Arcade Systems
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While arcade games are known for their dedicated hardware, there are a number of systems available which allow different games to be run using the same cabinet and basic processor motherboard.
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Generic | Atari | Bally Midway | Bally Sente | Capcom | CAVE | Incredible Technologies | Irem | Konami | Midway | Namco | Nintendo | Psikyo | Sega | Seta | SNK | Sony | Taito | Williams | Other | |||||
| Joint Ventures | |||||
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Atari and Midway | Midway and Williams | Sega-branded Joint Venture Systems | |||||
Arcade System Types
Many arcade manufacturers used similar hardware set ups regularly for different games. Few of these hardware set ups are true system types in themselves (i.e., a generic system set up capable of playing multiple games). Instead most have generic interface types capable of running different ROM chips. However, no distinction is made here.
Many system names come from the name of the first or most popular game to have been produced on the hardware. Additionally, older systems tended not to be named and are therefore referred to by their common hardware components instead ("Dual Motorola 68000" for example).
Generic Hardware
Atari Systems
- 3DO Prototype (Based on 3DO hardware.)
- Centipede
- Cyberball
- Denver
- Dual Motorola 68000 Based
- Flagstaff
- Kangaroo
- G1
- G42
- Gauntlet
- GT
- GX2
- Cojag
- Hard Drivin'
- Laserdisc
- Media GX
- Missile Command
- Motorola 68000 Based
- Phoenix
- Star Wars Vector
- System 1
- System 2
- Vector
Atari and Midway Joint Venture Systems
Bally Midway Systems
- Astrocade
- MCR-1
- MCR-2
- MCR-3
- MCR-68K
- MCR-Monoboard
- Bally Midway MCR-Scroll
- Bally Midway Pinball/Video Hybrid
Bally Sente Systems
Capcom Systems
CAVE Systems
Incredible Technologies Systems
IREM Systems
Konami Systems
- 6809 Based
- 8080 Based
- Amidar
- Baby Phoenix System (aka GV System)
- Bemani DJ-Main
- Bemani Firebeat
- Bemani PC Based (PC based)
- Bemani PlayStation 2 (literally a PS2 + seperate board)
- Bemani System 573 (various input types)
- Bemani Twinkle
- Bemani Viper
- Bet
- Bishi Bashi
- Blades of Steel
- Bubble System
- Chequered Flag
- Cobra
- Contra
- Double Dribble
- Dual 68000 Based
- Dual 6809 Based
- Framebuffer
- GQ System (Sony PlayStation based)
- Green Beret
- GTI Club
- GV (Sony PlayStation based)
- GX (to include Bemani DJ-Main)
- Hornet
- Laserdisc
- M2 (3DO based)
- Mystic Warrior
- Nemesis
- NWK-TR
- PC Based (PC based, to include Bemani PC Based)
- Polygonet
- PowerPC Based
- Pyson (to include Satellite variations)
- Scramble
- Super Cobra
- Tactician
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (a.k.a. TMNT)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (a.k.a. TMNT2)
- Viper (to include Satellite & Bemani variations)
- X-Men
- Xexex
- Z80 Based
Midway Systems
- Atlantis
- Graphite (PC hardware based)
- Killer Instinct
- Other (to cover older systems)
- Quicksilver II (PC hardware based)
- T Unit
- V Unit
- Wolf Unit
- X Unit
- Zeus
- Zeus II
Midway and Williams Joint Venture Systems
Namco Systems
- Galaga
Galaxian
- Gaplus
- N2 (PC hardware based)
- NA-1
- NA-2
- NB-1
- NB-2
- ND-1
PuckMan (Popularised as Pac-Man)
- Pacland
- Pole Position
- Other
- Super Pac-Man
- System 1
- System 10 (Sony PlayStation based)
- System 11 (Sony PlayStation based)
- System 12 (Sony PlayStation based)
- System 16 Universal
- System 2 (to include derivatives as revisions)
- System 21
- System 22
- System 23
- System 258 (Sony PlayStation 2 based)
- System 86
- System FL
- System Super 22
- System Super 23
- Thunder Ceptor
Nintendo Systems
Psikyo Systems
Sega Systems
- Appoooh
- Aurora
- Champion Baseball
- Chihiro
- Chihiro Satellite Terminal
- G80 (to include Raster & Vector versions)
- Gigas
- Hikaru
- Kyugo
- Lindbergh
- Mega Play (Sega Mega Drive based)
- Mega-Tech (Sega Mega Drive based)
- Naomi
- Naomi 2
- Naomi 2 GD-ROM
- Naomi 2 Satellite Terminal
- Naomi 3
- Namoi GD-ROM
- Naomi Satellite Terminal
Pengo
- Pre-System 16
OutRun
- R360
- SG1000
- Sharp Shooter (Sega Master System based)
- Space Harrier
- Space Position
- System 1
- System 2
- System 16
- System 18
- System 24
- System 32
- System Multi 32
- System C-2 (Sega Mega Drive based)
- System E (Sega Master System based)
- Titan Video Game System (ST-V)
- Vic Dual
- Voltage Controlled Oscillators (VCOs)
- X Board
- Y Board
- Zaxxon
Sega-branded Joint Venture Systems
- Model 1 (with General Electric Aerospace)
- Model 2 (with Martin Marietta)
- Model 2A CRX (with Martin Marietta)
- Model 2B CRX (with Martin Marietta)
- Model 2C CRX (with Martin Marietta)
- Model 3 Step 1.0 (with Lockheed Martin)
- Model 3 Step 1.5 (with Lockheed Martin)
- Model 3 Step 2.0 (with Lockheed Martin)
- Model 3 Step 2.1 (with Lockheed Martin)
Martin Marietta bought out General Electric Aerospace after the Sega Model 1. Lockheed merged with Martin Marietta after the Sega Model 2 series.
Seta Systems
SNK Systems
Sony Systems
- System 246 (Based on PlayStation 2 hardware.)
- System 573 (Based on PlayStation hardware.)
- ZN-1
- ZN-2
Taito Systems
- 40-0
- 8080 Based
- Air System
- Arkanoid
- B System
- Birdie King
- Bonze Adventure
- Bubble Bobble
- Buggy Challenge
- Darius II Twin Screen
- F1 System
- F2 System
- F3 System
- FX-1 System (Sony PlayStation based, to cover FX-1A & FX-1B Systems)
- G-NET System (Sony PlayStation based)
- Gyrodine
- H System
- JC System Type-C (to include PPC-based variant)
- Joshi Vollyball
- Kick and Run
- L System
- LG System (Laserdisc system)
- Motorola 68000 Based
- Motorola 68020 Based
- Ninja Warriors
- Nunchaken
- NY Captor
- Operation Wolf 3
- Ping Pong King
- Qix
- Safari
- Scorpion
- System SJ
- Super Qix
- The Fairyland Story
- The Pit
- The Newzealand Story
- Tiger Heli
- Toaplan
- Top Speed
- Type X (PC hardware based, to include Type X+)
- Type-Zero
- Wolf System (PC hardware based)
- X System
- Z System
- Z80 Based
Williams Systems
Other Systems
- Cubo CD32 (Commodore CD32 based)
- Gaelco 3D Arcade Systems
- GamePlan Dual-M6502
- Kaneko Super Nova System
- Kaneko Motorola 68000 Based
- Microprose 3D System
- IGS Polygame Master (PGM)
- Sammy Atomiswave
- SSV (joint venture between Sammy, Seta & Visco)
- Seibu SPI
- Tri-Force (joint venture between Namco, Nintendo and Sega)
- Valadon Automation Bagman
Many system types courtesy of System 16.
Arcade Games
A full list of Arcade games documented on GamerWiki can be found at the Arcade category.
Alternatively, a manually created list is also available - this is to be deprecated, so please add any further games to the games to be added page.
