Reaperman Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 (edited) On 12/9/2021 at 7:49 AM, 7800Knight said: Funny you mention the hotline - the hotline is the source of the next Evercade cartridge! It's a collection from Gremlin Interactive. and once again, not coming via the email list. Not sure why I keep getting blindsided by evercade news in this thread, versus the direct email notification I'm signed up for. ? But 3d racing game on the gremlin cart means I'm 100% in...even if I have to scroll through zool to get there. ? Hardcore 4x4, or offroading in general, isn't entirely 'my jam' but racing is still racing, and we haven't had as much of it as I'd like yet. Edited December 11, 2021 by Reaperman 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Salamon Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Found out about the Founders Editions... the first portion of systems that have been sent were in the first shipping container. My Founders Edition is in the second shipping container that is expected in the next week or two so it'll be on its way but I don't think it'll make Christmas morning. I'm just thankful to know the status of my Founders Edition. Really looking forward to the Intellivision cart and checking out the new arcade line! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 So that Gremlin video made me aware of the fact the hardware can do PS1 games. I probably should have figured with the cpu core it has, but it's nice to see more variety as I don't recall there being 3D games as of yet on this, all sprites, emulated and all that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 There is a PS1 3D soccer game on the Piko cart, and a PS1 2D game on the Worms cart, afaik 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 (edited) I am a dumbass and pre-ordered an Evercade Vs system last week. I really have no need for this, but the price seemed pretty reasonable and game packs are cheap. Edited December 14, 2021 by Austin 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 18 minutes ago, Austin said: I am a dumbass and pre-ordered a Evercade Vs system last week. I really have no need for this, but the price seemed pretty reasonable and game packs are cheap. It's a great pickup,you may be be surprised! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseystyle Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 I love the handheld and will be grabbing the VS at some point for sure. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nysavant Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Just got round to trying my Vs. It's a really well put together system for the money. I like the interface and the joypads feel very comfortable as well. I can see myself playing it a fair bit more than my handheld which has been pretty neglected for months. Finding having the games on a big screen makes a difference to playability. And I get a strange kick out of hearing the cartridge insert noise when changing carts 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RREDDWARFF Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 (edited) Not sure if everyone who's waiting on their VS Founder's Edition pre-order had a chance to see this. Some good news ?. The screen shot below is more legible if you click on it. Edited December 15, 2021 by RREDDWARFF 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Pre-orders are open now at Songbird for Renovation and Gremlin carts! Coming in March 2022. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RREDDWARFF Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Just now, Songbird said: Pre-orders are open now at Songbird for Renovation and Gremlin carts! Coming in March 2022. I just ordered the Renovation Collection from you this morning. ? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Mmmm Valis, nice package there. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nysavant Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Firmware update is now available for the handheld. https://evercade.co.uk/evercade-handheld-updater/ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 That update looks incredible, and I wonder how long it will take for that to funnel into the boxed units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hydro Thunder Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Here is a very poor video I just shot of the menu after the update, it is a big improvement I would say. The new startup music is different and I prefer the old, but oh well, not a big deal. Also the update took like 3 minutes total for me to get and use. Big thumbs up. Oh and PS, it's the Atari cartridge for Tanooki's benefit EC Firmware updated.MOV 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Looks fun, the menu, it's a nice improvement to say the least. It's strange I think I'd really enjoy using that thing, especially with the real arcade titles popping up next year. THen there's the Lynx and the oddball modern mega cat and piko stuff too that never were a thing back in the era like largely the rest. The 2 pack with xeno crisis looks solid as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 It's no big deal but I lost all my saves in the process, though ? 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 3 hours ago, roots.genoa said: It's no big deal but I lost all my saves in the process, though ? Ooh boy. I’d better Swedish death clean the games I have saves on before I upgrade, then. Were they saves with timestamps (saves made with the newer firmware) or saves without (saves made with the older firmware) or all of the above? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Was that an error or a side effect of the upgraded firmware? I don't recall seeing in the notes it would nuke old saves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 I’m guessing an unintentional side effect of the firmware upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) It's difficult to know for sure because the save system had already changed before (with timestamps instead of those ridiculous 3-digit numbers) as jgkspsx said, and I hadn't played a lot since then, even though I'm pretty sure I used that second save system for a few games - but don't remember which ones to be honest. ? Also there may have been a problem during the update. There was not cartridge in the handheld when I updated, so I got a (normal) error message when it rebooted the first time (it was slightly long, too). But the first time I powered it up with a cart, I got the same error message as if no cart was inserted. ? I turned it off and on again IT-style, and it worked this time. I also lost every setting (language and stuff) but it's not surprising since they're quite different. Edit: just checked my Mega Cat Collection 2 since I remember playing it recently... And I clearly lost my recent saves too. Edited December 17, 2021 by roots.genoa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 Sounds to me your saves were victim to a erase-write error when it did a purge of the storage to pop the new firmware and remove the old. Maybe it's a bug as a game should have been in there, or just a rare bit of bad luck. It seems almost like it wanted to find something, couldn't, and then got confused where it got long stuck, then remained glitched on a real start up with a game. It seems like instead of an update it did a factory reset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 The saves are ostensibly on the game cartridges themselves… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Salamon Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 My VS Founders Edition shipped today! The estimated delivery date is Dec 23... will it make it in time for Christmas? We will see! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RREDDWARFF Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 1 minute ago, King_Salamon said: My VS Founders Edition shipped today! The estimated delivery date is Dec 23... will it make it in time for Christmas? We will see! Nice! Mine did too. I can't wait 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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