Editing CP System III (section)

{{short description|Arcade system board developed by Capcom}}
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{{Infobox information appliance
| name = CP System III
| logo = CP System III.png
| image = 
| caption = 
| manufacturer = [[Capcom]]
| type = [[Arcade system board]]
| releasedate = {{Start date|1996|11|21}}
| discontinued = {{End date|1999|09|13}}
| input = 8-way [[joystick]], from 3 to 6 [[Button (control)|buttons]]
| cpu = [[SuperH#SH-2|Hitachi SH-2]] (@ 25 MHz)<ref name=system16>{{cite web|url=http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=799|title=System 16 - CP System III (CPS3) Hardware (Capcom)|publisher=}}</ref>
| display = [[Raster graphics|Raster]] (horizontal),<br />384×224/496×224 [[Display resolution|resolution]],<br />[[List of monochrome and RGB color formats#15-bit RGB|32768 colors]] on screen,<br />[[24-bit color|16,777,216-color]] [[List of color palettes|palette]]
| predecessor = [[CP System II]]
}}

The {{Nihongo|'''CP System III'''|CPシステムIII|CP shisutemu 3}} or '''CPS-3''' is an [[arcade system board]] that was first used by [[Capcom]] in 1996 with the arcade game ''[[Red Earth (video game)|Red Earth]]''. It was the second successor to the [[CP System]] arcade hardware, following the [[CP System II]]. The arcade system saw new releases up until mid 1999. Technical support for the CPS-3 ended on February 28, 2019.<ref name="csend2" /> It would be the last proprietary system board Capcom would produce before moving on to the [[Dreamcast]]-based [[Sega Naomi|Naomi]] platform.

Like its forerunners, games can be exchanged without altering the core hardware. The CP System III uses [[Compact disc|CD]]s instead of separate [[daughterboard]]s to store the games on, which are then loaded onto the system's CD drive to be stored into memory to allow for it to be played. Like its predecessor, games are [[Encryption|encrypted]], and must be decrypted via game-specific [[ROM cartridge|security cartridge]]s, which will decrypt the contents stored within the system memory in run time.