Taito Egret II Mini

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Candy cab fans this one is rather interesting! After the recent Astro City mini we now have the Egret II mini announced..



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The fact they kept the tate mechanism is what makes this one super interesting.

Amazon is showing a March 2022 release date so there's a while to go but the current price is ¥18,678 (which is a lot more than the Astro City).

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Looks epic, especially with the rotating screen. Sounds like it has a good selection of games, but do these devices tend to get broken to run custom emulators/games?
 
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If this was more of a tabletop/decent sized laptop affair rather than something you could probably hold in your hand I would be over there on launch day to pick one up in person, even without it being hacked to do many other games.
Little things like this... harder to see the value in for me.
 
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FAST6191 said:
If this was more of a tabletop/decent sized laptop affair rather than something you could probably hold in your hand I would be over there on launch day to pick one up in person, even without it being hacked to do many other games.
Little things like this... harder to see the value in for me.
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I kind of agree that a larger size would be far more exciting, but I wonder what sort of price point that would mean. I don't think the usual mini console collector would be interested once you're over the £500 mark, but I could be wrong. As it stands, you already have to purchase a costly addon controller to get the full experience.
 
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subcon959 said:
I kind of agree that a larger size would be far more exciting, but I wonder what sort of price point that would mean. I don't think the usual mini console collector would be interested once you're over the £500 mark, but I could be wrong. As it stands, you already have to purchase a costly addon controller to get the full experience.
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Basic LCD screens are pretty cheap these days, though we do get to enter a different world for them (small screens below about 12 inches tend to be their own class with the own manufacturers). Boxes are basically free (see what you can get custom CNC cut chipboard furniture for, hardly any different here with just a different decal). Controls might be more, not sure what sites are being suggested for MAME cabinets these days but would be a reasonable start if looking for controls.
To that end I don't see it as being all that more radical for price than this.
 
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Qix is a great game. I also think Lunar Rescue will be fun to play on this thing. There's a rumour that there might be a western release that is actually a bit different, unlike the Astro City mini where they just changed the box.
 
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Well, reservations for the limited edition western release are now open. That's the good news. The bad news is that it's coming through Strictly Limited Games..

https://store.strictlylimitedgames.com/collections/egret-2-mini

Those prices are a bit silly, plus there is very likely going to be a loooong wait as they tend to take forever with releases.

On the other hand, the Japanese version is just over a month away, a lot cheaper if you just get the base model, and will take only a few days to reach you via Amazon Express shipping. I still haven't talked myself into ordering one but I'm probably 60/40 in favour right now.
 
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I can see it as a coffee table piece, though one of those arcade coffee table mame cabinet things is the better path for me, which is more than I expected (looks like reasonable buttons as well, even if a bit cramped). Not going to be running out to get my own unless it is a deal of the century/clueless mother/bored ex flogging things scenario.
 

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