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Release date
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Notes
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Notable games and release years
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| System 1
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1987
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- 16-bit arcade system; Yokai Dochuki was Namco's first 16-bit arcade game
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| System 2
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1987
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- Introduced with Final Lap
- Uses the Namco C140 sound chip
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| System 21 "Polygonizer"
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1988
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- Preceded by System 2 and succeeded by System 22
- Unveiled in 1988 with Winning Run
- First arcade system board specifically designed for 3D polygon processing
- Consists of four PCBs housed in a metal crate
- Uses two Motorola 68000 main processors at 12.288 MHz
- Uses four Texas Instruments TMS320C25 digital signal processors at 24.576 MHz for 3D calculations; Starblade instead uses five TMS320C20 DSPs
- Uses a Motorola 6809 sound processor at 3.072 MHz
- Uses a Yamaha YM2151 sound chip at 3.58 MHz
- Uses a Hitachi HD63705 microcontroller at 2.048 MHz and Namco custom chips
- Was in development for more than three years before release, beginning around the mid-1980s
- Phil Harrison reported in 1989 that Atari Games' Hard Drivin' ran on an earlier, less powerful version of the hardware, and described System 21 as a shared Namco–Atari development
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| NA-1
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1992
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- Uses the Namco C219 sound chip
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| NA-2
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1992
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- Related to the NA-1 platform
- Uses the Namco C219 sound chip
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| System 22
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1992
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- Successor to System 21
- Designed by Namco
- Debuted in Japan in 1992 with Sim Drive, followed by its worldwide debut in 1993 with Ridge Racer
- Uses a Motorola 68020 32-bit main processor at 24.576 MHz
- Uses two TMS32025 DSPs at 49.152 MHz, although the exact number of DSPs may vary
- Uses Namco's in-house-developed TR3 graphics processor
- Supports texture mapping, Gouraud shading, transparency effects and depth cueing
- Capable of displaying 16.7 million colours and processing 240,000 polygons per second
- Uses a Mitsubishi M37702 sound CPU at 16.384 MHz
- Uses the Namco C352 sound chip, with 32 voices, four 16-bit channels and support for 8-bit linear or μ-law PCM samples
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| NB-1
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1993
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- Uses the Namco C352 sound chip
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| System FL
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1993
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- Uses the Namco C352 sound chip
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| System 11
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September 1994
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- 32-bit arcade system board developed jointly by Namco and Sony Computer Entertainment
- Based on a prototype of the PlayStation
- Tekken was initially planned for System 22, but development was moved to System 11
- Uses a MIPS R3000A 32-bit RISC main processor at 33.8688 MHz
- Uses a Namco C76 (Mitsubishi M37702) sound CPU and Namco C352 sound chip
- 2 MB main RAM, 2 MB video VRAM and 512 kB sound RAM
- Graphics processor rated at 360,000 polygons per second
- Discontinued in February 1999
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| NB-2
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1995
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- Related to the NB-1 platform
- Uses the Namco C352 sound chip
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| Super System 22
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1995
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- Variant of System 22
- Hardware largely similar to System 22
- Provides a slightly higher polygon rate and additional special effects
- Uses a Mitsubishi M37710 sound CPU at 16.384 MHz
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| ND-1
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1995
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- Uses the Namco C352 sound chip
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| System 12
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1996
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- Upgraded version of System 11 with faster processing power
- Uses the same basic configuration as System 11, but with the CPU operating frequency increased by a factor of 1.5
- First publicly used for Tekken 3, released in March 1997
- Uses a MIPS R3000A 32-bit RISC main processor at 48 MHz
- Uses a Hitachi H8/3002 sound CPU and Namco C352 sound chip
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| System 22.5 / Gorgon
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1997
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- Uses a Hitachi H8/3334 I/O processor
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| System 23
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1997
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| Super System 23
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1997
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- More powerful variant of System 23
- Uses a 166 MHz main processor
- Uses a PIC16Cxx I/O processor
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| Super System 23 GMEN
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1998
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| Super System 23 Evolution 2
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1999
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- Uses a 200 MHz main processor
- Uses a PIC16Cxx I/O processor
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| System 10
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2000
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- Based on PlayStation hardware
- Uses a MIPS R3000A 32-bit RISC processor
- 132 MB/s bus and 512 KB OS ROM
- 2 MB main RAM, 2 MB video RAM and 512 KB sound RAM
- Uses the PlayStation SPU with 24 channels and 44.1 kHz PCM audio
- Graphics processor rated at 360,000 polygons per second
- Supports resolutions from 256×224 to 740×480 and 16.7 million colours
- Uses ROM and, for some games, CD/DVD media
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- GAHAHA Ippatsudou (2000)
- Mr. Driller 2 (2000)
- Point Blank 3 / Gunbalina (2000)
- GAHAHA Ippatsudou 2 (2001)
- Gekitoride-Jong Space (2001)
- Honne Hakkenki (2001)
- Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan (2001)
- Mr. Driller G (2001)
- Taiko no Tatsujin (2001)
- Taiko no Tatsujin 2 (2001)
- Gamshara (2002)
- Hard Puncher Hajime no Ippo 2 Ouja e no Chousen (2002)
- Panikuru Panekuru (2002)
- Puzz Ball (2002)
- Slot no Oji Sama (2002)
- Star Trigon (2002)
- Sugorochikku Japan (2002)
- Taiko no Tatsujin 3 (2002)
- Taiko no Tatsujin 4 (2002)
- Tsukkomi Yousei Gips Nice Tsukkomi (2002)
- Uchuu Daisakusen - Chocovader Contactee (2002)
- Kono e-Tako (2003)
- NFL Classic Football (2003)
- Petter the Shepherd (2003)
- Seishun Quiz Colorful High School (2003)
- Taiko no Tatsujin 5 (2003)
- Dokidoki! Flower (2004)
- Sekai Kaseki Hakken (2004)
- Taiko no Tatsujin 6 (2004)
- Ball Pom Line (2005)
- Medal No Tatsujin (2005)
- Puzz Cube (2005)
- Medal No Tatsujin 2 (2006)
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| System 246
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December 2000
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- Based on PlayStation 2 technology
- Uses the MIPS III R5900-based "Emotion Engine" processor at 294.912 MHz
- Uses a MIPS II R3000A I/O processor at 33.8688 MHz
- 32 MB RDRAM
- Uses the PlayStation 2 Graphics Synthesizer at 147.456 MHz with 4 MB eDRAM
- Uses SPU1 and SPU2 sound hardware
- Supports CD-ROM, DVD-ROM and hard-drive storage, with a 64-Mbit NAND FlashROM security dongle
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| System 256
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2004
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- Upgraded version of System 246
- Uses 8 MB graphics eDRAM
- Main processor can operate at 299 MHz
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| Super System 256
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2006
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- Variant of System 256 with an integrated gun board
- Used for Time Crisis 4
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| System N2
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| System ES1
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- PC-based successor platform
- Runs a Debian-based Linux operating system
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| System ES1(A2)
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| System ES2 Plus
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- Aikatsu! (2012)
- Hyakujuu Taisen Great Animal Kaiser (2012)
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| System ES3
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| System ES4
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| System BNA1
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| System BNA1 LITE
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- Less powerful version of System BNA1 intended for less demanding games
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