Namco System 246

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The Namco System 246 is a development of the Sony PlayStation 2 technology as a basis for an arcade system board. It was released in 2001 on its first game Ridge Racer V. Like the Sega NAOMI, it is widely licensed for use by other manufacturers. Games such as Battle Gear 3 and Capcom Fighting Evolution are examples of System 246-based arcade games that are not Namco products.

Specifications

• CPU: Emotion Engine operating at 300 MHz
• System memory: 32 MB Direct Rambus
• Graphics: "Graphics Synthesizer" operating at 150 MHz
• Sound: "SPU2+CPU"
• Media: DVD-ROM, 8MB Security Dongle

List of System 246 games

• Alpine Racer 3 (Namco, 2001)
• Battle Gear 3 (Taito, 2002)
• Battle Gear 3 Tuned (Taito, 2003)
• Bloody Roar 3 (Namco / 8ing / Raizing, 2000)
• Capcom Fighting Jam / Capcom Fighting Evolution (Capcom, 2004)
• Cobra: The Arcade (Namco, 2004)
• Dragon Chronicles (Namco, 2002)
• Gun Survivor 3: Dino Crisis (Namco / Capcom, 2002)
• Fate/Unlimited Codes (Capcom / Type-Moon / Cavia / 8ing, 2008)
• Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix (Banpresto, 2006)
• Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix 2 (Banpresto, 2007)
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Federation Vs. Z.A.F.T. (Capcom / Banpresto, 2005)
• Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Federation Vs. Z.A.F.T. II (Banpresto, 2006)
• Mobile Suit Gundam Z: AEUG Vs. Titans (Capcom / Banpresto, 2003)
• Mobile Suit Gundam Z: AEUG Vs. Titans DX (Capcom / Banpresto, 2004)
• Pride GP 2003 (Capcom, 2003)
• Professional Baseball 2002 (Namco, 2002)
• Quiz Mobile Suit Gundam: Tou. Senshi (Banpresto, 2006)
• Raizin Ping Pong (Taito, 2001)
• Ridge Racer V Arcade Edition (Namco, 2001)
• Samurai Surf X (Namco, 2002)
• Sengoku Basara X (Capcom / ARC System Works, 2007)
• Smash Court Tennis (Namco, 2001)
• Soul Calibur II (Namco, 2002)
• Soul Calibur III Arcade Edition (Namco, 2006)
• Technic Beat (Arika, 2002)
• Tekken 4 (Namco, 2001)
• THE iDOLM@STER (Namco, 2004)
• Time Crisis 3 (Namco, 2002)
• Vampire Night (Namco / Sega / WOW Entertainment, 2000)
• Wangan Midnight (Namco, 2001)
• Wangan Midnight R (Namco, 2002)
• Zoids Infinity (Taito, 2004)

Unreleased

• Capcom Fighting All Stars (Capcom, 2002)
• Dragon Chronicles II (Namco, 2003)
• Rockman EXE Battle Chip Stadium (Capcom, 2006)
• Starblade: Operation Blue Planet (Namco, 2002)

List of System 256 games

• Chou Dragon Ball Z (Banpresto, 2005)
• Mobile Suit Gundam vs. Gundam (Banpresto, 2007)
• Mobile Suit Gundam vs. Gundam Next (Namco, 2008)
• Sengoku Basara X (Capcom / ARC System Works, 2007)
• Soul Calibur III Arcade Edition (Namco, 2006)
• Tekken 5 (Namco, 2004)
• Tekken 5.1 (Namco, 2005)
• Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection (Namco, 2005)
• The Battle of Yu-Yu Hakusho (Banpresto, 2006)

List of System Super 256 games

• Time Crisis 4 (Namco, 2006)