Where to buy Sega Astro City Mini V – a classic arcade replica packed full of great shoot ’em-ups
A classic arcade replica complete with some of the best shoot 'em ups of all time. Count me in and count me in fast.
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Ooh now, this is exciting and right up my alley. I was king of the arcade shoot ’em-ups back in the day. there wasn’t an arcade that didn’t fear my prowess at a bit of bullet-hell action.
Anyway, Sega has now launched a verticle follow up to its amazing Astro City Mini arcade machine that was released last year, but this time the screen is in in the vertical or Tate orientation so you can play these shoot ’em-up the way that they supposed to be played. See you later MAME, and no more turning an old CRT portable TV on its side to play in my MiSTer FPGA. Well, maybe a bit.
What is the Sega Astro City Mini V?
A follow-up to last year’s Astro City mini, which was a tiny replica of the iconic Japanese console. The last time around it was packed full of the traditional side-scrolling type of arcade titles, the V edition is designed especially for shmups. Woop.
Where to buy the Sega Astro City Mini V
Currently, the Astro City Mini V is only available from the Sega toy store website in Japan. Priced at 19,580 yen – or about $170 you might need to get a Japanese friend to help you with the purchase, or hopefully, it will reach Western shores soon with the demand expected to be high.
Visit the Sega site to purchase yours now.
What games are on the Sega Astro City Mini V?
Not just Sega shooters you will be played to know, although amazing classics such as Truxton II are included. Here among the 22 included titles we also get amazing coin-ops such as Raiden (one of my favorite games ever), Strikers 1945 and even Cave classics such as Batsugun and Battle Bakraid. There are even classics like Moon Cresta and Zoxxon included. Here’s the full list.
- Action Fighter (1986)
- Armed Police Batrider (1998)
- Batsugun (1993)
- Battle Bakraid Unlimited Version (1999)
- Cosmo Police Galivan (1985)
- Desert Breaker (1992)
- Dogyuun! (1992)
- Gunbird (1994)
- Kingdom Grand Prix (1994)
- Moon Cresta (1980)
- Out Zone (1990)
- Raiden (1990)
- Samurai Aces (1993)
- Shark! Shark! Shark! (1989)
- Sonic Wings (1992)
- Strikers 1945 (1995)
- Tatsujin (1988)
- Terra Cresta (1985)
- Truxton II (1992)
- VV (1993)
- Wrestle War (1989)
- Zaxxon (1982)