Atomiswave

Atomiswave
An Atomiswave arcade board, with a game cartridge installed. There are detachable panels on the front and right of the board.
DeveloperSammy Corporation
DiscontinuedMarch 31, 2017 (2017-03-31) (technical support)[1][2]
CPUSH-4 @ 200 MHz
Memory16 MB
GraphicsPowerVR 2 @ 100MHz
SoundARM7 Yamaha AICA @ 45 MHz
ConnectivityAW-Net

The Atomiswave is a custom arcade system board and cabinet from Sammy Corporation. It is based on Sega's Dreamcast console, sharing similarities with the NAOMI, as far as it uses interchangeable game cartridges, as well as a removable module for changing the control scheme (including dual joysticks, dual light guns and a steering wheel), but unlike the NAOMI, the Atomiswave does not feature expanded RAM compared to the Dreamcast.

With the retirement of the aging Neo Geo MVS system, SNK Playmore chose the Atomiswave as its next system to develop games for.[3][4] In a contract with Sammy, SNK Playmore agreed to develop five games for the Atomiswave system. Metal Slug 6 was SNK Playmore's fifth game for the Atomiswave, after which SNK moved on to a Taito Type X2 arcade board. Sega ended technical support for the system and its games on March 31, 2017.[1][2] Since its discontinuation, the Atomiswave library has received homebrew conversions to the Dreamcast.[5]

Specifications

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An Atomiswave arcade board without a game cartridge, and with an Expansion I/O cartridge for input devices and other peripherals in place of a detachable panel in the front of the board. A communication cartridge could also be installed on the right of the board, replacing the detachable panel.

AW-net

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In Japan, the Atomiswave was able to connect via a special modem to the AW-Net online system set up by Sammy. The AW-Net was primarily used to play online with other players and to create online player rankings. AW-Net was discontinued on 30 November 2006 following the merger of Sammy and Sega; the follow-up system was ALL.Net.

Games

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Released

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An Atomiswave game cartridge which contains a ROM board
Title Publisher/Developer Genre Year
Animal Basket[5]
(Japan: Hustle Tamaire Kyousou)		 Sammy, Moss Sports 2005
Block Pong Pong[5] Sammy Sports 2005
Demolish Fist[6] Sammy, Dimps Beat 'em up 2003
Dirty Pigskin Football[5] Sammy, Play Mechanix Sports 2006
Dolphin Blue [fr][7] Sammy Shoot 'em up 2003
Extreme Hunting[5] Sammy Lightgun shooter 2005
Extreme Hunting 2 Tournament Edition Sega Amusement USA Lightgun shooter 2006
Faster Than Speed[8] Sammy Racing 2004
Fist of the North Star
(Japan: Hokuto No Ken)		 Sega, Arc System Works Fighting 2005
Guilty Gear Isuka[9] Sammy, Arc System Works Fighting 2003
Guilty Gear X Version 1.5 Sammy, Arc System Works Fighting 2003
The King of Fighters Neowave Sammy, SNK Playmore Fighting 2004
The King of Fighters XI Sega, SNK Playmore Fighting 2005
Knights of Valour: The Seven Spirits Sammy, IGS Beat 'em up 2003
Maximum Speed[10] Sammy, SIMS Racing 2003
Metal Slug 6 Sega, SNK Playmore Platformer 2006
Miracle Stadium Sammy Sports 2005
NeoGeo Battle Coliseum Sega, SNK Playmore Fighting 2005
Net Select Keiba Victory Furlong Sammy Sports 2005
Net Select Salary Man Kintarou Sammy Mahjong 2004
Ranger Mission[5] Sammy Lightgun shooter 2004
The Rumble Fish Sammy, Dimps Fighting 2004
The Rumble Fish 2[9] Sammy, Dimps Fighting 2005
Samurai Spirits: Tenkaichi Kenkakuden Sega, SNK Playmore Fighting 2005
Sega Bass Fishing Challenge Sega Amusement USA Sports 2009
Sega Clay Challenge[5] Sega Amusement USA Lightgun shooter 2008
Sports Shooting USA[5] Sammy Lightgun shooter 2003
Wai Wai Drive[5] Sammy Action 2005

Unreleased

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  • Sushi Bar (Sammy, 2003)
  • Premier Eleven (Sammy/Dimps, 2003)
  • Chase 1929 (Sammy, 2004)
  • Force Five (Sammy, 2004)[11]
  • Kenju (Sammy / DreamFactory, 2004)[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "弊社製品保守対応の終了について" (PDF). Sega Logistics Service. 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  2. ^ a b "Announcement on sales termination of the maintenance parts for SEGA products" (PDF). Sega Logistics Service. 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  3. ^ "Final NeoGeo game to be released in July". GameSpot. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  4. ^ "SNK to Atomiswave". IGN. 20 February 2004. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Dreamcast Atomiswave Ports". RetroRGB. 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  6. ^ Perez, George (November 19, 2020). "Arc System Works' Fist of the North Star & Demolish Fist have been ported to SEGA Dreamcast". SEGAbits. Archived from the original on 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  7. ^ Perez, George (November 16, 2020). "Shoot 'em up 'Dolphin Blue' arcade gets SEGA Dreamcast port". SEGAbits. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  8. ^ Perez, George (November 14, 2020). "'Faster Than Speed' is the newest SEGA Dreamcast Atomiswave port". SEGAbits. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  9. ^ a b Perez, George (November 24, 2020). "Guilty Gear Isuka and Rumble Fish 2 have now been ported to SEGA Dreamcast". SEGAbits. Archived from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  10. ^ "Maximum Speed for the Sega Dreamcast – Atomiswave conversion from YZB". arcadepunks.com. Arcade Punks. November 16, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  11. ^ "Force Five, un autre inédit de l'arcade ressuscité sur Dreamcast – Le Mag de MO5.COM". 31 March 2021.
  12. ^ Verdin, Guillaume (February 16, 2021). "Kenju, un inédit de l'arcade ressuscité sur Dreamcast". MO5.com (in French). Association MO5.COM. Archived from the original on 2021-02-27. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
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