RickR Posted October 2, 2023 Report Share Posted October 2, 2023 An interesting update from Blaze regarding all of the Atari branded Evercade carts. They are going legacy (no longer being produced). From the article, with bold highlighting by me (the interesting stuff): At the end of December 2023, our contract with Atari comes to an end. This has been an excellent partnership for Blaze Entertainment, including work pre-Evercade, and we’ve been very proud to bring these great games to you. A particular highlight for us was the first re-release of official Atari Lynx games with our cartridges, not only highlighting the strengths of the system but introducing it to many new retro gaming fans and whole new audiences that missed it the first time around. With Atari now re-entering the retro gaming space, and Evercade having released as much of Atari’s available catalogue as we possibly could, it seems the best time to refocus our energies on new licenses across the 50 years of gaming our Evercade ecosystem covers. Therefore the following cartridges will be turning into legacy cartridges at the end of the year with stock still available from retailers for the foreseeable future: More info here: https://evercade.co.uk/cartridge-news-atari-carts-to-enter-legacy-status-at-end-of-2023/ It will probably be a great idea to hold on to those carts, as they should become collectible. This is probably a good idea for a future Evercade thread -- a list of all carts that have gone legacy status. Sabertooth, Justin, socrates63 and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted October 2, 2023 Report Share Posted October 2, 2023 I hope Atari has plans for the Lynx. The Atari cartridges are a big part of what draws my interest to Evercade. I understand the situation, it's a shame though for Evercade players. Cryptocoffee13, Sabertooth and RickR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2023 Pure speculation, but the comment about "Atari re-entering the retro gaming space" seems to indicate a much bigger presence than we've seen. I would assume including focus on Lynx, Jaguar, 5200. Atari 50 collection was just the beginning. I hope. Justin and Sabertooth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 2, 2023 Report Share Posted October 2, 2023 I'm glad I have all their Evercade collections. I'm not surprised this is happening given what Atari has been doing lately. Sabertooth 1 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted October 2, 2023 Report Share Posted October 2, 2023 3 hours ago, RickR said: Pure speculation, but the comment about "Atari re-entering the retro gaming space" seems to indicate a much bigger presence than we've seen. I would assume including focus on Lynx, Jaguar, 5200. Atari 50 collection was just the beginning. I hope. I'm hoping for: 4/5 Scale Atari XE with full-size keyboard and joystick - and 2 cartridge ports to play Atari 8-Bit Computer cartridges, and Atari 5200 cartridges 4/5 Scale Atari Lynx II with a nice library of Lynx -and Jaguar- games playable on it TrekMD, Sabertooth and RickR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabertooth Posted October 3, 2023 Report Share Posted October 3, 2023 Six of the first ten Evercade carts are now "Legacy": Atari 1 & 2 Namco 1 & 2 Piko 1 Technos 1 Licensing is tricky. Recall, the Namco collections were intentionally locked from play on the VS because Blaze's rights were for handheld only. With Atari 50 and the My Arcade products, there may be an oversaturation of collections based on Atari-owned IP. Honestly, Lynx collections aside, I have not played any Atari collections other than Atari 50 since last November. There really is no need. What's interesting is that the games on the Lynx collections are mostly Songbird and Pixel Games UK (Epyx holder) titles. Maybe there is an opportunity for homebrew or third-party collections for Atari platforms? Justin, Smell Dawg and RickR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 3, 2023 Report Share Posted October 3, 2023 I own all of those, thankfully. What I don't like is that I can't play the Namco collections on the console version of the Evercade. Sabertooth and RickR 1 1 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted October 3, 2023 Report Share Posted October 3, 2023 4 minutes ago, Sabertooth said: Licensing is tricky. bingo. 5 minutes ago, Sabertooth said: With Atari 50 and the My Arcade products, there may be an oversaturation of collections based on Atari-owned IP. Excellent point. I think it's a good sign that Atari is 1.) aware of this possibility, and 2.) acting on it. Not to mention almost 20 years of Flashbacks and Jakks Pacific joysticks floating around. 6 minutes ago, Sabertooth said: Six of the first ten Evercade carts are now "Legacy": Atari 1 & 2 Namco 1 & 2 Piko 1 Technos 1 I think this makes the Eversphere more interesting to navigate and collect for. Suddenly there are cartridges that are out-of-production and will be more difficult to search out. Sabertooth and RickR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted October 3, 2023 Report Share Posted October 3, 2023 1 minute ago, TrekMD said: What I don't like is that I can't play the Namco collections on the console version of the Evercade. I wasn't aware of that. That's disappointing. RickR and Sabertooth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 3, 2023 Report Share Posted October 3, 2023 Yes, something to do with licensing as well. It has been very disappointing. RickR and Sabertooth 2 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted October 3, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2023 @nosweargamer's take on the matter: Cryptocoffee13 and Sabertooth 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted October 4, 2023 Report Share Posted October 4, 2023 It's also a shame they can't give the Capcom built in EXP bundle a physical cart, so it too is portable only. Sabertooth, Smell Dawg and RickR 3 The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptocoffee13 Posted December 13, 2023 Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 On 10/2/2023 at 2:04 PM, Justin said: I hope Atari has plans for the Lynx. The Atari cartridges are a big part of what draws my interest to Evercade. I understand the situation, it's a shame though for Evercade players. I believe there's a huge market for the Lynx. Used ones go for big bucks, and the Lynx games on the Atari50 release are a hit. RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted December 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 The good news is that there seems to be a big supply of all the Atari carts for Evercade on ebay and other sites. Still, grab em now if you want them. Cryptocoffee13, Justin and Smell Dawg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted December 14, 2023 Report Share Posted December 14, 2023 Oh yeah, grab these where they are available. Well worth it! Cryptocoffee13 1 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptocoffee13 Posted December 14, 2023 Report Share Posted December 14, 2023 Ok, so I now have an Atari Lynx Collection 1 on it's way Friday. I'll live without Collection 2. I'm loving these Atari carts and the Arcade collection is awesome. RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptocoffee13 Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 I now have my copy of Atari Lynx Collection 1. Smell Dawg, RickR and TrekMD 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 42 minutes ago, Cryptocoffee13 said: I now have my copy of Atari Lynx Collection 1. Cool! Enjoy! Cryptocoffee13 1 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptocoffee13 Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 I I was glad to finally get a new copy of the Namco Museum 1 today. I had Collection 2 for a few years and just now got around to getting Collection 1. Now just need Atari Lynx Collection 2 and I will have most of the Legacy carts from Evercade. TrekMD, Smell Dawg and RickR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted January 10 Author Report Share Posted January 10 I like that little Taito console you have! Cryptocoffee13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptocoffee13 Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 I just scored one of the few Atari Lynx Collection 2 carts today. That will complete my Evercade Atari Collection. TrekMD and Smell Dawg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 That's awesome! 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptocoffee13 Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 11 hours ago, RickR said: I like that little Taito console you have! I love this thing! I have the VS, the Handheld and the EXP. This one is really easy to play the games when traveling or just taking it with you wherever. It has 18 built in games and it can play the carts too. There's a Capcom one available too. https://funstock.co.uk/products/hyper-mega-tech-taito-super-pocket RickR and Smell Dawg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptocoffee13 Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 It's here! Finally completed the Atari collection for the Evercade. If it weren't for the Hyper Mega Tech Pocket, I wouldn't have got these last three Atari carts. RickR and TrekMD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted January 17 Report Share Posted January 17 That's awesome! Congrats @Cryptocoffee13! RickR and Cryptocoffee13 1 1 🖖 Going to the final frontier, gaming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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