"Latest Issue of Famitsu had this to say about Lindberg:

We've already shared hands-on impressions of Sega's first next generation arcade game, House of the Dead 4, but we never really got the full word on the specifications behind the board off which the game was claimed to be running. The latest issue of Famitsu has the details we've been looking for on the so-called Lindberg arcade board.

According to the magazine, Lindberg sports an Intel Pentium 4 Processor running at 3.0 gigahertz. The board includes a gigabyte of main memory. For the board's graphics unit, Sega has gone with an NVIDIA chip with 256 megabytes memory. Sound is handled by a 3D audio synthesizer chip capable of 5.1 channels and 64 simultaneous sounds. Games are set to be distributed on DVD.

Sega will be showing this board off at the JAMMA arcade show, set to open its doors at a convention center near Tokyo on Thursday. According to Famitsu, Sega will show video footage of Virtua Fighter 5, After Burner, The House of the Dead 4. These three were also shown at E3 in video form. It's unknown if we'll be getting a new look, or if Sega will share the same footage.

In addition to these titles, Famitsu is home to two new Lindberg announcements. Power Smash 3 (the series known as Virtua Tennis in America) will be shown in video form at the show. Former head of AM2, Yu Suzuki, will show video footage of Psy-Phi (pronounced "Sci-Fi"), an original battle shooting game that uses a touch screen for control.

Here are the full specs of the Lindberg board as revealed by Famitsu:

CPU: Intel Pentium Processor 3.0Ghz with 1 Megabyte L2 Cache, Hyper Threading Compatible, 800MHz FSB

Memory: 184pin DDR SD-RAM PC3200 512 Megabytes x 2 (dual)

GPU: NVIDIA GPU, 256 bit GDDR3 Memory 256 Megabytes. Compatible with Vertex Shader 3.0 and Pixel Shader 3.0. Can output same or different video stream to two screens

Sound: 3D Audio Synthesizer Chip, Max 64 channels, Compatible with 5.1 channel output

Input/Output:

* Video: Analogue D-Sub 15 pin, Two DVI-I Terminals
* Sound: 5.1 Channel (front 2 channels use RCA Connectors), SP-DIF (optical)
* LAN: On board: 10/100/1000 BASE-TX. JVS I/O Connector
* Serial: 2 Channel (can switch one channel between 232C and 422)
* USB 2.0 x 4

Other: Original security system, compatible with All.Net, games distributed on DVD.

We'll have more on Lindberg and all of Sega's new games from JAMMA late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning."

Been there, done that, updated site yesterday, thanks for the info tho', never hurts to have it more than once ;)

Cheers,

Toby...

System16 - The Arcade Museum

There's more over here, including linked sites for some of the upcoming games: http://www.sega.co.jp/arcade/lindbergh/

Ice

Will it run on my new computer? I have a cheap Dell laptop. ;)

Seriously that's interesting stuff. Now if they only came out with a souped up Space Harrier sequel where you strap on joystick controlled suspension ropes that hoist you around a green screen background with mechanical pulleys and giant a giant infrared light gun you aim at 20 foot IMAX screen over an ampitheater that would be really cool!

Then you can really fly and Charles would be proud to see his name on Sega's new hardware. :)

> "Latest Issue of Famitsu had this to say about Lindberg:
>
> We've already shared hands-on impressions of Sega's first next generation arcade
> game, House of the Dead 4, but we never really got the full word on the
> specifications behind the board off which the game was claimed to be running.
> The latest issue of Famitsu has the details we've been looking for on the
> so-called Lindberg arcade board.
>
> According to the magazine, Lindberg sports an Intel Pentium 4 Processor running
> at 3.0 gigahertz. The board includes a gigabyte of main memory. For the board's
> graphics unit, Sega has gone with an NVIDIA chip with 256 megabytes memory.
> Sound is handled by a 3D audio synthesizer chip capable of 5.1 channels and 64
> simultaneous sounds. Games are set to be distributed on DVD.
>
> Sega will be showing this board off at the JAMMA arcade show, set to open its
> doors at a convention center near Tokyo on Thursday. According to Famitsu, Sega
> will show video footage of Virtua Fighter 5, After Burner, The House of the Dead
> 4. These three were also shown at E3 in video form. It's unknown if we'll be
> getting a new look, or if Sega will share the same footage.
>
> In addition to these titles, Famitsu is home to two new Lindberg announcements.
> Power Smash 3 (the series known as Virtua Tennis in America) will be shown in
> video form at the show. Former head of AM2, Yu Suzuki, will show video footage
> of Psy-Phi (pronounced "Sci-Fi"), an original battle shooting game that uses a
> touch screen for control.
>
> Here are the full specs of the Lindberg board as revealed by Famitsu:
>
> CPU: Intel Pentium Processor 3.0Ghz with 1 Megabyte L2 Cache, Hyper Threading
> Compatible, 800MHz FSB
>
> Memory: 184pin DDR SD-RAM PC3200 512 Megabytes x 2 (dual)
>
> GPU: NVIDIA GPU, 256 bit GDDR3 Memory 256 Megabytes. Compatible with Vertex
> Shader 3.0 and Pixel Shader 3.0. Can output same or different video stream to
> two screens
>
> Sound: 3D Audio Synthesizer Chip, Max 64 channels, Compatible with 5.1 channel
> output
>
> Input/Output:
>
> * Video: Analogue D-Sub 15 pin, Two DVI-I Terminals
> * Sound: 5.1 Channel (front 2 channels use RCA Connectors), SP-DIF (optical)
> * LAN: On board: 10/100/1000 BASE-TX. JVS I/O Connector
> * Serial: 2 Channel (can switch one channel between 232C and 422)
> * USB 2.0 x 4
>
> Other: Original security system, compatible with All.Net, games distributed on
> DVD.
>
> We'll have more on Lindberg and all of Sega's new games from JAMMA late
> Wednesday night/early Thursday morning."
>