What you see in the composite image above is the console/controller (going counterclockwise from the top left) when viewed from the left-hand side of it, head on, from the right, and finally the list of games included on it. It comes in at a whopping 22 cm (8.7") by 74 cm (29"), so it's not exactly "mini." Then again, it also includes two "competition class Sanwa JLF-TP-8YT sticks with 8-way GT-Y directional gates" and eight OBSF buttons per side, so you need a little space for all that. The 16 arcade games pre-loaded into it are (all co-op titles are listed in bold):
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Way back in the early history of Co-Optimus, my first news article was a story on Aliens Colonial Marines. I have had today’s game in mind for a Co-Op Classic ever since the beginning, but wanted to tie it in to Colonial Marines’ release. So I waited, waited, and then waited some more. Colonial Marines has arrived, and the bad news is, it’s pretty bad. The good news is, almost five years later, I can finally talk about one of my favorite co-op games ever: Alien Vs. Predator.
After a lengthy hiatus, we are back with another video edition of Co-Op Classics. I've been looking forward to featuring this pairing of games for a long time, and as the release of Aliens: Colonial Marines looms, it's finally time. Come celebrate two arcade classics from the golden age of the brawler, all featuring the famous xenomorphs of the Alien movies: Aliens and Alien vs. Predator.