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{{Infobox game hardware
|name = IGS PolyGameMaster
|kanji =
|kana =
|romaji =
|image =
|image2 =
|caption=
|manufacturer = [[IGS|International Games System]]
|year = 1997 - 2005
|media = Cartridge <br> Single PCB
|cpu = Motorola 68000 @ 20 MHz
|gpu =
|sound = Z80 @ 8.468 MHz <br> ICS2115 32-channel PCM
|resolution = 15KHz
|standard = [[JAMMA]]
|predecessor =
|successor = [[IGS PGM 2]]
}}
The '''''IGS PolyGame Master''''' is an arcade system released by [[IGS]] in 1997. Designed to rival the [[SNK Neo Geo MVS]], it borrows many design elements from the MVS, such as a cartridge system. Later on in the ''IGS PGM'' life cycle, some games were released in both cartridge form and single PCB form, similar to the MVS single PCB games. In 2007, the successor to the ''IGS PGM'', the [[IGS PolyGame Master 2]], was released.

IGS also allowed [[Cave]] to release games on a custom single PCB version of the PGM, known as the [[CAVE IGS PGM Hardware]].

== Hardware Specifications ==
The IGS PGM uses [[JAMMA]] pinout with a fourth button, similar to a 1-slot [[Neo Geo MVS]].

The CPU is a Motorola 68000 running at 20 MHz, sound CPU is a Z80 running at 8.468 MHz, and the sound chip is an ICS2115, which affords the IGS PGM 32-channel PCM audio.

The small push button should bring the test menu and the brown switch erase the contents of the NVRAM. Use this to reset to factory defaults or reset scores if they save.

The battery on the IGS PGM is a Varta 3/V60R (NiMH, Alkaline) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel%E2%80%93metal_hydride_battery#Electrochemistry Metal hydride battery Electrochemistry]

== IGS PGM Releases ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:auto"
|-
! Title
! Alt. Title
! Format
! Year
|-
| 3-in-1||||Cartridge||2004
|-
| Dragon World 2||China Dragon 2 / Chuugoku Ryuu 2||Cartridge||1997
|-
| Dragon World 2001||China Dragon 4 / Chuugoku Ryuu 4||Cartridge||2001
|-
| Dragon World 3||China Dragon 3 / Chuugoku Ryuu 3||Cartridge||1998
|-
| Dragon World 3 EX||China Dragon 3 EX / Chuugoku Ryuu 3 EX||Cartridge||1999
|-
| Dragon World 3 Special||China Dragon 3 Special / Chuugoku Ryuu 3 Special||Cartridge||2000
|-
| Dragon World Pretty Chance||China Dragon Pretty Chance / Chuugoku Ryuu Pretty Chance||Cartridge||2001
|-
| Demon Front ||||Cartridge & PCB||2002
|-
| DoDonPachi 2 : Bee Storm||||Cartridge||2001
|-
| Happy 6-in-1||||Cartridge||2004
|-
| Killing Blade||Gouken Kyoutou||Cartridge||1998
|-
| Killing Blade Plus||||Cartridge||2005
|-
| Knights of Valor||Sangoku Senki||Cartridge||1999
|-
| Knights of Valor 2||Sangoku Senki 2||Cartridge||2000
|-
| Knights of Valor 2 Plus: Nine Dragons||Sangoku Senki 2 Plus: Nine Dragons||Cartridge||2001
|-
| Knights of Valor Super Heroes||Sangoku Senki Super Heroes||Cartridge||1999
|-
| Knights of Valor Super Heroes Plus||Sangoku Senki Super Heroes Plus||Cartridge||2004
|-
| Knights of Valour Plus||Knights Of Valour In Three Kingdoms||Cartridge||1999
|-
| Martial Masters||Shin Li Chen||Cartridge||2001
|-
| Oriental Legend||Xi Yo Gi Shi Re Zuang||Cartridge||1997
|-
| Oriental Legend Special||Oriental Legend Super||Cartridge||1998
|-
| Oriental Legend Special Plus||Oriental Legend Super Plus||Cartridge||2004
|-
| Photo Y2K||Real and Fake||Cartridge||1999
|-
| Photo Y2K 2||Real and Fake 2||Cartridge||2000
|-
| Puzzle Star||||Cartridge||2000
|-
| Puzzli 2||||Cartridge||1999
|-
| Puzzli 2 Super||||Cartridge||2001
|-
| SVG: Spectral vs. Generation||||Cartridge & PCB||2005
|-
| The Gladiator: The Road of Sword||||Cartridge & PCB||2003
|-
|}

== 3P/4P Extension Port ==

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:auto"
|-
! function
! pin
! pin
! function
|-
|gnd||33||34||?
|-
|gnd||31||32||?
|-
|?||29||30||?
|-
|?||27||28||gnd
|-
|gnd||25||26||?
|-
|?||23||24||?
|-
|Test||21||22||Service
|-
|Player 3 Button D|| 19|| 20|| Player 4 Button D
|-
|Player 3 Button C|| 17|| 18|| Player 4 Button C
|-
|Player 3 Button B|| 15|| 16|| Player 4 Button B
|-
|Player 3 Button A|| 13|| 14|| Player 4 Button A
|-
|Player 3 Right|| 11||12|| Player 4 Right
|-
|Player 3 Left|| 09||10|| Player 4 Left
|-
|Player 3 Down|| 07|| 08|| Player 4 Down
|-
|Player 3 Up|| 05|| 06|| Player 4 Up
|-
|Player 3 Start||03|| 04|| Player 4 Start
|-
|Player 3 Coin|| 01|| 02|| Player 4 Coin
|-
|}

== Manuals ==
* [[Media:Pgm_manual_en.pdf|IGS PGM Manual]]

== External Links ==
*[http://www.jamma-nation-x.com/jammax/tutorials.html?show=pgmbat Replacing the battery with a battery holder]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PolyGame_Master PolyGame Master - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]
*[http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=809 System 16 - PGM Hardware (Other)]

[[Category:PCB Tech]]
[[Category:Game Hardware]]
[[Category:IGS]]

IGS PolyGame Master - Revision history

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