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EVERCADE CARTRIDGE – RARE COLLECTION 1
Blaze Entertainment

EVERCADE CARTRIDGE – RARE COLLECTION 1

Bottom line: The Blaze Entertainment EVERCADE CARTRIDGE: 12 Rare-developed titles on one cart, including Battletoads, R.C. Pro Am and Jetpac; main trade-off: needs Evercade or Super Pocket hardware; no standalone or PC play.

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Pros & Cons

Pros

  • ✓ 12 Rare-developed titles on one cart, including Battletoads, R.C. Pro Am and Jetpac
  • ✓ Mixes home computer, console and arcade eras of Rare's catalog
  • ✓ Reversible cover art plus a full-color manual and clamshell case
  • ✓ Runs on every Evercade system plus Super Pocket handhelds

Cons

  • ✗ Needs Evercade or Super Pocket hardware; no standalone or PC play
  • ✗ 12 titles at 29.99 works out to roughly 2.50 per game
  • ✗ Spread across shoot 'em up, platformer, racing and action, so no single-genre focus
  • ✗ Physical cartridge only, so no instant download or digital backup

Manufacturer description

Rare Collection 1 includes 12 home computer, console and arcade titles from a legend of British game development! Explore the history of one of the UK's finest developers with this collection of classics, complete with clamshell case and full-colour manual. Celebrating 20 years of RARE this is a must-have collection for Evercade fans and retro gaming enthusiasts.

SpecPicks Verdict

SpecPicks scored Blaze Entertainment EVERCADE CARTRIDGE using a rating × review-volume × price-fit model applied to published specs and reviews across the games & cartridges category. Blaze Entertainment's games & cartridges lineup sits within the broader category mid-tier; price and specs are the deciding factors over brand loyalty here. Judge it on the specification table and the price rather than on sentiment: check the figures that decide your use case, then put it side-by-side with two or three close alternatives in the Compare tool before clicking through.

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Key Features

  • Features 12 titles including Battletoads, R.C. Pro Am, Jetpac and more
  • Full color manual and reversible cover included.
  • Genres included: shoot 'em up, platformer, racing and action.
  • Compatible with all Evercade hardware (Handheld, Evercade VS, Evercade VS-R, Evercade EXP, Evercade EXP-R, Evercade Alpha) and Super Pocket consoles.

Full Specifications

BrandBlaze Entertainment
RatedEveryone 10+
LanguageEnglish
Type of itemCD-ROM
Genres includedshoot 'em up, platformer, racing and action.
Computer PlatformBlaze Evercade
Number of Players1

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