At launch on 20 May 2020, the Evercade handheld console had 10 game cartridges available, providing a total of 122 games. [1] Physical cartridges and cases feature color-coded artwork and numbering correlating to which collection the cartridge is part of: console, arcade, or home computer. [2] Cartridges that are no longer in production, mainly due to limits on licensing agreements, are referred to as "Legacy" cartridges. As of July 2024, eleven cartridges had entered Legacy status (Console #1, #2, #5 #6, #9, #10, #12, #13, #14 and #19 Arcade #4). [3] In addition to those available on cartridge, hidden games are unlockable through several methods. One such method is to insert certain combinations of cartridges into the Evercade VS at the same time. [4]
In April 2024, Blaze unveiled their new Giga Carts. The cartridges are identical in appearance to regular cartridges, other than the addition of a small Giga Cart logo on the label, but have a larger storage capacity. The larger capacity would allow for larger game files to be stored on the cartridge, particularly games originally released on CD. The larger capacity also necessitated a price increase for cartridges in the new format. The first Giga Cart was announced as Tomb Raider Collection 1 which would be sold individually and bundled with the Evercade EXP-R and VS-R which were announced at the same time. Tomb Raider Collection 1 was announced as a summer 2024 release. [5] [6] [7]
The following is a list of cartridges released for the Evercade family of consoles, including the original Evercade handheld, the Evercade VS, and the Evercade EXP.
Cartridges in total | ||
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Console | Cartridges | Games |
42 | 355 | |
Arcade | Cartridges | Games |
13 | 100 | |
Home computer | Cartridges | Games |
8 | 73 | |
Total | Cartridges | Games |
63 | 528 | |
Cartridge # | Title | Legacy | # of games | Games included | Release date |
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01 | Atari Collection 1 | Yes | 20 |
| 20 May 2020 (launch) |
02 | Namco Museum Collection 1 | Yes | 11 |
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03 | Data East Collection 1 | No | 10 |
| |
04 | Interplay Collection 1 | No | 6 |
| |
05 | Atari Collection 2 | Yes | 20 |
| |
06 | Namco Museum Collection 2 | Yes | 11 |
| |
07 | Interplay Collection 2 | No | 6 |
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08 | Mega Cat Studios Collection 1 | No | 10 |
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09 | Piko Interactive Collection 1 | Yes | 20 |
| |
10 | Technōs Collection 1 | Yes | 8 |
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11 | Xeno Crisis & Tanglewood | No | 2 | Both games are the Genesis versions. | 23 October 2020 |
12 | The Oliver Twins Collection | Yes | 11 |
All games are the NES versions. | |
13 | Atari Lynx Collection 1 | Yes | 17 |
| 27 November 2020 |
14 | Atari Lynx Collection 2 | Yes | 8 | ||
15 | Jaleco Collection 1 | No | 10 |
| 22 May 2021 |
16 | Piko Interactive Collection 2 | No | 13 |
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17 | Indie Heroes Collection 1 | No | 14 |
| 30 July 2021 |
18 | Worms Collection 1 | No | 3 |
| |
19 | Codemasters Collection 1 | Yes | 17 |
| 27 August 2021 |
20 | Mega Cat Studios Collection 2 | No | 8 |
| 29 September 2021 |
21 | Intellivision Collection 1 | No | 12 |
| 8 December 2021 |
22 | The Bitmap Brothers Collection 1 | No | 5 |
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23 | Renovation Collection 1 | No | 12 |
All games are the Genesis versions. | 31 March 2022 |
24 | Gremlin Collection 1 | No | 6 |
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25 | Morphcat Games Collection 1 | No | 5 |
All games are the NES versions. | 29 June 2022 |
26 | Intellivision Collection 2 | No | 12 |
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27 | Alwa's Awakening & Cathedral | No | 2 |
| 4 November 2022 |
28 | Indie Heroes Collection 2 | No | 12 |
| 31 January 2023 |
29 | Piko Interactive Collection 3 | No | 10 |
| 31 May 2023 |
30 | The Sydney Hunter Collection | No | 4 |
| 11 August 2023 |
31 | Sunsoft Collection 1 | No | 6 |
| 28 September 2023 |
32 | Full Void | No | 1 |
| 14 November 2023 |
33 | Duke Nukem Collection 1 | No | 3 |
| 28 November 2023 |
34 | Duke Nukem Collection 2 | No | 3 |
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35 | Goodboy Galaxy & Witch n' Wiz | No | 2 |
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36 | Demons of Asteborg & Astebros | No | 2 |
Both games are the Genesis versions. | |
37 | Indie Heroes Collection 3 | No | 13 |
| 29 February 2024 |
38 | Sunsoft Collection 2 | No | 7 |
| 30 April 2024 |
39 | Piko Interactive Collection 4 | No | 10 |
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40 | Tomb Raider Collection 1 | No | 3 | All games are the PS1 versions. | 31 July 2024 |
41 | Legacy of Kain Collection | No | 2 | Both games are the PS1 versions. | 30 September 2024 |
42 | Metal Dragon & Life on Mars | No | 2 |
Both games are the Genesis versions. | 12 December 2024 |
As of December 2024 [8] |
Cartridge # | Title | Legacy | # of games | Games included | Release date |
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01 | Technōs Arcade 1 | No | 8 |
| 8 December 2021 |
02 | Data East Arcade 1 | No | 10 | ||
03 | Gaelco Arcade 1 | No | 6 |
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04 | Atari Arcade 1 | Yes | 13 | ||
05 | Jaleco Arcade 1 | No | 8 | 28 July 2022 | |
06 | Gaelco Arcade 2 | No | 6 |
| 2 November 2022 |
07 | Irem Arcade 1 | No | 6 |
| 15 December 2022 |
08 | Toaplan Arcade 1 | No | 8 | ||
09 | Toaplan Arcade 2 | No | 7 | 28 April 2023 | |
10 | Piko Interactive Arcade 1 | No | 9 |
| 11 August 2023 |
11 | Toaplan Arcade 3 | No | 7 | 28 November 2024 | |
12 | Data East Arcade 2 | No | 12 | ||
13 | Toaplan Arcade 4 | No | 6 | 12 December 2024 | |
As of December 2024 [8] |
Cartridge # | Title | Legacy | # of games | Games included | Release date |
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01 | THEC64 Collection 1 | No | 14 |
| 4 November 2022 |
02 | THEC64 Collection 2 | No | 14 |
| 28 April 2023 |
03 | Team17 Collection 1 | No | 10 |
All games are the Amiga versions. | 31 May 2023 [9] |
04 | Delphine Software Collection 1 | No | 4 |
| 6 October 2023 [10] |
05 | Home Computer Heroes Collection 1 | No | 7 |
| 14 November 2023 |
06 | THEC64 Collection 3 | No | 13 |
| 29 February 2024 |
07 | Thalamus Collection 1 | No | 11 |
All games are the C64 versions. | 31 July 2024 |
08 | The Bitmap Brothers Collection 2 | No | 6 |
| 30 September 2024 |
As of September 2024 [8] |
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