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'''Astro City Mini (アストロシティミニ)''' is a series of two miniature [[video game]] systems by [[Sega Toys]]. It was conceived after the success of tiny dedicated [[video game console|console]]s by [[Sega]] such as the [[Sega Genesis Mini]] and the [[Game Gear Micro]].  
[[File:Astro City Mini.jpg|left|180px]]
'''Astro City Mini (アストロシティミニ)''' is a miniature [[video game]] system by [[Sega Toys]].  


==Astro City Mini==
It was conceived after the success of tiny dedicated [[video game console|console]]s by [[Sega]] such as the [[Sega Genesis Mini]] and the [[Game Gear Micro]].
[[File:Astro City Mini.jpg|left|180px]]
 
The '''Astro City Mini''' was released on December 17, 2020 in Japan and was published worldwide by [[Limited Run Games]] in 2021.  
The console was released on December 17, [[2020]], in Japan and was published worldwide by [[Limited Run Games]] in North America on March 26, [[2021]], and in Europe on June 22, 2021.


It contains thirty-six built-in horizontally-aligned [[arcade]] games running on an [[emulation|emulator]]. It is designed to resemble the Sega Astro City [[arcade]] cabinet, which was released in 1993. It contains an arcade stick with micro-switches and six buttons, as well as a start and a select button. It has two USB-A connections for external controllers. Games can be played on the small included screen, or via HDMI out on a television screen. Power is supplied via a micro USB connection.
It contains thirty-six built-in horizontally aligned [[arcade]] games running on an [[emulation|emulator]]. It is designed to resemble the Sega Astro City [[arcade]] cabinet, which was released in [[1993]]. It contains an arcade stick with micro-switches and six buttons, as well as a start and a select button. It has two USB-A connections for external controllers. Games can be played on the small included screen, or via HDMI out on a television screen. Power is supplied via a micro USB connection.


===Games list===
===Games list===
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Columns (video game)|Columns]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Sega]]
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| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Puyo Puyo (video game)|Puyo Puyo]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Compile]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Compile]]
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==Astro City Mini V==
[[File:Astro City Mini V.png|left|120px]]
The '''Astro City Mini V''' will be released on July 28, 2022 in Japan. 
It contains twenty-two built-in vertically-aligned [[arcade]] games running on an [[emulation|emulator]]. It is designed to resemble the Sega Astro City [[arcade]] cabinet, which was released in 1993. It contains an arcade stick with micro-switches and six buttons, as well as a start and a select button. It has two USB-A connections for external controllers. Games can be played on the small included screen, or via HDMI out on a television screen. Power is supplied via a micro USB connection.
===Games list===
Twenty-two games are included in the Astro City Mini V.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Title
!| Developer
!| Released
!| Notes
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Action Fighter]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Sega]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Aero Fighters]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Video System]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1992
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Armed Police Batrider]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Eighting|Raizing]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1998
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Batsugun]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Toaplan]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1993
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Battle Bakraid|Battle Bakraid Unlimited Version]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Eighting]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1999
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Cosmo Police Galivan]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nichibutsu]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Desert Breaker]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Sega]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1992
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Dogyuun]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Toaplan]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1992
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Fire Shark]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Toaplan]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1989
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Grind Stormer]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Toaplan]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1993
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Gunbird]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Psikyo]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1994
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Moon Cresta]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nichibutsu]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1980
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Out Zone]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Toaplan]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1990
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Raiden]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Seibu Kaihatsu]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1990
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Samurai Aces]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Toaplan]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1993
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Sorcer Striker]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Eighting|Raizing]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1993
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Strikers 1945]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Psikyo]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1995
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Tatsujin]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Toaplan]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Terra Cresta]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Nichibutsu]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Truxton II]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Toaplan]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1992
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Wrestle War]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Sega]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1989
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Zaxxon]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Sega]], [[Ikegami Tsushinki]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1981
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" |
|}
==Development==
On July 8, 2020, Sega announced the Astro City Mini. However, on September 18, 2018, Sega Ages producer Yosuke Okunari revealed on Twitter that the system would be developed and distributed by Sega Toys. [[M2]], the company which developed the [[emulation]] on the Sega Genesis Mini and the Game Gear Micro, would be involved.


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Latest revision as of 04:07, 22 December 2023

Astro City Mini logo.jpg
Astro City Mini
Designer Sega Toys
Manufacturer Sega Toys
Limited Run Games
CPU Allwinner-based Zuiki Z7213
Graphics 1280 x 720 resolution
Memory 256 MB
Media 512 MB flash memory
Released Astro City Mini
JP: December 17, 2020
NA: March 26, 2021
EU: June 22, 2021
Added to Museum Mini: September 14, 2021
Astro City Mini.jpg

Astro City Mini (アストロシティミニ) is a miniature video game system by Sega Toys.

It was conceived after the success of tiny dedicated consoles by Sega such as the Sega Genesis Mini and the Game Gear Micro.

The console was released on December 17, 2020, in Japan and was published worldwide by Limited Run Games in North America on March 26, 2021, and in Europe on June 22, 2021.

It contains thirty-six built-in horizontally aligned arcade games running on an emulator. It is designed to resemble the Sega Astro City arcade cabinet, which was released in 1993. It contains an arcade stick with micro-switches and six buttons, as well as a start and a select button. It has two USB-A connections for external controllers. Games can be played on the small included screen, or via HDMI out on a television screen. Power is supplied via a micro USB connection.

Games list

Thirty-seven games are included in the Astro City Mini.

Title Developer Released Notes
Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars Sega 1986
Alien Syndrome Sega 1987
Alien Storm Sega 1990
Altered Beast Sega 1988
Arabian Fight Sega AM2 1992
Bonanza Bros. Sega 1990
Columns Sega 1989
Columns II: The Voyage Through Time Sega 1990
Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams Success 1991
Crack Down Sega 1989
Cyber Police ESWAT Sega 1989
Dark Edge Sega AM3 1992
Dottori-kun Sega 1990
Fantasy Zone Sega 1986
Flicky Sega 1984
Gain Ground Sega 1988
Golden Axe Sega 1989
Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder Sega AM1 1992
Ninja Princess Sega 1985
Puyo Puyo Compile 1992
Puyo Puyo 2 Compile 1994
Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R Sega AM1 1994
Puzzle & Action: Tant-R Sega AM1 1992
Quartet 2 Sega 1986
Rad Mobile Sega AM3 1991
Scramble Spirits Sega 1988
Seishun Scandal Coreland 1985
Shadow Dancer Sega 1989
Shinobi Sega AM1 1987
Sonic Boom Sega 1987
Space Harrier Sega 1985
Stack Columns Sega AM1 1994
Thunder Force AC Technosoft 1990
Virtua Fighter Sega AM2 1993
Wonder Boy Escape 1986
Wonder Boy in Monster Land Westone Bit Entertainment 1987
Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair Westone Bit Entertainment 1988