I got the Taito Super Pocket out of curiosity but I'm not buying another no matter what games are on it. The dpad and shoulder buttons make it the worst way to play Evercade games
I have the Capcom version and they have some odd choices to put on a handheld... Street Fighter 2 is pretty difficult with the D-pad and button config. I don't get why the Mega Man game. The beat em' ups are a good fit, though. I have to say this line up looks more suited for such a small screen. Makes me wish they would have just released a proper cartridge so you could at least play them on a proper TV.
I like my Taito and Capcom Super Pockets, but I don't have much interest in these. The Atari 50th Anniversary Collection is a much better collection of Atari titles than what is offered on the Evercade, and I already have the Technos collections on cartridge, to be able to play on my current super pockets and VS. I do hope that people enjoy these and buy plenty of them, because I like what Blaze and Hyper Mega Tech are doing here, and I'd definitely like to see them put out more of these cool little handhelds.
I still think the Capcom Super Pocket is the best one, just from the sheer amount of games on there that I loved as a kid, and still do! I'll take Final Fight over Double Dragon!
Thanks for making this video Burger. I have the Taito, Capcom (and Atari pre-ordered) but I’m not a beat ‘em up fan so I’ll skip this Technos Super Pocket. The color palate on the device is really nice looking, so I give Hyper Mega Tech props for that.
Good video Crazy! Yeah not for me either and I also think Double Dragon deserves a bigger screen, and a 2 play mode which many of the games are missing... I wonder if the special edition will be blood stained baseball bat grain? 😁
I recently sold my Technos Collection 1 Cart as I've found that I prefer playing these games on my Switch. Most of the 8bit games are on the Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle and the arcade games can be picked up on Arcade Archives. A lot of the games on the 8bit collection have a "Quality Up" feature that reduces the NES's flicker and improves gameplay. You can usually pick it up on sale for around the same price as a standard Evercade Cart and the beauty is that you can play in handheld and docked being a Switch game. The Arcade Archives games also work in TATE Mode which is a real bonus :-) Obviously I won't be picking this Super Pocket up but it's definitely great for those new to Evercade and maybe those who missed out on the first Technos Cart. Keep up the awesome work!
Could the 8 bit double dragon not be the sega master system one? I’m torn between this cause of the beat em ups and taito ( Rastan and operation wolf tempting me
Love your videos as always CB but I have zero interest in the Super Pockets. I find the EXP screen barely big enough to play on so there's no chance of me getting along with the Super Pockets. As for this one there's nothing here that grabs me. I don't play either of my Technos carts and I really don't get the appeal of Double Dragon. Compared to other well known scrolling beat em ups, I always felt the DD games were very sluggish to play, especially DD3. The best here is probably Combatribes, which I already have on the Technos arcade collection. This is a no-buy for me. Great video as always though!
I would consider a Namco edition, but for now I’m fine with just my Taito. This particular one looks heavy on beat’em ups (and most of them look pretty similar to each other!), so it’s not quite my thing.
I like the Super Pockets but screen is very small limiting the playability. However now that EverSD is working on them you can load up on GB and GBA games which are obviously designed with small screen in mind, making it perfect for summer holiday gaming. Have to admit I’ve ordered the woody Atari one as well. Couldn’t let that slip by. 😂
I didn't know about that! A lot more options then. But also makes it basically a worse Miyoo Mini or something... I think I would rather that they just rerelease every single gb game for this on official carts
@@liammctaggart9840 Well yes, or best of both worlds. Every game has to be licences for Carts so entire library never going to happen. Can’t imagine Nintendo going into negotiations with Blaze for Zelda games anytime soon.
@@DavidFalconer-np4bo I mean, I was mostly joking, but it doesn't change that it would be nice. that or Nintendo doing anything else to preserve their old games
Too many brawlers to my taste. I like some good brawlers here and there, but there seems to be almost no variety of other genres. The 3D brick game is very good, though. I remember enjoying it on Technos Arcade Collection 1.
@@CrazyBurger I grew up playing a PC port of that game. Actually, I first played Block Out, before even discovering that Tetris exists. To me, Tetris was "that 2D Block Out". Oh, the days of growing up in post-Communist Czechoslovakia...☺
I bought a fairly pricey bundle of these on PS5... only to discover I really don't like these games at all. Nothing wrong with them, my tastes just changed from when I was a kid. I think you get more games and variants here than in that $40 digital package. The blue/white casing is also appealing - if only I liked the games. The Atari red/black is calling my name - that one has 50 games I don't like that much :)
That’s too bad. I still really enjoy the old Double Dragon and Kunio games. Nothing changed much there. For the most part my opinions haven’t changed much at all on most NES titles.
@@AngryCalvin Yeah, it a little bit of a bummer, but it least it saves me money. Like the ending of the Polar Express book - I can't hear the sleigh bells anymore. Had the same experience with Family Guy. I used to love that show, then just woke up one day and didn't. It's a strange feeling.
I have most of these games including a number of titles not included here. Otherwise I would be tempted to buy this. No Renegade(NES version), Crash & the Boys, and the River City Ransom title on the SNES feel like missed opportunities. It’s a few games short of being great.
@@david-TheRave I agree I hate that blaze keep putting these out. I don't like the direction they are going. Sadly a lot of people will blindly keep buying these, especially the ocd collectors Instead of voting with there wallets. And as a result we will keep getting these. All I want is for them to put out cartridges and that's it.
You can get Double Dragon (Arcade) on modern consoles via Arcade Archives and the 8bit Double Dragon games can be bought separately on Switch/PS4 or in the Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle :-)
off topic, sorry. does Evercade have an grindy turn based combat games? I feel like that would be cool on a Superpocket, not finding anything in that genre
@@liammctaggart9840 only one I can think of is a game called Canon - legends of the new gods from piko collection 1. The only turn based tactics game on Evercade I think.
It is a cheaper alternative to Analogue Pocket, which also happens to be constantly sold out or boycotting some countries entirely (Analogue ships to Germany and Poland, but not Czechia. WHY?). It is also a low-threshold introduction into the Evercade ecosystem, where new carts are available as opposed to the necessity of hunting down the expensive originals to play on Analogue Pocket. From a technical perspective, this is a also completely different philosophy - Analogue goes the way of hardware emulation, while Blaze is usually very good with its software emulation approach.
@@CZpersi The Analogue Pocket lets you play any handheld or retro console games using different cores. It also lets you play ROMs using an SD card, so you don’t need to hunt for real cartridges, though it’s an option. Considering the prices of Evercade cartridges (which are very limited), using the Analogue Pocket is cheaper and better in many ways - size, screen, comfort, etc. I see Evercade more as a gimmick for collecting cartridges and consoles rather than a real way to play games. Considering the poor quality and lack of service in many countries (they don’t have service in all the countries you mentioned), and the fact that you can’t update the firmware without a Windows machine, I’m not sure the hype will last. I bought all of their products just to resell them to Evercade fans for triple the price :)
@1invag My region is EU. Once you are inside the EU, it does not really matter, whether you are shipping to France, Germany, Poland, Czechia or Romania. There are no additional customs fees or requirements. Their partner from Germany could easily ship to Czechia without any additional hurdles. Anyone can do it, so why not Analogue? I wrote their customer support and the response was, frankly, lackluster. I have grown tired of their petty little games. I like the product, but I have lost faith in the company.
@@AlexanderShelestov I would love to try Analogue, but as I said, my country is not good enough for them and I am not going to support scalpers. I like the premium feel of the product and its sharp, crisp display, but I have lost faith in the company. First the artificial scarcity and now this. Evercade carts can be bought in many local stores around here. The cheapness of it is sadly visible on its quality control, but when it works properly, it is a nice ecosystem, which led me to discover many new games.
You've got to remember the context that Double Dragon hit the arcades in 1987, a couple of years before Final Fight and Streets of Rage didn't appear on consoles until 1991. Double Dragon resonates with a lot of old school gamers like myself because it was the first game that allowed you to literally "kick someone's head in" and laugh while you were beating up your mate in two player co-op and all for the admission price of a shiny 50p piece (or 3 credits for a pound) ;-)
@@jayme69 lol 😆 I get it. I didn't actually start c64 till 1990.. by which time Final Fight and Streets of rage were the ones to have. I did get Double Dragon on C64.. but it was terrible.
@@jayme69While I understand that, you're now talking about people who are nearing on 50 to feel any nostalgia towards these games. There's only so much of an audience now , do we really need so many versions of double dragon etc on the platform ?
I got the Taito Super Pocket out of curiosity but I'm not buying another no matter what games are on it. The dpad and shoulder buttons make it the worst way to play Evercade games
I have the Capcom version and they have some odd choices to put on a handheld... Street Fighter 2 is pretty difficult with the D-pad and button config. I don't get why the Mega Man game. The beat em' ups are a good fit, though. I have to say this line up looks more suited for such a small screen. Makes me wish they would have just released a proper cartridge so you could at least play them on a proper TV.
I like my Taito and Capcom Super Pockets, but I don't have much interest in these. The Atari 50th Anniversary Collection is a much better collection of Atari titles than what is offered on the Evercade, and I already have the Technos collections on cartridge, to be able to play on my current super pockets and VS. I do hope that people enjoy these and buy plenty of them, because I like what Blaze and Hyper Mega Tech are doing here, and I'd definitely like to see them put out more of these cool little handhelds.
I still think the Capcom Super Pocket is the best one, just from the sheer amount of games on there that I loved as a kid, and still do! I'll take Final Fight over Double Dragon!
@@TheBigDaddyDReviews1 oh yeah agree Final Fight still the best scrolling beat em up. Not sure if Capcom is my fave though.. im still deciding.
I pocked the technos mainly for double dragon gb bc that was ny furst game i owned, hopefully the system is good
Thanks for making this video Burger. I have the Taito, Capcom (and Atari pre-ordered) but I’m not a beat ‘em up fan so I’ll skip this Technos Super Pocket. The color palate on the device is really nice looking, so I give Hyper Mega Tech props for that.
Good video Crazy! Yeah not for me either and I also think Double Dragon deserves a bigger screen, and a 2 play mode which many of the games are missing...
I wonder if the special edition will be blood stained baseball bat grain? 😁
I recently sold my Technos Collection 1 Cart as I've found that I prefer playing these games on my Switch. Most of the 8bit games are on the Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle and the arcade games can be picked up on Arcade Archives. A lot of the games on the 8bit collection have a "Quality Up" feature that reduces the NES's flicker and improves gameplay. You can usually pick it up on sale for around the same price as a standard Evercade Cart and the beauty is that you can play in handheld and docked being a Switch game. The Arcade Archives games also work in TATE Mode which is a real bonus :-) Obviously I won't be picking this Super Pocket up but it's definitely great for those new to Evercade and maybe those who missed out on the first Technos Cart. Keep up the awesome work!
Could the 8 bit double dragon not be the sega master system one? I’m torn between this cause of the beat em ups and taito ( Rastan and operation wolf tempting me
No it's not master system. Pretty sure it was definitely GB.
Love your videos as always CB but I have zero interest in the Super Pockets. I find the EXP screen barely big enough to play on so there's no chance of me getting along with the Super Pockets.
As for this one there's nothing here that grabs me. I don't play either of my Technos carts and I really don't get the appeal of Double Dragon. Compared to other well known scrolling beat em ups, I always felt the DD games were very sluggish to play, especially DD3. The best here is probably Combatribes, which I already have on the Technos arcade collection. This is a no-buy for me.
Great video as always though!
@@scootakuh3142 cheers mate... interestingly I would rate Technos in my bottom 3 carts.. yet others in their top 3. Lol opinions eh?! Always differ!
I would consider a Namco edition, but for now I’m fine with just my Taito.
This particular one looks heavy on beat’em ups (and most of them look pretty similar to each other!), so it’s not quite my thing.
I like the Super Pockets but screen is very small limiting the playability. However now that EverSD is working on them you can load up on GB and GBA games which are obviously designed with small screen in mind, making it perfect for summer holiday gaming. Have to admit I’ve ordered the woody Atari one as well. Couldn’t let that slip by. 😂
Yes, GB and GBA games look and play very well on this.
I didn't know about that! A lot more options then. But also makes it basically a worse Miyoo Mini or something... I think I would rather that they just rerelease every single gb game for this on official carts
@@liammctaggart9840 Well yes, or best of both worlds. Every game has to be licences for Carts so entire library never going to happen. Can’t imagine Nintendo going into negotiations with Blaze for Zelda games anytime soon.
@@DavidFalconer-np4bo I mean, I was mostly joking, but it doesn't change that it would be nice. that or Nintendo doing anything else to preserve their old games
Too many brawlers to my taste. I like some good brawlers here and there, but there seems to be almost no variety of other genres. The 3D brick game is very good, though. I remember enjoying it on Technos Arcade Collection 1.
@@CZpersi I really can't get my head round Block Out at all lol basically 3d Tetris. Agree it's very brawler heavy.
@@CrazyBurger I grew up playing a PC port of that game. Actually, I first played Block Out, before even discovering that Tetris exists. To me, Tetris was "that 2D Block Out". Oh, the days of growing up in post-Communist Czechoslovakia...☺
I might pass on this super pocket.. I really want the red and black atari though
@@CornyPuddle Both Atari options were very nice..
I bought a fairly pricey bundle of these on PS5... only to discover I really don't like these games at all. Nothing wrong with them, my tastes just changed from when I was a kid. I think you get more games and variants here than in that $40 digital package. The blue/white casing is also appealing - if only I liked the games. The Atari red/black is calling my name - that one has 50 games I don't like that much :)
That’s too bad. I still really enjoy the old Double Dragon and Kunio games. Nothing changed much there. For the most part my opinions haven’t changed much at all on most NES titles.
@@AngryCalvin Yeah, it a little bit of a bummer, but it least it saves me money. Like the ending of the Polar Express book - I can't hear the sleigh bells anymore. Had the same experience with Family Guy. I used to love that show, then just woke up one day and didn't. It's a strange feeling.
I have most of these games including a number of titles not included here. Otherwise I would be tempted to buy this. No Renegade(NES version), Crash & the Boys, and the River City Ransom title on the SNES feel like missed opportunities. It’s a few games short of being great.
Guess I'm the only one here for the Beat em' ups!
@@dannylikesdesign no lol there's plenty of Double Dragon fans out there. Just not me.
not for me but i have preorderd the atari ..love a bit of atari
The capcom color theme could be more retro with dpad and button colored in purple/violet.
I think this is a miss step as double dragon and combatribes are best as multiplayer games and can’t get them on any new consoles 😢
@@david-TheRave be nice if they could link up 2 super pockets
Would be cool, but I don’t like the new direction there taking with the evercade. They should atleast release a super pocket with the games and a cart
@@david-TheRave I agree I hate that blaze keep putting these out. I don't like the direction they are going. Sadly a lot of people will blindly keep buying these, especially the ocd collectors Instead of voting with there wallets. And as a result we will keep getting these. All I want is for them to put out cartridges and that's it.
You can get Double Dragon (Arcade) on modern consoles via Arcade Archives and the 8bit Double Dragon games can be bought separately on Switch/PS4 or in the Double Dragon & Kunio-kun Retro Brawler Bundle :-)
Why play the 8 bit games, when you can play the arcade version
I ended up ordering the woodgrain atari one in the end but I'll deff pick this one up too
I'd of prefered arcade only games though
Hmm. They're releasing new super pockets now, but they still haven't updated the first two to allow custom controls.
@@supertombrother1988 that's not what they intended for the pockets though. You can do this with the EXP
I hope they also do a Limited Edition of the Technos
@@BrooklynMenace mmm not sure that's in the plans sadly
@@CrazyBurger strange, because they have done LE editions for all the others. I grabbed one of the LE ATARI as soon as those went up
Whats on le atari@@BrooklynMenace
@@415_Stand-up same 50 games but the handheld is in an ATARI wood grain and was limited to 2600 worlwide
@@BrooklynMenace oh wow ok
oh i'd get this just for blockout.
Well now that you ruined the surprise and covered all the games no point in getting this, just kidding.
off topic, sorry. does Evercade have an grindy turn based combat games? I feel like that would be cool on a Superpocket, not finding anything in that genre
@@liammctaggart9840 only one I can think of is a game called Canon - legends of the new gods from piko collection 1. The only turn based tactics game on Evercade I think.
@@liammctaggart9840 turn based rpg only. Metal marines is kind of strategy turn based. Maybe something will appear soon.
@@CrazyBurger thanks! looks like piko 1 could have been great actually, but it's out of production
@@liammctaggart9840 yeah sadly you'll have to search high and low. Ebay is the most likely.
Should have had battletoads and Double dragon and battletoads
@@ericm215 battletoads is Rare so not sure that's a possibility.
@@CrazyBurger oh yes you are right😿 both are great game toi
So where can you buy it?!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@MrStevenastley available for pre-order 31st July. Will be on sale Funstock, Amazon and others.
I don't get it, why do you need such a small devices with preinstalled games? It's better to add some and buy Analogue Pocket or similar.
It is a cheaper alternative to Analogue Pocket, which also happens to be constantly sold out or boycotting some countries entirely (Analogue ships to Germany and Poland, but not Czechia. WHY?). It is also a low-threshold introduction into the Evercade ecosystem, where new carts are available as opposed to the necessity of hunting down the expensive originals to play on Analogue Pocket. From a technical perspective, this is a also completely different philosophy - Analogue goes the way of hardware emulation, while Blaze is usually very good with its software emulation approach.
@@CZpersimaybe just don't have a distribution partner in your region
@@CZpersi The Analogue Pocket lets you play any handheld or retro console games using different cores. It also lets you play ROMs using an SD card, so you don’t need to hunt for real cartridges, though it’s an option.
Considering the prices of Evercade cartridges (which are very limited), using the Analogue Pocket is cheaper and better in many ways - size, screen, comfort, etc.
I see Evercade more as a gimmick for collecting cartridges and consoles rather than a real way to play games. Considering the poor quality and lack of service in many countries (they don’t have service in all the countries you mentioned), and the fact that you can’t update the firmware without a Windows machine, I’m not sure the hype will last. I bought all of their products just to resell them to Evercade fans for triple the price :)
@1invag My region is EU. Once you are inside the EU, it does not really matter, whether you are shipping to France, Germany, Poland, Czechia or Romania. There are no additional customs fees or requirements. Their partner from Germany could easily ship to Czechia without any additional hurdles. Anyone can do it, so why not Analogue? I wrote their customer support and the response was, frankly, lackluster. I have grown tired of their petty little games. I like the product, but I have lost faith in the company.
@@AlexanderShelestov I would love to try Analogue, but as I said, my country is not good enough for them and I am not going to support scalpers. I like the premium feel of the product and its sharp, crisp display, but I have lost faith in the company. First the artificial scarcity and now this.
Evercade carts can be bought in many local stores around here. The cheapness of it is sadly visible on its quality control, but when it works properly, it is a nice ecosystem, which led me to discover many new games.
Never understood the appeal of Double Dragon, the Streets of Rage games look and play better on a console than these arcade games 🤷🏻♂️
@@MudSluggerBP yeah I have the same thoughts. Always preferred Final Fight, streets of rage etc
You've got to remember the context that Double Dragon hit the arcades in 1987, a couple of years before Final Fight and Streets of Rage didn't appear on consoles until 1991. Double Dragon resonates with a lot of old school gamers like myself because it was the first game that allowed you to literally "kick someone's head in" and laugh while you were beating up your mate in two player co-op and all for the admission price of a shiny 50p piece (or 3 credits for a pound) ;-)
@@jayme69 lol 😆 I get it. I didn't actually start c64 till 1990.. by which time Final Fight and Streets of rage were the ones to have. I did get Double Dragon on C64.. but it was terrible.
@@jayme69While I understand that, you're now talking about people who are nearing on 50 to feel any nostalgia towards these games. There's only so much of an audience now , do we really need so many versions of double dragon etc on the platform ?
@@vrlsyn5979 I guess Blaze thinks so :-)
Amazon Canada has the Techos cart for original list price.
@@ChampippleD wow. Snap them up..
@@CrazyBurger Ahhhh nvm. It’s the Technos arcade collection. I didnt realize there were two.
@@ChampippleD ah.. OK. That's a pity.