The only reason cartridges are used these days is because people don't want online only devices. They just make a random proprietary shape to sell it boxed
I'm gonna hijack this comment since ima go crazy until I have somebody confirm that this included micro fiber cloth is the exact same one that Valve included with their Index VR headset
@Adrian Carlos Enrique Flores Enciso I think that’s a better idea than piling on another retro channel. There are 100s of them already and many are very good too.
5:35 The two games shown here, Alwa's Awakening and Cathedral are not Evercade exclusives. You can get them pretty much on all modern platforms, plus Alwa's Awakening as a rom for the NES, which is the version on that cartridge.
@@Vyz3r yes, if that was the only Evercade cartridge you purchased. And if you already had an Evercade and not a Switch it would cost 20 times more to play the Switch versions 🥴
I take mine to work with me every day, I'm slowly making my way through "Cathedral" (great metroidvania) during breaks and downtime on the Evercade EXP. :-)
I mean people don't usually play with these in public, so it's natural that you didn't see them. I don't see many people playing the switch or the steam deck on the train, doesn't mean people who buy them don't play them.
There’s a significant high score scene on the Evercade. The VS and EXP both support Competition Mode, which prevents save states, and coin limits which prevent or limit continues. More people actually play it in the various fan groups I’m in than people play their retro collections in any of the other retro groups I’m in.
Yeah it was a bit weird. It wasn't a fair review of the overall performance was it? I also thoght it was strange that in another part of the video, he didn't know the specs of the machine. Did Anthony write this or was he just presenting? He seems like a thorough guy so am guessing he just presented and maybe went in cold?
@@haziqshams Hmm..well I could see this being good in terms of a 'reaction' (gargh, I hate that term!) but for a review, it would have been wise to do at least a little homework. I think Anthony is a great presenter, and has this uber calm, cozy delivery which is perfect and of course, he knows his shizzle (understatement!) but yeah, a bit sloppy, this video I feel..
@@elone3997 This is kind of the Short Circuit thing, though. Outside of Brandon’s Camera Stuff ™️, this level of effort and preparation is what you should expect from the channel.
Some else had mentioned starting a separate channel with Anthony as the host soley dedicated to retro video game content and I whole heartedly agree. There are so many of these retro handhelds coming to market like the Anbernic RG35XX and the Retroid Pocket 3+ which I would love to see the LTT take on.
I have this and the home console version and a bunch of carts and man it’s a blast. I like that it’s officially licensed and the carts come with manuals. It’s definitely my type of thing.
Man I loved instruction manuals because I used to get a game and then not be allowed to play it during Christmas because you spend time with family. However reading the manual was allowed so guess what I spend 99% of my time doing ;)
That's so true. I had a few Christmas times with the latest command and conquer game manuals to read. Learning all the units and buildings was great fun. I know if I just played the game I wouldn't have understood as much 😅
Honestly, the manuals were just an exclusive glimpse to the beautfiul material you couldn't access without internet, at all in general. They are ENTIRELY redundant today and even hated, which can be proven by the fact people still don't prefer a minigame to come WITH their artbooks and DnD manuals. If you can actually choose to put money down, you choose not to. The idea is just that you "could" get a manual for free, and that's why it's seen as extra value. In terms of art, it actively makes people DISMISS the WORK of the manual, that Google is allowed to steal for them so it's "something I could see on TH-cam". Not part of the "real" deisgn project that includes game development AND art design. They are HAPPY to steal the art design, and I don't know which is worse, happily stealing the ROM too, or chastising the pirates for lacking hypocricy and stealing BOTH.
to be fair this isn't for most people and feel like it's just directed to those want stuff to collect. cool games, cool console and cool pricing. Fun collecting game cartridges.!
@@David-ln8qh I'm not sure about your second take. I don't think it's primarily targeting those who want physical ownership, it's more for those of an age to be nostalgic about the game library being offered and who don't have the time/wherewithal to sort out emulsion. Whether that subset of a subset of an audience is enough to me would seem questionable, but then they have been around a few years at this stage so I guess they're doing something right.
@@lockonandfire Indie dev also make new games for the EverCade as well so it's not just aim for nostalgia either. Games on EverCade could also be update and received patches as well via microSD card through PC transfer. This also mean not all games are fully complete out of the box similar to Switch games and PS Vita games.
I've been tempted a few times to get one of these. But I feel like if I want that retro cartridge feel, I should just grab an Analogue Pocket instead because it can play original cartridges and do emulation, too in a body that's much more premium feeling for only a bit more money. That said, this thing does look awesome and I'm glad it exists. Also, Analogue is still having supply issues so the wait when you order one is pretty long compared to Evercade.
@@RT-bt5ql true but analogue will play any and almost all carts whilst this can only play a curated list of games you'll have to buy again with some being scalped up from greedy sellers who know they'll be valuable
Having "hidden" content on a Capcom themed console is totally on brand. Capcom loves to include hidden unlockables in their games (see: every Resident Evil game since 2002) and it's something I really appreciate because they're usually things I don't absolutely need (like costumes or guns with infinite ammo) but are very nice to have and satisfying to acquire. I'm curious if those hidden things on this Everdrive follow that theme.
The hidden games are not Capcom games, and are also on the VS console. So far there are three NES games, one SMS game, and one C64 game. Two awesome native modern retro-style games are coming to the EXP next month. Plus there are secret games you can unlock if you have two carts on the VS - hopefully those come to the EXP as well.
Brilliant to see an honest and open review of the Evercade EXP. I purchased an original handheld and a cart got stuck. Absolutely insane they released a product where the carts are too big! I then had a bugged game, contacted Evercade who promptly blocked me! Sadly I've seen numberous faults, lines on the screen, dead pixels, bugged games, carts too big to fit, firmware that's near on impossible to update, battery issues, releasing a demo game advertised as a full game, screen bleeding, light bleeding, the EXP needing to be handled wearing oven gloves, drlays on pretty much every release etc etc. I wanted the Evercade to be a success, but sadly for me it's been a failure. Blaze really needs to improve their Quality Control. They must be spending a significant amount of money on replacing faulty carts and hardware.
maybe you can answer my question? does all the evercade systems use the same cartridges? they seem a little pricey so do you at least get to use older carts with the newer systems or do you gotta rebuy every time you get the newest device
I’ve been loving the exp. Can’t believe how much I missed game manuals and just owning games. Now if my neighbor would get one we could trade games & have sleep overs lol.
The miniHDMI port is mostly for screen recording, for example for streaming, competitions and such. For old consoles where there is no dedicated port it's a pain to do.
I feel he missed the point of the Evercade products. Are there better emulators? Yes, but they require setting up, and some people don't want to deal with that. It isn't perfect, but works very well.
I mean... I kinda get that advanced multi-emulator has to run on some kind of OS but just make it as lightweight as possible so it doesn't take so long to boot! what was great about consoles was they were literally plug and play: give them some power, maybe video output, slap the game in and it just works! xbox and clones aren't as nice in that matter anymore
It's a cool little system for people who want official options and dont want to tinker. If you want any flexibility or to get under the hood, then an Anbernic or Steam Deck are what you're looking for. The fact that the carts work for every system still is great, but yea they really need to figure out NES emulation, like what year is it.
Ah, the master of Retro finds another winner! I really like the cartridge based players, it's the only way to get that real retro feeling IMHO. Evercade is...ok. They don't make the best ones out there, but they are well supported at least with a ton of cartridge choices so there's that. Great job showing it off to us as always Anthony!
Who else is making cartridges with manuals? A few boutique Switch publishers, I guess, but you pay a premium for those, usually 2-3 times more than the Evercade cartridge list price.
I find it fascinating that buttons and joypads are often a bit lacking in handheld gaming devices. You'd think that would be the priority with them but it seems that it rarely is, and I can't imagine getting the right ones is anywhere near as expensive as the internal boards themselves. I know it adds up but it often feels like an extra 5 dollars would make for a better device, maybe I'm naive
The buttons and sticks feel pretty good on the steam deck. And the split pad pro is great for the switch. But I do wanna get this for that Duke collection coming soon
The Evercade actually has pretty decent D-Pad and buttons. It's really the best part of the console, because the screen is a bit meh and the internal hardware sucks. It's always too warm even when playing NES games, WTF?!
@@OMA2k yeah. I’d have to agree. The buttons and d pad feel good. But the screen seems off. Aside from the light bleed and the bezel, it seems like it scratches easy. I gently wiped it off before putting a screen protector on it and it looked like it got a few faint scratches. Right out the box lol. None of my other handhelds did that
I would've been interested to see if the audio from the mini stereo plug had the same fidelity. Hopefully it is just crappy speakers. Seems like a fun concept.
It's Anthony's time. Man you need a retro gaming channel to look all day long over all these gorgeous retro consoles, upscallers, arcade machines and all retro related stuff.
Yeah, there are better ways to play these old games and the list basically starts with "all of them". Still, it's nice that there is one more way to do so that is fully licensed.
This little device is really cool and I'm glad I just discovered this. I'm gonna buy one right now and there seems to be a new model coming out soon that's on pre-order and is bundled with the Tomb Raider trilogy. Win win
Not really. They have had problems with QC from the factory - I got two bad ones, Gremlin and Codemasters - but I’ve never had a problem once I had a good one.
13:05 I disagree that downloadable experience would be better, since you can just take cartridges out of those boxes and fit more of them in the carrying case. Plus, downloads eat internal space and need internet connection.
I hate the fact that for US, Playstation adopted the "left" button cross to be "ok" and "right" button circle to be "cancel." Why did it have to be changed? Accept should have been on the right, even matches up with the symbols typically indicates, circle yes, cross no. Could have been the standard since it was so early on but they changed it.
SNES sound would be easier to emulate for modern systems because the SNES sound hardware is basically the ancestor of the hardware we still use. With a NES, you're basically trying to emulate analogue. Mega Drive is usually a proper test for sound emulation, but being it fails on NES... well. I'm not sure I'd wanna hear it.
Funny how consoles like the original Evercade reviewers thought were great but since the Steam Deck came out there seems to be nothing but issues with everything since... I think people who have been able to get one have been spoiled by the Deck
With storage not being as spacious in the past as it is today, every single collection could easily fit onto an integrated circuit. As a gamer that grew up with handheld consoles in the 90s, I understand the concept of the wanting of a retro experience. In my opinion, it would be more understandable if each console variant had its own cartridge with a plethora of games so you're not shuffling through dozens of cartridges.
Because these are legally licensed, those handhelds would cost as much as the console plus a significant fraction of all of the collections. I don’t think that would sell as well.
I just wish the cartridges weren't so big. Something more vita/switch sized would make it easier to take your whole collection with you in a carrying case, but those honking titanics are just too massive.
I like using cartridges for gaming, storage is cheap but I can't store my entire library. I am not always connected to the Internet either but that shouldn't stop someone from gaming.
But the problem you have isn't fixed by cartridges. If your entire library doesn't fit digitaly, then how do you expect to fit all the cartridges you would need in your luggage? Lol. Unless you consider SD-cards cartridges.
@@Jehty_ Of course cartridges won't store my whole library either, at least not in a movable form but it would allow me to carry more of my library in a convenient form factor than I otherwise could if I relied on internal storage alone.
Much better build quality than the original along with a fantastic selection of Capcom games pre installed plus a cart of arcade favorites including R Type
Maybe this is just me being nitpicky, but this doesn't really feel like "cartridge gaming" to me. It's just an emulation box with rom collections on flash storage put on a proprietary pinout. Not really what I would consider on the same level as say an everdrive in terms of it being cartridge gaming. Cartridges weren't just storage, they basically connected directly to the system bus of older consoles and because of this could have additional hardware in them like many NES and especially SNES games did to do more than what the base console's hardware could originally do. I am not even sure if it's possible to have actual cartridge gaming with software emulation since it would be monstrous to have that level of low-level hardware compatibility with software that is just emulating the hardware.
I got one today and I gotta say my first impression is a positive one. I will admit the nes games feel a little sluggish but the sound seems perfectly fine on mine. I am looking forward to collecting something physical again by getting a cart a month. Lovin' the cart format.
I'm with you, "X" and "A" for NES games (or "Y" and "B" if your device sports a NINTENDO layout which if we want to be pedantic was also adopted by Playstation).
i respect them for going the official route & licensing everything, also cartridges with game art activate my neurons; but i feel the ergonomics of the Tate mode could use more work
The cartridge is pretty neat and kinda future proof, since you don't have to worry about buying a niche product and then maybe losing access to downloadable only games if the company shuts down at some point.
depends on how well it stands against the test of time
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Linus I know you read all the comments from what you've said on WAN show. We need a dedicated retro time channel. I would watch the shit out of content like this every day if y'all cranked it out. I'd be extra happy if Anthony would be the main host, but I'll take any collection of LTT staff.
@@Zhadow- too bad the vast majority of people are buying them digitally nowadays. It's such a massive waste of money. All of my physical Switch games can be resold for the price I paid for them. Digital games are worth a fat $0.
Can confirm it to be closer to a psp way of doing Tate, wonderswan is even more cramped. But then again that one is designed for both ways. (Do have these)
Anyone else notice the sponsor spot ?5 year warranty 40 day return policy then 5 year warranty 49 day return policy. I had to go back a few time to make sure it was the video and not my mind playing tricks 🤣
I usually I like your videos , but you should of updated it first thing , played it for more then 5mins and played a variety of games . Would of been cool also to have a comparison of the older model as well . Also the Website says they fixed the cartridge problem among other things . Man I would of liked to hear your take on XenoCrisis/Tanglewood .
Fake cartridge experience is back should be the title . The games just get downloaded from the cartridge and then emulated on the everfake xp. A Gameboy is a complete different experience without the flaws of sw emulation like input lag. I expected more from anthony. ;) ☮
I thought the Switch brought cartridges back for what can be used as a home console, though the games actually being licensed is quite impressive.
Portable consoles tend to always use cartridges because of their small size.
The only reason cartridges are used these days is because people don't want online only devices. They just make a random proprietary shape to sell it boxed
@@Xfade81 Cartridges are also a fairly good way to make your game difficult to pirate.
Sadly a lot of switch games on cartridges aren't fully playable without internet if at all. So they are more like a hardware license key imo
I'm gonna hijack this comment since ima go crazy until I have somebody confirm that this included micro fiber cloth is the exact same one that Valve included with their Index VR headset
We need a Retro Gaming Channel with Anthony
Outside of Nintendo.... Ye nah.
and David
linux too
+1 for a linux gaming one
@Adrian Carlos Enrique Flores Enciso I think that’s a better idea than piling on another retro channel. There are 100s of them already and many are very good too.
5:35 The two games shown here, Alwa's Awakening and Cathedral are not Evercade exclusives. You can get them pretty much on all modern platforms, plus Alwa's Awakening as a rom for the NES, which is the version on that cartridge.
The cartridge for Evercade is cheaper than the downloads for Switch, though.
@@KeenRetroGames If you already have a Switch, the Switch one is still cheaper than getting another console and the game.
@@Vyz3r yes, if that was the only Evercade cartridge you purchased. And if you already had an Evercade and not a Switch it would cost 20 times more to play the Switch versions 🥴
I have seen many people buying and collectiong stuff like this, but i rarely see anyone playing with it.
I take mine to work with me every day, I'm slowly making my way through "Cathedral" (great metroidvania) during breaks and downtime on the Evercade EXP. :-)
I mean people don't usually play with these in public, so it's natural that you didn't see them. I don't see many people playing the switch or the steam deck on the train, doesn't mean people who buy them don't play them.
There’s a significant high score scene on the Evercade. The VS and EXP both support Competition Mode, which prevents save states, and coin limits which prevent or limit continues. More people actually play it in the various fan groups I’m in than people play their retro collections in any of the other retro groups I’m in.
I play on a DSI Xl on my breaks at work. Playing through a Pokemon fire red ROM hack
Yea cuz who wants this when you can play destiny 2 on your phone
I wish Anthony would have tried the other cartridges to confirm the source of the issues.
Yeah it was a bit weird. It wasn't a fair review of the overall performance was it? I also thoght it was strange that in another part of the video, he didn't know the specs of the machine. Did Anthony write this or was he just presenting? He seems like a thorough guy so am guessing he just presented and maybe went in cold?
@@elone3997 going in cold while reading specs from a prompter is the whole premise of ShortCircuit 😅
@@haziqshams Hmm..well I could see this being good in terms of a 'reaction' (gargh, I hate that term!) but for a review, it would have been wise to do at least a little homework. I think Anthony is a great presenter, and has this uber calm, cozy delivery which is perfect and of course, he knows his shizzle (understatement!) but yeah, a bit sloppy, this video I feel..
@@elone3997 This is kind of the Short Circuit thing, though. Outside of Brandon’s Camera Stuff ™️, this level of effort and preparation is what you should expect from the channel.
cant go too much into detail when it's sponsored and you need to skip over the bad parts of the product
They said they are working on the very things Anthony noticed and complained about. Like changing controls etc, sound etc.
Some else had mentioned starting a separate channel with Anthony as the host soley dedicated to retro video game content and I whole heartedly agree. There are so many of these retro handhelds coming to market like the Anbernic RG35XX and the Retroid Pocket 3+ which I would love to see the LTT take on.
I am always here for Anthony content. More of it please!
I have this and the home console version and a bunch of carts and man it’s a blast.
I like that it’s officially licensed and the carts come with manuals. It’s definitely my type of thing.
Man I loved instruction manuals because I used to get a game and then not be allowed to play it during Christmas because you spend time with family. However reading the manual was allowed so guess what I spend 99% of my time doing ;)
That's so true. I had a few Christmas times with the latest command and conquer game manuals to read. Learning all the units and buildings was great fun. I know if I just played the game I wouldn't have understood as much 😅
Honestly, the manuals were just an exclusive glimpse to the beautfiul material you couldn't access without internet, at all in general. They are ENTIRELY redundant today and even hated, which can be proven by the fact people still don't prefer a minigame to come WITH their artbooks and DnD manuals. If you can actually choose to put money down, you choose not to. The idea is just that you "could" get a manual for free, and that's why it's seen as extra value.
In terms of art, it actively makes people DISMISS the WORK of the manual, that Google is allowed to steal for them so it's "something I could see on TH-cam". Not part of the "real" deisgn project that includes game development AND art design. They are HAPPY to steal the art design, and I don't know which is worse, happily stealing the ROM too, or chastising the pirates for lacking hypocricy and stealing BOTH.
to be fair this isn't for most people and feel like it's just directed to those want stuff to collect. cool games, cool console and cool pricing. Fun collecting game cartridges.!
Optimistically it's a nostalgic collectable. More pessimistically I'd say it's targeting people who fetishize ownership over access and quality.
@@David-ln8qh I'm not sure about your second take. I don't think it's primarily targeting those who want physical ownership, it's more for those of an age to be nostalgic about the game library being offered and who don't have the time/wherewithal to sort out emulsion. Whether that subset of a subset of an audience is enough to me would seem questionable, but then they have been around a few years at this stage so I guess they're doing something right.
@@lockonandfire Indie dev also make new games for the EverCade as well so it's not just aim for nostalgia either. Games on EverCade could also be update and received patches as well via microSD card through PC transfer. This also mean not all games are fully complete out of the box similar to Switch games and PS Vita games.
I've been tempted a few times to get one of these. But I feel like if I want that retro cartridge feel, I should just grab an Analogue Pocket instead because it can play original cartridges and do emulation, too in a body that's much more premium feeling for only a bit more money. That said, this thing does look awesome and I'm glad it exists. Also, Analogue is still having supply issues so the wait when you order one is pretty long compared to Evercade.
Anologe like $500, this 150
@@RT-bt5ql true but analogue will play any and almost all carts whilst this can only play a curated list of games you'll have to buy again with some being scalped up from greedy sellers who know they'll be valuable
They both seem expensive. Especially if you get the dock for analogue. There kinda big too.
Having "hidden" content on a Capcom themed console is totally on brand. Capcom loves to include hidden unlockables in their games (see: every Resident Evil game since 2002) and it's something I really appreciate because they're usually things I don't absolutely need (like costumes or guns with infinite ammo) but are very nice to have and satisfying to acquire. I'm curious if those hidden things on this Everdrive follow that theme.
The hidden games are not Capcom games, and are also on the VS console. So far there are three NES games, one SMS game, and one C64 game. Two awesome native modern retro-style games are coming to the EXP next month. Plus there are secret games you can unlock if you have two carts on the VS - hopefully those come to the EXP as well.
Brilliant to see an honest and open review of the Evercade EXP. I purchased an original handheld and a cart got stuck. Absolutely insane they released a product where the carts are too big!
I then had a bugged game, contacted Evercade who promptly blocked me!
Sadly I've seen numberous faults, lines on the screen, dead pixels, bugged games, carts too big to fit, firmware that's near on impossible to update, battery issues, releasing a demo game advertised as a full game, screen bleeding, light bleeding, the EXP needing to be handled wearing oven gloves, drlays on pretty much every release etc etc.
I wanted the Evercade to be a success, but sadly for me it's been a failure. Blaze really needs to improve their Quality Control. They must be spending a significant amount of money on replacing faulty carts and hardware.
Anthony's hair is looking good these days! Looking healthier than ever
Now that you pointed it out, for sure looking better!
yup. Noticed the same
very true
anthony is a good bean
Hair sure, but he needs to cut like 1000 calories so he can live a longer life and make more good videos.
I got myself into the Evercade ecosystem a year ago. Has a certain feel to it. Am a fan for sure
maybe you can answer my question?
does all the evercade systems use the same cartridges? they seem a little pricey so do you at least get to use older carts with the newer systems or do you gotta rebuy every time you get the newest device
@@Sarge92 Same carts for all systems.
Same ecosystem over all.
Best place to start would be either VS for console or EXP 👍
I’ve been loving the exp. Can’t believe how much I missed game manuals and just owning games. Now if my neighbor would get one we could trade games & have sleep overs lol.
Fun fact: evercade cardridges are literally micro SD cards wired into a Gameboy advance slot. It's literally a SD card with roms included.
Only ROMs aren't officially licensed. Games on the Evercade are.
@@danielholmes-nj5nq the games on the evercade *ARE* roms, just officially liscensed ones
The miniHDMI port is mostly for screen recording, for example for streaming, competitions and such. For old consoles where there is no dedicated port it's a pain to do.
I feel he missed the point of the Evercade products. Are there better emulators? Yes, but they require setting up, and some people don't want to deal with that. It isn't perfect, but works very well.
I mean... I kinda get that advanced multi-emulator has to run on some kind of OS but just make it as lightweight as possible so it doesn't take so long to boot! what was great about consoles was they were literally plug and play: give them some power, maybe video output, slap the game in and it just works!
xbox and clones aren't as nice in that matter anymore
It’s faster and more pleasant than the Anbernic, at least.
9:37 oh, man, that zoom on 1987 made me feel so old
XPLODER LIMITED, the guys that made the Exploder Cheat Disks/Cartdridges in the early 2000's, is the company that makesw this Evercade.
That's fun
5:03 thought Linus was gonna barge in and say that’s what she said
This seems like such a cool idea. I hope to see more indie games released on the system. This could be a great indie game console.
Who needs a cartridge shaped keychain if you have an actual cartridge as your keychain.
every-time i see anthony i’m the thumbnail in the video i check out the vid. I usually like the sort of stuff they have him cover.
It's a cool little system for people who want official options and dont want to tinker. If you want any flexibility or to get under the hood, then an Anbernic or Steam Deck are what you're looking for. The fact that the carts work for every system still is great, but yea they really need to figure out NES emulation, like what year is it.
Ah, the master of Retro finds another winner! I really like the cartridge based players, it's the only way to get that real retro feeling IMHO. Evercade is...ok. They don't make the best ones out there, but they are well supported at least with a ton of cartridge choices so there's that. Great job showing it off to us as always Anthony!
Who else is making cartridges with manuals? A few boutique Switch publishers, I guess, but you pay a premium for those, usually 2-3 times more than the Evercade cartridge list price.
I find it fascinating that buttons and joypads are often a bit lacking in handheld gaming devices. You'd think that would be the priority with them but it seems that it rarely is, and I can't imagine getting the right ones is anywhere near as expensive as the internal boards themselves. I know it adds up but it often feels like an extra 5 dollars would make for a better device, maybe I'm naive
The buttons and sticks feel pretty good on the steam deck. And the split pad pro is great for the switch.
But I do wanna get this for that Duke collection coming soon
The Evercade actually has pretty decent D-Pad and buttons. It's really the best part of the console, because the screen is a bit meh and the internal hardware sucks. It's always too warm even when playing NES games, WTF?!
@@OMA2k yeah. I’d have to agree. The buttons and d pad feel good. But the screen seems off. Aside from the light bleed and the bezel, it seems like it scratches easy. I gently wiped it off before putting a screen protector on it and it looked like it got a few faint scratches. Right out the box lol. None of my other handhelds did that
I love that it has physical support
Saw Anthony, clicked play 👏
It's like the big backlit brother of a Wonderswan! 😂
Awesome! I have missed cartridges, even discs that come with nice artwork and instruction booklet or at least some information on the box it comes in.
Binding of Isaac on switch was awesome. Reversible cover, stickers, and a retro styled instruction booklet.
I would've been interested to see if the audio from the mini stereo plug had the same fidelity. Hopefully it is just crappy speakers. Seems like a fun concept.
It’s fine from the headphone jack. I just prefer playing without headphones.
The way he uses his thumb KNUCKLES to press buttons and the D-pad instead of his thumb pads/tips is driving me insane for some reason 😂
wth was this perfectly fanned out cartridges intentional??
12:33 that's some satisfying action right there
It's Anthony's time. Man you need a retro gaming channel to look all day long over all these gorgeous retro consoles, upscallers, arcade machines and all retro related stuff.
I can't get past how he uses basically the inside of his thumb knuckle to press buttons sometimes.
Yeah, there are better ways to play these old games and the list basically starts with "all of them".
Still, it's nice that there is one more way to do so that is fully licensed.
Another wonderful video from one of my favorite TH-camrs. Love you dude!
Very cool device. Thank you for the video.
This little device is really cool and I'm glad I just discovered this. I'm gonna buy one right now and there seems to be a new model coming out soon that's on pre-order and is bundled with the Tomb Raider trilogy. Win win
Hey Anthony, have you guys done any testing on longevity of the carts? Seeing alot of issues with degradation.
Also its just downloading the game Rom from the cartridge and emulates it on the device. With the flaws of sw emulation.
Not really. They have had problems with QC from the factory - I got two bad ones, Gremlin and Codemasters - but I’ve never had a problem once I had a good one.
13:05 I disagree that downloadable experience would be better, since you can just take cartridges out of those boxes and fit more of them in the carrying case.
Plus, downloads eat internal space and need internet connection.
these old games take up about 30mb each of space, on a 128gb sd card you can fit literally thousands of games
You can keep a cartridge in it, so you'll carry 3 games with you.
I hate the fact that for US, Playstation adopted the "left" button cross to be "ok" and "right" button circle to be "cancel." Why did it have to be changed? Accept should have been on the right, even matches up with the symbols typically indicates, circle yes, cross no. Could have been the standard since it was so early on but they changed it.
I much prefer the right button to be accept. its too bad only Nintendo does that in the US still.
pretty sure that would be the original controls. you play any SNES games and that's how they were setup, not X/A, but A/B
SNES sound would be easier to emulate for modern systems because the SNES sound hardware is basically the ancestor of the hardware we still use. With a NES, you're basically trying to emulate analogue.
Mega Drive is usually a proper test for sound emulation, but being it fails on NES... well. I'm not sure I'd wanna hear it.
Funny how consoles like the original Evercade reviewers thought were great but since the Steam Deck came out there seems to be nothing but issues with everything since... I think people who have been able to get one have been spoiled by the Deck
With storage not being as spacious in the past as it is today, every single collection could easily fit onto an integrated circuit. As a gamer that grew up with handheld consoles in the 90s, I understand the concept of the wanting of a retro experience. In my opinion, it would be more understandable if each console variant had its own cartridge with a plethora of games so you're not shuffling through dozens of cartridges.
Because these are legally licensed, those handhelds would cost as much as the console plus a significant fraction of all of the collections. I don’t think that would sell as well.
Joe Redifer: TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATEEEEEEEE MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDEEEEEEEE
That vertical feature is very wonderswan
Anthony with more retro content is always a great video.
Honestly, without hearing a direct feed from the console itself, the audio from Mega Man 2 sounds like it might be the PAL version of the game.
This guy is the best at LTT. Knows his Linux and even knows 1942 by a pic. Bloody legend!!!
I just wish the cartridges weren't so big. Something more vita/switch sized would make it easier to take your whole collection with you in a carrying case, but those honking titanics are just too massive.
I like using cartridges for gaming, storage is cheap but I can't store my entire library. I am not always connected to the Internet either but that shouldn't stop someone from gaming.
But the problem you have isn't fixed by cartridges.
If your entire library doesn't fit digitaly, then how do you expect to fit all the cartridges you would need in your luggage? Lol.
Unless you consider SD-cards cartridges.
@@Jehty_ i feel they should allow for an official rewritable cartridge so you can dump the whole collection in one existent physical media
@@Jehty_ Of course cartridges won't store my whole library either, at least not in a movable form but it would allow me to carry more of my library in a convenient form factor than I otherwise could if I relied on internal storage alone.
Much better build quality than the original along with a fantastic selection of Capcom games pre installed plus a cart of arcade favorites including R Type
Maybe this is just me being nitpicky, but this doesn't really feel like "cartridge gaming" to me. It's just an emulation box with rom collections on flash storage put on a proprietary pinout. Not really what I would consider on the same level as say an everdrive in terms of it being cartridge gaming. Cartridges weren't just storage, they basically connected directly to the system bus of older consoles and because of this could have additional hardware in them like many NES and especially SNES games did to do more than what the base console's hardware could originally do. I am not even sure if it's possible to have actual cartridge gaming with software emulation since it would be monstrous to have that level of low-level hardware compatibility with software that is just emulating the hardware.
I got one today and I gotta say my first impression is a positive one. I will admit the nes games feel a little sluggish but the sound seems perfectly fine on mine. I am looking forward to collecting something physical again by getting a cart a month. Lovin' the cart format.
I read the title and immediately got offended on behalf of the Nintendo Switch, cartridge gaming is hanging on to dear life ;-;
It would have been nice to check out a game from a cartridge instead of just the built-in ones. Something from Irem or Toaplan would gave been nice.
@LMG @ShortCircuit this article deserves some editorial review.
I'm with you, "X" and "A" for NES games (or "Y" and "B" if your device sports a NINTENDO layout which if we want to be pedantic was also adopted by Playstation).
He knows it's E.X.P right?
i respect them for going the official route & licensing everything, also cartridges with game art activate my neurons; but i feel the ergonomics of the Tate mode could use more work
All that respect is lost for me because of trash buttons, trash Dpad, trash sound, inout delay and trash emulation.
They are supposedly going to release a tate mode grip. As for the dpad, it’s the best dpad this generation. The rest of that list is pure fantasy.
The cartridge is pretty neat and kinda future proof, since you don't have to worry about buying a niche product and then maybe losing access to downloadable only games if the company shuts down at some point.
depends on how well it stands against the test of time
Linus I know you read all the comments from what you've said on WAN show. We need a dedicated retro time channel. I would watch the shit out of content like this every day if y'all cranked it out. I'd be extra happy if Anthony would be the main host, but I'll take any collection of LTT staff.
Mega-Man X is a pure classic. I’ve put thousand of hours into that game
You know he's legit because he started with Metal Man. The best weapon power in MM history.
I thoroughly enjoy content that comes from Anthony and would love to see him on the main channel more
this is freakin awesome!!!! i miss cartridges and you're telling me i actually OWN my own game!
ever heard of that Console from Nintendo? I believe they call it SWITCH
@@Zhadow- too bad the vast majority of people are buying them digitally nowadays. It's such a massive waste of money. All of my physical Switch games can be resold for the price I paid for them. Digital games are worth a fat $0.
The switch still does cartridges which is nice.
The colour grading is pretty nice on this video
This is what's lacking in the modern gaming world - physical media
I personally struggle to see any desire to use emulation with carts rather than than the more practical mass storage solution
Awsome, i really hope they come out with a Exd XL soon.
Brilliant content!
Andrew Vertical
Man I could not deal with that EVERCADE(R)EXP right under the screen. What is with companies...
R-Type is back? HELL YEAH BABY!
"I don't like this"
-Anthony
Great video. Very descriptive and your voice is very relaxing ☺️
Seems to be a great concept, but not so very good execution. Hopefully they will address some of these problems in an updated console
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Or manuals you can flip through as mom drives you home from Blockbuster 😜
First video I’ve ever watched on this channel and it’s so nice
It's name is Anthony
Anthony's retro time is back!!!
Awaiting the limited edition next month as the truck was stopped and all the stock was stolen for the UK and many other regions.
Vertical thing reminds me of the wonderswan not that I've used one myself.
Can confirm it to be closer to a psp way of doing Tate, wonderswan is even more cramped. But then again that one is designed for both ways. (Do have these)
Think il be sticking too my modded OLED vita with retroarch thanks you
There was a Star Soldier game on the PSP that played in TATE mode, using dpad and analog.
That screen is so tiny and tate mode is too niche for it to matter. This is just DRM without it being convenient.
Holy Drip, Jacket link pls
Anthony you are a legend, keep the great content coming.
The idea of physical cartridges is great, but it is not good that this is emulation. Better it would be like fpga console with license
Everyone named Tate (T-ate) is probably having a stroke every time Anthony says Tate (Ta-tey).
Anyone else notice the sponsor spot ?5 year warranty 40 day return policy then 5 year warranty 49 day return policy. I had to go back a few time to make sure it was the video and not my mind playing tricks 🤣
I usually I like your videos , but you should of updated it first thing , played it for more then 5mins and played a variety of games . Would of been cool also to have a comparison of the older model as well . Also the Website says they fixed the cartridge problem among other things . Man I would of liked to hear your take on XenoCrisis/Tanglewood .
So much that’s what she said.
ok this is actually cool. just wish it had a slightly bigger screen
why would they not use 4:3 aspect?
Apparently it's so you can play the tall games I think. But I can't imagine there's so many that it's actually worth it.
@@flameshana9 and for the evil people that like stretched games
Fake cartridge experience is back should be the title . The games just get downloaded from the cartridge and then emulated on the everfake xp. A Gameboy is a complete different experience without the flaws of sw emulation like input lag. I expected more from anthony. ;) ☮
The games stream from the cartridge just like a Switch. The original Evercade does not have enough memory to load Playstation games into memory.