5 Things People Get WRONG about EVERCADE | Evercade Collecting

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[@PKInTheUniverse]

Here is my follow up video talking a little more about the cartridges. kzbin.info/www/bejne/goikiJmDj52oicU

[@subversive1219]

This system ticks all the boxes for me. 1. Physical games w/ nice boxes for collecting 2. Wide selection of games categorized by company 3. Able to afford games that otherwise, are not if bought individually(Due to recent skyrocketing prices of retro games). 4. Updates and fixes via WiFi 5. Just an all around nostalgia trip in a new form factor.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

💯 on that! It’s perfect for the retro gamer with a budget who still has a passion for collecting.

[@jayblack7495]

I own physical copies of Splatterhouse 2 & 3 on the Sega Genesis. I'm thrilled that I can play them both in HD on a handheld (or on the television for that matter.) The convenience of the Evercade is obvious. The care and quality put into this handy little console can not be overstated... As a gamer and collector, I have zero issues with the convenience of this affordable little device...

[@crashline]

I'm getting into evercade now. I picked up a VS for X-mas for the family this year. I've been watching your videos a bunch. Thanks for your content. For me I wanted these because it's a good way to recapture the arcade feeling I had when I was a kid. At Christmas I usually buy a bunch of board games for the family. This costs about the same and lets me purchase some classics I played when I was a youngster. Looking at some of these indie titles you've mentioned is like adding gravy to a good meal. I've already got five carts for this thing and I haven't even opened the system yet.

[@Sad-lawlessness]

Your curated collection comments are spot on. I have a Raspberry pi handheld that i purchased finished, that is already curated, and it STILL has too many games, to the point its overwhelming and I don't touch it. I have a large retro collection but I keep coming back to the Evercade.

[@jamesregan6679]

Great review! I just ordered the Founder edition from eBay. I’m particularly interested in playing TH Strikes Back (Gaelco 2 cart). I like how the Evercade gives you access to arcade games that weren’t available in all regions. Also, the handheld is pretty cool. I’ll probably get that at some point. There’s also secret games if you have a certain pair of carts inserted and press certain buttons on the controller. I saw it on the John Hancock review video.

[@crimsoncross3692]

PK, very solid video and thoughts. I'm up in age and love the Evercade, plus I have no issue with newer systems and would collect for a modern system if I had one. Collecting is what has been done in any hobby forever now, which is what makes hobbies great, plus you can collect however you want...

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Thanks man ! Yeah there is nothing wrong with collecting, it’s an important aspect of the gaming hobby that many embrace.

[@evernerder4201]

Found you via the Discord reviews post. Nice to see more Evercade and VS content. 😁👍 Time to fill in those missing numbers on that Evercade shelf. 😉 The value across the carts does vary but I have not yet brought a cart that I felt was not worth the price of entry....many exceed it.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

That’s awesome! I’m glad people are sharing my content around , I didn’t expect that . Thank you , I can’t wait to put more Evercade content out , I’m having a blast making it . Yeah I definitely have a few more carts to grab fore sure 😁. It definitely varies , there are about 4 carts that I question whether I genuinely want , I mentioned that in my previous video . It’s incredible how many carts have surprised me that had games I didn’t even know I wanted to try .

[@Ziggy7800Pro]

Great video! Just found the channel. Evercade is my jam and loved this video.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Thank you . I’m enjoying covering the Evercade and can’t wait to put out more content. The Evercade community is awesome!

[@BrainSlushTV]

Great points PK. I don't get the hate with the Evercade. At this point the retro gaming community have turned into a bunch of grumpy old folks. Lol what else can you ask for. It's a legit console with cartridges you can buy and actually play rather than have it for display with a digital code attached. The more I watch these Evercade videos the more I consider on purchasing one.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Thanks man! Yeah it’s crazy the way some of these people act about a game console.I’m really enjoying the system.

[@FamilyFriendlyGaming]

There are also previously unreleased games like Aquaventure. It is much easier to video capture some of these older games like the Atari lynx collections.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Thanks for watching ! There are a few things that occurred to me after I uploaded the video that I wanted to address . 1. At the very beginning of the video I noticed that the screen is like slightly shifted to the left in some of the opening shots I didn’t notice this because I shoot and edit my videos with my phone and it initially looked fine . It looked normal on my phone but when I put it up on a bigger screen it was really noticeable, so I apologize for that . 2. I’m totally not hating on anyone who has a raspberry pi . They have their place, just like original hardware has it’s place . I’m just highlighting the fact that people who use alternatives like that to crap on the Evercade have missed the point, and misunderstood who the market for this is . 3. I’m not hating on people with big bookshelves of games , it’s just a playful jab . I used to have my stuff on bookshelves in the background too , but for me personally it got stale . Everybody is going for a different aesthetic in their game room and I respect that . I’m just making a point about how absurd it is to think Evercade is enabling hoarders when there are only 26 Cartridges and they are super affordable. People spend double the money from limited print companies on some pretty subpar indie games , so what Evercade is doing seems harmless by comparison. I even say In my previous video there are very valid reasons to not go for a full set of Evercade games . In this video I show a picture of my 12 Evercade games in Alphabetical order in-spite of them being numbered games (this is probably borderline chaotic evil). Anyways I hope people enjoy the video and it gets people thinking and gets some conversations going . If you think there is something else people get wrong about Evercade that I didn’t mention comment below .

[@cooladee]

I did not notice the first one until you told me about it. It does not make that big of a difference. I do not have a raspberry pi. I could go for some pie. Tomorrow is Pi day. I do not have pie available and I am not going to the store tomorrow and I do not have the ingredients I need so I can't have pie tomorrow. I do not have big bookshelves of games. I have big bookshelves that have some games on them while having other things on them as well. Most of my games are in boxes stored in the closet. My game room aesthetic is that I have it look like someone actually lives there so it is unkempt. It is a room where I keep my stuff and do some fun activities in which includes gaming but also reading and sitting along with other stuff that I do. I am in it right now. A hoarder for the Virtual Boy xD. There is a difference between collecting and hoarding. Collecting is fun and tedious and it is more organized. Hoarding means you have a bunch of crap. I am not one of those people who buys from Limited Run companies. I enjoyed this video.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Thanks man 🙂

[@Thornskade]

I have to say that building a market on selling games to people who have probably already bought them is a tiny bit... eh. It feels scummy. I think you're better off getting something like a portable, maybe the SteamDeck with EmuDeck or RetroArch installed

[@PKInTheUniverse]

@@Thornskade I have to say it’s like you didn’t even watch my video at all and completely missed the point if you did . I havent even remotely bought the majority of games that Evercade had produced and it offers a ton of games I’ve never played that are more expensive individually . Steam deck is obscenely priced compared to Evercade. I think the Evercade handheld is a pile of junk I’m just a fan of Evercade VS. I have Anbernic RG351V that satisfies my portable old school handheld needs. I’m not sure what the point of your comment was.

[@Thornskade]

@@PKInTheUniverse No, I watched the video, but you're missing my point. I have no issue with the fact that Evercade sells you games that you've never played. My issue is that it's a closed system, and buying games, even if you already own them, is your only option. That makes it yet another DRM hardware junk system that will die out and render your purchased games useless in the future, until another DRM'd hardware comes along to sell you the games you already bought yet again, and so on. The Steam Deck for the power it offers is absolutely not overpriced, it's really the Evercade that is surprisingly weak for its price. But that's fair enough, it probably doesn't sell as much as the Steam Store or the Deck so they cannot subsidize the hardware. Still, that was just one example. The most money-efficient thing you can do is probably to simply get a 100 to 200 bucks smartphone and an attachable controller, but there are also cheap Android-based gaming handhelds in a clamshell design. At least, if all you want to play is retro games.

[@l3targ0]

People saying the evercade is useless and "just get a Raspberry Pi" drives me crazy...

[@Caolan114]

Great video I am very curious about the evercade and this was very Informative and encouraging me to buy one People will say "Buy a raspberry pi" about anything I have a pi 3 I only use to get my dreamcast online

[@PaulWerkema]

The Evercade looks like a fun system. While I don't need another way to play these games, I'm glad you're enjoying it!

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Thanks man . I’m having a blast with it and it’s really reignited my passion for older games

[@devinvarner8761]

Holy crap you nailed it lol. I am a PI owner and have an unbelievable gaming set up. The biggest thing for me is I am overwhelmed what games to play. I get so frustrated it is sitting collecting dust. I don't want to play it that way.... I don't want to use a wireless controller either. I want to sit in front of my TV and put in a cart! The biggest complaint I hear of the evercade is that its a niched system. I don't think it is at all! There are wide variety of games for everyone and like you said; some are new. Away with my PI and waiting for my Evercade VS.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

It’s a fun system that really checks a lot of boxes for me . Popping carts in a front loading system is very nostalgic for me . There really is something for everyone, even old school sports fans .

[@RetroTuna]

I have all the consoles, mister, emulators, classic mini's and roms with access to it all, but i own a evercade and see the appeal or owning physical retro games and i like what they are doing.

[@Scoopy1979]

Great video! I just got a VS, you have a new sub

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Thank you

[@lockedine]

Good video man, I just ordered indie heroes

[@PKInTheUniverse]

It’s a good collection I definitely recommend it

[@sanderkoekkoek9866]

On thing i dislike about the vs is that it does not save highscores. I love to play bad dudes vs dragon ninja and on my handheld it saves the highscore but on the vs it does not keep them after i power the system down. I love the fact that so many games on it are the original Japanse such as double dragon 4.

[@coffeecuparcade]

Totally agree with you. The Evercade has captured this entire family, and we have 4 Raspberry Pi's, and 1 of those awesome MiSTer FPGA's. Great, they are amazing devices. But they must be maintained, you must have some expertice on how emulation works, you must be willing to tinker and possibly mess things up and have to start over. That might not be everyones cup of tea. I absolutely agree with the statement that this is a curated library of games at a very good price and a way to have a physical copy of the game that can be updated in the future. It's fantastic. Sega Genesis type clamshell cases, color instruction books that dont suck, and an awesome way to take a look at retro and modern games in a new way. The new way being, curation by company and not by system alone. Each cart could have games spanning multiple systems. Having a company collection means we get to see what their development teams did across time and platforms. It's the absolute perfect way for my daughter, son, and wife to discover games on systems they never owned. It doesn't really matter to them, it's just a cool game on a cartridge made by whichever folks. Then they want to get more from those folks. That's the point. I love it, we have the full set of games, pre-ordered all we can that's coming, have 3 portables (one for each of us, son is only 1 haha), and the VS home console which im currently addicted to Drakkhen in the PIKO collection! Great video bro keep em coming!

[@PKInTheUniverse]

That’s awesome! I’ve been really surprised how much my son has enjoyed the VS . I’m still trying to get my wife to play . I know she likes puzzle games. It’s great you have the full set then you get to keep looking forward to all the future ones coming out and not have to worry about collecting the ones . I feel like there has been lot supply issues with certain carts . Piko 1 is so awesome , definitely an S-tier Evercade cart . Thanks so much for watching and commenting, I’m really excited to make more

[@dirkb9788]

I like the Evercade. First of all its cheap. There are a lot of great games on it, in cool boxes that are numbered wich makes it great to collect for. I like to get physical cartridges. I got overwhelmed with the Neo Geo mini and Mega Drive mini and ended up putting them back in there boxes to never play them again, eventhough i realy do like the games that are on them. With the Evercade cartridges i just pick a few games that i going to finish and i just leave the games that i am not interested in. For example the Gealco collection, ive played the hell out of Aligator Hunt, Mechanical toy and ive finished Glas and played Thunder Hoops. But i dont care for racing games or Snowboarding games. So ive tried them for 15 minutes and just left them and went on the next cartridge. Some cartridges like the Namco collection 1, intelevision and all Atari cartridges are left in there seal. I dont play them at all. Butt its still nice to have a complete collection. Evercade will probably be the first and last collection il ever complete. Overall its a great product for a guy like me. I am always busy with my family and work. This makes it easy to collect and play games in the little time that i got left. Sorry for my broken English and mis spellings. I am Dutch so i always try to type in English as best as i can without using Google translate or anything.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Yeah it is a great system and I’m having a lot of fun with it . I really need to get some more of those Arcade collections like Gaelco collection, people are saying really good things about Alligator Hunt . I didn’t notice your English being broken , I think your English is clear and easy to understand. Thank you for so much for watching and commenting , I appreciate it .

[@calebprenger3928]

This system allows people to collect physical carts that will work 20 years from now. The same cannot be said for all modern consoles.

[@richardmullens4707]

@obsoleteworlds Can you explain why this happens please as I'm not a tech guy? If Gameboy cartridges still work fine why won't those for the Evercade and 3DS after the same length of time?

[@PKInTheUniverse]

@@richardmullens4707 I would recommend checking out my pinned comment , I actually did an follow up video explaining more clearly about the carts. They are flash memory soldered to a board. Old physical carts certainly have an expiration date as well, but evercade carts will probably last like 10-15 years , it just depends .

[@richardmullens4707]

@PKInTheUniverse Thanks I have watched the other video now but I'm really looking for a technical explanation of why the carts would fail. What makes flash carts fail? And as I mentioned in my first comment replying to the person who posted about this, do 3DS carts also use flash memory? He suggests they do. What about the DS rather than the 3DS? I had assumed that carts still operated like they did in the 8bit and 16bit era.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

@@richardmullens4707 I’m not optimistic that guy who made his original reply five months ago, is going to reply to this. I’m not sure if that guy is any type of technical expert but you don’t need to be a technical expert to understand that all these things have a shelf life. Every micro chip out there has an expiration date. No one knows with any level of certainty when any of these games are gonna stop working out of nowhere and that’s all based on the quality and price of the memory being used , when it was manufactured, the temperatures it has been kept in , and how well taken care of it is. The 3DS and DS do both use flash memory. Some people have estimated that DS and 3DS games have a 5 to 15 your lifespan, but obviously it could last a lot longer . Prior to the DS companies with cartridges didn’t use flash memory. But a lot of cartridges did use batteries which do die. I’ve heard Nintendo switch carts use much more robust memory that can last as long is 50 years, but who knows if that’s reality because the system hasn’t been around that long. I’ll tell you one thing, no matter what anyone says physical is not forever, the digital files that can be transferred from place to place are what’s going to live on.

[@chockmcq6434]

Hi another thing is people say all the games there is no memory you have to start from the beginning all the time so why buy evercade, but the great thing is there’s now a save function 😃

[@maxg6321]

I'm on the same page , especially when it comes to this thing " just works" Subbed

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Thank you for watching and subbing, I greatly appreciate it 🙏

[@TheFrenchy82]

I hear you ! We are the same generation : I tasted , long time ago, the Amiga / Atari STF machines. You could have shoe boxes full of pirated games : in the end, you played few games , because of the massive amount of games. Curated games are the solution. Evercade is a nice concept. I had the chance to test the evercade at a friend's house. The only problem I have is with the controller : the D pad feels "mushy" (for me at least...). Can we use other controllers with the evercade (like xbox 360 or xbox one) ?

[@TheOriginalNCDV]

Yes you certainly can! I use an XBox wireless controller on my VS. As far as I know, it should work fine with a cabled Xbox controller, but as I wanted wireless I bought an 8BitDo bluetooth dongle (the official XBox wireless dongle does NOT work on the VS). For some reason the VS picks up as a PS1 controller, but you do run into the problem that there's no mappable menu button on the XBox One controller (I actually just map an unused shoulder button instead).

[@ianhobbies]

Great Video! Subbed!

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Thank you . And thanks for subbing

[@Islandswamp]

I have a switch and I just got a ps5 for myself for Christmas. I still think the Evercade is cool. I don’t really need it but it’s nice

[@edrosa3485]

Honestly I clicked for confirmation bias. Don't have one yet; but will soon (debating between the exp and vs). The games being licensed holds value for me and being that it's more expensive than a rasberry pi setup, will have a far more polished interface, and easier usability. Unit looks well built and I also like that like cartridge consoles of old, these may be alive and kicking 20 years down the road.

[@dustheg]

I've been on the fence with getting an evercade but I dont have internet at home. Do I have to be online 24 7 for this system to work can I take it to a friends update once in awhile to update and be fine? I want to buy one but I don't want to waste money if I cant play. Please help

[@PKInTheUniverse]

You don’t need to be connected to the Internet 24/7 . it’s highly recommended to be connected to the Internet sometimes to do updates, but it’s not required. I wouldn’t really want this system if I couldnt connect to the Internet , especially with the Evercade game of the month, which requires a monthly update to play.

[@dustheg]

@@PKInTheUniverse it's small enough i can take it to a friends to update monthly tho from the looks of it right? Thank you for the answer about being connected to the internet too

[@RuubRoyce]

It enables data hoarding, in a way that it makes it A. Legal. B. Manageable. C. Physically collectable. However, since the storage media provided here are technically no different than flash media, (SD in this case), you should really consider them no more than rom distribution methods. As would be downloading from an online store. However here's the caveat; unlike traditional ROM cartridges, flash storage are unstable, especially over long term or intensive usage. (btw by storing a rom file on a writeable medium you technically convert it to an eeprom). And by not having an online service to go back to in case of a crash, you loose what you legally bought if long term ownership is not warranted. Which it probably isn't, but that's the norm nowadays I guess.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

I’m very aware that it’s rewritable media, you’re commenting on a seven month old video. I was aware then too. I was very aware that these are playing roms. What I was trying to get across in my video is that the end result is the same that people are playing games. I haven’t watched this video in sometime, but I can tell everybody has been coming from that goober’s video came here to tell me that .

[@stephanefourreau846]

I own the first portable version, you make me want to grab the Evercade Versus!

[@PKInTheUniverse]

I finally just picked up the handheld evercade a few months back. It was better than I expected, it’s too bad they’re discontinuing support for it ( I heard there is supposed to be one more update).

[@stephanefourreau846]

I just signed in and rang the bell!

[@SpeedStar76]

Absolutely this. The raspberry pi point is very valid. If you use a pi with ROMs you don't own, you are stealing games. Plus, it's a ton of hassle. I love my evercade 😁

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Exactly! Yeah everything has it’s place and I love the no hassle aspect of Evercade.

[@Imtired170]

If blaze doesn’t support the original at some point, hopefully by then i can go back and get all the catriges I missed. I really hope the regular handheld plays everything released so far. My friend asked why I got a evercade when I have a switch lite with a lot of physical stuff, my friend strictly buys downloads and doesn’t care about carts. He will never understand

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Yeah when it’s comes to Evercade, it’s very much geared towards a specific niche audience. I definitely come across a lot of people who I don’t get it . Even when I try to explain it to them some of them kind of just ignore what I say. It just is what it is

[@retrojoe85]

Excellent arguments, Mister PK. Very well explained. The only complain "about" the Evercade in my case is related to Blaze staff themselves, and the fact happened just yesterday: I've uploaded a photo with a description of all the bugs I got on the Intellivision Collection 1 (oh geez, that's a really buggy one ... game speed who starts to go faster once you get out from the pause menu, you can't restart games, control inputs sometimes aren't registered ... "what were they thinkin '?" as AVGN uses to say) on the official Facebook Blaze / Evercade group. As first thing, the staff approved the photo: one user at Blaze Entertainment said that my cartridge was not faulty and that the bug is on the fix list for the next updates and then ... they removed my photo! (-_-)' This is something that's not good at all, honestly, and it sounds as if they try to "hide" this problem as much as possible. The guys at Blaze should need to be more transparent about everything, even about problems: as a huge example, the isue with Namco Collection on VS, for what I know at least, wasn't never officially told to the customers until the day when the first of them decided to put one of the Namco Collections into the VS and got the "Namco Error" text at the startup! This kind of problems really damages all the good things they're making, seriously! And I say it because I really love the system, and I own both the handheld and the VS (the fact they use the same cartridges it's a really unique thing, for nowadays standards). For the fixes: effectively, I noticed the bug on Mania Challenge, but I wasn't able to realize that it was effectively a bug, because I've never liked this game that much (° - °) so I've switched to another game instantly...in every case, I 've to try it again at this point. I'm italian, and here the VS Premium Pack costs around 110/119 €, while the cartridges never surpass the 29 € in the moments of best "speculation" on Amazon (the typical price goes around 17/19 €): It's useless to say that some of these games alone for the original sysems (I collect NES' stuff mainly, and I know something about that) can cost as much as the VS itself, if not more. Retrogaming purists sometimes are like old grumpy men, while the emulation guys are conspiracy theorists who believe that "someone wants to make them pay for games no longer available on the market, because piracy doesn't exist for stuff that's so old". Evercade is a bless, seriously. Cheers, "Joe" (subscribed!)

[@PKInTheUniverse]

This is a really meticulous comment and I really appreciate all the detail and thought you put into it . As you say Blaze has a lot of work to do. I’ve done a lot of research on what they’ve fixed so far and am I glad they are continuing to strive to make the system better . I’m very critical that the Namco Collections only work on the handhelds because of the licensing , that’s so silly and frustrating and I wish Namco and Blaze could work that . I didn’t notice a lot these things because I’m a pretty casual gamer . I hope Blaze takes some of the things you say seriously and works to make the games work better . Yeah emulators and roms certainly have their place and totally understand the raspberry pi and mister crowd .My friend Nick has those and he’s told me a lot about how great they are . Yeah it’s fun to collect old NES games . I still have about 30 left . I’ve really paired my collection down . Journey to Silius is one of my favorites by the way . I once made a Perler creation of the main character Jay McCray . I’m thinking about making a video like OEB Pete did where he talked about 5things that annoyed him about Evercade. I’m really happy with how it works personally , but it’s by no stretch of the imagination perfect . I’m just having so much fun playing it with my son . It’s great simple solution for people who don’t have a lot of time to tinker with stuff . Yeah people can game however they want . That’s what’s great about gaming we have so many options . There has never been a better time to be gamer . Cheers to you as well , and thanks for subbing 🥂

[@retrojoe85]

@@PKInTheUniverse woah, I got "Journey to Silius" (one of my favourites ever) for pure luck at an eBay auction! Mine was the first and only offer, so I got it for a strangely cheap price. Once I received it, I controlled the cartridge's motherboard and all was perfectly clean (there was no need to clean the contacts) and functional! That was incredible! \(°o°)/

[@PKInTheUniverse]

@@retrojoe85 it’s always nice to get a game you really want that’s in great condition . I got my copy of Journey to Silius from a flea market about 10 years ago when I lived in Northern California. I used to go to the flea market every weekend back in the day . Such a different time in my life .

[@retrojoe85]

@@PKInTheUniverse oh yeah, the US release got the "human looking head" for the protagonist. Differently, in Europe we got the "Power Rangers" style of the Famicom Version (called Raf World...that's a weird name).

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Yeah it’s really cool how Europe and Japan had a different look to the character.

[@CrazyBurger]

Cool video and some excellent points!

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Thanks man . I’ve seen some of your videos , you do great job covering Evercade . It definitely influenced my decision to get one.

[@CrazyBurger]

@PK In The Universe lol glad to hear it 😄. Its not perfect, but I also love what Blaze are doing with the Evercade. It's those New Retro games that I've loved the most. Games I most likely would never have played. It's definitely got me interested in retro gaming again.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Absolutely! Evercade definitely has a lot of room for improvement but I’m having a lot of fun with it . Same here , the new retro games are great , so many of them I would never have known about let alone considered trying if not for Evercade. Yeah it’s really reignited my passion for retro gaming as well.

[@stevencrocker4145]

I'm on the fence about getting one. I watched a video and dude said they're not cartridges. Just sd sticks, could someone elaborate?

[@PKInTheUniverse]

I know who you’re talking about . They aren’t SD sticks, that’s bullshit. It’s a board with flash memory. Saying it’s just an SD card is like saying all the NES carts from AliExpress are just an SD cards . Yeah it’s not like a Sega Genesis cart thats read only memory. The carts themselves can be updated through updates on the Evercade VS or evercade EXP and sometimes that’s necessary, because especially in the early days of Evercade they only had so many people to test the carts, and some things got missed . And the game Ronius Tale on the Mega Cat collection was not even finished at the time when that came to Evercade. So thanks to updates the game can be patched using the VS or EXP and can be a complete game now as long as you update it. I feel like the Blaze has really stepped up their quality over the last year compared to what it was , especially when they first launched in 2020.

[@stevencrocker4145]

@@PKInTheUniverse thanks, I'm really wanting to get one. Thanks for clearing that up. I'm really into collecting games. And I like the idea of it all. So I will probably get one now.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

@stevencrocker4145 no problem. The VS is a decent cheap option and it’s nice that it has multiplayer. But if you want to go even cheaper and don’t mind a handheld experience, I would recommend checking out one of the hyper Mega tech super pocket systems ( there is a Taito one and a Capcom one ) . They have built-in games but also have a Evercade cart slot and they just came out this week. I only bought the Taito one, so I can’t really speak for the capcom one but I’ve been pleasantly surprised with it so far.

[@stevencrocker4145]

@@PKInTheUniverse since there's no wifi to update the cartridges. Are there any cartridges I need to be leary of? That's my only problem. Other than that it looks like the best option for me. Im leaning towards the Capcom one.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

@@stevencrocker4145 I think it will possibly be possible to update the cart through the Super Pocket if Blaze creates an update file and you can connect to PC and hook the super pocket up to via USB-C ( don’t quote me on this though, because this is just my speculation because this is how they updated the OG evercades which also did not have Wi-Fi). I actually made a video about this, but I’m just gonna save you some time and tell you to avoid he Alwa’s Awakening/ Cathedral dual cart for now . Cathedral currently will not work on the super pocket because the developer still hasn’t finished the update patch for it to work. I only know this because I gave the guys at blaze a hard time about this game not working and they told me they are working with the dev of Cathedral to get this updated to work with the super pocket because when they made the native port for Cathedral the super pocket wasn’t a thing at the time which is why other more recent native ports like Full Void work just fine because they knew about the super pocket beforehand.

[@GuanGuanGhoo]

The only thing that i heared bad about the evercade is that sometimes the games or the consoles get bricked due of firmware corrupting the files.

[@BURRITO44]

Awesome video. I agree with all you have stated

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Thank you 🙏

[@Lachlant1984]

The other day I came across this KZbin video warning people not to buy the Evercade EXP, he was talking about the software on the cartridges becoming corrupt and I think the console firmware becoming corrupt too. Now I see what they meant, but as long as you're careful and you know what to do and what not to do when updating the software, you should be perfectly OK.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

I’m gonna read the first sentence and I’m not gonna read anything else. I have that guy banned on my channel he’s really annoying. I’m not even buying me Evercade EXp , I’ve literally made videos discussing that.

[@TheRealRetroBeard]

Your video has further tempted me to get an Evercade! I'm half thankful and half angry at you 😆 (jk) Good video with insightful information, thank you.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Haha , thank you . Yeah I try to be informative.

[@darcyplante4368]

The Games I'd Like To See Are Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong JR. Miss Packman, Frogger, Lady Bug and Joust.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Yeah it’d be tough to get the donkey Kong games . The other ones are definitely a possibility

[@bazookaheadshot6854]

I don't have it, the system is not for me but I love the fact that gaming is now big enough for more consoles. Remember when the PS4 was coming out and people were so sure about it being the final console generation with physical games, some even said the last generation of all time! Nintendo survived the Wii U, we still got the big 3 and now we even got Atari (sort of) back. Instead of heavy focusing on what you're not getting, embrace the machines for the uniqness. Imagine working all day and then coming home to get angry about a video game console you don't own xD!

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Totally understandable, it’s a niche audience for sure . Yeah I love how many options we have , that’s what makes gaming such a nice hobby . It’s crazy people get mad about what other systems people are playing and enjoying .

[@PKInTheUniverse]

I think I’m gonna make a clarification video about one of my points because maybe it wasn’t spoken clearly enough . At no point was I implying that an old sega genesis cart is the exact same things as an Evercade cart or that it isn’t flash memory . I’m very aware it’s flash memory. I’m not an idiot . This has been well known since the beginning.

[@Harlock2day]

This video didn't help me particularly as I already own both systems 😉 but it was entertaining enough so good job.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Thank you , I try to make these videos interesting 😄

[@djcomputron5885]

My problem is, and this is just me personally, is that I find myself not buying the cartridges I actually want, but rather buying the harder to get ones. Or the ones I think may sell out. Take the Jaleco collection. I'm personally not interested in the games but, man, how I need to get it. Just the collector in me, and I'm enjoying myself.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

I totally understand having an urgent need to get the technos collection and Oliver twins collection and the 2 Namco collections since they are going out of production this year . I’ve definitely noticed since I started collecting there a shortages of certain carts especially when buying on Amazon . Like all of a sudden I noticed I can’t find mega cat 2 for a reasonable price for some reason. The way I look at it is if I’m really in need of getting a specific cart , if I can’t find something I could always just order it from Funstock , and they always seem to have plenty of stock , most of the time anyways . I feel like if Blaze was going to discontinue production of anymore carts they would announce it like they did with the other ones. Yeah the Jaleco collection is not very high on my list collections I really want to play . I guess it all depends where you are at in the process of the collecting these games . Yeah same here the collectibility is a fun aspect of the Evercade experience for me .

[@djcomputron5885]

@@PKInTheUniverse AFAIK, there aren't any carts that are impossible to get right now. I specifically went to Amazon and looked for all the ones they don't have. Those are the ones I prioritized getting. Jaleco used to be nonexistent on Amazon and Best Buy.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Yeah it’s really frustrating that Amazon doesn’t have every cart available to purchase and Best Buy is even worse . I’ll say one thing about Best Buy is at least they have all 4 Arcade carts available. I wish the production of these carts would ramp up a bit .

[@SomeOrangeCat]

I have no great want to buy either model of Evercade, but it's easy to see why it's getting nothing but praise.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

I totally get that, I have no interest in the portable Evercade at this time, but of course I like the VS but I definitely acknowledge it isn’t perfect. It nice as gamers that we have so many options out there .

[@BaldTrooper]

The only modern console I now own is the Switch, my ps4 broke and i have no intention of replacing it, I hate the updates on modern consoles which seem to happen regularly. All i want to do is turn on a console, put in a game and play it now, not in 4 hours after the update. I love the evercade, I have the handheld & VS version's, being able to simply pick out a cartridge and play it is awesome, Being able to play on the VS, save the game then stick it in the handheld is even better. Being able to play the games I played as a kid is awesome, playing games I wanted as a kid but couldn't afford is great. Being able to play homebrew/indie games makes owning them even better. I backed the handheld at launch when the black version was available with the first 10 carts and I've bought all of them since, some came with the founders edition VS and I have every intention of buying all the cartridges because that's my choice, Being able to get physical editions at such a cheap price makes collecting them, dare I say it, fun. I can't be bothered with messing about with emulators, getting frame rates right etc, i spend enough time in work messing around on car electronics, so when I get home and want to relax, all I want to do is select a game, put it in and play the thing.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Nice ! Yeah I have a Switch and PS4 and my PS4 is mostly just my dedicated Blu-ray player / Netflix/Disney + etc machine . Yeah the Evercade reminds me so much of how things used to be , just putting games in dedicated system and they just work . The prices and value of what’s on the carts make it so appealing for me .

[@stephanefourreau846]

Let there be light!

[@cs9927]

I don’t like they numbered each collection. Make customer needed to buy all of them… I only buy the collection I like

[@PKInTheUniverse]

That’s the best way to buy , buy what you like .

[@RealziesCuts]

Cool PK! Thank you for this I want the verses model! 🦍 Help me spread the word, A lot of people like me thought they didn’t want a PS5 because there’s no support for 1440p however I kept my Xbox one X so I can just run it through HDMI in right to my monitor. I’m looking for someone to research if this remains in 1440p or is anything lost in the pass thru? I’m not interested in any console that doesn’t support 1440p because that’s logical price point for a good gaming monitor 🏆 Also the Nintendo switch looks incredible using this method of display 💫

[@PKInTheUniverse]

It’s a fun system. Yeah there are a lot great gaming options out there . It’s a great time to be gamer .

[@thomasw3880]

90% of Raspberry Pi's sold are sitting in junk drawers around the world. 5% are on eBay.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

That sounds accurate 😂

[@grzegorz__]

I'm a tinkerer. Let's investigate further, the options :) 1. Raspberry PI - like you said. In 2022 it's simply an overpriced device (at least in Europe). If you add some nice, stylish case + gamepad, you'll easily reach 250 $. And then you need to play around with RetroPie etc. 2. What's available in the price range of 100-150 $ ? 2a) Well, you can get some less popular, chinese SBC - so called Raspberry alternatives. The problem with them is that they lack software, usually they use some archaic linux version etc. You'll spend hours if you choose this path :) 2b) As Evercade VS "alternative" you can buy in this price range some used Dell Micro computer. There is a chance it'll be more powerful, with batocera it'll give very nice UI / experience - generally it's not a bad idea, the computer looks nice / ok. Downside - it has TDP 35W. Benefit ? You can probably play some PSP games or Dreamcast... 3. 100-150 $ handhelds, are there any ? 3a) Anbernic RG351P - actually I like it a lot, it'll be in the price range BUT the first thing you want to do is to load custom firmware, load roms etc. It's easy, can be done within hmm an hour - generally, I like this device quite a lot. 3b) Retroid Pocket - with shipping it's a bit more expensive, but also more powerful. 4. Low TDP mini PC as alternative to Evercade VS, will cost you around 200-250 $ (such as Minisforum). Again, you load Batocera, and everything works almost out of the box. Actually I like this solution, because I can play some PS2 games even, Gamecube, Wii etc. So, what's the problem ? I'm a tinkerer, I like configure such things, I like download, find, curate roms. Finally, after WEEKS :), I have like 1500 games selection on my "Evercade VS" alternative (aka Minisforum UM350) for C64, Amiga, NES, SNES, MegaDrive, PS1, PS2, PSP, GameCube, WII, PC-Engine etc. Do I play it ? Well, I spent more time curating the systems I didn't fully explore, than play :) (and I still need to spend hours to kind of consider whole curating roms step as finished ;) ). I like that, because i'm tinkerer - but if you're not a tinkerer, you'll easily lose hours to make it work, look, the way you like :) And you will be overwhelmed with literally THOUSANDS of games. Like you said, with Evercade, you just Turn It On and play :) And (affordable) cartridge collecting aspect is nice too. What other options do you have ? Collect overpriced cartridges for NES, SNES, MegaDrive, GBA ? The prices are already crazy. If you like physical cartridges, that's probably the best option you can have ;p Yeah, you can ie. buy Nintendo DS (so you'll be able to play Nintendo DS + Game Boy Advance cartridges), maybe for even 50 $ - that's not a bad idea, because Nintendo DS is pretty neat :) but again, cartridges are rather expensive + you're kind of restricted to this specific Nintendo games library. If you buy 200in1 cartridge you'll have poor UI / User experience. Generally, Evercade is pretty nice alternative for all the other existing systems, consoles :)

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Well said !

[@StarlinkNova]

I never understood these Pie lovers honestly. Just let people enjoy playing on what they want to! No matter what the argument is, Raspberry Pies aren't going to scratch that same nostalgic itch that systems like the Evercade are going for. They appeal to two separate market's! Evercade is for those who still enjoy collecting and playing physical media, Pies are for the emulation enthusiasts! I understand and enjoy both methods, although I don't use Raspberry Pies for my emulation needs.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Exactly! There is a place for everything and the 2 are very different markets . They both can coexist.

[@atomiswave1971]

The vs needs to support tate. Even if evercade need to make a dedicated monitor for it.

[@dinorocker8647]

4:55 Now THAT IS F---IN' FUNNY, quite frankly I've seen videos on some of these modern handhelds that play retro games, some have looked like what I'd want to own cosmetically, but given what I've found out about 'em, they're glorified raspberry PI's, now as for the actual PI's, I don't wanna buy a system like these PI's that have Android, a program I'm really on edge about, made by some ambiguous companies in China, and their systems having a program that like these smartphones, could have the potential to spy on folks, now all that jibber jabber aside I want a system to be able to access these games on tap and in physical form without havin' to download 'em to the system and play 'em without much problem.

[@cooladee]

Misconception: it is another Amico. The Evercade actually better in many ways and it was released unlike the Scamico.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Yeah the Evercade VS is everything the Coleco Chameleon should have been and everything the Amico will never be

[@Islandswamp]

Is it as good as the Amico?

[@PKInTheUniverse]

What’s that ?

[@jamesbellegarde2893]

Can’t imagine anybody buying a retro device where you can’t put your own custom ROMs on it that’s just beyond stupid

[@PKInTheUniverse]

By that logic people should never buy old video game systems. No one should ever buy anything except a computer . Steal everything, even games from indie devs . That’s what you sound like from your comment which sounds pretty stupid to me.

[@jasonshiers5771]

The Evercade is amazing, the hate it gets is from the people who have just paid over $1,500 for the Renovation games and we’ve just spent $20.00 for them😂

[@PKInTheUniverse]

I definitely want to make a follow up video talking about the prices of Evercade games . Merry Christmas !

[@jasonshiers5771]

@@PKInTheUniverse , Merry Christmas

[@cooladee]

You should have released this tomorrow on Pi day.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Heh

[@themadmoderator8465]

what cracks me up is most people that hate on system would never buy it no matter how good it was. Same a collections on switch etc i can play it on my pie. Then fffffffff moan well your not going to buy anything anyway. But do want see more like carts from asia Us etc the renovation collection is a start. The fact the handheld was successfull enough to release the vs shows their is a market for it.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Yeah some of these people are really strange . There are so many options to play games out there , why people feel a need to hate on Evercade is puzzling . Yeah I’m excited about the renovation collection, we definitely need more stuff like that .

[@kjhoskins]

I am a cheapskate and I own every cart so far. :) You can't beat the bargin you are getting in every cartridge.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

I also am a cheapskate . It’s an incredible value . There are several games I didn’t even expect like I’m having a great time with .

[@tomlee252]

If you're not tech savvy, a raspberry pi is useless and a waste of time, having a company stand by their product, that's so 60-70's, basically almost unheard of, Retro games, back in the day, 8 bits, now adays a game is at least 60GB and over 100GB, retro is look back in time, the Indie games are out there

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Exactly! I love Evercade is just simple console and they just work and I really appreciate that Blaze is continuing to work to make things better with updates

[@SHUPIRATE1991]

I love my evercade

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Same here

[@thunderwarrior1759]

I have the premium handheld heading my way for Christmas along with the Arcade Atari cartridge and i asked for it purely for the retro heaven experience. If i took any advice from the KZbin critics out there I’d never watch or play anything

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Very well said !

[@MarquisDeSang]

Most games are button mashers, without Autofire, they are unplayable.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Yeah I’m definitely more into the action , Beat ‘em ups , and handful of RPGs on the system . It’s great that we have so many different options to game in this day and age .

[@OreshikaIsGreat]

So many great points made in this video, I don't think people understand the market for this product when they come out and say things like "just buy a raspberry pi" or "just emulate them", a lot of these compilations of games are fondly remembered by people who are probably in their mid to late 40s now (old man cringe community) and never tried or cared to emulate something in their lives, family members I know who have an evercade gave the impression that they'd felt like going back to play games they enjoyed in their younger years but it was too much of a hassle and they never had an interest in buying a modern console so had no way to do it, having something nice like this, much like a classic console with a collection preloaded on it for them makes it easy to do that for them, I think some people are too wrapped up in themselves and are unable to look at the evercade from another perspective. For me personally, there's a lot of sentiment there as my dad enjoyed most of these games and I enjoy picking them up and always having access to them because of that, yes I'm capable of modding consoles and getting homebrew emulators on them but that doesn't mean I don't want those games physically aswell, I've double dipped on indies more than a few times, if I enjoy it digitally I'll want it physically, it's not rocket science or hard to understand, it's just that some people make it out that way, plus I also like that in some instances such an xenocrisis, I don't have to saw off my leg to have a copy of it physically. I understand it's not going to be for everyone but to say it's a bad product and to go even further than that as some have is not being fair to the product in my opinion, whichever model you buy you get more than just the console in the box, they really set you on your way and at a low price that's fair which is very much appreciated in this day and age with how most game companies tend to operate, you can't even buy 2 ps5 games for $100 and the vs is expensive?, think people to look at it again honestly.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Yeah there’s a lot of games here I was not aware of and I can definitely see why it would be a hit across the pond . The system has definitely given me a greater appreciation for British devs and publishers. There are so many games on these compilations that I would never have thought to try out if I had seen them on a raspberry pi . Yeah there are a lot people who refuse to look outside themselves. Now that the Amico is dead people have to find something new to rag on because they have nothing going on . Evercade has been around since 2020 , but now all of a sudden it’s a problem . It’s pretty insane how concerned some grown men are about what kind of things we spend our money on. God forbid other people would enjoy things . It’s amazing how people who’ve never owned an Evercade or Evercade VS have a lot of opinions about the system and the games . Yeah it’s definitely not for everyone, and I understand that , but the arguments people make about it are so weak and it was fun to address and break down these points of contention people seem to have.

[@OreshikaIsGreat]

@@PKInTheUniverse I've noticed most of the criticism is coming from America, perhaps if the evercade focused on nes and mastersytem games it would be praised to the heavens since that's what was so popular back in the day for the American crowd, Europe was different though, that whole "Nintendo saved videogames" line doesn't apply to us because micro computers where all the rage and thriving at the time and I'm proud that British developers where a big part of that.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Yeah so many KZbin channels are Americentric and the video game home console crash gets way overblown . Yeah the indie stuff really appeals to me the most.

[@fentazen2677]

If you play your games, you’re not a hoarder.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Yeah that’s definitely a big part of it . Games were meant to be played .

[@miguelrossier]

The only thing I don't like about evercade is we will never see carts with Castlevanias, SNKs, Capcoms, etc etc...

[@excaliburnorth446]

They already have a deal with Capcom? And not that we are getting games like 40 Winks and Duke Nukem, anything is possible 😊

[@farleysmoke5130]

They should release finished products you shouldn’t have to update a damn thing. Very poor quality control

[@PKInTheUniverse]

They are finished products. You don’t have to update it in most cases. 99.9% of these games are on other platforms. Unlike a lot of systems , Blaze created custom built emulators for many of the systems the games originally played on , rather than “borrowing” open source emulators like a lot of other companies do. Sometimes they don’t work as well as they should , so they implement quality of life updates .

[@gipgap4]

The Evercade portable has the worst screen on any device I’ve seen to date. Completely ruins the experience no matter how good the games may be. Poor viewing angles, light bleeding through the screen. Complete trash.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Yeah I’m at the point I have zero interest in the handheld Evercade . I love my VS , but I have no interest in the handheld. I recently bought an Anbernic 351V, if Blaze came out with a gameboy style handheld Evercade I might be down for that .

[@gipgap4]

@@PKInTheUniverse I did consider the VS edition recently since it relies on my tv screen. I have 8 carts now so they will be just gathering dust unless I have another way to play them.

[@PKInTheUniverse]

Everyone I’ve talked to says the VS is better built than the handheld. I can’t say I’ve had any issues with it so far .

[@gipgap4]

@@PKInTheUniverse yes, it certainly seems the better option from the videos I’ve seen. It looks an aesthetically pleasing console to boot.

[@susanguy925]

@@PKInTheUniverse I would get the VS but I have no friends to play with.