Dual Cartridge collection returns with Alwa's Awakening and Cathedral combo.
July 5, 2022
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Author: Evercade
Evercade brings back the popular Indie Game focused Dual Cartridge collection with the 8-bit Edition of Alwa’s Awakening from Elden Pixels and a completely native port of Cathedral from Decemberborn.
Press Release – For Immediate Distribution
Two great Indie Game titles on the same collection for the first time
The second Dual Cart collection following the popular 2020 collection of Xenocrisis/Tanglewood
Featires the 8-bit edition of the award winning Alwa's Awakening and Evercade's first ever commercially released native port with Cathedral
Available to buy October 2022, pre-order July 29th
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWadQXP3S30
Blaze Enteratinment is delighted to announce the second dual cartridge collection for Evercade with the addition of Alwa’s Awakening 8-Bit Edition and Cathedral to the already stellar line-up of modern retro inspired indie titles available on the system.
This new collection featuring two incredible games will come on a physical cartridge compatible with all Evercade systems running their latest firmware. It will also come with a full colour manual and our clamshell case with a brand new inlay design. This collection will be number 27 in the Evercade red-spine line up.
Alwa’s Awakening 8-bit Edition is the retro conversion of the incredible 2016 hit from Swedish developer, Elden Pixels. Adapted for a retro console release, this version presents the same incredible adventure featured on modern consoles with its catchy chiptune soundtrack and retro inspired design.
As Zoe, you will adventure to set free the land of Alwa, overcoming enemies and puzzles whilst upgrading your magic staff and its abilities. The world is a “metroidvania” style interconnected map with the ability for you to choose your own path and unlock new areas.
Cathedral was originally released on PC in 2019 and has since found many fans across all platforms. For this release, Swedish developer Decemberborn have converted the game specifically for Evercade, featuring bespoke controls and optimised performance.
This means that it is not an emulated title and marks the first commercial release of a native game on Evercade systems and on an Evercade cartridge. The game features an incredible soundtrack and over 600 rooms to explore with dungeons, towns and hidden areas.
Alwa's Awakening 8-Bit Edition Screenshots
Quotes
“The Evercade Dual Cartridges form an integral part of the Evercade’s indie line-up,” says Marketing Manager Sean Cleaver. “With the great success of the Xenocrisis/Tanglewood collection, we’ve made a space where we can celebrate all facets of indie development from grass roots and homebrew all the way to larger scale titles and projects. This collection of Alwa's Awakening 8-Bit Edition and Cathedral also marks our first completely native port of a game to Evercade, meaning we are no longer bound by emulation only. The gates are now truly open.”
"Cathedral is all about making a modern retro experience, and what better platform to release for than the Evercade, which encompasses this very idea,” said Cathedral’s lead designer, Eric Lavesson. “We're proud and excited to have been given this opportunity, and humbled to be the first commercial game running natively on Evercade. We want to thank all those who have supported us through the years, and we hope that everyone will enjoy playing this new version of Cathedral.
"It's great to see that Alwa's Awakening 8-Bit Edition and Cathedral are available on the same collection," said Elden Pixels CEO & Marketing Manager, Mikael Forslind. " We published Decemberborn's title in 2019 and to see both our games together is excellent, especially as they compliment each other so well. Along with our recent release of the Alwa's Awakening 8-bit Edition, it's awesome to see it find another new home on Evercade."
Cathedral (Evercade Native Edition) Screenshots
Details
This new collection will be available to purchase in October 2022, with the pre-order period opening on July 29th 2022. This will make up cartridge number 27 with our red-spined home console collection. Following the announcement of the Evercade EXP and new arcade collections, this release will also feature our new box design.
This collection will be Evercade’s 33rd overall cartridge release since launching in 2020 and takes the total games tally before bonuses or unlockable secret games to over 320 and total carts to 36 by the end of 2022.
The release will be supported for all Evercade systems running their latest firmware, and for original handheld owners running FW 1.2.X or higher. You can update your Evercade handheld via an updater tool available from our website.
This collection marks the fifth dedicated Indie Game collection for Evercade, which already features great titles from Mega Cat Studios, Morphcat Games, Retro Souls, Lowtek Games, Nape Games and more. Retro inspired modern indie titles are some of the most popular games available today for both new and classic systems.
Evercade currently has 41 indie titles available across these collections with more already announced for later this year with our Indie Heroes Collection 2 cartridge, and its accompanying Game of the Month digital feature for Evercade VS users.
PRESS CONTACTS:
Evercade: [email protected]
LINKS:
http://evercade.co.uk
https://evercade.co.uk/alwas-awakening-cathedral-evercade/
https://eldenpixels.com/alwas-awakening-nes/
https://www.decemberborn.com/games/cathedral/presskit Evercade Blog: https://evercade.co.uk/blog
Evercade Cartridges list: https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/
About Blaze Entertainment
Blaze Entertainment, formed in 2018, is the creator of Evercade - a retro gaming hardware and software ecosystem that uses cartridges to deliver officially licensed curated collections of retro and retro-inspired video games. Launched in 2020, the Evercade line-up has grown to over 300 games and continues to grow, with partnerships including Atari, Bandai Namco, Interplay, Codemasters, Team 17, IREM, Rebellion, Toaplan, and many independent game designers and publishers. Based in the UK, Evercade has found a passionate audience around the world of retro enthusiasts, offering gamers a high quality and low entry retro option providing nostalgia for gamers and a physical range of releases for collectors.
Find out more at www.evercade.co.uk and Facebook or Twitter.
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