Quote: “Evercade Nexus is the new premium retro gaming console designed for the Evercade ecosystem and support for 32 and 64-bit games! A larger, sleek retro handheld design with textured grips, dual analogue joysticks and a big high-resolution screen.” 

Retailing for $229.99 before shipping, the Evercade Nexus 64 Edition (Funstock exclusive) is limited to 2,000 units. It includes a case, cartridge 53 in the main series (Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie for Nintendo 64), and a screen protector. Standard editions will be available at the usual retailers for less.

All cartridges work across all Evercade handhelds, consoles, and tabletops, as well as all Super Pockets. You can check out the current list of games in the entire Evercade library with my master list, found here. The entire list comprises over 902 games across 98 unique collections, including both cartridges and hardware.

Now we have to wait and see what cartridge 52 ends up being!

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Despite that disappointment, it seems like a solid overall product, but I do also dislike the fact that it’s available in two SKUs with different built-in games. They’ve done that before with their various handhelds, but it’s certainly far less practical to buy multiple $200+ large-footprint countertop devices if you want to play the games they’re unable to put on a cartridge or include as built-ins on other devices (licensing restrictions are, as always, a bear).

Pre-orders begin June 4, 2024, for an expected November 2024 ship.

There are also two Deluxe versions for a bit more money from funstock.co.uk that have the following features:

• Evercade Alpha Bartop Arcade (Choice of Mega Man or Street Fighter)
• Pre-installed upgraded Sanwa arcade controls
• Exclusive Deluxe Edition Packaging
• Exclusive Evercade Alpha USB Controller, only available in this pack (worth £20)
• All 6 swappable marquees for your selected Evercade Alpha
• Exclusive Evercade Alpha Poster
• Certificate of Authenticity

The Evercade Alpha Street Fighter Bartop Arcade has the following built-in games:

• STREET FIGHTER II CHAMPION EDITION
• SUPER STREET FIGHTER II TURBO
• SUPER PUZZLE FIGHTER II TURBO
• STREET FIGHTER ALPHA – WARRIORS’ DREAMS
• STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 2
• STREET FIGHTER ALPHA 3

The Evercade Alpha Mega Man Bartop Arcade has the following built-in games:

• MEGA MAN – THE POWER BATTLE
• MEGA MAN 2 – THE POWER FIGHTERS
• CARRIER AIR WING
• FINAL FIGHT
• KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND
• STRIDER

Of course, each cabinet can take all console-ready Evercade cartridges (my updated Evercade game list for May 30, 2024 is here) in one of its two slots like the Evercade VS consoles, although it only supports up to two players rather than four. If you were to buy every Evercade product and all of the cartridges, you’d have access to more than 567 licensed games.

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