The Seibu SPI System is
Seibu Kaihatsu
was a Japanese manufacturer of arcade games. The company was founded in 1982 at Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan as , but changed to its current name sometime in 1984. It is currently owned by Hitoshi Hamada.
One of their earliest arcade hits was ...
's custom
arcade system board
An arcade video game takes player input from its controls, processes it through electrical or computerized components, and displays output to an electronic monitor or similar display. Most arcade video games are coin-operated, housed in an arc ...
. The Seibu SPI system board uses interchangeable game cartridges, however, each cartridge is region specific, and must be paired with a board of the same region. Seibu SPI boards "update" when a game cartridge is changed. This process takes about 10 minutes to complete, and only has to be performed once after a cart change.
There is also a single-board version of the SPI hardware.
Technical specifications
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CPU
A central processing unit (CPU), also called a central processor, main processor or just processor, is the electronic circuitry that executes instructions comprising a computer program. The CPU performs basic arithmetic, logic, controlling, and ...
:
Intel 80386-DX 32-bit
CISC CPU
A central processing unit (CPU), also called a central processor, main processor or just processor, is the electronic circuitry that executes instructions comprising a computer program. The CPU performs basic arithmetic, logic, controlling, and ...
25
MHz
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AMD AM386-DX/DXL 25
MHz CPU
A central processing unit (CPU), also called a central processor, main processor or just processor, is the electronic circuitry that executes instructions comprising a computer program. The CPU performs basic arithmetic, logic, controlling, and ...
used on some models
*Graphics processor: Custom Seibu graphics hardware
** 240 x 320 pixels
** 6144 colors max
*Sound
processor:
Yamaha YMF271-F (OPX),
Zilog
Zilog, Inc. is an American manufacturer of microprocessors and 8-bit and 16-bit microcontrollers. It is also a supplier of application-specific embedded system-on-chip (SoC) products.
Its most famous product is the Z80 series of 8-bit microp ...
Z80 CPU
A central processing unit (CPU), also called a central processor, main processor or just processor, is the electronic circuitry that executes instructions comprising a computer program. The CPU performs basic arithmetic, logic, controlling, and ...
8
MHz
*Storage media:
ROM,
EPROM
List of Seibu SPI games
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Senkyu
Senkyu (戦球), known as Battle Balls in English, is an arcade puzzle game created by Seibu Kaihatsu and released in 1995. A version for the Sony PlayStation was later released in limited quantities for the Japanese market and is now extremely r ...
(Battle Balls)''
*''E-Jan High School''
*''E-Jan Sakurasou''
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Raiden Fighters
is a 1996 scrolling shooter arcade game by Seibu Kaihatsu. It is followed by the sequel, ''Raiden Fighters 2: Operation Hell Dive''. This game introduced new game mechanics that separate it from the original '' Raiden'' series.
Plot
The opening ...
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Raiden Fighters 2
is a 1997 scrolling shooter arcade game by Seibu Kaihatsu. It is the direct sequel to '' Raiden Fighters'', which is a spin-off of the '' Raiden'' scrolling shooter video game franchise. This game shares the same game mechanics as its predecessor ...
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Raiden Fighters Jet ''
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Viper Phase 1
is a 1995 scrolling shooter arcade game by Seibu Kaihatsu. It is a spin-off in the '' Raiden'' series set in space.
Gameplay
The game is set in outer space. Players pilot their space fighter through eight stages of enemy space fleets and bo ...
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Arcade system boards
x86-based computers
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