprocessor
Microprocessor

A microprocessor incorporates most or all of the functions of a central processing unit on a single integrated circuit . The first microprocessors emerged in the early 1970s and were used for electronic calculators, using Binary-coded decimal arithmetic on 4-bit Word ....
 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 computer storage media used in computers and other electronic devices. Because data stored in ROM cannot be modified , it is mainly used to distribute firmware ....
 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....
, SNK's
SNK Playmore

SNK Playmore is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. SNK is an acronym of Shin Nihon Kikaku , Japanese for "New Japan Project"....
 Neo-Geo
Neo Geo (console)

The Neo Geo is a Cartridge -based Arcade game and home video game system released in 1990 by Japanese game company SNK Playmore. The system offered comparatively colorful 2D computer graphics Computer graphics and high-quality sound....
, Capcom
Capcom

is a leading international video game developer and video game publisher of video games headquartered in Osaka, Japan. It was founded in 1979 as Japan Capsule Computers, a company devoted to the manufacturing and distribution of electronic game machines....
's CPS-2
CPS-2

The or CPS2 is an arcade system board that Capcom first used in 1993 for Super Street Fighter II. It was successor to their previous CP System arcade hardware and was succeeded by the CPS III hardware in ....
, and Sega
Sega

is a Multinational corporation video game software and hardware development company, and a home computer and console manufacturer headquartered in Ota, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan....
'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, typically installed in businesses such as restaurants, public houses, video arcades, and Family Entertainment Centers....
 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.

List of arcade system boards


BrezzaSoft

  • Crystal System (2001 - 2003)


Capcom
Capcom

is a leading international video game developer and video game publisher of video games headquartered in Osaka, Japan. It was founded in 1979 as Japan Capsule Computers, a company devoted to the manufacturing and distribution of electronic game machines....

  • Capcom Play System (1988 - 1995)
  • Capcom Play System 2
    CPS-2

    The or CPS2 is an arcade system board that Capcom first used in 1993 for Super Street Fighter II. It was successor to their previous CP System arcade hardware and was succeeded by the CPS III hardware in ....
     (1993 - 2004)
  • Capcom Play System 3
    CPS-3

    The or CPS 3 is an arcade system board that was first used by Capcom in with the arcade game Red Earth . It was the second successor to the CPS arcade hardware, following the CPS II....
     (1996 - 1999)


Cave
Cave (company)

CAVE CO., LTD. is a Japanese video game company, known primarily for its Shoot 'em up#Bullet hell 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 3rd Generation (2004 -)


CD Express

  • Cubo CD32 (1995)


Data East
Data East

also abbreviated as DECO, was a Japanese video game company. Their main headquarters were located in Tokyo, while their American subsidiary, Data East USA, was headquartered in San Jose, California....

  • 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....
     (1981 - 1985)
  • Simple 156 (1994 - 1996)
  • MLC System (1995 - 1996)


Examu

  • eX-BOARD (2008)


Fuuki

  • FG-2 (1995 - 1996)
  • FG-3 (1998 - 2000)


Gaelco
Gaelco

Gaelco is a Spain company that develops and publishes arcade games and video games....

  • Gaelco GAE1
  • Gaelco GAE2
  • Gaelco 3D
  • Gaelco PC Based


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 1991....

  • PolyGame Master (1997 - 2005)
  • PolyGame Master 2 (2007)


Irem
Irem (company)

is a Japan video game console Video game developer and Video game publisher, and formerly a developer and manufacturer of arcade games as well. They are probably best known for the famous Shoot 'em up#Scrolling shooters R-Type....
/Data East
Data East

also abbreviated as DECO, was a Japanese video game company. Their main headquarters were located in Tokyo, while their American subsidiary, Data East USA, was headquartered in San Jose, California....

  • M-10
  • M-62
  • M-107


Jaleco
Jaleco

Jaleco is the name of two separate Japan companies, Jaleco Holding and Jaleco Ltd, that were releated until January 2009.The original Jaleco Ltd was founded in 1974....

  • Mega System 32


Kaneko
Kaneko

Kaneko Seisakusho was a Japanese people video game publisher based in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan that published a number of games both under its brand and other companies, such as Air Buster, Shogun Warriors , DJ Boy, Guts'n, and the Gals Panic series....

  • Super NOVA System


Konami
Konami

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

  • GX System
  • GQ System
  • Baby Phoenix / GV System
  • GTI Club System
  • M2 System
  • Cobra System
  • BEMANI DJ-Main
  • Hornet System
  • System 573
  • BEMANI 573 ANALOG
  • BEMANI 573 DIGITAL
  • BEMANI Firebeat
  • Viper
  • Pyson


Limenko

  • Power System 2 (2000 - 2003)


Midway
Midway Games

'Midway Games' is an United States video game publisher and video game developer. Midway's legacy includes landmark titles such as Mortal Kombat , Ms....


Namco
Namco

, from NAkamura Manufacturing COmpany, is an amusement company based in Japan, best known overseas for video games development. On September 29 2005, Namco officially merged with Japanese toymaker Bandai to form Namco Bandai, one of the largest entertainment companies in Japan.Namco became a wholly owned subsidiary of the holdin...


  • Namco System 357 (2007 -)
  • Namco SystemES1 (2008 -)


Nintendo
Nintendo

is a global company located in Kyoto, Japan founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....

  • PlayChoice-10
  • Super System
    Nintendo Super System

    The Nintendo Super System is an arcade game system which was used to preview Super Nintendo Entertainment System games in the United States It was basically a Super Nintendo set up to use a menu which allowed the player to play the games for a certain amount of time depending on how many credits they had, working exactly like Nintendo's PlayC...
  • VS. UniSystem and VS. DualSystem
    Nintendo Vs. Series

    The Nintendo Vs. Series was a series of video arcade video games designed for two-player competitive play using the VS. UniSystem or VS....
  • Triforce


Psikyo
Psikyo

is a Japanese video game company started in 1992. Psikyo is an off-shoot formed from the staff that created the game Aero Fighters for Video System....

  • Psikyo 1st Generation (1993 - 1996)
  • Psikyo SH-2 (1997 - 2002)


Sammy
Sammy

Sammy may refer to:...

  • Atomiswave
    Atomiswave

    The Atomiswave is Sammy Corporation's 2003 custom arcade system board and arcade cabinet, which is based on Sega's Sega NAOMI system board . The Atomiswave system board uses interchangeable game cartridges, and the cabinet's control panel can be easily switched out with different control sets, including dual joysticks, dual lightguns, and a steerin...
     (2003 - 2006)
  • SSV (Sammy
    Sammy

    Sammy may refer to:...
    , Seta
    Seta (company)

    SETA Corporation was a Japanese computer gaming company, founded in October 1, 1985 and dissolved in January 23, 2009.As a video game publisher, it made games for the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and various other systems....
    , Visco
    Visco Corporation

    is a Japanese gaming company. Currently, they make slot machines but they have made Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo 64, and Neo Geo games in the past....
    )


Sega
Sega

is a Multinational corporation video game software and hardware development company, and a home computer and console manufacturer headquartered in Ota, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan....



Seibu
Seibu Kaihatsu

is a Japan manufacturer of arcade games. They are best known for the Raiden series of games. The company was once called Seibu Denshi....

  • Seibu SPI system
    Seibu SPI System

    The Seibu SPI system is Seibu Kaihatsu's custom arcade system board. The Seibu SPI system board uses interchangeable game cartridges, however, each cartridge is region specific, and must be paired with a board of the same region....
     (1995 - 2000)


SI Electronics

  • System Board Y2
    System Board Y2

    System Board Y2 is a low-cost arcade system board released by SI Electronics, LTD. in 2009, developed after Kaga Electronics had acquired SIE from Sega Sammy in 2008-07-01....
     (2009)


Seta
Seta (company)

SETA Corporation was a Japanese computer gaming company, founded in October 1, 1985 and dissolved in January 23, 2009.As a video game publisher, it made games for the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and various other systems....

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


SNK
SNK Playmore

SNK Playmore is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. SNK is an acronym of Shin Nihon Kikaku , Japanese for "New Japan Project"....

  • Neo Geo MVS
    Neo Geo (console)

    The Neo Geo is a Cartridge -based Arcade game and home video game system released in 1990 by Japanese game company SNK Playmore. The system offered comparatively colorful 2D computer graphics Computer graphics and high-quality sound....
     (1990 - 2004)
  • Hyper Neo Geo 64
    Hyper Neo Geo 64

    The Hyper Neo Geo 64 is an arcade game system created by SNK Playmore. It was the only SNK hardware set capable of rendering in 3D. It was meant to replace SNK's older home systems....
     (1997 - 1999)


Sony
Sony

is a multinational corporation list of conglomerates corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest media conglomerates with revenue exceeding US$99.1 billion ....

  • ZN-1 (1996 - 2000)
  • ZN-2 (1997 - 1999)


Taito
Taito Corporation

The is a Japanese developer of video game software and arcade hardware wholly owned by publisher Square Enix.Taito Trading Company was established by a Russian Jewish businessman named Michael Kogan....

  • Taito F3 System
    Taito F3 System

    The Taito F3 System is an arcade system board released by Taito Corporation in 1992....
     (1992 - 1998)
  • FX-1A System (1995 - 1996)
  • JC System (1995 - 1998)
  • FX-1B System (1996 - 1997)
  • Wolf System (1997)
  • PPC JC System (1998)
  • Taito G-NET (1998 - 2004)
  • Type Zero (1999 - 2000)
  • Scorpion (2000 - 2001)
  • Type X
    Taito Type X

    The Taito Type X is an arcade system board released by Taito Corporation in 2004. A Personal computer-based design, the Type X board is upgradeable by developers, with the Type X+ and Type X? models having more advanced graphics abilities....
     (2004 - 2008)
  • Type X+
    Taito Type X

    The Taito Type X is an arcade system board released by Taito Corporation in 2004. A Personal computer-based design, the Type X board is upgradeable by developers, with the Type X+ and Type X? models having more advanced graphics abilities....
     (2005 - 2007)
  • Type X2
    Taito Type X

    The Taito Type X is an arcade system board released by Taito Corporation in 2004. A Personal computer-based design, the Type X board is upgradeable by developers, with the Type X+ and Type X? models having more advanced graphics abilities....
     (2006 -)


Tecmo
Tecmo

is a Japanese video game corporation best known for the Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive , Deception series, Monster Rancher, Rygar, Tecmo Bowl, Tecmo World Wrestling, Fatal Frame and Gallop Racer video game series....

  • TPS System (1997 - 2001)