Evercade - Review - Game Sack 

That's good.

Is it true the sound issue only appears when you use a video capture hardware ? I mean, when you using the evercade as portable or when you use it with the hdmi directly to your TV, do you have the same issue ? Thanks in advance.

That's nice but what about the sound issues? Will they fix them with the firmware update, too? Because in my opinion that is the most annoying thing about the Evercade and after your video I think about to cancel my pre-order.

That’s good to know, seeing as though I just dropped $200 on this thing and all the games.

I would have found this device fascinating... 15 years ago.

Arcade games are coming for the system.

@@FloridaEbikes arcade games are coming - we already have the rights to many arcade games ❤️

Evercade if you can fix sound and control issues that would be amazing. It needs a Capcom and a Konami license too.

@@DrGamelove there are no sound issues. Please see any of the other reviews on RU-vid - this is an isolated incident, potentially down to game capture. We are considering a fix for the button mapping 👍

Evercade oh that’s good to know! Wonder if Joe is aware it might have been on his end. If those aren’t issues the price is definitely right and I hope the library grows.

That was my biggest gripe, too.

Yeah wtf. I was actually leaning hard towards getting one but having the a/b/x/y like that is really putting me off. I've been interested in this for months and just noticed how annoying that would probably be...I hope they revise it cuz that basically fucks this thing for most games! What were they thinking!

Investing in a PSP is the obvious logical thing to do here. It has way more quality emulators, it can play PSP and Ps one games and with a 5 dollar memory stick duo adapter from Amazon you can use a 20 dollar 128 gb micro sd to load the thing with thousands of games if you wanted to.

It really shows just how knowledgeable Blaze is when it comes to retro games. Blaze is in this just for money.

Ok, firmware update allowing button configuration has been posted.

no

@@pajakus1243 yes

Metal Jesus and Immoral John Hancock will love anything that they get for free.

And the one I can relate with

Same. I dont even mind if there is a shimmer or that its emulation and I really really like the look of it but the button mapping literally RUINS it and all they need is a setting menu to change it around and fixed but sheesh...unless the revise the design I will not be buying this thing.

Happy Not Your Birthday!

We need fewer youtubers blatantly ripping off the Angry Video Game Nerd (James Rolfe, who was originally the Angry Nintendo Nerd), who is better than all the clones. There are plenty of retro reviewers who are more original in their delivery (like Joe)- come up with your own schtick! Sad to hear that there is yet another unoriginal copy out there. :( And as an aside .. "It's ass!" is something the avgn was saying YEARS before this "exasperated gamer" was even on youtube.

@@rifter0x0000 I cant tell if you're being sarcastic or not. The exasperated gamer is GS parodying all the reviewers

@@rifter0x0000 Looks like somebody's been self-quarantining their entire life. Stop taking RU-vid seriously as a viewer.

@@andrewc6224 Stop telling people what to do. You're not his dad

@@SECONDQUEST or... is he?😕....😂

The button layout is extremely fair critisism but Joe should put out a correction in regards to audio issues though or he is miss informing people.

@@OwtDaftUK So you was there when he tested his unit? Otherwise you're misinforming people. His review didn't change my opinion on buying the evercade. The fanboys attacking him on personal level made that decision for me. Plus I don't need another emulator based system. The market is overflowing with enough of them already.

im glad they didnt do like digital foundry and ignored every issues.

@@OwtDaftUK I review what they send me. There is no correction to be made as the problem 100% exists. Evercade even sent me a response e-mail saying that their engineer had experienced the issue in the past but the PR guy was unaware of this. Then they asked me to try playing it directly to the TV without a capture device in the middle (they asked me today, after the video was released). It is not my job to troubleshoot their hardware. It is their issue if they can't implement HDMI correctly, which seems to be the case. The only other time I've had an issue with HDMI was with the Neo Geo X which (surprise surprise) was designed by Blaze. I have had no issue with any other HDMI connections other than that. Again, I review what they send me and if they send me stuff that doesn't work in one area or another, I'll mention it. The problem is theirs, not mine. EDITED FOR CLARIFICATION.

@@GameSack I come from the gun world, where the expectation and common practice regarding review units is to hand pick them to ensure that they are PERFECT. Every single mm is gone over with a fine tooth comb before that unit is sent to a reviewer. As far as I'm concerned, the Evercade that they sent you was hand picked, this was their best, and it was lackluster. The button assignment issue is also unforgivable and demonstrates a clear lack of playtesting. There's 0 reason to buy this over a RG350. None. That's the bar that all these handheld makers have to beat. If it isn't better than a RG350 then they shouldn't even bother bringing it to market.

It's ridiculous in this day and age to have any games without remappable buttons. And if they weren't going to let people remap the buttons, they could have at least had the same layout as the originals. It's not that hard.

Digital Foundry mentioned the button layout issue.

It's good to hear different views on our console. We are only disappointed with the audio issue, it is unique to this review. We think we know why.

@@EvercadeRetro will there be firmware updates to fix audio problems and button swapping? Can't find anything on these two things that are putting me off picking one up on the 22nd May...

@@EvercadeRetro i admire the fact that you address the problems, i respect that.

Evercade because all the other RU-vidrs lied about where they got their footage?

@@EvercadeRetro no, you don't know why, you idiots. All you're doing is blaming him because you won't admit he has a shitty unit

Please take a look at the Digital Foundry review which is the most thorough so far. It covers these points and more.

A thourough review would of tried to debug the audio issues first to make sure it was the device in the first place and if so checked with evercade if the device was faulty or not rather than just reviewing the system like this is how it will be for everyone. This so far is the least thorough review for that reason.

@@OwtDaftUK Joe, basically, responded to this in another comment. Joe - I review what they send me. There is no correction to be made as the problem 100% exists. Evercade even sent me a response e-mail saying that their engineer had experienced the issue in the past but the PR guy was unaware of this. Then they asked me to try playing it directly to the TV without a capture device in the middle. It is noy my job to troubleshoot their hardware. It is their issue if they can't implement HDMI correctly, which seems to be the case. The only other time I've had an issue with HDMI was with the Neo Geo X which (surprise surprise) was designed by Blaze. I have had no issue with any other HDMI connections other than that. Again, I review what they send me and if they send me stuff that doesn't work in one area or another, I'll mention it. The problem is theirs, not mine.

@@EvercadeRetro Reading around, it does seem like the audio problems may be unique to Game Sack's situation. I'm also encouraged by how much your company is communicating with the customers. The button mapping does still seem like an issue to me. In many cases it's not simply a matter of getting over old muscle memory, because a poor configuration limits the way your thumb rolls over the buttons (trying to jump and shoot simultaneously for example- this was a problem in Mega Man Anniversary Collection on Gamecube that I remember), making the entire game a chore to control in every moment. It seems like your company is aware of this gripe though, so I'm still overall optimistic.

@@EvercadeRetro you couldn't even map the buttons correctly lol what a bunch money hungry dbags

Evercade just answered me about this on their Facebook group: " We can show people how to do a FW update and we can add button mapping " ... so let's wait and see.

This seems like premium eBay/Amazon stock actually. Won't be in stores. But I may be corrected.

meh.

R4inSpid3r it’s in stores in the UK, you can ore order now. I was quite surprised

Please take a look at other reviews. The sound issue is unique here and could be related to cables or capture devices.

@@EvercadeRetro What about the control issues? That's definitely a deal-breaker for a lot of people, myself included.

@@aibdrummer it's something we are looking at and listening to the community.

@@aibdrummer we are considering a FW fix for button mapping. Regarding the audio. We have spoken with our engineers and the only isolated incident this has ever happened, was also during game capture. Never when only connected directly to a TV 👍

@@EvercadeRetro Listening to the community???? How was this not fixed right away? Do the people developing this even play games? You don't need to "listen to the community"...you just map the buttons the way they are on the real controllers. It's soooo basic.

hehe the Nevercade would have been more fitting

We have confirmed arcade games are coming. We already have the rights to many arcade games ❤️

@@FloridaEbikes Pro tip? Are you a professional console developer? Cool!

Evercade salty? your product is subpar and unfit for its intended purpose.

oh and before you come back at me with a snarky comment i am a professional console developer - look me up on linkedin :D

MJR?

They plan a Atari Lynx cart for the system. That system had a wide screen and thus the Evercade would need a wide screen.

They don't make 4:3 screens any more in bulk. If you wanted one you would have to pay more. a 16x9 screen is cheaper, that's why they used one.

SicCoyote Anbernic and Gamekiddy would likely disagree with that assessment

OwtDaftUK right, so horizontally letterbox all systems except lynx vs just vertically letterboxing the lynx? makes no sense whatsoever.

Lassi Kinnunen you’re probably right

We suspect the audio issue is either a cable or capture issue. Nobody else has had this issue. We have tested for thousands of hours. There are many, many other reviews on RU-vid and there's already been many live streams using the console. Not a single other reported issue.

Evercade and I suspect that your unit is an emulated piece of crap.....

Yes, this was a big miss for me, too.

They're also on his comments starting fights with people and blaming Joe for their problems. Not the best look, IMHO.

Definitely not a good look

I don't use Facebook much these days, but that's really good to know, as I'm for sure not wasting my money on this garbage now, and will stick to emulating on my Android phone using a Moga Controller, and side loading the emuators I like that are not in the Google Play Store.

Joe is awesome because he doesn’t hold back. If there’s a problem, he will show and tell it. He does try to hide it like most reviews here. Evercade out here looking really bad trying to cover up their BS. I’m willing to bet that the other RU-vidrs used footage sent to them or passed off existing footage to be from this unit.

Maybe he has a faulty unit?

@Real News: Hopefully. Other comments suggest that he might be the first honest reviewer and the other reviewers didn’t do their job properly and just appreciated the freebie.

I know right? Im surprised digital foundry didnt talk about these problems.

A lot of other channels don't seem to notice things like shimmering or integer scaling issues, however, I would have expected Digital Foundry to mention stuff like that. Also, the button issues definitely should've been brought up for sure. I wasn't planning on buying one of these anyway and after seeing Joe's review, it seems like a pretty mediocre product.

Those people are “yes” people.

Almost makes me wonder if Joe's unit has a hardware defect that's somehow causing the audio issues. Or maybe the other streamers didn't test the HDMI output for a longer time.

Makes me not trust their ability to be thorough. I'm not saying other Tubers are being dishonest but the problems presented here will determine if someone buys a product. And ya I'm really shocked John from DF didn't mention these problems.

I think it's supposed to get new games and it just launched with a classic library

I'm considering it if they make more RPG collections or add a 2 player option.

Can agree on that and really can't hold it's own against Nintendo either or any actual video game handhelds from history like Atari Lynx and Sega Game Gear that were crushed by Nintendo Game Boy. Which for all 3 can crush this thing in fact there's a story that Nintendo Game Boy survived a bomb blast in a war don't think this Evercade can do that. Anyway Google and RU-vid the history of those systems. These guys behind this just are too much looking for a quick buck and seem shady.

damn, Joey. I see you everywhere.

​@@montefisto I am everywhere

This is kind of true. I mean playing from the system when hooked at the Tv is silly. A wireless controller is a must. And i don't think they should make their own but just do something to make established controllers work. This is also very important to those who care about system life. Since control buttons break and if they break on this system then the whole system is dead. But if you could still play with a controller while connected to a TV then it would have more life.

@@stayskeptic3923 Dead on Arrival

much like the Stadia then

They have said they are releasing loads of cartridges. There's a couple more of the way like Xeno Crisis and Tanglewood soon.

The available selection of games is pretty good. It's the sound bugs and control issues that have taken this off my "to buy" list.

@@madcrowmaxwell The sound issues hasn't happened with any other reviewer and looking through the comments it appears to be a capture or HDMI cable problem. Would make sense if the lead is coming loose.

I'd like to see if their assertion no one had trouble with audio is true. I'm willing to give them a bit of benefit of doubt here, because they're obviously in damage control mode. It is nice that they have said it is possible they will update the firmware to fix the button mapping issue. Whether there is any way to patch the emulators is another story, though. If they can't, that's kind of a problem with their design.

Expect that from the company if you buy one it is you not us.

There are so many better cheaper options than this overpriced thing. I had a gaming tablet back in 2013 called the GPD G7 that could even play Dreamcast games and it was only $110 back then. I'd imagine you could get something like that for $50 or so now. Why would you buy this thing which has $20 cartridges with only a few games on it when you could buy an android handheld and load it with roms and play basically any game for any system with way better emulation. Even if the Evercade was $100 and came with all the cartridges it would still be a waste.

@@HerecomestheCalavera Don't forget that you get higher power, better screen, and better battery life for less money... haha, Evercade is just way out of it's element.

Yep, and with repro's you can assign the buttons. As far as I'm concerned, RG350 is the bar, if it ain't better than a RG350, don't bother making it.

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@@JohnnyProctor9 watch the ending skit

i was so heartbroken from ETA's review... i was hoping he wouldn't shill but i was wrong... the comment section was brutal too, full of BOTS (or paid accounts) from evercade and whomever tried to shine some light on this trash of a cash grab got called troll and ridiculized!