Hot on the heels of their previous hardware and software announcement, Evercade has revealed the Evercade Alpha TAITO Bartop Arcade, which, like their other bartops, includes a selection of built-in games and compatibility with the rest of the Evercade cartridge line-up. In addition, NeoGeo Arcade 2, NeoGeo Arcade 3, TAITO Arcade 1, TAITO Arcade 2, and Roguecraft DX cartridges have been announced.
Here’s the list of 10 built-in TAITO Bartop games: Bubble Bobble, Cadash, Elevator Action, Growl, Legend of Kage, Puzzle Bobble, Rastan, Space Invaders, The Fairyland Story, and The New Zealand Story.
Here’s a list of the 6 NeoGeo Arcade 2 games on cartridge: Art of Fighting 2, Crossed Swords, Garou: Mark of the Wolves, Metal Slug 2, Ninja Commando, Sengoku 2
Here’s a list of the 6 NeoGeo Arcade 3 games on cartridge: Ghost Pilots, Metal Slug 3, Samurai Shodown II, Super Sidekicks, The King of Fighters ’97, Twinkle Star Sprites
Here’s a list of the 9 TAITO Arcade 1 games on cartridge: Bubble Bobble, Chack’n Pop, Colony 7, Don Doko Don, Growl, Legend of Kage, Pirate Pete, Raimais, Space Invaders
Here’s a list of the 9 TAITO Arcade 2 games on cartridge: Alpine Ski, Elevator Action, Kiki KaiKai, Liquid Kids, Operation Wolf, Rastan, The Electric Yo-Yo, The New Zealand Story, Volfied

Pre-orders for the TAITO Bartop start May 30, 2025, for a likely November 2025 release. You can also pre-order some of the cartridges at that time, or later, with August through October 2025 release dates, respectively.
You can check out the current list of games in the entire Evercade library with my master list, found here. There are 613 titles on cartridge, not counting unlockables, with dozens more built into the various hardware. You can check out my IGN review of the Alpha Mega Man and Alpha Street Fighter bartops here.
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