Get more out of AW-NET! AW-NET membership provides various services for Network Select Salaryman Kintaro. An AW card is required.
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Catalogue. Selected research readings; a complete translation of every game story or Q&A is not claimed. Original files remain unchanged.
The system-board overview describes interchangeable cartridges and network capabilities requiring a general-purpose modem. Featured titles include NEOWAVE, Kintaro, Rumble Fish and the announced FORCE FIVE. AW-NET is described as linking facilities nationwide for new play and services. The sit-down cabinet panel advertises online competition; the Network Select cabinet panel advertises choosing among games and national rankings. This general cabinet description does not establish remote fighting in every title.
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サミーのネットワークサービス — Sammy’s network service
その他関連製品 — Other related products
AWカード販売機 — AW-card vending machine
The board description emphasizes cartridge replacement, expansion to peripherals and network games with a modem. A future JVS cartridge is announced as a plan; this is not evidence of its eventual shipment.
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Two dated announcements distinguish the product-site publication from the formal opening of its AW-NET site.
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2004/06/23 — Kintaro product site published
2004/06/29 — AW-NET Kintaro site formally opened
The recovered platform-title list gives a sales year of2004 for Isuka and2003 for Knights of Valour: The Seven Spirits, Dolphin Blue and Demolish Fist. These are printed catalogue labels, not independent launch-date verification or an AW-NET roster.
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The play guide says members can use one AW card across all supported titles. A cabinet-created name may contain up to eight hiragana, katakana, alphabetic or symbol characters, and members may change it on the web. Players choose three-player mahjong, Daifugo or Reversi, then national or in-store competition. Opponent search falls back to CPU play if no opponent is found; chat is available while searching. Three consecutive wins award a special bonus and then end the game. Leaving early counts as last place.
Original Japanese source · 20040704003509
The member-service explanation covers saved job position/rank, national leaderboards, detailed play records through PC/mobile, rival search, shared AW points usable across compatible games and registration for recurring AW-NET online events. The printed rival-search paragraph repeats opponent matching/chat wording; it does not establish a complete web search interface.
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Job position is based on performance points from match placement, with movement depending on the opponent’s job position. Beating a higher-positioned opponent yields more points. Skill rank is described separately as reflecting the player’s play rather than performance-point totals or opponent level. These are game progression systems, not interchangeable with the shared AW-point wallet.
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The Sammy announcement places its products in Sega’s booth at the42nd Amusement Machine Show, September2–4,2004, at Tokyo Big Sight. Listed video-game exhibits include Kenju, NEOWAVE and Network Select Kintaro. A September2,11:00 presentation is announced for NeoGeo Battle Coliseum and a developer talk. These are exhibition plans; inclusion does not establish release or AW-NET compatibility.
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The August2004 publisher page advertises NEOWAVE as operating in arcades. Its printed news lists a system-section addition on August6 and earlier character-page additions. The AW-NET banner links to the central service; the page is a public product site, not a member account.
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The gameplay guide explains Heat Mode, which raises attack power while draining health, and three combat modes: Super Cancel, Guard Break and MAX2. Their meter stocks and defensive options differ. These are game mechanics, not features supplied by AW-NET.
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The August2004 teaser announces latest NBC footage at Sega’s booth during the September2–4 Amusement Machine Show. It links the Sammy show announcement and Atomiswave platform page. This is an early promotional entry, not the later released game’s shop or member interface.
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Get more out of AW-NET! AW-NET membership provides various services for Network Select Salaryman Kintaro. An AW card is required.
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1. Save play records, including rank and job position.
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2. Put your name in the national rankings.
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View the various rankings.
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View detailed play records.
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Rival search.
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Use shared AW points.
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Available rankings include national rankings by game, performance rankings by arcade, and performance rankings by prefecture.
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Rank ranking. Publisher image of an in-game ranking table; small individual names are not transcribed.
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Rankings. Publisher image of a browser ranking page; small entries/sidebar text are not confidently legible at original resolution.
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Publisher screenshot montage of player statistics. Tiny field labels and numbers are not confidently transcribed at original resolution.
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