CP System

The CPS ( Capcom Play System ) is a video game board, which usually comes in arcades used.

It was similar to the Neo Geo, the home console from SNK, the MVS is like the Spielhallenpendant, a home console based on the CPS by Capcom, but which are still far less than the distribution found Neo Geo.

Street Fighter II is the most famous game for this system. At the time being the last CPS, the CPS III, appeared such as " Street Fighter III 3rd Strike " and " Warzard ".

Today it usually takes Capcom games on consoles and only a few implementations of classic arcade titles such as Street Fighter II and Capcom brings more and more titles on other great filter boards / motherboards large companies like Namco and Sega on the market. Examples of Capcom Arcade titles on other boards / Motherboards / filter boards are " Capcom Fighting Jam " by Namco System 246 and the series " Capcom vs. SNK " and " Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper " Sega Naomi.

The latest version of Capcom Play System, CPS III, among other uses a DVD drive and a kind of dongle, which is one of the comprehensive security measures that Capcom is taking to avoid bootlegs. Meanwhile, the CPS -3 board, however, was cracked.

The CPS - II CPS boards have from a 3.6V 1/2 AA lithium battery, which protects the board against unauthorized duplication / reading. There are copies of the ROM and it is possible to emulate them, but this was not the case for a long time.

For CPS-1, CPS -2 and CPS -3, there are good emulators such as the MAME or Nebula.

• 2.1 Technical Features
• 2.2 Region code colors
• 2.3 CPS -2 games

• 3.1 Technical Features
• 3.2 CPS -3 games

CPS-1

Technical Features

• Main CPU: Motorola 68000 10 MHz
• Sound CPU: Zilog Z80 at 4 MHz
• Sound chip: Yamaha YM2151 with 3.57958 MHz, Oki MSM6295 with 7,576 KHz or Q- Sound with 4 MHz
• At the same time 4096 colors
• Resolution: 384 × 224 pixels

CPS-1 games

• U.S. Navy ( Japan)

• Tenchi o Kurau (Japan)

• Dai Makaimura (Japan)

• Rockman: The Power Battle ( Japan)

• Chiki Chiki Boys ( Japan)

• Senjou no Ōkami II ( Japan)

• Muscle Bomber: The Body Explosion (Japan)
• Muscle Bomber Duo: Ultimate Team Battle (World)

• Strider Hiryu (Japan)

• Wonder 3 (Japan)

• Area 88 (Japan)

• Tenchi o Kurau II: Sekiheki no Tatakai (Japan)
• Sangokushi II (Asia)

CPS -2

Technical Features

• Main CPU: Motorola [email protected] MHz
• Sound CPU: Zilog Z80 @ 8 MHz
• Sound Chips: Q- Sound @ 4 MHz
• 32 bit color palette
• At the same time 4096 colors
• Colors per tile 16 (4 bits per pixel)
• Number of objects 900 (16 x 16 pixels)
• Scroll levels 3
• Resolution: 384 × 224 pixels

Region code colors

• Blue: U.S.A., Canada, Europe
• Green: Japan
• Orange: South America
• Gray: Asia
• Yellow: " Region 0 " (available on hire )
• Black: "Region 0" combines A and B board in the same unit

CPS -2 games

The Japanese title is listed first, followed by the U.S., EU and World title (unless otherwise stated). The year refers to the original edition of each game.

• Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix

• Armored Warriors

• Progear

• Mega Man: The Power Battle

• Mega Man ​​2: The Power Fighters

• Street Fighter Alpha

• Street Fighter Alpha 2

• Street Fighter Alpha 3

• Ring of Destruction

• Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo

• Eco Fighters

• Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors

• Night Warriors: Darkstalkers ' Revenge

CPS -3

Technical Features

• Main CPU: Hitachi SH -2 with 20 MHz ( two available)
• SCSI CD -ROM drive
• RAM variable
• Flash ROM: 8 x 16 MB
• Color plate 4096 colors
• Resolution 512 × 384 pixels

CPS -3 games

• JoJo no Bouken Kimyouna / JoJo's Venture ( 1998)
• JoJo no Bouken Kimyouna Miraie no Isan / JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (1999)
• Street Fighter III: New Generation (1997)
• Street Fighter III 2nd Impact: Giant Attack ( 1998)
• Street Fighter III 3rd Strike: Fight for the Future ( 1999)
• Warzard / Red Earth (1996 )