The Story of 5 Home Computer Based Arcade Systems

[@stphinkle]

Actually there are more. 1) I heard Jersey Jack Pinball used a Linux based PC in its Wizard of Oz Pinball. 2) I have heard In The Groove also used a linux based PC. 3) American Laser Games used a Commodore Amiga in some of its shooter titles. 4) I have heard that some home multigame arcade cabinets consoles used a FreeBSD based PC system 5) The Nintendo Super System used SNES Hardware plus a menu processor system 6) I heard Revenge from Mars also used a MediaGX system with a Cyrix Processor. 7) The Sega NAOMI games run on dreamcast like hardware with additional RAM.

[@TheLairdsLair]

There are loads more, especially as this video only looks at computer based arcade systems and not console based, which are far more common and a subject for another video. This is just 5 of them, but I'm sure I'll do at least 1 follow-up video at some point so some of your information is very useful thanks!

[@dreamcaster4754]

Very interesting indeed, never knew about the Atari 600 system!

[@linuxlover_8436]

Great video Laird. I love your videos you put together via seemingly deep research via various mediums (such as magazines or videos of the time periods). I like watching these PC-based arcade platform videos in particular. I also appreciate your overseas knowledge & experience as somethings you cover never came here to the US. Keep up the great content. Thanks

[@TheLairdsLair]

Thanks very much for the compliments, really appreciated!

[@NesNyt]

Wasn't really a us crash, more of a bludgeoning

[@SyntheToonz]

Much Jay Miner hardware love in the list.

[@NesNyt]

Lol, jd Roth

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

I half remember there being a Virtuality set up around Nottingham? Visiting a mate at uni in the area so we are talking about 90-92 ish

[@TheLairdsLair]

Probably, I remember the one in London at Trocadero.

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

@@TheLairdsLair Can't remember those, too into comic shops, games shops and hunting goth adjacent clothes at the time. But at the time, but the Battle Tech Pods, I remember hearings stories about them at the troc but they were gone by time I got up there.

[@exidy-yt]

/bows

[@BlueMSX.]

very interesting video, very interesting indeed.

[@TheLairdsLair]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@BlueMSX.]

@@TheLairdsLair thank you for making it

[@heavysystemsinc.]

I can't remember which came first...sharp68k or cps1?

[@TheLairdsLair]

Sharp X68000

[@heavysystemsinc.]

I'd be interested in coverage of all arcade systems based or heavily tied to home consoles, like Namco System 11/Playstation, etc. Maybe you've already done it?

[@TheLairdsLair]

Not yet, but it's on my list of future topics!

[@rafaelgadret]

Thanks for the very interesting video! I love it!

[@TheLairdsLair]

Glad you enjoyed it!