"EGRETII Mini" opening report!A revolutionary game console equipped with a monitor vertical and horizontal switching function

　"Egretii Mini", which contains 40 titles of Taito's old arcade games that appeared in the 70's and 90's, will finally be released on March 2. [See another image about this article] This unit appeared in 1996, and became a compact design of the general -purpose video game housing "Egretii", which had been used for a long time in game centers around the country. There is. According to the recorded title, if the liquid crystal monitor is equipped with a vertical and horizontal switching function like the original "Egretii", and purchased an optional "Egglet Tour Mini Paddle & Trackball Game Expansion Set", 10 more titles will be added. The feature is that you can play with it. The following is a summary of the various functions and feeling of use of the "Egretii mini" body, the "Eglet Toon Mini -only control panel (2P color)" and "Eggletto mini -only paddle & trackball game expansion set" sold separately. 。 I would be grateful if you could refer to it at the time of purchase. ■ Changes to the monitor or the various option functions can be easily set. The "Egretii mini" package includes a power supply USB cable, HDMI cable, and instrument panel ( * How to play games is written, how to play games. The so -called "in -store card" panels for setting a miniature) and manual are included. The control panel has one lever and 6 buttons, as well as a credit (blue), start (pink) and menu (white) button. Both the lever and six buttons are smaller than the original "EGRETII", so it is recommended to operate the lever with a lightly pinched "cover". When firing a button, it would be easier to hit "Cayrene", which hits with one finger than "piano shooting", which alternates with two fingers. In addition, the bottom is also very convenient because it has an input switching lever to change the lever input in 8 or 4 directions. When the USB cable is connected and the power switch is turned on, the upper illumination panel (lamp) lights up like the original "EGRETII", the Taito and the logo of this unit are displayed, and then shifted to the menu screen ( * First time. When starting up, the language setting screen is first displayed). When you move to the menu screen, you can operate the lever up and down the cursor to the title you want to play, press the A button to move to the game menu screen where the introduction text and the operation description screen of the game are displayed, and here the A button is further A button. Press ( * 6 button at the bottom left of the 6 button) to start the game. If you have a save data, select the save data and press the A button to resume the game immediately from the time of save. It's also easy to change the monitor vertically or sideways. First, lightly push the left and right frames of the monitor with your fingers, rotate 90 degrees when the monitor jumps forward, and push the monitor again to the main unit. By the way, all titles have a function to automatically change the display size according to the direction of the monitor, so you can play in a different direction. However, for example, if the "Space Invader" on the vertical screen is originally started on the horizontal screen, there will be margins on the left and right of the screen, and the display size will be small. So I want to make sure to play the monitor in the right direction. The switching lever that can set the lever input in either 8 or 4 directions is also very convenient. In the old video game housing, when changing the input setting of the lever, there was a hassle, such as using a key to open the control panel once, and then changing the location of the parts called the sub -guide, but this unit is. I'm really grateful because I can change it immediately with one touch. Next, let's take a look at the main function of the "main unit setting" that starts when you press the E button (the button at the top of the 6 button) on the menu screen. The recording title is sorted in the "age order" that was first released, but it is also possible to sort it in "name order" or "favorite order" using the "sort" settings of "main unit settings". "Favorites" is a function that presses the d button (button at the top left of the 6 button) on the menu screen. The title attached will be displayed at the top. When the "wallpaper" setting that can be used only when the HDMI output is output is turned on, the wallpaper will be displayed while the title is started. The design of the wallpaper differs for each title ( * key visuals are displayed), so this is also worth a look. If you turn off the "filtering" setting, the entire screen will be blurred and the color will be displayed, making you feel nostalgic as if you are playing on an old CRT monitor. Since HDMI is output to the vertical screen, it is thankful to be able to play titles such as "Scramble Formation" and "Tatsujin" on a vertical screen at home as in the game center. From the "BGM" setting, you can freely select the BGM flowing on the menu screen from three types. Both songs are reproduced by the sound source used in successive Taito works, and although the BGM on the menu screen, each sound color makes you feel nostalgic just by listening to the melody. The jingle that sounds when the cursor is moved is different at the time of the lever and when input below, and a jingle that sounds only when the power is turned off is prepared, and it is only Taito with a sound expert group "ZUNTATA". The detailed productions are included everywhere. Press the menu button while playing the game to switch to the pose menu screen, save the play data at that time, "Road" of the previously saved play data, and "Game Reset" that allows you to recover the game from the beginning. Each function can be selected. Play data can be stored up to three for each title. In addition, if you press the E button on the game menu screen and switch to "Game setting", there is also a function that allows you to freely change the difficulty, number of remaining aircraft, play time, etc. for each title. It is also nice that shooting and action games, such as "scrambled formation" and "metal black", have standard firing buttons. Since the normal shot or attack button is assigned to the A button, the continuous fire is assigned to the D button, so you can play while using the fire and manual buttons according to the scene. The "Legend of Shadow" in the ninja action game can be fired not only in the shuriken but also on the sword ( * pressed the button, swinging the sword continuously), making it more comfortable to play. The point is also worth noting.

Game Watch, Shigihara Moriyuki