Evercade have made it their mission to keep retro classics alive through their range of handheld and home consoles. The fact that cartridges work on each and every one of their machines is wild, meaning I can play my favourite retro games on the go or at home and carry on where I left off. And what's more, their back catalogue is becoming more and more impressive by the day.
Rare announced this week that they're joining the Evercade family with their first cartridge for the range of systems. It'll feature 12 of their games from yesteryear and also marks the return of Conker in an official capacity for the first time since 1999!
Item quatre? Our first ever @evercaderetro cartridge, containing 12 @RareLtd classics like Jetpac, Sabre Wulf, Battletoads and... Conker's Pocket Tales!? Yup, it's the first official re-appearance of a not-so-sozzled squirrel since 1999! Details here: https://t.co/Hg8A9dR27f pic.twitter.com/loq2LaIaTf
— Rare Ltd. (@RareLtd) August 4, 2025
Rare Collection 1 celebrates 40 years of Rare and is compatible with all of Evercade's devices, including the Super Pocket handhelds that we've reviewed from their sister brand 'HyperMegaTech!' As always, the cartridge will be very reasonably priced at £19.99, $29.99, and €24.99, with pre-orders opening for the collection on the 30th of September.
The collection combines titles from the Spectrum through to the GBA. It's the first time that Spectrum games have appeared on an Evercade cartridge, too, so this is a first in many ways! Race, shoot, and dive into legendary platform titles - here's the full list of games in console order from the official Evercade press release!
Included Titles:
- Atic Atac (Spectrum)
- Gunfright (Spectrum)
- Jetpac (Spectrum)
- Knight Lore (Spectrum)
- Lunar Jetman (Spectrum)
- Sabre Wulf (Spectrum)
- Underwurlde (C64)
- Cobra Triangle (8-bit console)
- RC. Pro-Am (8-bit console)
- Battletoads (8-bit console)
- Conker’s Pocket Tales (Handheld)
- Battletoads Arcade (Arcade)
Speaking on the new collection, Blaze Entertainment Ltd’s CEO, Andrew Byatt, said, “Rare’s early games represent an incredible legacy of experimentation and charm. From their earliest Spectrum titles to their later arcade and handheld hits, Rare Collection 1 is our tribute to their evolution and an exciting way for new and old fans alike to rediscover these classics.”
The new cartridge will release in November, and once again, pre-orders will open up on September 30th, 2025! Head to the official Evercade cartridge page for more information!
