Evercade [CHAT I] | Retro gaming on TV and handheld | New systems launching July | Bartop arcade in November

[jawa_]

New Evercade hardware launching July 2024:

Evercade VS-R (TV gaming) - £89.99
Evercade EXP-R (handheld gaming) - £99.99

> Evercade official website: click

[jawa_]

We’re delighted to announce a refresh of the Evercade line of retro gaming consoles that not only provides a simpler and more accessible way to get into Evercade and its physical cartridge ecosystem but also brings the price of the products down to under £100/$100.

The Evercade -R range will see both the Evercade console staples (The Evercade VS and Evercade EXP) get a new look, a simplified package, and one bundled cartridge to be announced later this month.

[Victor Mildew]

I don't know what it is, but their hardware design always looks so naff.

[jawa_]

I don't know what it is, but their hardware design always looks so naff.

I know what you mean, Victor. The main units are okay but I don't like the controller at all.

[Robbo-92]

Was half expecting to see Tommy Tallarico was involved with this

[tfsthe]

Why do people buy these over some of the handheld devices that emulate games? I don’t understand why people want the buy the cartridges for games that you can emulate so easily

[rinks]

Glad I’ve got the EXP. I’m really not keen on the grey/cyan colour scheme of the EXP-R.

[rinks]

They also announced earlier in the week that they have a new range of larger-capacity carts on the way (at a slightly increased price) to accommodate more games that were originally CD-based. And the next pair of carts, out soon, includes their first 64-bit game - Glover!

[jawa_]

Why do people buy these over some of the handheld devices that emulate games? I don’t understand why people want the buy the cartridges for games that you can emulate so easily

Some folk like to have a physical cart, a box and a colour manual, which the Evercade games offer. Others may prefer to, where possible, pay for the games rather than just downloading a set of ROMs. It's just an option for people.

They also announced earlier in the week that they have a new range of larger-capacity carts on the way (at a slightly increased price) to accommodate more games that were originally CD-based. And the next pair of carts, out soon, includes their first 64-bit game - Glover!

I recall watching a vid on YouTube that suggested that Evercade carts are actually just SD cards that Blaze have saved the games onto; rather than being a dedicated cart. I'm not sure if this was true,but, if so, I'm guessing that they're just gonna use larger capacity SD cards. I'm hoping it was "fake news" as SD cards do eventually stop working.

It is great to see that some 64-bit system games could be coming to Evercade!

[Cheeky Devlin]

I got one of the EXP units back in January with some money for my Birthday.

Mainly I wanted it for the remastered Duke Nukem 1 & 2 which are still exclusive to the system. Remasters are really solid as well.
I think some people forget that there were two pretty good platform shooters before 3D took over and they've done a great job modernising it.
It has DK3D on the same cart, but it's a pretty shonky port. The other Duke Nukem cart you can get has some of the other platformers that came out on PS1 and stuff.

It came wth the Irem cart as well which is fantastic. Great version of R-Type and some other cool games.

AND it comes with a load of Capcom games built in.
Mostly arcade stuff but Mega Man X is part of the bundle.

Great wee machine, but it doesn't do much other handhelds can't these days.
But as a Retro do-dah it's great. The carts are well made with nice slips and manuals.
It's a nice way to support the retro market.

[rinks]

The cartridge that is packed in with the two new hardware packs has just been announced, and it’s a belter!



(That’s the original games, not the new versions.)

[rinks]

More new hardware! Evercade Alpha - mini arcade cabinets! Two versions, each coming with six Capcom games, but also compatible with the full range of Evercade carts. £200. Preorder from next week, released in November. Deluxe edition is £50 more, and comes with Sanwa controls and extra marquees.

[kerr9000]

Why do people buy these over some of the handheld devices that emulate games? I don’t understand why people want the buy the cartridges for games that you can emulate so easily

I have an original Evercade and about 16 carts, but I also have a fair few emulator based consoles, I prefer the emulator ones really to be honest but the Evercade was interesting and just became something to collect for a bit.

[jawa_]

More new hardware! Evercade Alpha - mini arcade cabinets! Two versions, each coming with six Capcom games, but also compatible with the full range of Evercade carts. £200. Preorder from next week, released in November. Deluxe edition is £50 more, and comes with Sanwa controls and extra marquees.

twitter.com/evercaderetro/status/1796572854051332127

That does look to be very cool, rinks!

Another time... a different situation... and I'd have been totes up for all this Evercade stuff. It seems to be a fun range to experience.

[rinks]

I won’t be buying one myself - I don’t have a suitable space for something like that. I’ll probably get the new VS model. It comes with the new Tomb Raider cart, which I’d be buying anyway, so I’m effectively getting the VS for under £70.