

Memory: 1GB DDR2 SDRAM (with VRAM sharing).ex-BOARD unit The I/O PCB The motherboard The parts Daemon Bride kit box Specifications The protection was way too weak and with Arcana Heart 3 being cracked within days after initial release Examu decided to retire the ex-BOARD and move future releases to Taito’s Type X2 and NESiCAxLive platform. This would sadly become the downfall of the ex-BOARD. The ex-BOARD relied on copy protection built into the motherboard (as opposed to Type X2’s dongles). The Type X2, released the year before) on the other hand already had better specs than the ex-BOARD. On certain points it was more well designed fanless (quiet), no PSU (quiet), cartridges (instead of hard drives and USB dongles), a well thought through case (easy to work with).

The system had many similarities with Taito’s Type X2 system. The rise and fallĮxamu pushed the ex-BOARD as their own proprietary arcade platform under the slogan “For the future of arcade games.”. Only four games were ever released for the ex-BOARD:Ī fifth title was planned but never saw the daylight: Monster Ancient Cline. The Examu ex-BOARD was released in 2008 and as Taito’s Type X2 it was based on Windows XP Embedded.
