The Taito NESYS (Network Entry System) is an

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network communication system by

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. It connects up arcade machines via a network, and allows players to participate in national rankings and online play, as well as allowing arcade operators to download updates for games. The

Taito NESiCAxLive is a digital distribution system for arcade video games made by Taito, a subsidiary of Square Enix. It is similar to the SEGA ALL.Net game distribution system. Taito uses NESiCAxLive to distribute not only its own games, but also allows other co ...

digital distribution system uses NESYS as its networking system. The system uses the ''NESYS IC Card''

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to allow players to save game data at arcade machines; one example of this is ''

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''. These cards will remain compatible with the machine even as the games it hosts change. The card itself can hold data for multiple different games at the same time. This is similar to the

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e-AMUSEMENT system, and the smart card function of the

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ALL.Net system.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:NESYS Taito arcade system boards Taito Online video game services

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