Evercade Adds Five New Cartridges to Its 2025 Line-Up
Blaze Entertainment’s latest Evercade Anniversary Showcase piled gift after gift onto retro-gaming fans, confirming five more cartridges for the system and nudging the 2025 release tally to 15. Below is a full break-down you can repost verbatim, complete with game lists, launch windows, and pricing.
TAITO Arcade 1 & 2
Release: September 2025?|?Pre-orders open: 31 July 2025?|?Price: £19.99 / €24.99 / $29.99 each Evercade
| TAITO Arcade 1 | TAITO Arcade 2 |
|---|---|
| Bubble Bobble | Alpine Ski |
| Chack ’N Pop | The Electric Yo-Yo |
| Colony 7 | Elevator Action |
| Don Doko Don | Kiki Kaikai |
| Growl | Liquid Kids |
| The Legend of Kage | The New Zealand Story |
| Pirate Pete | Operation Wolf |
| Raimais | Rastan |
| Space Invaders | Volfied |
These purple-spined arcade carts lean heavily on TAITO’s late-’80s/early-’90s catalogue, giving Evercade its first official home versions of Growl, Operation Wolf and vertical-shmup Volfied. Having Space Invaders and Bubble Bobble side-by-side all but guarantees couch-co-op longevity. Wikipedia
NEOGEO Arcade 2 & 3
Release: October 2025 | Price: £19.99 / €24.99 / $29.99 each Games Asylum
| NEOGEO Arcade 2 | NEOGEO Arcade 3 |
|---|---|
| Garou: Mark of the Wolves | The King of Fighters ’97 |
| Art of Fighting 2 | Metal Slug 3 |
| Metal Slug 2 | Twinkle Star Sprites |
| Crossed Swords | Samurai Shodown II |
| Ninja Commando | Ghost Pilots |
| Sengoku 2 | Super Sidekicks |
Fighting and run-’n-gun royalty headline both six-packs—Garou, KOF ’97, Metal Slug 2 & 3—while cult shooters Twinkle Star Sprites and Ghost Pilots round out the mix. Expect the customary dip-switch options and display filters Evercade applies to its arcade line. Wikipedia
Roguecraft DX (Single-Game Cart)
Release: August 2025 | Pre-orders open: 30 May 2025 | Price: £19.99 / €24.99 / $29.99 EvercadeTime Extension
Badger Punch Games’ modern-day Amiga roguelike makes the leap from floppy to cartridge with an expanded “DX” edition boasting new levels, monsters, power-ups, music tracks, and quality-of-life tweaks exclusive to Evercade. Procedurally generated dungeons, single-life stakes, and tongue-in-cheek humour (yes, the chickens are still there) earn it a rare solo-cart slot alongside Full Void and the Worms titles. Time Extension
Bonus Hardware: Evercade Alpha – Taito Bartop
Blaze also teased the Evercade Alpha Taito bartop cabinet, shipping later this year with ten built-in classics including Puzzle Bobble, Space Invaders, The New Zealand Story, Growl, and Rastan. The unit accepts standard Evercade cartridges via a dual-slot bay, making it the first officially licensed “plug-and-play” arcade for the ecosystem. Games Asylum
What’s Next?
Blaze says three more cartridges remain unannounced for 2025, which would push the annual total to a record-breaking fifteen. Given the company’s pattern of pairing indie titles with legacy IP, educated guesses range from another home-computer compilation to a second wave of Data East arcade hits. Games Asylum
Stay tuned—Evercade’s purple-spine renaissance shows no sign of slowing down.
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