History of video games/Platforms/Xavix
History
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Development
[edit | edit source]The system was developed by the Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan based SSD Company Limited, which was formed in 1995.[1][2] The company included engineers who worked on the Nintendo Entertainment System.[3]
Launch
[edit | edit source]The XaviXPORT was released in the United States of America on August 2004 at a cost of $79.99, with games costing $49.99.[4]
The system would face significant competition from Wii Sports in 2007.[5]
The Domyos Interactive System was launched in European markets in December of 2007 for 49 euros.[6][7]
Legacy
[edit | edit source]Between November 15th, 2016 and May 15th, 2017 the Xavix website went offline.[8][9]
Technology
[edit | edit source]Compute
[edit | edit source]Early game cartridges used a XaviX Multiprocessor, which contains modified 8-bit MOS 6502 CPU clocked at 21 megahertz, 1 kilobyte of RAM, a picture processor, sound processor, and system management features.[10][11]
Some later cartridges used a Super XaviX, which contains a 16 bit WDC 65816 CPU clocked at 43 megahertz.[10][11]
A 32 bit RISC CPU cartridge had also been developed.[10][11]
Hardware
[edit | edit source]Cartridge ROM sizes range from one to eight megabytes.[10]
Game library
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- Baseball
- BassFISHING
- Boxing
- PowerBoxing
- Eyehand
- Golf
- J-Mat
- Lifestyle Manager
- Music & Circuit
- Tennis
- Domyos Step Concept
- Domyos Fitness Dance
- Domyos Fitness Dance
- Domyos Fitness Exercises
- Domyos Fitness Play
- Domyos Fitness Training
- Domyos SoftFitness
- Domyos Fit'Race
- Hot Plus
- PowerKIDS
- PowerKIDS Jr.
- XaviXmobile Brain Club
Gallery
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The rear of the console features RCA jacks for AV output. -
The rear of the console also has the power jack and an alternate AV output which uses a single port. -
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The European Domyos Interactive System
Technology
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The XaviXPORT Power Supply. -
XaviXPORT Internals -
XaviXPORT Motherboard -
A motherboard located on a XaviXPORT game cartridge.
External Resources
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- Video Game Console Library - Xavixport page.
- Video Game Kraken - Xavixport page.
- Video Game Kraken - Domyos page.
References
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Parts of this page are based on materials from: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia. |
- ↑ "SSD COMPANY LIMITED Brings XaviX Interactive Technology Platform to the U.S." www.businesswire.com. 12 October 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ↑ "Ssd Company Limited, 400, Yamadera-machi,". www.kompass.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ↑ "New Audio Visual Interactive Platform Launches at CES; Baseball Great Steve Garvey Debuts New XaviX Technology". www.businesswire.com. 8 January 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ↑ "Home Page". Video Game Console Library. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ↑ "2007 Taipei IT Month: Gaming industry battle from high-definition AV market to recreation and sports". https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/2007_Taipei_IT_Month:_Gaming_industry_battle_from_high-definition_AV_market_to_recreation_and_sports.
- ↑ "Décathlon lance le Step Concept, une sorte de "Wii Sports" à bas prix". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ↑ "Domyos Interactive System by Decathlon – The Video Game Kraken". Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ↑ "Xavixstore.com". web.archive.org. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "Home - XaviXStore.com". web.archive.org. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ↑ a b c d "mamedev/mame". GitHub. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ↑ a b c "XaviXPORT by SSD COMPANY LIMITED – The Video Game Kraken". Retrieved 9 November 2020.