Thread by @gosokkyu

just announced by Taito's new label Taito Arcade Selection: Egret II Mini with 40+10 games, out March 2, 2022 taito.co.jp/egret2mini🇯🇵

https://twitter.com/TaitoASelection/status/1400648753606840321

Egret II Mini specs:

5-inch 4:3 LCD with horizontal/vertical orientation

microswitched stick/buttons with 4/8-way joystick input toggle

40 pre-loaded games+10 via SD expansion

expansion set includes SD games + trackball/paddle controller

Egret II Mini default games:

Space Invaders
Lunar Rescue
Qix
Elevator Action
Chack'n Pop
Bubble Bobble
Rastan Saga
Rainbow Islands Extra
New Zealand Story
Don Doko Don
Violence Fight
Cadash
Mizubaku Daibouken (Liquid Kids)
Metal Black
Kaiser Knuckle

"& more"

Egret II Mini expansion set games:

Strike Bowling
Arkanoid
Plump Pop
Syvalion
Cameltry
Arkanoid Returns
"& more"

these are all spinner/trackball games, hence why they're exclusively bundled with the controller expansion set

Egret II Mini prices & accessory prices

standard unit (40 games, no USB power cable), ¥18678

expansion set (trackball/paddle controller+10 games on SD), ¥12078

2P control panel, ¥8778

control pad, ¥3278

Egret II Mini LE packages taito.co.jp/egret2mini/shop🇯🇵

Luxury Pack (first-run): Mini+expansion set+2P stick+pad+50 mini instruction cards+Taito 70th/Zuntata 35th CDs+strategy guide, ¥49478

system+expansion set (first-run): Mini+expansion set+50 mini cards+Taito/Zuntata CDs, ¥32978

first-run copies of the Egret II Mini come with some stickers, and there are a zillion extra retailer-exclusive bonuses depending on where you buy... but a lot of the pages aren't live yet, so I'll come back to em later

that's no USB power adapter* it does come with a cable, wow

oh, and the Egret II Mini's 155x200x209mm, for reference

oh and one more thing, 💪

https://twitter.com/gosokkyu/status/1400352746063106050

btw, there's no word on who's handling the software/emulation but Taito's go-tos on this front are M2, who I'm sure many are familiar with, and Gotch, who are not nearly as forward-facing but have done a ton of excellent work going back decades, so I trust it's in good hands

oh and I presumed people would expect this as a given but just in case you need confirmation, it does HDMI out