ExA-Arcadia
exA-Arcadia is a ROM cartridge-based arcade system board released on November 27, 2019 by the Japanese game company of the same name.
History
2017–2019 (Pre-launch)
Development of exA-Arcadia hardware began in September 2017. 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. The platform uses a custom operating system based on Microsoft Windows.2020–2022 (Launch)
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 Japanese prize manufacturer Eikoh. In 2020, developer Cave Interactive announced a partnership to bring their titles, starting with DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou, to the exA-Arcadia platform.Following the 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. A deluxe-sized American-style cabinet with a 55" 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 ; and Sega's ALL.Net P-ras MULTI Version 3, Dave & Buster's. Round 1 USA began operating exA-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 Expo in Orlando, Florida. In June 2023, Tatsujin—the current intellectual property holder of Toaplan titles—collaborated with exA-Arcadia to release Batsugun EXA Label, the fourth title in the EXA Label series.
In 2020, the Dutch company Hawt Pink Club BV developed Hawt Pink Club, an exA-Arcadia-compatible arcade board that focuses on adult arcade games. This system made its debut at the 2020 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo in January. In April 2021, Japanese company Hacker Global announced it would start distribution of the product line. The system and games were exhibited at the Amusement Expo International in July 2021.
2023–Present
In Japan, GM Corporation 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 distributors Player One Amusement Group 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. 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.
Hardware
- OS: Customized Microsoft Windows
- CPU: Intel Core I3-8100
- Memory: 8 GB DDR4-2400
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce
- IO: JVS and JVS', utilizing JVS to JAMMA I/O boards, compatible with JAMMA
- Resolution: 4K, 1080p, 768p, 720p, 480p, horizontal and vertical screens
- Dimensions: A4
- Media: ROM cartridge, up to 2 TB
- Compatible engines: Unity, Unreal Engine, GameMaker Studio 2, Clickteam Fusion 2.5+, Corona/Solar2D, XNA, Construct 3, Godot, STG Builder, OpenBOR, 2D Fighter Maker 2nd, Pixel Game Maker MV, HTML5
- Input latency: 0.3 frames
Games
| Title | Developer | Release date | |
| Air Gallet EXA Label | exA-Arcadia | February 1996 | |
| Aka & Blue Type-R | Tanoshimasu | 27 November 2019 | |
| Akyrios EXA | Doragon Entertainment | 12 February 2020 | |
| Arcana Heart 3: Love Max Six Stars Xtend!!!!! | exA-Arcadia | 15 December 2023 | |
| Astro Ninja Man EXA | exA-Arcadia | 29 September 2022 | |
| Asuka 120% Burning Fest. Exallent | exA-Arcadia | 11 March 1994 | - |
| Axel City 2 | Project Atsuki, exA-Arcadia | 3 July 2023 | |
| Axel City 2: The Final Storm | Project Atsuki, exA-Arcadia | 15 November 2025 | - |
| Bad Ass Babes Kiss | Thatcher Productions, Hawt Pink Club | 23 June 2021 | |
| Batsugun EXA Label 1.5 | exA-Arcadia | 16 June 2023 | |
| Bayani | Ranida Games | 12 June 2019 | - |
| Blazing Chrome AC | Joymasher | 11 July 2019 | |
| Breakers Revenge Chicago | exA-Arcadia | 30 July 2024 | |
| Cambria Sword: Another Cry | Vagues Games, exA-Arcadia | 30 December 2024 | |
| Chaos Code: Exact Xeno Attack | F K Digital, exA-Arcadia | 17 April 2020 | |
| Chaos Code: Nemesis Experiment | F K Digital, exA-Arcadia | 5 November 2025 | |
| Cosmic Digger 3671 | Mindware, exA-Arcadia | 2021 | |
| Cotton Rock 'n' Roll | exA-Arcadia | February 2022 | |
| Cotton Rock with You | Success, exA-Arcadia | ||
| Crimson Katana EXA Label | exA-Arcadia | 17 February 2022 | |
| Cyberblocker R | exA-Arcadia | 14 October 2022 | - |
| Daemon Bride exAGAIN | exA-Arcadia | 28 June 2025 | - |
| Daybreak Slam | Aone Games | ||
| Demon Front EXA Label | IGS | ||
| DoDonPachi True Death EXA Label | exA-Arcadia | 30 November 2020 | |
| Dojo Masters EX | Pixelized Vision | ||
| Donut Dodo Do! | Pixel Games | 31 May 2023 | |
| Dynamite Bomb!! | Light Green 8, exA-Arcadia | 3 July 2023 | |
| Earthion EXA Label | Ancient | 2025 | |
| The Fallen Angels Revenge | exA-Arcadia | ||
| Fight of Gods: Arcade Edition | Digital Crafter | November 2020 | |
| FixEight EXA Label | exA-Arcadia | 31 October 2024 | |
| Gimmick! Exact☆Mix | exA-Arcadia | 31 December 2020 | |
| Infinos EXA | Picorinne Soft, exA-Arcadia | 21 February 2020 | |
| Jamjam'n Jelly Exalente | Kumro Games | ||
| Jitsu Squad Featuring Samurai Pizza Cats | Tanuki Creative Studio, exA-Arcadia | 30 December 2024 | |
| Kira Kira Star Night EXA | exA-Arcadia | 11 June 2021 | |
| The Kung Fu vs. Karate Champ | Jae-Lee Productions | 31 January 2020 | |
| Nippon Marathon Turbo | Onion Soup Interactive, exA-Arcadia | 2021 | |
| Lightning Knights | Tikipod, exA-Arcadia | June 2020 | |
| Noisz Arc⌖Coda | Anarch Entertainment | 16 June 2022 | |
| Omen of Sorrow: Arising Chaos | Aone Games | 5 May 2024 | |
| P-47 Aces Mk. II | exA-Arcadia | 29 September 2022 | |
| Phantom Breaker: Omnia | exA-Arcadia | 16 July 2024 | |
| Psyvariar Delta AC | City Connection | December 2020 | |
| Rage of the Dragons W | exA-Arcadia | ||
| Rival Megagun XE | Spacewave Software, exA-Arcadia | 2021 | |
| Rumble Storm X | StudioS, Hawt Pink Club | 8 July 2022 | |
| Samurai Shodown V Perfect | exA-Arcadia | 29 September 2022 | |
| Shakuga: The Excommunication | ISAmu, Hawt Pink Club | ||
| Shadow Gangs X | JKM Corp | 19 May 2022 | |
| Shikhondo: Red Purgatory | Deer Farm, exA-Arcadia | September 2020 | |
| Shinorubi Pink Label | Last Boss 88 | August 2024 | |
| Strania: The Stella Machina EX | G.rev, exA-Arcadia | 2 September 2020 | |
| Strip Fighter 5: Arcade Edition | StudioS, Hawt Pink Club | ||
| Super Battle Princess Madelyn | Monster Bath Games | November 2020 | |
| Tattoo Assassins | exA-Arcadia | ||
| Touhou Perfect Sakura Fantastica | exA-Arcadia | 28 July 2022 | |
| Touhou Scarlet Diabolique Fantastica | exA-Arcadia | 21 March 2024 | |
| Vanguard Princess R | F K Digital, exA-Arcadia | ||
| Vritra Hexa | neotro | November 2020 | |
| Wild Guns Rawhide | exA-Arcadia |