Namco System 22
| Namco System 22 | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Namco |
| Year | 1993 |
| CPU | 68020 @ 24.5MHz |
| GPU | Evans & Sutherland TR3 |
| Sound | M37702 (S22) M37710 (SS22) |
| Resolution | 15k |
| Wiring 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.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
List of System 22 Games
| 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
| 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 |