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{{Infobox game hardware
|name = Namco System 22
|kanji =
|kana =
|romaji =
|image =
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|manufacturer = [[Namco]]
|year = 1993
|media =
|cpu = 68020 @ 24.5MHz
|gpu = Evans & Sutherland TR3
|sound = M37702 (S22) M37710 (SS22)
|resolution = 15k
|standard = [[JAMMA]]
|predecessor = [[Namco System 21]]
|successor = [[Namco System 11]]
}}
The '''Namco System 22''' is the successor to the Namco System 21 arcade system board co-designed with the assistance of graphics & simulation experts Evans & Sutherland. It was first released in 1993 with the game Ridge Racer. It was essentially a continuation of the System 21 hardware design, where the main CPU provides a scene description to a bank of Digital signal processor|DSP chips which perform all necessary 3-D computer graphics|3D calculations. Additional graphical improvements included texture mapping, Gouraud shading, Transparency (optics)|transparency effects, and depth cueing thanks to the Evans & Sutherland 'TR3' chip/chipset, which stands for: Texture Mapping, Real-Time,Real-Visual, Rendering System.<ref>[http://www.rage3d.com/board/showthread.php?t=33947516 TR3 info]</ref>

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.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco_System_22 Wikipedia Article]</ref>

== Hardware Specification ==
*CPU: Motorola 68020 32-bit @ 24.576 MHz
*DSP: 2x Texas Instruments TMS32025 @ 49.152 MHz (exact number of DSPs may vary)
*Sound CPU: Mitsubishi M37702 (System 22 Games) or M37710 (Super System 22 Games) @ 16.384 MHz
*Sound Chip: Namco C352
==Game List==
Each game has a 2 or 3 digit letter code assigned to it. Then a number 1 or 2, Then a Rev. A/B/C/D which denotes the software revision.
The 1 denotes a Japanese version. 2 denotes a World version. So far there are no other numbers used other than 1 or 2.
For World versions, usually only the main program uses a '2', the rest of the ROM labels use the Japanese region code '1'.
There is one exception so far. The World version of Alpine Racer 2, which uses a World version DATA ROM, and also one of the WAVE ROMs is a World version, but one Japanese WAVE ROM is also used.<ref>[http://mamedev.org/source/src/mame/drivers/namcos22.c.html MAME Namco System 22 Driver]</ref>
===List of System 22 Games===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:auto"
|-
! Title
! Year
! Code
! Notes
|-
| Ace Driver: Racing Evolution ||1994||AD||
|-
| Ace Driver: Victory Lap || 1996 ||ADV||
|-
| Cyber Commando || 1994 ||CY||
|-
| Rave Racer || 1995 ||RV||
|-
| Ridge Racer || 1993 ||RR||
|-
| Ridge Racer 2 || 1994 ||RRS||
|-
|}
===List of Super System 22 Games===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:auto"
|-
! Title
! Year
! Code
! Notes
|-
| Air Combat 22 || 1995 || ACS||
|-
| Alpine Racer || 1994 || AR||
|-
| Alpine Racer 2 || 1996 || ARS||
|-
| Alpine Surfer || 1996 || AF||
|-
| Aqua Jet || 1996 || AJ||
|-
| Armadillo Racing || 1997 ||||
|-
| Cyber Cycles || 1995 || CB||
|-
| Dirt Dash || 1995 || DT||
|-
| Prop Cycle || 1996 || PR||
|-
| Time Crisis || 1995 || TS||
|-
| Tokyo Wars || 1995 || TW||
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=537 System 22 at System16 - The Arcade Museum]

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Namco System 22 - Revision history

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