Taito's once again gathering requests for games that people would like to see reissued for Egret II Mini, from now until December 11, 23:59 Japan time—these games won't necessarily show up any time soon, or even at all, and I have my doubts about whether there's still an audience for yet another expansion for this desk toy, but they've already shown far more commitment to this thing than I ever would have predicted, so I suppose it must be paying off.
The previous surveys asked for specific game requests broken down by genre, but this one's a little simpler: they're basically just asking people to suggest five Taito games and five non-Taito games, and they're specifically stipulating that people nominate "arcade games that were popular in game centers", which I take to mean "don't ask for unreleased games" or whatever... maybe that disclaimer was on the previous survey, I forget.
Read on for a breakdown of the entry form, should you need it, plus the results of the past two surveys:
the landing page is just terms & conditions, so check the box to move on; they're running a Japan-only Amazon gift card promo that I figure I don't need to break down. Page #2 is final confirmation, page #3 is confirmation of submission, page #1 is the entry form:
- email address
- multiple-choice checkbox: Which of these products do you own?
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- (Egret II Mini
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- Arcade Memories vol.1
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- Control Pad
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- Paddle + Trackball
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- Control Panel (arcade stick)
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- Cyber Stick (Denpa's recent USB reissue of an arcade-style twin throttle controller from the X68000 era, which will be compatible with certain games on Arcade Memories vol.2
- yes/no checkbox: Have you pre-ordered Arcade Memories vol.2? (out December 22)
- entry form: if you don't own these products or didn't pre-order Arcade Memories vol.2, please explain why
- entry form: Taito game you'd like to see reissued (#1)
- entry form: Taito game you'd like to see reissued (#2)
- entry form: Taito game you'd like to see reissued (#3)
- entry form: Taito game you'd like to see reissued (#4)
- entry form: Taito game you'd like to see reissued (#5)
- entry form: Name another game company whose games you'd like to see included in the future
- entry form: third-party game you'd like to see reissued (#1)
- entry form: third-party game you'd like to see reissued (#2)
- entry form: third-party game you'd like to see reissued (#3)
- entry form: third-party game you'd like to see reissued (#4)
- entry form: third-party game you'd like to see reissued (#5)
- entry form: other Egret II Mini-related products or goods you'd like to see in the future
- general comment/request form (500 characters)
As for past survey results...
SURVEY #1 (bold entries were included on Arcade Memories vol.1)
TOP-5 SHOOTING GAMES
- Night Striker
- RayStorm
- Gridseeker
- RayCrisis
- Galactic Storm
TOP-5 ACTION GAMES
- PuLiRuLa
- Ougon no Shiro (Gladiator)
- Light Bringer
- Jigoku Meguri (Bonze Adventure)
- Psychic Force
TOP-5 PUZZLE & QUIZ GAMES
- Cleopatra Fortune (way more votes for this one game than any other, all thanks to @personasama)
- Flipull
- Puzznic
- Landmaker
- Pop'n'Pop
TOP-5 DELUXE CABINET GAMES
- Chase H.Q.
- Time Gal
- Kirameki Star Club - Intro Club
- Yuyu no Quiz de GO!GO!
- Top Landing
SURVEY #2 (bold entries were included on Arcade Memories vol.2)
TOP-5 SHOOTING GAMES
- RayForce
- Akkanvader
- Night Striker
- Wyvern F-0
- G-Darius
TOP-5 ACTION GAMES
- Jigoku Meguri (Bonze Adventure)
- Dino Rex
- Psychic Force
- Wardner no Mori (Wardner/Pyros)
- Time Gal
TOP-5 PUZZLE & QUIZ GAMES
- Yuuyu no Quiz de Go!Go!
- Kirameki Star Road Intro Club
- Puzznic
- Moriguchi Hiroko no Quiz de Hyuuhyuu!
- Quiz H.Q.
TOP-5 DELUXE CABINET GAMES
- Night Striker
- Chase H.Q.
- Galactic Storm
- Midnight Landing
- Operation Wolf
...and for the hell of it, here are the requests made by ex-Taito veteran Kenji Kaido on last night's Zuntata Night stream:
TOP-5 TAITO REQUESTS:
- Exzisus
- Pit&Run
- Dr. Toppel Tankentai
- THE Undokai (Field Day)
- Time Gal (or the whole LD Collection, even)
TOP-5 THIRD-PARTY GAME REQUESTS
- Valtric (Jaleco)
- Penguin Wars (UPL)
- Baraduke (Namco)
- Lode Runner (Irem)
- Tropical Angel (Irem)
REQUESTED ACCESSORIES & GOODS
- channel switch & loop lever controllers
- detachable clasp for a mobile battery
- mobile battery in the shape of a change machine
- Egret II Mini-sized arcade chair & Time Gal POP