Taito Type X Explained
The Taito Type X is an arcade system board released in 2004 by game developer and publisher Taito.
Based on commodity personal computer 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 capability. This flexibility allows game developers limited choice in selecting a configuration to fit the game's specific requirements, and allows the platform as a whole to more efficiently support gaming titles with vastly different computing needs. For example, the Type X+ and Type X2 models have upgrade graphics processing power, which could be put toward better game visuals, or outputting to higher-resolution (HDTV) displays. The Type X7 board is used primarily for pachinko machines in Japan. Rawiya co-owned the company that produced this system board.
Taito Type X and X7 use Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional as the recommended development platform.
The Taito NESiCAxLive add-on allows arcade owners to use a digital distribution system to download games.
Specifications
Taito Type X/X+
- OS: Windows XP Embedded
- CPU: Intel Celeron 2.5 GHz, 400 MHz FSB (upgradeable to Celeron 2.0/2.8 GHz, Pentium 4 2.0 GHz/2.4 GHz/2.6 GHz/2.8 GHz/3.0 GHz, 400-800 MHz FSB)
- Chipset: Intel 865G
- RAM: DDR266 DIMM 256 MB (upgradeable to DDR400 2 GB), 2 memory slots
- GPU: (AGP-8x slot) Supported cards include ATI Radeon 9600 SE 128 MB, 9600 XT 128 MB, X700 PRO 256 MB
- Sound: AC'97 onboard 6 channel audio codec
- LAN: On board, 10/100 BASE-TX, NeSYS Compatible Controller
- I/O ports: 4 USB ports (1.1 & 2.0 compatible), 1 parallel port, 2 PS/2
- Audio inputs: Microphone (stereo pin-jack), line-in (stereo pin-jack)
- Audio outputs: line-out (stereo pin-jack), SPDI/F
- Expansion slots: AGP (used by video card), 2× PCI
- Storage interface: 2 channel Parallel ATA (UATA-100/66/33), 2 channel SATA
- Media: PATA/SATA Hard disk
Type X+ uses a more powerful graphics board, allowing greater detail and effects (such as particle effects.)[1]
Taito Type X7
- OS: Windows XP Embedded
- CPU: Intel Celeron M 600 MHz
- Chipset: Intel 855GME + ICH4
- RAM: 512 MiB
- GPU: ATI Mobility Radeon 9550 (128 MB)
- Sound: AC'97 onboard 6 channel audio codec
- Storage: 512 MB-2 GB flash ROM
- Audio outputs: 4 channel speaker[2]
Taito Type X2
- OS: Windows XP Embedded
- CPU: Intel LGA 775 CPU. Supported CPUs include Celeron D 352, Pentium 4 651, Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
- Chipset: Intel Q965 + ICH8 (dg31pr +ich7)
- Video output: 640×480 (VGA), 1280×720 (HDTV 720p), 1920×1080 (HDTV 1080p)
- RAM: 667/800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM. Supported capacities 512 MB, 1 GB, 4 GB.
- GPU: PCI Express ×16-based graphics. Supported GPUs include ATI Radeon (x1600Pro, x1300LE) or Nvidia GeForce (7900GS, 7600GS, 7300GS)
- Sound: Onboard Realtek HD 7.1 channel Sound (supports add-in sound cards)
- LAN: 1000BASE-T 10/100BASE-TX
- I/O ports: 1 JVS, 4 USB 2.0, 1 serial (max 2), 1 parallel port, 2 PS/2, 2 SATA
- Audio inputs: AKG C535EB Stage Microphone, line-in (Surround 7.1)
- Audio outputs: 7.1, SPDI/FX
- Expansion Slots: 1 PCI Express x16 (used by video card), 1 PCI Express x4, 2 PCI
- Storage: SATA 3 Gbit/s Hard Drives
The Type X2 (stylized as Type X2) system-board uses an updated Intel platform with a PCI-express system bus, and supports more recent graphics GPUs and Intel CPUs than those supported by Type X.
Compatibility
Due to platform specific drivers (Windows XP Embedded), game software is not interchangeable between Type X2 and the older Type X/X+ platform.
Taito Type X2 Satellite Terminal
It is a variant of Taito Type X2, but supports networked multiplayer play.
Taito Type X Zero
- OS: Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7
- CPU: Intel Atom 230 1.6 GHz (533 MHz FSB)
- Chipset: MCP7A-ION
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 9400M
- Sound: 5.1 channel (HD Audio)
- Memory: 1 GB (DDR2 SDRAM), optional 2-4 GB
- USB: 6 ports
- Video output connectors: 2 ports (RGB+DVI or HDMI)
- LAN: 1 port (10/100/1000 Mbit/s)
- Case Size: W 274 mm × D 197 mm × H 67 mm
- Power: AC 100–240 V
- Storage (optional): HDD: 250-1000 GB / SSD: 16 GB
Taito Type X3
In addition, in Type X3 (stylized as Type X3), hardware configuration changes are possible for each game title, following the lineup is as an optional part.[3]
Taito Type X4
Games
Type X / Type X+ games (2003–2013)
Type X2 games (2007–2015)
(★ marked with dedicated software delivery NESiCAxLive)
Type X Zero games (2011–)
Type X3 games (2012–)
(★ marked with dedicated software delivery NESiCAxLive / NESiCAxLive2)
Type X4 games (2016–)
Current third-party developers
See also
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=678 System 16 - Type X+ hardware (Taito)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080119031119/http://www.typex.taito.jp/feature2.html Taito Type X7
- Web site: Time For Some Japanese Amusement Company Earnings Reports! (Plus Gunslinger Stratos stuff). Arcade Heroes. 3 September 2012. August 3, 2012.
