Blaze Entertainment has kept busy this year, with Street Fighter and Mega Man countertop cabinets arriving on November 28 and the Evercade EXP-R and VS-R dropping later this month. As if the team wasn't busy enough, two new Super Pocket handhelds from Hyper Mega Tech, an Evercade spin-off, are arriving this October--the Super Pocket Atari Edition and Super Pocket Technos Edition . They'll be available to preorder on July 31 , and like the Evercade EXP-R and VS-R , we'd expect these retro handhelds to be quite popular at Amazon and Best Buy--the two major US retailers that currently carry the Super Pocket.
If you you like the look of these Game Boy-style handhelds and don't want to wait, Taito and Capcom Super Pockets are available now for $60 each at Amazon. These slim handhelds feature a 2.8-inch IPS display, work with existing Evercade cartridges, and use an innovative UI that lets you quickly dive into your favorite games.
Support for Evercade cartridges is a big part of the Super Pocket's appeal, as it gives you access to a library of over 500 games across 50 cartridges, including remastered versions of classic Duke Nukem games , the first three Tomb Raider games (upcoming), arcade and home computer classics, and modern retro games like the gorgeous platformer Goodboy Galaxy . Games are easy to control with a combination of face buttons, back buttons, and a responsive D-pad, yet the devices remain small enough to slip into a backpack or pocket as they're less than 5 inche.
