Today, Blaze released the latest Evercade Showcase, lifting the lid on the next few cartridge collections for the retro-focused family of systems.

The show revealed four new publishing partners for the Evercade platform and a total of 29 new games across six cartridge collections – all of which are launching in 2023.

You can watch the broadcast above, but we've broken down the key announcements for you below.

Evercade Schedule
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Piko Interactive Arcade 1

This pack includes nine arcade games, including a collection of games by Korean developer Unico.

  • Burglar X
  • Dragon Master
  • Diver Boy
  • Fancy World
  • The Legend of Silk Road
  • Magic Purple
  • Master’s Fury
  • Steel Force
  • Ultimate Tennis

This cart launches in August 2023 and will be available to pre-order on June 1st, 2023.

Sydney Hunter Collection

This cartridge includes the following games from CollectorVision:

  • Sydney Hunter and the Caverns of Death
  • Sydney Hunter and the Sacred Tribe
  • Sydney Hunter and the Shrines of Peril
  • Jester (brand-new dungeon crawler)

This cart launches in August 2023 and will be available to pre-order on June 1st, 2023.

Delphine Collection 1

Famous French studio Delphine is represented by this collection, which includes the Amiga versions of Another World, Future Wars and Operation Stealth. The console version of Flashback rounds out what is a pretty stunning addition to the Evercade library.

This collection launches in September 2023. Pre-orders open in July.

Sunsoft Collection 1

Japanese developer Sunsoft is joining the Evercade ranks with Blaster Master, Blaster Master Boy, Journey To Silius, Aero the Acrobat, Mr Gimmick and Arabian.

This collection launches in September 2023. Pre-orders open in July.

Duke Nukem Collections 1 & 2

Two Duke Nukem Collections have been confirmed. Collection 1 has Duke Nukem 3D and the new Duke Nukem 1 & 2 Remastered – developed internally by Blaze from the ground up.

The second collection has the PlayStation titles Duke Nukem: Time to Kill, Duke Nukem: Land of the Babes and Duke Nukem Advance.

Both carts launch in November and can be pre-ordered in August.

Evercade VS 'Atomic Edition'

Evercade VS Atomic
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No new hardware was announced as the EXP is still relatively new, but a fresh colour variant of the VS home system was confirmed, with 2000 units available to pre-order now.

The Evercade VS Atomic Edition comes with Duke Nukem Collection 1 & 2 and costs £119.99. It releases in November 2023.

Evercade Button Mapping

Per-game button mapping is coming to Evercade VS and Evercade EXP systems following a successful beta test. This feature will be released in full this July and will be installable via a firmware update. You can still access the beta if you wish.

Future Evercade Carts And Evercade Showcase Vol. 2

Two more carts will be coming in 2023 and are due to be released in October. These will be announced in Evercade Showcase Vol. 2, which will be broadcast in July.