New Taito TypeX arcade hardware, lineup announced

No_Style · Sep 3, 2004, 02:54 AM

TOKYO--At this year's Amusement Machine Show (AMShow), Taito announced the lineup of games that will be appearing on its new Windows XP-based arcade hardware, TypeX. The two biggest game announcements for TypeX were Raiden III and Castle of Shikigami III, both of which will be released to arcades in 2005.

Raiden III will be co-developed by the companies Seibu Kaihatsu and Moss, with series creator Hitoshi Hamada supervising the project. While details have not yet been revealed, the update to the seminal shooting game series is slated for release in the spring of next year.

TypeX’s hardware was on display at the company's booth, looking at first glance more like an IBM compatible PC machine rather than an arcade PCB setup. The machine on its back panel had all the connections you'd expect on a PC, such as a mouse port, PCI slots, and parallel port; TypeX also comes complete with a hard disk drive.

What's more, arcade operators can add or replace parts depending on the requirements of the games. For developers, TypeX's architecture and Windows XP-based operating system means that games can be easily developed like a Windows program; it also means that PC games to be ported to the arcades with ease.

TypeX's full specifications are as follows:

• OS: Windows XP Embedded (customized)
• CPU: Celeron 2.5Ghz (upgradable to Pentium 4 2.8Ghz)
• FSB: 400Mhz (Upgradable to 800Mhz)
• Chipset: Intel 865G
• Memory: DDR266 DIMM 256MB (upgradable to DDR400 2GB)
• Graphics Board: AGP Radeon 9200SE (128 MB) - X800XT (256 MB)
• Audio: AC97 on-board 6 channel audio CODEC
• Lan: On-board 10/100Base-TX
• USB: 4ch (ver 1.1 & 2.0 compatible)
• Parallel port: 1 port
• PS/2 port: keyboard, mouse
• PCI: 2 slots
• IDE: 2ch U-DMA(100/66/33)
• Serial ATA: 2ch
• Audio inputs: Microphone (stereo pin-jack), line-in (stereo pin-jack)
• Audio outputs: line-out (stereo pin-jack), SPDI/F
• Power: ATX AC 100v
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Read More/Source: Gamespot

No_Style · Sep 3, 2004, 02:56 AM

Vertical shooters! Classic games. Raiden III, Ikaruga's developer, Giga Wing Generations...and more. All of that on what is practically a PC.

I hope they do PC ports

I adore Ikaruga, but it's a hard nut to crack, but then again I haven't really tried to crack it. Many classics coming back

Sep 3, 2004, 02:54 AM	#1
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	New Taito TypeX arcade hardware, lineup announced TOKYO--At this year's Amusement Machine Show (AMShow), Taito announced the lineup of games that will be appearing on its new Windows XP-based arcade hardware, TypeX. The two biggest game announcements for TypeX were Raiden III and Castle of Shikigami III, both of which will be released to arcades in 2005. Raiden III will be co-developed by the companies Seibu Kaihatsu and Moss, with series creator Hitoshi Hamada supervising the project. While details have not yet been revealed, the update to the seminal shooting game series is slated for release in the spring of next year. TypeX’s hardware was on display at the company's booth, looking at first glance more like an IBM compatible PC machine rather than an arcade PCB setup. The machine on its back panel had all the connections you'd expect on a PC, such as a mouse port, PCI slots, and parallel port; TypeX also comes complete with a hard disk drive. What's more, arcade operators can add or replace parts depending on the requirements of the games. For developers, TypeX's architecture and Windows XP-based operating system means that games can be easily developed like a Windows program; it also means that PC games to be ported to the arcades with ease. TypeX's full specifications are as follows: • OS: Windows XP Embedded (customized) • CPU: Celeron 2.5Ghz (upgradable to Pentium 4 2.8Ghz) • FSB: 400Mhz (Upgradable to 800Mhz) • Chipset: Intel 865G • Memory: DDR266 DIMM 256MB (upgradable to DDR400 2GB) • Graphics Board: AGP Radeon 9200SE (128 MB) - X800XT (256 MB) • Audio: AC97 on-board 6 channel audio CODEC • Lan: On-board 10/100Base-TX • USB: 4ch (ver 1.1 & 2.0 compatible) • Parallel port: 1 port • PS/2 port: keyboard, mouse • PCI: 2 slots • IDE: 2ch U-DMA(100/66/33) • Serial ATA: 2ch • Audio inputs: Microphone (stereo pin-jack), line-in (stereo pin-jack) • Audio outputs: line-out (stereo pin-jack), SPDI/F • Power: ATX AC 100v _______________ Read More/Source: Gamespot __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Sep 3, 2004, 02:56 AM	#2
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Vertical shooters! Classic games. Raiden III, Ikaruga's developer, Giga Wing Generations...and more. All of that on what is practically a PC. I hope they do PC ports I adore Ikaruga, but it's a hard nut to crack, but then again I haven't really tried to crack it. Many classics coming back __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here