The Evercade - Is it MADNESS or GENIUS?!

[@MetalJesusRocks]

UPDATE: The developer has announced there will be a Day 1 firmware update to allow button mapping for those that want that option.

[@garycormack]

MetalJesusRocks great to know, especially for the Genesis, thanks for the update

[@cs9927]

MetalJesusRocks how to update the firmware? It all run by cart. Unless the developer update the hardware before launch

[@garywitcomb4750]

@@cs9927 day one firmware update via USB to pc

[@kbh913]

@@garycormack 8e. 77

[@tomferrier6143]

Well, that update arrived and unfortunately it's just their choice of a different, more traditional button mapping, not your choice of mappings :/

[@theone3776]

I love the cartridges and how they are packed, remind of genesis game boxes.

[@JohntechFL]

They are most likely nothing but plastic with no chips. They just use the carts to limit the games the system will show so they can sell extra jumpers to show other games. All the games are already on the system, you just have to trip the jumper to show them.

[@greencastle337]

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@realnews7799]

There is flash memory on each cart holding the games and emulators. You can't trip jumpers. Why would they limit the games to what was installed at day one. Doh.

[@Matt_Yniguez]

@@JohntechFL no lol. They're loaded onto the cartridges.

[@wesobrien8884]

I dig your T 00 L avatar

[@zacheryainsworth3825]

This seems like the first time in a while a company is realistic with there starting price. 80$ or 100$ aint bad would make an interesting gift.

[@codo8584]

That's cos thankfully it really looks like the team behind it are passionate about what they have

[@NeverToBeSeenAgain]

unfortunately it has stiff competition from emulation handhelds. You could get an Anbernic RG351P for a similar price and have a handheld that plays everything up through PS1.

[@flashrocket9158]

Honestly, now Evercade needs to launch these cartridges: A Sonic Game Gear Collection, Mortal Kombat Kollection, a Capcom Collection, a Konami Collection, and an SNK Collection.

[@GPlewright]

SNK and Capcom would be fantastic indeed.

[@cincyfan987]

How about a Chinese clone cart with microsd slot attached.

[@flashrocket9158]

@@cincyfan987 No, because that would otherwise be Pirating.

[@FoxUnitNell]

I think we need a sonic mega collection type cartridge with all the genesis games (and versions) plus the game gear games.

[@flashrocket9158]

Cory Moses Hey, maybe a Capcom Collection 1 with all the 8 bit games such as the first 5 Megaman games, Ducktales, and Gargoyles Quest and another cartridge will have the 16 bit games like Megaman X, Street Fighter, and Dragons Lair.

[@benjaminbarker6226]

Tanzer is a Mega Drive game by Mikael Tillander released in 2019, that was distributed in cartridge form by Mega Cat Studios. Mikael is a really talented guy and I just wanted to make sure he gets some credit.

[@shmupstick]

Thank you so much! :)

[@GeoNeilUK]

Well, the three most obvious names that come to mind for future collections are SNK, Capcom and Sega!

[@darklordyianni4463]

YEAHHHH! ....+Konami

[@ecliipse64]

Lol and they are supposed to get the licenses for these?

[@paulclinton6414]

If they were arcade versions.

[@GeoNeilUK]

@@ecliipse64 "Lol and they are supposed to get the licenses for these?" Why would they not?

[@conorl1894]

GeoNeilUK $$$

[@lukehinkle9614]

Atari Bowling: "It looks dumb, but it's actually pretty fun." Great quote.

[@oaf-77]

That’s what people say about me

[@wistful3631]

No

[@PercyPumpkinheart]

Also an accurate one! Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who still plays that game.

[@fermp3690]

I played the hell out of that game back in the day. I can still hear the sounds clearly in my head.

[@higherground711]

That game was so much fun, yet it pissed me off royally too. It's called pleasure pain. 😤😛

[@sloppynyuszi]

Actually I wouldn’t like the ability add my own roms. I have plenty of devices that let me do that. I like the fact they have curated games and cartridges. The Data east pack looks best so far with the mega cat and piko interactive cartridges also looking interesting

[@Fat_Cat_Caravan]

I agree, there's literally hundreds of devices which you can do that, I like it like this too

[@sloppynyuszi]

lenonbaby that’s very true. The OG mega drive and SNES ran roms :p I think you can argue that emulation isn’t perfect. Even the much lauded Mega Drive mini had some lag that not picky reviewers picked up on. My GPD XD runs these roms fine. I think at the price point this is. The presentation and game selection this is nice. And I think it’s a nicer way to enjoy these games, rather than downloading roms.

[@nux3960]

@@Liquidcadmus I don't think you any clue of what ROMs are.

[@KeijiMaeda86]

I agree with the sentiment... But let's be real for a moment, the eventual selling point of this machine will be good portable emulation for 8bit and 16bit games. That's why the creators put out that statement on their site. They know it. We know it. Pirates know it. But we can't flat out say it or else they would be sued into oblivion by Nintendo and all other companies in class action. Its noble of them to release these cartridge packs but come on. Its like PSP but with good emulators. Because that is all anyone ever did with the psp.

[@Gggrrrrrrrr23]

KeijiMaeda86 Your completely missing the point of this. There’s literally thousands of devices you can use to play roms on but you never really OWN them, your playing them illegally. It’s nice to actually own fully licensed physical copies and the cartridge format just adds to the nostalgia feeling. When you have access to hundreds of thousands of games you never really focus on the game your playing.... With something like this you can actually focus on the few games you’ve got with you and you own...

[@goobygooberyeah9251]

The way the cartridges kinda complete the back of the system is so satisfying

[@mr.vidjagamez9896]

The thing that excites me about the Evercade, in addition to what they already are doing with it, is the fact that they mentioned the possibility of doing dev-kits so people can develop original software for the handheld.

[@justinroundy9189]

Genre collections would be cool. Like a shmup cartridge, a beat em up cartridge, an rpg cartridge... I would want all the shmups on this console, so if publishers could be brought together to make a cartridge with all the shmups they wouldn't otherwise include in one of their own collections, that would be awesome.

[@bigblueassbaby9074]

I don't think thats possible. That would be a nightmare for licencing.

[@animewolfOtakuwolf]

I hope they put out a NEO-GEO SNK collection, I'm always been a big fan of their shooters, especially the Sonic Wings/Aero Fithers saga

[@MetalJesusRocks]

^^ THIS ^^

[@Frogdoddofficial]

This whole thing reminds me of the portable neo Geo.

[@jkdino3499]

Prehistoric Isle! and Samurai Spirits! Etc!

[@MsAmigo1990]

@@jkdino3499 Don't forget Metal Slug :D !!!

[@robertlawrence9000]

Looks like a great portable console. I would imagine someone will make a cartridge that will have all of the games and more on it. I hope this company does well. Looks like they going about it pretty good

[@Lennyg845]

I really hope this is successful enough for them to continue releasing cartridges

[@26snoopy82]

Will they have old PC games to from dos, windows 95? I want to play lemmings, sim ant, the old Star Wars games from the 1990’s too.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

You're right: This is an area that has yet to be tapped by these devices: A MS-DOS / Win95 gaming machine. I'd love to see it!

[@lemming9984]

@Mike UK 1970 unless you have Lemmings Touch for the Vita?

[@GeoNeilUK]

@@MetalJesusRocks "You're right: This is an area that has yet to be tapped by these devices: A MS-DOS / Win95 gaming machine. I'd love to see it! " I'd love to see a Win16 compatibility layer for 64 bit Windows, at the moment you have to download a hooky copy of Windows 3 and install it on DOSBOX or get a hooky copy of WIndows 98 and install it in a virtual machine.

[@jonathonearl482]

You guys remember great games such as The Incredible Machine and Chip's Challenge?

[@GeoNeilUK]

@@lemming9984 "unless you have Lemmings Touch for the Vita?" Lemmings on the Switch? Nah, Psygnosis got bought by Sony...

[@vincenzovieri3743]

OMG! this has me so excited. this is like the arcade 1up of handheld consoles. the screen looks good the console looks good and runs well, not only that but the cool cases and best part a manual with color!!!!!! who didn't love to look for the manual when u bought a game and the excitement of finding a colored one was true pleasure... and their back again... nice.

[@EvercadeRetro]

Mad Genius? Thanks for taking a look at this for us. We are excited to get it into peoples hands!

[@philipcaseyacalloway204]

Very cool console I'm sold on the color scheme alone. Thank you for creating something for the enthusiast and collector!

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Thanks for the review unit. This was a fun video to make. I"m curious to see what new cartridge pack you release in the future!

[@cthulhuhasrisen1009]

This made my collector senses tingle.

[@ukkrautgaming]

I cant wait for the 9th April very very exciting the unit the boxes for the games and the colour manuals all look fantastic here in the uk it's going to be sold in argos and I believe game both uk high street chains 😊😊😊😊🎮🕹

[@ukkrautgaming]

Oh and fantastic video as always fella been watching you for years and you are a huge influence on me so much so I made my own channel some time ago all after watching you and RGT 85 and wood for years 😊😊😊😊

[@PuffNSnort]

How many times are we going to re-buy these games? 😂

[@AleksandarIvanov69]

You mostly buy the technology and can you imagine the clusterduck a company like that would find themselves in to verify purchases :)

[@se7encureton]

Glorian 777 I’m doing it on the switch. Love the mobility

[@24magiccarrot]

This might come as a shock to you, you don't need to keep re-buying them, you only need to re-buy them if you want to play them on the latest technology. You don't hear people complaining about having to re-buy the same movie when they upgrade from VHS, to DVD to Blue Ray.

[@JohnnyProctor9]

@@se7encureton - At least you can play multiplayer on the Switch...not this thing.

[@krathoon2338]

There seems to be a pool of games that are easy to license.

[@Overlord81]

Seems a really nice console...Really interested in the Piko collection...I've seen some Amiga ports even.

[@paulpjr3224]

The piko collection is on Steam and they go on sale during the sales. Most have negative reviews so you can grab what games you want.

[@paulpjr3224]

@UCIqYdpA0VqSjdJnRi9LwxNg Yes over the last sale I saw some of the games on sale and I clicked on the publisher and they have a bunch of games and they go on sale during the big sales.

[@Overlord81]

@@paulpjr3224 AH but they're like 5 bucks each , the Pico Collection for Evercade is 17 bucks for 20 games and it's on a real cartridge sooo...

[@zoran123456]

Yeah, would be cool to play Turrican, Toki, Settlers and many more. Honestly 100 USD for console and 3 cartridges is great price.

[@paulpjr3224]

@@Overlord81 That's true but they went down on in price for like 1.50 each over the sales. Not all of the games I am interested in so I can just grab some I liked then. I rarely play games on the go. I guess if I did travel a lot or take rides where I am not driving it would be good then to pass time. I was just pointing out that it is on there as well as all those Atari games too.

[@callme_Sweetpea]

No mention of the reverse button mapping and audio glitches?

[@Retrogamershaun]

a lot of youtubers fail to mention that in their review of the system. if you want a good review of the system that mentions those issues go watch Game Sacks review

[@efwefwef4747]

If they don’t mention it they have paid not to. Sounds like Joe from gamesack wasn’t crazy about reviewing to begin with

[@razerow3391]

@@Retrogamershaun Ashens criticises it quite a bit and mentions nothing about any problems of the sort... Is this maybe a problem with the US version? Ashens biggest complaint was the boxes and manuals didn't tell you what version of games you got. He was disappointed to find NES versions of games he expected to be Arcade. He also said about the cartridge being overly-snug. He also said a lot of the games were just naff and unless you held a real nostalgia there wasn't much point to them - he was meaning Atari haha. Hmmm

[@OrganicSilverMoonDesignsLLG]

Absolutely more in depth on the game system,Being able to see it up on the TV screen,This is great thank you,Metal Jesus.

[@Retrogamershaun]

not a good review because he didn't bring up the bad button mapping or the audio glitches

[@barkerpeter2282]

The yellow tape on the rear bottom written Chinese meant "the battery has been replaced !"

[@MetalJesusRocks]

I wondered what that said. Thanks!

[@richardtorres5940]

@@MetalJesusRocks Atari Jaguar greatest hits would be an awesome cart.

[@Retrogamershaun]

@@richardtorres5940 not enough buttons on the evercade for those games

[@turtle8443]

This seems like a quality handheld which was well thought out and put together.

[@kissthistwice5]

Love the concept and look of this. I’ve been saying for ages that I would love a mini that had multi carts to collect rather than you buy it and then that’s it

[@fermp3690]

This is a collector's device. I want it for what it is. I have tons of good ways to play these games already, but nothing like this has grabbed the collector in me like this one.

[@oldschoolm8]

I think it’s the reason these mini consoles are doing so well at the moment. You could download an emulator on your PC and play just about anything and everything that’s ever been released on any console......but it’s not the same. The physical cartridges, original controllers and being able to show off and display a collection. There’s nothing quite like it.

[@DoubleU555]

Except it resembles nothing. Mini consoles have visual appeal due to the similarity to classic devices. This looks like those dollar store consoles with built in NES games.

[@fermp3690]

@@DoubleU555 this is supposed to be a new console for playing both new games and old and hopefully encourage new development. It's not trying to be an old system. There are a ton of clones already out there that even actually play old game boy carts. They are trying to bring new retro style games to the table, but offer old ones right off the bat because they need to get interest for developers to jump on board. I'm hoping to see a lot of good "new retro" game carts come to the system like the Piko cart.

[@blackhatfreak]

Indeed I think it's truly unique and cool enough to get into kinda like the NeoGeo handheld.

[@JohnDoe-wb7fc]

Says it isn't another emulation machine, but then later says its obviously using emulation to run the cartridges......lol

[@ScottyPhoton]

Looks nice! Maybe they can make a stationary console version eventually with multiplayer. I like the idea of a 2D game console that can have it's own ecosystem unaffected by the big game companies need to release Game Box 1, 2, 3... etc.

[@RichardCraig]

If I remember the press photos correctly, this is exactly what they are doing... there will be a console version that uses the same little carts.

[@waltersobchak7275]

@@RichardCraig now that sounds pretty good

[@allthelonely4287]

I'm not going to say you predicted the future, but a home console evercade is happening.

[@StephanS]

Wow, Gratulation to your appearance in the game. That must be a big honor

[@nathanp1775]

It would be nice if you put the titles of the games somewhere on the screen when they are shown. I have thought that for a few of your compilation videos. Small nitpick, but it would really help and wouldn't be that much more work on your end. Thanks for all the content!

[@Pmike404]

Nathan P ya man just taking 3 minutes to google something is really inconvenient huh... Especially when there’s 10 different collections with roughly 100 playable games...

[@RetrobertAZ]

I say they should have more than one Capcom collection and probably at least one Midway collection.

[@lchambers56]

Agreed!!

[@moroseloki1912]

They unfortunately make hella money still so I think they won't let it happen.

[@MakoyUnggoy]

Great to see a pixelated Metal Jesus and AlphaOmegaSin on the same screen together!

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Wonder Twin powers...ACTIVATE! Shape of a Les Paul. Form of a guitar pick!

[@datassetteuser356]

Love that idea! Would like to see an EPYX collection with California Games, World Games, Summer and Winter Games, Street Sports Basketball and Soccer, Pitstop I+II and 4x4 Offroad Racing. What a package that would be.

[@TheGebs24]

Wow this actually looks neat! It’s a nice touch with physical cartridges 💓

[@MetalJesusRocks]

This company is in the UK. Hit them up for a review unit. I'd love to get your perspective on it too.

[@TheGebs24]

MetalJesusRocks Thanks dude I’ll hit them up 💪

[@oliverubayperez8496]

Cool console retro . Future ??? Capcom , Konami , SEGA ...

[@zorio]

Would love a Taito collection with all the Bubble Bobble, Rainbow Islands, and Parasol Stars games!

[@danmcdaid]

God damn, me too

[@krillen64]

The one negative with the Evercade is no multi player at all with it. That's one thing they should have had built in for use when hooked to a TV.

[@arcadely]

Yeah, it would be great if you could pair two of them together either over WiFi or USB for 2 player games.

[@StriderBillman]

Agreed. Wifi or bluetooth, if equipped, would be better for 3+ player games, like Super Off Road. BT would also be great for supporting joysticks and other hardware during tv play.

[@SianaGearz]

Wifi or Bluetooth would need extra hardware and additional certification costs, which is not necessarily justified at this pricepoint; but i'm sure they have a USB OTG right on the SOC.

[@MountainHomeJerrel]

Ooooh, I'm a big fan of those cartridge boxes and full color manuals.

[@JCorduroy]

Great video! I was really interested in this system, and between your video and RGT's video, I'm sold on it. Thanks for going so in depth on this!

[@MetalJesusRocks]

This was a fun review video to make. Thanks for watching!

[@JCorduroy]

Who's being conned, here? Friend, I suggest you put your efforts into something meaningful rather than tearing folks down. If you don't like people having Patreons or Subscriptions to their channels, go about your business and move on. Filming manifestos about how upset you are is a massive waste of energy and borders on obsessive fanaticism. Personally, I don't mind tossing some money over to a person once a month that provides me with a lot of entertainment or information, much like I don't mind tossing $10 to a busker playing music on a street corner. I like the channels I watch, and I'm glad to help support them. If you're not, move on with your life and do something worthwhile.

[@Morbisus]

@@JCorduroy What happened lol

[@monochrome1829]

@@Morbisus he's arguing with the wind

[@JCorduroy]

@@monochrome1829 Well, the dudes comment bamfed the hell out like Nighcrawler, so I guess I am. :P

[@GameplayandTalk]

Great overview. I honestly had no idea Blaze was still around. The Evercade seems like a good concept with its multi pack idea. I don't necessarily have a need for one, but it make for a fun stream or two with its variety of games available. The price seems right too.

[@deanrobinson2459]

ah, midnight resistance on the amiga takes me back.

[@insaneasock3156]

3:58 You say that like the neo geo pocket came out like 20 years.....ago.....oh wait. Damn I'm old.

[@Turbotef]

I still remember the morning back in August 1999 (I was 19) when mine showed up (I think I ordered from The Cave) along with Metal Slug 1st Mission, Biomotor Unitron, and KoF:R2. Amazing little handheld for its time offering me some memorable gaming experiences in handheld form.

[@whosaidthat84]

I borrowed it from the only friend I knew who owned it. I thought SNK vs. CAPCOM MOTM was gonna suck on that system but damn that game was fun as all hell!!

[@Flashtone08]

I feel like this is exhausted to the point the fruit has no more juice.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

This sounds like a tagline to an adult film! #Giggity

[@Flashtone08]

@@MetalJesusRocks I feel it down in my plums.

[@baldpipesmoker1]

I'm sold! I'll be buying one! Thanks for the review!

[@deathofkings5633]

Id like to see hard to get legally stuff that the mini's are missing like: Sega cd/32x games. TurboGrafx games that are missing from it's mini. Licensed games like NES and Genesis Batman/Stargate/Star trek games (be nice to have them all in one legal handheld location.) Never before translated games.

[@Shendue]

Emulating a game is perfectly legal as long as you own it. You can dump your own games and even apply translation patches no problem if it's for personal use. What's illegal is distributing them, or downloading a rom of a game you don't own. Just buy a used copy off ebay and you can emulate it no problem.

[@deathofkings5633]

Shendue didn't know that about the translation patches. Cool.

[@GeoNeilUK]

Is there a commercial friendly MegaDrive emulator that will do MegaCD/32X?

[@joeyjojojunior4886]

Would love to see an analog stick.

[@allthatsmagic06]

I’m already looking in to this system Great idea with the cartridge’s Perfect for the retro gamer like myself and others

[@thatsrevoltin6218]

Metal Jesus, thanks again for just being awesome. Broke as f*** but going to do some overtime to get this for my nephew

[@Stephen_Eee]

Awesome when things work the way they're supposed to, unlike my pancreas.

[@ChronikSpartan]

I really don't know how to feel about this yet. I just wish my channel was big enough to get a review unit 😅

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

its dumb m, just use ya phone

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

@DeplorableGerman1973 yh its one of them things ,same as why people paid for the snes mini

[@TonyAvalosGTA]

Despite these type of games not being my interest, this is an overall great product. The cartridges, the quality, it would be a great buy for an arcade lover

[@Fat_Cat_Caravan]

IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE A TAITO COLLECTION :)

[@Tubbs935]

dave from game sacks voice: "TAIIIIII-to"

[@llendar]

Would love to see a Wizardry, ultima, or heroes of might and magic collection on this.

[@watchcityknives]

Thank you for this review I’m so excited to get this system with all the game cartridges when it comes out in March. Love all your videos so Thank You an God Bless

[@magog123]

Jason, in your opinion, will we EVER see a Mr. Do compilation again on any system ever again???

[@orderusp6394]

Mr.Do is badass! Mr.Dos Castle was great also.

[@ThiagoCunha]

Now that's what we may have been walking for. A nice multi retro handheld with av out with physical copies. Look at those cartridges! How they fit seamlessly. But when you said our own games... I imagined that it would be our own developed homebrew games. That would be nice too.

[@jasonhatt4295]

“This is either madness or brilliance!” “It’s remarkable how often those two traits coincide.”

[@ThunderFist1978]

I’m really looking forward to the Evercade. I bought a black Evercade, which is a limited edition color available through Funstock. The black units are all sold out, but they do have an all-in bundle that should be mentioned. The all-in bundle includes all the current cartridges except the Technos cartridge, and at this time it retails for $198.01 through Funstock. Being a British site, Funstock prices everything in pounds, so the price will fluctuate quite a bit, but they do international shipping, so you can get the all-in bundle regardless of where you live. You also get a carrying case for buying the all-in bundle, which will cost the same amount as a cartridge if you decide you want one later. I’m glad you asked about the arcade versions, by the way. On the Facebook group they have noted that the Evercade can play arcade roms, but that they are sticking to console ports for now. They didn’t mention that it was because of aspect ratios, though. That’s really nice to know.

[@PatientTurtle]

It’d be cool if this could dock into an arcade cabinet. Especially with the arcade game version cart idea. X-Men, TMNT, and Simpsons please!

[@oliverubayperez8496]

Sunset Riders ...

[@JohnnyProctor9]

It's only for one player though, they'd have to add a multiplayer feature first...

[@OriasX]

This is amazing,I really hope this succeeds. I live how game boxes look

[@TechWithSean]

Q: What’s better than an off brand emulation handheld? A: An off brand emulation handheld with PROPRIETARY CARTRIDGES 🤣🤣🤣

[@TTony0503]

Or you can just grab your own roms online for free put them on an SD and play on a Super Retro-cade

[@thorham1346]

@Tech With Sean - Indeed, what a facepalm.

[@lel2015]

I really dont know why anyone would buy the cartridges when you can get the ROM online for free

[@codo8584]

This isn't off brand, it's completely licenced, and with the latest firmware most issues are fixed. This is a niche product for a niche audience, of course those cheap emulation handhelds are way easier

[@jonathonearl482]

1st, I'm hoping they make a cartridge that has all word games. Scrabble, Scrabble Journey, Scrabble Plus, Scrabble Junior, Boggle, Bookworm Deluxe, Bookworm Adventures, Upwords, Wordtris, Text Twist, Lexicon, Wheel Of Fortune, Family Feud. 2nd, I'm looking for them to have a billiards game collection. Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend (especially this one, MD version), Side Pocket, Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker, Championship Pool, Archer Maclean's 3D Pool, Hardcore Pool, Killer 3D Pool. Do these carts or something relatively similar and you will definitely have my undivided attention, Evercade!

[@clanbutler]

I'd love to see a capcom collection and a snk collection

[@CoolestUserEver]

This looks like a very decent collector's item but also a very cool gift for kids! Perfect to give them a taste of what it was like back then, with the nice box, the cool cartridge and booklet, good quality console and no online store, paid powerups, etc. And also without the hassle of needing 4-5 different expensive consoles and not being able to afford all those games. So, just the good part.

[@richardcontreras4234]

What’s up with your boy John Hancock?

[@nintenjoel]

If MJR was smart, he would stay away from that subject. People are not happy with John and he literally made it worse with his "apology" video and comment censoring. It's a shame, really. I used to like him and his channel.

[@odinsplaygrounds]

@@nintenjoel So... what happened?

[@nintenjoel]

@@odinsplaygrounds watch the last few videos from Smash JT.

[@JohnnyProctor9]

He has no penis...

[@audiebridge3103]

@@blitzkrieg1174 MJR is not responsible for anything John Hancock has done so he doesn't need to comment on it. He's doing the smart thing by not addressing it. Wait until the drama has died down then have John in a video again. The internet never forgets but after a while it no longer cares.

[@DarthVader-1701]

I have this machine and like it quite a bit but my only gripe at the moment is the availability of the Namco 1 and 2 collections.

[@ShadowNinja452]

Those are strangely scarce, but not the other cartridges. That I don’t understand.

[@DarthVader-1701]

@@ShadowNinja452 it might be because they have popular games like Pac-Man and Galaga on them, they should have made enough that people who wanted them could get them but I'm in the US so they may not have arrived here yet.

[@cantstanja]

They should aim to have their products released in GameStop and Best Buy throughout North America.

[@dreddred7838]

Amazing review, and as always...you ROCK😄

[@MVLGAMING]

This is a really cool idea, I particularly like that they'll be physical releases. And the HDMI feature really sells it for me! So I could use it for streaming and recording! (Plus I mostly prefer to play on the big screen)

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

or use ya phone

[@duffman18]

Yeah that's why I love my GPD XD+. Because I can play it on the go or plugged into my big TV through hdmi. So it perfectly complements my Switch. For all the games that haven't been re-released for Switch like the mega man games have, or probably won't ever get re-released for any console, I can emulate them and play them on the big TV. Like stuff like GBA games look amazing on a big TV, and I think this GPD thing costs less than the gameboy advance consolizer, but obviously does more cos it's basically an android phone with physical buttons so it can run any android emulator that exists. Warioland 4 looks gorgeous on a big TV. That game needs re-releasing on the switch but they don't port GBA games, it seems. Capcom are gonna be the first to do it when their mega man zx collection comes out, so I'll buy that. But there's so many great games that would be so much better with the high quality switch screen compared to the old GBA ones. But until then I've got this little fake 3DS thing for all the other thousands of games. The HDMI output really did sell it to me as the other handheld emulator devices don't seem to have that

[@MVLGAMING]

@@duffman18 Sweet, that looks really interesting. Thanks for letting me know. I'll have to check that out also!

[@TheBigRagooDOTcom]

For road trips this would be great

[@rmkrambs]

Hi Jason. Thanks for the video. I knew about this handheld and was on the fence about it. Your video is very informative and looks to be a promising device. I'm still not sure if I should go for it. Question is: will they support this thing with more games in the future? Or will this go down the drain pretty quick if they don't sell enough in the first few months? I guess only time will tell. But your video definitely put me more towards the buy side.

[@eldontyrellcorp]

Nice handheld ! What about a cartridge with the full zx spectrum Ultimate collection ? :) I'm pretty sure a lot of collectors will be attracted by this console.

[@krathoon2338]

This is a good system to get some of the niche games. I do already have 8 Eyes though.

[@8BitAssassinTV]

Really looking forward to the Evercade, thank you for this video!!

[@Starscreamlive]

This looks cool and all, but I think I'll just stick with my modded PSP.

[@dinolandia8978]

Or modded vita

[@lucag.lisickza425]

vita

[@razerow3391]

PSP? I mean they look cool and all but I will stick with something that hasn't got a D-pad that's like ass.

[@JudeSturman]

I picked up a system for Christmas and have to say it's my favorite console. Don't think I'm going for a complete collection but will definitely pick up all the old school vibe games!

[@b.r.mcmillen6164]

Also Apogee games.. I would totally be down to play Commander Keen, or other DOS games, like Doom or Quake..

[@ericw4377]

9:53 And indeed, announced today, they will be releasing arcade versions (in purple boxes). Pre-orders available on May 28th.

[@ArthurKannibal]

If they were gonna go for the console versions of some of these games, why didn't they do PC-Engine/TurboGrafx-16 instead of the NES versions? The Genesis versions are perfectly fine arcade replacements, but NES?

[@JohnnyProctor9]

@@simonbelmont548 - NES was ur mom...Master System had far better 8 bit arcade ports!

[@SeafoamSmiles]

This is actually pretty neat. Going in I was expecting it to be exclusively Atari games, but some of these game collections are actually awesome (particularly the Pico games).

[@Lunatic89097]

I would love to see Capcom and SNK get represented.

[@JohnnyProctor9]

SNK mostly have games that are fun in multiplayer though, this has no multiplayer...

[@StudioMudprints]

I'm on board with the Evercade. We'll definitely be covering 100% of its content =)

[@hubertczajka2788]

Releasing a cartridge where you can add your own rom's will defeat the entire purpose of this console. Just my opinion.

[@mikeb8674]

The 7800 version of Desert Falcon was hella fun. And nice shoutout on Xevious. I used to play that for hours, again on the 7800.

[@dschult3]

I'd love to see a Shovel Knight collection!

[@LuizTrapp]

WOW! Love it! Nice design of the handheld.

[@NonyaDamnbusiness]

The carts are probably just embedded micro-SD chips. I'm still waiting for someone to open up a cart and the handheld itself to see what's inside.

[@BrotherWells]

the company themselves opened one up and shown it off on twitter i do believe. let me see if i can find it. here it is. i think it could also just unlock the content on the device itself by putting the cart into it and use that as a pass through to verify you have the content etc but here is the pic twitter.com/evercaderetro/status/1223626305847156737

[@famousbowl9926]

@@BrotherWells hah!

[@codebeat4192]

@@BrotherWells This must be a (mini-)sd card without the usual pin package/housing, the first 8 or 9 pins (same as (mini-)sd) are in use and the other pins are not populated. It looks like the pinout is in opposite direction of a SD-card, so the middle pin (pin 5 - left to right) is VCC. It is quite easy to figure out this pinout with a multimeter. The unused pins are there just for priority or aesthetic reasons or maybe future extensions. This is a very cheap way to make a priority format and very easy to format or 'program', 1 GB is enough to store many games. The question is however, what kind of partitions they use, I quess some linux partition(s) with directories for the games and the savestates. It is possible it is protected or encoded. The only way to be sure it is a SD-card is to figure out the pins, make an adapter and connect it to a computer.

[@codebeat4192]

I just downloaded the firmware update with the driver. I take a look at the driver and search the VID and PID and is a HTC Android device! 0x0BB4 0x0C01 HTC Corporation Dream / ADP1 / G1 / Magic / Tattoo / FP1. There is also a credits file that points to androidmtk website. The driver is an ADB driver. The firmware file starts with a RKFWf signature. So it is running a custom version of Android on an eMMC, the cartridge must be a SD card like I noticed before, probably ext-format or FAT-format. I think this device is very easy to hack.

[@THESMOZZLER]

This is an excellent idea. First time im pretty excited for these handhelds.

[@mrburns366]

I'll pick one up after it's on clearance for $30 in a year

[@alcampbell469]

I will probably buy it day 1

[@rosabanks1045]

@@alcampbell469 you can pre order it on Amazon

[@meisterhunter93]

That's all its worth to begin with, should go on clearance on day one

[@CoreDreamStudios]

Nice concept and product, looks like its using retroarch with cores but I could be wrong.

[@TheGodzilla2201]

They should a crusing usa, crusing world, and crusing exotic collection.

[@dxvinyard]

THIS

[@sir_mattimus7069]

Oh wow! This looks absolutely amazing. I had no idea this was a thing, going to have to probly have this.

[@andrewtucker3348]

Trying to pass off home console versions instead of arcade versions as a "plus point" stinks. The only reason people played consoles back in the day is because the arcade version would be unattainable in your own home! Of course we want the arcade version now! Having said all that, I still want it. I have a broken soul.

[@Monoplacophora]

The background music is bad ass MJ but kinda distracting dude, it's because I love it

[@bland9876]

Compilation discs went the way of the dodo when they found out they could charge five bucks for one game download whereas before a compilation disc would have like 30 games for twenty bucks

[@Turbotef]

Yeah, still holding out for a potential Neo Geo collections on Switch. However if more Neo Geo games get the Garou treatment on Steam, I'd vastly prefer that for proper multiplayer no lag.

[@KeijiMaeda86]

@@Turbotef A Neo Geo collection is never going to happen. At least not for the series that matter like Metal Slug, Fatal Fury, and King of Fighters. SNK will keep doing the nickle and dime thing for decades. I'll be dead in buried 60 years from now and SNK will be releasing King of Fighters 98 on PlayStation22 for $8.

[@duffman18]

@@KeijiMaeda86 I mean, SNK released like a 30 game bundle a couple years back and charged whatever you wanted to pay if I remember right, so you could pay like $1 if you wanted. I think it was a humble bundle thing.

[@KeijiMaeda86]

@@duffman18 was it the games people actually want? There's a game collection on Switch and presumably all the other consoles but its games like Athena and Ikari Warriors. None of their fighting games. MAYBE the first fatal fury. None of the metal slug. etc...

[@fuzer909]

River City Ransom on a portable, I am sold on that alone. Great review Metal Jesus 🤘

[@Dejoblue]

The Menu, Select, and Start buttons look like they would get in the way of the down and A buttons. Did you have an issues with that?

[@Modellbaustammtisch]

That's exactly what I was thinking.

[@b.r.mcmillen6164]

Well Metal Jesus? Did you? Really, we want to know!

[@razerow3391]

Probably if you hold it like a weirdo from the bottom. Normal people will have their thumbs coming from the sides so unless you have sausage fingers (fat) it should be fine.

[@mastersproutgamer9327]

As a Namco person myself, I absolutely love console ports of Namco games, especially on the NES, SNES, and Genesis, although they didn't include TurboGrafx-16 games such as Splatterhouse and Galaga '90. Another disappointment is that Blaze didn't release a Namco arcade cartridge. Not even sure why. Luckily, on September 24, 2021, Hamster Corporation (a Japanese video game publisher behind Nichibutsu games as well as a library of games from UPL, NMK, Video System and Allumer) came to the rescue, as they released tons and tons of Namco arcade titles onto their Arcade Archives collection, starting with Pac-Man and Xevious.

[@jfroco]

16:9 screen? NES ports of arcade games? No, thank you.

[@steveazusa]

I know it should be pure mame

[@fermp3690]

Yea, that's a bit of a bummer. The 16:9 screen leave it open for new developers to build "retro" style games in 16:9 format. I will not be playing the games stretched. The black sidebars are a mild annoyance that I've gotten used to on handhelds.

[@devilmikey00]

I mean, does the 16:9 screen make any difference at all here? You aren't forced to stretch games and it defaults to 4:3. The 16:9 screen at least allows those who do want to stretch it to stretch it. I honestly don't see the problem. I'll agree that having console ports of arcade games is kind of lame but since it's all officially licence perhaps the cost was just too high or they couldn't the licencing for the arcade ones.

[@kranibal]

I am surprised about this console. Your video got me intrigued now. Great stuff MJ!

[@mattotterpop]

Man, I was really excited when I heard Data East had a cartridge, but...no ROBOCOP? Boo....

[@toxicpersonalityincorporat3137]

License issues I’m sure.

[@StreakyGeek]

And Bad Dudes isn’t the arcade version and looks awful. Great looking system though.

[@mattotterpop]

@@toxicpersonalityincorporat3137 I know, still sad though, i loved that game sooo much growing up!

MAME on Vita mate, Robocop Arcade

[@smeltedfist4917]

@@toxicpersonalityincorporat3137 and there goes all my Hope's for a Sonic 3 and Knuckles on this thing if Sega releases a cart.

[@AvoidantTS]

It's nice to know about the Evercade which definitely has some collection value, especially for the cartridges. Things such as those should be supported because they've become rare and unique at times like these, with digital-only games and gaming as a service.