IGS PolyGame Master 3
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The PolyGame Master (PGM) is an arcade system board released in 1997 by the Taiwan company IGS. The PGM was developed in order to compete with the likes of SNK's Neo Geo MVS system in Taiwan. It was succeeded by PGM2 in 2007, and PGM3 in 2012.
DoDonPachi II , released by CAVE, came on a single dedicated board and utilizes a customized BIOS programmed by CAVE. Ketsui and Espgaluda , again released by CAVE, came on a single dedicated board, but did not have a separate BIOS, as these functions are integrated into the main program.
The IGS PolyGame Master is an arcade system released by IGS in 1997. [1] It features many video games, the most notable of which are the titles from the Knights of Valour series.
In April 2023, IGS released the IGS Classic Arcade Collection on the Nintendo Switch, a compilation of eight games originally created for the IGS PolyGame Master. [2]
The IGS PolyGame Master 2 is an arcade system released by IGS in 2007, succeeding the IGS PolyGame Master. [3] It features few video games, the most notable of which being the game Knights of Valour 3 from the Knights of Valour series.
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| Title | AKA title | Chinese title(s) | Japanese title | Release year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon World II | China Dragon II | Zhōngguó Lóng II | Chūgoku Ryū II | 1997 | Game licensed by Alta. |
| Oriental Legend | Xīyóu Shì È Zhuàn | 1997 | Included in IGS Classic Arcade Collection. | ||
| Dragon World 3 | China Dragon 3 | Zhōngguó Lóng 3 | Chūgoku Ryū 3 | 1998 | Released in the US by HanaHo Games. [8] |
| Dragon World 3 EX | China Dragon 3 EX | Zhōngguó Lóng 3 EX | Chūgoku Ryū 3 EX | 1998 | |
| The Killing Blade | Ào Jiàn Kuáng Dāo | Gōken Kyōtō | 1998 | ||
| Oriental Legend Special | Xīyóu Shì È Zhuàn Super | 1998 | Included in IGS Classic Arcade Collection. | ||
| Knights of Valour | Sānguó Zhàn Jì | Sangoku Senki | 1999 | ||
| Knights of Valour Plus | Knights of Valour in Three Kingdoms | Sānguó Zhàn Jì Zhèngzōng Plus | Sangoku Senki Purasu | 1999 | Included in IGS Classic Arcade Collection. |
| Knights of Valour Superheroes | Sānguó Zhàn Jì - Fēngyún Zàiqǐ | Sangoku Senki Sūpāhīrō | 1999 | Included in IGS Classic Arcade Collection. | |
| Photo Y2K | Real and Fake | 1999 | |||
| Puzzle Star | Móhuàn Xīngzuò | 1999 | |||
| Puzzli 2 | 1999 | ||||
| Dragon World 3 Special | China Dragon 3 Special | Chūgoku Ryū 3 Supesharu | 2000 | ||
| Knights of Valour 2 | Sānguó Zhàn Jì 2 | Sangoku Senki 2 | 2000 | ||
| DoDonPachi II | Nù Shǒulǐng Fēng II - Fēng Bào | 2001 | |||
| Dragon World: Pretty Chance | China Dragon: Pretty Chance | Chūgoku Ryū: Puriti Chansu | 2001 | Game licensed by Alta. | |
| Dragon World 2001 | China Dragon 4 | Zhōngguó Lóng 2001 | Chūgoku Ryū 2001 | 2001 | Game licensed by Alta. |
| Knights of Valour 2 Plus: Nine Dragons | Sānguó Zhàn Jì 2 - Qúnxióng Zhēngbà | Sangoku Senki: Bushou Souha | 2001 | Included in IGS Classic Arcade Collection. | |
| Martial Masters | 1) Xíng Yì Quán 2) Shin Li Chen | 2001 | Released in the US by Andamiro. [9] Included in IGS Classic Arcade Collection. | ||
| Photo Y2K 2 | Real and Fake 2 | 2001 | |||
| Puzzli 2 Super | 2001 | ||||
| Demon Front | Móyù Zhànxiàn | 2002 | Included in IGS Classic Arcade Collection. | ||
| DoDonPachi DaiOuJou | 2002 | Game developed and published by CAVE. | |||
| DoDonPachi DaiOuJou Black Label | 2002 | Game developed and published by CAVE. | |||
| Espgaluda | 2003 | Game developed and published by CAVE. | |||
| The Gladiator | The Road of Sword | Dòuhuàn Kuáng | 2003 | Game licensed by Alta. Included in IGS Classic Arcade Collection. | |
| Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi | 2003 | Game developed and published by CAVE. | |||
| Happy 6-in-1 | 2004 | ||||
| Knights of Valour Superheroes Plus | Luànshì Xiāoxióng | Sangoku Senki Sūpāhīrō Purasu | 2004 | ||
| Oriental Legend Special Plus | Xīyóu Shì È Zhuàn Super Plus | 2004 | |||
| Shiny 3-in-1 | Flash 3-in-1 | 2004 | |||
| The Killing Blade Plus | Ào Jiàn Kuáng Dāo Jiāqiáng Bǎn | Gōken Kyōtō Purasu | 2005 | ||
| Spectral vs. Generation | S.V.G. | 2005 | Game co-developed with Idea Factory. |
| Title | AKA title | Chinese title | Japanese title | Release year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oriental Legend 2 | Xīyóu Shì È Zhuàn 2 | 2007 | |||
| Knights of Valour 2: New Legend | Sānguó Zhàn Jì 2 - Héngsǎo Qiān Jūn | Sangoku Senki 2: New Legend | 2008 | ||
| The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match Hero | 2009 | Game developed by New Channel in co-operation with SNK Playmore. | |||
| DoDonPachi DaiOuJou Tamashi | 2010 | Game developed by CAVE and published by IGS. | |||
| Puzzle of Ocha | Ochainu No Pazuru | 2010 | Game developed by Compile Heart. | ||
| Jigsaw World Arena | 2010 | Game developed by Idea Factory [10] under license by Nippon Ichi Software. | |||
| Knights of Valour 3 | Sānguó Zhàn Jì 3 | Sangoku Senki 3 | 2011 |
| Title | AKA title | Chinese title | Japanese title | Release year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knights of Valour 3 HD | Sānguó Zhàn Jì 3 HD | Sangoku Senki 3 HD | 2012 |
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