That "Astrocity Mini" has become a vertical monitor and a new appearance!"Astrocity Mini V" development staff interview

All kinds of shooting games can be played comfortably with "Mikado specifications"

―― Thank you for your cooperation today.First of all, I would like to ask from the background of the commercialization of "Astrocity Mini V".

Seji: That's right."Astrocity Mini" was very popular around the world."Astrocity Mini" was made by our Sega Toys according to the timing of the 60th anniversary of Sega, but it was a very high hurdle that included various titles of Sega and used emulation technology in various ways.However, I was able to make it a series because everyone acknowledged what was made over it.

――It's a long way to release, but has the development already started?

Mr. Atobe: Development is going smoothly now with the goal of release next summer.Most of the 22 titles recorded this time are shooting games, so I think you need more delicate operation, so I want to make it a product that players can play comfortably.

――Is it okay for the development staff to be the same as the previous “Astrocity Mini”?

Aoji: Yes.Including promotions, our teams are working together in almost the same system as before, development and manufacturing.

―― Of course, what is particularly worrisome in Astrocity Mini V is that the monitor has been fixed vertically.Why did you decide to make the monitor vertical?

Mr. Atobe: In the first place, when I first planned "Astrocity Mini", there was already a concept that would be a series if you could evaluate it.Thanks to you, "Astrocity Mini" has been well received by everyone around the world, so it has been decided that the series has been decided.

<80〜90年代のアーケードゲームと言えば、やはり縦画面のシューティングは欠かせないですよね？ 前回はセガ設立60周年に合わせた商品でしたので、収録タイトルは幅広いジャンルから集めましたが、今回は縦画面シューティングにほぼ特化したうえで開発してみようと思い付きました。

――Did the product name “V” take from the English “Vertical” (vertical) after the vertical placement of the monitor?

Mr. Atobe: That's right.In fact, there is more than "vertical", and from the stage of the first proposal I wrote, "Victory", which means victory in shooting games, and wants to keep the heat of volcanoes.Volcanic is also a concept.Our own heat has been continuing since the beginning of the project, so I think we can deliver what we can convey to everyone.

――It seems that the staff members, including the manager of Ge Senmikado, and the staff, are cooperating with the development of this unit.

Atobe: Yes.The first point of contact between our company and Mikado was possible through the "Astrocity Mini" released during the Corona evil.Mikado was also in a difficult situation due to corona evil, and when we were in trouble in promoting the 60th anniversary mission, as a result of the contact through "Astrocity Mini", we would like to convey the charm of the product.I was able to do it.

――Sure, Mikado was distributing live play using the actual machine of “Astrocity Mini”.

Mr. Atobe: After the release of "Astrocity Mini", I visited the store with Aochi and me as a greeting for thanks, and said to the store manager Ikeda, "I'm thinking about this product for the next work, but development.Would you please help me? "Mr. Mikado would be able to introduce the selection of the recorded title, the person in charge of Save Development ( * 1), and to cooperate with the promotion.

* 1 …… Save Development: Save Development Co., Ltd., which handles the rights of the “Raiden” series.

Mr. Aoji: At that time, the official product name had not been decided yet, so "Astrocity Mini 1 1.It was a tentative name 5, but I was really grateful that Mr. Mikado understands our thoughts.

―― After reading the materials of this unit, it was said that the recorded title could be played with “Mikado specification”.Can you tell me what kind of "Mikado specification" is specifically?

Mr. Atobe: We will be able to cooperate with Mr. Mikado, so we will be able to play the arrangement of buttons and the setting of the firing buttons in the same "Mikado specification" as the housing operated in the shop.Even with the same firing button, depending on the title, it will be released after 15 consecutive fires per second, 30 consecutive fires, and the optimal adjustment for each.

―― That's a good idea!If you can play in the same environment as the game, the score attack will be more and more heat.

Mr. Atobe: If you work with Mikado, I felt that it was a waste to just ask for promotion.We are really grateful to Mikado, and I think Mikado was also good not only to our company, but also that it led to the opportunity to get along as a corporate project.increase.

――Nevertheless, I was surprised that this recorded title was overwhelmingly large for other companies from Sega.

Mr. Atobe: To be honest, it's an impossible list (laughs).When I selected the title, I consulted with Ikeda -san, and I was able to record almost according to the original concept.

――Do you have any difficulties when you sign a license agreement with other companies?

Mr. Atobe: In some cases, negotiations had difficulty, but thanks to Mikado's cooperation, the title that could not be realized by Sega Toys alone could be recorded.In this "Astrocity Mini V", in the case of recording a lot of other companies' titles, we maintain a step -back position, and it is a general -purpose housing that includes the title of other companies.Astrocity "I hope we can reproduce the original form.

* 2 …… Transfer of Sega Game Center Management Project: December 30, 2020, 85 Sega Entertainment shares to GENDA (now Genda Sega Entertainment).1 % transfer.Sega brand game center will remain.

――The talk about negotiations with Save Development earlier, but Mikado also contributed greatly in licensing negotiations.In the development of this unit, did the boards other than Sega use the one owned by Mikado?

Mr. Atobe: Yes, that's right.Last time, there was a movement to save assets with money in the wake of the 60th anniversary project of Sega's establishment, but this time we have developed on the premise that Mikado will cooperate., Mikado borrowed your board.

Ayakyo's "Sengoku Ace" * The screen is from the arcade version. There are many titles other than Sega, such as "Teraklesta", a Japanese product. * The screen is an arcade version.

―― In narrowing down the recording titles, for example, the hamster's “Arcade Archives” series, or maybe there were cases that overlap with the title recorded in the “Egret II Mini” scheduled to be released next spring.increase.Was there no problem with the duplicate of competition services and recorded titles?

Mr. Atobe: If everyone is facing the same direction, we do not care at all because there is a part that we can sympathize with.I don't care about that.

――What is the title that Aoji is particularly thoughtful in this recorded title?

Aoji: It's "Moon Colester".I've been playing since I was a junior high school student, and I was drinking a lot of money, so I thought it was pretty good, but during this time I played with Mikado after a long time.There are many other titles candidates, and it is a fairly old game, but I chose it because I wanted to record it.

Mr. Atobe: If you record the title of the 80's, I thought that it would be too old to be away from the fan base of "Astrocity Mini", but about "Moon Colester" hamster.Hamster is now developing the new series "Solkresta", and as a genealogy of the series, it would be good to put it in "Astrocity Mini V".I was able to record after receiving support.

――So, what is the recorded title that Mr. Atobe personally thoughtful?

Mr. Atobe: "Wrestle War".I dared to choose the place where the gorgeous shooting titles are available, so it will be the best tsukkomi for Segamanians.In the past, it has been transplanted to a megadrive, but it was considerably detewed compared to the arcade version, so this is the first transplant version that faithfully reproduced the arcade version.Although it is a very classic professional wrestling game, at that time there is a rich graphics and dynamic production, so if you do something with Mikado, I think it will be exciting.

――It's a selection that looks like Mr. Atobe who loves professional wrestling!Certainly, the wrestlers that appear in the Wrestle War have the impression that the size was large and the muscles were drawn realistically at the time.

Mr. Atobe: In the first place, the title of the Sega on the vertical screen was quite small, and some of the vertical titles were recorded in the previous "Astrocity Mini", so there were some circumstances that the options were limited, but I dared to be heterogeneous.The reason why I included the "Wrestle War" was because I wanted to put one seasoned one where only vertical shoes were lined up.

――There was a story about seasoning now, but if you look at other Sega recorded titles, it seems that the “action fighter” is now a very rare title.

Mr. Atobe: This is a transplant since the Sega Mark III version.I have little memory I saw at the game, so I think it is unusual because I played once in high -techesega at the time.And this is the first transplant of "Dessert Breaker" through all hardware.