Midway T Unit
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The Midway T Unit is an arcade system board
designed by Midway
and successor to the Midway Y Unit. The T Unit made its debut in 1993 with the release of Mortal Kombat II
.
Mortal Kombat II uses the DCS
Sound System (ADSP2105 @ 10 MHz and a DMA-driven DAC).
Arcade system board
An arcade system board is a dedicated computer system created for the purpose of running video arcade games. Arcade system boards typically consist of a main system board with any number of supporting boards...
designed by Midway
Midway Games
Midway Games, Inc. is an American company that was formerly a major video game publisher. Following a bankruptcy filing in 2009, it is no longer active and is in the process of liquidating all of its assets. Midway's titles included Mortal Kombat, Ms.Pac-Man, Spy Hunter, Tron, Rampage, the...
and successor to the Midway Y Unit. The T Unit made its debut in 1993 with the release of Mortal Kombat II
Mortal Kombat II
Mortal Kombat II is a competitive fighting game originally produced by Midway Games for the arcades in . It is the second game in the Mortal Kombat series. Like its predecessor, various home versions were produced...
.
Specifications
- Main CPU: TMS34010TMS34010The TMS34010 was the first programmable graphics processor integrated circuit . First silicon was working at Texas Instruments in Houston in December 1985, and first shipment was to IBM's workstation facility in Kingston, New York, in January 1986...
@ 6.25 MHz - Sound CPU: M6809 @ 2 MHz
- Sound chip: YM2151 @ 3.57958 MHz, DAC, OKI MSM6295 @ 8 kHz
Mortal Kombat II uses the DCS
Digital Compression System
Digital Compression System, or DCS, is a sound system developed by Williams Electronics. This advanced sound board, used for Williams and Bally pinball games and coin-op arcade video games by Midway Manufacturing, became the standard sound system for these names.The DCS Sound system was created by...
Sound System (ADSP2105 @ 10 MHz and a DMA-driven DAC).
List of T Unit games
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List of Y Unit games
- Terminator 2: The Arcade Game (Version LA1)
- Mortal Kombat (Version 1.0-4.0)
- Total Carnage
- Trog
- Trog: Prototype Version
- Smash TV
- Hi-Impact Football
- Strike Force
- Super Hi-Impact Football
List of V Unit games
- Cruis'n World
- Cruis'n USA
- War Gods
- Off Road Challenge
List of Wolf Unit Games
- Mortal Kombat 3
- Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
- NBA Hangtime
- Rampage World Tour
- NHL: 2-on-2 Open Ice Challenge
- WWF: WrestleMania
- Maximum NBA Hangtime
List of X Unit Game
- Terminator 2: The Arcade Game (Version LA2 & LA3)
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(Revision 1.0 6/16/1994)