Despite last week being reasonably busy for new releases, there aren’t all that many fresh faces within this week’s UK retail (physical) chart. The latest Evercade cartridges are the only exception, with Banjo-Kazooie Double Pack entering at #14 and The DOOM Collection at #24. The top ten meanwhile has seen a shuffle, including the return …
In a case of better late than never, long-time running studio System 3 has finally allowed Blaze to bring some of their past hits to the Evercade. Dabbling with retro re-releases themselves, System 3 was likely hesitant for that reason alone. Two collections are planned for release on 4th December, priced £24.99 each. The Last …
The NeoGeo collections are proving popular for the Evercade, so it makes sense that Blaze are keeping that momentum going with Visco Arcade 1 and Visco Arcade 2, licensed from Pixel Heart. The connection here is that later Visco releases ran on NeoGeo hardware. “Visco’s catalogue is packed with hidden gems and arcade favourites that …
Nintendo’s well-received Star Fox 64 remake has shot straight in at No. 1 in the UK retail (physical) chart. This means it was able to fend off EA Sports FC 26 amid World Cup fever. It wasn’t the only new release in the all-formats top 40, either. Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition – published by Atari, …
Two new Evercade cartridges are on their way, both due out in June for £19.99 each. While neither Activision Collection 3 nor NeoGeo Arcade 4 come as a surprise, the latter does contain eight games over the past collection’s six, making it decent value for money. Activision Collection 3 meanwhile fills in a lot of …
Blaze Entertainment aren’t quite done shmoozing with Microsoft’s gaming division, it seems, as the two more products that fall under that all-encompassing wing have just been announced. Coming as a mild surprise, we’re in for a Rare Super Pocket handheld. As per previously released Super Pockets, it’s compatible with Evercade cartridges and will retail at …
The Evercade range of retro devices has really hit a stride this year, with reports of certain cartridges hard to find and the likes of the Neo Geo Hyper Pocket selling out online. From its humble beginnings of cartridges featuring nothing but NES arcade conversions and whatever IP holders Piko were able to provide, it …
Five new Evercade cartridges launched this month, including Rare and Activision collections, so it isn’t much surprise to see that the next batch isn’t due until February 2026. The Turrican Collection from Factor 5 includes eight 16-bit run ‘n gunners, along with two bonus titles: Mega Turrican Score Attack and Super Turrican Score Attack. The …
For the past few years, two new Evercade cartridges have launched every two months. This month however the moons have aligned, and five new cartridges are due on 28th November – an amount not seen since the retro-dedicated format launched in 2020. There is a reason behind this surprise glut. NeoGeo Arcade 2 and NeoGeo Arcade 3 …
Evercade fans have long pined for an Activision collection. Today, that wish has been made – and then some, with another two collections planned for 2026. Activision Collection 1 focuses on Atari 2600 titles and is due out in November for £19.99. The following are included, with the first two titles on the list being …
There was a very distinct theme to the evening’s Evercade showcase: arcade games are on the horizon for the cartridge-based gaming system, and lots of ‘em. Firstly though, August’s NeoGeo Arcade 1 is being accompanied by a solo game cart. Roguecraft DX is an Amiga indie game that’s being bolstered with new content. It takes …
The new Evercade Alpha bartop arcade-style systems launch this month, available in Mega Man or Street Fighter II variants. This isn’t the reason behind spending time with 2022’s Irem Arcade Collection 1 though. Ever since seeing screenshots in ‘90s gaming mags I’ve had a hankering for Irem’s In The Hunt, and this is one of …
December sees another dual game cart for the Evercade. As many owners will testify, Blaze’s dual carts tend to be pretty good, with the standard generally higher and the games themselves more complex. Metal Dragon and Life on Mars are two modern indie Mega Drive games from Spanish studio Kai Magazine Software, known for pushing …
We never expected Blaze’s line of Toaplan cartridges to reach number 4 quite so quickly, especially when Toaplan Arcade 3 hasn’t released yet. We aren’t complaining though – Toaplan’s back catalogue hasn’t exactly been overexposed over the years. Due out in December, Toaplan Arcade 4 will include six titles. Oddly, they aren’t exclusively arcade titles. …
As Forest Gump once mumbled, “Life is a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” The same is also true for Piko Interactive collections, with Piko merely being a license holder – whenever they’re involved, you never know which games are going to appear. It’s a very different case from something like …