madman

This may be helpful:

Blaze said something on a FB post about modifying or optimizing the Glover controls for digital. ETA this quote: And yeah, trackball/spinner games are an exception. So call it maybe 10 games out of 500+ which would benefit...not really a big market there for a new controller. And in any case, that doesn't apply to the handhelds. I think Blaze has bigger fish to fry at this point than a new analog controller. However, there is some good news in their FAQ: So, look forward to those new controllers in 2022!

I grabbed it as well, after seeing 100+ views and little action in here I thought I made a mistake. I find the mystery around these Piko ST ports intriguing, not a peep about this game or last year's release until I saw them on JJ's Facebook.

I can't imagine the backlash Blaze would get if they released a cart that required something that you need to buy to play the games and will never work on any of the handheld systems.

Is this game bad or something? People seem to go nuts for all other ST ports and there's crickets here.

I can't tell if this is sarcasm or not, but the "advanced tech" of the giga cart is just a larger flash chip on the cart instead of a 128m or 512m chip.

Which games would benefit from an analog stick? The vast majority of the library comes from systems that had digital controls. They'll all play all the Evercade carts, even the Super Pocket will play Tomb Raider. The newer EXP-R will have a more efficient chip and they expect better battery life, though the battery is the same. More info here: https://evercade.co.uk/evercade-2024-faq

Well, just like I was surprised by last year's Switchblade II release by Piko, it appears there's another Atari ST port that was released at MGC this year. Limited to 200. Available from JJ Games here.

Which games are they? I can see if I have the same issues.

I bet Blaze is wishing they had put numbers on the boxes for the consoles too. Think of how many more they could move if people didn't want to break up sequencing on "the shelf".

I really can't see revised hardware being limited to only 2,000 units, everything that's been limited has been stated up front.

Tomb Raider would be a pass for me, IMO that type of game + early 3D = hard to revisit. I imagine it's an even harder sell for a younger generation that has no nostalgia for the titles.

Or in the case of Technos Arcade, don't get it if you don't have it. Save the $20.

Got my cart here in the US yesterday. It's got better controls than Checkered Flag!

The person who had the controllers made has moved on to other projects, it took years to move what he had made initially. I can't imagine a second run would make sense, but you never know.