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Evercade EXP
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|Issue 242
GOOD THINGS REALLY DO COME IN THREES
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When we first heard news of the Evercade EXP it felt like it was coming too soon.
The Evercade VS had only been on sale for a few months and the original Evercade was only a couple of years old. Did we really need a third machine? The answer is a resounding yes, and while Blaze’s new console is certainly a little rough around the edges, it is a suitably significant upgrade over the original 2020 handheld.
Aside from its new Tate mode, the most obvious difference between the original Evercade handheld and the new EXP is the big gulf in price - £129.99 versus £59.99. So what do you get for this extra cash? Quite a bit as it turns out, including a copy of Irem Arcade 1 (see Irem: Hit Or Miss?). The machine itself looks lovely, with well-designed responsive buttons, another great d-pad and that all-important Tate-mode button which rotates the screen 90 degrees. The packaging is rather neat and it comes with a manual for the included Capcom games, as well as a USB-C charging cable.
This story is from the Issue 242 edition of Retro Gamer.
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