In December 2021, Sega and a company called Zuiki released the Astro City Mini, a miniature arcade cabinet featuring 37 classic Sega arcade games. Now to be outdone, Taito recently announced its own mini arcade cabinet: the Egret II Mini. Scheduled for release in March 2022, the Egret II Mini will include 40 classic arcade games, 10 of which feature 2-player local co-op. Even better, the optional Paddle & Trackball Game Expansion Set adds 10 more games and a very special controller. That’s a lot of classic co-op goodness!

Earlier this week, Co-Optimus took on the Sega Saturn Bubble Bobble sequel Bubble Symphony and emerged victorious, earning the game's ludicrously difficult-to-achieve "good" ending. My partner Alex and I streamed the playthrough live, and an archive is embedded below.