Taito Type X

The Taito Type X is an arcade system board released by Taito Corporation in 2004. Based on commodity PC designs, the Type X board is upgradeable by developers, with the Type X+ and Type X² models having more advanced graphics abilities. The Type X7 board is used primarily for pachinko machines in Japan.

Taito Type X and X7 use Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional as recommended development platform.

Taito Type X/X+

 * OS: Windows XP Embedded
 * CPU: Intel Celeron 2.5 GHz, 400 MHz FSB (upgradeable to Celeron 2.0/2.8 GHz, Pentium 4 2.0 GHz/2.4 GHz/2.6 GHz/2.8 GHz/3.0 GHz, 400-800 MHz FSB)
 * Chipset: Intel 865G
 * RAM: DDR266 DIMM 256MB (upgradeable to DDR400 2GB), 2 memory slots
 * GPU: AGP-based. Supported cards include ATI Radeon 9600 SE 128 MB, 9600 XT 128MB, X700 PRO 256MB
 * Sound: AC'97 onboard 6 channel audio CODEC
 * LAN: On board, 10/100 BASE-TX
 * I/O ports: 4× USB port (1.1 & 2.0 compatible), 1× parallel port, 2× PS/2
 * Audio inputs: Microphone (stereo pin-jack), line-in (stereo pin-jack)
 * Audio outputs: line-out (stereo pin-jack), SPDI/F
 * Expansion Slots: AGP (used by video card), 2× PCI
 * Storage interface: 2 channel Parallel ATA (UATA-100/66/33), 2 channel SATA
 * Media: PATA/SATA Hard disk

The Type X+ includes upgrades to the graphical capabilities, including particle effects and a few other tricks, this is to bring it in line with contemporary PC hardware technology.

Taito Type X7

 * OS: Windows XP Embedded
 * CPU: Intel Celeron M 600 MHz
 * Chipset: Intel 855GME + ICH4
 * RAM: 512MiB
 * GPU: ATI Mobility RADEON 9550 (128MiB)
 * Sound: AC'97 onboard 6 channel audio CODEC
 * Storage: 512MB-2GB flash ROM
 * Audio outputs: 4 channel speaker

Taito Type X²

 * OS: Microsoft Windows XP Embedded SP2
 * CPU: Intel LGA 775 CPU. Supported CPUs include Celeron D 352, Pentium 4 651, Intel Core 2 Duo E6400
 * Chipset: Intel Q965 + ICH8 (dg31pr +ich7
 * Video output: 640×480 (VGA), 1280×720 (HDTV 720p), 1920x1080 (HD 1080), 2560x1440 (1440p)
 * RAM: 667/800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM. Supported capacities 512MiB, 1GiB, 4GiB.
 * GPU: PCI Express ×16-based graphics. Supported GPUs include ATI RADEON (x1600Pro, x1300LE) or NVIDIA GeForce (7900GS, 7600GS, 7300GS)
 * Sound: Onboard Realtek HD 7.1 channel Sound (supports add-in sound cards)
 * LAN: 1000BASE-T 10/100BASE-TX
 * I/O ports: 1x JVS, 4× USB 2.0, 1× serial (max 2), 1× parallel port, 2× PS/2, 2× SATA
 * Audio inputs: AKG C535EB Stage Microphone, line-in (Surround 7.1)
 * Audio outputs: 7.1, SPDI/FX
 * Expansion Slots: 1× PCI Express ×16 (used by video card), 1× PCI Express ×4, 2× PCI
 * Storage: SATA 3Gbit/sec Hard Drives

As the name implies, Type X² is a natural evolution of Type X and X+ that allows the use of newer PC technologies introduced after the unveiling of its predecessors. Like its predecessors, the specs of Type X² are comparable to that of a contemporary PC.

Compatibility: Due to platform specific drivers (Windows XP Embedded), games running on Taito Type X will NOT run on the Taito Type X² platform and vice versa.

Taito Type X² Satellite Terminal
It is a variant of Taito Type X², but supports networked multiplayer play.

Taito Type X Zero

 * Basic Specifications
 * OS: Microsoft® Windows® Embedded Standard 7
 * CPU: Intel Atom 230 1.6 GHz
 * Chipset: MCP7A-ION
 * Graphic: nVIDIA GeForce 9400M
 * Sound: 5.1ch (HD Audio)
 * Memory: 1GByte (DDR2)
 * FSB: 533 MHz
 * USB: 6Ports
 * Video: 2Ports (RGB+DVI or HDMI)
 * LAN: 1Port (10/100/1000Mbit/s)
 * Case Size: W274mm×D197mm×H67mm
 * Power: AC100V～240V


 * Option
 * Memory: 2GByte ～ 4GByte
 * Storage: HDD: 250GByte ～ 1TByte / SSD: 16GByte

Taito Type X³

 * OS: Windows Embedded Standard 7 64bit / Windows XP Embedded SP3 32bit
 * CPU: Intel Core i5 2400
 * Chipset: Intel Q67 express
 * Video output: 1920x1080 (HD 1080), 2560x1440 (1440p)
 * Graphic: AMD RADEON HD 6770
 * Sound: 7.1ch HD AUDIO
 * RAM memory: DDR4 2GB
 * Storage: HDD 160GB (2.5 inches)
 * USB: USB3.0 × 2 group + USB2.0 × 2 group
 * Network: 1Gbit/s × 2 port
 * Serial: 1 port
 * Power Supply: 600W

In addition, in Type X³, hardware configuration changes are possible for each game title, following the lineup is as an optional part. 


 * CPU: Intel Core i3/2120, Core i7/2600
 * Graphic: NVIDIA GeForce GTX560Ti
 * RAM memory: Up to 16GB (DDR3 or DDR4)
 * Storage: Up to 3TB HDD
 * SSD: 16GB

Taito Type X games

 * Chaos Breaker (2004)
 * Datacarddass Dragon Ball Z (2005)
 * Datacarddass Dragon Ball Z 2 (2006)
 * Dinoking (2005)
 * Dinoking II (2006)
 * Dinoking III (2007)
 * Dinomax (2006)
 * Dinomax Ver.1.5 (2007)
 * Giga Wing Generations (2004)
 * Harakari Professional Baseball (2005)
 * Homura (2005)
 * Goketsuji Ichizoku: Matsuri Senzo Kuyou (2009)
 * KOF Sky Stage (2010)
 * Raiden III (2005)
 * Raiden IV (2007)
 * Shikigami no shiro III (2006)
 * Spica Adventure (2005)
 * Taisen Hot Gimmick 5 (2005)
 * Taisen Hot Gimmick Party (2005)
 * Tetris The Grand Master 3: Terror Instinct (2005)
 * The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match (2008)
 * Trouble Witches AC (2009)
 * Usagi -Wild Fight- Online (2005)
 * Zoids Card Colosseum (2005)

Taito Type X+ games

 * Battle Gear 4 (2005)
 * Battle Gear 4 Tuned (2006)
 * Battle Gear 4 Tuned: Professional Version (2007)
 * Chase H.Q. 2 (2007)
 * Half-Life 2: Survivor (2006)
 * Half-Life 2: Survivor Ver.2.0 (2007)

Taito Type X² games

 * Aquarian Age Alternative (2006)
 * Battle Fantasia (2007)
 * BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (2008)
 * BlazBlue: Continuum Shift (2009)
 * BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II (2010)
 * Chabudai (2010)
 * Chabudai 2 (2011)
 * Cyber Diver (2009)
 * Cyber Diver Ver.1.1 (2010)
 * D1GP Arcade (2007)
 * Darius Burst Another Chronicle (2010)
 * Elevator Action Death Parade (2009)
 * Eternal Wheel (2007)
 * Gaia Attack 4 (2010)
 * Haunted Museum / Panic Museum (2009)
 * Hoppingurodo (2009)
 * Hoppingurodokizzu (2010)
 * KOF Maximum Impact Regulation A (2007)
 * Music Gun Gun! (2009)
 * Music Gun Gun! 2 (2011)
 * Music Gun Gun!: Uta ga Ippai (2010)
 * Nippon Senor! (2009)
 * Oppopo Booom (2009)
 * Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny / Samurai Spirits Sen (2008)
 * Senko No Ronde Duo - Dis-United Order (2009)
 * Senko No Ronde Duo - Dis-United Order Ver.2.00 (2009)
 * Street Fighter IV (2008)
 * Super Street Fighter IV (2010)
 * The King of Fighters XII (2009)
 * The King of Fighters XIII (2010)

Taito Type X Zero games

 * Spin Gear (2011)
 * Mogutte Horehore (2011)
 * Gunslinger Stratos (2012)

Taito Type X³ games

 * Gunslinger Stratos (2012)

Current third-party developers

 * SNK Playmore
 * Arc System Works
 * Capcom
 * Konami
 * Bandai
 * Atlus