Namco System 86

The Namco System 86 arcade system board was first used by Namco in 1986. It was succeeded by the more powerful Namco System 1 arcade board.

Namco System 86 Specifications

Processors:

• Main CPU: Motorola 6809 @ 1.536 MHz
• Sound CPU: Motorola 6809 @ 1.536 MHz
• MCU: Hitachi HD63701 @ 1.536 MHz

Video:

• Video resolution 288×224
• 4 scrolling 512×256 tilemap layers (64×32 characters)
• 127 variable-sized sprites (up to 32×32) displayed at once

Sound:

• Yamaha YM2151 FM sound chip
• Custom 8-channel wavetable stereo PSG
• 2-channel DAC

List of Namco System 86 arcade games

• Sky Kid Deluxe (1986) - sequel to Sky Kid
• Hopping Mappy (1986) - sequel to Mappy
• Genpei Tōma Den (1986)
• The Return of Ishtar (1986) - sequel to Tower of Druaga
• Rolling Thunder (1986)
• Wonder Momo (1987) Namco's last 8-bit arcade game