Sega NAOMI
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The Sega NAOMI (New Arcade Operation Machine Idea) is a development of the Sega Dreamcast technology as a basis for an arcade system board. The first NAOMI hardware was demonstrated in 1998 at JAMMA as the successor to the Sega Model 3 hardware. The use of mass produced hardware allowed for a sharp reduction in the cost of complete arcade cabinets.
The NAOMI and Dreamcast share the same system-architecture. Both systems use the same Hitachi SH-4 CPU, PowerVR Series 2 GPU (PVR2DC), and Yamaha AICA based sound system. NAOMI packs twice as much system and graphics memory, and 4X as much sound memory. And although the NAOMI and Dreamcast operate at the same speed (clock frequency), multiple NAOMI boards can be 'stacked' together to achieve better graphics performance or a multi-monitor setup. The other key difference between NAOMI and Dreamcast lies in the game-media. The Dreamcast typically loads data from a GD-ROM during a game. NAOMI games either use only solid-state ROMs without a GD-ROM, or else load data from a GD-ROM only once at the start of a game to avoid wear and tear on the hardware. The NAOMI system is capable of storing 168 MB of data.
NAOMI boards can be used in special game cabinets (NAOMI Universal Cabinet) where a theoretical maximum of sixteen boards can be used in a parallel processing format.
Unlike most hardware platforms in the arcade industry, NAOMI is widely licensed for use by other manufacturers. Games such as Mazan, Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 and Guilty Gear XX are examples of NAOMI-based arcade games that are not Sega products. An offshoot version of the NAOMI hardware is Atomiswave by Sammy Corporation.
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[edit] List of NAOMI games
[edit] ROM Board
- Capcom vs. SNK
- Crazy Taxi
- Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram
- Dead or Alive 2
- Ferrari F355 Challenge
- Ferrari F355 Challenge 2: International Course Edition
- Fish Live
- Guilty Gear X
- House of the Dead 2, The
- Jambo! Safari
- Marvel vs. Capcom 2
- Out Trigger
- Power Stone
- Project Justice
- Samba de Amigo
- Sega Marine Fishing
- Sega Strike Fighter
- Sega Tetris
- Slash Out
- Tokyo Bus Tour
- Toy Fighter / Waffupu
- Typing of the Dead, The
- Virtua NBA
- Virtua Striker 2 Ver.2000
- Virtua Tennis / Power Smash
- Virtua Tennis 2 / Power Smash 2
- Wave Runners GP
- World Series 99
- WWF Royal Rumble
- Zero Gunner 2
- Zombie Revenge
[edit] GD-ROM
- Alien Front
- Border Down
- Capcom vs. SNK 2
- Chaos Field
- Confidential Mission
- Crackin' DJ Part 2
- Dragon Treasure
- Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival
- Guilty Gear XX #Reload
- Guilty Gear XX Slash
- Ikaruga
- Initial D Arcade Stage
- Lupin Sansei: The Shooting
- Lupin Sansei: The Typing
- Melty Blood: Act Cadenza
- Monkey Ball
- Radilgy
- Senko no Ronde
- Spikers Battle
- Sports Jam
- Under Defeat
- Virtua Golf / Dynamic Golf
- Virtua Tennis / Power Smash
- Virtua Tennis 2 / Power Smash 2
[edit] Satellite Terminal
- Derby Owners Club
- Derby Owners Club 2000
- Derby Owners Club 2
- Derby Owners Club World Edition
- MJ
- The Quiz Show
