{"id":10199,"date":"2022-03-03T12:52:14","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T03:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=10199"},"modified":"2022-03-03T12:52:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T03:52:15","slug":"20220303-10199","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220303-10199\/","title":{"rendered":"EGRET II mini tabletop arcade cabinet now available in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><br><strong>The EGRET II mini<\/strong> is now available in Japan as of March 2. This miniature arcade cabinet comes loaded with 40 classic Taito titles spanning from 1978 to 1997, including an additional 10 games with the Paddle and Trackball Game Expansion Set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EGRET II mini - Limited Blue Edition - Official Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XIN77DyC4q0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.taito.co.jp\/egret2mini\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The EGRET II mini<\/a> continues the recent trend of miniature console and arcade cabinets by bringing the EGRET II, which appeared in Japanese arcades in 1996, down to a tabletop size with a 5-inch display. The unit itself has a rotatable screen to support horizontal and vertical titles and an SD card slot to add additional games. And like other mini cabinets such as Sega\u2019s Astro City mini, the EGRET II mini supports additional features such as save states and HDMI output.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1110\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220303-10199-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220303-10199-001.jpg 1110w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220303-10199-001-600x389.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220303-10199-001-380x246.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220303-10199-001-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220303-10199-001-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220303-10199-001-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220303-10199-001-696x451.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220303-10199-001-1068x693.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220303-10199-001-648x420.jpg 648w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>This mini arcade cabinet comes loaded with 40 games and the option to add 10 more through the Paddle and Trackball Game Expansion. You can expect classics like <em>Space Invaders<\/em> and <em>Bubble Bobble<\/em> all the way to shoot \u2018em ups like <em>RayForce<\/em> and <em>Darius Gaiden<\/em>. The prospect of being able to enjoy some trackball games in the comfort of your own home is also an exciting one. The mini cabinet has two USB ports to connect additional EGRET II mini controllers which are sold separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EGRET II mini also looks like it\u2019s getting a limited western release via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iningames.com\/retro-consoles\/egret-2-mini\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ININ Games<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.strictlylimitedgames.com\/collections\/egret-2-mini\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Strictly limited Games<\/a>. The \u201cEGRET II mini \u2013 Limited Blue Edition\u201d being offered by these stores will be limited to 5,000 units and comes with a blue joystick and buttons compared to the purple of the Japanese release. Both ININ Games and Strictly Limited Games have pre-orders available, with ININ Games saying they expect to ship out units in late May 2022. If you\u2019re interested in an EGRET II mini, you may want to pre-order as it sounds like supplies will be limited.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1016\" height=\"1080\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220303-10199-002-1016x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220303-10199-002-1016x1080.jpg 1016w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220303-10199-002-600x638.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220303-10199-002-357x380.jpg 357w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220303-10199-002-768x817.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220303-10199-002-150x159.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220303-10199-002-300x319.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220303-10199-002-696x740.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220303-10199-002-1068x1136.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220303-10199-002-395x420.jpg 395w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/20220303-10199-002.jpg 1280w\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Between the rotating screen, collection of classic games, being able to switch between 4-direction and 8-direction modes on the joystick, and interesting add-ons like the trackball and paddle controller, the EGRET II mini looks like a detailed and promising addition to the recent mini console trend we\u2019ve seen over the past few years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EGRET II mini tabletop arcade cabinet now available in Japan, comes loaded with 40 classic Taito titles spanning from 1978 to 1997.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":10203,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-10199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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