X4 Games Exclusive: Taito Type

The Type X4 is likely the last of the "exclusive" arcade boards. After the TTX4, Taito released the Type X5 (based on Intel 7th Gen and GTX 1060), but that board mostly runs multiplatform games like Tekken 7 and Street Fighter V, which are also on home consoles.

The X4 represents a golden era where arcade games were technically PC games, but legally and operationally, they were something else entirely. taito type x4 games exclusive

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The Taito Type X4 (often stylized as Type X4) is an arcade system board released by Taito in 2016. It succeeded the Type X3 (2011) and is based on PC architecture, similar to its predecessors. Why it mattered: The X4 allowed arcade operators

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Why it mattered: The X4 allowed arcade operators to download games via Taito’s NESiCAxLive service instead of buying physical ROM boards, drastically lowering costs. It was also the last major arcade platform before the industry shift toward PC-based cabs with generic Windows PCs.

Here is the masterpiece of the platform. Dariusburst is a legendary horizontal shmup (shoot 'em up). The Another Chronicle version was a dual-screen, twin-cabinet arcade monster. The EX version on TTX4 refined the formula.