Konami M2
Developer | The 3DO Company, Konami |
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Type | Arcade system board |
Release date | 1997 |
Discontinued | 1998 |
Predecessor | 3DO |
Emulated | ~ |
The Konami M2, commonly refered simply as M2, is an arcade system board released by Konami in 1997, using system specifications developed by The 3DO Company. Originally developed as a home console follow-up to the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, the system specifications for M2 were later sold to Matsushita (Panasonic) in early 1997, who in turn licensed the technology to Konami for use in arcade development.
M2 runs on dual PowerPC 602s acting as a CPU, alongside a custom ASIC chip codenamed "Bulldog", which handled several audiovisual elements. The system uses CDs as its media format, with a 4x Speed CD-ROM drive built-in. This was a major point of contention, as it resulted in noticeably long load times.
The system was discontinued in 1998 with only five games released, them being: "Tobe! Polystars", "Total Vice", "Evil Night" (Also known as "Hell Night"), "Battle Tryst" and "Heat of Eleven '98".
Contents
Emulators
Name | Platform(s) | Latest Version | Active | Libretro Core | FLOSS | Recommended |
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PC / x86 | ||||||
MAME | 0.265 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ~ |
Comparisons
- MAME has little to no graphical issues, however performance and sound emulation are quite poor.
Games
Game | MAME |
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Battle Tryst | ~ |
Evil Night / Hell Night | ~ |
Heat of Eleven '98 | ~ |
Tobe! Polystars | ~ |
Total Vice | ~ |
Resources
- Sytem-16 (System Specifications, Arcade Board photo)