Atomiswave
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![]() An Atomiswave arcade board, with a game cartridge installed. There are detachable panels on the front and right of the board. | |
Developer | Sammy Corporation |
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Discontinued | March 31, 2017[1][2] | (technical support)
CPU | SH-4 @ 200 MHz |
Memory | 16 MB |
Graphics | PowerVR 2 @ 100MHz |
Sound | ARM7 Yamaha AICA @ 45 MHz |
Connectivity | AW-Net |
The Atomiswave is a custom arcade system board and cabinet from Sammy Corporation. It is based on Sega's Dreamcast console, sharing similarities with the NAOMI, as far as it uses interchangeable game cartridges, as well as a removable module for changing the control scheme (including dual joysticks, dual light guns and a steering wheel), but unlike the NAOMI, the Atomiswave does not feature expanded RAM compared to the Dreamcast.
With the retirement of the aging Neo Geo MVS system, SNK Playmore chose the Atomiswave as its next system to develop games for.[3][4] In a contract with Sammy, SNK Playmore agreed to develop five games for the Atomiswave system. Metal Slug 6 was SNK Playmore's fifth game for the Atomiswave, after which SNK moved on to a Taito Type X2 arcade board. Sega ended technical support for the system and its games on March 31, 2017.[1][2] Since its discontinuation, the Atomiswave library has received homebrew conversions to the Dreamcast.[5]
Specifications
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- CPU: Hitachi SH-4 32-bit RISC CPU 200 MHz
- Graphics processor: PowerVR 2 100 MHz
- Polygon performance: 3 to 5 million polygons/sec
- Rendering speed: 500 M pixels/sec
- Additional features: bump mapping, fog, alpha-blending (transparency), MIP mapping (polygon-texture auto switch), tri-*linear filtering, anti-aliasing, environment mapping, and specular effect
- Sound processor: ARM7 Yamaha AICA (with internal 32-bit RISC CPU, 64 channel ADPCM) 45 MHz
- Memory
- System: 16 MB
- Graphics: 8 MB
- Sound: 2 MB
- Storage media: ROM board
AW-net
[edit]In Japan, the Atomiswave was able to connect via a special modem to the AW-Net online system set up by Sammy. The AW-Net was primarily used to play online with other players and to create online player rankings. AW-Net was discontinued on 30 November 2006 following the merger of Sammy and Sega; the follow-up system was ALL.Net.
Games
[edit]Released
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Title | Publisher/Developer | Genre | Year |
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Animal Basket[5] (Japan: Hustle Tamaire Kyousou) |
Sammy, Moss | Sports | 2005 |
Block Pong Pong[5] | Sammy | Sports | 2005 |
Demolish Fist[6] | Sammy, Dimps | Beat 'em up | 2003 |
Dirty Pigskin Football[5] | Sammy, Play Mechanix | Sports | 2006 |
Dolphin Blue[7] | Sammy | Shoot 'em up | 2003 |
Extreme Hunting[5] | Sammy | Lightgun shooter | 2005 |
Extreme Hunting 2 Tournament Edition | Sega Amusement USA | Lightgun shooter | 2006 |
Faster Than Speed[8] | Sammy | Racing | 2004 |
Fist of the North Star (Japan: Hokuto No Ken) |
Sega, Arc System Works | Fighting | 2005 |
Guilty Gear Isuka[9] | Sammy, Arc System Works | Fighting | 2003 |
Guilty Gear X Version 1.5 | Sammy, Arc System Works | Fighting | 2003 |
The King of Fighters Neowave | Sammy, SNK Playmore | Fighting | 2004 |
The King of Fighters XI | Sega, SNK Playmore | Fighting | 2005 |
Knights of Valour: The Seven Spirits | Sammy, IGS | Beat 'em up | 2003 |
Maximum Speed[10] | Sammy, SIMS | Racing | 2003 |
Metal Slug 6 | Sega, SNK Playmore | Platformer | 2006 |
Miracle Stadium | Sammy | Sports | 2005 |
NeoGeo Battle Coliseum | Sega, SNK Playmore | Fighting | 2005 |
Net Select Keiba Victory Furlong | Sammy | Sports | 2005 |
Net Select Salary Man Kintarou | Sammy | Mahjong | 2004 |
Ranger Mission[5] | Sammy | Lightgun shooter | 2004 |
The Rumble Fish | Sammy, Dimps | Fighting | 2004 |
The Rumble Fish 2[9] | Sammy, Dimps | Fighting | 2005 |
Samurai Spirits: Tenkaichi Kenkakuden | Sega, SNK Playmore | Fighting | 2005 |
Sega Bass Fishing Challenge | Sega Amusement USA | Sports | 2009 |
Sega Clay Challenge[5] | Sega Amusement USA | Lightgun shooter | 2008 |
Sports Shooting USA[5] | Sammy | Lightgun shooter | 2003 |
Wai Wai Drive[5] | Sammy | Action | 2005 |
Unreleased
[edit]- Sushi Bar (Sammy, 2003)
- Premier Eleven (Sammy/Dimps, 2003)
- Chase 1929 (Sammy, 2004)
- Force Five (Sammy, 2004)[11]
- Kenju (Sammy / DreamFactory, 2004)[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "弊社製品保守対応の終了について" (PDF). Sega Logistics Service. 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ a b "Announcement on sales termination of the maintenance parts for SEGA products" (PDF). Sega Logistics Service. 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Final NeoGeo game to be released in July". GameSpot. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "SNK to Atomiswave". IGN. 20 February 2004. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Dreamcast Atomiswave Ports". RetroRGB. 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ^ Perez, George (November 19, 2020). "Arc System Works' Fist of the North Star & Demolish Fist have been ported to SEGA Dreamcast". SEGAbits. Archived from the original on 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ Perez, George (November 16, 2020). "Shoot 'em up 'Dolphin Blue' arcade gets SEGA Dreamcast port". SEGAbits. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ Perez, George (November 14, 2020). "'Faster Than Speed' is the newest SEGA Dreamcast Atomiswave port". SEGAbits. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
- ^ a b Perez, George (November 24, 2020). "Guilty Gear Isuka and Rumble Fish 2 have now been ported to SEGA Dreamcast". SEGAbits. Archived from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ^ "Maximum Speed for the Sega Dreamcast – Atomiswave conversion from YZB". arcadepunks.com. Arcade Punks. November 16, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "Force Five, un autre inédit de l'arcade ressuscité sur Dreamcast – Le Mag de MO5.COM". 31 March 2021.
- ^ Verdin, Guillaume (February 16, 2021). "Kenju, un inédit de l'arcade ressuscité sur Dreamcast". MO5.com (in French). Association MO5.COM. Archived from the original on 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2021-02-27.