The Namco System 22 is the successor to the Namco System 21 arcade system board. It debuted in 1992 with Sim Drive in Japan,[1] followed by a worldwide debut in 1993 with Ridge Racer.
Manufacturer | Namco |
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Type | Arcade system board |
CPU | Motorola 68020 32-bit |
Predecessor | Namco System 21 |
Successor | Namco System 11 |
The System 22 was designed by Namco with assistance from graphics & simulation company Evans & Sutherland. Graphical features include texture mapping, Gouraud shading, transparency effects, and depth cueing, thanks to the Evans & Sutherland 'TR3' chip/chipset, which stands for: Texture Mapping, Real-Time, Real-Visual, Rendering System. The main CPU provides a scene description to the TR3 graphics processing unit and a bank of DSP chips which perform 3D calculations.
A variant of the system, called the Super System 22, was released in 1995. The hardware was largely similar to the System 22, but with a slightly higher polygon rate and more special effects possible.
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Name | Year of Release | Notes |
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Sim Drive | (1992) | Limited release[1][4] |
Ridge Racer | (1993) | |
Ace Driver | (1994) | |
Alpine Racer | (1994) | |
Cyber Commando | (1994) | |
Ridge Racer 2 | (1994) | |
Ace Driver: Victory Lap | (1995) | |
Air Combat 22 | (1995) | |
Cyber Cycles | (1995) | |
Dirt Dash | (1995) | |
Rave Racer | (1995) | |
Time Crisis | (1995) | |
Tokyo Wars | (1996) | |
Alpine Racer 2 | (1996) | |
Alpine Surfer | (1996) | |
Aqua Jet | (1996)[5] | |
Armadillo Racing | (1996) | |
Prop Cycle | (1996) |