- Duke Nukem Collections 1 & 2 feature six games including the debuting Duke Nukem 1 & 2 Remastered, developed by Blaze Entertainment
- Delphine Software Collection 1 brings great Amiga and console games like Another World and Flashback
- Sunsoft returns to video games with their first collection on Evercade including Mr. Gimmick!
- Evercade VS Atomic Edition - exclusive custom-designed console limited to 2000 units available to pre-order now
- All these carts coming from August-November 2023.
LETCHWORTH, UK: Blaze Entertainment has tonight announced multiple new cartridge collections for Evercade, and an expansion of the 2023 line-up. During the Evercade Showcase Vol.1 pre-recorded broadcast, six new collections were announced, bringing 29 more games and four new publishers to Evercade. In addition to this, a further 2 cartridges were added to the 2023 Roadmap and a second showcase, focusing on indie titles will broadcast in July 2023.
The Duke Nukem franchise is coming to Evercade, with six games featuring the iconic action character. Two cartridge collections featuring the iconic Duke Nukem 3D, console greats like Time to Kill and Land of the Babes, the impressive handheld game Duke Nukem Advance, and introducing Duke Nukem 1 + 2 Remastered. Developed by Blaze Entertainment from the ground up, the original games are bought up to modern standards with smooth scrolling, 60fps gameplay and more! You can read more about the Duke Nukem Evercade collections on their own press release here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Y6tEvcgUKxXJ7yjCDiaeo9Uv1GWH9ElV?usp=share_link
To mark the occasion, Funstock is releasing an exclusive new version of the Evercade VS called the Atomic Edition. This Evercade VS is limited to 2000 units and comes in an atomic-themed design for the console and controllers, inspired by the action movies of the 80s and 90s. The Evercade VS Atomic Edition also comes with Duke Nukem Collection 1 & 2 and is available to pre-order right now for £119.99, ahead of its release in November 2023. You can find the listing for the Evercade VS Atomic Edition here: https://funstock.co.uk/products/evercade-vs-atomic-edition
During the Evercade Showcase Vol. 1, four other Evercade collections were also announced.
Releasing in August, two new great collections of a new modern retro franchise and hidden arcade gems. The Sydney Hunter Collection brings three of the great games in the Sydney Hunter franchise by CollectorVision Games. The adventure platformer games on this collection showcase the adaptability of the franchise with games from multiple systems like Sydney Hunter and the Caverns of Death and Sydney Hunter and the Sacred Tribe, Sydney Hunter and the Shrines of Peril, and also includes the brand new dungeon crawler Jester.
Releasing alongside this collection is a new collection of hidden arcade gems from Evercade favourite, PIKO Interactive. The PIKO Interactive Arcade 1 cartridge collection brings nine arcade games now owned by PIKO including a collection of games by Korean developer Unico, and two from Europe. Hidden gems to discover include the side scrolling The Legend of Silk Road, fighters like Dragon’s Fury, comical maze games like Burglar X and top down shooter Steel Force.
Both The Sydney Hunter Collection and PIKO Interactive Arcade 1 will release in August 2023 and are available to pre-order June 1st, 2023.
Coming in September 2023 are two collections from some of gaming’s greatest names.
Blaze is bringing some of the most visually recognisable games ever made to Evercade systems with Delphine Software Collection 1. Four great games from the French publisher including their early cinematic point-and-click adventures for Amiga, the sci-fi story of Future Wars, and the spy thriller Operation Stealth. Alongside this is the Amiga version of the classic interdimensional platformer, Another World, and the console version of the classic platformer, Flashback.
Also in September, Evercade brings back a well-loved Japanese publisher in Sunsoft Collection 1. Six great games from the early adaptation of their arcade hit Arabian and the sci-fi classic Journey to Silius are included in this first physical cart collection alongside the duo of Blaster Master and Blaster Master Boy, the 16-bit classic Aero the Acro-bat and the much-loved Mr. Gimmick!.
Both Delphine Software Collection 1 and Sunsoft Collection 1 will be available in September 2023 and available to pre-order in July 2023.
In additional news, Evercade has announced that after a long wait, per-game button mapping is coming to Evercade VS and Evercade EXP systems. Having been in a publicly accessible beta since the start of May, the feature will be released in full this July and is installable via a firmware update. The beta is still available and will run until the release of the finalised version in July.
Evercade also announced that two extra carts will be coming in 2023, due to be released in October. These extra cartridges, alongside December’s line-up will be announced in the Evercade Showcase Vol. 2 which will be broadcast this July.
Full Games List
30 - The Sydney Hunter Collection
Jester
Sydney Hunter and the Caverns of Death
Sydney Hunter and the Sacred Tribe
Sydney Hunter and the Shrines of Peril
A10 - PIKO Interactive Arcade 1
Burglar X
Dragon Master
Diver Boy
Fancy World
The Legend of Silk Road
Magic Purple
Master’s Fury
Steel Force
Ultimate Tennis
C04 - Delphine Software Collection 1
Another World
Flashback (console)
Future Wars
Operation Stealth
31 - Sunsoft Collection 1
Aero the Acro-bat
Arabian
Blaster Master
Blaster Master Boy
Journey to Silius
Mr. Gimmick!
32 - Duke Nukem Collection 1
Duke Nukem 1+2 Remastered
Duke Nukem 3D
33 - Duke Nukem Collection 2
Duke Nukem Advance
Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes
Duke Nuke: Time to Kill
Quotes:
"CollectorVision Games is very excited to be releasing the Sydney Hunter Collection on the Evercade. We love the Evercade platform, and think it's a perfect platform for our games." - John Lester, Co-Owner of CollectorVision Games
"We're delighted that these 4 must-have classics that made 16/32-bit machines famous are now available on Evercade! A big thank you to Paul Cuisset, Thierry Perreau and Eric Chahi for trusting us, and thanks to the Evercade teams for their admirable work on this compilation. Evercade is the perfect machine for discovering or rediscovering these great classics!” – Abrial Da Costa, CEO - Digital Lounge
”It’s been great to be able to bring the Evercade fanbase an exciting show with many new announcements and big partners coming to Evercade cartridges. The start of these showcases will enable us to bring more fun news to Evercade fans, new and existing, more regularly and with a greater focus on what we’ve got in our roadmap. And for 2023, this is shaping up to be our most exciting year of cartridge releases yet!” – Sean Cleaver, Marketing Manager - Blaze Entertainment
Notes
The Evercade EXP handheld gaming system is available globally and includes the IREM Arcade 1 cartridge collection and 18 built-in Capcom games.
The Evercade VS home console systems are currently available worldwide from Amazon and other local retailers.
Evercade devices play games via emulation on bespoke cartridges. There are currently 37 collections available and another 12 between now and February 2024.
Evercade emulates a wide range of systems (including 8, 16, 32-bit consoles, handhelds, THEC64 and Amiga home computers and arcade games), and 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.
LINKS:
Evercade Website: http://evercade.co.uk
Evercade Showcase Vol. 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INymNC2rbzw
Evercade Duke Nukem Collection: https://evercade.co.uk/dukenukem
Evercade Duke Nukem Press Kit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Y6tEvcgUKxXJ7yjCDiaeo9Uv1GWH9ElV?usp=share_link
Evercade Showcase Vol. 1 Press Kit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10cDrsPwX5slmOD77XKJmc7W9TBpiVuJI?usp=share_link
Evercade EXP Press Kit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Vq-_xWbMoCwICflN5MpGPkeYX2MHTONl?usp=share_link
Evercade EXP Announce Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXOZhBngnE0
Evercade EXP Capcom Reveal Trailer: https://youtu.be/Ljnes-4Ebb4
Evercade VS Press Kit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WQQjMabpA-tbka3GUy77gci9mvrHInAM?usp=sharing
Evercade Blog: https://evercade.co.uk/blog
Evercade Cartridges list: https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/
About Blaze Entertainment
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 400 games and continues to grow, with partnerships including Capcom, Atari, Bandai Namco, Interplay, Codemasters, Team17, IREM, Rebellion, Toaplan, and many independent game designers and publishers. Based in the UK, the 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.
Find out more at www.evercade.co.uk and Facebook or Twitter.
About CollectorVision Games
CollectorVision Games is an independent game developer, publisher, and manufacturer, and was founded in 2008. With over 100 games created so far, CollectorVision Games has been creating new games for classic consoles including for: the ColecoVision, Intellivision, Super Nintendo, NES, Sega Master System, modern platforms, and more.
CollectorVision Games has offices in both Montreal, QC and in Phoenix, AZ.
About PIKO Interactive
PIKO Interactive is the leading content provider for retro video game consoles, plug and play consoles, and retro digital distribution platforms. With over 130 different titles under the catalogue, they constantly work in bringing the highest quality of new retro video games for consoles.
About The Digital Lounge
The Digital Lounge is the publisher of Another World - 20th Anniversary Edition, Dino Dini’s Kick Off Revival and True Fear Trilogy. We build a strong relationship with game creators to support them with marketing, communication and sales operations worldwide. We make our mission to connect creators and players. To learn more, please visit: http://thedigitalounge.com/
About Sunsoft
SUNSOFT is the video game division of Japanese electronics manufacturer SUNCORPORATION, established in 1971. In October 1978, SUNSOFT began to develop video games in arcades with two titles, Block Challenger and Block Perfect. We had several arcade hits in the early 1980s such as Arabian, Ikki and Kangaroo. On July 25, 1985 we released the first Famicom (NES) title Super Arabian in Japan under the SUNSOFT brand. SUNSOFT is known for being a retro-game developer and publisher of such titles as Gimmick! , Blaster Master, Spy Hunter , BATMAN , Tripwprld , Uforia the Saga, etc. For more information, visit sunsoft.jp/en and follow us on Twitter. (@sunsoftgames) https://twitter.com/sunsoftgames
About Gearbox Entertainment Company
The Gearbox Entertainment Company, LLC is an award-winning, creator and distributor of transmedia entertainment. Gearbox Entertainment has become widely known for successful game franchises, as well as acquired properties Duke Nukem and Homeworld, which it distributes across the world. Gearbox Entertainment is composed of four subsidiaries: Gearbox Software, Gearbox Publishing, Gearbox Studio, and Gearbox Properties. Gearbox Software, founded in 1999 by a team of industry veterans, is headquartered in Frisco, Texas and is known around the world for developing hit video games and franchises like Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, Brothers in Arms, and Borderlands. Gearbox Publishing was established in 2016 with the goal of helping developers around the world bring their products to market while retaining their unique creative visions. Gearbox Studios was formed in 2022 and creates cutting-edge transmedia opportunities including the upcoming movies based on Borderlands and Duke Nukem, and the series based on Brothers in Arms. Gearbox Properties was founded in 2022 to manage Gearbox’s wide variety of intellectual property across all products, mediums, and merchandise categories.
The Gearbox Entertainment Company is a proud member of the Embracer Group AB family of companies, which is publicly listed on Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker EMBRAC B. For more information, visit www.Gearbox.com.