Evercade Discussion Thread
18-Mar-21 8:52am
#1 benstylus
Place to discuss Evercade related stuff.
Secrets top-posted to keep them easy to find.
Hidden Evercade VS games
Cartridge Combinations (put a game in each slot, and it unlocks a secret game)
Atari Collection 1 + 2 = Dark Chambers (7800 version)
Atari Lynx Collection 1 + 2 = Raid on Tricity: Second Wave (Lynx version, obviously)
Piko Interactive Collection 1 + 2 = Pyramids of Ra (NES prototype/expanded version)
Gaelco Arcade 1 + Indie Heroes Collection 1 = Arkade Rush (NES homebrew)
Button Combinations on the main screen:
L2+R2+Select = Gotris (Sega Master System homebrew)
L1+R1+Up = NNNNNN (NES homebrew)
L1+R1+Down = Spacey McRacey (NES homebrew)
Secret Codes (Currently need to be entered every time, does not save unlocks)
SEIJIWASHERE unlocks Kubo 1 & 2
#1 benstylus
This topic had many older posts which were moved here: http://gametz.com/Vi... |
Place to discuss Evercade related stuff.
Secrets top-posted to keep them easy to find.
Hidden Evercade VS games
Cartridge Combinations (put a game in each slot, and it unlocks a secret game)
Atari Collection 1 + 2 = Dark Chambers (7800 version)
Atari Lynx Collection 1 + 2 = Raid on Tricity: Second Wave (Lynx version, obviously)
Piko Interactive Collection 1 + 2 = Pyramids of Ra (NES prototype/expanded version)
Gaelco Arcade 1 + Indie Heroes Collection 1 = Arkade Rush (NES homebrew)
Button Combinations on the main screen:
L2+R2+Select = Gotris (Sega Master System homebrew)
L1+R1+Up = NNNNNN (NES homebrew)
L1+R1+Down = Spacey McRacey (NES homebrew)
Secret Codes (Currently need to be entered every time, does not save unlocks)
SEIJIWASHERE unlocks Kubo 1 & 2
22-Nov-22 8:51am
#2 DCGX
Admiral wrote:
benstylus wrote:> This month's free Evercade GOTM is Yeah Yeah Beebiss II... which has a pretty hilarious> story behind it.> > It's obviously the sequel to Yeah Yeah Beebiss I, which was never released but appeared> as a listing in some funcoland ads or something.> > This is made by John Riggs, the Youtuber Seems like a great guy
I think he just found a build and published it, if I remember. He didn't actually develop it.
#2 DCGX
Admiral wrote:
benstylus wrote:> This month's free Evercade GOTM is Yeah Yeah Beebiss II... which has a pretty hilarious> story behind it.> > It's obviously the sequel to Yeah Yeah Beebiss I, which was never released but appeared> as a listing in some funcoland ads or something.> > This is made by John Riggs, the Youtuber Seems like a great guy
I think he just found a build and published it, if I remember. He didn't actually develop it.
22-Nov-22 1:23pm
#3 Admiral
DCGX wrote:
Admiral wrote:> benstylus wrote: |>> This month's free Evercade GOTM is Yeah Yeah Beebiss II... which has a pretty> hilarious |>> story behind it. |>> |>> It's obviously the sequel to Yeah Yeah Beebiss I, which was never released but> appeared |>> as a listing in some funcoland ads or something. |>> |>> > > This is made by John Riggs, the Youtuber Seems like a great guy I think he just found a build and published it, if I remember. He didn't actually develop it.
Ah, possibly right - I didn't dig too deep into it. Thanks
#3 Admiral
DCGX wrote:
Admiral wrote:> benstylus wrote: |>> This month's free Evercade GOTM is Yeah Yeah Beebiss II... which has a pretty> hilarious |>> story behind it. |>> |>> It's obviously the sequel to Yeah Yeah Beebiss I, which was never released but> appeared |>> as a listing in some funcoland ads or something. |>> |>> > > This is made by John Riggs, the Youtuber Seems like a great guy I think he just found a build and published it, if I remember. He didn't actually develop it.
Ah, possibly right - I didn't dig too deep into it. Thanks
7-Dec-22 11:50am
#4 DCGX
I just got an email from Funstock saying my limited edition Evercade EXP order was one of those affected by a recent theft. I didn't even know there was a theft. It says Blaze is restarting production on the limited editions to cover the orders, and they will ship in early 2023. In the meantime, Funstock is including a screen protector, discount code on future orders and Blaze is putting the names of those affected into the Evercade EXP credits in a January update.
I was getting excited for the EXP, so this is a bummer. Some jerks will always be jerks. Hopefully we can spot those scalpers and stop them from selling their stolen goods. Funstock has requested that, if so, to let them know.
#4 DCGX
I just got an email from Funstock saying my limited edition Evercade EXP order was one of those affected by a recent theft. I didn't even know there was a theft. It says Blaze is restarting production on the limited editions to cover the orders, and they will ship in early 2023. In the meantime, Funstock is including a screen protector, discount code on future orders and Blaze is putting the names of those affected into the Evercade EXP credits in a January update.
I was getting excited for the EXP, so this is a bummer. Some jerks will always be jerks. Hopefully we can spot those scalpers and stop them from selling their stolen goods. Funstock has requested that, if so, to let them know.
7-Dec-22 12:14pm
#5 benstylus
That ducks. I hadn't heard about it either.
I guess you can keep an eye on ebay and assume any LE's are stolen and report them unless they include a picture of the receipt or packing slip?
I don't think Blaze is big enough to be able to push ebay to action, though i could be wrong.
#5 benstylus
That ducks. I hadn't heard about it either.
I guess you can keep an eye on ebay and assume any LE's are stolen and report them unless they include a picture of the receipt or packing slip?
I don't think Blaze is big enough to be able to push ebay to action, though i could be wrong.
7-Dec-22 1:26pm
#6 DCGX
Blaze might not be, but Funstock might be. Definitely a good bet since it sounded like, in the email, nothing was shipping until early next year.
#6 DCGX
Blaze might not be, but Funstock might be. Definitely a good bet since it sounded like, in the email, nothing was shipping until early next year.
7-Dec-22 1:35pm
#7 benstylus
I looked on ebay and didn't find any. So maybe the thieves aren't that dumb to start selling yet
#7 benstylus
I looked on ebay and didn't find any. So maybe the thieves aren't that dumb to start selling yet
13-Dec-22 3:53pm
#9 benstylus
Got my shipping confirmation from VGPlus today for my standard edition.
#9 benstylus
Got my shipping confirmation from VGPlus today for my standard edition.
19-Dec-22 1:31pm
#10 benstylus
Exp arrived today. I've put it on the charger and will try it out later
#10 benstylus
Exp arrived today. I've put it on the charger and will try it out later
19-Dec-22 2:15pm
#11 DarkFact
Ordered with Songbird on Friday in the hopes they'd ship early and I'd get it before Christmas. It feels like they're already on vacation, very big bummer.
#11 DarkFact
Ordered with Songbird on Friday in the hopes they'd ship early and I'd get it before Christmas. It feels like they're already on vacation, very big bummer.
19-Dec-22 5:45pm
#12 benstylus
Ok, played it for about an hour. Here are my first impressions
Screen is much nicer than the original, though still not as crisp as it could be, especially in games with small bullets flying around the screen.
System itself is quite a bit heavier than the original.
Built in Capcom games are cool, though some games like Legendary Wings (arcade) and Vulgus (arcade) are overly difficult with no autofire and no way to adjust dip switches. 1942 (arcade) is one of the games where bullets are difficult to see.
Built in wifi updates is great, was able to get the latest firmware easily.
Tate mode just uncomfortable as I imagined it would be when they announced it. Partly just due to weight distribution, and partly just due to size. Vertically oriented games look great that way though. Maybe they will release a flip grip style accessory (or maybe just have a proper rotatable screen on the next iteration of the handheld).
Desperately needs custom button mapping per game (Ghouls & Ghosts commits the unpardonable sin of reverse jump and attack layout compared to thr standard set by Super Mario Bros), as was as auto fire settings for some of those shooters (especially in tate mode - welcome to hand cramp land).
I don't like how if you have the tate button toggled on, even horizontal games are displayed vertically when you boot them up. Not sure why that is even an option.
Overall, I probably wouldn't have gotten it if they weren't discontinuing support for the original. I maybe should have waited until there were some more games the original couldn't run properly. The upgrades are nice, but not necessary in my opinion.
The Capcom games weren't a draw for me personally since I already own them on other systems
Sailorneorune will probably get some good use out of it though. She really likes playing on the go.
#12 benstylus
Ok, played it for about an hour. Here are my first impressions
Screen is much nicer than the original, though still not as crisp as it could be, especially in games with small bullets flying around the screen.
System itself is quite a bit heavier than the original.
Built in Capcom games are cool, though some games like Legendary Wings (arcade) and Vulgus (arcade) are overly difficult with no autofire and no way to adjust dip switches. 1942 (arcade) is one of the games where bullets are difficult to see.
Built in wifi updates is great, was able to get the latest firmware easily.
Tate mode just uncomfortable as I imagined it would be when they announced it. Partly just due to weight distribution, and partly just due to size. Vertically oriented games look great that way though. Maybe they will release a flip grip style accessory (or maybe just have a proper rotatable screen on the next iteration of the handheld).
Desperately needs custom button mapping per game (Ghouls & Ghosts commits the unpardonable sin of reverse jump and attack layout compared to thr standard set by Super Mario Bros), as was as auto fire settings for some of those shooters (especially in tate mode - welcome to hand cramp land).
I don't like how if you have the tate button toggled on, even horizontal games are displayed vertically when you boot them up. Not sure why that is even an option.
Overall, I probably wouldn't have gotten it if they weren't discontinuing support for the original. I maybe should have waited until there were some more games the original couldn't run properly. The upgrades are nice, but not necessary in my opinion.
The Capcom games weren't a draw for me personally since I already own them on other systems
Sailorneorune will probably get some good use out of it though. She really likes playing on the go.
19-Dec-22 6:04pm
#13 DarkFact
I knew tate was gonna be too awkward to be realistically feasible without some type of side grip.
#13 DarkFact
I knew tate was gonna be too awkward to be realistically feasible without some type of side grip.
21-Dec-22 4:08pm
#14 DarkFact
My first impressions are great! No reason to buy the original, the screen is great, the UI is nice, the shoulder buttons should let them do more PlayStation ports in the future which is good, the speakers are SO FUDGING BAD but that’s my only complaint. New screen is so sharp and so much more vibrant than the old one. It’s like going from Switch to OLED, not going back.
#14 DarkFact
My first impressions are great! No reason to buy the original, the screen is great, the UI is nice, the shoulder buttons should let them do more PlayStation ports in the future which is good, the speakers are SO FUDGING BAD but that’s my only complaint. New screen is so sharp and so much more vibrant than the old one. It’s like going from Switch to OLED, not going back.
21-Dec-22 9:54pm
#15 loztdogs
DarkFact wrote:
My first impressions are great! No reason to buy the original, the screen is great, the UI is nice, the shoulder buttons should let them do more PlayStation ports in the future which is good, the speakers are SO FUDGING BAD but that’s my only complaint. New screen is so sharp and so much more vibrant than the old one. It’s like going from Switch to OLED, not going back.
Dibs!
#15 loztdogs
DarkFact wrote:
My first impressions are great! No reason to buy the original, the screen is great, the UI is nice, the shoulder buttons should let them do more PlayStation ports in the future which is good, the speakers are SO FUDGING BAD but that’s my only complaint. New screen is so sharp and so much more vibrant than the old one. It’s like going from Switch to OLED, not going back.
Dibs!
31-Dec-22 11:58pm
#17 loztdogs
Just got my Evercade exp today. Been playing a lot of Alwa. Great platformer lots of fun.
A few observations - battery life is pretty crummy not near the four hours it advertised. No manual sleep feature. The light bleed below the screen is pretty annoying.
Other that I’m digging it. Anybody have games up for trade?
#17 loztdogs
Just got my Evercade exp today. Been playing a lot of Alwa. Great platformer lots of fun.
A few observations - battery life is pretty crummy not near the four hours it advertised. No manual sleep feature. The light bleed below the screen is pretty annoying.
Other that I’m digging it. Anybody have games up for trade?
1-Jan-23 9:05am
#18 DCGX
Glad to hear you're digging it. Blaze sent out an email a couple of days ago saying manufacturing of the limited editions has started, and they should ship early March.
#18 DCGX
Glad to hear you're digging it. Blaze sent out an email a couple of days ago saying manufacturing of the limited editions has started, and they should ship early March.
1-Jan-23 9:12am
#19 benstylus
loztdogs wrote:
Just got my Evercade exp today. Been playing a lot of Alwa. Great platformer lots of fun. A few observations - battery life is pretty crummy not near the four hours it advertised. No manual sleep feature. The light bleed below the screen is pretty annoying. Other that I’m digging it. Anybody have games up for trade?
Did you have it run out or just look low on the battery indicator? Out of the box there were some issues with the battery indicator almost immediately going down to 3 bars, and then two bars not too long after that, but it wasn't accurate. The new firmware update has fixed this somewhat, but they are still working to make the battery indicator better.
I haven't played for 4 hours straight to see what the actual battery life is though
#19 benstylus
loztdogs wrote:
Just got my Evercade exp today. Been playing a lot of Alwa. Great platformer lots of fun. A few observations - battery life is pretty crummy not near the four hours it advertised. No manual sleep feature. The light bleed below the screen is pretty annoying. Other that I’m digging it. Anybody have games up for trade?
Did you have it run out or just look low on the battery indicator? Out of the box there were some issues with the battery indicator almost immediately going down to 3 bars, and then two bars not too long after that, but it wasn't accurate. The new firmware update has fixed this somewhat, but they are still working to make the battery indicator better.
I haven't played for 4 hours straight to see what the actual battery life is though
1-Jan-23 9:51am
#20 loztdogs
@benstylus out of the box I did a firmware update and charged it to 100%. Then played a few games throughout the day. It seemed like after a couple of hours (not consecutive) it was showing low battery. The battery indicator is definitely is definitely wonky. I ran the battery down up until the light was flashing red last night before bed. We’ll see how today goes with a full battery.
#20 loztdogs
@benstylus out of the box I did a firmware update and charged it to 100%. Then played a few games throughout the day. It seemed like after a couple of hours (not consecutive) it was showing low battery. The battery indicator is definitely is definitely wonky. I ran the battery down up until the light was flashing red last night before bed. We’ll see how today goes with a full battery.
3-Jan-23 11:20am
#21 loztdogs
After playing the exp off and on throughout the extended weekend I’m guessing it’s roughly 2.5 hours on a full charge. Kind of bummer but maybe Blaze can optimize the battery life in a future update.
#21 loztdogs
After playing the exp off and on throughout the extended weekend I’m guessing it’s roughly 2.5 hours on a full charge. Kind of bummer but maybe Blaze can optimize the battery life in a future update.
3-Jan-23 2:58pm
#22 DarkFact
I wasn’t thrilled, especially since review outlets were quoting 3.5-4 and I’m like, how…?
#22 DarkFact
I wasn’t thrilled, especially since review outlets were quoting 3.5-4 and I’m like, how…?
3-Jan-23 3:01pm
#23 loztdogs
DarkFact wrote:
I wasn’t thrilled, especially since review outlets were quoting 3.5-4 and I’m like, how…?
Same. I turned the brightness all the way down to like 20% and it didn’t seem to help much.
#23 loztdogs
DarkFact wrote:
I wasn’t thrilled, especially since review outlets were quoting 3.5-4 and I’m like, how…?
Same. I turned the brightness all the way down to like 20% and it didn’t seem to help much.
3-Jan-23 10:22pm
#24 Tad
I've had my Vs. for a few months now and I love this thing. A friend of mine sold me his premium pack and Data East Collection for $100.
He knew I had really been wanting one so he gave me a good deal. Up until a few weeks ago I didn't even have my PS4 hooked up since getting it.
It's a good option for me since I can't afford spending like 70 on a new game, so having something I can get multiple games for gives me tons to play. I use stuff like Amazon Shopper's Panel and Fetch to get free Amazon credit and I usually save it up for a month and get a new cart free every month. Except this month, only had like 15 in credit so I paid about 15 for Toaplan Arcade. Can't wait for it to come in, Tiger Heli is one of my favorite NES games and I've never played the arcade version, not to mention the other games.
Here's a list of what I have so far: Technos Arcade 1, Data East Arcade 1, Data East Collection 1, Jaleco Collection 1, Piko Interactive Collection 1, Renovation Collection 1, Interplay Collection 2, and Atari Lynx Collection 2
#24 Tad
I've had my Vs. for a few months now and I love this thing. A friend of mine sold me his premium pack and Data East Collection for $100.
He knew I had really been wanting one so he gave me a good deal. Up until a few weeks ago I didn't even have my PS4 hooked up since getting it.
It's a good option for me since I can't afford spending like 70 on a new game, so having something I can get multiple games for gives me tons to play. I use stuff like Amazon Shopper's Panel and Fetch to get free Amazon credit and I usually save it up for a month and get a new cart free every month. Except this month, only had like 15 in credit so I paid about 15 for Toaplan Arcade. Can't wait for it to come in, Tiger Heli is one of my favorite NES games and I've never played the arcade version, not to mention the other games.
Here's a list of what I have so far: Technos Arcade 1, Data East Arcade 1, Data East Collection 1, Jaleco Collection 1, Piko Interactive Collection 1, Renovation Collection 1, Interplay Collection 2, and Atari Lynx Collection 2
4-Jan-23 6:01am
#25 benstylus
The VS is definitely the premier Evercade product for me. It's been a blast to try out the "game of the month" releases, and I'm excited for them to finally hit cartridge soon.
#25 benstylus
The VS is definitely the premier Evercade product for me. It's been a blast to try out the "game of the month" releases, and I'm excited for them to finally hit cartridge soon.
3-Feb-23 10:38am
#26 benstylus
C64 Collection 2 and Toaplan Arcade 2 just announced...
Plus twelve more carts by the end of the year!
https://evercade.co....
#26 benstylus
C64 Collection 2 and Toaplan Arcade 2 just announced...
Plus twelve more carts by the end of the year!
https://evercade.co....
3-Feb-23 11:17am
#27 DCGX
I got my Indies Collection 2 a couple of days ago, and was just thinking how Evercade has been quiet about future carts. Good lordy not anymore! That's a lot of carts! I think my Evercade shelf is big enough. Still waiting on my EXP of course.
#27 DCGX
I got my Indies Collection 2 a couple of days ago, and was just thinking how Evercade has been quiet about future carts. Good lordy not anymore! That's a lot of carts! I think my Evercade shelf is big enough. Still waiting on my EXP of course.
3-Feb-23 11:48am
#28 benstylus
It's nice to have a system I can collect every game for and it doesn't break the bank.
#28 benstylus
It's nice to have a system I can collect every game for and it doesn't break the bank.
3-Feb-23 1:08pm
#29 Renaissance2K
benstylus wrote:
It's nice to have a system I can collect every game for and it doesn't break the bank.
Same. Because they have to be picked up from other outlets, though, I have a hard time keeping track of which ones I have. I may have missed the Indie Heroes Collection 2, I think.
#29 Renaissance2K
benstylus wrote:
It's nice to have a system I can collect every game for and it doesn't break the bank.
Same. Because they have to be picked up from other outlets, though, I have a hard time keeping track of which ones I have. I may have missed the Indie Heroes Collection 2, I think.
3-Feb-23 3:10pm
#30 benstylus
Renaissance2K wrote:
benstylus wrote:> It's nice to have a system I can collect every game for and it doesn't break the> bank. Same. Because they have to be picked up from other outlets, though, I have a hard time keeping track of which ones I have. I may have missed the Indie Heroes Collection 2, I think.
Indie heroes 2 just released this week so you haven't missed it.
Blaze is pretty good about notifying on discord and social media whenever new carts are up for preorder. I usually get them from VGPlus.
The biggest obstacle I see for them is how sporadic their Amazon availability is.
#30 benstylus
Renaissance2K wrote:
benstylus wrote:> It's nice to have a system I can collect every game for and it doesn't break the> bank. Same. Because they have to be picked up from other outlets, though, I have a hard time keeping track of which ones I have. I may have missed the Indie Heroes Collection 2, I think.
Indie heroes 2 just released this week so you haven't missed it.
Blaze is pretty good about notifying on discord and social media whenever new carts are up for preorder. I usually get them from VGPlus.
The biggest obstacle I see for them is how sporadic their Amazon availability is.
3-Feb-23 9:39pm
#31 Tad
@benstylus What's your name in the discord? I'm hanging out in there a lot. They have an awesome community going there.
#31 Tad
@benstylus What's your name in the discord? I'm hanging out in there a lot. They have an awesome community going there.
4-Feb-23 10:20am
#33 DCGX
benstylus wrote:
The biggest obstacle I see for them is how sporadic their Amazon availability is.
Agreed. Though I got Indie Collection 2 from Best Buy. They seem to be carrying more and more newer Evercade stuff.
#33 DCGX
benstylus wrote:
The biggest obstacle I see for them is how sporadic their Amazon availability is.
Agreed. Though I got Indie Collection 2 from Best Buy. They seem to be carrying more and more newer Evercade stuff.
4-Feb-23 1:12pm
#34 Renaissance2K
DCGX wrote:
benstylus wrote:> The biggest obstacle I see for them is how sporadic their Amazon availability is. Agreed. Though I got Indie Collection 2 from Best Buy. They seem to be carrying more and more newer Evercade stuff.
Same. I had a $5 certificate that I thought I'd never use until I saw they were selling Everdrive carts. Two problems solved at once!
#34 Renaissance2K
DCGX wrote:
benstylus wrote:> The biggest obstacle I see for them is how sporadic their Amazon availability is. Agreed. Though I got Indie Collection 2 from Best Buy. They seem to be carrying more and more newer Evercade stuff.
Same. I had a $5 certificate that I thought I'd never use until I saw they were selling Everdrive carts. Two problems solved at once!
16-Feb-23 12:01pm
#35 DCGX
I received this email from Evercade and Funstock about the status of the EXP Limited Edition this morning:
#35 DCGX
I received this email from Evercade and Funstock about the status of the EXP Limited Edition this morning:
Hello everyone, and thank you for your patience. We have some new updates for you regarding your replacement Evercade EXP Limited Editions. In our last update, we informed everyone that production of the replacement Evercade EXP Limited Edition had started and that some updates were being made to the production process to eliminate the possibility of tight cartridges from the first batches of cartridges in 2020. We can confirm that we’ve received and tested samples of the newly amended shell and can confirm that these units will have no issue with tight cartridges. Since the initial theft, we’ve been working with law enforcement on continuing their investigation and reporting where stolen items have been listed. With your help, we’ve been able to provide the authorities with several cases where stolen goods have attempted to be re-sold along with a lot of evidence that they are part of the stolen batch. We thank you for this and believe that the authorities have enough information to use with any evidence or investigation. Our factory has confirmed that production will be completed by March 3rd. We can now get to work making sure our logistics align to that date and can confirm that Funstock will be able to dispatch all orders between March 24th-March 31st. Once we are closer to the window, and freight is on its way, we’ll be able to define a more specific date where Funstock will be able to release orders to you. All of the names for the Evercade EXP Heroes have now been collected and are ready to go into the firmware, so when you get the replacement Evercade EXP Limited Edition, the credits will be viewable on your device. Once again, we thank you for your patience. We hope that we can bring you a specific date in our next (and hopefully final) update on the replacement units and you get to enjoy the Evercade EXP very soon. Yours sincerely, Blaze Entertainment |
17-Feb-23 8:14am
#36 benstylus
Toaplan Arcade 2 and TheC64 2 are available for preorder today. Just got my order in at VGPlus.
If anyone hasn't ordered from them before, PM me if you want a referral link that will give you a $5 coupon and me a $5 coupon. Not sure if it works on pre-orders though.
Note: apparently the coupon is only good for a $50 (canadian) or more order. So it wouldn't work for the $49.99 two game preorder package without something else too
#36 benstylus
Toaplan Arcade 2 and TheC64 2 are available for preorder today. Just got my order in at VGPlus.
If anyone hasn't ordered from them before, PM me if you want a referral link that will give you a $5 coupon and me a $5 coupon. Not sure if it works on pre-orders though.
Note: apparently the coupon is only good for a $50 (canadian) or more order. So it wouldn't work for the $49.99 two game preorder package without something else too
9-Mar-23 11:53am
#37 DCGX
Received another email from Funstock this morning that says Blaze has the replacement EXP Limited Editions in their dispatch warehouse, and shipping will commence shortly.
#37 DCGX
Received another email from Funstock this morning that says Blaze has the replacement EXP Limited Editions in their dispatch warehouse, and shipping will commence shortly.
9-Mar-23 12:59pm
#39 DCGX
benstylus wrote:
New cart announced too https://youtu.be/r3q...
Pretty solid list. Good to see all 'Alien Breed' games.
#39 DCGX
benstylus wrote:
New cart announced too https://youtu.be/r3q...
Pretty solid list. Good to see all 'Alien Breed' games.
9-Mar-23 1:02pm
#40 DCGX
Funstock wasn't kidding when they said they'd start dispatching their replacement EXP orders soon. I just got my shipping confirmation! YAY!
#40 DCGX
Funstock wasn't kidding when they said they'd start dispatching their replacement EXP orders soon. I just got my shipping confirmation! YAY!
9-Mar-23 6:16pm
#41 Tad
I'm pretty hype for the Team 17 cart. I had an old gaming magazine that had some Amiga previews, and I remember being blown away by the graphics. I'll definitely be preordering it. It's kinda funny though, the game I'm looking forward to the most is the bowling game. It just looks really good.
#41 Tad
I'm pretty hype for the Team 17 cart. I had an old gaming magazine that had some Amiga previews, and I remember being blown away by the graphics. I'll definitely be preordering it. It's kinda funny though, the game I'm looking forward to the most is the bowling game. It just looks really good.
9-Mar-23 6:17pm
#42 Tad
DCGX wrote:
benstylus wrote:> New cart announced too> > https://youtu.be/r3q... Pretty solid list. Good to see all 'Alien Breed' games.I've played Alien Breed on Steam a lot, it was good to see a few on the list.
#42 Tad
DCGX wrote:
benstylus wrote:> New cart announced too> > https://youtu.be/r3q... Pretty solid list. Good to see all 'Alien Breed' games.I've played Alien Breed on Steam a lot, it was good to see a few on the list.
11-Mar-23 8:34am
#43 Yoshi
DCGX wrote:
Funstock wasn't kidding when they said they'd start dispatching their replacement EXP orders soon. I just got my shipping confirmation! YAY!I haven't even unwrapped Namco 2 or Lynx 1 & 2 because I can't or don't want to play them on the VS, so next week is going to bring a whole lot of new stuff.
I've also been stockpiling a wanted list ever since Funstock promised the 20% off coupon. At a minimum, I'll grab Toaplan 2, C64 1 & 2, and Team 17 1. I may add Jaleco 1 and/or Codemasters 1 to get free shipping. That will complete everything I am really even mildly interested in.
#43 Yoshi
DCGX wrote:
Funstock wasn't kidding when they said they'd start dispatching their replacement EXP orders soon. I just got my shipping confirmation! YAY!I haven't even unwrapped Namco 2 or Lynx 1 & 2 because I can't or don't want to play them on the VS, so next week is going to bring a whole lot of new stuff.
I've also been stockpiling a wanted list ever since Funstock promised the 20% off coupon. At a minimum, I'll grab Toaplan 2, C64 1 & 2, and Team 17 1. I may add Jaleco 1 and/or Codemasters 1 to get free shipping. That will complete everything I am really even mildly interested in.
11-Mar-23 8:39am
#44 benstylus
I like trying all the games. The only carts for me that have been disappointing are Worms (because although Worms is good, it doesn't really have the strength to be its own release), and Atari Arcade 1 (because like half the games really need trackball instead of a d pad to play well)
#44 benstylus
I like trying all the games. The only carts for me that have been disappointing are Worms (because although Worms is good, it doesn't really have the strength to be its own release), and Atari Arcade 1 (because like half the games really need trackball instead of a d pad to play well)
11-Mar-23 11:53am
#45 Renaissance2K
Worms is fine for a standalone release. They just didn't pick the right games (or enough of them) to make that happen.
#45 Renaissance2K
Worms is fine for a standalone release. They just didn't pick the right games (or enough of them) to make that happen.
11-Mar-23 12:04pm
#46 benstylus
Renaissance2K wrote:
Worms is fine for a standalone release. They just didn't pick the right games (or enough of them) to make that happen.
I think their options were limited by the power of the system as well as the controls. Worms Armageddon is already a little bit gimped by the lack of the second set of shoulder buttons onnthe original handheld. What other Worms games could they have included?
Worms 2 maybe, but Worms Armageddon is basically the same game but with more stuff.
#46 benstylus
Renaissance2K wrote:
Worms is fine for a standalone release. They just didn't pick the right games (or enough of them) to make that happen.
I think their options were limited by the power of the system as well as the controls. Worms Armageddon is already a little bit gimped by the lack of the second set of shoulder buttons onnthe original handheld. What other Worms games could they have included?
Worms 2 maybe, but Worms Armageddon is basically the same game but with more stuff.
11-Mar-23 3:57pm
#47 Renaissance2K
Yeah, I think you're right. The games I was thinking of came out too late for Evercade's target hardware.
The only options are the original Worms, Worms 2, and the variants/expansions thereof.
#47 Renaissance2K
Yeah, I think you're right. The games I was thinking of came out too late for Evercade's target hardware.
The only options are the original Worms, Worms 2, and the variants/expansions thereof.
11-Mar-23 4:38pm
#48 benstylus
Renaissance2K wrote:
Yeah, I think you're right. The games I was thinking of came out too late for Evercade's target hardware. The only options are the original Worms, Worms 2, and the variants/expansions thereof.And the Worms Blast puzzle game from GBA which they included (and isn't amazing)
#48 benstylus
Renaissance2K wrote:
Yeah, I think you're right. The games I was thinking of came out too late for Evercade's target hardware. The only options are the original Worms, Worms 2, and the variants/expansions thereof.And the Worms Blast puzzle game from GBA which they included (and isn't amazing)
11-Mar-23 7:44pm
#49 DarkFact
Lynx is so stinky. I was like wow I can experience owning a Lynx! In retrospect I wish I hadn't
#49 DarkFact
Lynx is so stinky. I was like wow I can experience owning a Lynx! In retrospect I wish I hadn't
11-Mar-23 8:57pm
#50 Yoshi
The Lynx was amazing. It had hardware scaling and rotation before any home console. Of course, that has reduced meaning in 2023, and some of my favorite games are not available on Evercade.
#50 Yoshi
The Lynx was amazing. It had hardware scaling and rotation before any home console. Of course, that has reduced meaning in 2023, and some of my favorite games are not available on Evercade.
11-Mar-23 9:00pm
#51 DarkFact
If the Lynx selection in the collections was indicative of the library in general, I don't really care how revolutionary the tech was at the time... Jaguar was the first 64 bit system!
#51 DarkFact
If the Lynx selection in the collections was indicative of the library in general, I don't really care how revolutionary the tech was at the time... Jaguar was the first 64 bit system!
12-Mar-23 9:43am
#52 Yoshi
DarkFact wrote:
If the Lynx selection in the collections was indicative of the library in general, I don't really care how revolutionary the tech was at the time... Jaguar was the first 64 bit system!
I recognize your sarcasm, but the Jaguar wasn't 64-bit, while the Lynx really was innovative and wasn't even designed by Atari. Of course, neither of those things directly leads to good or bad games.
#52 Yoshi
DarkFact wrote:
If the Lynx selection in the collections was indicative of the library in general, I don't really care how revolutionary the tech was at the time... Jaguar was the first 64 bit system!
I recognize your sarcasm, but the Jaguar wasn't 64-bit, while the Lynx really was innovative and wasn't even designed by Atari. Of course, neither of those things directly leads to good or bad games.
12-Mar-23 2:34pm
#53 Yoshi
https://evercade.co....
40 Winks (32-bit)
Legend of Wukong
Metal Mech: Man & Machine
Motor City Patrol
Punch King
Radikal Bikers (Previously Unreleased)
Stanley: The Search for Dr. Livingston
Super Bubble Pop
Zero Tolerance
#53 Yoshi
https://evercade.co....
40 Winks (32-bit)
Legend of Wukong
Metal Mech: Man & Machine
Motor City Patrol
Punch King
Radikal Bikers (Previously Unreleased)
Stanley: The Search for Dr. Livingston
Super Bubble Pop
Zero Tolerance
13-Mar-23 11:14am
#55 Tad
I was definitely looking forward to the announcement, Piko 1 and 2 are 2 of my favorite carts.
A little disappointed that it doesn't include First Samurai. It's a little known SNES game I randomly tried on an emulator, and I liked it a lot.
Piko owns it as well as it's sequel Last Samurai, which I didn't know existed until I checked their games on Steam.
Still a good list of games.
It would have been nice to get another 20 game collection, but I wouldn't be surprised if we're going to get a volume 4.
#55 Tad
I was definitely looking forward to the announcement, Piko 1 and 2 are 2 of my favorite carts.
A little disappointed that it doesn't include First Samurai. It's a little known SNES game I randomly tried on an emulator, and I liked it a lot.
Piko owns it as well as it's sequel Last Samurai, which I didn't know existed until I checked their games on Steam.
Still a good list of games.
It would have been nice to get another 20 game collection, but I wouldn't be surprised if we're going to get a volume 4.
18-Mar-23 2:37pm
#56 Yoshi
EXP LE has finally arrived!
edit: Holy crap! The 20% off code has no expiration date.
#56 Yoshi
EXP LE has finally arrived!
edit: Holy crap! The 20% off code has no expiration date.
18-Mar-23 4:56pm
#57 DarkFact
I should hope so. I had actually put in to cancel my preorder before I heard that they were getting robbed because I saw it coming before they said it. Whenever they're being quiet before launch, they're not telling people there's yet another delay. Then they took a week and a half to sit on my request before I reminded them it's been a week and a half, then they gave me that offer and I was like "Nah, I'll buy it locally, thanks" "Are you sure about that? You won't get priority if we resell them" "Don't care"
#57 DarkFact
I should hope so. I had actually put in to cancel my preorder before I heard that they were getting robbed because I saw it coming before they said it. Whenever they're being quiet before launch, they're not telling people there's yet another delay. Then they took a week and a half to sit on my request before I reminded them it's been a week and a half, then they gave me that offer and I was like "Nah, I'll buy it locally, thanks" "Are you sure about that? You won't get priority if we resell them" "Don't care"
18-Mar-23 6:19pm
#58 Yoshi
I can't say I expected to wait nine (!?!) months, but it was really only keeping me from Splatterhouse 3 and the Lynx games we've previously discussed. I plan to take full advantage of this voucher though. I want 4-6 carts now, but, as demonstrated, I can be quite patient. 20% off the entire 2023 lineup, and I'll call it even with them.
#58 Yoshi
I can't say I expected to wait nine (!?!) months, but it was really only keeping me from Splatterhouse 3 and the Lynx games we've previously discussed. I plan to take full advantage of this voucher though. I want 4-6 carts now, but, as demonstrated, I can be quite patient. 20% off the entire 2023 lineup, and I'll call it even with them.
28-Mar-23 12:13pm
#59 DCGX
I finally got my EXP today! This thing is solid! The button mapping seems a bit off, and the sound is delayed on the menus, but I'm at work and haven't updated it yet. I'm definitely pleased with this system and care, right down to the mini posters.
#59 DCGX
I finally got my EXP today! This thing is solid! The button mapping seems a bit off, and the sound is delayed on the menus, but I'm at work and haven't updated it yet. I'm definitely pleased with this system and care, right down to the mini posters.
28-Mar-23 5:29pm
#60 DarkFact
I didn't really notice any menu issues, so an update might fix that up.
#60 DarkFact
I didn't really notice any menu issues, so an update might fix that up.
29-Mar-23 10:46am
#61 DCGX
Updating helped, but there's still a delay in the sound effects. Not button presses, just the menu sound effects when scrolling.
I'm not one to ever use screen protectors on my devices, but since we got the "official" screen protectors included because of the delay, I thought I would. That didn't last long. The protectors is slightly smaller all the way around from the glass/plastic of the screen space, so it's tough to get it centered. Even then, the raised look isn't attractive to me, so I took the protector off. Anyone else using the screen protector?
#61 DCGX
Updating helped, but there's still a delay in the sound effects. Not button presses, just the menu sound effects when scrolling.
I'm not one to ever use screen protectors on my devices, but since we got the "official" screen protectors included because of the delay, I thought I would. That didn't last long. The protectors is slightly smaller all the way around from the glass/plastic of the screen space, so it's tough to get it centered. Even then, the raised look isn't attractive to me, so I took the protector off. Anyone else using the screen protector?
7-Apr-23 8:19pm
#63 Renaissance2K
Just popping in here to say that the new Game of the Month - Donut Dodo - has its talons in me.
#63 Renaissance2K
Just popping in here to say that the new Game of the Month - Donut Dodo - has its talons in me.
8-Apr-23 3:04am
#64 Tad
Renaissance2K wrote:
Just popping in here to say that the new Game of the Month - Donut Dodo - has its talons in me.Finally got around to trying out and holy crap is it fun. It's delightfully weird, fast paced, and addicting. I had to cut myself off because I played for an hour without realizing.
It's definitely my favorite game of the month so far.
I haven't done any of the Indie Heroes sets yet, but this definitely motivates me to start buying them.
#64 Tad
Renaissance2K wrote:
Just popping in here to say that the new Game of the Month - Donut Dodo - has its talons in me.Finally got around to trying out and holy crap is it fun. It's delightfully weird, fast paced, and addicting. I had to cut myself off because I played for an hour without realizing.
It's definitely my favorite game of the month so far.
I haven't done any of the Indie Heroes sets yet, but this definitely motivates me to start buying them.
8-Apr-23 8:58am
#65 Yoshi
DCGX wrote:
I'm not one to ever use screen protectors on my devices, but since we got the "official" screen protectors included because of the delay, I thought I would. That didn't last long. The protectors is slightly smaller all the way around from the glass/plastic of the screen space, so it's tough to get it centered. Even then, the raised look isn't attractive to me, so I took the protector off. Anyone else using the screen protector?
I installed one, but, as you said, it's not centered well. It also is a glare magnet, though I installed it right away, so I can't compare it to the screen itself in that regard. My Steam deck has the glare resistant screen, so that's not a fair fight, but I don't notice as much glare on the Switch either, and it has a protector.
I need to start treating the games of the month as Steam demos. If the game is worthy, I'd rather play it there, and I suspect the developer gets more money for it too.
#65 Yoshi
DCGX wrote:
I'm not one to ever use screen protectors on my devices, but since we got the "official" screen protectors included because of the delay, I thought I would. That didn't last long. The protectors is slightly smaller all the way around from the glass/plastic of the screen space, so it's tough to get it centered. Even then, the raised look isn't attractive to me, so I took the protector off. Anyone else using the screen protector?
I installed one, but, as you said, it's not centered well. It also is a glare magnet, though I installed it right away, so I can't compare it to the screen itself in that regard. My Steam deck has the glare resistant screen, so that's not a fair fight, but I don't notice as much glare on the Switch either, and it has a protector.
I need to start treating the games of the month as Steam demos. If the game is worthy, I'd rather play it there, and I suspect the developer gets more money for it too.
8-Apr-23 9:41am
#66 benstylus
Yoshi wrote:
I need to start treating the games of the month as Steam demos. If the game is worthy, I'd rather play it there, and I suspect the developer gets more money for it too.
For each individual sale absolutely. But I'm sure the number of copies Blaze produces means they get a decent paycheck either way.
#66 benstylus
Yoshi wrote:
I need to start treating the games of the month as Steam demos. If the game is worthy, I'd rather play it there, and I suspect the developer gets more money for it too.
For each individual sale absolutely. But I'm sure the number of copies Blaze produces means they get a decent paycheck either way.
8-Apr-23 12:17pm
#67 BloodPuppetX
Bitmap Bros and Intellivision 1 are $12.99 at Best Buy currently. Amazon also has the former.
#67 BloodPuppetX
Bitmap Bros and Intellivision 1 are $12.99 at Best Buy currently. Amazon also has the former.
8-Apr-23 1:48pm
#68 Tad
BloodPuppetX wrote:
Bitmap Bros and Intellivision 1 are $12.99 at Best Buy currently. Amazon also has the former.I just saw Bitmap Brothers on Amazon and was going to post. I had $5 credit so it's only costing me $8 and some change.
#68 Tad
BloodPuppetX wrote:
Bitmap Bros and Intellivision 1 are $12.99 at Best Buy currently. Amazon also has the former.I just saw Bitmap Brothers on Amazon and was going to post. I had $5 credit so it's only costing me $8 and some change.
9-Apr-23 10:54am
#69 Yoshi
I want to make sure anyone who might be interested sees this: https://gametz.com/C...
#69 Yoshi
I want to make sure anyone who might be interested sees this: https://gametz.com/C...
30-May-23 3:17pm
#71 DCGX
Mine too! The Piko 3 specially has me interested to see how full 3D games handle on the Evercade with '40 Winks.' This is the one, correct me if I'm wrong.
#71 DCGX
Mine too! The Piko 3 specially has me interested to see how full 3D games handle on the Evercade with '40 Winks.' This is the one, correct me if I'm wrong.
30-May-23 4:07pm
#72 benstylus
They had Actua Soccer and Hardcore 4x4 on the Gremlin Collection.
Would love to see a Bubsy Collection LOL
#72 benstylus
They had Actua Soccer and Hardcore 4x4 on the Gremlin Collection.
Would love to see a Bubsy Collection LOL
31-May-23 8:26am
#73 DCGX
benstylus wrote:
They had Actua Soccer and Hardcore 4x4 on the Gremlin Collection.
oh right!
Would love to see a Bubsy Collection LOL
Eh I'm ok lol
#73 DCGX
benstylus wrote:
They had Actua Soccer and Hardcore 4x4 on the Gremlin Collection.
oh right!
Would love to see a Bubsy Collection LOL
Eh I'm ok lol
31-May-23 3:31pm
#75 DCGX
Announced at the Evercade Showcase Vol. 1:
- Piko Arcade 1 (July 28)
- The Sydney Hunter Collection (July 28)
- Delphine Collection 1 (August 11)
- Sunsoft Collection 1 (August 11)
- Duke Nukem Collection 1 (Duke 1+2 Remastered and 3D) (November)
- Duke Nukem Collection 2 (Time to Kill, Land of the Babes, Advance) (November)
And a new limited edition Evercade VS, the Atomic Edition that will launch alongside and include both Duke Nukem Collections, in Duke's gray and yellow. Only 2000 units of the Atomic Edition will be available and preorders are open now.
edit: Like the previous special edition of the original Evercade, this is a Funstock exclusive.
#75 DCGX
Announced at the Evercade Showcase Vol. 1:
- Piko Arcade 1 (July 28)
- The Sydney Hunter Collection (July 28)
- Delphine Collection 1 (August 11)
- Sunsoft Collection 1 (August 11)
- Duke Nukem Collection 1 (Duke 1+2 Remastered and 3D) (November)
- Duke Nukem Collection 2 (Time to Kill, Land of the Babes, Advance) (November)
And a new limited edition Evercade VS, the Atomic Edition that will launch alongside and include both Duke Nukem Collections, in Duke's gray and yellow. Only 2000 units of the Atomic Edition will be available and preorders are open now.
edit: Like the previous special edition of the original Evercade, this is a Funstock exclusive.
31-May-23 3:33pm
#76 DCGX
In my opinion, really solid stuff considering each cart is still only $20. There will be a second showcase in July too, to announce the rest of the 2023 carts. The Indie Collection 3 is already slated for February 2024.
#76 DCGX
In my opinion, really solid stuff considering each cart is still only $20. There will be a second showcase in July too, to announce the rest of the 2023 carts. The Indie Collection 3 is already slated for February 2024.
31-May-23 5:13pm
#77 Renaissance2K
Oh, I'm pumped for the first Duke collection. I had a lot of fun with Duke Nukem 2 back in the day.
#77 Renaissance2K
Oh, I'm pumped for the first Duke collection. I had a lot of fun with Duke Nukem 2 back in the day.
2-Jun-23 7:50am
#78 benstylus
Duke 1 and 2 are the only reason I bought Duke 3D Atomic Edition back in the day.
Old apogee games were so awesome.
#78 benstylus
Duke 1 and 2 are the only reason I bought Duke 3D Atomic Edition back in the day.
Old apogee games were so awesome.
2-Jun-23 9:18am
#79 benstylus
So far of the out-of-print carts, the only one that has spiked so far is the technos (console) collection 1.
Which is bizarre given most of those games are available on modern consoles too
#79 benstylus
So far of the out-of-print carts, the only one that has spiked so far is the technos (console) collection 1.
Which is bizarre given most of those games are available on modern consoles too
2-Jun-23 3:52pm
#80 DarkFact
Miyoo Mini+ is $80, I'm good :p
I bought this crap 90 different ways, I'm entitled
#80 DarkFact
Miyoo Mini+ is $80, I'm good :p
I bought this crap 90 different ways, I'm entitled
2-Jun-23 4:37pm
#82 DarkFact
I don't have to, I have no guilt. In fact, I've bought like three copies of Technos Vol 1. I got the Kunio-Kun collection on Switch and bought singles on PS4. They got paid, we're straight, I got a letter from the president of Technos who said "lol thanks bro, you can do whatever you want now", and you're just fudgein jealous. Certainly not going to enrich some fudgeo on eBay who thinks the $20 cart should go for $anything more than 20.
#82 DarkFact
I don't have to, I have no guilt. In fact, I've bought like three copies of Technos Vol 1. I got the Kunio-Kun collection on Switch and bought singles on PS4. They got paid, we're straight, I got a letter from the president of Technos who said "lol thanks bro, you can do whatever you want now", and you're just fudgein jealous. Certainly not going to enrich some fudgeo on eBay who thinks the $20 cart should go for $anything more than 20.
2-Jun-23 5:42pm
#83 DarkFact
Tad wrote:
@DarkFact He's jealous? Will there ever be a time when you aren't a salty dog when people say something you disagree with? I don't have sub time so I had to see your angry bullcrap How about you calm down and look at yourself in the mirror for once in your miserable life?
I was being super serious. Glad to see you're still repping the density of Neptune, bro, clearly I really got a letter from the President of Technos for him to get jealous of fudge's sake lol
Someone get this leech some subtime.
#83 DarkFact
Tad wrote:
@DarkFact He's jealous? Will there ever be a time when you aren't a salty dog when people say something you disagree with? I don't have sub time so I had to see your angry bullcrap How about you calm down and look at yourself in the mirror for once in your miserable life?
I was being super serious. Glad to see you're still repping the density of Neptune, bro, clearly I really got a letter from the President of Technos for him to get jealous of fudge's sake lol
Someone get this leech some subtime.
2-Jun-23 7:08pm
#86 Yoshi
DCGX wrote:
There will be a second showcase in July too, to announce the rest of the 2023 carts.
This was arguably the best news for me, since I'm still stubbornly holding onto the EXP LE coupon. I'll be able to optimize it completely after seeing what July has to offer.
#86 Yoshi
DCGX wrote:
There will be a second showcase in July too, to announce the rest of the 2023 carts.
This was arguably the best news for me, since I'm still stubbornly holding onto the EXP LE coupon. I'll be able to optimize it completely after seeing what July has to offer.
2-Jun-23 7:27pm
#87 benstylus
DarkFact wrote:
, I got a letter from the president of Technos who said "lol thanks bro, you can do whatever you want now",
I was expecting a rant but I was not expecting this.
This is the best thing in a post I have read all year LOL
#87 benstylus
DarkFact wrote:
, I got a letter from the president of Technos who said "lol thanks bro, you can do whatever you want now",
I was expecting a rant but I was not expecting this.
This is the best thing in a post I have read all year LOL
2-Jun-23 7:53pm
#88 DarkFact
benstylus wrote:
DarkFact wrote: |>, I got a letter from the president of Technos who said "lol> thanks bro, you can do whatever you want now", I was expecting a rant but I was not expecting this. This is the best thing in a post I have read all year LOL
No reason to rant, it ain't that deep
#88 DarkFact
benstylus wrote:
DarkFact wrote: |>, I got a letter from the president of Technos who said "lol> thanks bro, you can do whatever you want now", I was expecting a rant but I was not expecting this. This is the best thing in a post I have read all year LOL
No reason to rant, it ain't that deep
3-Jun-23 9:06am
#89 DCGX
Yoshi wrote:
DCGX wrote:> There will be a second showcase in July too, to announce the rest of the 2023 carts. This was arguably the best news for me, since I'm still stubbornly holding onto the EXP LE coupon. I'll be able to optimize it completely after seeing what July has to offer.
Yeah I completely forgot about the coupon when preordering the Atomic Edition! That really annoyed me since I get my Evercade games from Video Games Plus now and never buy from Funstock anymore. I emailed them asking if they would apply the coupon, even though it's paid for, but haven't gotten a response yet.
#89 DCGX
Yoshi wrote:
DCGX wrote:> There will be a second showcase in July too, to announce the rest of the 2023 carts. This was arguably the best news for me, since I'm still stubbornly holding onto the EXP LE coupon. I'll be able to optimize it completely after seeing what July has to offer.
Yeah I completely forgot about the coupon when preordering the Atomic Edition! That really annoyed me since I get my Evercade games from Video Games Plus now and never buy from Funstock anymore. I emailed them asking if they would apply the coupon, even though it's paid for, but haven't gotten a response yet.
3-Jun-23 11:34am
#91 DarkFact
Someone pointed out the Duke Nukem art they solicited was AI generated. Evercade originally came out and insisted it wasn't, people were quick to point out it was very obviously AI generated and the guy they paid had basically nothing but AI generated images in their portfolio and they deleted their defense
However, the actual contents are very cool!
image
#91 DarkFact
Someone pointed out the Duke Nukem art they solicited was AI generated. Evercade originally came out and insisted it wasn't, people were quick to point out it was very obviously AI generated and the guy they paid had basically nothing but AI generated images in their portfolio and they deleted their defense
However, the actual contents are very cool!
image
3-Jun-23 12:06pm
#92 benstylus
Apparently they not only took down their defense but they apologized to fans and are commissioning new art.
From https://www.eurogame...
"Over the last 24 hours, we have been humbled by the support and excitement over our newest cartridge announcements and our partnership with Gearbox to bring the Duke Nukem franchise to Evercade," Byatt said in a formal statement.
"As part of this, an artist was commissioned to produce a lead image for the new Duke Nukem 1+2 Remastered game developed by Blaze Entertainment. It is abundantly clear from the response on social media that the work on this commission has fallen below the expectation and standards demanded by fans due to the artists’ use of AI in the process.
"We are immediately removing the art where possible to do so and will be announcing a replacement commission in due course that better meets the high standard expected," the statement continues. "We would like to apologise to you, all of the fans, who have felt passionately about this enough and please be assured are working to remedy this. We also would like to thank everyone who’s worked on the project to date for their input."
#92 benstylus
Apparently they not only took down their defense but they apologized to fans and are commissioning new art.
From https://www.eurogame...
"Over the last 24 hours, we have been humbled by the support and excitement over our newest cartridge announcements and our partnership with Gearbox to bring the Duke Nukem franchise to Evercade," Byatt said in a formal statement.
"As part of this, an artist was commissioned to produce a lead image for the new Duke Nukem 1+2 Remastered game developed by Blaze Entertainment. It is abundantly clear from the response on social media that the work on this commission has fallen below the expectation and standards demanded by fans due to the artists’ use of AI in the process.
"We are immediately removing the art where possible to do so and will be announcing a replacement commission in due course that better meets the high standard expected," the statement continues. "We would like to apologise to you, all of the fans, who have felt passionately about this enough and please be assured are working to remedy this. We also would like to thank everyone who’s worked on the project to date for their input."
3-Jun-23 1:07pm
#93 Renaissance2K
Blaze's transparency with this sort of stuff - and the speed at which they respond - is a breath of fresh air in this day and age. I'm still really impressed with how they handled the Evercade EXP theft, too.
A lot of major publishers would have handled that very differently.
#93 Renaissance2K
Blaze's transparency with this sort of stuff - and the speed at which they respond - is a breath of fresh air in this day and age. I'm still really impressed with how they handled the Evercade EXP theft, too.
A lot of major publishers would have handled that very differently.
23-Jun-23 12:50pm
#94 DCGX
According to Blaze, the Team 17 Collection 1 charted on the UK physical releases charts. I don't know if that says more about how much an Evercade cart sold, or more about how few sales in the UK are physical.
#94 DCGX
According to Blaze, the Team 17 Collection 1 charted on the UK physical releases charts. I don't know if that says more about how much an Evercade cart sold, or more about how few sales in the UK are physical.
23-Jun-23 1:24pm
#95 benstylus
Could also be how beloved the Amiga is over there.
Or that there just weren't a lot of other releases that week
#95 benstylus
Could also be how beloved the Amiga is over there.
Or that there just weren't a lot of other releases that week
14-Jul-23 8:54am
#96 DCGX
Blaze/Evercade's big announcement was this morning, and it's a Game Boy "Pocket" style and themed handheld that can play all Evercade carts. There's a Capcom themed unit in blue and yellow, and a Taito themed unit in green and black. Both come with a dozen built-in games for their respective manufactures and retail for $59.
Not bad for a smaller version of the Evercade with games, but I think this might the first Evercade product I pass on. If they go on sale for, like, half the price, then maybe. But I'm good with my VS. and EXP for now. This might be what less hardcore Evercade fans/those interested in the Evercade might go for though. Like the Switch Lite.
#96 DCGX
Blaze/Evercade's big announcement was this morning, and it's a Game Boy "Pocket" style and themed handheld that can play all Evercade carts. There's a Capcom themed unit in blue and yellow, and a Taito themed unit in green and black. Both come with a dozen built-in games for their respective manufactures and retail for $59.
Not bad for a smaller version of the Evercade with games, but I think this might the first Evercade product I pass on. If they go on sale for, like, half the price, then maybe. But I'm good with my VS. and EXP for now. This might be what less hardcore Evercade fans/those interested in the Evercade might go for though. Like the Switch Lite.
14-Jul-23 8:44pm
#97 benstylus
Interestingly it's not branded as evercade which is probably a smart move.
It does give hope for future taito/Capcom compilations on the evercade itself though
#97 benstylus
Interestingly it's not branded as evercade which is probably a smart move.
It does give hope for future taito/Capcom compilations on the evercade itself though
15-Jul-23 11:50am
#98 DCGX
benstylus wrote:
Interestingly it's not branded as evercade which is probably a smart move.
Yeah I thought that was interesting too. Maybe it's a good move, we'll see.
It does give hope for future taito/Capcom compilations on the evercade itself though
I'd definitely be up for this.
#98 DCGX
benstylus wrote:
Interestingly it's not branded as evercade which is probably a smart move.
Yeah I thought that was interesting too. Maybe it's a good move, we'll see.
It does give hope for future taito/Capcom compilations on the evercade itself though
I'd definitely be up for this.
17-Jul-23 5:42pm
#100 benstylus
The Taito one is cool but I have almost all those games on the Egret Mini.
#100 benstylus
The Taito one is cool but I have almost all those games on the Egret Mini.
17-Jul-23 5:47pm
#101 DarkFact
Sadly I don’t have one of those :(
I also like the Taito branding on the handheld more than the Capcom branding. The EXP is loaded with all those and more I think anyways
#101 DarkFact
Sadly I don’t have one of those :(
I also like the Taito branding on the handheld more than the Capcom branding. The EXP is loaded with all those and more I think anyways
17-Jul-23 5:53pm
#102 benstylus
Yeah if you have an EXP there is zero reason to get the Capcom one unless you just like the form factor better.
#102 benstylus
Yeah if you have an EXP there is zero reason to get the Capcom one unless you just like the form factor better.
21-Jul-23 4:30pm
#103 benstylus
Sunsoft and Delphine collection preorders went up at vg plus today.
With the exchange rate, ends up being just under $40 with free shipping for the bundle
#103 benstylus
Sunsoft and Delphine collection preorders went up at vg plus today.
With the exchange rate, ends up being just under $40 with free shipping for the bundle
22-Jul-23 4:16pm
#104 Yoshi
Did I dream a July event being announced during the last one to reveal the rest of the year's releases?
#104 Yoshi
Did I dream a July event being announced during the last one to reveal the rest of the year's releases?
22-Jul-23 4:58pm
#105 benstylus
Yoshi wrote:
Did I dream a July event being announced during the last one to reveal the rest of the year's releases?
"We'll see you in July for the Evercade Showcase Volume 2, but until then, goodbye."
Yep it's at the end of the video
#105 benstylus
Yoshi wrote:
Did I dream a July event being announced during the last one to reveal the rest of the year's releases?
"We'll see you in July for the Evercade Showcase Volume 2, but until then, goodbye."
Yep it's at the end of the video
25-Jul-23 12:50pm
#106 benstylus
Just announced on their discord
Hey everyone!
We're back with another Evercade Showcase. Volume 2 will be an Indie games special and will look at the remaining carts to be announced for 2023!
Monday, July 31st - 6PM Europe, 5PM UK, 12PM EDT, 9AM PDT.
Join us on our YouTube channel to watch the show!
#106 benstylus
Just announced on their discord
Hey everyone!
We're back with another Evercade Showcase. Volume 2 will be an Indie games special and will look at the remaining carts to be announced for 2023!
Monday, July 31st - 6PM Europe, 5PM UK, 12PM EDT, 9AM PDT.
Join us on our YouTube channel to watch the show!
30-Jul-23 4:34pm
#108 Yoshi
Has anyone ordered games from Amazon? The pictures show PEGI packaging, as opposed to ESRB. Is that accurate?
#108 Yoshi
Has anyone ordered games from Amazon? The pictures show PEGI packaging, as opposed to ESRB. Is that accurate?
30-Jul-23 6:07pm
#109 benstylus
If it is "ships from and sold by Amazon.com" it should be non PEGI. 3rd party, who knows?
Though if you need all your carts to match you probably should stick to the PEGI ones since there are 3 (i think) Europe-only carts.
#109 benstylus
If it is "ships from and sold by Amazon.com" it should be non PEGI. 3rd party, who knows?
Though if you need all your carts to match you probably should stick to the PEGI ones since there are 3 (i think) Europe-only carts.
31-Jul-23 8:28am
#110 DCGX
Are there ESRB ones? All mine are either PEGI (because Blaze is in the UK) or no rating at all. I've gotten mine from Funstock, Best Buy, Amazon and Video Games Plus.
#110 DCGX
Are there ESRB ones? All mine are either PEGI (because Blaze is in the UK) or no rating at all. I've gotten mine from Funstock, Best Buy, Amazon and Video Games Plus.
31-Jul-23 2:29pm
#111 Yoshi
benstylus wrote:
If it is "ships from and sold by Amazon.com" it should be non PEGI. 3rd party, who knows? Though if you need all your carts to match you probably should stick to the PEGI ones since there are 3 (i think) Europe-only carts.
Thank you. I didn't realize those three existed, but I have all PEGI carts to match the two LE bundles.
BTW, the Showcase today was the exact opposite of what I want from Evercade.
#111 Yoshi
benstylus wrote:
If it is "ships from and sold by Amazon.com" it should be non PEGI. 3rd party, who knows? Though if you need all your carts to match you probably should stick to the PEGI ones since there are 3 (i think) Europe-only carts.
Thank you. I didn't realize those three existed, but I have all PEGI carts to match the two LE bundles.
BTW, the Showcase today was the exact opposite of what I want from Evercade.
31-Jul-23 3:02pm
#112 benstylus
I could take or leave most of the indie stuff, but I'm glad it's there because some of it is genuinely cool.
While I am definitely more interested in them making carts with actual retro games than new games made for retro systems, there is room for both.
#112 benstylus
I could take or leave most of the indie stuff, but I'm glad it's there because some of it is genuinely cool.
While I am definitely more interested in them making carts with actual retro games than new games made for retro systems, there is room for both.
31-Jul-23 4:39pm
#113 Renaissance2K
Yoshi wrote:
BTW, the Showcase today was the exact opposite of what I want from Evercade.
Glad I'm not the only person who felt this way. I'm happy that indie developers are finding a voice on the platform, but if I'm going to effectively pay $10 (or $20?!) for a single indie title, I may as well buy it on Steam and not have it locked down to an esoteric device.
#113 Renaissance2K
Yoshi wrote:
BTW, the Showcase today was the exact opposite of what I want from Evercade.
Glad I'm not the only person who felt this way. I'm happy that indie developers are finding a voice on the platform, but if I'm going to effectively pay $10 (or $20?!) for a single indie title, I may as well buy it on Steam and not have it locked down to an esoteric device.
31-Jul-23 5:34pm
#114 benstylus
They said at the beginning of the video that it would be indie focused. I guess next time that happens you guys know to tune out. I'm kinda glad they made the indie showcase its own thing.
I don't know how many times when I'm watching a Nintendo Direct some new farming sim rpg pops up and I'm just sitting there thinking ANOTHER ONE? That's why I like to watch them after they end so I can fast forward through all the crap I don't care about and get to the good stuff like Fashion Dreamer.
#114 benstylus
They said at the beginning of the video that it would be indie focused. I guess next time that happens you guys know to tune out. I'm kinda glad they made the indie showcase its own thing.
I don't know how many times when I'm watching a Nintendo Direct some new farming sim rpg pops up and I'm just sitting there thinking ANOTHER ONE? That's why I like to watch them after they end so I can fast forward through all the crap I don't care about and get to the good stuff like Fashion Dreamer.
31-Jul-23 7:25pm
#115 Yoshi
benstylus wrote:
They said at the beginning of the video that it would be indie focused. I guess next time that happens you guys know to tune out. I'm kinda glad they made the indie showcase its own thing. I don't know how many times when I'm watching a Nintendo Direct some new farming sim rpg pops up and I'm just sitting there thinking ANOTHER ONE? That's why I like to watch them after they end so I can fast forward through all the crap I don't care about and get to the good stuff like Fashion Dreamer.
I agree with all of this.
Renaissance2K wrote:
Yoshi wrote:> BTW, the Showcase today was the exact opposite of what I want from Evercade. Glad I'm not the only person who felt this way. I'm happy that indie developers are finding a voice on the platform, but if I'm going to effectively pay $10 (or $20?!) for a single indie title, I may as well buy it on Steam and not have it locked down to an esoteric device.
You nailed it. I wound up doing the same thing today I do during Nintendo indie Directs. I open Steam and add anything that looks interesting to my wishlist.
Evercade's value to me is the opportunity to support developers or publishers for games not currently available anywhere else. I actually started a spreadsheet recently that maps all of the Evercade releases to what is available on Steam, GOG, or Switch. The good news is that there is a lot not covered. The bad news is they seem to be trending away from that.
#115 Yoshi
benstylus wrote:
They said at the beginning of the video that it would be indie focused. I guess next time that happens you guys know to tune out. I'm kinda glad they made the indie showcase its own thing. I don't know how many times when I'm watching a Nintendo Direct some new farming sim rpg pops up and I'm just sitting there thinking ANOTHER ONE? That's why I like to watch them after they end so I can fast forward through all the crap I don't care about and get to the good stuff like Fashion Dreamer.
I agree with all of this.
Renaissance2K wrote:
Yoshi wrote:> BTW, the Showcase today was the exact opposite of what I want from Evercade. Glad I'm not the only person who felt this way. I'm happy that indie developers are finding a voice on the platform, but if I'm going to effectively pay $10 (or $20?!) for a single indie title, I may as well buy it on Steam and not have it locked down to an esoteric device.
You nailed it. I wound up doing the same thing today I do during Nintendo indie Directs. I open Steam and add anything that looks interesting to my wishlist.
Evercade's value to me is the opportunity to support developers or publishers for games not currently available anywhere else. I actually started a spreadsheet recently that maps all of the Evercade releases to what is available on Steam, GOG, or Switch. The good news is that there is a lot not covered. The bad news is they seem to be trending away from that.
31-Jul-23 11:05pm
#116 DarkFact
I want the December releases. I kinda like having weird games on the handheld
#116 DarkFact
I want the December releases. I kinda like having weird games on the handheld
1-Aug-23 6:57am
#118 benstylus
Yoshi wrote:
Evercade's value to me is the opportunity to support developers or publishers for games not currently available anywhere else. I actually started a spreadsheet recently that maps all of the Evercade releases to what is available on Steam, GOG, or Switch. The good news is that there is a lot not covered. The bad news is they seem to be trending away from that.
The way I see it, having those "exclusive" titles on Evercade isn't necessarily feasible. If someone is willing to license their game to be published on an esoteric console with a limited userbase, surely they would also be up for having it available on steam or other places with 1000x the userbase.
Still though, looking at their roadmap images that I pulled from the discord, their first year (2020) was almost exclusively retro console games. Only 2 of the 14 carts were newer indie games.
2021 didn't have as many carts released. Just 12 since they didn't have to frontload the system's launch. But they also started expanding into arcade games (likely due in part to people complaining about getting inferior console ports on things like the Namco Museum carts). Of those 12 we got 2 indies and 10 retro (6 console/4 arcade).
2022 only had 11 releases. But they diversified further into retro home computer releases beginning with c64. So we got 3 indie releases, and 8 retro releases (3 console/4 arcade/1 computer).
With 2023's roadmap pretty much complete, we can see the trend here. 14 releases announced to the year end. 5 indie releases and 9 retro releases (3 console/2 arcade/4 computer).
The addition of more indie releases has not really affected the number of retro releases. Outside of the first year (which was heavily frontloaded for the system's launch) there have been between 8 and 10 actual retro releases per year.
Now if you don't have any interest in a subset of that (maybe the retro computer games don't interest you at all, or maybe you just want more arcade games) I can see that being disappointing.
But for me, I just want more of the retro stuff that hasn't been re-released to death. Stuff I haven't experienced a hundred times before. I would much rather play something i've never seen before like the C64 Movie Monster Game as opposed to yet another port of Street Fighter 2.
Street Fighter 2 is probably much better of a game, but I've been playing it for 30 years already.
#118 benstylus
Yoshi wrote:
Evercade's value to me is the opportunity to support developers or publishers for games not currently available anywhere else. I actually started a spreadsheet recently that maps all of the Evercade releases to what is available on Steam, GOG, or Switch. The good news is that there is a lot not covered. The bad news is they seem to be trending away from that.
The way I see it, having those "exclusive" titles on Evercade isn't necessarily feasible. If someone is willing to license their game to be published on an esoteric console with a limited userbase, surely they would also be up for having it available on steam or other places with 1000x the userbase.
Still though, looking at their roadmap images that I pulled from the discord, their first year (2020) was almost exclusively retro console games. Only 2 of the 14 carts were newer indie games.
2021 didn't have as many carts released. Just 12 since they didn't have to frontload the system's launch. But they also started expanding into arcade games (likely due in part to people complaining about getting inferior console ports on things like the Namco Museum carts). Of those 12 we got 2 indies and 10 retro (6 console/4 arcade).
2022 only had 11 releases. But they diversified further into retro home computer releases beginning with c64. So we got 3 indie releases, and 8 retro releases (3 console/4 arcade/1 computer).
With 2023's roadmap pretty much complete, we can see the trend here. 14 releases announced to the year end. 5 indie releases and 9 retro releases (3 console/2 arcade/4 computer).
The addition of more indie releases has not really affected the number of retro releases. Outside of the first year (which was heavily frontloaded for the system's launch) there have been between 8 and 10 actual retro releases per year.
Now if you don't have any interest in a subset of that (maybe the retro computer games don't interest you at all, or maybe you just want more arcade games) I can see that being disappointing.
But for me, I just want more of the retro stuff that hasn't been re-released to death. Stuff I haven't experienced a hundred times before. I would much rather play something i've never seen before like the C64 Movie Monster Game as opposed to yet another port of Street Fighter 2.
Street Fighter 2 is probably much better of a game, but I've been playing it for 30 years already.
1-Aug-23 8:55am
#119 DCGX
Yeah it was definitely billed as an indie showcase. I prefer the retro stuff too, but I like the indie releases. To argue the price and getting indies on Steam, it's not usually that much more for a multi-game cart, and you can always sell and/or trade them away. That can't be done on Steam. And the Evercade. The Evercade is also about physical media. Many of these indies probably won't ever get a physical release outside of Evercade.
Honestly, I wouldn't give these games a second look on Steam, but on a platform like Evercade, I definitely give them a try. Kind of like how I completely ignore games based on anime until I'm building out my collection on a more obscure handheld (I have like a dozen anime games on the Vita, and I don't watch any of those IPs shows/movies).
#119 DCGX
Yeah it was definitely billed as an indie showcase. I prefer the retro stuff too, but I like the indie releases. To argue the price and getting indies on Steam, it's not usually that much more for a multi-game cart, and you can always sell and/or trade them away. That can't be done on Steam. And the Evercade. The Evercade is also about physical media. Many of these indies probably won't ever get a physical release outside of Evercade.
Honestly, I wouldn't give these games a second look on Steam, but on a platform like Evercade, I definitely give them a try. Kind of like how I completely ignore games based on anime until I'm building out my collection on a more obscure handheld (I have like a dozen anime games on the Vita, and I don't watch any of those IPs shows/movies).
1-Aug-23 3:44pm
#120 benstylus
Home Computer Heroes 1 and Full Void are up for preorder on VGPlus.
They have the free shipping bundle for the two pack as long as you are getting the standard edition of full void.
No such bundle luck if you want the Full Void special edition. But hey it's only 7 CAD for shipping, and if you have a referral coupon that knocks 5 off so it's only a 2 dollar net shipping charge. (You could also order something else to get your total to their $80 CAD free shipping threshold)
1 CAD is about 0.75 USD right now so don't forget to mentally take off another 20 to 25% of their listed price if you are in the US.
($25 CAD = $19 USD)
($40 CAD = $30 USD)
($50 CAD = $38 USD)
($80 CAD = $60 USD)
#120 benstylus
Home Computer Heroes 1 and Full Void are up for preorder on VGPlus.
They have the free shipping bundle for the two pack as long as you are getting the standard edition of full void.
No such bundle luck if you want the Full Void special edition. But hey it's only 7 CAD for shipping, and if you have a referral coupon that knocks 5 off so it's only a 2 dollar net shipping charge. (You could also order something else to get your total to their $80 CAD free shipping threshold)
1 CAD is about 0.75 USD right now so don't forget to mentally take off another 20 to 25% of their listed price if you are in the US.
($25 CAD = $19 USD)
($40 CAD = $30 USD)
($50 CAD = $38 USD)
($80 CAD = $60 USD)
2-Aug-23 10:57am
#121 DCGX
Yeah it sucks the more expensive item doesn't have a bundle and then costs shipping. Though it's pretty easy to hit the free shipping threshold.
#121 DCGX
Yeah it sucks the more expensive item doesn't have a bundle and then costs shipping. Though it's pretty easy to hit the free shipping threshold.
11-Aug-23 8:30pm
#124 DCGX
benstylus wrote:
Got my shipping notice for Piko Arcade and Sydney Hunter collections!
Me too! I'm interested to try the Sydney Hunter games. Collectorvision has really pushed them over the past ten years. One of them was announced for Dreamcast years ago, but they never did much work on it.
#124 DCGX
benstylus wrote:
Got my shipping notice for Piko Arcade and Sydney Hunter collections!
Me too! I'm interested to try the Sydney Hunter games. Collectorvision has really pushed them over the past ten years. One of them was announced for Dreamcast years ago, but they never did much work on it.
31-Aug-23 8:39am
#125 benstylus
Blaze just announced a delay for Duke Nukem preorders and their special video on it...
https://www.facebook...
Best thing in the comments: Duke Nukem Forevercade
#125 benstylus
Blaze just announced a delay for Duke Nukem preorders and their special video on it...
https://www.facebook...
Best thing in the comments: Duke Nukem Forevercade
31-Aug-23 1:58pm
#126 DarkFact
lol. Fudge's sake, that's precisely why I didn't even bother, I knew this crap was probably gonna get fudgeed up past the new year (the system, that is).
#126 DarkFact
lol. Fudge's sake, that's precisely why I didn't even bother, I knew this crap was probably gonna get fudgeed up past the new year (the system, that is).
31-Aug-23 2:12pm
#127 DCGX
DarkFact wrote:
lol. Fudge's sake, that's precisely why I didn't even bother, I knew this crap was probably gonna get fudgeed up past the new year (the system, that is).
What am I missing? It just says the preorder date for the collections moved to September 12. The system was always slated for November, and it isn't mentioned in the Facebook post.
#127 DCGX
DarkFact wrote:
lol. Fudge's sake, that's precisely why I didn't even bother, I knew this crap was probably gonna get fudgeed up past the new year (the system, that is).
What am I missing? It just says the preorder date for the collections moved to September 12. The system was always slated for November, and it isn't mentioned in the Facebook post.
31-Aug-23 2:28pm
#128 DarkFact
You're not missing anything, I made an educated guess and skipped the system, and already something related to the DN crap has been delayed.
#128 DarkFact
You're not missing anything, I made an educated guess and skipped the system, and already something related to the DN crap has been delayed.
31-Aug-23 2:37pm
#129 benstylus
According to Blaze in their discord... it's just the preorders opening and the video that are delayed but the games are still on track for November.
Who cares if a preorder date is delayed? What, I get to keep my money longer? This is an outrage!
#129 benstylus
According to Blaze in their discord... it's just the preorders opening and the video that are delayed but the games are still on track for November.
Who cares if a preorder date is delayed? What, I get to keep my money longer? This is an outrage!
31-Aug-23 2:38pm
#130 benstylus
Maybe thet are doing a LE version or something so they can't open the preorders before they announce it for fear of making people angry that they have to cancel and preorder the right one
#130 benstylus
Maybe thet are doing a LE version or something so they can't open the preorders before they announce it for fear of making people angry that they have to cancel and preorder the right one
31-Aug-23 8:22pm
#131 DarkFact
benstylus wrote:
According to Blaze in their discord... it's just the preorders opening and the video that are delayed but the games are still on track for November. Who cares if a preorder date is delayed? What, I get to keep my money longer? This is an outrage!
It's pretty annoying. I bought the LE of the EXP to get one of the first units, and they were like "lol they got stolen, well we're gonna fill out the European orders and you guys can wait until we get to it, but you get a coupon!". I think it's a pretty acceptable gripe that you pay premium and then find out it would have been a better move to just buy it from Best Buy so you could ...actually play on launch. But maybe I'm being picky.
And no, they charge up front immediately. Far as I know, both Funstock and Songbird do. So you do not, in fact, get to "keep your money longer", unless you're just talking about the games, which you are, but I wasn't, but I was also off topic, so who cares what I say
#131 DarkFact
benstylus wrote:
According to Blaze in their discord... it's just the preorders opening and the video that are delayed but the games are still on track for November. Who cares if a preorder date is delayed? What, I get to keep my money longer? This is an outrage!
It's pretty annoying. I bought the LE of the EXP to get one of the first units, and they were like "lol they got stolen, well we're gonna fill out the European orders and you guys can wait until we get to it, but you get a coupon!". I think it's a pretty acceptable gripe that you pay premium and then find out it would have been a better move to just buy it from Best Buy so you could ...actually play on launch. But maybe I'm being picky.
And no, they charge up front immediately. Far as I know, both Funstock and Songbird do. So you do not, in fact, get to "keep your money longer", unless you're just talking about the games, which you are, but I wasn't, but I was also off topic, so who cares what I say
31-Aug-23 8:45pm
#132 benstylus
They are delaying the date when they will start taking preorders, not the date of release.
So yes you do get to keep your money longer in this one specific case, which is why it's so odd they are making an apology about it
#132 benstylus
They are delaying the date when they will start taking preorders, not the date of release.
So yes you do get to keep your money longer in this one specific case, which is why it's so odd they are making an apology about it
1-Sep-23 7:53am
#133 DCGX
DarkFact wrote:
It's pretty annoying. I bought the LE of the EXP to get one of the first units, and they were like "lol they got stolen, well we're gonna fill out the European orders and you guys can wait until we get to it, but you get a coupon!". I think it's a pretty acceptable gripe that you pay premium and then find out it would have been a better move to just buy it from Best Buy so you could ...actually play on launch. But maybe I'm being picky.
Yeah, maybe. I mean, absolutely. You act like they planned on having that shipment stolen. That's also not what happened. The LE only available through Funstock is what was stolen. The shipments of the standard unit were not. It wasn't like they could full the LE orders with the regular units. And I'd say they made good. They produced more LE units, got them out at a reasonable time, and added in extras. I used my coupon toward the Duken Nukem Vs.
#133 DCGX
DarkFact wrote:
It's pretty annoying. I bought the LE of the EXP to get one of the first units, and they were like "lol they got stolen, well we're gonna fill out the European orders and you guys can wait until we get to it, but you get a coupon!". I think it's a pretty acceptable gripe that you pay premium and then find out it would have been a better move to just buy it from Best Buy so you could ...actually play on launch. But maybe I'm being picky.
Yeah, maybe. I mean, absolutely. You act like they planned on having that shipment stolen. That's also not what happened. The LE only available through Funstock is what was stolen. The shipments of the standard unit were not. It wasn't like they could full the LE orders with the regular units. And I'd say they made good. They produced more LE units, got them out at a reasonable time, and added in extras. I used my coupon toward the Duken Nukem Vs.
1-Sep-23 7:26pm
#134 DarkFact
I cancelled my order and bought local normal edition and played on launch. :p
#134 DarkFact
I cancelled my order and bought local normal edition and played on launch. :p
2-Sep-23 1:07pm
#135 Yoshi
I don't blame Blaze or Funstock for criminal pieces of crap, but I will say the significant delay did take a lot of wind out of the sails. I've been holding onto to my coupon ever since and plan to finally use it once the Duke Nukem preorders finally go live to get everything else that has interested me since the EXP, assuming stuff like the Team 17 Collection is back in stock.
#135 Yoshi
I don't blame Blaze or Funstock for criminal pieces of crap, but I will say the significant delay did take a lot of wind out of the sails. I've been holding onto to my coupon ever since and plan to finally use it once the Duke Nukem preorders finally go live to get everything else that has interested me since the EXP, assuming stuff like the Team 17 Collection is back in stock.
12-Sep-23 1:24pm
#136 DCGX
Preorders for Duke Dukem Collection 1 & 2 are now open everywhere. I've got mine coming with the Evercade VS. Atomic Edition.
#136 DCGX
Preorders for Duke Dukem Collection 1 & 2 are now open everywhere. I've got mine coming with the Evercade VS. Atomic Edition.
16-Sep-23 3:56pm
#137 Yoshi
DCGX wrote:
Preorders for Duke Dukem Collection 1 & 2 are now open everywhere.
But of course some of the other stuff I want is still out of stock on Funstock (ironic, no?). I have to thread this needle just right to use the 20% off and get free shipping. I definitely have PEGI remorse with those LEs.
#137 Yoshi
DCGX wrote:
Preorders for Duke Dukem Collection 1 & 2 are now open everywhere.
But of course some of the other stuff I want is still out of stock on Funstock (ironic, no?). I have to thread this needle just right to use the 20% off and get free shipping. I definitely have PEGI remorse with those LEs.
16-Nov-23 7:49pm
#138 DarkFact
Idk if we've got any Funstock buyers, but I'm probably gonna stick to locals. That said, I've got a 20% "Heroes Discount" code from the LE that I'm not using, if anyone wants it for a big fat order I'll sell it for a fiver.
#138 DarkFact
Idk if we've got any Funstock buyers, but I'm probably gonna stick to locals. That said, I've got a 20% "Heroes Discount" code from the LE that I'm not using, if anyone wants it for a big fat order I'll sell it for a fiver.
16-Nov-23 9:02pm
#139 benstylus
I haven't bought from funstock since I discovered vgplus.
They were great but I'm not super into LEs so the two-pack carts with free shipping from VGP are more enticing to me.
#139 benstylus
I haven't bought from funstock since I discovered vgplus.
They were great but I'm not super into LEs so the two-pack carts with free shipping from VGP are more enticing to me.
17-Nov-23 8:24am
#140 DCGX
benstylus wrote:
I haven't bought from funstock since I discovered vgplus. They were great but I'm not super into LEs so the two-pack carts with free shipping from VGP are more enticing to me.
Same between the free shipping, no tax, currency exchange and rewards from using Smile, I get nearly every cart for well less than $20 at VGP.
#140 DCGX
benstylus wrote:
I haven't bought from funstock since I discovered vgplus. They were great but I'm not super into LEs so the two-pack carts with free shipping from VGP are more enticing to me.
Same between the free shipping, no tax, currency exchange and rewards from using Smile, I get nearly every cart for well less than $20 at VGP.
17-Nov-23 8:44pm
#141 DarkFact
That was my big issue, I had to buy like three 2-packs to even get a 20 pound discount, which at that point it's free shipping anyways but ...I'd rather just buy three carts from Songbird and pay shipping honestly. Sometimes they break street dates to boot. But if you're buying a big lot, coupon's super nice
#141 DarkFact
That was my big issue, I had to buy like three 2-packs to even get a 20 pound discount, which at that point it's free shipping anyways but ...I'd rather just buy three carts from Songbird and pay shipping honestly. Sometimes they break street dates to boot. But if you're buying a big lot, coupon's super nice
21-Nov-23 11:07am
#142 DCGX
I just got the shipping notification for my VS Atomic Edition from Funstock.
#142 DCGX
I just got the shipping notification for my VS Atomic Edition from Funstock.
21-Nov-23 11:43am
#143 benstylus
Neat. Looking forward to playing Duke 1 & 2 Remastered. They were some of the best shareware games back in the day.
#143 benstylus
Neat. Looking forward to playing Duke 1 & 2 Remastered. They were some of the best shareware games back in the day.
21-Nov-23 11:52am
#144 DCGX
Me too, I've never played them. Now I have two Evercade VS's though. I've kept multiple versions of the same handhelds, as backups, mostly stored, but not a full console. I like the black Founders edition, so I don't know where I'll put the Atomic edition. I had used my Funstock coupon on this, so that makes me feel better lol
#144 DCGX
Me too, I've never played them. Now I have two Evercade VS's though. I've kept multiple versions of the same handhelds, as backups, mostly stored, but not a full console. I like the black Founders edition, so I don't know where I'll put the Atomic edition. I had used my Funstock coupon on this, so that makes me feel better lol
21-Nov-23 12:07pm
#145 benstylus
DCGX wrote:
Me too, I've never played them.
Have you played any of Apogee's old shareware titles? Some of them are still pretty solid.
#145 benstylus
DCGX wrote:
Me too, I've never played them.
Have you played any of Apogee's old shareware titles? Some of them are still pretty solid.
21-Nov-23 1:24pm
#146 DCGX
benstylus wrote:
DCGX wrote:> Me too, I've never played them. Have you played any of Apogee's old shareware titles? Some of them are still pretty solid.
lol Nope. They were a little before the start of my gaming time. I was a console gamer first, and I didn't have anything to play them on until my laptop in college. By then, there was too much new stuff to play.
#146 DCGX
benstylus wrote:
DCGX wrote:> Me too, I've never played them. Have you played any of Apogee's old shareware titles? Some of them are still pretty solid.
lol Nope. They were a little before the start of my gaming time. I was a console gamer first, and I didn't have anything to play them on until my laptop in college. By then, there was too much new stuff to play.
27-Nov-23 11:36am
#148 DCGX
Got my Atomic Edition over the weekend!
Video Games Plus is also having a big sale on all their in-stock Evercade carts. That puts every cart at less than $15 (except for the two Namco carts, which are also on sale). The standard white Evercade EXP is also $50CAD off.
#148 DCGX
Got my Atomic Edition over the weekend!
Video Games Plus is also having a big sale on all their in-stock Evercade carts. That puts every cart at less than $15 (except for the two Namco carts, which are also on sale). The standard white Evercade EXP is also $50CAD off.
28-Nov-23 12:57pm
#150 Renaissance2K
I ordered the Duke cartridges from The Store Formerly Known as Castlemania, so they haven't arrived yet. Really looking forward to them, though.
#150 Renaissance2K
I ordered the Duke cartridges from The Store Formerly Known as Castlemania, so they haven't arrived yet. Really looking forward to them, though.
28-Nov-23 1:38pm
#151 DarkFact
I get the feeling repeat Castlemania customers have a humiliation fetish
#151 DarkFact
I get the feeling repeat Castlemania customers have a humiliation fetish
28-Nov-23 1:47pm
#152 benstylus
DarkFact wrote:
I get the feeling repeat Castlemania customers have a humiliation fetish
I have ordered from them twice and received everything I ordered both times in a mostly timely manner (delays were for preorders, not castlemania screwups).
I just haven't desired to go back after finding VGPlus though
#152 benstylus
DarkFact wrote:
I get the feeling repeat Castlemania customers have a humiliation fetish
I have ordered from them twice and received everything I ordered both times in a mostly timely manner (delays were for preorders, not castlemania screwups).
I just haven't desired to go back after finding VGPlus though
28-Nov-23 5:20pm
#153 Renaissance2K
benstylus wrote:
DarkFact wrote:> I get the feeling repeat Castlemania customers have a humiliation fetish I have ordered from them twice and received everything I ordered both times in a mostly timely manner (delays were for preorders, not castlemania screwups).
Same, though I don't usually order Evercade stuff from them.
#153 Renaissance2K
benstylus wrote:
DarkFact wrote:> I get the feeling repeat Castlemania customers have a humiliation fetish I have ordered from them twice and received everything I ordered both times in a mostly timely manner (delays were for preorders, not castlemania screwups).
Same, though I don't usually order Evercade stuff from them.
30-Nov-23 1:50pm
#154 steno
https://videogamespl...
Evercade EXP is $113. All the games are on sale; most are $15 and the selection is great. I just wish I didn't own everything I want already. (Man. I went and looked through what I have and what they have for sale. I was so wrong. I just bought 17 games. Amazing what $15 a game will do to my decision making progress.)
#154 steno
https://videogamespl...
Evercade EXP is $113. All the games are on sale; most are $15 and the selection is great. I just wish I didn't own everything I want already. (Man. I went and looked through what I have and what they have for sale. I was so wrong. I just bought 17 games. Amazing what $15 a game will do to my decision making progress.)
30-Nov-23 11:18pm
#155 DarkFact
You know what? I like the smoothness of the DN1/2 remasters, but I do NOT like the change in music with the second game. They kept the same soundfont, but dumpstered all the fantastic music from the original. I'm pretty sad.
https://youtu.be/1_4...
Also the radar's fudgein busted
#155 DarkFact
You know what? I like the smoothness of the DN1/2 remasters, but I do NOT like the change in music with the second game. They kept the same soundfont, but dumpstered all the fantastic music from the original. I'm pretty sad.
https://youtu.be/1_4...
Also the radar's fudgein busted
1-Dec-23 10:00am
#156 benstylus
DarkFact wrote:
You know what? I like the smoothness of the DN1/2 remasters, but I do NOT like the change in music with the second game. They kept the same soundfont, but dumpstered all the fantastic music from the original. I'm pretty sad. https://youtu.be/1_4... Also the radar's fudgein busted
They changed the music in Duke 2? I haven't booted that one up yet.
I like the new music they added to Duke 1 (which originally had none, being a dos pc speaker only game), so if it's more of that i will probably be OK with it, but I wonder why they needed to change it?
#156 benstylus
DarkFact wrote:
You know what? I like the smoothness of the DN1/2 remasters, but I do NOT like the change in music with the second game. They kept the same soundfont, but dumpstered all the fantastic music from the original. I'm pretty sad. https://youtu.be/1_4... Also the radar's fudgein busted
They changed the music in Duke 2? I haven't booted that one up yet.
I like the new music they added to Duke 1 (which originally had none, being a dos pc speaker only game), so if it's more of that i will probably be OK with it, but I wonder why they needed to change it?
1-Dec-23 10:30am
#157 benstylus
My OG handheld didn't even recognize the Duke cartridge so I finally updated the firmware and it worked just fine.
Finished the first episode on it.
The EXP screen is MUCH better than this one for sure. But I like the feel of the old system, and the EXP gets pretty warm. I should hook the VS back up and play on a TV. The Duke games will be a fun set to have for conventions.
#157 benstylus
My OG handheld didn't even recognize the Duke cartridge so I finally updated the firmware and it worked just fine.
Finished the first episode on it.
The EXP screen is MUCH better than this one for sure. But I like the feel of the old system, and the EXP gets pretty warm. I should hook the VS back up and play on a TV. The Duke games will be a fun set to have for conventions.
1-Dec-23 11:17am
#158 DarkFact
My EXPs have been pretty chill. And yeah, the addition of music in DN1, not a big deal, and if it is hey. Just turn it down. But changing out all the music in Duke2 sucks
#158 DarkFact
My EXPs have been pretty chill. And yeah, the addition of music in DN1, not a big deal, and if it is hey. Just turn it down. But changing out all the music in Duke2 sucks
1-Dec-23 10:28pm
#159 Renaissance2K
Just got a shipping label notification from Rondo.
Boy, am I gonna be surprised if I get my Duo before my Duke.
#159 Renaissance2K
Just got a shipping label notification from Rondo.
Boy, am I gonna be surprised if I get my Duo before my Duke.
8-Dec-23 11:08am
#160 DCGX
The third collection of C64 games was announced for release in February.
I have an interesting issue with my VS and I'm curious is anyone else is having this issue. I have my Evercade VS plugged into an HDMI hub, which auto switches to whatever device is on. However, whether my VS is on or not, it always shows that input as active. If I unplug its HDMI, and plug it back in, without turning the VS on, it still shows the active input, however everything else acts as it should (the HDMI switches, the audio plays from the correct device, etc.). As far as I know, there's no standby mode for the VS. Anyone else have this happen?
#160 DCGX
The third collection of C64 games was announced for release in February.
I have an interesting issue with my VS and I'm curious is anyone else is having this issue. I have my Evercade VS plugged into an HDMI hub, which auto switches to whatever device is on. However, whether my VS is on or not, it always shows that input as active. If I unplug its HDMI, and plug it back in, without turning the VS on, it still shows the active input, however everything else acts as it should (the HDMI switches, the audio plays from the correct device, etc.). As far as I know, there's no standby mode for the VS. Anyone else have this happen?
8-Dec-23 11:17am
#161 benstylus
My VS is picky about HDMI cords in general. Some it just doesn't like.
#161 benstylus
My VS is picky about HDMI cords in general. Some it just doesn't like.
8-Dec-23 11:55am
#162 DCGX
Hm. I'm glad and sad it's not just me. Maybe they can fix it through a firmware update.
#162 DCGX
Hm. I'm glad and sad it's not just me. Maybe they can fix it through a firmware update.
8-Dec-23 4:41pm
#163 Renaissance2K
There's definitely something fishy with Evercade HDMI. If you try to capture it, the audio is super garbled and out of pitch.
#163 Renaissance2K
There's definitely something fishy with Evercade HDMI. If you try to capture it, the audio is super garbled and out of pitch.
8-Dec-23 10:14pm
#165 DarkFact
https://www.youtube....
Well, LGR spilled the beans on why the DN2 soundtrack changed.
#165 DarkFact
https://www.youtube....
Well, LGR spilled the beans on why the DN2 soundtrack changed.
9-Dec-23 9:36am
#166 DCGX
Renaissance2K wrote:
There's definitely something fishy with Evercade HDMI. If you try to capture it, the audio is super garbled and out of pitch.
I definitely hope they're working on a firmware update.
#166 DCGX
Renaissance2K wrote:
There's definitely something fishy with Evercade HDMI. If you try to capture it, the audio is super garbled and out of pitch.
I definitely hope they're working on a firmware update.
9-Dec-23 9:36am
#167 DCGX
DarkFact wrote:
https://www.youtube.... Well, LGR spilled the beans on why the DN2 soundtrack changed.
Makes sense from the sound of it.
#167 DCGX
DarkFact wrote:
https://www.youtube.... Well, LGR spilled the beans on why the DN2 soundtrack changed.
Makes sense from the sound of it.
9-Dec-23 9:54am
#169 DarkFact
DCGX wrote:
Renaissance2K wrote:> There's definitely something fishy with Evercade HDMI. If you try to capture it, the audio is super garbled and out of pitch. I definitely hope they're working on a firmware update.
Oddly LGR seemed to have no issues capturing, presuming he wasn't going out of a regular Evercade
#169 DarkFact
DCGX wrote:
Renaissance2K wrote:> There's definitely something fishy with Evercade HDMI. If you try to capture it, the audio is super garbled and out of pitch. I definitely hope they're working on a firmware update.
Oddly LGR seemed to have no issues capturing, presuming he wasn't going out of a regular Evercade
9-Dec-23 11:57am
#170 Renaissance2K
You can work around it using an HDMI audio injector, or some other similar devices.
#170 Renaissance2K
You can work around it using an HDMI audio injector, or some other similar devices.
10-Dec-23 4:16am
#171 DCGX
DarkFact wrote:
DCGX wrote:> Renaissance2K wrote: |>> There's definitely something fishy with Evercade HDMI. If you try to capture it,> the audio is super garbled and out of pitch.> > I definitely hope they're working on a firmware update.> > Oddly LGR seemed to have no issues capturing, presuming he wasn't going out of a regular Evercade
Maybe it depends on when someone is more directly connected. I never tried my without it connected to my hdmi switcher.
#171 DCGX
DarkFact wrote:
DCGX wrote:> Renaissance2K wrote: |>> There's definitely something fishy with Evercade HDMI. If you try to capture it,> the audio is super garbled and out of pitch.> > I definitely hope they're working on a firmware update.> > Oddly LGR seemed to have no issues capturing, presuming he wasn't going out of a regular Evercade
Maybe it depends on when someone is more directly connected. I never tried my without it connected to my hdmi switcher.
10-Dec-23 4:17am
#172 DCGX
Renaissance2K wrote:
You can work around it using an HDMI audio injector, or some other similar devices.
Lol I had to look up what that was. It doesn't seem worth the extra cost. At least for me for how much I use my VS (I play my EXP more).
#172 DCGX
Renaissance2K wrote:
You can work around it using an HDMI audio injector, or some other similar devices.
Lol I had to look up what that was. It doesn't seem worth the extra cost. At least for me for how much I use my VS (I play my EXP more).
10-Dec-23 8:14am
#173 DarkFact
VS always felt more laggy than EXP/vanilla so I never really kept one around for long. Nice idea, just wasn't worth the dosh imo. I was tempted by the Duke system, and I still sorta want it, but I didn't want it enough to tie money up in a preorder. I'm still sore from the EXP fiasco
#173 DarkFact
VS always felt more laggy than EXP/vanilla so I never really kept one around for long. Nice idea, just wasn't worth the dosh imo. I was tempted by the Duke system, and I still sorta want it, but I didn't want it enough to tie money up in a preorder. I'm still sore from the EXP fiasco
20-Dec-23 5:08am
#176 benstylus
Ryan wrote:
Anyone have spare Evercade carts they are looking to offload?
I don't, but vgplus has most of the lineup on sale for ~$15 USD (19.99 CAD) right now
https://videogamespl...
Let me know if you want a referral code for a $5 off coupon if you haven't ordered from them before
#176 benstylus
Ryan wrote:
Anyone have spare Evercade carts they are looking to offload?
I don't, but vgplus has most of the lineup on sale for ~$15 USD (19.99 CAD) right now
https://videogamespl...
Let me know if you want a referral code for a $5 off coupon if you haven't ordered from them before
11-Feb-24 7:42pm
#177 benstylus
Two new carts coming in April.
Sunsoft Collection 2 and Piko Collection 4.
Sunsoft will have:
Aero the Acrobat 2
Blaster Master: Enemy Below
Daze Before Christmas
Galaxy Fight
Pri Pri: Primitive Princess
Ufouria
Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel
Piko will have:
Glover
Street Racer
Risky Woods
Skuljagger
Zero Tolerance Underground
Star X
Mermaids of Atlantis
Bad Street Brawler
The Fidgetts
Target Renegade
Apparently game.co.uk posted preorders before the official announcements.
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#177 benstylus
Two new carts coming in April.
Sunsoft Collection 2 and Piko Collection 4.
Sunsoft will have:
Aero the Acrobat 2
Blaster Master: Enemy Below
Daze Before Christmas
Galaxy Fight
Pri Pri: Primitive Princess
Ufouria
Zero the Kamikaze Squirrel
Piko will have:
Glover
Street Racer
Risky Woods
Skuljagger
Zero Tolerance Underground
Star X
Mermaids of Atlantis
Bad Street Brawler
The Fidgetts
Target Renegade
Apparently game.co.uk posted preorders before the official announcements.
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12-Feb-24 12:08pm
#178 DCGX
Evercade did release a trailer for the second Sunsoft collection. I made this comment there too, but $55-60 for a repro SNES or Genesis cart of 'Zero,' or $20 for an Evercade cart with 6 other games. The relative value of these Evercade carts is great! Now for VGP to put this up.
#178 DCGX
Evercade did release a trailer for the second Sunsoft collection. I made this comment there too, but $55-60 for a repro SNES or Genesis cart of 'Zero,' or $20 for an Evercade cart with 6 other games. The relative value of these Evercade carts is great! Now for VGP to put this up.
12-Feb-24 2:10pm
#179 benstylus
DCGX wrote:
Evercade did release a trailer for the second Sunsoft collection. I made this comment there too, but $55-60 for a repro SNES or Genesis cart of 'Zero,' or $20 for an Evercade cart with 6 other games. The relative value of these Evercade carts is great! Now for VGP to put this up.
LRG currently has preorders open for a new Aero the Acrobat 2 cartridge. "Only" $69.99 plus shipping!
#179 benstylus
DCGX wrote:
Evercade did release a trailer for the second Sunsoft collection. I made this comment there too, but $55-60 for a repro SNES or Genesis cart of 'Zero,' or $20 for an Evercade cart with 6 other games. The relative value of these Evercade carts is great! Now for VGP to put this up.
LRG currently has preorders open for a new Aero the Acrobat 2 cartridge. "Only" $69.99 plus shipping!
12-Feb-24 2:13pm
#180 DCGX
benstylus wrote:
DCGX wrote:> Evercade did release a trailer for the second Sunsoft collection. I made this comment> there too, but $55-60 for a repro SNES or Genesis cart of 'Zero,' or $20 for an Evercade> cart with 6 other games. The relative value of these Evercade carts is great! Now> for VGP to put this up.> > LRG currently has preorders open for a new Aero the Acrobat 2 cartridge. "Only" $69.99 plus shipping!
More than I remember! They're just one of the distributors though. They aren't releasing it.
#180 DCGX
benstylus wrote:
DCGX wrote:> Evercade did release a trailer for the second Sunsoft collection. I made this comment> there too, but $55-60 for a repro SNES or Genesis cart of 'Zero,' or $20 for an Evercade> cart with 6 other games. The relative value of these Evercade carts is great! Now> for VGP to put this up.> > LRG currently has preorders open for a new Aero the Acrobat 2 cartridge. "Only" $69.99 plus shipping!
More than I remember! They're just one of the distributors though. They aren't releasing it.
12-Feb-24 2:31pm
#181 benstylus
The box mockup has their name in the bottom left corner (where the Nintendo seal of quality style Starburst is)
So I think they are in fact the folks releasing Aero 2.
#181 benstylus
The box mockup has their name in the bottom left corner (where the Nintendo seal of quality style Starburst is)
So I think they are in fact the folks releasing Aero 2.
16-Feb-24 9:12am
#183 benstylus
https://youtu.be/MHN...
Blaze just confirmed Glover IS the 64-bit version.
#183 benstylus
https://youtu.be/MHN...
Blaze just confirmed Glover IS the 64-bit version.
16-Feb-24 12:58pm
#184 DCGX
I bought 'Glover' for N64 for $10 out of the clearance bin of a KB Toys. I played it quite a bit, because I had few games then, but it's not great. It's a very poorly designed game. I AM excited to see 64-bit game on the Evercade though.
#184 DCGX
I bought 'Glover' for N64 for $10 out of the clearance bin of a KB Toys. I played it quite a bit, because I had few games then, but it's not great. It's a very poorly designed game. I AM excited to see 64-bit game on the Evercade though.
16-Feb-24 1:38pm
#185 benstylus
DCGX wrote:
I bought 'Glover' for N64 for $10 out of the clearance bin of a KB Toys. I played it quite a bit, because I had few games then, but it's not great. It's a very poorly designed game. I AM excited to see 64-bit game on the Evercade though.
It's a great idea for a game and Glover makes for a cute mascot, but I agree that my memories of the game are that it's pretty rubbish. Maybe I will like it better with digital controls instead of analog, like with Mario 64 DS.
#185 benstylus
DCGX wrote:
I bought 'Glover' for N64 for $10 out of the clearance bin of a KB Toys. I played it quite a bit, because I had few games then, but it's not great. It's a very poorly designed game. I AM excited to see 64-bit game on the Evercade though.
It's a great idea for a game and Glover makes for a cute mascot, but I agree that my memories of the game are that it's pretty rubbish. Maybe I will like it better with digital controls instead of analog, like with Mario 64 DS.
16-Feb-24 3:29pm
#186 DCGX
benstylus wrote:
DCGX wrote:> I bought 'Glover' for N64 for $10 out of the clearance bin of a KB Toys. I played> it quite a bit, because I had few games then, but it's not great. It's a very poorly> designed game. I AM excited to see 64-bit game on the Evercade though. It's a great idea for a game and Glover makes for a cute mascot, but I agree that my memories of the game are that it's pretty rubbish. Maybe I will like it better with digital controls instead of analog, like with Mario 64 DS.
Indeed. And the circus-like levels were new for platformers. Maybe you're right. I'm definitely going to try it!
It's also worth noting that 'Glover' was announced a couple of years ago for most platforms, but once again we get it on a compilation for much less (physically). Nice.
#186 DCGX
benstylus wrote:
DCGX wrote:> I bought 'Glover' for N64 for $10 out of the clearance bin of a KB Toys. I played> it quite a bit, because I had few games then, but it's not great. It's a very poorly> designed game. I AM excited to see 64-bit game on the Evercade though. It's a great idea for a game and Glover makes for a cute mascot, but I agree that my memories of the game are that it's pretty rubbish. Maybe I will like it better with digital controls instead of analog, like with Mario 64 DS.
Indeed. And the circus-like levels were new for platformers. Maybe you're right. I'm definitely going to try it!
It's also worth noting that 'Glover' was announced a couple of years ago for most platforms, but once again we get it on a compilation for much less (physically). Nice.
29-Feb-24 11:42am
#187 DCGX
Sunsoft Collection 2 and Piko Collection 4 are now available for preorder at VGP.
I know Blaze confirmed 'Glover' was the "64-bit" version, but it still doesn't look like it the N64 version. It looks like the PlayStation version. Unless "64-bit" version meant Windows 64-bit?
#187 DCGX
Sunsoft Collection 2 and Piko Collection 4 are now available for preorder at VGP.
I know Blaze confirmed 'Glover' was the "64-bit" version, but it still doesn't look like it the N64 version. It looks like the PlayStation version. Unless "64-bit" version meant Windows 64-bit?
29-Feb-24 1:40pm
#188 benstylus
DCGX wrote:
Sunsoft Collection 2 and Piko Collection 4 are now available for preorder at VGP. I know Blaze confirmed 'Glover' was the "64-bit" version, but it still doesn't look like it the N64 version. It looks like the PlayStation version. Unless "64-bit" version meant Windows 64-bit?
Maybe their n64 emulator doesn't do anti-aliasing (or doesn't scale it up?)
#188 benstylus
DCGX wrote:
Sunsoft Collection 2 and Piko Collection 4 are now available for preorder at VGP. I know Blaze confirmed 'Glover' was the "64-bit" version, but it still doesn't look like it the N64 version. It looks like the PlayStation version. Unless "64-bit" version meant Windows 64-bit?
Maybe their n64 emulator doesn't do anti-aliasing (or doesn't scale it up?)
29-Feb-24 3:39pm
#189 DCGX
benstylus wrote:
DCGX wrote:> Sunsoft Collection 2 and Piko Collection 4 are now available for preorder at VGP.> > I know Blaze confirmed 'Glover' was the "64-bit" version, but it still doesn't look> like it the N64 version. It looks like the PlayStation version. Unless "64-bit" version> meant Windows 64-bit? Maybe their n64 emulator doesn't do anti-aliasing (or doesn't scale it up?)
Possibly. But if it is the N64 version, and this is how their emulator works, that doesn't make me very excited for other N64 games. I still think they're being coil saying "64-bit" instead of N64.
#189 DCGX
benstylus wrote:
DCGX wrote:> Sunsoft Collection 2 and Piko Collection 4 are now available for preorder at VGP.> > I know Blaze confirmed 'Glover' was the "64-bit" version, but it still doesn't look> like it the N64 version. It looks like the PlayStation version. Unless "64-bit" version> meant Windows 64-bit? Maybe their n64 emulator doesn't do anti-aliasing (or doesn't scale it up?)
Possibly. But if it is the N64 version, and this is how their emulator works, that doesn't make me very excited for other N64 games. I still think they're being coil saying "64-bit" instead of N64.
29-Feb-24 3:42pm
#190 Renaissance2K
I doubt they're allowed to use the original console name in their marketing without permission e.g., the Lynx collection.
#190 Renaissance2K
I doubt they're allowed to use the original console name in their marketing without permission e.g., the Lynx collection.
29-Feb-24 5:25pm
#191 benstylus
DCGX wrote:
benstylus wrote:> DCGX wrote: |>> Sunsoft Collection 2 and Piko Collection 4 are now available for preorder at VGP. |>> |>> I know Blaze confirmed 'Glover' was the "64-bit" version, but it still doesn't> look |>> like it the N64 version. It looks like the PlayStation version. Unless "64-bit"> version |>> meant Windows 64-bit?> > Maybe their n64 emulator doesn't do anti-aliasing (or doesn't scale it up?) Possibly. But if it is the N64 version, and this is how their emulator works, that doesn't make me very excited for other N64 games. I still think they're being coil saying "64-bit" instead of N64.
They say 16 and 32 bit instead of Snes/Genesis/PS1.
#191 benstylus
DCGX wrote:
benstylus wrote:> DCGX wrote: |>> Sunsoft Collection 2 and Piko Collection 4 are now available for preorder at VGP. |>> |>> I know Blaze confirmed 'Glover' was the "64-bit" version, but it still doesn't> look |>> like it the N64 version. It looks like the PlayStation version. Unless "64-bit"> version |>> meant Windows 64-bit?> > Maybe their n64 emulator doesn't do anti-aliasing (or doesn't scale it up?) Possibly. But if it is the N64 version, and this is how their emulator works, that doesn't make me very excited for other N64 games. I still think they're being coil saying "64-bit" instead of N64.
They say 16 and 32 bit instead of Snes/Genesis/PS1.
1-Mar-24 11:57am
#192 DCGX
Then they really need to work on their 64-bit emulator, because it definitely looks "32-bit."
#192 DCGX
Then they really need to work on their 64-bit emulator, because it definitely looks "32-bit."
30-Mar-24 9:52am
#193 DCGX
Blaze released a tentative roadmap for 2024. 10 new unannounced games, but also four "new hardware" options. Their quotes, not mine. I'm guessing bundles, maybe special editions? This will be interesting.
#193 DCGX
Blaze released a tentative roadmap for 2024. 10 new unannounced games, but also four "new hardware" options. Their quotes, not mine. I'm guessing bundles, maybe special editions? This will be interesting.
30-Mar-24 10:36am
#194 benstylus
Also may be more super pockets.
Possibly new controller options with analog now that they are touching 64
#194 benstylus
Also may be more super pockets.
Possibly new controller options with analog now that they are touching 64
30-Mar-24 10:40am
#195 DCGX
benstylus wrote:
Also may be more super pockets. Possibly new controller options with analog now that they are touching 64
Yeah I think both are really likely. Though the Super Pockets are under a different branding, aren't they? If they do another major console and/or handheld redesign already, I think a lot of people will be upset and bail on them.
#195 DCGX
benstylus wrote:
Also may be more super pockets. Possibly new controller options with analog now that they are touching 64
Yeah I think both are really likely. Though the Super Pockets are under a different branding, aren't they? If they do another major console and/or handheld redesign already, I think a lot of people will be upset and bail on them.
16-Apr-24 3:20pm
#196 DCGX
Well we got our answers for the new hardware this morning: https://www.youtube....
Sub-dubbed the "R" units, basically they're new color schemes of the VS and EXP models at lower prices. However, there are removed features, like the EXP losing the Capcom games and its mini-HDMI port and the VS only coming with one controller instead of two (but still a pack-in cart to be named later).
So, essentially, this is for new people to Evercade versus those that are already in. Not a bad idea overall, in my opinion. I don't know if everyone will like the new color scheme though.
#196 DCGX
Well we got our answers for the new hardware this morning: https://www.youtube....
Sub-dubbed the "R" units, basically they're new color schemes of the VS and EXP models at lower prices. However, there are removed features, like the EXP losing the Capcom games and its mini-HDMI port and the VS only coming with one controller instead of two (but still a pack-in cart to be named later).
So, essentially, this is for new people to Evercade versus those that are already in. Not a bad idea overall, in my opinion. I don't know if everyone will like the new color scheme though.
16-Apr-24 4:35pm
#197 benstylus
I've never once used the hdmi-mini out on it or the original evercade. I don't think I even have a hdmi-mini cable. Maybe the Capcom license also came to an end, or maybe they are expanding into carts. Either way, I already had all the Capcom games on the EXP elsewhere so it was a little pricier than I wanted it to be. We'll see whether I pick this one up.
For the VS, the Technos Arcade Collection 1 was a pack-in with the premium pack. With that game being discontinued in June, the VS would need a re-sku anyway.
#197 benstylus
I've never once used the hdmi-mini out on it or the original evercade. I don't think I even have a hdmi-mini cable. Maybe the Capcom license also came to an end, or maybe they are expanding into carts. Either way, I already had all the Capcom games on the EXP elsewhere so it was a little pricier than I wanted it to be. We'll see whether I pick this one up.
For the VS, the Technos Arcade Collection 1 was a pack-in with the premium pack. With that game being discontinued in June, the VS would need a re-sku anyway.
16-Apr-24 6:00pm
#198 Yoshi
I'm more concerned about the quality of recent software than cheaper hardware, though I agree with ben that I have very little use for EXP HDMI out or Capcom games. The Tomb Raider Giga Cart is exactly the opposite of what I want from them.
#198 Yoshi
I'm more concerned about the quality of recent software than cheaper hardware, though I agree with ben that I have very little use for EXP HDMI out or Capcom games. The Tomb Raider Giga Cart is exactly the opposite of what I want from them.
16-Apr-24 6:55pm
#199 benstylus
Yoshi wrote:
I'm more concerned about the quality of recent software than cheaper hardware, though I agree with ben that I have very little use for EXP HDMI out or Capcom games. The Tomb Raider Giga Cart is exactly the opposite of what I want from them.
It may not be what you want, but it is a pretty big license that will probably draw in a significant number of new buyers.
Personally I really enjoyed the variety of what we got last year, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't ready for some more Arcade carts
#199 benstylus
Yoshi wrote:
I'm more concerned about the quality of recent software than cheaper hardware, though I agree with ben that I have very little use for EXP HDMI out or Capcom games. The Tomb Raider Giga Cart is exactly the opposite of what I want from them.
It may not be what you want, but it is a pretty big license that will probably draw in a significant number of new buyers.
Personally I really enjoyed the variety of what we got last year, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't ready for some more Arcade carts
17-Apr-24 2:02am
#200 Renaissance2K
More hands and more games are good for the platform. It's just disappointing that they feel the need to adapt more recent, larger games when there are still so many great untapped 2D titles.
#200 Renaissance2K
More hands and more games are good for the platform. It's just disappointing that they feel the need to adapt more recent, larger games when there are still so many great untapped 2D titles.
17-Apr-24 6:01am
#201 benstylus
Renaissance2K wrote:
More hands and more games are good for the platform. It's just disappointing that they feel the need to adapt more recent, larger games when there are still so many great untapped 2D titles.
Obviously a big chunk of what they put out depends on the licenses they are able to get. Unfortunately, a lot of great games are locked in the vaults of companies who don't want to get out of bed without a guarantee of millions of dollars.
I agree that there are still hundreds of great 2D games out there, but I disagree with your premise that adapting more early 3D era titles is somehow less important. If anything I think the early 3D games have been far more overlooked in terms of modern accessibility.
For 2D, we have dozens of mini-consoles and handhelds covering all kinds of systems from the 70's to the 90's, including home consoles, computers, handhelds, and even arcade. There are services like Antstream that have hundreds of these games available. Companies like Atari, Capcom, Namco, Konami, Sega, SNK and others have released countless compilations of their games on current systems. The Arcade Archives series is still going strong.
For early 3D though?
We got PS1 downloads on PS3, which dried up to all but a trickle on PS4/5. We got the glorious failure that was the PlayStation Classic. We got a handful of N64 games on Wii and Wii U virtual console and now on Switch Online. There are almost no Saturn games converted to modern consoles or PC apart from a few Saturn Tribute releases and the Panzer Dragoon port included as an unlockable bonus in Orta (still available to buy on Xbox online store).
I would say early 3D games is a far more under-served market than 2D. Granted that could also be because even the best early 3D is a bit rough to look at compared to good 2D sprites, so maybe the actual demand for it is smaller, but is just as important an era in gaming and deserves better representation than it currently gets.
#201 benstylus
Renaissance2K wrote:
More hands and more games are good for the platform. It's just disappointing that they feel the need to adapt more recent, larger games when there are still so many great untapped 2D titles.
Obviously a big chunk of what they put out depends on the licenses they are able to get. Unfortunately, a lot of great games are locked in the vaults of companies who don't want to get out of bed without a guarantee of millions of dollars.
I agree that there are still hundreds of great 2D games out there, but I disagree with your premise that adapting more early 3D era titles is somehow less important. If anything I think the early 3D games have been far more overlooked in terms of modern accessibility.
For 2D, we have dozens of mini-consoles and handhelds covering all kinds of systems from the 70's to the 90's, including home consoles, computers, handhelds, and even arcade. There are services like Antstream that have hundreds of these games available. Companies like Atari, Capcom, Namco, Konami, Sega, SNK and others have released countless compilations of their games on current systems. The Arcade Archives series is still going strong.
For early 3D though?
We got PS1 downloads on PS3, which dried up to all but a trickle on PS4/5. We got the glorious failure that was the PlayStation Classic. We got a handful of N64 games on Wii and Wii U virtual console and now on Switch Online. There are almost no Saturn games converted to modern consoles or PC apart from a few Saturn Tribute releases and the Panzer Dragoon port included as an unlockable bonus in Orta (still available to buy on Xbox online store).
I would say early 3D games is a far more under-served market than 2D. Granted that could also be because even the best early 3D is a bit rough to look at compared to good 2D sprites, so maybe the actual demand for it is smaller, but is just as important an era in gaming and deserves better representation than it currently gets.
17-Apr-24 10:36am
#202 DCGX
Yeah they said their Capcom license had expired. And I've never used the mini-HDMI port either. It's kind of a nice-to-have feature rather than a necessity.
I don't mind the Giga Cart. It's not much more than a regular cart, and if we get more complex/beefier games, I'm for it. It just gives them more options for games. And considering how many carts they release in a year, I'm sure they'll dip back to the 2D stuff they haven't done yet. There will be a bigger variety and people can get what they want.
#202 DCGX
Yeah they said their Capcom license had expired. And I've never used the mini-HDMI port either. It's kind of a nice-to-have feature rather than a necessity.
I don't mind the Giga Cart. It's not much more than a regular cart, and if we get more complex/beefier games, I'm for it. It just gives them more options for games. And considering how many carts they release in a year, I'm sure they'll dip back to the 2D stuff they haven't done yet. There will be a bigger variety and people can get what they want.
17-Apr-24 2:21pm
#203 DCGX
Tomb Raider original trilogy is confirmed as the first Giga Cart. $24.99 with preorders opening at the end of the month, release in July: https://www.youtube....
It'll also be the pack-in for the R systems, each $99.99.
#203 DCGX
Tomb Raider original trilogy is confirmed as the first Giga Cart. $24.99 with preorders opening at the end of the month, release in July: https://www.youtube....
It'll also be the pack-in for the R systems, each $99.99.
17-Apr-24 3:43pm
#204 Renaissance2K
DCGX wrote:
Yeah they said their Capcom license had expired. And I've never used the mini-HDMI port either. It's kind of a nice-to-have feature rather than a necessity.
The one time I tried to use the HDMI on the handheld Evercade, it didn't work. I think I've seen some review videos saying it was really fussy. Even the one on the EXP has some sync and audio issues.
I'll still collect GigaCarts like I collect the vanilla ones (MegaCarts? KiloCarts?). I'm going to call shenanigans though if they start throwing 32-bit games on there that aren't actually significantly larger than some of the existing games they support. I think Tomb Raider is in the clear - the original makes for a 200+ MB EBOOT on the PlayStation Network - but some other PlayStation and Saturn games are really tiny once the CD audio is compressed.
In other words, I'm worried that this is an across-the-board price increase in disguise. Everything else has gone up in price. Why not Evercade carts?
#204 Renaissance2K
DCGX wrote:
Yeah they said their Capcom license had expired. And I've never used the mini-HDMI port either. It's kind of a nice-to-have feature rather than a necessity.
The one time I tried to use the HDMI on the handheld Evercade, it didn't work. I think I've seen some review videos saying it was really fussy. Even the one on the EXP has some sync and audio issues.
I'll still collect GigaCarts like I collect the vanilla ones (MegaCarts? KiloCarts?). I'm going to call shenanigans though if they start throwing 32-bit games on there that aren't actually significantly larger than some of the existing games they support. I think Tomb Raider is in the clear - the original makes for a 200+ MB EBOOT on the PlayStation Network - but some other PlayStation and Saturn games are really tiny once the CD audio is compressed.
In other words, I'm worried that this is an across-the-board price increase in disguise. Everything else has gone up in price. Why not Evercade carts?
17-Apr-24 4:01pm
#205 DCGX
Renaissance2K wrote:
DCGX wrote:> Yeah they said their Capcom license had expired. And I've never used the mini-HDMI> port either. It's kind of a nice-to-have feature rather than a necessity. The one time I tried to use the HDMI on the handheld Evercade, it didn't work. I think I've seen some review videos saying it was really fussy. Even the one on the EXP has some sync and audio issues. I'll still collect GigaCarts like I collect the vanilla ones (MegaCarts? KiloCarts?). I'm going to call shenanigans though if they start throwing 32-bit games on there that aren't actually significantly larger than some of the existing games they support. I think Tomb Raider is in the clear - the original makes for a 200+ MB EBOOT on the PlayStation Network - but some other PlayStation and Saturn games are really tiny once the CD audio is compressed. In other words, I'm worried that this is an across-the-board price increase in disguise. Everything else has gone up in price. Why not Evercade carts?
Yeah, possibly. I always thought $20 for these carts with their clamshell packaging and color booklets was too low (less because I buy from VGP in Canada). I guess time will tell.
#205 DCGX
Renaissance2K wrote:
DCGX wrote:> Yeah they said their Capcom license had expired. And I've never used the mini-HDMI> port either. It's kind of a nice-to-have feature rather than a necessity. The one time I tried to use the HDMI on the handheld Evercade, it didn't work. I think I've seen some review videos saying it was really fussy. Even the one on the EXP has some sync and audio issues. I'll still collect GigaCarts like I collect the vanilla ones (MegaCarts? KiloCarts?). I'm going to call shenanigans though if they start throwing 32-bit games on there that aren't actually significantly larger than some of the existing games they support. I think Tomb Raider is in the clear - the original makes for a 200+ MB EBOOT on the PlayStation Network - but some other PlayStation and Saturn games are really tiny once the CD audio is compressed. In other words, I'm worried that this is an across-the-board price increase in disguise. Everything else has gone up in price. Why not Evercade carts?
Yeah, possibly. I always thought $20 for these carts with their clamshell packaging and color booklets was too low (less because I buy from VGP in Canada). I guess time will tell.
19-Apr-24 10:42am
#208 DCGX
Renaissance2K wrote:
More hands and more games are good for the platform. It's just disappointing that they feel the need to adapt more recent, larger games when there are still so many great untapped 2D titles.
Here's more untapped 2D games you asked for: The Thalamus Collection 1 https://www.youtube....
I'm not familiar with any of these, nor the developer, but that's one reason I love the Evercade: the exposure. Sure, most games won't keep an average person's attention long nowadays, but it's cool to have. This comes out in July, so along with 'Tomb Raider,' those are the two July carts.
#208 DCGX
Renaissance2K wrote:
More hands and more games are good for the platform. It's just disappointing that they feel the need to adapt more recent, larger games when there are still so many great untapped 2D titles.
Here's more untapped 2D games you asked for: The Thalamus Collection 1 https://www.youtube....
I'm not familiar with any of these, nor the developer, but that's one reason I love the Evercade: the exposure. Sure, most games won't keep an average person's attention long nowadays, but it's cool to have. This comes out in July, so along with 'Tomb Raider,' those are the two July carts.
19-Apr-24 11:39am
#209 benstylus
They are a very well respected C64 developer so I am definitely excited with this announcement.
#209 benstylus
They are a very well respected C64 developer so I am definitely excited with this announcement.
19-Apr-24 12:46pm
#210 Renaissance2K
Yeah, that's good news. I never thought that they'd abandon the older games completely; it just felt like a low-hanging fruit decision from some suit or marketer that said, "Hey, why not release more cartridges with 3D games? Those games were so much cooler!"
I also want to know why some of the publishers with compulsive re-release behaviors - Sega, Capcom, etc. - don't have cartridges yet. I have a feeling the answer is "money", since it's the answer to everything else. I can see Sega saying something like, "$20 per cartridge? At that price, we can give you Sonic, Sonic 2, and Sonic Spinball on cartridge 1; cartridge 2 will have Sonic 3, Sonic & Knuckles, and all combinations thereof; cartridge 3 will have Comix Zone and the Famicom version of Altered Beast..."
#210 Renaissance2K
Yeah, that's good news. I never thought that they'd abandon the older games completely; it just felt like a low-hanging fruit decision from some suit or marketer that said, "Hey, why not release more cartridges with 3D games? Those games were so much cooler!"
I also want to know why some of the publishers with compulsive re-release behaviors - Sega, Capcom, etc. - don't have cartridges yet. I have a feeling the answer is "money", since it's the answer to everything else. I can see Sega saying something like, "$20 per cartridge? At that price, we can give you Sonic, Sonic 2, and Sonic Spinball on cartridge 1; cartridge 2 will have Sonic 3, Sonic & Knuckles, and all combinations thereof; cartridge 3 will have Comix Zone and the Famicom version of Altered Beast..."
19-Apr-24 8:14pm
#211 Yoshi
benstylus wrote:
They are a very well respected C64 developer so I am definitely excited with this announcement.Agreed. This one is also compatible with my game purchasing flow chart:
1. On Steam? If yes, buy there. If no...
2. On GOG? If yes, buy there. If no...
3. On Switch? If yes, buy there. If no...
4. On Evercade? If yes, buy there. If no...
5. I can wait. Return to 1.
#211 Yoshi
benstylus wrote:
They are a very well respected C64 developer so I am definitely excited with this announcement.Agreed. This one is also compatible with my game purchasing flow chart:
1. On Steam? If yes, buy there. If no...
2. On GOG? If yes, buy there. If no...
3. On Switch? If yes, buy there. If no...
4. On Evercade? If yes, buy there. If no...
5. I can wait. Return to 1.
20-Apr-24 8:23am
#212 DCGX
Renaissance2K wrote:
Yeah, that's good news. I never thought that they'd abandon the older games completely; it just felt like a low-hanging fruit decision from some suit or marketer that said, "Hey, why not release more cartridges with 3D games? Those games were so much cooler!" I also want to know why some of the publishers with compulsive re-release behaviors - Sega, Capcom, etc. - don't have cartridges yet. I have a feeling the answer is "money", since it's the answer to everything else. I can see Sega saying something like, "$20 per cartridge? At that price, we can give you Sonic, Sonic 2, and Sonic Spinball on cartridge 1; cartridge 2 will have Sonic 3, Sonic & Knuckles, and all combinations thereof; cartridge 3 will have Comix Zone and the Famicom version of Altered Beast..."
Yeah, I have no doubt it's money, if they've been approached at all. Though Capcom had that long list of built-ins for the EXP, so maybe they aren't interested in a physical cart?
#212 DCGX
Renaissance2K wrote:
Yeah, that's good news. I never thought that they'd abandon the older games completely; it just felt like a low-hanging fruit decision from some suit or marketer that said, "Hey, why not release more cartridges with 3D games? Those games were so much cooler!" I also want to know why some of the publishers with compulsive re-release behaviors - Sega, Capcom, etc. - don't have cartridges yet. I have a feeling the answer is "money", since it's the answer to everything else. I can see Sega saying something like, "$20 per cartridge? At that price, we can give you Sonic, Sonic 2, and Sonic Spinball on cartridge 1; cartridge 2 will have Sonic 3, Sonic & Knuckles, and all combinations thereof; cartridge 3 will have Comix Zone and the Famicom version of Altered Beast..."
Yeah, I have no doubt it's money, if they've been approached at all. Though Capcom had that long list of built-ins for the EXP, so maybe they aren't interested in a physical cart?
30-Apr-24 5:15am
#214 DCGX
Pre-orders are up for the July releases, and also a tate mode grip for the EXP models. Interesting.
#214 DCGX
Pre-orders are up for the July releases, and also a tate mode grip for the EXP models. Interesting.
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