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UltraCade to Publish Taito Classic Arcade Titles
UltraCade Technologies last week announced a distribution deal has been closed with Taito Corp., a leading entertainment content provider in Japan. The agreement gives UltraCade the North American rights for distribution of the library of classic arcade titles published by Taito from the 70's to the 90's. UltraCade plans to release three multi game arcade machines, based on it's proprietary operating system and emulation engine featuring Taito games. The "Taito Arcade Classics" machine features multiple controls, including joysticks, spinners and a trackball and will ship with over 20 classic games including "Arkanoid", "Bubble Bobble" and "Zoo Keeper". Operators will be able to increase the available games with seven planned upgrade packs. UltraCade will be showing the new machine at this fall's AMOA show in Las Vegas, NV.
The "Taito Gun Classics" machine will be the second offering from this partnership. It will feature six classic Taito light gun games including "Operation Wolf" and "Gun Buster", all housed in a single dedicated cabinet. The new machine will be the first game featuring UltraCade's new light gun interface adapter, allowing multiple guns to be controlled by Intel based hardware. Finally the "Taito Driving Classics" will be launched this fall, in a single upright driving cabinet. This machine will feature eight classic driving games in a single cabinet, including hits such as "Chase H.Q." and "Special Criminal Investigation." Kenji Horii, General Manager AM Overseas Division said, "Taito is attracted to UltraCade system because it is a secure technical solution and features state of the art emulation technology. We believe the UltraCade solution will make it much easier for Taito to expand and generate revenues in North America. Thanks to the UltraCade system, people will soon enjoy many of the world-famous Taito classic arcade games that have been unavailable for years." David R. Foley, CEO, UltraCade Technologies said, "We are very pleased to partner with Taito to expand our product line of classic arcade machines. We look forward to working with Taito in rereleasing many of these great classic titles."
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