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This just got announced apparently.
https://taito.co.jp/egret2mini/shop

>> No.7827280

i thought it was just based on the astro city mini but apparently the screen is an inch bigger. the screen rotation is really cool.

>> No.7827284
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7827284

probably won't buy it but i'm interested in this controller

>> No.7827296

>>7827280
I didn't even know Sega made and Astro mini.

>> No.7827308

>>7827267
>Kaiser Knuckle
Isn't this that game with the absolute, absurdly bullshit, cheap as all fuck, impossible to beat final boss that puts even SNK bosses to shame?

>> No.7827339

>>7827267
What games does it have?

>> No.7827349

>>7827267
>>7827308
there's Dan Ku Ga, the unreleased upgrade that plays better.

>> No.7827350

>>7827339
https://taito.co.jp/egret2mini/

>> No.7827391

>not a Type X Mini
Why does Taito hate me

>> No.7827393
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7827393

>can pop'n rotate the screen 90 degrees
Don't even lie, that's cool

>> No.7827404

>>7827393
that is neat

>> No.7827583

>>7827393
Looks like the joystick is switchable between 8 way and 4 way gates and that trackball/spinner controller is a must for general emulation use. It's all down to build/ emulation quality now.

>> No.7827694

>>7827267
I'm sure it's shit but is kind of cute how the screen is easy to rotate like the original. If the "panels" aren't complete garbage I could see this being interesting for casual soibois.

>> No.7827715

Is there a games list? I'm too retarded to find it

>> No.7827726

>>7827284
The pre-order is up on amazon JP for 120,078yen. Im tempted but 110 bucks is alot for a controller that might be dogshit.

>> No.7827738

>>7827726
>>7827284
they show the controller being used in this video for a few seconds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UItWWp2Gdhc&t=21s
>>7827715
I cant find a list either but they do show some games at 21 seconds on this video

>> No.7827747
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7827747

>>7827715
Found the game list so far.
https://taito.co.jp/egret2mini/title

>> No.7827819

>>7827308
Yes

>> No.7827826

>>7827308
>impossible to beat
Someone hasn't watched High Score Girl

>> No.7827871
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>>7827296
They even made some sweet arcade sticks with Sanwa parts.

>> No.7827894

>>7827738
I'm impressed the screen rotates

>> No.7827912

>>7827267
it's called the egret because when you try to play it with that tiny joystick you will (r)egret purchasing it

>> No.7828009

>>7827284
Would be great if you could use it on MAME but I doubt it.

>> No.7828018

>>7827350
>rotating screen
holy fucking shit

>> No.7828062

>>7828018
>zoom zoom doesn't now this was a feature of the original cabinet that had a 29" CRT and has been around since before he was born
You "people" are disgusting

>> No.7828074

>>7828062
well excuuuuuuuuuuuuse me for having missed out on arcades *starts crying*

>> No.7828075 [DELETED] 

>paying extra to play on a shitty small setup and screen
Do consoomers really do this?

>> No.7828086

>>7828062
Look at me I'm cool for knowing le obscure atrocity machine. I bet you didnt know about this cool obscure thing. Well guess what fag, I knew and you didn't. Guess what else? This thing YOU didn't know about? Actually secretly the best atrocity feature. That's right retard. That's how awesome I am.

>> No.7828110

>>7828075
Im only interested in the spinner/trackball controller.
If its built well it will be great for mame.

>> No.7828151

>actual 4:3 display
>and it rotates
Taito mogging Sega

>> No.7828161

>>7828009
Its just a X Input device, of course you can use it with mame

>> No.7828203

>>7827747
>Cameltry

Neat!

>> No.7828540

>>7827267
seriously, it seems they want to sell this not as a Taito arcade collection in a fancy shell, but as the ultimate moddable miniarcade, specially with the rotating screen, external sdcard slot and Spinner/Trackball panel.

all that left would be to know what kind of CPU does this have... which we wont know until its released, so there...

>> No.7828543 [DELETED] 

>>7828540
*They don't want.

>> No.7828823

>pay to emulate

>> No.7828832

what are the odds the "screen" is actually a tablet running the emulator, thus adding the "feature" of the screen?

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>>7828074
>>7828086

>> No.7828847

>>7828062
>>7828843
Most murricans would not know of these cabs, even those that still have arcades operating around them.

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7828893

>>7827267
Im a literal retard, can one of you explain what "no operating system" means. Is there no games? Thanks

>> No.7828927

>>7828893
For some reason Amazon adds this to stuff in the video games category that aren't directly related to Playstation/Xbox/Switch/PC.

>> No.7828934

>>7828927
Thanks!

>> No.7829118

inb4 Darius Gaiden

>> No.7830215

Looks really gay, can't imagine actually playing a game for more than 5 minutes on this baby size hardware

>> No.7830252

>>7827284
yeah that's a nice touch, probably not a bad way to get a cheap trackball/spinner for your PC. I do wonder if there aren't better alternatives than importing an expensive novelty, but I also can't say that I've done a lot of research into the matter. Maybe arcadecontrols.com forums would have more info. That's where I used to read about arcade stuff back when that was my jam.

>> No.7830254

I'm interested in this arcade mini simply because it has an SD Card slot built in to the unit and seeing how hackable it will be. I would love to see if this will play NeoGeo games better than the NeoGeo Mini that came out. If so, then it will be an instant buy, though I hope I would still be able to order one once we see how the homebrew community will use it.

>> No.7830291

>>7827826
that it wasn't beaten legitimately until 20 years after release is testament to the strength of The General.

>> No.7830480

>>7827871
was this compatible with anything beyond the astro city?

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7830720

>>7828847
Most murricans wouldn't know a lot of things

>>7828927
>For some reason Amazon lists the required platform as No Operating System when there is no required platform.
For some reason. Maybe some day scientists will figure out what that reason is.

>> No.7830795

>>7830480
I've used it on mame and MISTer

>> No.7831008

>>7827280
It's not. Screen is 4:3 and rotates. Totally different product. I'm curious about the emulation. Probably just using MAME.

>> No.7831015

>>7828062
I think people are impressed that it fucking rotates at all considering it's a cheap novelty toy. Many candies have rotating screens, it's not unique to the Egret line or the Egret II specifically. The Egret II does have the best and easiest rotate mechanism though.

>> No.7831016

>>7830480
It's a generic Xinput device and will work with pretty much everything.

>> No.7831159

oh my god is that overpriced retro game gizmo with like 10 roms preinstalled??????? i'm gonna consoooooooooom *preorders yet another garbage cluttering his room that never uses just to show off on his sub-1000 subscribers youtube channel*

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>>7831159

>> No.7831173

>>7831159
This but unironically.

>> No.7831968

>>7831016
groovy

>>7831015
desu this one looks like a much higher quality item than the sega unit, which is probably why just the base unit is 1.5 times the price of sega's. It's a neat box, but I dunno if I'd pay 300+ dollars to have it plus the spinner/trackball controller. That full pack being nearly 500 is crazy.

You can tell that the extra money went to something though, with the 4:3 display and rotating setup. I would expect that sega, by comparision, went with the absolute cheapest possible screen for their units, meaning whatever 16:9 was fresh off the press in China.

Given the image shows a "product not finalized" SD card image, I assume that the spinner/trackball games will be kept separate and you'll load them off of SD card, which is provided when you buy that piece. It wouldn't make sense otherwise to put a unit out that had games which the end user couldn't play.

>> No.7832781

>>7831968
That's right, the product page and Amazon listings say the trackball and spinner games come on a separate SD card.
I think it's fair to speculate that the higher cost is due to the screen and the rotation mechanism, as well as price increases due to COVID Related impacts.

>> No.7832813

>>7831159
jokes on you im madlittlepixel
they sent this to me for FREE

>> No.7833190

>>7830480
I'm using it with a Brook adapter on Saturn and Dreamcast. It's pretty great.

>> No.7833665

>>7832781
ohyeah, I have always been a shut-in remote worker so I tend to forget that is fucking up everything

>>7833190
nice, never thought of using it with that. Very fitting.

>> No.7833681

>>7831015
>I think people are impressed that it fucking rotates
And none of them realize the irony of that when they rotate their phone to take pictures.

>> No.7833991

>>7833681
How many of these gimmick mini cabs have you seen that have rotating screens?
Answer: just this one

>> No.7834148

>>7833991
I saw at least two in another thread here yesterday
Answer: zoom zoom zoom

>> No.7834172

>>7834148
Proof or GTFO. BTW I was born in the 80s and I own a real Egret.

>> No.7834224

>>7834172
>if i didn't see it it didn't proof
>i'm totally not underage
>i own a real bird
That's just embarrassing kiddo