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{{Infobox console
|title = Konami M2Tarantula
|logo = m2inside1.png
|developer = The [[3DO Company|3DO]], Matsushita, [[Konami]]
|type = [[:Category:Arcade|Arcade system board]]
|release = 1997
|discontinued = 1998
|predecessor = [[3DO emulators|3DO Interactive Multiplayer]]
|emulated = {{~}}
}}
:''Not to be confused with [[Panasonic M2]], although they do share some history.''
The '''Tarantula''' (タランチュラ), also known as '''3DO M2''' or '''Konami M2''',The '''[https://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=575 Konami M2Tarantula]''', commonly referred 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 emulators|3DO Interactive Multiplayer]], the system specifications for M2 were later sold to Matsushita (Panasonic) in early 1996, 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 noticeable load times and high failure rates.
==Resources==
* Internet Archive
** [https://archive.org/download/Konami3DOM2 All Konami M2 Tarantula Games, dumped by Video Game Esoterica (Not supported by MAME)]
** [https://archive.org/download/mame-merged/mame-merged/ MAME ROMs Latest (CHDs also required)]
** [https://archive.org/download/MAME_0.225_CHDs_merged MAME CHDs Latest (ROMs also required)]
[[Category:Arcade]]
[[Category:Emulated By MAME]]
