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Think we really need to change the information under each company/brand name on the official page to a simple table format. Coz, the page is getting too long, just too much blank spacings between lines of text/fonts & whatnot. I mean, just look at Irem's list alone (Mostly just 1980's-early 1990's fare). I think it's for the best... [[User:ObiKKa|ObiKKa]] ([[User talk:ObiKKa|talk]]) 12:20, 14 December 2018 (EST)
:+1 and a big rewrite to remove Mooch's words. --[[User:LilShootDawg|LilShootDawg]] ([[User talk:LilShootDawg|talk]]) 12:45, 14 December 2018 (EST)
===Table template===
'''2020, July 06''' - Just experimenting with an ideal table template. I had this idea in my head for a year or more. They can be inserted under each major company/brand and also in "Other" sections. This can also be copied into several other pages with modifications. [[User:ObiKKa|ObiKKa]] ([[User talk:ObiKKa|talk]]) 04:23, 6 July 2020 (UTC)
Do each edit in 3-4 steps per company/category so editors are less stressed and can relax and enjoy ;):
: '''1)''' Add table and names.
: '''2)''' Add production dates of games, then rearrange in ascending order; plus compat status - start with default cross symbol first.
: '''3)''' Add notes with MAME driver links & type notable game examples. Update compat bars too.
: '''4)''' Research availability of machine support in alternative emulators and FPGA cores like the MiSTer FPGA if you want to bother. Good luck.
==Emulators==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!scope="col"|Name
!scope="col"|Production Dates
!scope="col"|Compatibility
!scope="col"|Notes (And examples)
!scope="col"|Other emulators
!scope="col"|FPGA (Eg. Also in MiSTer FPGA)
|-
!colspan="6"|Arcade Cabinets
|-
|Machine 1
|
|{{~}}
|Preliminary support for few games; most others don't work.
|Yes
|{{✓}}
|-
|Machine 2
|
|{{✓}}
|All 6 games work fine. Notable games: That special Star Wars game.
|
|{{✗}}
|-
|Machine 3
|
|{{✗}}
|Skeletal driver.
|
|{{✗}}
|-
|Machine 4
|
|{{✗}}
|
|
|{{✗}}
|-
|Machine 5
|
|{{✗}}
|
|
|{{✗}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Additional/different machines (Eg. consoles, computers)
|-
|Aux-Machine 1
|
|{{~}}
|Some Commodore models work. Others not supported yet.
|
|{{~}}
|-
|Aux-Machine 2
|
|{{✗}}
|
|
|{{✗}}
|-
!colspan="6"|No drivers (Not in MAME yet)
|-
|Machine 1
|
|{{✗}}
|N/A
|
|{{~}}
|-
|Machine 2
|
|{{✗}}
|N/A
|
|{{✗}}
|}
==Additional Research==
Unfortunately, in [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arcade_system_board&diff=977220309&oldid=968500687 early September 2020], one regular editor removed the large list of [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arcade_system_board&redirect=no arcade system board] names in a Wikipedia page and instead redirected it to a sector in a simple description-focused page on arcade games. Compare to [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arcade_system_board&diff=968500687&oldid=965644357 old page] - take all the useful information from there and refactor the page. This [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Arcade_system_boards wikipedia category tags page] is more basic - this wiki's page should be better one day.
This [https://arcadepcbfever.blogspot.com/ blog] from arcade PCBs collector [https://wiki.mamedev.org/index.php/Corrado_Tomaselli Corrado Tomaselli, AKA Kold666], a member of the Italian Dumping Team, has a long list of companies that made arcade games and other electronic machines on the right-side pane. It could be useful to research the lesser known names and find out more about their systems and add to the page.
