Sega Astro City Mini

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cools wrote: July 8th, 2020, 11:09 pm The screen needs sorting, unless thats not the final model. Massive border betwixt bezel and image...
:pointup: this !
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M2 aren't involved so the Model 1 emulation could be... interesting.

I've ordered one from Amazon. Would've thought twice if there were middleman fees to pay. Looks better than SNK's effort, that's for sure.
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cools wrote: July 8th, 2020, 11:09 pm The screen needs sorting, unless thats not the final model. Massive border betwixt bezel and image...
Yeah, looks like there’s a border between bezel and widescreen LCD, which itself is bordered by 4:3 cropping.
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Why on earth did they not put the widescreen LCD vertically? The small bordered screen is terrible.
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Innit, the dumb thing is it's probably a vertical screen in hori anyway, same as every single Chinese handheld nowadays.
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cools wrote: July 13th, 2020, 2:29 pm Innit, the dumb thing is it's probably a vertical screen in hori anyway, same as every single Chinese handheld nowadays.
meaning moving your head a few centimeters left or right will make it look like **** as opposed to up and down? I'm assuming they are using the cheapest piece of **** TN panels they can get their hands on for something like this.
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I mean China is at least using decent screens in theirs, but you're probably right that would be the result.
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SuperPang wrote: July 9th, 2020, 1:10 pm M2 aren't involved so the Model 1 emulation could be... interesting.

I've ordered one from Amazon. Would've thought twice if there were middleman fees to pay. Looks better than SNK's effort, that's for sure.
Do you think I can also order one? I come from Italy...I don't know how I can do it...
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you can order direct from amazon.jp just use google translate or the like to navigate , pretty much the same as all of them anyway !
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You can actually switch Amazon.jp to English. It's the little flag next to the search bar.
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ha noticed that on the german site during the week but wasnt sure if it was universal 8-)
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I'm not buying one, but I watched the stream today as they announced more titles. Original Wonderboy was the nicest surprise, in my opinion. I'm hoping for Quartet and Burning Rival because why not.
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Here are the new games and at the end also the stool and base:



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With the base it still looks like a way out of proportion abomination that doesn't look as much as an actual astro as it should.
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While its kewl that they're actually using the Arcade versions instead of the console games, I think they missed a trick here. They should have made 2 packages;

Regular - HSS-0136 recreation that also could be used as a usb stick, or daisy chained with other regular/deluxe for multi.

Deluxe - HSS-0130 recreation, same as above, just with the 2P12B layout.

I definately would be interested then, but this is a little too expensive for what will most likely just fill shelf space. (And that screen! 🤮)
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Thunder Force AC... Wasn't expecting that. :awe:

The arcade stick looks ok, not ¥12,800 worth of ok though. :lol:
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