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Posted 24 November 2022
TAITO Egret II Mini and Arcade Memories Vol 1 Bundle - pre-order £139.44 at Amazon Japan
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This deal is expired. Here are some options that might interest you:
You are getting the mini-arcade and also the as yet unreleased first expansion card which contains a further 10 games. That is retailing on its own for 8000 yen (£47) so in theory it makes the console under £100.
Whether you think its value for money is one thing but if you are in the market for one of these it's cheaper than getting the console on its own from one of the western distributers. Maybe there is potential to sell the expansion pack on it you don't want it as well..
Pre-order for 22.12.22. At the current exchange rate its £139.44. No other fees to pay.
Value is in the eye of the beholder and I love these things so it's a deal for me but I get it's not for everyone. Posting for anyone who likes these mini-consoles!
Whether you think its value for money is one thing but if you are in the market for one of these it's cheaper than getting the console on its own from one of the western distributers. Maybe there is potential to sell the expansion pack on it you don't want it as well..
Pre-order for 22.12.22. At the current exchange rate its £139.44. No other fees to pay.
Value is in the eye of the beholder and I love these things so it's a deal for me but I get it's not for everyone. Posting for anyone who likes these mini-consoles!
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Edited by Alipan, 24 November 2022
31 Comments
sorted byVery good price, especially as the expansion is supposedly around £50.
But, the real reason to get it is that it's now been hacked and they've installed Batocera. Sadly not been released yet, but you can see some progress on this youtube channel
Neocvera on youtube
Dave
Not sure the expansion is worth that, but makes it a good deal.
Get it, sell the card, and install the emulators.
I just wish I'd bought the trackball controller. Didn't think it was worth the price at the time for the 10 games, but if this thing is hacked it would be great. (edited)
Super Space invaders/Space Invaders 91 is a criminal omission and the lack of lightgun and driving games is a shame (although understandable given playing with a joystick isn't really authentic for those). The games list in general is a bit "meh" with a lot of terrible or forgettable games filling up the roster
If the Batocera release can support it then it might be worth picking up, but I can't really bring myself to pay that for the included ones.
Delivery for mine also said the 28th but surprisingly turned up today.
Well done DHL.
Dave
Seems a good deal to me, the only thing putting me off buying it is the limitation in games - if Batocera happens and it works well this works be proper awesome (edited)
The cyber stick seems overkill for a mini-console. I wonder what games it is meant for.
Thanks for the heads-up.
The cyber stick seems overkill for a mini-console. I wonder what games it is meant for. (edited)
Also for info there was another firmware update to the Egret Mini on 25th August taito.co.jp/en/…ate it mentions enabling the Cyberstick as part of the upgrade.
It's a lot of cash to play one game. But I guess someone will hack it for Mame etc.
This reminds me, I really should look into getting Batocera working on this.