<s>
The	O
Evercade	B-Application
is	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
by	O
UK	O
company	O
Blaze	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
focuses	O
on	O
retrogaming	O
with	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
that	O
each	O
contain	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
emulated	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
offered	O
10	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
with	O
a	O
combined	O
total	O
of	O
122	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
,	O
Atari	O
,	O
G-Mode	O
,	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Piko	O
Interactive	O
have	O
released	O
emulated	O
versions	O
of	O
their	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-existing	O
homebrew	B-Application
games	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
by	O
Mega	O
Cat	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Evercade	B-Application
is	O
capable	O
of	O
playing	O
games	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
arcade	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
31	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
Blaze	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
console	O
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
improved	O
Evercade	B-Application
EXP	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
during	O
winter	O
2022-23	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Evercade	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
UK-based	O
Blaze	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
produced	O
Atari-related	O
products	O
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Application
Gadget	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blaze	O
began	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
in	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
console	O
superior	O
to	O
plug-and-play	B-Device
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Evercade	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
portable	O
retrogaming	O
console	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
television	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
would	O
play	O
emulated	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
8-bit	B-Application
and	O
16-bit	B-Application
gaming	O
eras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Evercade	B-Application
was	O
initially	O
scheduled	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
2019	O
,	O
before	O
being	O
delayed	O
to	O
20	O
March	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
retailed	O
for	O
£	O
60/	O
$80	O
with	O
a	O
pack-in	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
,	O
while	O
a	O
premium	O
edition	O
retailed	O
for	O
£	O
80/	O
$100	O
and	O
included	O
three	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Byatt	O
,	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
's	O
development	O
director	O
,	O
hoped	O
to	O
sell	O
hundreds	O
of	O
thousands	O
of	O
units	O
within	O
the	O
first	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
31	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
Blaze	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
discontinue	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
in	O
favor	O
of	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
EXP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Evercade	B-Application
has	O
a	O
1.2GHz	O
Cortex-A7	B-Application
processor	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
console	O
uses	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Evercade	B-Application
is	O
just	O
over	O
seven	O
inches	O
long	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Evercade	B-Application
has	O
256	O
megabytes	O
of	O
RAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screen	O
uses	O
the	O
16:9	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
,	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
games	O
were	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
systems	O
–	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
–	O
that	O
use	O
a	O
wider	O
screen	O
ratio	O
than	O
4:3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
can	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
television	O
,	O
however	O
with	O
a	O
mini-HDMI	O
cable	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
a	O
normal	O
HDMI	O
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Evercade	B-Application
offers	O
a	O
television	O
output	O
of	O
720p	O
,	O
and	O
supports	O
high-definition	O
upscaling	B-Algorithm
on	O
all	O
games	O
when	O
the	O
console	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
3.5	O
minijack	B-Device
for	O
headphones	O
is	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
two	O
volume	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slot	O
,	O
power	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
mini-HDMI	O
port	O
are	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
modern	O
handheld	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
touch	O
screen	O
or	O
Wi-Fi	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blaze	O
Entertainment	O
developed	O
20	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
D-pad	B-Device
before	O
settling	O
on	O
a	O
final	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
D-pads	B-Device
featured	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
,	O
the	O
console	O
includes	O
four	O
action	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
and	O
two	O
trigger	O
buttons	O
on	O
top	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
console	O
launched	O
,	O
Blaze	O
released	O
a	O
firmware	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
layout	O
issue	O
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
connect	O
the	O
console	O
through	O
USB	O
to	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two-player	O
games	O
converted	O
for	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
retain	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
function	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
that	O
future	O
hardware	O
will	O
allow	O
two	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
addition	O
of	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
had	O
been	O
considered	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
add	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
scrapped	O
this	O
idea	O
because	O
of	O
cost	O
and	O
complexity	O
,	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
go	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
focus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2019	O
,	O
before	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
's	O
release	O
,	O
Blaze	O
was	O
already	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
second	O
version	O
with	O
multiplayer	O
capability	O
and	O
a	O
possible	O
,	O
easier	O
alternative	O
for	O
connecting	O
the	O
console	O
to	O
a	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evercade	B-Application
games	O
are	O
distributed	O
on	O
multi-game	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
,	O
each	O
one	O
usually	O
containing	O
between	O
5	O
and	O
20	O
games	O
,	O
although	O
2	O
of	O
the	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
contain	O
only	O
2	O
or	O
3	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evercade	B-Application
cartridges	B-Protocol
support	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
modern	O
feature	O
not	O
usually	O
present	O
in	O
older	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Evercade	B-Application
's	O
use	O
of	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
was	O
considered	O
unique	O
,	O
as	O
most	O
retro	O
handheld	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
used	O
built-in	O
or	O
downloaded	O
game	O
ROMs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
retro	O
consoles	O
,	O
the	O
goal	O
for	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
was	O
to	O
provide	O
retrogamers	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
physical	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cartridges	B-Protocol
,	O
clamshell	O
packaging	O
,	O
and	O
paper	O
instruction	O
manuals	O
were	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
effort	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
retrogamers	O
,	O
as	O
digital	O
game	O
downloads	O
had	O
become	O
common	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cartridges	B-Protocol
and	O
their	O
packaging	O
are	O
numbered	O
to	O
encourage	O
collecting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evercade	B-Application
cartridges	B-Protocol
are	O
white	O
in	O
color	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
similar	O
in	O
size	O
to	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cartridges	B-Protocol
contain	O
recreations	O
of	O
existing	O
games	O
through	O
emulation	O
,	O
and	O
Evercade	B-Application
developers	O
worked	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
software	O
developers	O
to	O
ensure	O
accurate	O
game	O
recreations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2019	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
publisher	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Evercade	B-Application
cartridge	B-Protocol
contains	O
games	O
unique	O
to	O
their	O
respective	O
publishing	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blaze	O
Entertainment	O
held	O
discussions	O
with	O
game	O
licensors	O
and	O
requested	O
specific	O
games	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
from	O
Japanese	O
studios	O
were	O
also	O
sought	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
games	O
could	O
not	O
be	O
licensed	O
for	O
an	O
Evercade	B-Application
release	O
because	O
of	O
lost	O
paperwork	O
that	O
was	O
necessary	O
to	O
prove	O
who	O
owns	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
such	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
Cat	O
Studios	O
later	O
made	O
an	O
agreement	O
to	O
release	O
an	O
Evercade	B-Application
cartridge	B-Protocol
with	O
10	O
homebrew	B-Application
games	O
that	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Evercade	B-Application
runs	O
emulators	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
licensed	O
by	O
Blaze	O
or	O
custom-built	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
playing	O
games	O
originally	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Evercade	B-Application
is	O
also	O
capable	O
of	O
running	O
Neo	B-Operating_System
Geo	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
although	O
such	O
games	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
emulated	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
developers	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
compromise	O
between	O
accuracy	O
and	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Evercade	B-Application
had	O
10	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
available	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
providing	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
122	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blaze	O
intended	O
to	O
build	O
up	O
an	O
Evercade	B-Application
game	O
collection	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
50	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
over	O
the	O
next	O
few	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cartridges	B-Protocol
by	O
Piko	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Mega	O
Cat	O
were	O
among	O
those	O
available	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evercade	B-Application
games	O
typically	O
sell	O
for	O
$20	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
published	O
a	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
of	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
games	I-Application
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Technōs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
's	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
includes	O
the	O
first	O
official	O
English	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
Mappy	B-Application
Kids	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iron	B-Application
Commando	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
received	O
only	O
a	O
limited	O
release	O
by	O
Piko	O
Interactive	O
,	O
also	O
saw	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
include	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Tanglewood	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
conversions	O
of	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Asteroids	B-Application
and	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
arcade	O
ROMs	O
were	O
initially	O
not	O
used	O
because	O
of	O
issues	O
concerning	O
the	O
aspect	O
ratio	O
,	O
as	O
some	O
arcade	O
games	O
use	O
a	O
vertical	O
screen	O
that	O
would	O
not	O
display	O
properly	O
on	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
's	O
horizontal	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
has	O
11	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Wonderland	B-Application
Dizzy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
of	O
Jaleco	O
games	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
another	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
containing	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
Worms	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
included	O
collections	O
of	O
indie	O
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Blaze	O
also	O
began	O
releasing	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
featuring	O
arcade	O
ROMs	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
containing	O
games	O
from	O
Technōs	O
,	O
Data	O
East	O
,	O
Gaelco	O
,	O
and	O
Atari	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2022	O
,	O
Blaze	O
announced	O
a	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
featuring	O
Commodore	O
64	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
with	O
ROMs	O
from	O
a	O
home	O
computer	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cartridge	B-Protocol
cases	O
are	O
differentiated	O
from	O
each	O
other	O
by	O
color	O
:	O
red	O
for	O
retro	O
,	O
purple	O
for	O
arcade	O
,	O
and	O
blue	O
for	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rival	B-Application
Turf	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
+Evercade	O
arcade	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
listCartridge	O
#Title	O
#	O
of	O
gamesGames01Technōs	O
Arcade	O
1	O
Battle	O
Lane	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Snow	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Brendan	O
Griffith	O
of	O
GamesRadar+	O
rated	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
three	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
handheld	B-Application
heaven	O
for	O
older	O
gamers	O
wanting	O
to	O
revisit	O
some	O
classic	O
games	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
curious	O
newcomers	O
"	O
may	O
also	O
have	O
an	O
interest	O
in	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Linneman	O
of	O
Digital	O
Foundry	O
praised	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
compared	O
to	O
smaller	O
handhelds	B-Application
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
"	O
a	O
nice	O
weight	O
and	O
does	O
n't	O
feel	O
like	O
a	O
cheap	O
,	O
hollow	O
device.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Liszewski	O
praised	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
for	O
its	O
simplicity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Webster	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
"	O
straddles	O
the	O
line	O
between	O
modern	O
and	O
retro	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
that	O
's	O
very	O
satisfying	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
writing	O
that	O
the	O
game	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
"	O
strike	O
a	O
nice	O
balance	O
of	O
well-known	O
hits	O
and	O
more	O
obscure	O
releases.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Nick	O
Thorpe	O
of	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
praised	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
games	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
lesser-known	O
and	O
more	O
difficult	O
to	O
acquire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marcus	O
Estrada	O
of	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
praised	O
the	O
variety	O
of	O
available	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
arcade	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Centipede	B-Application
for	O
being	O
home	O
conversions	O
rather	O
than	O
original	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Will	O
Greenwald	O
of	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
rated	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
also	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
home-conversion	O
arcade	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
McFerran	O
praised	O
the	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
for	O
their	O
inclusion	O
of	O
popular	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
wrote	O
"	O
you	O
really	O
have	O
to	O
buy	O
all	O
10	O
carts	O
to	O
get	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
collections	O
are	O
padded	O
out	O
with	O
filler	O
that	O
you	O
'll	O
play	O
once	O
and	O
forget	O
about.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
,	O
overwhelmed	O
by	O
the	O
wide	O
selection	O
of	O
downloadable	O
ROMs	O
through	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
praised	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
for	O
its	O
limited	O
selection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linneman	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
With	O
NES	O
games	O
,	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
A	O
and	O
B	O
are	O
mapped	O
to	O
the	O
corresponding	O
buttons	O
where	O
I	O
would	O
typically	O
prefer	O
X	O
and	O
A	O
.	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
games	O
also	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
A	O
,	O
B	O
and	O
Y	O
which	O
,	O
again	O
,	O
does	O
n't	O
feel	O
entirely	O
natural	O
to	O
me.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Ismail	O
praised	O
the	O
company	O
for	O
its	O
quick	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
layout	O
issue	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
fact	O
Blaze	O
moved	O
swiftly	O
to	O
push	O
this	O
update	O
out	O
in	O
such	O
close	O
proximity	O
to	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
's	O
release	O
is	O
a	O
very	O
encouraging	O
sign	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
is	O
listening	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
games	O
fit	O
too	O
tightly	O
in	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
slot	O
,	O
making	O
extraction	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
worsened	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
have	O
a	O
smooth	O
design	O
which	O
makes	O
gripping	O
them	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyle	O
Orland	O
of	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
criticized	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
at	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
downloadable	O
games	O
had	O
become	O
commonplace	O
:	O
"	O
Going	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
bad	O
old	O
days	O
of	O
switching	O
between	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
just	O
is	O
n't	O
that	O
appealing	O
anymore.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
packaging	O
received	O
praise	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Estrada	O
wrote	O
that	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
suffer	O
from	O
audio	O
glitches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liszewski	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
screen	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
largest	O
ever	O
seen	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
but	O
"	O
not	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
,	O
"	O
stating	O
"	O
you	O
do	O
n’t	O
have	O
to	O
tilt	O
the	O
console	O
too	O
far	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
screen	O
starting	O
to	O
lose	O
color.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
Blaze	O
announced	O
a	O
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
version	O
known	O
as	O
Evercade	B-Application
VS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
backwards-compatible	O
with	O
most	O
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
Evercade	B-Application
,	O
with	O
an	O
output	O
of	O
1080p	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
the	O
VS	O
has	O
multiplayer	O
functionality	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
own	O
controllers	O
,	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
Evercade	B-Application
can	O
be	O
plugged	O
into	O
the	O
VS	O
and	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
Blaze	O
announced	O
the	O
Evercade	B-Application
EXP	O
,	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Evercade	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
will	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
all	O
previously	O
released	O
Evercade	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
screen	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
size	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
handheld	B-Application
,	O
the	O
EXP	O
plays	O
in	O
higher	O
resolution	O
at	O
800x480	O
.	O
</s>
