ExA-Arcadia

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exA-Arcadia
Also known asexA, EXA基板
Developer
  • exA-Arcadia
Manufacturer
  • exA-Arcadia
Type Arcade
Release dateNovember 27, 2019
MediaCartridge (4 slots)
Operating system Customized Microsoft Windows
CPU Intel Core
Memory8 GB
Display 4K, 1080p, 768p, 720p, 480p
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce
Input JVS, JVS'
Power100-240V 50/60Hz
Current firmware1.6.1
Online servicesNone
DimensionsA4
Website exa.ac

The exA-Arcadia [a] is a ROM cartridge-based arcade system board released on November 27, 2019 by the Japanese game company of the same name.

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History

2017–2019 (Pre-launch)

Development of the exA-Arcadia hardware began in September 2017. [1] [2] The system's first title, Aka & Blue Type-R, was developed by former Cave Interactive staff who had worked on titles such as Akai Katana Shin , DoDonPachi, and SaiDaiOuJou. [3] [4] The platform uses a custom operating system based on Microsoft Windows. [2] [5]

2020–2022 (COVID-19 era)

In March 2020, Cave Interactive joined exA-Arcadia to develop DoDonPachi True Death, the first EXA Label title. By September 2020, retail partners Beep and KVC Lab began carrying exA-Arcadia products. The game was released on 30 November 2020, with video game distribution in Japan handled by the prize manufacturer Eikoh.

Due to the widespread COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of events, the United States trade show debut of exA-Arcadia was held at the 2021 Amusement Expo International in Las Vegas, Nevada, in June. [6] A deluxe-sized American-style cabinet with a 55" (139 cm) 4K display was showcased at the event, along with 24 games on exhibition. In the same year, several developers joined exA-Arcadia as content partners, including Team Arcana, with an updated version of Arcana Heart 3: Love Max Six Stars!! Xtend, SNK Corporation with an uncensored version of Samurai Shodown V Perfect, Success Corporation with Cotton Rock 'n' Roll (the first cross-platform arcade release on exA-Arcadia), and Sega's ALL. Net P-ras MULTI Version 3 (APM3), Dave & Buster's, and Round 1 USA began operating ex-Arcadia conversion kits at several locations nationwide starting in fall 2021.

In November 2022, exA-Arcadia debuted its ARC-1 cabinet in one, two, and four-player configurations at the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Expo held in Orlando, Florida. Tatsujin, the current intellectual property holder of Toaplan titles, collaborated with exA-Arcadia to release Batsugun EXA Label in June 2023, as the fourth title in the EXA Label series. [7]

In 2020, the Dutch company Hawt Pink Club BV developed Hawt Pink Club, an ex-Arcadia-compatible arcade board that focuses on adult arcade games. This system made its debut at the 2020 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in January. [8] In April of 2021, Japanese company Hacker Global announced it would start distribution of the product line. [9] The system and games were exhibited in a private location[ where? ] at the Amusement Expo International that July. [10]

2023–present

In Japan, GM Corporation (Japanese : 株式会社ジーエム商事) started distribution of exA-Arcadia products, while Genda GiGO Entertainment, which acquired all the Sega World locations, began operation of exA-Arcadia conversion kits throughout Japan. In the United States, distribution was expanded through major nationwide distributors Player One Amusement Group (Cineplex Entertainment) and Moss Distributing. CSML Group started distribution in India, and PT Megaindo Gemilang Lestari brought distribution of exA-Arcadia products to Indonesia.

In 2024, exA-Arcadia released the game Jujutsu Squad featuring Samurai Pizza Cats, based on the game Jitsu Squad from Tanuki Creative Studio and the animated series Samurai Pizza Cats . [11] At the April 2024 Evolution Championship Series, held at Ariake GYM-EX, exA-Arcadia announced their new Japanese-style sit-down cabinet dubbed the ARC-32 and 10 new fighting games. [12] In 2020, developer CAVE Interactive announced a partnership to bring their titles, starting with DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou, to the exA-Arcadia platform. [13]

Hardware

Games

The exA-Arcadia system has a total of 63 games. [16]

TitleDeveloper(s)Release dateRef.
Air Gallet EXA Label exA-ArcadiaFebruary 1996 [17]
Aka & Blue Type-RTanoshimasu27 November 2019 [18]
Akyrios EXADoragon Entertainment12 February 2020
Arcana Heart 3: Love Max Six Stars Xtend!!!!! exA-Arcadia15 December 2023
Astro Ninja Man EXAexA-Arcadia29 September 2022
Asuka 120% Burning Fest. Exallent exA-Arcadia11 March 1994
Axel City 2Project Atsuki, exA-Arcadia3 July 2023
Axel City 2: The Final StormProject Atsuki, exA-Arcadia15 November 2025
Bad Ass Babes KissThatcher Productions, Hawt Pink Club23 June 2021
Batsugun EXA Label 1.5 exA-Arcadia16 June 2023 [19]
BayaniRanida Games12 June 2019
Blazing Chrome AC Joymasher11 July 2019
Breakers Revenge Chicago exA-Arcadia30 July 2024 [20]
Cambria Sword: Another CryVagues Games, exA-Arcadia30 December 2024 [21]
Chaos Code: Exact Xeno Attack F K Digital, exA-Arcadia17 April 2020
Chaos Code: Nemesis Experiment F K Digital, exA-Arcadia5 November 2025 [20]
Cosmic Digger 3671 Mindware, exA-Arcadia2021
Cotton Rock 'n' Roll exA-ArcadiaFebruary 2022
Cotton Rock with You Success, exA-ArcadiaTBA
Crimson Katana EXA Label exA-Arcadia17 February 2022
Cyberblocker RexA-Arcadia14 October 2022
Daemon Bride exAGAINexA-Arcadia28 June 2025
Daybreak SlamAone GamesTBA [20]
Demon Front EXA Label IGS TBA
DoDonPachi True Death EXA Label exA-Arcadia30 November 2020
Dojo Masters EXPixelized VisionTBA [20]
Donut Dodo Do!Pixel Games31 May 2023
Dynamite Bomb!!Light Green 8, exA-Arcadia3 July 2023
Earthion EXA Label Ancient 2025
The Fallen Angels Revenge exA-ArcadiaTBA
Fight of Gods: Arcade Edition Digital CrafterNovember 2020
FixEight EXA Label exA-Arcadia31 October 2024
Gimmick! Exact☆Mix exA-Arcadia31 December 2020 [22]
Infinos EXAPicorinne Soft, exA-Arcadia21 February 2020
Jamjam'n Jelly ExalenteKumro GamesTBA
Jitsu Squad Featuring Samurai Pizza Cats Tanuki Creative Studio, exA-Arcadia30 December 2024 [21]
Kira Kira Star Night EXAexA-Arcadia11 June 2021
The Kung Fu vs. Karate ChampJae-Lee Productions31 January 2020
Nippon Marathon Turbo Onion Soup Interactive, exA-Arcadia2021
Lightning KnightsTikipod, exA-ArcadiaJune 2020
Noisz Arc⌖CodaAnarch Entertainment16 June 2022
Omen of Sorrow: Arising ChaosAone Games5 May 2024
P-47 Aces Mk. II exA-Arcadia29 September 2022
Phantom Breaker: Omnia exA-Arcadia16 July 2024
Psyvariar Delta AC City Connection December 2020
Rage of the Dragons W exA-ArcadiaTBA [20]
Rival Megagun XESpacewave Software, exA-Arcadia2021
Rumble Storm XStudioS, Hawt Pink Club8 July 2022
Samurai Shodown V Perfect exA-Arcadia29 September 2022
Shakuga: The ExcommunicationISAmu, Hawt Pink ClubTBA
Shadow Gangs XJKM Corp19 May 2022
Shikhondo: Red PurgatoryDeer Farm, exA-ArcadiaSeptember 2020
Shinorubi Pink LabelLast Boss 88August 2024
Strania: The Stella Machina EX G.rev, exA-Arcadia2 September 2020 [23]
Strip Fighter 5: Arcade EditionStudioS, Hawt Pink ClubTBA
Super Battle Princess MadelynMonster Bath GamesNovember 2020
Tattoo Assassins exA-ArcadiaTBA [24]
Touhou Perfect Sakura FantasticaexA-Arcadia28 July 2022 [25]
Touhou Scarlet Diabolique FantasticaexA-Arcadia21 March 2024
Vanguard Princess R F K Digital, exA-ArcadiaTBA [20]
Vritra HexaneotroNovember 2020
Wild Guns Rawhide exA-ArcadiaTBA

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: エクサ・アルカディア, Hepburn: ekusaarukadia

References

  1. ↑ "About Us". exA-Arcadia. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  2. 1 2 "exA-Arcadia - The New Arcade Kit System". AUSRETROGAMER. 2025-09-01. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  3. ↑ "AKA & BLUE TYPE-R". exA-Arcadia. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  4. ↑ "AKA & BLUE TYPE-R: exA-Arcadia's Launch Title Brings Cave's Bullet Hell Legacy to Modern Arcades". RyuArcade. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  5. ↑ "The Exa-Arcadia kit system is here to fix the arcade industry at its very core". Wilcox Arcade. 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2025-12-23.
  6. ↑ "ExA-Arcadia Makes Their Official US Debut at Amusement Expo 2021". 3 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Arcadian (2023-06-30). "Remembering Batsugun – One Of The Subgenre-Defining Danmaku Games". Arcade Heroes. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  8. ↑ Sherri L. Shaulis (2020-01-24). "Hawt Pink Club Making Impressions With Adult Games". AVN Media Network. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  9. ↑ @hawtpinkclub (March 31, 2021). "Coming soon to Japan sold by Hacker Global" (Tweet). Retrieved 2021-07-11– via Twitter.
  10. ↑ arcadehero (2021-07-09). "Amusement Expo 2021 Round-up". Arcade Heroes. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  11. ↑ Arcadian (2024-12-31). "Arcade Heroes Year-In-Review 2024: Business, New Games, History & More". Arcade Heroes. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  12. ↑ Refurbs, Retro (2024-04-27). "EVO Japan 2024 Day 1: exA-Arcadia Announces New Arcade Fighters". Retro Refurbs. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  13. ↑ "ケイブが「exA-Arcadia」に自社ゲームのライセンス提供を開始. 第1弾『怒首領蜂最大往生 EXAレーベル』は2020年夏に発売予定！. 電子書籍『怒首領蜂最大往生』公式設定資料集も発売！| 株式会社ケイブ". Archived from the original on 20 May 2020.
  14. 1 2 arcadehero (2018-02-07). "ExA-Arcadia To Introduce New Kit System At JAEPO 2018". Arcade Heroes. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  15. 1 2 3 4 早苗月 ハンバーグ食べ男 (2019-01-28). "［JAEPO2019］exA-Arcadiaに関する新情報をまとめて紹介。「サイヴァリア デルタ」や「ギミック！」などがリリース予定に". 4Gamer.net . aetas . Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  16. ↑ "Games". exA-Arcadia. Retrieved 2026-01-12.
  17. ↑ McFerran, Damien (14 April 2022). "Cult Shmup Air Gallet's Remake Hits Arcades This Month". Time Extension . Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  18. ↑ Wong, Alistair (9 October 2019). "Aka to Blue Type R Officially Announced For Arcades". Siliconera . Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  19. ↑ McFerran, Damien (2 December 2022). "Toaplan's Legendary Shmup 'Batsugun' Is Getting An Update 30 Years On". Time Extension . Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 McFerran, Damien (29 April 2024). "New Rage Of The Dragons, Breakers Revenge And Asuka 120% Games Coming To exA-Arcadia". Time Extension . Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  21. 1 2 arcadehero (2024-12-23). "Newsbytes: New Virtua Fighter, Stern Pinball Cup, 35 Years Of Wahlap, More". Arcade Heroes. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  22. ↑ "Gimmick! EXACT☆MIX Available for Preorder". exA-Arcadia. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  23. ↑ Romano, Sal (7 January 2025). "Strania: The Stella Machina EX coming to Switch on January 23". Gematsu. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  24. ↑ McFerran, Damien (12 May 2025). "Data East's Terrible Mortal Kombat Clone 'Tattoo Assassins' Is Getting Revived". Time Extension . Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  25. ↑ Yokoyama, Keiichi (27 September 2021). "Touhou Perfect Sakura Fantastica announced. The first officially licensed Touhou Project "arcade" game". Automaton . Retrieved 10 April 2025.
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