This Christmas, We're Getting A NES-Like Console That Plays Physical Carts

YEEEESSSS!

Looking forward to this.

I much prefer to play on my tv than the handheld.

Bloody Namco!

Wouldn't it make more sense to have the SNES Button Layout than the Dreamcast/X Box, since it will play mostly Games from that Era?

As someone who owns an Evercade and almost all of the cartridges released so far (shout out to Football Madness from the new Piko Interactive 2 cartridge for being so unbelievably bad that I actually quite enjoy it!), I am all over this.

Cool-I wanted to get an evercade, but I think I’ll wait for this!

Been contemplating an Evercade; just unsure which one to get now. Also the game selection hasn’t fully convinced me yet as I’m more into arcade titles from the late 80s and 90s rather than prior to that.

It sounds sad, but I like the idea of having two slots for the cartridges, I think that is awesome.

YESSSS! I'm not really a handheld gamer so that was the one thing putting me off buying the evercade (i never play switch handheld) so this is a first day buy for me alongside some of the cartridges.

As I was watching the video, I was thinking "If they can hit a $100.00 price point they may have something." Not bad at all.

What I'd really love to see is a modern console or handheld that only plays cartridges like so, but the games released to it would be all the modern 2D games that are throwbacks to the 8 and 16bit eras. Games like Shovel Knight, Sonic Mania, Fez, Street Fighter 4, Golf Story, etc. etc.

Yes, I realize that a Switch is that and more, but I'm talking about a system only intended for these less demanding indie games, something that would be more affordable since it wouldn't require the highest specs.

So when the Switch TV gets announced we can say Nintendo is copying them? Cool. 😉

"there's no online play in-game."

This is like the Anti-Stadia for people who don't like new tech.😁

The Evercade is such a fun little piece of kit, and really affordable too at £15 a cart that's usually got at least a few decent games on it. I'm in for this just to support the project and the work they're doing. Particularly if it means we get to play multiplayer Skidmarks (chortle) on the Codemasters cartridge.

why do I want this?

Any RPG's on the system?

@duffmmann So far there are four Evercade cartridges that do indeed feature modern retro inspired indie games (although perhaps not as high profile as the ones you mention).

• Xeno Crisis and Tanglewood
• Mega Cat Studios Collection 1
• Mega Cat Studios Collection 2
• Indie Heroes Collection

The two Atari Lynx cartridges also feature some late to the party games made for the Lynx (as in games made this millennium).

Yes this is day one !!!!!!

It’s great to see this but tbh even though I bought evercade at launch and the initial carts , I lost interest pretty quickly. I wasn’t totally happy with the feel of the handheld and I didn’t really connect with a lot of the games . Plus they still haven’t launched a firmware update for Mac users so I have basically ignored it until I get to finally update the firmware . I’m glad they are doing well though , I’m a more handheld person so this doesn’t appeal to me and I can already connect my evercade to the tv if I wanted to .

This Christmas, We're Getting A NES-Like Console That Plays Physical Carts

I already have an NES that plays physical carts.

It's very pleasing to me that the Evercade seems to be doing well enough for them to branch out. I'm always on the border of getting one but I have about eight handhelds already.

@Crono1973
There's at least 3 or 4 of them on the Piko Interactive Collection 1.

Honestly I wish the Switch had two cartridge slots. I'm jealous.

This Evercade stuff is kind of impressive. It feels like something that should be vaporware but it actually exists and people are buying it. Good for them.

I dig it for sure, though I have my MiSTer now and don't plant on buying anything like this. I am happy they carved out a part of the market though it is pretty sweet.

Why didn't the original support video out? Because then they would have a much harder time justifying 2 products.

@Heavyarms55
The original does support video out, it just doesn't support multiplayer.

@Toy_Link I stand corrected.

The Namco carts are in the USA also but not called “Museum”... here they are just named “Namco Collection”... will those not work in the VS?

My Evercade is barely Everplayed...

I like the thought of legitimate ownership of games rather than piracy, its nice to collect but my issue is the versions of games arent the ones people want!

Then you get newer games like Xeno Crisis. Rather than get something designed for the Evercade, you get a Mega Drive ROM on a cart. Retro compilations, fine its cool for nostalgia but I feel newer games deserve more effort.

Still, the Vs would be neat for the hacking community though it is giving me Amstrad GX4000 vibes.

@Heavyarms55 I feel like you were really seated when you were corrected.

I am scared for how that d-pad is going to respond. probably because it's a circle based design

The cart designs remind me of vacuum cleaner attachments as well.

This Evercade brand just keeps drawing me more and more. Maybe one day...

This just convinced me to buy the handheld and the entire collection.

Nice, the Famicom color skin and the front loading cartridge dock makes it feel totally retro.

Yeh, don't need this as I own a working NES (and you can't beat that!!). Still waiting on the Polymega Analogue to reach UK shores at a sensible price.

@Crono1973 Piko collection 1 has Brave Battle Saga and Canon – Legends of the New Gods

And a few other rpgs

I've been thinking of getting one just for the Lynx games because even the actual Lynx isn't the best way to play the games, LOL. Kidding aside, how is the emulation and is there input lag?

@masterLEON emulation is good. There are 2 32bit games on Piko 2 and they play well too.

How's the screen quality for the handheld?

If SEGA jumps in, I’ll be also onboard.. what are the chances of that happening?

@duffmmann I couldn’t agree more. That’d be a dream!

Fantastic! I'm glad I didn't get the handheld now. Reviews about really tight cartridge slots put me off.

I like the console unit design mainly because I miss the front-loading system of the old NES. But, boy... that joypads are really ugly...

@SigourneyBeaver they redesigned the carts so only carts made in the 1st run have that issue. Even then the problem was never as bad as some made out.

I will buy an Evercade “Pro” handheld if they did a model with extra shoulder buttons.

Ironically, it was the Namco Museum cartridges with exclusive English translated roms of some Famicom exclusives, that I most wanted.

Glad this option will exist though if they finally start releasing some arcade compilations.

I was truly excited about a system that you can play games both handheld and attached to a TV and wait.. I already have that, in the Switch.

That D-pad though 😍🤤

@jemil1992

I was playing with my Girlfriend and her Brother Broforce this Weekend.

You have a few Seconds to joyn the Game by pressing X.
Well, it was laughable confusing at that Point
I and my Girlfriend played with the SN30 Pro from 8Bitdo, so Nintendo Layout, her Brother as Player one with a Dualshock 4.
So pressing X had three possibilities and saying press Y to press X only added to the Confusion, since my GF really like the Dreamcast and than pressed X from her muscle Memory...

@hadrian I don't get what you were expecting with xenocrisis? The game was primarily designed as a mega drive game and has full dual stick style controls on the evercade plus save states. I'd want the original mega drive version most.

As for other games you're probably wishing you got arcade versions of games and those are in the works.

@Crono1973 Brave Battle Saga is a must play!

I've just got the handheld recently and can't wait to get this as well, some great games on these collections and the upcoming arcade versions too

I can’t wait for the VS! The handheld Evercade is amazing!

Seeing Speedball 2 coming up has pushed this into a purchase for me.

That black model does look interesting...

Good value getting the 6 cartridges as well and they are the 6 newest ones I believe.

Will be pre-ordering the Founders Edition next week.

Hmmm as someone who's first console was an Intellivision, I've had the Amico pre-ordered for quite some time now. However, the founders edition of this is seriously tempting, but I can only pick one up. Going to have to think long and hard about this one.

The handheld Evercade also connects to the TV, but doesn't have 2 player mode as the console itself becomes the controller.

Probably almost nobody had heard of Guile Co. (I'm sorry, Gaelco) until some retro streamers into playing obscure arcade games.

I can't recall if Alligator Hunt was one of their better games, but I hear they considered the top-down racer World Rally a bit enough deal to heavily encrypt it upon original release (so much in fact, that, reportedly many years later, the original developers actually themselves told MAME about the encryption to get the games preserved).

It would be awesome if the Switch had two game card slots.

Excellent, I will be adding one of these to my collection.

@duffmmann This is as close as you're going to get, but remember the Chameleon? That's exactly what they had promised and I wanted one for that very reason.

The black system looks 1000000000000000000 times better than the tacky white, definitely getting one.

The underlying idea of these Evercade devices is atually pretty compelling imo (having physical [compilation] carts that you own outright and plug 'n' play in a physical console classic old-school style), but I'm just not a fan of the actual designs of the hardware and controllers.

Oh Gawd!

Do i actually NEED this Founders Edition? That black and 6 carts are pretty sweet!

@Crono1973 Yeah give me some physical cart RPG action!

Not bad considering the hand held was 1Player Only this is a first step to address old games that were two player with no other options. But I have a Switch and the library is too big to try another right now. Got too many BackLogs from Switch to 3DS to get to still.

Play the same old games that you can already play hundreds of other ways, including most of them via the Switch. Pass.

Here's another thing if you complain too much to them on twitter they block any kinda of descent from appearing. So that tells you they don't like criticism of the lack of a two player in the first hand held. And now they finally came out with a 4 port with showing the handheld plugging into the system. WHY must someone buy a portable and 4 player to connect when that should've been done the first round on the handheld. That was something I asked and they never responded to.

@Dethmunk Like, the problem is that most of the "Best" Atari 2600 games were from Activision and I doubt you could get them to release their older games unless you paid them withmoney Evercade doesn't quite have. Sega could also be good addition to the Evercade Library, but good luck getting THEM on board. Same with Konami and it's Hudson Soft games, along with the TG-16/PC-E system. The point is that Evercade is stuck with B-tier games that aren't bad, but never platform defining games. They were lucky to catch Codemasters before they bought by the Grim Reaper of Studios.

...What's that? Nintendo? BOTW will be on the Epic Store when THAT happens.

@damienmcferren since when did Evercade make NES, SNES and mega drive cartridges?

I quite fancy one of these but I don’t need one at all. Hmmm. The founders one is nice

If only this thing had Neo geo games

Yeah I can easily live without this.

❗DON'T BOTHER using FunStock; Years ago, I bought a Dingoo: A330 which is a small Handheld Emulator Console.

Instead, they sent some three-in-one multi-cart Home Console thing which was in a big box.

#incompetent

I bloody loved World Rally!

@Deppasois well perhaps they’ve changed their ways then, I’ve used them at least 10 times this year and can’t fault them. Super fast delivery and always arrives packaged well.

I wish they would use Amiga and arcade ports instead of NES and Megadrive versions. The Amiga soundtracks are sample based and sound much better than the Megadrives FM music and it's crazy that the Namco collections are just NES roms instead of the arcade versions. My ZX Spectrum can emulate the original Pac-Man arcade rom so there's no reason this can't.

@kirby2000 they probably couldn't pay the licensing fees that is why.

@Malanta7 but 500 for a ps5 or series x isn’t kinda expensive for what it is?

@Malanta7 Yeah I mean a Series X and PS5 are fully fledged next gen consoles, this is just a glorified classic emulation machine where you gotta buy everything on cartridges.