Better delayed than sending out poor quality units to customers. I already have the Nexus on the way so hadn’t pre-ordered one of these. If reviewers find the screen bright enough for outdoor play I might get one, they look pretty cool.

Looks cool. Reminds me of Super Painter for the NES by Retro Souls/Mega Cat which was fun

Egh, I have every cart so far but at the new £25 price these are a little underwhelming to me. I understand the increasing manufacturing and shipping costs but they need to be getting a few more titles on the 8 and 16 bit collections to balance the value proposition.

It’s admirable people putting their time and energy into preserving these things. WonderThunder, I salute you!

Looking forward to playing this Co-op! The NiN merch is cool but way more than I’d spend.

I notice the price has gone up from the £49 of previous releases, including the recent Rare Super Pocket. RAM tax? 🙁

I’ve enjoyed the originals on Evercade but don’t think I’d get on with the 16:9 vertical scrolling.

Ah man, this is great! I’m glad he covered the plug and plays, I played a LOT of that Ms Pac-Man one. I think I still have it somewhere. Pole Position was great on that with the twist steering <3

I’m forever an 8-bit Namco fan, but this came at just the right time. I’ve been playing that new Mountains game non stop with my wife and the little voxelled sprites combined with the music and sound effects is 11/10. Hoping they can sell me extra stages for more of the classics!

I get the digital detox thing but I’d either make do with a £50 Nokia for calls and sms, or lock down a £200 smartphone if I still wanted Spotify, Maps and WhatsApp. If this was half the money it’d make more sense but it’s still ugly af, and that’s coming from a guy who sees the RAZR V3 and atomic purple GBC as peak design.

Wow, these are a pre-order for sure! Looking like a really strong year on Evercade so far.

I guess these are for children whose parents don’t have any interest in gaming. Poor kids 😄

@Teksette Jealous on the AES+! I wish Blaze would get a simple usb paddle controller out, it surprises me that they haven’t. I’m sure plenty of VS and Alpha owners would grab one at £20. I know I’d take two!

Fantastic news! I’ll get the Activision cart eventually, pre-ordered Neo Geo as soon as the announcement went out this morning 🔥

@leogames no, don’t get me wrong, I’m all for ethical consumerism. I wouldn’t get on a high horse over it though. Nobody lives guilt free in this world. As you point out, there’ll be many other products where an individual isn’t even aware of the dirty money/ evil deeds of a given corporation. It’s not wise to judge.

Anyway, sorry, not a personal grievance. It’s just an F’d world we live in. ✌️

@leogames whilst SNK’s Saudi ownership leaves a bad taste, it’s my understanding that their stake in Nintendo is worth considerably more. Pot and kettle.

I have the Taito Super Pocket that covers a number of these but big screen Puzzle Bobble and multiplayer Football Champ are worth it alone for me. Already got some 4 player FC lined up for Saturday night. Perfect for beer led pick up and play fun 🍻⚽️

@michaelf it’s the button that assigns turbofire. The symbol is like an engine turbo 👍

I’d love to see it end up on Evercade some day, maybe with a nice special edition like Full Void got

Very sad to hear. Ben was a very knowledgeable and helpful guy. I really appreciate his contribution to the scene having purchased a Harlequin 128k kit and DivMMC amongst other bits from him in the past. RIP 🙁