Evercade EXP Retro Handheld Revealed, Includes Vertical Orientation For Arcade Games

gamespot.com:

Blaze Entertainment announced a new Evercade handheld during its anniversary stream for the retro gaming brand. Dubbed the Evercade EXP, the sleek-looking handheld will offer new features not found in the original Evercade. Most notably, the Evercade EXP will have TATE mode, which allows players to turn the handheld and play supported games with a vertical orientation.

Evercade EXP will be available in two editions: Limited and standard. The Limited Edition is an all-black handheld that comes with bonus goodies such as a carrying case, double-sided poster, art cards, keyring, and certificate of authenticity. It also comes with two new arcade cartridges, Toaplan Arcade I and Irem Arcade I. It will be available to preorder starting tomorrow, June 1, for £180 (~$227) at UK retailer Funstock. A US release for the Limited Edition hasn't been announced, but Funstock delivers worldwide.

The standard edition will be available to preorder in September and costs $150/£130/€150. It will be available in the US at participating retailers and comes with the Irem Arcade I cartridge. The standard edition has an all-white color scheme.

The Evercade EXP will support all existing Evercade cartridges that you can currently play on the original Evercade and Evercade VS home console. For those who are unfamiliar with Evercade, it's a cartridge-based family of systems that plays compilations of classic console and arcade games--often ones that are hard to find and super expensive nowadays. We reviewed the Evercade VS earlier this year and came away mightily impressed, and the handheld Evercade is also a lovely device.

Evercade VS Starter Pack

$100

Evercade VS Premium Pack

$130

While the EXP retains a similar form factor as the original