EGRET II Mini Arcade Collection PART2 Gets Early Play Event at Game Center Mikado
The event gives players a chance to try the full PART2 lineup months before the March 2027 release, and it marks the point where the EGRET II mini library hits 100 playable titles.
Key Facts
- Taito announced on September 3, 2026 that the 10 titles in Arcade Collection PART2 for the EGRET II mini will be playable at Takadanobaba Game Center Mikado from September 11 to September 27, 2026.
- The event is jointly organized by Taito and INH, which operates Game Center Mikado, and will use Taito's official EGRET II arcade cabinet.
- The 10 playable titles are Chack'n Pop, Lady Bug, Snap Jack, Mr. Do vs. Unicorns, Jumping Jack, Gallop, Thunder Blaster, Undercover Cops, Baseball Fight League Man, and Perfect Soldiers.
- Arcade Collection PART2 is scheduled for release on March 25, 2027, priced at 9,878 yen including tax, and is the fifth additional software pack for the EGRET II mini.
- Two live streams will air on Game Center Mikado's YouTube channel on September 10 at 18:00 and 19:00, featuring Minoru Ikeda and Kobuta Murashita.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, GAME Watch (Impress).
Taito announced on September 3, 2026 that the 10 titles included in the dedicated SD card "Arcade Collection PART2" for the tabletop game center "EGRET II mini" will be available for early play at Takadanobaba Game Center Mikado in Tokyo from September 11 to September 27. The limited-time event, named "Super Real Arcade Collection PART2," is jointly organized by Taito and INH, which operates the venue. Attendees can play all 10 titles on Taito's official arcade cabinet, the EGRET II. The playable lineup includes Chack'n Pop, Lady Bug, Snap Jack, Mr. Do vs. Unicorns, Jumping Jack, Gallop, Thunder Blaster, Undercover Cops, Baseball Fight League Man, and Perfect Soldiers. Before the event, on September 10 at 18:00, two special live streams will air consecutively on Game Center Mikado's YouTube channel. The programs feature Game Center Mikado owner Minoru Ikeda and retro game idol Kobuta Murashita, who will demonstrate gameplay on the arcade cabinet and cooperative and versus play on the EGRET II mini. "Arcade Collection PART2" is scheduled for release on March 25, 2027, priced at 9,878 yen including tax. With this fifth additional software pack, the total number of titles playable on the EGRET II mini reaches 100.
- Part 1 of the live stream, "The Return of Game Center Mikado's Super Special Moves Lesson," starts September 10 at 18:00 and shows the hosts swapping the arcade boards of the PART2 classics into the EGRET II cabinet in preparation for the event.
- Part 2, "Egrets II Mini Support Stream," starts at 19:00 and features two-player cooperative and versus play on the mini console.
- The event runs daily from 10:00 to 23:30 at Takadanobaba Game Center Mikado in Shinjuku Ward.
- The PART2 SD card includes 10 classic titles from Universal and Irem that were popular in game centers from 1980 to 1993.
- Reservations for the SD card opened August 28, 2026, and sets with the violet-colored console and three dedicated peripherals, including the "Paddle & Trackball Controller Violet Color," are also available for reservation.
- The copyright notice on the official materials credits Universal Entertainment and Irem Software Engineering alongside Taito Corporation.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.