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- [Carolyn] Hey, it's Carolyn,
here to tell you a little bit

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about Limited Run Games'
new Sega Astro City Mini V,

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which could make a great holiday gift

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for that arcade enthusiast in your life.

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The unit itself is a faithful
one sixth scale reproduction

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of Sega's multipurpose
Astro City arcade cabinet

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and it comes packed with 23 shmups

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and action games from the
eighties and nineties,

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ranging from 1980's
"Moon Cresta" all the way

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through 1999's "Battle
Bakraid," which here,

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makes its first ever official
appearance outside of arcades.

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Whenever you select a
game from the main menu,

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you're given a quick rundown

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on the concept as well as
the controls, and from here,

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you can hop into dip switch settings,

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customizing things like
how many lives you start

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with and when extra lives are awarded.

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You can also save your game at any time

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if you wanna save scum your
way to a new high score.

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There are some really
cool inclusions here,

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like the landmark
early-Sega shmup, "Zaxxon,"

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which made waves with its
isometric presentation,

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the colorful "Cosmo Police
Galivan," which got an NES port,

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and "Wrestle War," with camera effects

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that would've wowed arcade goers in 1989.

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There's also an HDMI output

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if you'd like to play on your TV.

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Limited Run is known
for making collectibles

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and there are only 5,000 units available

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so if you want one,

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get it while the getting's good,

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and Astro City Mini V will run you $160

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and would make quite the stocking stuffer.

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