New from SEGA in 2022 is the Astro City Mini V desktop arcade machine, a follow on to thre Astro City Mini. Shipping with 37 games, this mini arcade cabinet features a key new feature.
The “V” in the title doesn’t refer to this being the fifth model. Instead, it indicates the vertical – or portrait – display, seen in this tweet:
https://twitter.com/ASTROCITYmini/status/1475370638005387267
The 37 games, meanwhile, include third party titles beyond SEGA’s own IPs. So far, 22 games have been revealed:
- Zaxxon
- Action Fighter
- Wrestle War
- Desert Breaker
- Raiden
- Batsugun Dogyuun
- V-V
- Same! Same! Same!
- Out Zone
- Truxton (Tatsujin)
- Truxton II (Tatsujin-ou)
- Shippu Mahou Daisakusen
- Armed Police Batrider
- Battle Bakraid
- Sengoku Ace
- Strikers 1945
- Gunbird
- Moon Cresta
- Terra Cresta
- Cosmo Police Galivan
- Sonic Wings
Also available with the SEGA Astro City Mini V is an optional stand, an optional controller, and an HDMI cable to play games through a television.
The SEGA Astro City Mini V hits shelves in Japan in Summer 2022 for ¥19,580, which is around £125. Worldwide release details are not yet known.
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