The ''PolyGame Master'' (PGM) is an

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released in 1997 by the

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company IGS. The PGM was developed in order to compete with the likes of

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system in

. It was succeeded by PGM2 in 2007, and PGM3 in 2012. DoDonPachi II, released by

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, came on a single dedicated board and utilizes a customized

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programmed by CAVE.

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and Espgaluda, again released by

, came on a single dedicated board, but did not have a separate

, as these functions are integrated into the main program.

IGS PolyGame Master

Description

The IGS ''PolyGame Master'' is an arcade system released by IGS in 1997. It features many

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, the most notable of which are the titles from the Knights of Valour series.

System specifications

* Main processor:

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, running at 20

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* Sound processor:

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, running at 8.468

* Sound chip: ICS2115; 32 channel

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* Protection chip:

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with internal code, running at 20 MHz * Hardware features: 1 scrolling 8×8 tiles 4bpp scrolling tilemap, 32×32 tiles 5bpp scrolling tilemap with linescroll, arbitrary size 5bpp sprites, zoom and shrink capabilities

IGS PolyGame Master 2

Description

The IGS ''PolyGame Master 2'' is an arcade system released by IGS in 2007, succeeding the IGS ''PolyGame Master''. It features few

, the most notable of which being the game Knights of Valour 3 from the Knights of Valour series.

System specifications

* Main processor: IGS036 (differs per game, internal code) * Graphic processor: IGS037 * Sound chip: Yamaha YMZ774-S * Protection chip: R5F21256SN (extra MCU for protection and IC Card communication) * Media: ROM (Custom program ROM module (KOV3 only))

IGS PolyGame Master 3

Description

System specifications

* Main processor: Dual Core Intel Atom Processor * Chipset: Intel D525 + ICH8M * RAM: 2 GB * Media: SD Card (capacity max to 1 GB)

List of games

For PGM

For PGM2

For PGM3

References

External links

PGM at System 16

PGM at UVList

PGM at Arcade Otaku wiki

PGM 2 at System 16

PGM 2 at Arcade Otaku wiki

PGM 3 at Arcade Otaku wiki
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