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Zoids Infinity

2004 video game

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ11315570
Source-derived summary

Zoids Infinity is a series of sci-fi shooter arcade games that can be used in conjunction with special swipe cards to unlock new features. Originally debuting in 2004 as a System 246 coin-operated arcade game from Taito in Japan.

A dedicated RFID card can be used which has a personal authentication of the players with the IC chip. The user can save each data such as weapon parts, points and items of zoids which has registered as player's ZOIDS.

The vendor cabinet is next to the side-by-side arcade cabinet urging the vendor to sell cards and customize the data by each dedicated vendor. Side-by-side sit-down cockpit design arcade game with two joysticks per player to use.

Gameplay

Zoids Infinity is a battle action game using Zoids, which are dinosaur/animal/insect robots developed by Tomy Co., Ltd. Players can choose favorite Zoids based on design, speed and mobility. You can customize your own ZOIDS by using weapons parts and items which you have got. The game allows you to take control of Zoids machines in battle while you collect parts by defeating Zoids. The arcade originally featured 29 Zoids to control.

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The public source identifies “Zoids Infinity” as 2004 video game. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Zoids, Infinity and video.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2004—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2004-01-01. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Zoids, Infinity and video providing the first useful test.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q11315570. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2004.

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This entry incorporates text from Zoids Infinity” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.