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Space Harrier is playable in most Yakuza Games, on Switch,even the crappy 30 FPS sequel stole a slot on the Genesis mini ha ha.
Enough of it ;) (Planet Harrier is welcome for the Astro City volume 2 though)
Bummer ! Last Bronx seems out (96) but i think some 96/97 model 2 games will make it.
Model 3 seems out of reach.
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The controllers don't ship outside Japan though. If you want one of those you'd either need to use a forwarding service or go to AmiAmi.
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The controllers don't ship outside Japan though. If you want one of those you'd either need to use a forwarding service or go to AmiAmi.
AmiAmi [Character & Hobby Shop]
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I noticed that also but then another video they have on their website I didn't notice any of the slowdown. Not much video is shown.
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I see... thanks. We also have to spam Sega on twitter to have the 4 players option.I noticed that also but then another video they have on their website I didn't notice any of the slowdown. Not much video is shown.
astro 0708
You're very welcome : ) Looking forward to more announcements as I'm still riding the high of PSO2:NG from yesterday haha.
Not sure, I'm sure we'll find out closer. I would imagine someone would make it happen :)
This is closer to the PCE Mini than the MD Mini in terms of availability and distribution, so don't be so sure.
Yeah, has this even been announced outside of Japan? (Granted, it's still 5 months out.)
Release date and next 13 games have been announced:
Release Date: December 17
Official Announcement Reel
Edit: Game Center Style Kit is also announced. The kit will include a base/stand (complete with fake coin collection door and other details) to convert it into a standing cabinet, an instruction card holder for the top, and a mini arcade stool. It will be sold as a kit for around 4000 yen. Check out a quick up close look here.
Release Date: December 17
- Bonanza Bros
- Columns
- Cotton
- Crack Down
- ESWAT
- Gain Ground
- Ichidant-R
- Puyo Puyo
- Shadow Dancer
- Shinobi
- Wonder Boy
- Wonder Boy in Monster Land
- Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair
Official Announcement Reel
Edit: Game Center Style Kit is also announced. The kit will include a base/stand (complete with fake coin collection door and other details) to convert it into a standing cabinet, an instruction card holder for the top, and a mini arcade stool. It will be sold as a kit for around 4000 yen. Check out a quick up close look here.
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Thank you for this.
Can you, by chance, also verify that the release date is 12/17 at around 20:00min? I don't know what else they could be talking about, but I just wanted to be sure.
I'm here for these wacky mini consoles, even if they're just licensing deals made with other toy/HW manufacturers.
Yup, Gematsu confirms that Dec. 17th is the release date for this.
I was wondering when we would start finding out about the other titles. Loving the new games added. I can't wait to get my unit when it comes out.
I would say the only thing that bothers me a little is them using a wide screen LCD that is smaller then the screen area. So when a game runs 4:3 it's going to look very small inside the screen area. It would have been better if they could have gotten the screen to fit in a way so that when the game is running in 4:3 it fills out the whole space modeled for where the arcade CRT would have been. =/
I would say the only thing that bothers me a little is them using a wide screen LCD that is smaller then the screen area. So when a game runs 4:3 it's going to look very small inside the screen area. It would have been better if they could have gotten the screen to fit in a way so that when the game is running in 4:3 it fills out the whole space modeled for where the arcade CRT would have been. =/
The wha?? (watches video) Holy shit, I'm totally in on that.
Woo-hoo, thanks for the update! I'm psyched about Shadow Dancer and Cotton, although the rest... Well...
Not even sure what I want from the last batch?
Shadow Dancer is ace, ooooooh~ I don't really know how else they could make this lineup any epic. Shadow Dancer, Golden Axe 2, Bonanza Bros?!? Maybe they could add Thunder Force AC I guess? idk
Yeah, "same old ones" like... Crack Down, Shadow Dancer, E-Swat, Revenge of fucking Death Adder, Cotton...
They updated the video so it threw off the times in the links - it's all fixed now.
So, here is a list of never before arcade releases in this batch:
- Crack Down (Genesis port, not arcade perfect)
- ESWAT (Genesis port is apparently quite different - and arguably better, but oh well)
- Shadow Dancer (had console ports, none arcade perfect)
- Bonanza Bros (PS2 Port was close, but not perfect)
- Cotton - PS1 is apparently very close, but not quite perfect
And Wonder Boy and Wonder Boy III: Monster's Lair have only been released once on the expensive Sega Ages 2500 Monster World Collection - which I only found out were included on that disc today.
The rest have been released either recently (Gain Ground on Switch) or multiple times before.
I would guess they're saving some of the heavy hitters for the September 3 reveal - at least, that's what I would hope they'd do for that final injection of hype.
At least I know all the games I don't care about (Puyo Puyo, Columns, Ichidant) are out of the way - but PuyoPuyo2 is still a possibility.
Model 2 would be an obvious choice and would open the doors to a LOT more games, however I'd imagine the emulation might be somewhat difficult to get right.
I hope they'll include a couple more Model 1 games.
System 16 has a lot more potential games - Quartet on the System 16 is probably for sure
Probably no more from the System 24 - and very few from System 32 are left that aren't licensed or racing/light-gun games.
I'm also wondering if they'll include any games that need TATE mode to display.
Interestingly, I think I heard the announcers wondering why it included 6 buttons, as none of the games announced so far will need that many buttons. I don't know of any games released on those old Sega boards that need 6-buttons, though....?
So, here is a list of never before arcade releases in this batch:
- Crack Down (Genesis port, not arcade perfect)
- ESWAT (Genesis port is apparently quite different - and arguably better, but oh well)
- Shadow Dancer (had console ports, none arcade perfect)
- Bonanza Bros (PS2 Port was close, but not perfect)
- Cotton - PS1 is apparently very close, but not quite perfect
And Wonder Boy and Wonder Boy III: Monster's Lair have only been released once on the expensive Sega Ages 2500 Monster World Collection - which I only found out were included on that disc today.
The rest have been released either recently (Gain Ground on Switch) or multiple times before.
I would guess they're saving some of the heavy hitters for the September 3 reveal - at least, that's what I would hope they'd do for that final injection of hype.
At least I know all the games I don't care about (Puyo Puyo, Columns, Ichidant) are out of the way - but PuyoPuyo2 is still a possibility.
Model 2 would be an obvious choice and would open the doors to a LOT more games, however I'd imagine the emulation might be somewhat difficult to get right.
I hope they'll include a couple more Model 1 games.
System 16 has a lot more potential games - Quartet on the System 16 is probably for sure
Probably no more from the System 24 - and very few from System 32 are left that aren't licensed or racing/light-gun games.
I'm also wondering if they'll include any games that need TATE mode to display.
Interestingly, I think I heard the announcers wondering why it included 6 buttons, as none of the games announced so far will need that many buttons. I don't know of any games released on those old Sega boards that need 6-buttons, though....?
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For anyone curious, here are the systems covered in the as-of-yet announced list of games:
Sega CG-Board 'Model 1'
Virtua Fighter (1993)
Sega System 32
Golden Axe: Revenge of Death Adder (1992)
Dark Edge (1993)
Sega System 24
Gain Ground (1988)
Crack Down (1989)
Bonanza Bros. (1990)
Sega System 18
Shadow Dancer (1989)
Alien Storm (1990)
Sega System 16
Fantasy Zone (1986)
Alien Syndrome (1987)
Shinobi (1987)
Altered Beast (1988)
Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (1988)
Golden Axe (1989)
Cyber Police ESWAT (1989)
Cotton (1991)
Sega System 14 AKA Sega System C & C2 (Mega Drive-based hardware)
Columns (1990)
Columns II (1990)
Puyo Puyo (1992)
Puzzle & Action: Tant-R (1993)
Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R (1994)
Sega System 2
Wonder Boy in Monster Land (1987)
Sega System 1
Wonder Boy (1986)
Just some hot predictions/wishes for the final 13 games:
System 14 / C: Stack Columns is probably a lock, Thunder Force AC seems pretty likely as well.
System 16: Dunk Shot, Tough Turf, or Riot City seem like somewhat obscure but well-suited picks here. Putting the System 16 conversion of Fantasy Zone II on here would also be a great pull.
System 18: D.D. Crew and/or Desert Breaker for some nice genre variety. Sadly Moonwalker is likely out of the question due to licensing.
System 24: Not much left to pick from that isn't a racing game, but maybe Super Masters can have the licensing worked out.
System 32: Burning Rival or Arabian Fight would be pretty deep cuts. The 6-button layout barely makes sense if Burning Rivals isn't on this.
Model 1: The only remaining games are WingWar, Virtua Racing, and NetMerc. The controls provided with the Astro City Mini aren't really compatible for any of them, sadly.
All things considered, this looks likely to be a pretty comprehensive lineup of Sega's 2D arcade catalogue (that can be played with a joystick and 6 buttons and doesn't have licensing issues) prior to the adoption of the ST-V (Saturn-like) and Naomi (Dreamcast-like) arcade boards in the late 90s.
Sega CG-Board 'Model 1'
Virtua Fighter (1993)
Sega System 32
Golden Axe: Revenge of Death Adder (1992)
Dark Edge (1993)
Sega System 24
Gain Ground (1988)
Crack Down (1989)
Bonanza Bros. (1990)
Sega System 18
Shadow Dancer (1989)
Alien Storm (1990)
Sega System 16
Fantasy Zone (1986)
Alien Syndrome (1987)
Shinobi (1987)
Altered Beast (1988)
Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (1988)
Golden Axe (1989)
Cyber Police ESWAT (1989)
Cotton (1991)
Sega System 14 AKA Sega System C & C2 (Mega Drive-based hardware)
Columns (1990)
Columns II (1990)
Puyo Puyo (1992)
Puzzle & Action: Tant-R (1993)
Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R (1994)
Sega System 2
Wonder Boy in Monster Land (1987)
Sega System 1
Wonder Boy (1986)
Just some hot predictions/wishes for the final 13 games:
System 14 / C: Stack Columns is probably a lock, Thunder Force AC seems pretty likely as well.
System 16: Dunk Shot, Tough Turf, or Riot City seem like somewhat obscure but well-suited picks here. Putting the System 16 conversion of Fantasy Zone II on here would also be a great pull.
System 18: D.D. Crew and/or Desert Breaker for some nice genre variety. Sadly Moonwalker is likely out of the question due to licensing.
System 24: Not much left to pick from that isn't a racing game, but maybe Super Masters can have the licensing worked out.
System 32: Burning Rival or Arabian Fight would be pretty deep cuts. The 6-button layout barely makes sense if Burning Rivals isn't on this.
Model 1: The only remaining games are WingWar, Virtua Racing, and NetMerc. The controls provided with the Astro City Mini aren't really compatible for any of them, sadly.
All things considered, this looks likely to be a pretty comprehensive lineup of Sega's 2D arcade catalogue (that can be played with a joystick and 6 buttons and doesn't have licensing issues) prior to the adoption of the ST-V (Saturn-like) and Naomi (Dreamcast-like) arcade boards in the late 90s.
Excellent post, thank you!
My guesses:
Alien Storm
Quartet
Fantasy Zone II
Arabian Fight
Burning Rivals
Thunder Force AC
Choplifter or Air Rescue
D.D. Crew
A sports game
A puzzle game
I'm guessing Desert Breaker won't be on there, as it's displayed in TATE mode?
Edit: Hold up, I take that back - Gain Ground is TATE and it's on there. Now I'm curious how they'll pull that off on that tiny screen.
Last of the more likely ones I really want is Arabian Fight. Would love Fighting Vipers, but that's a newer board then anything announced.
The really unlikely ones I'd want are Spider-Man & Star Wars Arcade but I don't expect Sega to pay Disney to get them on it.
The really unlikely ones I'd want are Spider-Man & Star Wars Arcade but I don't expect Sega to pay Disney to get them on it.
They kind of already did with Gain Ground. I'm not sure how fun that is going to be on this system with such a short vertical height of the screen (unless this thing rotates).
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amazon jp is the only way to preorder this to the states right? i see play-asia is sold out too
yeah, shipping isn't too bad and you'll probably get it in a day or two after shipment
Fuck it. Amazon Japan has worked before and I'm sure it will again. It says it's still available for pre-order. The picks aren't all perfect, but so far it's good enough and the livestream where they demonstrated a production sample had a proper clicky microswitched stick that they held a mic up to for everyone to hear. That sold me, especially after the Neo Geo Mini.
Why would you not want to use amazon jp? They're always cheaper than PA, do an amazing packing job (far better than amazon.com) and ship DHL so you get the item in a matter of days.
only because i'm sitting here reading a tutorial on how to open an account is all