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Review: Team17 Collection 1 - A Fine Celebration Of The Veteran's Amiga Years

Time Extension about 22 hours ago

Ten cuts of classic Team17.Team17 Collection 1 is notable because it's the first Evercade cartridge to feature actual Amiga games, rather than console ports of famous Amiga games (we're looking at you, Bitmap Brothers Collection 1). As such, it represents …

Duke Nukem 1+2 Remastered 30 Years Later! Evercade Collection Review

LGR about 1 day ago

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Evercade Reveals TheC64 Collection 3, Coming In 2024

Time Extension about 2 days ago

Featuring Boulder Dash, Summer Games II, & many more.Earlier today, Evercade unveiled TheC64 Collection 3, the latest in its series of cartridge-based retro reissues for its Evercade line of consoles.The collection will feature 13 games that were previousl …
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Guide: Evercade Secret Games And How To Unlock Them

Time Extension about 3 days ago

There are more than you think...The Evercade family of systems is a glorious throwback to the days when physical media was king, and there was no such thing as a lengthy online update before loading up your game – but the range harks back to the past in …
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Review: Worms Collection 1 - Low On Content, High On Enjoyment

Time Extension about 3 days ago

How hard is yours?Worms has become one of the most recognisable brands in the world of video gaming, which is no mean feat when you consider that it all started as a personal experiment by computer shop staffer Andy Davidson on his humble Casio graphing ca …
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Review: Renovation Collection 1 - A 'Double-A' Selection Of Sega For Evercade

Time Extension about 4 days ago

Valis! El Viento! Gaiares! Exile!Renovation was one of many publishers who made a tidy profit bringing Japanese games to Western shores (mainly Wolf Team and Telenet titles) and this Evercade collection pulls together a whopping 12 of the firm's most notab …
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Review: Sunsoft Collection 1 - It's Always Sunny With Blaster Master

Time Extension about 5 days ago

This ain't no gimmick.Japanese company Sunsoft was a pretty big deal back in the 8 and 16-bit days, publishing many popular titles across the NES, SNES, Game Boy and Sega Genesis / Mega Drive. However, it was one of those firms that struggled to transition …
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Review: The Bitmap Brothers Collection 1 - Great Games, Wrong Versions

Time Extension about 6 days ago

Console yourself.If you grew up with the Amiga, then The Bitmap Brothers will need no introduction. This legendary British developer was responsible for some of the most critically acclaimed games of the '80s and '90s, and even today, titles like Speedball …
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Review: Toaplan Arcade 2 - I Am The God Of Hellfire

Time Extension about 6 days ago

...and I bring you...The first Evercade Toaplan Arcade collection was packed with big hitters from the Japanese company's history, including Zero Wing, Truxton, Flying Shark and Tiger Heli. While Toaplan's back catalogue has more than enough hits to make a …
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Review: Toaplan Arcade 1 - A Shmup-Heavy Delight For Arcade Lovers

Time Extension about 8 days ago

All Your Evercades are belong to us.Toaplan may be most famous today for its range of horizontal and vertical shmups, but the company has a proud history of dabbling in other genres, as this collection for the Evercade family of systems attests.Even so, it …
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Review: Duke Nukem Collection 2 - A Trio Of Duke's Less Essential Adventures

Time Extension about 15 days ago

Smells like someone cut the fromage.Although Duke Nukem's history is filled with notable titles – the much-delayed Duke Nukem Forever being perhaps the most infamous of all – it's fair to say that his most beloved game is 1996's Duke Nukem 3D, an FPS c …
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Review: Duke Nukem Collection 1 - The King's First Three Adventures In One Place

Time Extension about 15 days ago

Shake it, baby.A few years before he was "all outta gum", Duke Nukem starred in a pair of MS-DOS action platformers which were distributed as shareware. Created by Apogee Software, Duke Nukem (1991) and Duke Nukem II (1993) were two rare beasts, at least o …
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Review: Goodboy Galaxy / Witch n' Wiz - A Must-Have For Your Evercade

Time Extension about 16 days ago

That's a good boy.This new double pack for Evercade has a distinctly Nintendo-like feel to it, and that's not only because the two titles – Goodboy Galaxy and Witch n' Wiz – were originally designed to run on Game Boy Advance and NES, respectively.Good …
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Review: Demons of Asteborg / Astebros - Two Excellent Mega Drive Games On Evercade

Time Extension about 17 days ago

16-bit power.Developer Neofid Studios has gained an impressive reputation when it comes to pushing the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis to its limits. Demons of Asteborg (2021) and Astebros (2023) have both been released on the 16-bit system to a warm critical re …
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Review: Full Void - Evercade's Most Accomplished Native Release Yet

Time Extension about 18 days ago

Void out.While the Evercade family of systems is home to a wide range of cartridge collections packed with retro games, we're now seeing 'native' titles which have been designed from the ground up to work on the Evercade hardware rather than via emulation. …
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Review: Irem Arcade 1 - Come For R-Type, Stay For Genuine Coin-Op History

Time Extension about 19 days ago

Six of the best from Irem.Irem is best known today for its genre-defining R-Type series, and this collection for the Evercade includes the game that kicked off that famous lineage. R-Type is comfortably the biggest reason to invest in this pack, but it's j …
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Full Void: The OutofTheBit developer interview

Portable Gaming Roundup about 22 days ago

You may have noticed that I'm rather in love with Full Void (review) and the Evercade physical limited edition. The exciting cinematic adventure from OutofTheBit in the style of Another World and other 16-bit classics is a lovingly-crafted slice of gaming. …
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Review: Full Void

Portable Gaming Roundup about 24 days ago

Price: Physical £17.99 Standard/£24.99 Limited Edition Evercade (Digital: £11.99 PS4/PS5 on PSN or £13.99 on Switch eShop)Developer: OutofTheBitPublisher: EvercadePlayers: 1Also: Check out my interview with the OutoftheBit team!Alongside the drawn …
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Unwrapping the Evercade Full Void limited edition

Portable Gaming Roundup about 27 days ago

 I know OutoftheBit's Full Void is available on other platforms (Switch among them), but as the first Evercade solo game cart and limited edition, this has to the format of choice. Buying the LE or standard helps support the developers and gives the E …
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Review: Hyper Mega Tech Super Pocket - A Wonderful Game Boy-Style Retro Gift

Time Extension about 28 days ago

With bonus Evercade support!Ever since its release in 2020, the Evercade family of systems has been a runaway success with retro gamers. The idea of offering a way of distributing physical cartridges packed with some of the world's most famous games might …
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Blaze Reveals Release Dates For Final Evercade Carts Of 2023

Time Extension about 1 month ago

There's lots happening this month...Evercade maker Blaze has some good news – it's been able to bring forward the release of its final cartridges of 2023.The dual-cart releases Goodboy Galaxy / Witch n' Wiz and Demons of Asteborg / Astebros will now laun …
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Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #103

Retro Arcadia about 2 months ago

Back again for our regular Sunday roundup of quick-fire reviews and impressions of everything under the spotlight at Retro Arcadia this week, old and new and a bit of both… I’ll start with something new, and Cocoon, which came to Xbox Game Pass …
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Hands On: Evercade's Latest Crop Of Carts Offer Some Welcome Surprises

Time Extension about 2 months ago

Sunsoft! Delphine! Piko! Sydney Hunter!The Evercade line continues to go from strength to strength, with new cartridges joining the ranks for play on both the Evercade VS and Evercade EXP.We've just taken receipt of four shiny new cartridges here at Time E …
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Evercade's Atari Carts Are Being Discontinued

Time Extension about 2 months ago

"It seems the best time to refocus our energies on new licenses".Evercade maker Blaze has revealed that its current crop of Atari cartridges will become 'legacy' releases at the end of 2023, meaning they will no longer be produced.Once the remaining stock …
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Retro Arcadia Weekly Spotlight #102

Retro Arcadia about 2 months ago

Back again for our regular Sunday roundup of quick-fire reviews and impressions of everything under the spotlight at Retro Arcadia this week, old and new and a bit of both… I finished Starfield! And as promised – when I also promised not to …