We’ve been hit with a massive Evercade Showcase, which promises a Neo Geo collection, a Neo Geo Super Pocket, a Gremlin Collection 2, and much more.
Everything revealed in the webcast is expected in 2025, with many releases available to pre-order from April 1st.
New Evercade hardware in 2025
First up, a look at the new Evercade devices that have been announced. Since the launch of the original Super Pockets, Evercade’s hardware game seems to have been on the up, with new editions of the VS and EXP, further Super Porckets, and or course the bartop Evercade Alpha consoles.
In the Evercade Showcase 2025, new VS-R and EXP-R models were teased, with details set to be announced later this year. It seems that retailers will be able to create their own bundles, which is something to look forward to.
The big news, of course, is the Super Pocket Neo Geo, which like the original Atari Super Pocket, is coming in two editions.
First is the standard Super Pocket Neo Geo Edition, which opens for pre-order tomorrow, April 1st, priced at £49.99 / $59.99 / €59.99. This features 14 Neo Geo arcade titles:
- Alpha Mission II
- Blazing Star
- Fatal Fury Special
- King of the Monsters 2: The Thing
- Last Resort
- Metal Slug X
- Mutation Nation
- Over Top
- Samurai Shodown II
- Sengoku 3
- Shock Troopers 2nd Squad
- Soccer Brawl
- The Last Blade
- Top Hunter Roddy & Cathy
Quite an eclectic mix!
Also available, the Super Pocket Neo Geo Limited Edition, also available to pre-order on April 1st, priced at £69.99 / €79.99. This boasts an MVS-styled color scheme, multicolored buttons, and is limited to 3,000 units, individually numbered, and exclusive to Funstock.
Of less prominence, but certainly as important, is the Super Pocket Data East Edition.
Also available to preorder on April 1st for a June 2025 release, and priced at £49.99 / $59.99 / €59.99, it features 18 Data East arcade classics:
- B-Wings
- Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninjas
- Breakthru
- Burgertime
- Burnin’ Rubber
- Chain Reaction
- Crude Buster
- Gate of Doom (Dark Seal)
- Joe & Mac Returns
- Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja
- Karate Champ
- Lock ‘n’ Chase
- Peter Pepper’s Ice Cream Factory
- Spinmaster
- Super Burgertime
- Edward Randy
- Tumblepop
- Wizard Fire (Dark Seal II)
New Evercade cartridge collections in 2025
Meanwhile, a number of cartridge collections were unveiled.
I’ll start with Gremlin Collection 2, where four 32-bit titles have been bundled into one of Evercade’s extra-large Giga Cartridges. Pre-orders for this open April 1st, and it includes:
- Hogs of War
- Loaded
- Re-Loaded
- Buggy
Retailing at £24.99 / $29.99 / €29.99, this lands in June 2025, as does the Windjammers, Caroloff and Friends Collection. It also has the same price and pre-order date.
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This bundles 5 titles:
- Windjammers
- Atomic Runner Chelnov
- Rohga: Armor Force
- Karnov
- Vapor Trail: Hyper Offence Formation
The one you’re all interested in is the Neo Geo Arcade 1. Pre-orders open May 1st for a July 2025 release, and the collection features 6 titles:
- Metal Slug
- King of Fighters 2000
- Shock Troopers
- Magician Lord
- Sengoku
- Ironclad
I think the team behind the Evercade are expecting big things from this collection, and you can see why.
We’ll update this roundup with more information and links as they come available. Meantime, why not watch the full presentation?
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Christian Cawley is a writer and editor who covers consumer electronics, IT, and entertainment media. He has written for publications such as Computer Weekly, Linux Format, MakeUseOf.com, and Tech Radar.
He also produces podcasts, has a cigar box guitar, and of course, loves retro gaming.
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