Standing at just 130cm high, they house a tiny 15 inch monitor screen. But what makes these cabs unique, is their diminutive size, appropriate to the requirements of their target market, namely small people. Which is all well and good and interesting I hear you say. All three games had a strong following amongst children across the globe, and were marketed alongside cards, toys and even their own animé show. Love and Berry was specifically aimed at a young female audience in a gaudy pink, Dinosaur King in orange, and Mushi King in solid green. All three were released using the same basic interface and cabinet style, but each with an individual design. There were three similar themed cabinets in total Dinosaur King, Love & Berry and Mushi King. The release was designed as a card battle game where players face off against each other using bar-code cards purchased from, and dispensed by, the machine itself. These cabinets have garnered their own small following for conversions mainly due to their small size.Released in 2005, Sega’s Dinosaur King was an attempt to appeal to the kids market, and to cash in on the growing popularity of turn based card games like Pokemon. These units can be easily converted to mini candy cabinets with ample room for a full sized single player control panel comfortably. While these are not in the same category as some of the more generic candy cabs on the market. Some models also come with full JVS conversion boards while the Aurora hardware does not utilize JVS. Some Japanese and european models come with traditional Sega Naomi hardware while others come with the cheaper, more condensed Sega Aurora hardware. While these cabinets are specifically tailored towards these games however many come in a wide array of hardware combinations. Once cards are depleted, owners must purchase new cards and security chip from sega. The RFID chip counts the amount of dispensed cards as they go out. The cards feature an RFID security chip that prevented machine owners from simply duplicating trading cards. All three games had a following amongst children and were marketed with cards, toys and even their own anime show. Love and Berry was tailored towards girls ages 12 and under and featured game play modes where the player can customize their own playable character with new clothes, makeup etc. The cabinets are generally tailored for arcade card battle games where players face off against each other using bar-code cards dispensed by the machine. These mini cabinets are the latest attempt by sega to appeal to children ages 12 and under using specialty games. These cabinets are specialty cabinets for the Sega Mushi King, Dinosaur King, Love And Berry games and have no official name.
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