Sega Astro City Mini

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10 frames :lol:
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Anyone ever returned anything to Amazon Japan? I assume it's not worth the expense. I wonder what happens if I refuse the delivery?
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Haha that lag, I suppose it's the perfect tool to show lag to someone :lol:
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Team Pandory returned his too but he lives in Japan.
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Not that I advocate such scumbaggery, but I suspect if you claim it is defective, Amazon will eat the return shipping.

I do wonder though if you can simply ship it back to a local return center as it would seem to me that Amazon, being the cost-conscious company that they are, would facilitate this versus paying for you to ship it overseas.

That input lag is something else though. Good grief.
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For international orders, it has to go back via DHL express. From the UK it’s £77 :lol:

I’ve asked if Amazon will refund the shipping cost ;)
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Supposedly things improve if you use 5V 2.1A power but I’ve yet to try this personally.
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Doesn't make any difference, multiple people (notably Mike Moffitt) tested that theory to confirm/disprove. You can check his other recent tweets for more details.

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Interestingly the West’s version of the Egret Mini was delayed so they could sort the power issue out. They reckon it doesn’t function correctly with less than a 2.4A supply rather than 2.1A. Anyone tried 2.4 on the Astro?

Edit: ah just seen above he tested to 3A :(
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The Egret II "issue" was more of a "misunderstanding"" (i.e. people didn't read the manual) than an actual problem. The original documentation in the Japanese version (I own a launch day version) tells you that you need to use a power supply with at least 2.4A. It's also worth noting that the E2 Mini uses USB-C which has a higher amp rating than USB Micro does.
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kazuo wrote: August 16th, 2022, 4:56 am The Egret II "issue" was more of a "misunderstanding"" (i.e. people didn't read the manual) than an actual problem. The original documentation in the Japanese version (I own a launch day version) tells you that you need to use a power supply with at least 2.4A. It's also worth noting that the E2 Mini uses USB-C which has a higher amp rating than USB Micro does.
That’s interesting info, thank you. Oh well, I can’t see we’ll get an update on the Astro V. What a shame. :cry:
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Had my Astro City Mini for a couple of months now. Was a Christmas present and came in a bundle with two fo the controllers.

I think it is a great mini system, with a nice varied selection of games. The controller is great too - the d-pad is fantastic.

Really enioyed it so far and I think I will get the Astro City Mini V soon too.
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sploit wrote: February 19th, 2023, 12:32 am Really enioyed it so far and I think I will get the Astro City Mini V soon too.
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Why are some of these listed with 22 games & others 37?
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Pete wrote: July 18th, 2023, 1:33 pm Why are some of these listed with 22 games & others 37?
Horizontal and vertical models?
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havent looked but was thinking the same
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Yeah that's it, the vertical model costs about £60 more Amazon too.
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