Get Equipped with Goofy Micro Console

Remember the folks who ported an Atomiswave game to the Dreamcast? In the weeks since King of Fighters XI made its debut on Sega's last console, MegaVolt85 and yzb has brought a substantial chunk of Atomiswave games to its console cousin... fifteen of the twenty seven available, at last count. The last game ported to to the Dreamcast was the oddball fighter/beat 'em up hybrid Guilty Gear Isuka, which lets up to four players battle on dual tiered arenas that bring to mind the Fatal Fury series, or Treasure's Guardian Heroes. More ports are coming, but with heavy hitters like Fist of the North Star and The Rumble Fish 2 already converted, there's really not much ground left for this dynamic duo of programmers to cover. I for one won't lose much sleep if they skip the hunting games and, uh, Net Select Kaiba Victory Furlong.

Now for the big news of the day. Not satisfied with their absurdly oversized novelty joystick from last year, Capcom is set to release a palm-sized arcade machine packed with Street Fighter and Mega Man titles. Damien "Don't call me Bobby" McFerran of Nintendo Life reports that the machine will be designed by the same team that gave us the Neo-Geo Mini two years before, and will include the two Mega Man arcade games, along with Street Fighter II titles ranging from the game's 1991 debut to the much later spin-off Super Puzzle Fighter II. There are a lot of omissions from the history of both franchises, but I'm sure hackers will quickly fill in those blanks.

image from NintendoLife

What's odd is that the machine kind of resembles Mega Man himself, with a metallic blue sheen and yellow orbs on either side representing the ear cups on Mega Man's helmet. I'm not in love with the design, but at least the joystick and buttons more closely approximate what you'd find on a real arcade machine than what you got on the Neo-Geo Mini. Also, the abstract design reminds me of Tomytronics' Pac-Man, which bears a faint resemblance to the title character.

image from Dave's Stuff on Wordpress

Yeah, you kind of have to squint to see it.

The Retro Station will be sold next month for $210 in Japan. That's too rich for my blood, but considering the steep price cuts we've seen on similar systems, I wouldn't be surprised if that price is drastically cut by the end of next year.