In an industry that’s growing evermore digital, sometimes it’s nice to reflect back on where we were a decade or three ago: a time when your 3DS, Game Boys and PSPs were the norm. It’s pleasant to hold a torch for a simpler time, when you’d pop that chunky Super Mario Bros. DX cartridge in and pray your last pair of AA batteries would last you on the long car trip to North Wales.
That torch is being kept lit by Blaze Entertainment; specifically, its Evercade EXP handheld. Along with its Evercade VS home console counterpart, it is helping to keep not only retro game and arcade preservation alive and well, but also the nostalgic feeling of clicking in blocky physical cartridges. I’ve had a blast with these retro-centric machines.
