''Once the yearly highlight of the Japanese Arcade scene ,the JAMMA show,like its industry (coin'oped industry) has seen better days.Those hoping the 2004 event might heradld a reversal of the arcade market's decline would have had their hopes shaken by the smalliest turnout to date,with neither Konami nor Tecmo in attendance and a subdued SEGA sharring space with Sammy.
Even so,there were strong titles keeping their heads above the watered-down selecton of pachislot gambling machines,UFO cathers and card games.
NAMCO
Debuting an alpha version of The Battle of Druaga,a four cabinet linked system using touch panel operation,an arcade-paced version of PC smash-hit Diablo.
CAVE (Mushihimesama)
Vertical 2D STG game.
Taito
Type X - Coin oped Hardawre
Rom-board based Dreamcast
2.5 GHZ Celeron PC with games embedded ona harddrive
easy conversions to consoles
Type X line up:
Takumis's Gigawing (2D Vertical STG game)
Alfa System's Shikigami no Shiro (2D Vertical STG game)
Seibu Ksihatsu's Raiden (2D Vertical STG game)
Skonec's (south Korean creator) Psyvariar (2D Vertical STG game)
Eolith's Chaos Breaker (2D FGT game)
Arc system's Guilty Gear title (2D FGT game)
Type X support by:
Treasure
Cave
Psikyo
Success
Atomisawave
Dream Factory's Kenju (stylished FGT game in 3D,with 2D fighting mechanic)
SNKP
Neo-Geo Battle Coliseum
(and finally...)
SEGA fielded the tiltles previously shown at its private shows ,including card-based RPG's of D and the Key of Avalon as well as the latest Virtua Striker to general appreciation..''
EDGE magazine
Frotend section
page 10-13
November 2004
Even so,there were strong titles keeping their heads above the watered-down selecton of pachislot gambling machines,UFO cathers and card games.
NAMCO
Debuting an alpha version of The Battle of Druaga,a four cabinet linked system using touch panel operation,an arcade-paced version of PC smash-hit Diablo.
CAVE (Mushihimesama)
Vertical 2D STG game.
Taito
Type X - Coin oped Hardawre
Rom-board based Dreamcast
2.5 GHZ Celeron PC with games embedded ona harddrive
easy conversions to consoles
Type X line up:
Takumis's Gigawing (2D Vertical STG game)
Alfa System's Shikigami no Shiro (2D Vertical STG game)
Seibu Ksihatsu's Raiden (2D Vertical STG game)
Skonec's (south Korean creator) Psyvariar (2D Vertical STG game)
Eolith's Chaos Breaker (2D FGT game)
Arc system's Guilty Gear title (2D FGT game)
Type X support by:
Treasure
Cave
Psikyo
Success
Atomisawave
Dream Factory's Kenju (stylished FGT game in 3D,with 2D fighting mechanic)
SNKP
Neo-Geo Battle Coliseum
(and finally...)
SEGA fielded the tiltles previously shown at its private shows ,including card-based RPG's of D and the Key of Avalon as well as the latest Virtua Striker to general appreciation..''
EDGE magazine
Frotend section
page 10-13
November 2004
