Evercade Nexus handheld console announced by Blaze Entertainment with included BANJO-KAZOOIE Double Pack cartridge -  It's the Biggest Evercade Yet!

Included with the Evercade Nexus is a brand new cartridge - The BANJO-KAZOOIE Double Pack: a new collection featuring RARE’s 64-bit classic titles BANJO-KAZOOIE and BANJO-TOOIE. Both games have been customised especially for Evercade fans, delivering a premium experience with all the authenticity and playability of the originally released titles, but with performance and graphical improvements. Including full widescreen support, an overhauled camera with twin-stick support, support for non-analogue controls, unlockable content, and more! The cartridge is included in the box along with a full colour manual.

Blaze Entertainment, formed in 2018, are the creators of the Evercade - a retro gaming console that uses cartridges to deliver officially licensed, curated collections of retro and retro-inspired video games. Launched in 2020, the Evercade line-up has grown to over 700 games and continues to grow, with partnerships including Capcom, Gearbox Software, Atari, Bandai Namco, Interplay, Codemasters, Crystal Dynamics, Team17, IREM, Rebellion, SNK Corporation, Toaplan, and many independent game designers and publishers. Based in the UK, Evercade has found a passionate audience around the world of retro enthusiasts, offering a high-quality and low-entry gaming option providing nostalgia for gamers and a physical range of releases for collectors. In 2023, Blaze launched a second brand, HyperMegaTech! to create more retro and gaming-focused products for a more casual gaming market, starting with the Super Pocket console with licensed versions from Capcom and Taito, before adding more versions with Atari, Arc System Works, Data East, and NEOGEO.
 

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Evercade was first released in 2020 as a handheld device with ten gaming cartridges of classic console licenses. Since then, it has grown to several other hardware devices (listed below) and now has over 80 physical cartridge collections and more than 700 games across the entire ecosystem.

The Evercade EXP-R handheld gaming system is available globally and is available indivudially, bundled with a cartridge.

The Evercade VS-R home console system is currently available worldwide from Amazon and other local retailers. It is available bundled with a cartridge, or on its own with a controller included in each option.

The Evercade Alpha bartop arcade systems are available globally, and each come with 6 built-in Capcom games and competition-grade arcade controls, plus full compatibility with all Evercade cartridges. A new version with built-in TAITO games was released in 2025.

Evercade devices play games via emulation on bespoke cartridges. These physical releases come in a classic clamshell case with a full-colour manual, custom written by Blaze with controls, hints and tips, and interesting facts about the titles and developers.

Evercade emulates a wide range of systems (including 8, 16, 32 and 64-bit console, handhelds, THEC64 and Amiga home computers, plus arcade games), as well as natively run games. It also highlights modern retro games created by indie developers, with support for five decades of gaming.

Evercade cartridges have three distinct colour schemes to highlight their content. Red-coloured boxes feature home console collections from multiple systems across five decades of gaming. Purple indicates Arcade game collections, and Blue is for home computer collections.

In 2023, Blaze Entertainment launched its new brand HyperMegaTech! to provide more retro gaming products aimed at a more casual market. Its first four products, the Super Pocket handheld gaming devices, also come with Evercade cartridge compatibility. THese feature built-in games from Capcom, TAITO, Technos, Atari, Data East, NEOGEO and Rare.