This is a pleasant surprise. Limited Run Games announced that it will be bringing Sega’s Astro City Mini arcade machine to the US, with pre-orders starting this Friday. The console is not unlike many of the other retro consoles that have been released in recent years, including Nintendo’s own NES and SNES Mini systems. The Astro City Mini is a reproduction of the Japanese arcade machines that bear the same name.
Big things really do come in small packages. SEGA’s Astro City Mini Arcade is opening for pre-order on March 26th! It comes packed with 36 games and available add-ons like the adorable Style Kit and Control Pad. https://t.co/ojMuqis4Ty pic.twitter.com/p8oztJU7Ce
— Limited Run Games (@LimitedRunGames) March 22, 2021
There are 37 different titles that can be experienced, which you can review in the below list:
- Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars (with Stella)
- Alien Storm
- Alien Syndrome
- Altered Beast
- Arabian Fight
- Bonanza Bros.
- Columns
- Columns II
- Cotton
- Crack Down
- Cyber Police ESWAT
- Dark Edge
- Dottori Kun (Dot Race)
- Fantasy Zone
- Flicky
- Gain Ground
- Golden Axe
- Golden Axe: Revenge of Death Adder
- My Hero
- Puyo Puyo
- Puyo Puyo 2
- Puzzle & Action: Ichidant-R
- Puzzle & Action: Tant-R
- Rad Mobile
- Quartet 2
- Scramble Spirits
- Sega Ninja
- Shadow Dancer
- Shinobi
- Sonic Boom
- Space Harrier
- Stack Columns
- Thunder Force AC
- Virtua Fighter
- Wonder Boy
- Wonder Boy in Monster Land
- Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair
While the games can all be played natively on the Astro City Mini’s display and with its small arcade stick and buttons, it is also possible to connect to an external screen via HDMI. What’s more, LRG will be bringing a Style Kit and Gamepad along for the ride (sold separately), which you can preview here:


Source: Limited Run Games Twitter Page