Evercade Announces The Bitmap Brothers Collection 2 with Amiga games for Evercade and Super Pocket devices

Evercade :

Bitmap Brothers 2 Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKL3-TJUgII

Bitmap Brothers 2 Cartridge Page: https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/the-bitmap-brothers-collection-2/

Website: https://evercade.co.uk/

  DATE: TUESDAY, JULY 30TH , 2024 LETCHWORTH, UK: Blaze Entertainment has today announced a new collection from a returning license partner with Rebellion in The Bitmap Brothers Collection 2, a new six game physical Evercade Cartridge collection.    The Bitmap Brothers games last appeared on an Evercade Cartridge back in 2021 with a collection of five home console games. This time, the cult favourite studio is represented with the area where they made their name - Amiga.   Known as the “Rock Stars” of British game development, the trio of Mike Montgomery, Eric Matthews and Steve Kelly made a name for themselves and The Bitmap Brothers studio on Amiga and other home computer systems. From 1987 to 2003, the studio created a number of critically acclaimed games on Amiga that made their way to many console systems and encompassed a number of genres.   This range of games highlights the best of the Amiga years for the developer, along with a latter-day 32-bit great. The much requested Godsand Magic Pockets are present along with the two adventure games Cadaverand Cadaver: The Payoff, the previously Amiga-exclusive The Chaos Engine2and the 32-bit console version of the fan favourite real-time strategy game Z.    Curated by the Evercade team and current rights holders, Rebellion, this new collection rounds off the classic selection of titles developed by The Bitmap Brothers across the two Evercade Cartridge collections. This blue-coloured collection, which denotes it is a part of Evercade’s home computer line-up, will be numbered 08.   This new collection is just around the corner with a release date of  September 2024, and will be available to pre-order from August 30th, 2024 from all Evercade retailers alongside a yet-to-be-announced cartridge collection. This will be priced at the standard Evercade Cartridge price of £17.99, $19.99 and €19.99.

Full Games List

The Bitmap Brothers Collection 2 (C08)

  NOTES   Evercade was first released in 2020 as a handheld device with ten gaming cartridges of classic console licenses. Since then it has grown to two other hardware devices (listed below) and now has over 50 physical cartridge collections and over 500 games across the entire ecosystem. Evercade devices play games via emulation on bespoke cartridges. These physical releases play the games contained and come in a physical case with a full-colour manual, custom written by Blaze with controls, hints and tips, and interesting facts about the titles and developers.   Evercade emulates a wide range of systems (including 8, 16, 32, and 64-bit consoles, handhelds, THEC64, and Amiga home computers, and arcade games), as well as natively run games, and also highlights modern retro games created by indie developers, with support for five decades of gaming.   Evercade Cartridges have three distinct colour schemes to highlight their content. Red-coloured boxes feature home console collections from multiple systems across five decades of gaming. Purple indicates arcade game collections and Blue is for home computer collections. Evercade Alpha is a new bartop-sized arcade machine from Evercade. With officially licensed designs and built-in games from legendary publisher Capcom, the Evercade Alpha Mega Man Arcade and Evercade Alpha Street Fighter Arcade brings full Evercade cartridge compatibility to the arcade form factor for the first time. These products are available to pre-order now ahead of release in November 2024.   The Evercade EXP-R is the newest handheld gaming system from Evercade. To be released in August 2024, this console allows you to play your carts on the go, features a TATE mode to play vertical orientation arcade games at their optimum screen size, and comes bundled with Tomb Raider Collection 1. This product is replacing the now-discontinued Evercade EXP.   The Evercade VS-R home console is the best way to play Evercade cartridges on your TV. Also to be released in August 2024, the console features dual cartridge slots and support for up to four USB controllers for local multiplayer. The console also comes bundled with the Tomb Raider Collection 1 cartridge. This product is replacing the now-discontinued Evercade VS.

  In 2023, Blaze Entertainment launched its newest brand, HyperMegaTech!, to provide more retro gaming products aimed at a more casual market. The first two products, the Super Pockets, also come with Evercade cartridge compatibility and with licensed games from Capcom and Taito. In 2024, two more Super Pockets were announced with license partners Atari and Technos.

PRESS CONTACTS:

Evercade: [email protected]

LINKS:

Evercade Website: https://evercade.co.uk

Evercade Alpha: https://evercade.co.uk/alpha/

Evercade EXP-R: https://evercade.co.uk/exp-r/

Evercade VS-R: https://evercade.co.uk/vs-r/

Evercade Blog: https://evercade.co.uk/blog

Evercade Cartridges list: https://evercade.co.uk/cartridges/
 

About Blaze Entertainment

Blaze Entertainment, formed in 2018, are the creators of the Evercade - a retro gaming console 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 400 games and continues to grow, with partnerships including Capcom, Gearbox Software, Atari, Bandai Namco, Interplay, Codemasters, Team17, IREM, Rebellion, Toaplan, and many independent game designers and publishers. Based in the UK, the Evercade has found a passionate audience around the world of retro enthusiasts, offering a high-quality and low-entry gaming option providing nostalgia for gamers and a physical range of releases for collectors. In 2023, Blaze launched a second brand, HyperMegaTech! To create more retro and gaming-focused products for a more casual gaming market, starting with the Super Pocket console with licensed versions from Capcom and Taito.

Find out more at www.evercade.co.uk and Facebook or Twitter.

About Rebellion

Founded in 1992, Rebellion is one of Europe’s biggest independent studios. Its flagship Sniper Elite series is renowned for its authentic stealth and sniping gameplay with more than 20 million players worldwide. 2000 AD is synonymous with the absolute finest in British comic book art. With the acquisition of a $100m film studio and the world’s largest archive of English language comics, Rebellion continues to grow from strength to strength.

Rebellion now operates across books, comics, TV and film, but at its core it’s still a leading developer and publisher of games. Whether it’s the breathtaking intensity of Sniper Elite 4, the face-hugging terror of Aliens vs. Predator or the grindhouse frenzy of the Zombie Army series, the Oxford-based studio is revered for creating stand-out games designed to thrill.

To learn more about Rebellion, visit www.rebellion.com, follow them on X @rebellion, and join the Discord at https://discord.com/invite/rebellion.