I tested a rather filthy wired Xbox 360 controller I found in the GamesRadar office cupboards and the D-pad inputs were noticeably better straight away. There's an ever-growing list of supported third-party controllers on the Evercade website that are compatible when connected via USB though. We're talking missed corner turns in the Pac-Man-like Lock 'N' Chase, getting the shit slapped out of you repeatedly in Double Dragon 3 because your character won't turn around, or you'll miss a move in the Block Out, a 3D Tetris clone that is otherwise a massive highlight and one of the best games I'd never heard of before popping the Technos Arcade cart in. It's generally fine but does struggle with precise directional inputs with second presses often required, which will see you hit Game Over screens on a frustrating number of games that require last-ditch reflexes to survive. There's just so much wobble to the damn thing and it's raised oddly high - you can see right inside the housing when you tilt it. Seriously, some of these games would have cost a goddamn fortune to finish back in an arcade.Īs with many controller designs over the years, we can add the Evercade to the list of them with a shitty D-pad. Along with your start/select buttons, there's a system menu button to take you back home or open up the quick save/loading options - oh yes, you can totally cheese your way to victory, not to mention pressing the select button essentially puts more coins into the game giving you extra continues when you fail. The shoulder buttons are really thin, especially the foremost ones, but when you're barely using them, it's not a concern really. The face buttons have a fair bit of depth to them, but the actuation point is near and the buttons spring back pleasingly enough - I hated older controller buttons that had that mushy feel. The controller's button layout feels quite modern considering most of the games will barely use half of them anyway, especially the shoulder buttons.
Given the low price point, cabled controllers are fine here and I'm very much on board with the retro nostalgia it provides even if both me and the cat have tripped up over it a few times - ok, it was just me that tripped over it, the cat just stares at it while I try to explain how this is what we all had to deal with in the '80s and '90s. Seeing as the plug situation around my console/TV area is a hot mess, this was fine with me.Īs for the controller, you're getting a very generous, and very cool, 10-foot red cable which I can't tell you how much I love after decades of black/grey cables.
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Better yet, you might find the USB slot on your TV has enough juice to run the console with no need for a plug at all. The USB cable doesn't include a plug, but you should be able to use any phone charger plug with a USB slot on it. (Image credit: Brendan Griffiths / Future)Īround the back, you have a full-sized HDMI slot (you'll have to supply your own HDMI cable though), a reset button, and a Micro-USB slot for the supplied USB cable.
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