exA-Arcadia
 | This article contains promotional content. (October 2024) |
| Also known as | exA, EXA基板 |
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| Type | Arcade |
| Release date | November 27, 2019 |
| Media | Cartridge (4 Slots) |
| Operating system | Customized Microsoft Windows |
| CPU | Intel Core |
| Memory | 8 GB |
| Display | 4K, 1080p, 768p, 720p, 480p |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce |
| Input | JVS, JVS' |
| Power | 100-240V 50/60Hz |
| Current firmware | 1.6.1 |
| Online services | None |
| Dimensions | A4 |
| Website | exa |
The exA-Arcadia (Japanese: エクサ・アルカディア, Hepburn: ekusaarukadia), stylized as exA-Arcadia and also known as exA, is a ROM cartridge-based arcade system board released on November 27, 2019, by the Japanese game company of the same name, exA-Arcadia.
The exA-Arcadia originally launched as a JVS conversion kit for existing coin-operated arcade cabinets. With its games stored on self-contained solid state media cartridges, a game cabinet can easily be changed to a different game title by swapping the game's cartridge and cabinet artwork. The exA-Arcadia offers owners the ability to put up to four different cartridges into a single cabinet. This unique feature was a key economic consideration for operators with limited floorspace, as well as saving money long term by only needing to buy a new game kit rather than a whole new game cabinet.
The exA-Arcadia was marketed as the most powerful modular arcade system upon its release compared to contemporary rival arcade systems such as Taito's TypeX series and Sega's RingEdge 2. For single threaded processing under Unity's benchmark testing, it has achieved higher performance than Sony's PlayStation 5 console.
History
[edit]exA-Arcadia was developed with the concept of bringing traditional joystick based arcade video games back to arcades of any size on a global scale, providing game content solely for arcade locations to drive foot traffic & sales and solving the Japanese business model issues surrounding overseas game availability of Japanese arcade titles and purchasing expensive new game cabinets while also enforcing high network revenue share fees imposed on Japanese game centers.[1][2][3] Until the introduction of exA-Arcadia, outside of Japan, new arcade game releases focused on deluxe sized arcade cabinets in the gun shooting and racing genres with retail prices starting over US$12,000 and they could not be converted to other titles while traditional joystick arcade games were no longer sold by any arcade manufacturers. In the last decade of Japanese arcade releases, traditional arcade games have mostly been inferior ports from console first titles such as Capcom's Street Fighter V releasing 3 years after the console version with additional input latency and performance issues and Bandai Namco's Tekken 7 which is missing the console version guest character, Negan from The Walking Dead. exA-Arcadia aims to eliminate these market problems by providing industry relative affordable and definitive versions of games targeted for commercial usage in arcades.
Japanese Arcade Manufacturer Business Model Issues
[edit]Arcade Revenue Share and Multiple PCBs/Systems Required for 2 or more Players
[edit]In an effort to increase profitability on sales of arcade product, Japanese arcade manufacturers started to implement a fixed revenue share charge per play regardless of the initial cost of play in addition to the cost of purchasing a given arcade machine. Arcades are required to sign a leasing contract with the Japanese manufacturer in order to operate a given game. Thus, limiting the products to primarily arcades in Japan and Japanese corporations.
100 yen cost per play
(Manufacturer Revenue Share + 10% Japan Consumption Tax) +
(5% Electronic Payment Vendor Charge) +
(Overall 10% Japan Consumption Tax levied on the cost per play) +
Profit
Starting with Sega's Initial D and Virtua Fighter 4 in 2001, the manufacturer charged 5 yen + consumption tax per play as a fee for arcades to connect to each game's online infrastructure such as VF.net.
100 yen cost per play
(5 yen + 5% Japan Consumption Tax in 2001) +
(0% Electronic Payment Vendor Charge as this did not exist in 2001) +
(Overall 5% Japan Consumption Tax levied on the cost per play)
10.25 yen operating costs +
89.75 yen profitability per play
Sega would continue this business model with the introduction of Virtua Fighter 5 in 2006 and charged for the arcade cabinet, arcade board, networking equipment, networking provider and increase the revenue share charge from 30 yen + consumption tax per play. Capitalizing on this trend with their NesicaxLive arcade platform in 2010, Taito implemented the same business model as Virtua Fighter 5 and increased the revenue share charge from 25 to 35 yen + consumption tax per play depending upon the title being played. In 2011, Bandai Namco implemented the same business model as Sega and Taito with the introduction of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 at 30 yen + consumption tax. However, unlike Tekken 6 and previous arcade fighting game titles where 1 arcade board could be linked with 2 arcade cabinets, in order to increase sales revenue, Bandai Namco required the purchase of 2 arcade boards for 2 player play which became an industry standard practice in Japan. Taito implemented the same business model with the introduction of their NesicaxLive 2 arcade platform.
100 yen cost per play
(35 yen + 10% Japan Consumption Tax in 2024) +
(5% Electronic Payment Vendor Charge in 2024) +
(Overall 10% Japan Consumption Tax levied on the cost per play)
53.5 yen operating costs +
46.5 yen profitability per play
On April 18, 2019, Sega started operation of their ALL.Net P-ras MULTI (APM3) arcade platform which charged for the arcade cabinet, arcade board, networking equipment, networking provider and increased the revenue share charge to 65 yen + consumption tax per play. Sega would later reduce the revenue share charge to 45 yen + consumption tax per play during the COVID-19 pandemic and due to the delay in the arcade release of Guilty Gear Strive which released after the console version.
100 yen cost per play
(65 yen + 10% Japan Consumption Tax in 2024) +
(5% Electronic Payment Vendor Charge in 2024) +
(Overall 10% Japan Consumption Tax levied on the cost per play)
86.5 yen operating costs +
13.5 yen profitability per play
The introduction of manufacturer revenue share for each play and the requirement of buying an additional arcade board for 2 players greatly increased operational costs for traditional arcade games, reducing their viability and profitability in Japan. This business model is not seen outside of Asia except for at Round 1 USA whom has moved machines from Japan and operate them as is. exA-Arcadia addresses these 2 issues by not charging any revenue share and allowing multi player play with 1 arcade board.
100 yen cost per play
(Overall 10% Japan Consumption Tax levied on the cost per play)
10 yen operating costs +
90 yen profitability per play
2017–2019 (Pre-launch)
[edit]Development of the exA-Arcadia hardware was started in Fall 2017 and debuted at the Japan Amusement Expo (JAEPO) 2018 show held in Makuhari Messe, Japan on February 9, 2018. The system's first title, Aka & Blue Type-R, which was developed by ex-Cave Interactive staff and the first shoot'em up to be sold in the arcade market since Dodonpachi True Death in 2012. Partnering with Microsoft, exA-Arcadia created a custom operating system which is based on a heavily modified version of Microsoft Windows similar to the Xbox line of consoles. It removes numerous pieces of the operating system to optimize game performance and input latency beyond the off the shelf versions of Microsoft Windows. Content partners announced at the show included newcomers: Tanoshimasu and Picorinne Soft as well as veteran arcade developers: G.rev, M2 and Seibu Kaihatsu. Then, at the Japan Amusement Expo (JAEPO) 2019 show held in Makuhari Messe, Japan on January 25, 2019, the Japanese release date of Summer 2019 and distribution by Kyowa Corporation and Safari Games were announced. New content partners: Kadokawa, Sunsoft, NatsumeAtari, Tatsujin (Toaplan), RS34 (Milestone), City Connection (Jaleco/Psikyo/Success), Degica and others were also announced with 20 playable titles exhibited on the show floor. However, the release date was later delayed to November 27, 2019. At the show, it was announced that via Kadokawa, the 2D Fighter Maker 2nd engine has been exclusively licensed to exA-Arcadia and the first title from this partnership on the platform was announced to be Axel City 2. exA-Arcadia rebuilt the 2D Fighter Maker 2nd engine to use hardware graphics rendering and added new features such as 0.3 frames input latency.
2020–2022 (COVID-19 era)
[edit]Worldwide sales of the conversion kit started in January 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic began. In March 2020, Cave Interactive joined exA-Arcadia as a content partner and the first title on the platform was announced to be Dodonpachi True Death EXA Label, it is also the first title in the EXA Label series. In Japan, distribution started to be handled by the prize manufacturer, Eikoh, while retail partners, Beep and KVClab, starting carrying exA-Arcadia product in their brick & mortar stores in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan from September 2020.
However, due to cancellation of events stemming from the widespread pandemic, the US trade show debut of exA-Arcadia was at Amusement Expo International (AEI) 2021 held in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 30, 2021. A deluxe sized American style cabinet with a 55" 4K display debuted at this event along with 24 games on exhibition. In April 2021, Team Arcana joined exA-Arcadia as a content partner and the first title on the platform was announced to be an updated version of Arcana Heart 3 Love Max Six Stars!!!!!! Xtend. In August 2021, SNK Corporation joined exA-Arcadia as a content partner and the first title on the platform was announced to be an uncensored version of Samurai Shodown V Perfect. In September 2021, Success Corporation joined exA-Arcadia as a content partner and the first title on the platform was announced to be Cotton Rock 'n' Roll which is the first arcade cross platform release on exA-Arcadia and Sega's ALL.Net P-ras MULTI Version 3 (APM3). Dave & Buster's and Round 1 USA would begin to operate exA-Arcadia conversion kits at a number of locations nationwide from the Fall of 2021. In September 2021, the first ever official Team Shanghai Alice licensed Touhou Project arcade game, Touhou Perfect Sakura Fantastica, would be released on exA-Arcadia in 2022.
At Shooters Fes 2022 held in Takadanobaba, Tokyo, Japan on April 2, 2022, exA-Arcadia announced that over 1,000 games were in operation throughout the world and that through the creation of the new JVS' (JVS Dash) standard, they have improved input latency performance on the system to 1 frame or 16.6 milliseconds even on engines such as Unity. exA-Arcadia planned to roll out updates to existing game releases to take advantage of this breakthrough. At IAAPA Expo 2022 held in Orlando, Florida on November 15, 2022, exA-Arcadia debuted their new ARC-1 cabinet in 1, 2 & 4 player configurations and announced expanding their American distribution channels to nationwide distributors: AVS Companies and Shaffer Distributing. 32 games were exhibited on the show floor with a number of new in-development titles also available for play. In December 2022, Tatsujin, the current IP holders of Toaplan titles, announced that the first title on the platform would be Batsugun EXA Label, it is also the fourth title in the EXA Label series.
2023 onwards (Post COVID-19)
[edit]At the Japan Amusement Expo (JAEPO) 2023 show held in Makuhari Messe, Japan on February 10, 2023, exA-Arcadia announced that they had improved input latency performance on the platform to 0.3 frames or 5 milliseconds – the fastest input response time of any modern console or PC. In Japan, GM Corporation (Japanese: 株式会社ジーエム商事) started distribution of exA-Arcadia product while Genda GiGO Entertainment who acquired all of the Club Sega locations began operation of exA-Arcadia conversion kits throughout Japan. In the US, distribution channels were further increased by major nationwide distributors: Player One Amusement Group (Cineplex Entertainment) and Moss Distributing. In India, CSML Group also began distribution of exA-Arcadia product. In Indonesia, PT Megaindo Gemilang Lestari also began distribution of exA-Arcadia product.
At Amusement Expo International (AEI) 2024 held in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 20, 2024, exA-Arcadia announced Tatsunoko Production joining as a content partner and a Samurai Pizza Cats collaboration in the game, Jitsu Squad. At Shooters Fes 2024 held in Takadanobaba, Tokyo, Japan on April 6, 2024, exA-Arcadia announced that over 2,000 games were in operation throughout the world and that they had acquired the rights to Gazelle's games. The first Gazelle title to be released on the platform was announced to be Airgallet EXA Label with the original staff, Junya "Joker Jun" Inoue, returning to work on this remaster. Also announced, the second title from content partner Tatsujin who owns the Toaplan game rights is FixEight EXA Label with the original staff, Nanpei Kaneko, returning to work on this remaster. At EVO Japan 2024 held in Ariake GYM-EX, Japan on April 27, 2024, exA-Arcadia announced their new Japanese style sitdown cabinet dubbed the ARC-32 and 10 new fighting games which garnered over 3.5 million views on social media platform X, second highest of all announcements behind Capcom's Street Fighter 6 Akuma announcement at 5 million views. As of July 2024, exA-Arcadia is the only remaining Japanese arcade manufacturer whom still releases traditional joystick arcade games. At EVO 2024 on July 19, 2024, exA-Arcadia announced a partnership with Riot Games to produce arcade cabinets for their new fighting game, 2XKO.[4] Announced on the Government of Japan's website on July 8, 2024, exA-Arcadia has solely acquired the rights to Vanguard Princess via a ruling made by the Government of Japan's Agency of Cultural Affairs.[5] In July 2024, exA-Arcadia became the first foreign arcade company in history to be accepted as a member by the Japanese Amusement Industry Association (JAIA (Japanese: 一般社団法人 日本アミューズメント産業協会)).[6]
JVS' Standard
[edit]exA-Arcadia has developed an extension of the JVS (JAMMA Video Standard) called JVS' (pronounced JVS Dash) which increases the communication speed of JVS to allow for dramatically more responsive controls in exA-Arcadia games and the fastest input latency of all modern consoles and PCs at 0.3 frames or 5 milliseconds. Even with modern game engines such as Unity, 1 frame input latency has been achieved with exA-Arcadia titles such as Aka & Blue Type-R.
The JAMMA Video Standard (JAMMA VIDEO規格, JVS) is a newer JAMMA connector standard also known as JAMMA2. The standard specifies a communication protocol based on RS-485 and physical interfaces for peripheral devices using commonly-available USB connectors and cables. Even though a USB Type-A to USB Type-B interface cable is often used, JVS is incompatible with USB devices because it does not use the USB signaling standard and protocol. JVS' requires I/O boards which can transmit at higher speeds
The JVS standard was originally established by JAMMA (Japan Amusement Machine and Marketing Association (Japanese: 一般社団法人日本アミュ一ズメントマシン協会, Hepburn: Ippan Shadanhōjin Nihon Amyūzumento Mashin Kyōkai) (formerly the Japan Amusement Machinery Manufacturers Association (社団法人日本アミューズメントマシン工業協会, Shadanhōjin Nihon Amyūzumento Mashin Kōgyō Kyōkai), abbreviated JAMMA) and is currently maintained by the Japanese Amusement Industry Association (JAIA (Japanese: 一般社団法人 日本アミューズメント産業協会)) which was formed by the merging of JAMMA and the Amusement Machine Operators' Union (AOU (Japanese: 一般社団法人 全日本アミューズメント施設営業者協会連合会)) on April 1, 2018.
The first JVS' compatible I/O boards were released by exA-Arcadia and Thomas Daede in July 2022 coinciding with the release of Touhou Perfect Sakura Fantastica. Since then, the IONA series of JVS I/O boards (MP07 and MP12 series) are now also JVS' compliant. exA-Arcadia game titles released before JVS' was established require an update to be compliant with the new standard. Not all exA-Arcadia games have been retroactively updated for compatibility.
| Name | Model # | Current Firmware | Manufacturer | Release Date | Notes |
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| exA-Arcadia JVS' I/O Board Type-B | Type-B | 1.0.0 | exA-Arcadia | September 2023 | Designed for Bandai Namco Dragon Ball Zenkai Battle cabinets |
| exA-Arcadia JVS' I/O Board Type-V | Type-V | 1.3.1 | exA-Arcadia | July 2022 | Designed for Taito Vewlix cabinets |
| IONA MP-07 Series | MP07-IONA-US | 2.16 | Mellow PCB | October 2021 | Designed for USB controllers |
| IONA MP-12 Series | MP12-IONA-US | 2.16 | Mellow PCB | February 2023 | Designed for USB controllers |
| TD-IO | Thomas Daede | July 2022 | Designed for JAMMA cabinets |
exA-Arcadia System Technical Details
[edit]- OS: Customized Microsoft Windows[1]
- CPU: Intel[7]
- Memory: 8 GB[7]
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce[7]
- IO: JVS and JVS' *Utilizing JVS to JAMMA I/O boards, compatible with JAMMA[1]
- Resolution: 4K, 1080p, 768p, 720p, 480p (4:3) *Horizontal & Vertical Screens[a]
- Dimensions: A4[7]
- Media: ROM Cartridge up to 2 TB
- Compatible Engines: Unity, Unreal Engine, GameMaker Studio 2, ClickTeam Fusion 2.5+, Corona/Solar2D, XNA, Construct 3, GoDot, STG Builder, OpenBOR, 2D Fighter Maker 2nd, Pixel Game Maker MV, HTML5
- Input Latency: 0.3 Frames
- Network Connectivity: N/A
- Network Revenue Share Fee: None
exA-Arcadia Cabinets
[edit]exA-Arcadia has developed 3 different cabinet styles since the system's introduction in 2019.
ARC-32 Cabinet Technical Details
[edit]- Release Date: July 2024
- Type: Sitdown or Upright
- Monitor: 32" 1080p 1ms *monitor can be rotated
- I/O Board: exA-Arcadia JVS' I/O Board Type-V
- Control Panel: 1 Player (1L6B), 2 Players (2L12B) *can be swapped
- Dimensions: W80 cm x H162 cm x D80.5 cm
- Weight: 115 kg
- Manufactured in Japan
- Optional riser stand available to install it as an upright cabinet
- A custom version created for Riot Games' 2XKO was revealed at EVO 2024
ARC-1 Cabinet Technical Details
[edit]This cabinet model is the first cabinet produced in-house by exA-Arcadia in their American facility.
- Release Date: November 2022
- Type: Upright
- Monitor: 32" 1080p 1ms *monitor can be rotated
- I/O Board: exA-Arcadia JVS' I/O Board Type-V
- Control Panel: 1 Player, 2 Players, 4 Players *can be swapped
- Dimensions: W45.25" x H77.75" x D30"
- Weight: 250 lbs
- Manufactured in USA
Funco Cabinet Technical Details
[edit]This cabinet model was produced with the US based Fun Company as a limited release in 2021 before being discontinued in 2022 and replaced with the more compact and economical ARC-1 cabinet.
- Release Date: July 2021
- Type: Upright Pedestal
- Monitor: 55" 4K
- I/O Board: exA-Arcadia JVS I/O Board
- Control Panel: 2 Players, 4 Players
- Weight: 125 lbs
- Manufactured in USA
Other Hardware
[edit]- exA-Arcadia JVS VS LINK I/O Board for Bandai Namco's Noir cabinet series to link 2 cabinets together in a Japanese style VS cabinet setup
- exA-Arcadia JVS' I/O Board for Taito's Vewlix cabinet series
- exA-Arcadia JVS' I/O Board for Bandai Namco's Dragon Ball Zenkai Battle aka "White Noir" blanc cabinet
- exA-Arcadia JVS I/O Board featuring dual JAMMA connectors and was discontinued in 2022 after debut of JVS'
Development Teams
[edit]exA-Arcadia titles are developed by in-house teams, 2nd party co-developments and 3rd parties. Early on, almost all titles were developed by 3rd parties. However, in recent years, the majority of game development has shifted to 1st party teams as exA-Arcadia expanded in-house development to 7 teams.
| Team Name | Gameography | Location |
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| TEAM EXA-AM1 | Development
Gimmick! EXACT☆MIX, KIRA KIRA STAR NIGHT exa, COTTOn ROCK 'n' ROLL, ASTRO NINJA MAN EXA, SAMURAI SHODOWN V PERFECT, BATSUGUN EXA LABEL, BREAKERS REVENGE CHICAGO Co-Development COSMIC DIGGER 3671, Lightning Knights |
Silicon Valley, USA |
| TEAM EXA-AM2 | Development
DODONPACHI TRUE DEATH EXA LABEL, CRIMSON KATANA (AKAI KATANA) EXA LABEL, P-47 Aces MARK II Co-Development AXEL CITY 2, Chaos Code -EXACT XENO ATTACK-, DYNAMITE BOMB!!, INFINOS EXA, STRANIA EX |
Japan |
| TEAM EXA-AM3 | Unknown | Europe |
| TEAM EXA-AM4 | Platform Development & Game Engine Support | Japan |
| TEAM EXA-AM5 | Development
Touhou Perfect Sakura Fantastica, Touhou Scarlet Diabolique Fantastica Co-Development Fight of Gods ARCADE EDITION, NiPPON MARATHON TURBO, RIVAL MEGAGUN XE |
Japan |
| TEAM EXA-AM6 | ARCANA HEART 3 LOVE MAX SIX STARS!!!!!! XTEND, PHANTOM BREAKER: OMNIA | Japan |
| TEAM EXA-AM7 | Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. EXALLENT | Japan |
Content Partners
[edit]| Company Name | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ANARCH ENTERTAINMENT | 
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Developer of the PUMP IT UP INFINITY series |
| Ancient | 
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Developer started by music composer Yuzo Koshiro |
| AONE GAMES | 
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| Cave Interactive |
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Developer of shmups such as DoDonPachi and DEATH SMILES |
| City Connection |
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Current owner of Jaleco IP |
| DEER FARM | 
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Developer of the Shikhondo series |
| DEGICA |
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Publisher of Japanese games on console and PC |
| DIGITAL CRAFTER | 
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Developer of the "Fight of" series |
| DORAGON ENTERTAINMENT | 
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Developer of the Danmaku Unlimited series |
| F K DIGITAL |
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Developer of the Chaos Code series |
| Family Soft |
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Publisher of series like Asuka 120% and Mad Stalker |
| G.rev |
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Developer of Border Down and Senko no Ronde series |
| Gotcha Gotcha Games |
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Subsidiary of KADOKAWA who manages the "Maker" series |
| IGS |
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Developer of the arcade PGM platform and games |
| JAE LEE PRODUCTIONS |
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| JKM CORP | 
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| JOYMASHER | 
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Brazilian indie developer |
| KADOKAWA |
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Media conglomerate who owns publishing businesses in Japan |
| kt SOFTWARE |
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| KUMRO GAMES |
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| LAST BOSS 88 | 
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| Light Green 8 |
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| M2 |
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Developer of arcade game ports under the M2 Shot Triggers label |
| MAGES. |
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Owner of the 5pb publishing label |
| Mindware |
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formerly MNM Software |
| MONSTER BATH GAMES |
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| MOSS |
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Developer of Raiden III, IV, V |
| NatsumeAtari |
|
Developer of the Pocky & Rocky series and Wild Guns |
| neotro |
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Developer of VRITRA HEXA |
| onion soup interactive |
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| PICORINNE SOFT |
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Developer of the INFINOS series |
| pixel games | 
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| Pixelized Vision |
|
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| PROJECT ATSUKI |
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Developer of the Axel City series |
| Psikyo |
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Developer of the Gunbird series and Strikers 1945 series |
| RANIDA GAMES | 
|
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| Retroware |
|
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| RIKI |
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Developer of 8-bit Famicom games |
| Riot Games |
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Developer of League of Legends, Valorant and 2XKO |
| ROCKET PANDA GAMES |
|
Current owner of the Phantom Breaker IP |
| RS34 |
|
Current owner of the Milestone IP |
| Seibu Kaihatsu |
|
Current owner of the RAIDEN series IP |
| SNK |
|
Developer of The King of Fighters and Metal Slug series |
| SPACEWAVE STUDIOS |
|
|
| SUCCESS |
|
Developer of the Cotton and Psyvariar series |
| Sunsoft |
|
Developer of Blaster Master, Gimmick! and Waku Waku 7 |
| TANOSHIMASU |
|
Company started by ex-Cave Interactive employees |
| TANUKI CREATIVE STUDIO | 
|
|
| TATSUJIN |
|
Current owner of the Toaplan IP |
| Tatsunoko Production |
|
Animation studio behind Samurai Pizza Cats and Gatchaman |
| Team ARCANA |
|
Developers of the Arcana Heart series |
| Team Shanghai Alice |
|
Developers of the Touhou Project official games |
| TIKIPOD |
|
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| VAGUES GAMES |
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Developer of the Cambria Sword series |
| VISCO |
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Developer of the Breakers and Vasara series |
Games
[edit]As of November 2024, there are 40 exA-Arcadia titles released.
Games Available Now
[edit]| Title | Catalog | Developer | Country | Genre | Players | Release | Engine | JVS' | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKA & BLUE TYPE-R | EXA-001 | Tanoshimasu |
|
Shoot'em up | 1 | November 27, 2019 | Unity | 〇 | |
| AKYRIOS EXA | EXA-009 | Doragon Entertainment |
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Shoot'em up | 1 | February 12, 2020 | Custom | 〇 | |
| ARCANA HEART３LOVE MAX SIX STARS!!!!!! XTEND | EXA-041 | exA-Arcadia |
|
Fighter | 2 | December 15, 2023 | Custom | 〇 | |
| ASTRO NINJA MAN EXA | EXA-051 | exA-Arcadia |
|
Shoot'em up | 1 | September 29, 2022 | Custom | 〇 | |
| AXEL CITY 2 | EXA-014 | PROJECT ATSUKI, exA-Arcadia |
|
Fighter | 2 | July 3, 2023 | 2D Fighter Maker 2nd | 〇 | |
| Batsugun EXA LABEL | EXA-056 | exA-Arcadia |
|
Shoot'em up | 2 | June 16, 2023 | Custom | 〇 | Art by Junya "Joker Jun" Inoue, Music by Keishi Yonao |
| Blazing Chrome AC | EXA-013 | Joymasher |
|
Action | 2 | 2021 | Game Maker Studio 2 | ✖ | Music by Motoaki Furukawa |
| BREAKERS REVENGE CHICAGO | EXA-063 | exA-Arcadia |
|
Fighter | 2 | July 30, 2024 | Custom | 〇 | Art by Motoki Yoshihara, Music by Kenichi Kamio |
| CHAOS CODE -EXACT XENO ATTACK- | EXA-022 | F K Digital, exA-Arcadia |
|
Fighter | 2 | April 17, 2020 | Custom | 〇 | Music by Mint Jam |
| COSMIC DIGGER 3671 | EXA-017 | Mindware, exA-Arcadia |
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Action | 4 | 2021 | Custom | ✖ | Art by ex-Sonic Team designer Satoshi Okano |
| COTTOn ROCK 'n' ROLL | EXA-039 | exA-Arcadia |
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Shoot'em up | 2 | February 2022 | Custom | ✖ | exA-Arcadia developed an exclusive 2 player simultaneous mode and arrange play mode[10] |
| CRIMSON KATANA (AKAI KATANA) EXA LABEL | EXA-045 | exA-Arcadia |
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Shoot'em up | 2 | February 17, 2022 | Custom | 〇 | Art by Mushimaro |
| DODONPACHI TRUE DEATH EXA LABEL | EXA-021 | exA-Arcadia |
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Shoot'em up | 2 | November 30, 2020 | Custom | 〇 | Art by Nagi |
| DONUT DODO DO! | EXA-061 | pixel games |
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Action | 2 | May 31, 2023 | GoDot | 〇 | Art by Makoto Yabe |
| DYNAMITE BOMB!! | EXA-032 | Light Green 8, exA-Arcadia |
|
Fighter | 2 | July 3, 2023 | 2D Fighter Maker 2nd | 〇 | |
| FIGHT OF GODS ARCADE EDITION | EXA-016 | Digital Crafter |
|
Fighter | 2 | November 2020 | Unity | ✖ | Art by Junny and guest music track by Go Sato |
| FixEight EXA LABEL | EXA-057 | exA-Arcadia |
|
Shoot'em up | 4 | October 31, 2024 | Custom | 〇 | Art by Nanpei Kaneko and music by Keishi Yonao |
| Gimmick! EXACT☆MIX | EXA-019 | exA-Arcadia[11] |
|
Action | 1 | December 31, 2020 | Custom | 〇 | Music by Manabu Namiki |
| INFINOS EXA | EXA-003 | Picorinne Soft, exA-Arcadia |
|
Shoot'em up | 1 | February 21, 2020 | STG Builder | 〇 | Art by Highma Fuyuno |
| KIRA KIRA STAR NIGHT exa | EXA-037 | exA-Arcadia |
|
Action | 1 | June 11, 2021 | Custom | 〇 | |
| THE KUNG FU VS KARATE CHAMP | EXA-004 | Jae-Lee Productions |
|
Fighter | 2 | January 31, 2020 | Unity | 〇 | |
| Lightning Knights | EXA-010 | Tikipod, exA-Arcadia |
|
Action | 4 | June 2020 | Custom | 〇 | Art by Junny |
| NiPPON MARATHON TURBO | EXA-006 | Onion Soup Interactive, exA-Arcadia |
|
Action | 4 | 2021 | Unity | 〇 | Art by Tatsuya Ishikawa |
| NOISZ ARC⌖CODA | EXA-031 | Anarch Entertainment |
|
Rhythm | 1 | June 16, 2022 | Game Maker Studio 2 | 〇 | Songs by M-Project, HyuN, Mayumi Morinaga |
| OMEN OF SORROW: ARISING CHAOS | EXA-025 | AONE GAMES |
|
Fighter | 2 | May 5, 2024 | Unreal Engine | 〇 | Art by Junny |
| P-47 ACES MARK II | EXA-029 | exA-Arcadia |
|
Shoot'em up | 4 | September 29, 2022 | Custom | 〇 | Art by Hidetaka Tenjin and music by former NMK staff Manabu Namiki and Sizlla Okamura |
| PHANTOM BREAKER: OMNIA | EXA-035 | exA-Arcadia |
|
Fighter | 2 | July 16, 2024 | Custom | 〇 | Art by Hiro Suzuhira |
| PSYVARIAR DELTA AC | EXA-007 | City Connection |
|
Shoot'em up | 2 | December 2020 | Unity | 〇 | Music by WASi303 |
| RIVAL MEGAGUN XE | EXA-012 | Spacewave Software, exA-Arcadia |
|
Shoot'em up | 2 | 2021 | Unity | 〇 | Music by Keishi Yonao |
| SAMURAI SHODOWN V PERFECT | EXA-049 | exA-Arcadia |
|
Fighter | 2 | September 29, 2022 | Custom | 〇 | Art by Shiroh Ohno
Different from the console version, all fatalities and violence have been restored. |
| SHADOW GANGS X | EXA-033 | JKM CORP |
|
Action | 1 | May 19, 2022 | Custom | 〇 | Art by jb.style and Music by Keishi Yonao |
| SHIKHONDO RED PURGATORY | EXA-008 | Deer Farm, exA-Arcadia |
|
Shoot'em up | 2 | September 2020 | Unity | ✖ | Sound Effects by WASi303 |
| SHINORUBI PINK LABEL | EXA-055 | LAST BOSS 88 |
|
Shoot'em up | 2 | August 2024 | Custom | 〇 | Art by Junny |
| STRANIA EX | EXA-005 | G.rev, exA-Arcadia |
|
Shoot'em up | 2 | September 2020 | Custom | 〇 | Music by Keishi Yonao |
| SUPER BATTLE PRINCESS MADELYN | EXA-023 | Monster Bath Games |
|
Action | 1 | November 2020 | Unity | ✖ | Music by Gryzor87 |
| Touhou Perfect Sakura Fantastica | EXA-050 | exA-Arcadia |
|
Shoot'em up | 1 | July 28, 2022 | XNA | 〇 | The first vertical Touhou shoot 'em up |
| Touhou Scarlet Diabolique Fantastica | EXA-060 | exA-Arcadia |
|
Shoot'em up | 1 | March 21, 2024 | XNA | 〇 | |
| VRITRA HEXA | EXA-015 | neotro |
|
Shoot'em up | 2 | November 2020 | Solar 2D | 〇 | Art by Tatsuya Ishikawa |
EXA LABEL Series
[edit]The EXA LABEL series are shoot'em up or shmups titles of existing arcade games ported by exA-Arcadia in-house development teams aiming to be the definitive version of a given title. Titles in this series feature lower input lag than the original arcade version and subsequent console ports. Besides the original existing game modes, an EXA LABEL arranged game mode with significantly different gameplay and new arranged music are always included in each release. Japanese players have highly lauded these releases and continue to play these titles while submitting scores to the Japan High Score Association (JHA (Japanese: 日本ハイスコア協会)) on a monthly basis.
| EXA LABEL # | Title | Original Developer | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DODONPACHI TRUE DEATH EXA LABEL | Cave Interactive | November 30, 2020 |
| 2 | CRIMSON KATANA (AKAI KATANA) EXA LABEL | Cave Interactive | February 17, 2022 |
| 3 | P-47 ACES MARK II | NMK | September 29, 2022 |
| 4 | Batsugun EXA LABEL | Toaplan | June 16, 2023 |
| 5 | AIRGALLET EXA LABEL | Gazelle | 2024 |
| 6 | FixEight EXA LABEL | Toaplan | October 31, 2024 |
| 7 | EARTHION EXA LABEL[12] | Ancient | 2025 |
| 8 | DEMON FRONT EXA LABEL[13] | IGS | TBA |
Touhou Fantastica Series
[edit]The Touhou Fantastica series are the first Team Shanghai Alice officially licensed Touhou Project shoot'em up or shmups titles for the arcade market and are supervised by the series creator, Zun. Each title in the series is co-developed with Team Touhou FDF and feature significant enhancements over the original doujin releases. All titles in the series to date have featured new voice acting and arranged soundtracks composed by Keishi Yonao.
| Release # | Title | Based upon | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Touhou Perfect Sakura Fantastica | Touhou Perfect Cherry Blossom | July 28, 2022 |
| 2 | Touhou Scarlet Diabolique Fantastica | Touhou Embodiment of Scarlet Devil | March 21, 2024 |
| 3 | Announced to be in development | TBA | TBA |
Announced Games
[edit]| Title | Developer | Country | Genre | Players | Engine | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIRGALLET EXA LABEL | exA-Arcadia | |
Shoot'em up | 2 | Custom | Art by Junya "Joker Jun" Inoue, Music by Keishi Yonao |
| ALIEN FIELD 3671 | Mindware | |
Action | 4 | Custom | |
| Asuka 120% BURNING Fest. EXALLENT | exA-Arcadia | |
Fighter | 2 | Custom | |
| AXEL CITY 2 THE FINAL STORM | PROJECT ATSUKI、exA-Arcadia | |
Fighter | 2 | 2D Fighter Maker 2nd | |
| BAYANI | Ranida Games | |
Fighter | 2 | Unity | |
| CAMBRIA SWORD AC: ANOTHER CRY | VAGUES GAMES、exA-Arcadia | |
Shoot'em up | 1 | STG Builder | |
| Chaos Code -NEMESIS EXPERIMENT- | F K Digital、exA-Arcadia | |
Fighter | 2 | Custom | |
| COTTOn ROCK 'n' ROLL 2 | Success, exA-Arcadia | |
Shoot'em up | 2 | Custom | |
| CYBER BLOCKER R[14] | exA-Arcadia |
|
Block Breaker | 2 | Unity | 2nd exA-Arcadia trackball game, Art by Yoshitoshi Abe and music by Yoshihisa Watanabe aka yack |
| DAYBREAK SLAM | AONE GAMES | |
Fighter | 2 | Unreal Engine | |
| Daemon Bride exAGAIN | exA-Arcadia | |
Fighter | 2 | Custom | |
| DEMON FRONT EXA LABEL[15] | exA-Arcadia |
|
Action | 4 | Custom | |
| DOJO MASTERS EX | Pixelized Vision | |
Fighter | 2 | ClickTeam Fusion | |
| EARTHION EXA LABEL[16] | Ancient, exA-Arcadia |
|
Shoot'em up | 1 | Custom | Music by Yuzo Koshiro |
| The Fallen Angels Revenge | exA-Arcadia | |
Fighter | 2 | Custom | |
| jamjam'n jelly EXA LENTE | KUMRO GAMES | |
Shoot'em up | 2 | Unity | Art by Masakazu Fukuda |
| JITSU SQUAD featuring Samurai Pizza Cats | TANUKI CREATIVE STUDIO、exA-Arcadia | |
Action | 4 | Game Maker Studio 2 | Art by Noritaka Suzuki |
| NiPPON MARATHON 2 TURBO | Onion Soup Interactive | |
Action | 4 | Unity | |
| Rage of the Dragons w | exA-Arcadia | |
Fighter | 2 | Custom | |
| Toxic Crusaders | Retroware | |
Fighter | 4 | Unity | |
| Vanguard Princess R | F K Digital、exA-Arcadia | |
Fighter | 2 | 2D Fighter Maker 2nd | |
| WILD GUNS RAWHIDE[17] | exA-Arcadia |
|
Action | 4 | Unity | 1st exA-Arcadia trackball game |
Hawt Pink Club
[edit]Hawt Pink Club is an exA-Arcadia compatible arcade board focusing on adult arcade games and is developed by the Dutch company, Hawt Pink Club BV. This system made its debut at AVN Expo 2020 in January 2020.[18] After this exhibition, no news would be announced until April 2021 in Japan where the company, Hacker Global, announced that it would start distribution of this product line.[19] In July 2021 at Amusement Expo International, the system and games were exhibited in a private location.[20]
Games List
[edit]| Title | Catalog | Developer | Country | Genre | Players | Release | Engine | JVS' | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAD ASS Babes Kiss | PNK-004 | Thatcher Productions, Hawt Pink Club | 
|
Action | 4 | June 23, 2021 | OpenBOR | ✖ | |
| RUMBLE STORM X | PNK-006 | StudioS, Hawt Pink Club |
|
STG | 1 | July 8, 2022 | Pixel Game Maker MV | 〇 | |
| SHAKUGA: THE EXCOMMUNICATION | TBA | ISAmu, Hawt Pink Club |
|
Action | 1 | Announced | ClickTeam Fusion | 〇 | |
| STRIP FIGHTER 5 ARCADE EDITION | TBA | StudioS, Hawt Pink Club |
|
Fighter | 2 | Announced | 2D Fighter Maker 2nd | 〇 |
External links
[edit]- exA-Arcadia – POWER TO THE EXA Official Web Site
- exA-Arcadia【公式】 on Twitter
- exA-Arcadia【公式】 on Instagram
- ExA-Arcadia's channel on YouTube
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c arcadehero (2018-02-07). "ExA-Arcadia To Introduce New Kit System At JAEPO 2018". Arcade Heroes. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ^ イケダミノロック×大塚ギチ 「2017年下半期ゲームセンター周辺事情」トーク配信 on YouTube
- ^ a b 市川 幹人 (2018-02-28). "EXA ARCADIA、エリック・チャンCEO登場！ マインドウェア公式放送". マインドウェア放送局. マインドウェア. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ^ X https://x.com/exaarcadia/status/1814330800713945393?s=46&t=8np_V9LmwZMPkrJhiOuu9Q.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "文化庁の裁定制度実績データベース" (PDF). 文化庁の裁定制度実績データベース.
- ^ "会員企業一覧 | JAIA | 一般社団法人日本アミューズメント産業協会". Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ a b c d 早苗月 ハンバーグ食べ男 (2019-01-28). "［JAEPO2019］exA-Arcadiaに関する新情報をまとめて紹介。「サイヴァリア デルタ」や「ギミック！」などがリリース予定に". 4Gamer.net. aetas. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ^ @exaarcadia (July 23, 2018). "ＥＸＡ開発レギュレーション その① 縦画面のタイトルは絶対に横画面モード搭載" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 January 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ @exaarcadia (July 24, 2018). "開発ツール対応のお知らせ @StgBuilder ＳＴＧビルダー様の協力を頂いて、ＥＸＡ基板でＳＢ製のタイトルを対応しております。下記の機能も追加しております。・ＪＶＳ対応 ・フルＨＤ対応 ・縦画面対応 ・４：３タイトルはワイド表示時にオビ機能 ・スキャンライン機能 ・インカム分析機能" (Tweet). Retrieved 31 January 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ @exaarcadia (2021-09-26). "2021年9月26日 午後0:00(JST)のツイート" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-09-26 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Gimmick! EXACT☆MIX Available for Preorder". exA-Arcadia. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ exALive 2024年11月13日（水）AMUSEMENT EXPO 2024 特集. Retrieved 2024-11-26 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ exALive 2024年11月13日（水）AMUSEMENT EXPO 2024 特集. Retrieved 2024-11-26 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ exALive 2024年11月13日（水）AMUSEMENT EXPO 2024 特集. Retrieved 2024-11-26 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ exALive 2024年11月13日（水）AMUSEMENT EXPO 2024 特集. Retrieved 2024-11-26 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ exALive 2024年11月13日（水）AMUSEMENT EXPO 2024 特集. Retrieved 2024-11-26 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ exALive 2024年11月13日（水）AMUSEMENT EXPO 2024 特集. Retrieved 2024-11-26 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Sherri L. Shaulis (2020-01-24). "Hawt Pink Club Making Impressions With Adult Games". AVN Media Network. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ^ @hawtpinkclub (March 31, 2021). "Coming soon to Japan sold by Hacker Global" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-07-11 – via Twitter.
- ^ arcadehero (2021-07-09). "Amusement Expo 2021 Round-up". Arcade Heroes. Retrieved 2021-07-11.