In the last two years, Sega has tripled on miniaturized gaming nostalgia with the Sega Genesis Mini, the (bizarre) Game Gear Micro and the Astro City Mini – a small version of the company’s enduring arcade box. Thanks to Limited Run Games, the Sega Astro City Mini is heading west after its release in Japan last December.
Limited Run Games opens orders for the Sega Astro City Mini on Friday, March 26 at 10:00 AM EDT. The cabinet costs $ 129.99 (close to the original price in Japan of 12,800 yen), and Sega enthusiasts can also buy a matching gamepad for $ 27.99 and an arcade-style package – which includes a base, miniature chair and top board – for $ 39.99. It appears that Limited Run Games is not selling the Sega Astro City Mini arcade stick (sold in Japan for $ 12,800) that Sega released last year.
The Sega Astro City Mini has an LCD screen, HDMI output, a headphone cover and dual USB-A ports. It also comes with the following arcade games:
- Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars (with Stella)
- Alien storm
- Alien syndrome
- Altered Beast
- Arab battle
- Bonanza Bros.
- Column
- Column 2
- Cotton
- Break down
- Cyber Police ESWAT
- Dark border
- Dottori Kun (Dot Race)
- Fantasy Zone
- Flicky
- Get land
- Golden Ax
- Golden Ax: Revenge of Death Adder
- My hero
- Puyo Puyo
- Puyo Puyo 2
- Puzzle and action: Ichidant-R
- Puzzle and action: Tant-R
- Rad Mobile
- Quartet 2
- Stirring spirits
- Sega Ninja
- Shadow Dancer
- Shinobi
- Sonic shock wave
- Space Harrier
- Stack columns
- Thunder Force AC
- Virtua Fighter
- Wonder boy
- Wonder Boy in Monster Land
- Wonder Boy 3: Monster Lair
Limited Run Games says there are only 3,500 units manufactured for the US market, so act fast on Friday if you want one.