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:
年の瀬の夕日が縦型モニターに反射しています。
— アストロシティミニV 公式 (@ASTROCITYmini) December 27, 2021
衝撃の発表からはや10日経過しました。 皆様ご予約大変ありがとうございます。 今年一年、「アストロシティミニ」「アストロシティミニV」 を応援してくださり本当にありがとうございました。来年も宜しくお願いいたします。#アストロシティミニV pic.twitter.com/EJjnNmsqZD
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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Christian Cawley is a writer and editor who covers consumer electronics, IT, and entertainment media. He has written for publications such as Computer Weekly, Linux Format, MakeUseOf.com, and Tech Radar.
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