Honey Bunny
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Oh fuck you can flip the fucking screen
Oh fuck you can flip the fucking screen
Didn't realize until just recently that the standalone controllers don't plug into the actual unit. Probably a petty thing to be bummed about, but here I am! Anyway I will not be reserving this, but will still keep an eye on it (see if someone gets proper Mame running on it somehow)
Sorry I wrote that incorrectly! I mean they do plug into the unit - the cords do, rather - I just thought the whole front control panel swapped out or something, which it does not.Wait.. what do you mean?
Aren't they USB controllers?
This is better than porn.Got mine today. It's a very nice package.
It's bigger than Sega's and especially SNK'S machines.
The top lights up nicely when turned on, like the Astro City Mini.
It is so satisfying to turn the screen around. Really has a chunky feel to it. Not loose at all.
It was a little annoying that with the SD card in, it will only boot those games - the trackball controller games. To see the menu of other games, you have to take the SD card out.
I had a quick play on Arkanoid with the dial controller and then Elevator Action Returns.
Thanks for the comparison photo, looks great.
Episode 339 - Taito has a new miniature arcade cabinet featuring a bunch of their arcade games that play in a crazy roTATEing screen!
How does the external arcade stick feel? And does it plug in via usb?Played a few hours pretty happy with it, just a huge shame rainbow islands isn't on it as much as extra is neat to play it's not the same and rainbow islands is not just my favourite taito game it's my absolute favourite arcade game full stop. But what there is on this thing is a lot of fun. The paddle controller is really nice the spinner has gears on it so there's momentum and you can free spin it as much as you like still takes a while to get used to as im dieing all over the place in arkanoid. Cameltry is probably the best showcase for how accurate it is you can spin that maze like a fiend. In between playing on the built in screen i decided to hook it upto my vertical monitor for a bit too.
The trackball is lovely too it spins with momentum so you can really go at it, the metallic spinner is sadly plastic but you can't have it all
Yup all the extra controllers are normal usb they just plug in around the back of the unit, feels pretty nice. Haven't put it through it's paces yet but first impressions are that it'll get a lot of use with this thing.How does the external arcade stick feel? And does it plug in via usb?
Ugh I am hoping beyond hope. Was really looking forward to see a Mame port of some sort run on NeoGeo mini.. nope. Then on Astro City Mini... also nope. At least this one takes SD cards... but we will see, not gonna get my hopes up just yet. If it does, I will buy one in a damn second..With that trackball controller, as long as we get a MAME port that's at least capable of running Missile Command all is good
Is the Taito Selection EGRET II Mini arcade machine as amazing as it looks? Find out in our review that covers the 40 built-in games, the built-in Tate mode, HDMI TV out, 2 Player support, and tons more in our in-depth hardware review & impressions!
0:00 What is the Taito EGRET II Mini?
0:41 Evoking Japanese Arcades
2:39 Amazing Scree Rotation / Tate Mode
3:58 Hardware Build-Quality + Clicky Buttons & Joystick?
4:42 2-Players, USB Controllers, & HDMI TV Support
6:34 Power Problems
8:22 40 Arcade Games?! + Favorites (Qix, Puzzle Bobble, Elevator Action)
12:30 Save States, Settings, & More!
14:10 Paddle & Trackball Expansion? (10 More Games!)
15:28 What I Keep Playing It? + Neat Feature
18:20 Speaker & Screen Quality + Volume Issue
19:20 Game Menus + Confusion
20:12 Volume Issue
21:10 Verdict
Yeah the box clearly indicates the power requirement so does the manual, something youtubers totally ignored then bitched about endlessly. A while back i spent the money and bought a proper power brick that had 6 usb ports and was one that is regulated with charge protection. a 60 watt one that gives out 5.4v from all the ports at a max of 2.4A as using phone chargers is a bit hit & miss as i have a few iphone ones laying about but for something like this not suitable as it can lag if it doesn't get enough power on some of the less powerful minis it doesn't need as much juice but some do. The pc engine mini is another that's a bit tricky as it needs the exact power requirement, people were plugging raspberry pi adapters into it and totally frying the usb ports on the front as it gave a bit too much voltage.Mine will arrive in a few weeks. I've read you need a decent USB-C power brick charger for this thing, or you'll get lag and crashes? Anyone experienced this? and if so, what power brick are you rocking?
Yeah the box clearly indicates the power requirement so does the manual, something youtubers totally ignored then bitched about endlessly. A while back i spent the money and bought a proper power brick that had 6 usb ports and was one that is regulated with charge protection. a 60 watt one that gives out 5.4v from all the ports at a max of 2.4A as using phone chargers is a bit hit & miss as i have a few iphone ones laying about but for something like this not suitable as it can lag if it doesn't get enough power on some of the less powerful minis it doesn't need as much juice but some do. The pc engine mini is another that's a bit tricky as it needs the exact power requirement, people were plugging raspberry pi adapters into it and totally frying the usb ports on the front as it gave a bit too much voltage.
I'd search amazon for a proper one, think mine set me back about £20-30 it's been a long time i tried searching on amazon for my exact brick but that listing is no longer there as i bought it in 2018 but there's loads like it just find one that has a regulated supply and charge protection as that's always safe to have. Btw you don't need a usb C charger it uses a usb C cable with the console having usb C input but the other end of the cable is a usb A that goes into the power brick.
PuRiLuRa hot damn im thereFirst expansion SD card set has been revealed called egret II mini arcade memories volume 1 and is available December 22nd. More info here about what 10 games are on the card
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It comes with a taito station volume 2 book that is a similar format to the taito station volume 1 book that came in the deluxe box set did plus instruction cards for all 10 of the new games. From the info i have found it's a limited quantity item and the preorders close on sept 22th seems taito are working the bugs out as amazon japan is temp out of stock. Taito say to keep checking back on the official site at the weekend as they are trying to get the preorder system up & running again.