What Game/Cart Sold You On Evercade?? 

It was the idea and concept of evercade that sold me on the system. But the main games that definitely made me want to buy it. The Oliver twins collection and the Atari lynx collections. Reasons being. We hardly ever get any kind of Dizzy collections on home consoles whatsoever so to have an actual physical collection of some Oliver twins classics was a must have for me. And the fact that blaze was the only one's putting out a couple of lynx collections was enough to make me want them.

To be honest I was sold from the start. I picked up the OG Evercade Handheld Starter Pack with Namco Museum Collection 1 being the pack-in cart. Obviously I noticed that these were the NES versions which I was a bit disappointed with at first but then thought, actually this is quite cool and this helped manage my expectations for future cart releases. I quickly picked up the first Atari, Data East and Interplay carts and the rest, as they say, is history ... or is it? Console Carts 31-39 were, in the main, a big disappointment for me and I was about to give up on Blaze until they go and announce an EXP-R and Tomb Raider Collection Giga Cart pack-in game. Let's see what the future holds :-) Great video as always!

Very similar to a lot of commentators on here - it was the concept of the Evercade and the VS which sold me on it - especially with the release of the arcade carts. And the very reasonable price was the cherry on top!

Toaplan collection. I've not bought Evercade but i'd love to see more collections like this especially stuff like what bit wave have produced for PC.

The Super Pocket is what got me on board with the brand

Love that original Evercade boot up music, bring it back Blaze!

The Codemasters Collection, only so I could play Dizzy on the go.

For me it wasn't any single game or cartridge that sold me on Evercade. For me it was more the concept and the potential. I first learned about Evercade around October 2020 from a gaming website - I can't remember which one now. But the idea of a new cartridge based retro system with officially licensed, curated retro and modern retro games really appealed to me as I'm a huge proponent of physical media, even today. I only buy physical games for my PS5 for example. It also helped that the cartridges were numbered because that made it easy to collect for. Anyway my girlfriend got me the 10 cartridge mega bundle from Funstock for Christmas 2020, and I've continued to support the brand ever since. I have a founders edition VS, which still sits under my TV in the living room, next to my PS5. I also have the limited edition EXP, and a purple original handheld, although this doesn't work, and was faulty on arrival. I did get my money back, and oddly they didn't ask for the unit back. Although I've lost some enthusiasm recently due to the many cartridge and software issues recently, I still have a full collection and because of the poor QA at Blaze with the hardware (purple handheld that was DOA and my first limited EXP was also faulty and was replaced) I'm not planning on buying any new hardware, because I don't trust Blaze as much as I once did, and I may not collect the games for much longer either as I'm seeing more and more reports of people with older carts that just stop working for no apparent reason. All mine work so far though, although I've had to get my fair share of replacements following dodgy updates! It's been a rollercoaster that's for sure. On the one hand it's been great being part of this little community and seeing the Evercade brand evolve - who honestly expected that it would still be going strong nearly 4 years after launch? On the other hand it's been tarnished by poor hardware and lack of QA. But so far the good is outweighing the bad, even if the bad is catching up 😂

The thing that made me buy an Evercade was the release of the VS. I still don't have a handheld Evercade. The cart that intially got me interested in the Evercade overall was cart #3, Data East Collection 1. The inclusion of Midnight Resistence specifically perked my interest. I still think it's a great cart and the console carts are still my preference over the arcade carts. I think a lot of arcade games don't translate to home use so well, especially games that respawn you exactly where you die even after using a continue. It basically means you have to artificially limit continues to get any kind of challenge. Arcade games with checkpoints work fine with unlimited continues because you still have to beat a section without dying. BreakThru on the Data East Arcade cart was particularly fun in this way. Getting off topic though.

Simple answer, Duke Nukem. I had never heard of Evercade before this and now I'm fully immersed.

The Lynx collections. I had never played Lynx games, so they were a way for me to experience the games I had once wanted. And I got VS when it was released.

Piko Collection 3 was the first one I bought as a start. The idea of them doing 3d platformers was a nice bump I needed to see

Duke Nukem Collection 1 and Delphine Collection

Renovation collection

The entire first 10 carts were impressive. Like a solid launch with Namco and Atari, but also Interplay and Data East. The Piko collection made me really curious for hidden gems. I dropped back for a few months after that and kind of forgot about Evercade. But collections like Alwa’s Awakening and Renovation brought me back.

I was aware of evercade as a retro cart based console but It was the Duke Nukem collections that pushed me to owning one as Time To Kill was a childhood favorite Ironically that was also the game that turned me off buying more carts as a recent update caused It to stop working

Gaelco carts in my case and many of Spanish Evercadians ❤❤❤

It was when I heard of the VS console and the Gaelco arcade cart for me. I had seen Retro Pals play Gaelco games on RU-vid and was intrigued by the possibility of playing them on a home system. It sure lived up to my expectations!

Piko 1 and unfinished business with Drakkhen.

I was sold from the beginning; the concept of having a retro console with physical game releases with a manual sold me. My two favorite carts so far are Renovation Collection and Jaleco Collection.

An interesting question Crazy Burger. But I think I came to the Evercade due to buying the c64, when it was first released! I was so hyped by it, but ultimately felt I was let down. I thought it very poor. With mostly “filler” type games on it! Also adding games to it by SD seemed too complicated to spend my time doing. 🤔. It was only searching online, and finding RU-vidrs like yourself. That lead to hearing about the Evercade OG. It must of been fate, or timing? But I think Blaze was offering something that hit all the buttons for me! 😊. Not sure it’s all about a “specific” collection though which gets people hooked into the Evercade? Maybe it’s to do with showing how Blaze is thinking or willing to think! In the Collections they release! 🤔. For example. That OLIVIA TWINS collection. Really got people fired up for the types of Home Computer collections we see today! 🤔. Certainly for UK audiences. But it offered some new for people outside of this region too! 👍. The Evercade offers so much range beyond just ONE type of collection that you are are into. Sometimes though… it’s that NOT the collection you are after. But that ONE game on it that you really want!… CREATURES! 😊❤️

The Goodboy Galaxy and Witch N Wiz cart hooked me in.

Team 17 cart.... had flasbacks to alien breed and wanted a genuine way to play it. Picked up a few carts since but that was what hooked me

I want a Williams cart with Robotron 2084, Defender, Defender 2, Joust, Sinister, Bubbles.

Atari and earthworm jim 😅🤔 namco for splatterhouse and pacman

Piko 1, mainly for Drakkhen...and Renovation sold me on the VS with Beast Wrestler. Oliver Twins is good too though, and CodeMasters...

Piko Collection 1. I could not resist the offer to play obscure Taiwanese Genesis exclusive and vomit inducing 3D SNES RPGs

I only got onboard recently picking up the Capcom Super Pocket. I enjoy the whole concept with collecting and having the retro games. So far I have picked up the Piko Collection 1, Codemasters Collection 1, Duke Nukem collection 1, Cathedral and Alwa’s Awakening. Think I will pre order the VS-R and Tomb Raider bundle next once pre orders open.

It was the c64 stuff for me, owning them on cart was too tempting. Now I'm deep into their ecosystem and loving what they're doing.

Great choice John 👍👍 I have a sealed copy plus another copy I picked up which is signed by the Oliver Twins and only cost me £10 plus £3 postage back in Nov'22 🤩🤩

No particular cart. Was here from the start and have been collecting and playing each cart as they come out. Goodboy Galaxy and Alwa's Awakening are two of my favorite games on the Evercade. I'm hoping we see some more JRPGs come to the console.

No one cart did it for me. It was when they announced that arcade carts were coming. Arcade emulation isn't a new thing, but having ROMs which would (hopefully) be optimized for compatibility means less hassle and more playing. It got me to buy a VS and then eventually an EXP.

I discovered that somebody was making Lynx 1&2 carts in June 2020. I think I read it at 1 in the morning and I woke my wife up to tell her and couldn't sleep the rest of the night.

Full void for me because it looked awesome. Also the arcade carts got me into it Piko with Steel Force is masterclass but what actually got me into evercade big time was the Taito Super Pocket as i love space invaders

I got the original Evercade pretty much in its 1st week of release all because of a game called The Immortal on Piko collection 1. I was retro collecting for my Megadrive and searching for a copy online and saw it was coming to this new device I’d never heard of, so I did more research and I was immediately excited for the Evercade.

Thanks for the video Crazy Burger I got into the Evercade fairly early - I don’t remember exactly when, but I think there were only maybe 6 or 7 cartridges at that time. I ran across evercade completely on accident and from what I can recall it wasn’t a game that sold me but rather the system itself - I collect old games in physical form (be it repro carts or the original) and buy generally prefer playing them on more modern hardware, and as much as I would like to play on consoles I end up playing on portable devices most of the time. When I learned about a new system with games in cartridges format that was going to specialize in collections and would even have some arcade games, I knew right away this was for me

I was sold by the initial arcade collections. I thought the evercade was gonna fail but was still interested, so when they got out the Arcade carts I picked one up with them and Namco.

Nice video and question. Atari collections reeled me, soon bought atari arcade and love that. Also the idea of playing games ive never played before. Ok the G- cart and lara collection yaaay. Definitely fetching at some point. played #2nd tomb raider a couple of times. So remember being hooked on her and her later games.

Frankly I might pick up the exp-r soon. I have been following evercade for a long time now but this deal is so good. The games that are selling me on it are mostly all the 3-D games and all the cool fps games I never heard of

Crazy awnser but gremlin and worms ain't no way I'm getting a console with out a decent football and decent manager game

For me it was a cart or game. Before the evercade actually came out I was looking for a handheld to play retro games and was really hoping for some amiga games, then I found the evercade. For me the games that would of drew me in early on would of been cannon fodder, dizzy games, Califonia games

When i found out there were interplay collections. I was sold

Finding out Wardner was coming, that's what got me on board. I had written off Evercade until I found out that was coming. If I had been aware two Splatterhouse games were available, that would had done it for me. Duke 1&2 would had changed my mind too.

Xeno crisis. Stil my favorite cart.

The Irem Arcade 1 made me choose the Vs. I would like to see more carts like this. I'm personally not into console and computer carts like the Atari/MSX etc, so I'll thin out my collection soon. As I still have two full working C64 systems (The C64C-II (Pet chars below the letters and the SID 8580) and a C64G)) those carts are a waste for me to buy. Honestly, I wanted a cheap and easy system to play the old arcade games i were playing in my local grill when I were a teen. It's a shame there's too many "nonsense" Nintendo and Nintendo 64/Atari/Intellivision/Lynx stuff, and even a game like Speedball II who became famous on the Amiga, is a lame ar*e port from another system. Most Amiga games released on cart are mostly from other platforms, right? -One thing is for sure, if this continues, I'll stop supporting Blaze.

For me the Duke Nukem vol1 and Indie games I couldn't get ROMs for

The Duke.

For me, it was Renovation and Piko 1

In general the indies and classic console/handheld games are my favourite 😺

The start of the arcade collections kept me with evercade but the namco collections was what drew me in

The concept was what sold me. The first offerings were almost nothing special, the usual suspects minus 1 (Atari, Technos, Jaleco, Data East, minus Irem), some "meh" hasbeens with some interesting games (Interplay) and one that you could already get anywhere but had some nice exclusive (even today) treats (Namco). The future of it was what sealed the deal and it really paid off... At least for me because I knew from the beginning what to expect and what not to. There were some surprises along the way and the Indie developers backing this is what has made this ecosystem so special. I think is harder for me to say which is the best, but instead, is very easy for me to say which are the worst 3: Worms Collection, Bitmap Brothers and Sidney Hunter. It's not because of the amount of games but the quality of them. You'll hate me for this but Worms and Speedball are not for everyone, especially if you're not British.

Tomb Raider Trilogy. Ordered my first ever Evercade system. Actually pre-ordered both the console and handheld last week. Since then, I ordered the Alwa's Awakening/Cathedral game and last night both Duke Nukem carts.

100% the Dizzy cart

Going to be probably the only one saying this, but I purchased the Evercade first edition handheld, for the Intellivision collection carts. Since then I own almost everything they have released. I love it. Can't wait for the Evercade Alpha delivery.

Toaplan. I was hoping to see a lot more arcade shmups but it's been slim pickings since.😢

I was eyeing Evercade for a year but only decided to get a VS once Duke Nukem got announced. Hell, I didn't really care that much about games themselves. Just thought that if they can get Duke licensed (on cartridges no less) then this means they are different than a run of the mill shitty beep boop chinese e-waste consoles. What got me COMPLETELY on board was the Super Pocket, since I love small handhelds. Also, hi borgir. I am still not banned on the discord >;3

For me The Oliver twins collection was definitely part of it and was one of the first carts I bought. I did a bit of research via videos like yours and a few other carts sold me on it as well. Xenocrisis/tanglewood, Data east arcade, Piko 1, Bitmap bros and the Amiga announcement made sure I dived into Evercade.

It wasn't one cart or game for me, but the fact that all these awesome games came on carts to begin with. Prior to Evercade the only portable I've ever owned was the Atari Flashback Portable, and my interest in consoles only goes as far as the Genesis, with the 2600 being my all-time favorite thing ever besides sex. I was sold the second I found out I could play Ninja Golf and Food Fight on a handheld, along with some of the games on Namco 1 and Data East 1, all on cartridges. To play Devil's advocate, though, Piko 1 came along later and thoroughly cemented my decision to collect for the system.

Piko Collection 1 sold me but strangely I bought the first 10 carts with the machine as it was cheaper. I spent a couple of days thinking about it though before buying. And I got a free case that I don't use lol. Namco 1 and Cart 4 were proper tight and a year later I bought them both again so I had nice fitting ones. If I was to buy Evercade today as a new comer I would be gutted I could not get Piko 1, Oliver Twins, Codemasters and the two Atari Lynx carts for the original retail price. PS, nice to see you using the original handheld for a change. 😀

Piko Collection 1. (Back when the system was first announced in 2020).

It wasn't a single cart that got me into Evercade. I had been eyeing the system for a while, but didn't really like the original handheld they had and I thought it was a not really up to the quality level I was looking for. When the Evercade EXP was opened for pre-orders that made me join on board as I liked all of the improvements. I was also happy that they were able to sign Capcom to license some games even if they were pre-installed. As a side note, I have never personally had any issues with my Evercade with performance or reliability. I have had some games crash and I would say that is pretty rare, and certainly crashes less often than a PS4, and hey Sony made that one.

Same as you: The Oliver Twins Collection drew me in. I really hope that we get some Spectrum classics at some point, because we were a C64 household when I was a kid.

Duke Nukem Collection 1, but i am playing mostly Duke Nukem Collection 2 since i got it last Week haha. Edit: But i wanted to "limit" myself somehow, i have all kind of games and devices, but than i am browsing and browsing and i am not playing anything. The Evercade presents the Games nicely and the Moduls limit you in your Choice, so i am playing more right now.

The Lynx collection got me on board.

The Oliver twins collection for me 👍

The Lynx Collection 1, i owned a Lynx and liked to play again and it was a Handheld too like the first Evercade console (now there are other ways like Atari50 or Epyx Collection)

The Atari 50th Anniversary Collection for Switch got me into Evercade. I had Best Buy rewards that were going to expire, and I saw the Atari collection was on sale, so I went to order it. But then the Best Buy site suggested I might also like the Evercade, so I decided to look for more info on RU-vid. This was maybe a couple days after they dropped their E3 style or Nintendo Direct style presentation. I knew about the VS, but when I first heard about it, it was mostly console games, and the library was small, so I ignored it and kind of forgot about it. Once I saw they added arcade games, computer games, way more indie/homebrew stuff, and some more obscure consoles that don't constantly get collections (like Lynx and Intellivision), I felt like I finally had a reason to be excited about it. My only regret is missing out of a few early collection like Technos 1, and maybe Piko 1.

The Taito games on the Super Pocket really caught my eye, then I looked at carts and saw Sensi Soccer on Codemasters, and that was the clincher. Shame the Dizzy-led collection was Legacy before I joined the party. Would’ve liked to have had that for a trip down memory lane. Would love to play Robin Hood again actually.

I got my Evercade for the Duke Nukem collections, especially the first one

For me mostly Atari Lynx collection 1 and 2 since I always wanted the real one but its never been viable to get one. Evercade made it affordable and I hope we can see more which utilize the tate mode.

By the way, I think I pretty much know what is ahead for us and it all comes down to three names: Piko, Retro Games and Embracer. Embracer is the reason why we got Asteborg, Toaplan, Duke Nukem and Tomb Raider. This means we are likely to have a Toaplan 3 and something from Core or Eidos, posibly Gex, Soul Raver or some odd collection from Core (Sega CD versions, maybe?). However, it also points to the next in line for a legacy cart and those would be the Duke's carts since Embracer let go Gearbox last December, just a few weeks after we got the games. We are possibly gonna get more old micros collections, most likely The 800 Collection 1, with some reservations with the use of the Atari brand and like 70% repeats from the recently released mini. If we are lucky, we'll get a couple of single or dual indie releases which, just like last year, will add two slots after many of us get annoyed by Piko 5 and another Piko cart with subpar arcade games (they ran out of Gaelco). Natsume, Irem, console Atari, Midway, NMK, UPL, Nichibutsu, Konami and Taito should be out ot the question as they or their owners don't have plans to license outside the mainstream consoles (Hamster likes to work alone and WBD either don't care or don't even know what they have). Capcom could still be a possibility after Blaze statements, but, is it necessary? The 3 consoles have all or Capcom's arcade games (with some exceptions due to licensing), so the best Blaze could get are console games. The same problem with SNK, worse if you ask me. Their games are everywhere. Almost all their games, including console, are in the 3 consoles and PC and the Neo Geo games... how many times do you need to buy all the KOF, FF, SS, and MS series? Any of the minis are around the price of an Evercade cart. No, we will never get 3rd party NG games, too much double licensing and few reasons to get them... Visco, perhaps, but, again, everywhere also. Considering the three brands mentioned above and the remaining slots, it's pretty much safe to say the "big names" wishes of many are not gonna be fulfilled this year.

For me It was the Data East cartridge, i remember seeing it being played by MJR so i went and ordered the Evercade and all the cartridges there was about 6 or 7 out at the time .

While I had an interest in Evercade when it was first announced, it was the Oliver Twins and Atari Lynx Collections that really sold me on it. The Dizzy games and titles for the Lynx always seem to get ignored when it comes to rereleases, and I'd always wanted to try them. As soon as I first saw those carts, I swore to myself that an Evercade would be the first thing I buy once I got a new job. In June of 2021, I did indeed get a new job, and sure enough as soon as I got my first paycheck I made sure to get that Evercade!

Not really been sold yet, might be if they do a zx spectrum collection🙏

There was no single collection that did it for me. More of a critical mass type situation. I watched several Platform32 streams of new carts coming out. I hadn't heard of hardly any of the games, but lots of em looked like good fun. I finally went for it when Jaleco Arcade/Gaelco Arcade 2 came out. I thought to myself "I'll just get the handheld and a couple of carts I don't really have room for a new collection." Well that didn't last long - I think it was maybe 2 weeks before I ordered a VS.

Dizzy 1 was an absolute pain, played it on the amstrad, and i dont think i even got to the laat boss on it

Duke, but had evercade prior bc the trailers had a good mellow song and I like nostalgia

For me it was Piko1 and it will always irk me that all these years later and I still think that cart is head and shoulders better than the rest in terms of variety, number of games offered and quality. Renovation comes in second and gave me hope we'd see more carts like that but it's been the only one so far in my opinion.

The super pocket kinda sold me on it with some great carts out indie heroes 3 and Goodboy galaxy. They definitely need to keep getting old classics and getting newer indie games on here such a good device for it

Not a particular cart, but the promise by blaze that there would be indie games

Was watching Evercade from the start but it was Gaelco Arcade 2 that hooked me. World Rally 2 and Squash!

It was Duke Nukem for me. I had been aware of Evercade since launch, but DN was the first major exclusive.

It qas the sensible soccer and speedball 2 carts.

The Duke Nukems, ofcourse. I was a long time on the fence though, but then the new EXP-R was announced so I bought the old one, to still get the Capcom collection.

I saw glover, and tomb raider

Ich dachte angangs für was das hält sich bestimmt nicht . Dan bekamm ich anfangs des jahres die exp für 60 euro das vs für80 und es machte mir spaß also kaufte ich alle drei Konsolen mit spielen

Codemasters col got me into Exercade and is the reason I’ve not sold my original Evercade on.

Maybe off-topic but it does annoy me just how seemingly quickly certain collections become 'legacy', and therefore the asking price ramps up.

Straight up the Atari and intellivision carts

Would be good if they have cart full of puzzle games.

Just sold the Oliver twins for over 3 times what I paid. The games are just too frustrating if you are playing for the first time.

Namco & Atari