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Aruze Develops Linux-Based Arcade Machine System
Thanks to GameSpot for its news that Japanese arcade/pachinko giant Aruze has announced a Linux-based arcade game system for Japanese release this year. Apparently: "Aruze plans to release twenty games for the AP-3 by the end of March 2005, and aims to persuade third party publishers to develop games for the board as well", and furthermore: "The company expects the adoption of Linux to cut development costs for software developers... Aruze also cited the system's high versatility and consistent updates as other factors in its decision." It's also pointed out: "Taito announced in June a similar PC-based arcade board named Type-X. In contrast to Aruze's AP-3, however, Taito's board uses a special edition of Microsoft Windows XP."
"Aruze also cited the system's high versatility and consistent updates as other factors in its decision."
Consistent updates? Maybe I'm missing something, but it feels like my Windows boxen get security updates at least once a week when the root-of-the-day exploit comes out.
Oh, you mean that's NOT a selling point? Oh.
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I know Aruze when I see one.
all the touchscreens i've seen in sportsbars and etc use stuff made by Merit Industries and AFAIK they all pretty much use linux.
Let's just hope they don't use this technology to make more banal mediocre games like Shadow Hearts for the PS2. Now there's a case of squandered potential...
Doubt the sequel will be any better.
I wonder if they're going to licences the games to run on standard installations? Not free or open source (they've got to make money somehow!) but pre-packaged binaries for the most popular distros. They could also get more revenue by creating 'authentic' arcade gamepads for standard PCs. Imagine being able to (legally) play your favourite arcade games at home!
Presumably that means we can expect Linux to be garnered with an influx of arcade quality, native games now.
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After all those years of Gauntlet or D&D... :)
Nethack: soon in an arcade room near you!
Do you think we'll get a bargain on credits for playing tourists ?
This post is awesome.
Looks pretty good .. Appears to be links to a Linux Package (SDK maybe ?)
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http://www.aruze.com/ir/16_linux/global/info.ht
Time to get coding !
Nick
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Not everyone will agree with this, but games are what will make Linux succeed as the #1 desktop in the world. When you can buy the same games for Linux that you can for Windows and anyone can install them, there will be a massive push behind Linux as an operating system.
Games push hardware, which sell more computers, which spur the development of faster machines. Microsoft used to do a good job of releasing bloatware that forced companies to upgrade their work PC to keep doing the same jobs (word processing, spreadsheets, databasing & communication apps).
If your a Linux fan like me, having a Linux-based arcade machine is a very, very good thing. Linux will definitely succeed in the desktop arena - we have games coming.
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The exact frame.
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The interesting part of this is:
1. It uses RPM.
2. NFS? On an arcade machine?
Ooooh, this could get interestin'.
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