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Ultim@te Race - the arcade

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First post, by Stiletto

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Being of both VOGONS and MAME worlds, when I come across crossovers (typically PC hardware in arcade cabinets), I tend to find it kinda interesting. For an example, see my research into "POD Arcade": POD Arcade with prototype dual Voodoo Graphics card

Today, I learned that there is an advertising flyer showing off Ultim@te Race:

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Mfg. listed as "Midwest Amusement Corp."

Perhaps it was merely a PC set to boot Ultim@te Race with a coin-operated timer. Perhaps the arcade cabinet is merely an artist's mockup in Photoshop and they never made or sold this. Perhaps we'll never know. 😀

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Reply 1 of 11, by Stiletto

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Here we have a little more info on the hardware, it was of the OpenArcade (PC Arcade) format:
http://www.pure.com/de/press/january-1999/article_21987
http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Arcade … ame-2938256.php

"Ultim@te Race utilises a customised PC system from Compaq, the latest Pentium II processor technology from Intel and VideoLogic's and NEC Electronic Inc.'s PowerVR Series2 graphics acceleration as well as the VideoLogic R-Cade Master and R-Cade Force controller boards which handle essential game features such as force-feedback for the steering mechanism, button, lamp and coin-operation."
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"One Japanese company, Midwest Amusement Corp., in February 1999 announced plans to market a new line of arcade games that use Compaq Pentium II computers. The machines, which can play multiple games and be updated with new titles from a remote spot through a server located in the arcade, are due to roll out in the United States later this year."

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Reply 2 of 11, by leileilol

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Cool! Any excuse to emulate a SGL of some sort is great. midas.c here we come 😜

Especially Series 2 which is relatively obscurer (especially the 98 incarnation of it)

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Reply 3 of 11, by Stiletto

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Well, first someone like The Dumping Union needs to find the game 😜

But emulation of PowerVR Series2 PC-hardware will probably come someday anyways with or without this obscure (unreleased?) arcade port.

Much like the POD Arcade page, we'll put info here as we find it.
http://mamedev.emulab.it/undumped/index.php?t … e=Ultim@te_Race

It seems, though the POD Arcade 90's announcement stuck in my head, the Ultim@te Race one did not. 🤣

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Reply 4 of 11, by BSA Starfire

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That is interesting, somewhat similar in concept to SEGA arcade boards based on Dreamcast, PowerVR and all!

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Reply 5 of 11, by Stiletto

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Yes, PC-compatible hardware (to the point where it boots DOS or Windows or Linux) in an arcade cabinet has a pretty lengthy history, though I'd argue that it didn't kick into high gear until the mid-late 90's. 😉

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Reply 6 of 11, by DracoNihil

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Speaking of PC-compatible hardware in arcades.

Half-Life 2 Survivor is one of those games.

Though seeing this makes me wonder, are there any known arcade systems running MS-DOS or Windows CE?

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Reply 7 of 11, by Stiletto

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DracoNihil wrote:

Speaking of PC-compatible hardware in arcades.

Half-Life 2 Survivor is one of those games.

Indeed:
http://mamedev.emulab.it/undumped/index.php?t … Life_2_Survivor
Although that's actually a type of hardware called Taito Type X+, a derivative of Taito's Type X. In this case, the hardware system actually has a name. 😀

DracoNihil wrote:

Though seeing this makes me wonder, are there any known arcade systems running MS-DOS or Windows CE?

There's many DOS ones in MAME already. The first one that comes to mind is:
http://www.progettoemma.net/index.php?lang=en&gioco=filetto
but there's a ton more.

Others run Windows 98, Windows 2000...

Windows CE, dunno for certain...

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Reply 8 of 11, by VileR

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Stiletto wrote:

There's many DOS ones in MAME already. The first one that comes to mind is:
http://www.progettoemma.net/index.php?lang=en&gioco=filetto

Now I've seen it all. "Couldn't get enough of those half-assed arcade-to-PC ports with shit CGA graphics? Rejoice - we bring you shit CGA graphics directly to the arcade!" 😁

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Reply 9 of 11, by DracoNihil

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Well what with Windows CE having a port to the Dreamcast, I'd always wonder if that resulted in any strange arcade combinations.

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Now I've seen it all. "Couldn't get enough of those half-assed arcade-to-PC ports with shit CGA graphics? Rejoice - we bring you shit CGA graphics directly to the arcade!" 😁

Maybe they need a little 8088 MPH magic to improve the graphical quality. I mean weren't there alot of CGA games that used composite monitor hacks?

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Reply 10 of 11, by Stiletto

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VileRancour wrote:
Stiletto wrote:

There's many DOS ones in MAME already. The first one that comes to mind is:
http://www.progettoemma.net/index.php?lang=en&gioco=filetto

Now I've seen it all. "Couldn't get enough of those half-assed arcade-to-PC ports with shit CGA graphics? Rejoice - we bring you shit CGA graphics directly to the arcade!" 😁

🤣

If you think that's cool, check out Fruit-ception. (http://inception.davepedu.com/noflash.php )

"Fruit Land":
http://www.progettoemma.net/index.php?lang=en&gioco=fruitpc
https://github.com/mamedev/mame/blob/master/s … ers/fruitpc.cpp
http://rbelmont.mameworld.info/?p=808
http://www.citylan.it/wiki/index.php/Fruit_Land
http://www.geocities.ws/messoft/Games/Fruitland/fruit.html

"We have made a shitty arcade-style VGA puzzle game!"
"Fantastic, we'll take it... and TURN IT INTO AN ACTUAL ARCADE GAME"

MAMEDev has seen some serious shit. 😉

Honestly, until the big arcade companies got into using PC hardware for commodity's sake, PC-based arcade hardware was best known for obscure European/Korean utter crap.

"I see a little silhouette-o of a man, Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you
do the Fandango!" - Queen

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Reply 11 of 11, by Hanamichi

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Necro but on topic.

k-Rally looks familiar!

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60fps VGA!

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