The Super Pocket is a handheld game console developed by HyperMegaTech!, a brand of British company Blaze Entertainment as a budget alternative to their Evercade consoles. In addition to built-in collections of retro video games, the console features a cartridge slot and is compatible with all of Blaze's Evercade cartridges, despite not being branded as an Evercade device. The console was released on 14 November 2023.
History The Super Pocket was unveiled in July 2023. That September, units were on exhibit for testing at London's WASD Gaming Expo in partnership with IGN. At launch, it was available in two versions offering distinct color schemes. One version was branded as Capcom with the inclusion of 12 built-in games, while the other included seventeen games from Taito. In addition to the built-in games, the handheld features a cartridge slot that allows it to play all Evercade cartridges. The initial expected launch window was 22 October 2023 with pre-orders opening immediately upon announcement. The Super Pocket was the first console by HyperMegaTech!, a brand of Blaze Entertainment.
Hardware The Super Pocket has an overall form factor dimensions of 3 x 0.49 x 0.98 inches (7.8 x 1.25 x 2.5 cm) at a weight of approximately 165 grams with a cartridge inserted, with a similar design to the original Game Boy. It includes a 3.5in headphone jack and a USB-C charging port. As a display, the unit features a 320 x 240 px 2.8-inch IPS screen. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor. For controls, the handheld features a traditional D-pad, four face buttons, and start and select buttons. The rear houses four bumper/trigger buttons. The firmware is updateable through the system's USB-C port and a PC-based updater app.
Games
Each edition features built-in games from the respective publishers. Additionally, the Super Pocket is compatible with all Evercade cartridges.
Games without a version specified are the arcade versions.
Some games are also available on Evercade cartridges and devices. Games currently exclusive to the Super Pockets are in bold.
+Super Pocket Built-In Game ListDevice #Title# of gamesGames includedRelease dateTaito Edition Bubble Bobble Cadash Chack'n Pop Don Doko Don Elevator Action The Fairyland Story Football Champ Growl Kiki Kaikai The Legend of Kage Liquid Kids The NewZealand Story Operation Wolf Puzzle Bobble Rastan Space Invaders Space Invaders '91 (Genesis) Volfied | rowspan="2" align="center" |
|Capcom Edition
1942 1943: The Battle of Midway 1944: The Loop Master Bionic Commando Captain Commando Final Fight Forgotten Worlds Ghouls 'n Ghosts Mega Man (NES) Mercs Street Fighter II': Hyper Fighting Strider
|Atari Edition | |Arcade Asteroids Berzerk Canyon Bomber Crystal Castles Frenzy Liberator Lost Tomb Millipede Missile Command Night Driver Pong Sky Diver Super BreakoutAtari 2600 Adventure Aquaventure Dark Cavern Gravitar Haunted House Radar Lock Save Mary Solaris Street Racer Submarine Commander Tempest Video Pinball Wizard Yars' Revenge Atari 5200 Bounty Bob Strikes Back Countermeasure Final Legacy Miner 2049er Xari Arena Atari 7800 Alien Brigade Asteroids Centipede Dark Chambers Desert Falcon Fatal Run Food Fight Motor Psycho Ninja Golf Atari Lynx Basketbrawl Checkered Flag Dirty Larry: Renegade Cop Kung Food Robo-Squash Scrapyard Dog Super Asteroids & Missile Command Turbo Sub WarbirdsTechnōs Edition Block Out The Combatribes Crash 'n' the Boys: Street Challenge (NES) Double Dragon Double Dragon (GB) Double Dragon (NES) Double Dragon II: The Revenge Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone Minky Monkey Mysterious Stones: Dr John's Adventure Renegade River City Ransom (NES) Super Dodge Ball Super Double Dragon (SNES) Super Spike V'Ball (NES)Neo Geo Edition Alpha Mission II Blazing Star Fatal Fury Special King of the Monsters 2: The Next Thing The Last Blade Last Resort Metal Slug X Mutation Nation Over Top Samurai Shodown II Sengoku 3 Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad Soccer Brawl Top Hunter: Roddy & CathyData East Edition B-Wings Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja BreakThru BurgerTime Burnin' Rubber Chain Reaction The Cliffhanger: Edward Randy Crude Buster Gate of Doom Joe & Mac Returns Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja Karate Champ Lock 'n' Chase Peter Pepper's Ice Cream Factory Spinmaster (Neo Geo) Super BurgerTime Tumblepop Wizard FireRare Edition Atic Atac (ZX Spectrum) Banjo-Kazooie (native port) Battletoads (NES) Battletoads in Battlemaniacs (SNES) Cobra Triangle (NES) Conker's Pocket Tales (GBC) Gunfright (ZX Spectrum) Jetpac (ZX Spectrum) Knight Lore (ZX Spectrum) Lunar Jetman (ZX Spectrum) R.C. Pro-Am II (NES) Slalom (NES) Snake Rattle 'n' Roll (NES) Solar Jetman (NES)Activision Edition Barnstorming Beamrider Boxing Checkers Chopper Command Cosmic Commuter Demon Attack Dolphin Dragonfire Enduro Grand Prix H.E.R.O. Kabobber Kaboom! Keystone Kapers Laser Blast Megamania Moonsweeper Oink! Pitfall! Pitfall II: Lost Caverns Plaque Attack Pressure Cooker Private Eye River Raid River Raid II Robot Tank Seaquest Skiing Sky Jinks Spider Fighter Stampede Starmaster Thwocker All games are the Atari 2600 versions.
References
External links Official website