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30

Nov

The holiday season is coming up, and hopefully most of you reading this will have the opportunity to take a bit of time off and relax. Some nice time away from the daily grind is a good opportunity to get stuck into some long games — and we’ve got a nice selection of these waiting... View Article

28

Nov

Today’s the day we’ve all been waiting for: it’s Duke Nukem release day! (It’s also Demons of Asteborg, Astebros, Goodboy Galaxy and Witch n’ Wiz release day, so be sure to give those wonderful games some love, too!) That’s right, from today you can enjoy a variety of classic Duke Nukem titles on Evercade, including the 32-bit console titles Duke Nukem 3D: Total Meltdown,... View Article

23

Nov

For some of you fine folks out there, today is Thanksgiving. For the rest of you, it’s Thursday. Either way, it’s a great time to get some friends over and enjoy some multiplayer party games the old-fashioned way — with everyone in the same room, laughing, joking and trash-talking. Cold winter nights can feel all... View Article

21

Nov

Today, we turn our attention to one of the two dual carts releasing at the end of November 2023. Alongside the Goodboy Galaxy/Witch n’ Wiz double-whammy, the Demons of Asteborg/Astebros dual cart brings you two substantial, beautifully presented 16-bit action adventures that, had they been released back in the day, would doubtless have become all-time classics that we’d... View Article

20

Nov

We would like to address the issues that have come over the last few weeks via Amazon UK with order cancellations, specifically Full Void Special Edition. We apologise firstly to anyone whose order has been affected by these cancellations. We know you were looking forward to this and we’re working our hardest to make this... View Article

16

Nov

So, you’ve gone and done it. You bought yourself a Super Pocket from our sister brand HyperMegaTech! and have been enjoying the built-in Taito and/or Capcom games. But now you want more. Fear not, because the Evercade library is open, providing you with access to nearly 500 games across more than 50 cartridges. Using an Evercade cartridge with the Super Pocket is very straightforward, but we thought we’d... View Article

14

Nov

One of the titles we’ve been most excited about from our 2023 lineup is Full Void from OutOfTheBit. This game is such a beautiful, wonderful work of art that it was a natural choice for our first single-game cartridge; it really does stand in a league of its own. And today we’re going to take a closer... View Article

8

Nov

Today we’re going to take a closer look at one of our upcoming dual carts, featuring the 32-bit exploration platformer Goodboy Galaxy and the challenging 8-bit puzzler Witch n’ Wiz. These are two absolutely top-quality games that we’re thrilled to be giving a home on Evercade, as it not only opens them up to a whole new audience, it... View Article

31

Oct

Happy Halloween! It’s that time of year when it’s okay to dress up in a distinctly more provocative manner than you would do under normal circumstances, bang on strangers’ doors and demand that they give you chocolate. Or, alternatively, turn all the lights off, be very quiet and hope no-one knocks on your door. If you fall... View Article

25

Oct

Welcome to November! The year’s nearly over, but there’s still two more Game of the Month titles for Evercade VS and Evercade EXP players to enjoy! Game of the Month is a programme for Evercade VS and Evercade EXP owners where you can download a free game every month between April and December of 2023. You can enjoy the full version of each game without limits for a month, at which point... View Article

18

Oct

You have hopefully seen the recent news that Atari cartridges for Evercade will be entering legacy status at the end of the year, meaning that they will no longer be actively produced but will still be available from all retailers while stocks last. With that in mind, we thought it would be a good time to bid these... View Article

11

Oct

Delphine Software Collection 1 is out now for Evercade, bringing with it the wonderful games Another World, Flashback, Future Wars and Operation Stealth. Veterans of the 16-bit era will doubtless already be very much at home with all of these games, but if you’re a newcomer you may well be finding these games to be some of the most challenging... View Article

3

Oct

Happy October! The year sure is slipping between our fingers, isn’t it? But that means more great Evercade releases for you to enjoy all the sooner — including the latest Game of the Month for Evercade VS and Evercade EXP players! Game of the Month is a programme for Evercade VS and Evercade EXP owners where you can download a free game every month between April and December of 2023. You can... View Article

2

Oct

At the end of December 2023, our contract with Atari comes to an end. This has been an excellent partnership for Blaze Entertainment, including work pre-Evercade, and we’ve been very proud to bring these great games to you. A particular highlight for us was the first re-release of official Atari Lynx games with our cartridges,... View Article

27

Sep

Our biggest announcement of 2023 was that the Evercade platform would be playing host to the long-awaited return of one of gaming’s favourite all-action heroes: the legendary Duke Nukem. And besides a complete remaster of his first ever adventures and a rarely seen take on his most famous first-person shooter, we’re also bringing back some of his lesser... View Article

20

Sep

Back in the good old days of classic home computers and consoles, the arcades were sacred ground, playing host to games that were much more advanced than those which were possible to play at home. Sure, we got home ports of arcade games — and in some cases those ports were very good indeed —... View Article

12

Sep

One of our biggest announcements of 2023 was that Evercade will be playing host to the triumphant return of one of gaming’s most beloved action heroes: Duke Nukem. And this is no ordinary rerelease: rather than simply emulating the original MS-DOS PC versions of Duke Nukem and its sequel, we’ve built a full remastered package... View Article

7

Sep

A very warm welcome to September to all of you, and just in time for Back to School season here in the UK, it’s time for another Game of the Month for Evercade VS and Evercade EXP players! Game of the Month is a programme for Evercade VS and Evercade EXP owners where you can download a free game every month between April and December of 2023. You can enjoy... View Article

5

Sep

We have an update for you on some release date changes for some of our upcoming cartridge releases.   These changes are due to shipping delays occurring in transit that have affected us receiving the stock to send to our distributors in time for the original release dates.   The release date of Sunsoft Collection... View Article

24

Aug

We revealed Delphine Software Collection 1 and Sunsoft Collection 1 at our “Volume 1” showcase at the end of May, and we’ve already taken a look at the latter. So today it’s time for a quick preview of the former! This package contains four great games that demonstrate Delphine Software’s desire right from its inception to create cinematically inspired interactive... View Article

16

Aug

We revealed the Delphine Software Collection 1 and Sunsoft Collection 1 cartridges in Vol. 1 of our showcase events for 2023 back at the end of May. And we thought it was high time we took a closer look at them, since at the time of writing the release date is getting closer and closer!... View Article

8

Aug

Happy August, everyone! The year sure is flying by, isn’t it? To distract you from the sands of time slipping through your fingers, it’s time for another Game of the Month for Evercade VS and Evercade EXP players! Game of the Month is a programme for Evercade VS and Evercade EXP owners where you can download a free game every month between April and December of 2023. You can enjoy... View Article

2

Aug

We recently hosted our Evercade Showcase Vol. 2 for 2023, featuring an in-depth look at our lineup of amazing indie titles, including commentary from the developers themselves. If you’re yet to catch up, please take a moment to enjoy the full presentation in the video below: Today we’re going to take a look at the Home Computer Heroes... View Article

15

Jul

We’ve hit the mid year point for our 2023 here at Blaze Entertainment, and what a year it has been so far!   When Blaze Entertainment first brought the Evercade to the retro gaming world there was a lot of interest and intrigue of what we were doing. Bringing back cartridges in a digital world... View Article

6

Jul

It’s July! As we head into the summer holidays, it’s time for another Game of the Month for Evercade VS and Evercade EXP players! Game of the Month is a programme for Evercade VS and Evercade EXP owners where you can download a free game every month between April and December of 2023. You can enjoy the full version of each game without limits for a month, at which point it... View Article

14

Jun

In the Evercade Cartridge Preview, we take a moment to go through our upcoming releases and give you a slightly more in-depth taster of what to expect from the new games than a trailer can provide. At the time of writing, both Piko Interactive Arcade 1and The Sydney Hunter Collection are available for preorder, with a launch date... View Article

9

Jun

Happy June! It’s time for another Game of the Month for Evercade VS and Evercade EXP players! Game of the Month is a programme for Evercade VS and Evercade EXP owners where you can download a free game every month between April and December. You can enjoy the full version of each game without limits for a month, at which point it will be replaced with a brand new... View Article

7

Jun

You have no doubt noticed by now that our two next Evercade cartridges are now available to preorder! Piko Interactive Arcade 1 and The Sydney Hunter Collection are coming your way in early August, so be sure to place your order with your favourite retailers and be ready to play on release day. Ahead of the... View Article

1

Jun

Over the last 24 hours, we have been humbled by the support and excitement over our newest cartridge announcements and our partnership with Gearbox to bring the Duke Nukem franchise to Evercade. As part of this, an artist was commissioned to produce a lead image for the new Duke Nukem 1+2 Remastered game developed by... View Article

10

May

Happy May! It’s another new month, and that means another new Game of the Month release! Game of the Month is a programme for Evercade VS and Evercade EXP owners where you can download a free game every month between April and December. You can enjoy the full version of each game without limits for a month, at which point it will be replaced with a brand... View Article

4

May

Home computer games, such as those found on the two volumes of TheC64 Collection that we’ve published for Evercade to date, are a rather different beast to home console games. Since many of them were developed in the earliest days of the video game medium — and often by individuals rather than teams — a lot of them... View Article

5

Apr

We’re very pleased to welcome our Indie Heroes friends back to the Evercade platform for another round of Game of the Month! Game of the Month is a programme for Evercade VS and Evercade EXP owners where you can download a free game every month between April and December. You can enjoy the full version of each game without limits for a month, at which point it will be replaced with a... View Article

5

Apr

Evercade is bringing back its highly anticipated Game of the Month feature starting from today! For those unfamiliar with this feature, it provides Evercade users with one free game every month from an indie developer, allowing Evercade gamers to try out a new title every month!  Users can enjoy these full games for free for... View Article

29

Mar

It used to be tradition that handheld video game systems were the best place to play puzzle games. The “personal” nature of the systems made them ideal for simple, straightforward games that you could concentrate intently on — often to the exclusion of everything going on around you. And Ishido: The Way of Stones, originally released for Atari Lynx and... View Article

13

Mar

We hope that all of you who were affected by the events of the December theft of the Evercade EXP Limited Editions are either enjoying or about to enjoy the replacement units that are now currently being sent around the world.   Now that all the units have been sent, or are in the process... View Article

12

Mar

The Piko Interactive Collection cartridges are two stand-out fan favourites. Bringing some great examples of games that have been rescued from obscurity and bought front and center. Hidden gems, forgotten imports, and previously unreleased titles are but a few of the great categories that Piko Interactive provides. Here at Evercade, it’s not just our fans... View Article

10

Mar

As announced last year, the Evercade Handheld is now out of production. Whilst it is still available at retailers who have stock and via second-hand sales, Blaze Entertainment are no longer producing this product.   Last year, we advised that there would be a final firmware update and now, it is finally here.   Firstly,... View Article

9

Mar

Evercade is delighted to welcome back Team17 to our Evercade cartridge line up! And as the title says – it’s time for Amiga games! Team17 Collection 1 will be Evercade’s third home computer-based cartridge collection, and like all others will come with a full colour manual with game controls detailed, as well as a physical... View Article

3

Mar

Racing games have been a staple of the video games medium since the very early days. Initially unfolding on static screens showing the overview of an entire course at once, the genre quickly became more ambitious. And to this day, racing games remain one of the best ways to show off the capabilities of new... View Article

23

Feb

Technos Japan is a company best known for its Double Dragon and Kunio-kun series of urban street brawlers, but over the years they’ve experimented with a variety of different types of game. There’s a lovely cross-section of these available on the Technos Arcade 1 cartridge for Evercade, and one of the most interesting to many... View Article

16

Feb

Sports games have been part of the gaming landscape ever since the very first video game systems, and the great thing about them is that in most cases you don’t need to be a huge fan of the actual sport to enjoy them. In fact, in many cases, particularly earlier in video game history, sports... View Article

10

Feb

The Gremlin Collection 1 cartridge for Evercade contains a number of games with vast amounts of long-term playability, and an oft-cited favourite is space colony management sim Utopia: The Creation of a Nation. We did our best to cram as much information as possible about the game into the full-colour manual that comes with every copy of Gremlin Collection 1, but we... View Article

3

Feb

Evercade is Blazing into 2023… Pun intended. With the release of Indie Heroes Collection 2, we have started 2023 with the culmination of our first Game of the Month season. In addition to the 9 games released every month on the Evercade VS, an additional 3 are included on the cartridge! Game of the Month... View Article

27

Jan

Modern retro, homebrew, new games for classic systems, retro indies — whatever you want to call them, we’ve got a great library of them on Evercade, and we have done since day one! Across compilations such as the two Mega Cat Studios Collections and our well-loved Indie Heroes series — plus hidden bonus games on... View Article

18

Jan

The Evercade EXP is here, bringing with it a wealth of amazing built-in Capcom games, plus the new Irem Arcade 1 and Toaplan Arcade 1 cartridges. Lots of things to enjoy, to be sure! For today’s Evercade Game Spotlight, we’re taking a look at one of the headline titles on the built-in Capcom Collection found on the Evercade EXP: it’s none other than the legendary... View Article

13

Jan

The Evercade EXP, at launch, plays host to 21 games that are best experienced in TATE mode. TATE (pronounced tah-tay) is a Japanese word meaning vertical, and it describes games in which the screen is oriented vertically rather than horizontally — in other words, the longest edges are down the sides rather than at the top and bottom. TATE mode games have been... View Article

4

Jan

Toaplan is one of the most respected names in the arcade shoot ’em up space, and it’s titles like Flying Shark (also known as Hishouzame in Japan and Sky Shark in some regions) that helped to solidify that reputation. Flying Shark is a notably distinctive take on the vertically scrolling shoot ’em up formula, and as... View Article

30

Dec

Dear Evercade Community,   Firstly I would like to send a heartfelt thanks to all of our customers who continue to support Blaze and the Evercade project. We want to welcome our new customers who have joined this amazing community this year and have demonstrated a passion for the games of our past in 2022.... View Article

19

Dec

Dear EXP customers, We hope you are enjoying your new console. We are working hard to improve your experience and have a variety of questions related to bugs or issues answered below. When can we expect updated Firmware? Many of the reported issues are based on software rather than hardware. This means that any bugs... View Article

16

Dec

The Game of the Month feature, exclusive to Evercade VS, offers a series of downloadable indie games between April and December of 2022, with each being available to play for free for a whole month. With December’s update to the Evercade VS, the ninth in the series, Gelatinous: Humanity Lost, is now available, offering you a stiff platforming... View Article