# History of video games/Platforms/Xavix
## History
### Development

The system was developed by the Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan based SSD Company Limited, which was formed in 1995. The company included engineers who worked on the Nintendo Entertainment System.

### Launch

The XaviXPORT was released in the United States of America on August 2004 at a cost of $79.99, with games costing $49.99.
The system would face significant competition from Wii Sports in 2007.
The Domyos Interactive System was launched in European markets in December of 2007 for 49 euros.

### Legacy

Between November 15th, 2016 and May 15th, 2017 the Xavix website went offline.

## Technology
### Compute

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.
Some later cartridges used a Super XaviX, which contains a 16 bit WDC 65816 CPU clocked at 43 megahertz.
A 32 bit RISC CPU cartridge had also been developed.

### Hardware

Cartridge ROM sizes range from one to eight megabytes.

## Game library

* 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
### Console

* 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.
* The European Domyos Interactive System

### Technology

* The XaviXPORT Power Supply.
* XaviXPORT Internals
* XaviXPORT Motherboard
* A motherboard located on a XaviXPORT game cartridge.

## External Resources

* Video Game Console Library - Xavixport page.
* Video Game Kraken - Xavixport page.
* Video Game Kraken - Domyos page.

## References

* ↑ "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.
* 1 2 3 4 "mamedev/mame". GitHub. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
* 1 2 3 "XaviXPORT by SSD COMPANY LIMITED – The Video Game Kraken". Retrieved 9 November 2020.