Update (30 June 2020): Pre-orders for The Oliver Twins Collection on Evercade are now available.
The special-edition cartridge, a collaboration between Codemasters, The Oliver Twins and Blaze for the Evercade platform, is slated for release in Q3 2020 and will donate all profits to the National VideoGame Museum charity.
The Oliver Twins Collection collects 11 classic 8-bit games on a single Evercade cartridge that can be played on the handheld console or on a TV via HDMI.
The compilation includes seven Dizzy-branded entries alongside other Oliver Twins titles and third-party releases.
The full list of games on the cartridge is:
- Treasure Island Dizzy
- BMX Simulator
- Fantastic Dizzy
- Super Robin Hood
- Go!
Dizzy Go!
- Dizzy The Adventurer
- Panic Dizzy
- DreamWorld Pogie
- FireHawk
- Wonderland Dizzy
- Mystery World Dizzy
The release continues Evercade's approach of packaging officially licensed retro games on collectible cartridges.
The project is being handled as a special edition with rights coordination between Codemasters and The Oliver Twins, and the companies have confirmed that proceeds from the cartridge will support the National VideoGame Museum.
In a press statement, The Oliver Twins said they were excited by Evercade as a modern way to deliver officially licensed retro games in both portable and TV modes via collectible cartridges.
They expressed pleasure that Codemasters and Blaze agreed to route all profits and licensing royalties to charity, and welcomed the opportunity for new audiences to experience the games they developed roughly 30 years ago.
Blaze and Evercade have previously positioned the handheld as a curated retro platform, and the team indicated plans to release four to five additional cartridges in the year alongside the ten that shipped at launch.
For readers tracking availability: the pre-order window opened on 30 June 2020, with the cartridge scheduled for a Q3 2020 street date.
This report is based on the original coverage published by NintendoLife on 10 June 2020 and the subsequent pre-order update issued on 30 June 2020.
For prospective buyers, Evercade remains a distinct retro hardware option separate from modern console digital storefronts like the Nintendo eShop or Nintendo Switch, offering physical collectible cartridges and a dedicated library.
The special-edition cartridge, a collaboration between Codemasters, The Oliver Twins and Blaze for the Evercade platform, is slated for release in Q3 2020 and will donate all profits to the National VideoGame Museum charity.
The Oliver Twins Collection collects 11 classic 8-bit games on a single Evercade cartridge that can be played on the handheld console or on a TV via HDMI.
The compilation includes seven Dizzy-branded entries alongside other Oliver Twins titles and third-party releases.
The full list of games on the cartridge is:
- Treasure Island Dizzy
- BMX Simulator
- Fantastic Dizzy
- Super Robin Hood
- Go!
Dizzy Go!
- Dizzy The Adventurer
- Panic Dizzy
- DreamWorld Pogie
- FireHawk
- Wonderland Dizzy
- Mystery World Dizzy
The release continues Evercade's approach of packaging officially licensed retro games on collectible cartridges.
The project is being handled as a special edition with rights coordination between Codemasters and The Oliver Twins, and the companies have confirmed that proceeds from the cartridge will support the National VideoGame Museum.
In a press statement, The Oliver Twins said they were excited by Evercade as a modern way to deliver officially licensed retro games in both portable and TV modes via collectible cartridges.
They expressed pleasure that Codemasters and Blaze agreed to route all profits and licensing royalties to charity, and welcomed the opportunity for new audiences to experience the games they developed roughly 30 years ago.
Blaze and Evercade have previously positioned the handheld as a curated retro platform, and the team indicated plans to release four to five additional cartridges in the year alongside the ten that shipped at launch.
For readers tracking availability: the pre-order window opened on 30 June 2020, with the cartridge scheduled for a Q3 2020 street date.
This report is based on the original coverage published by NintendoLife on 10 June 2020 and the subsequent pre-order update issued on 30 June 2020.
For prospective buyers, Evercade remains a distinct retro hardware option separate from modern console digital storefronts like the Nintendo eShop or Nintendo Switch, offering physical collectible cartridges and a dedicated library.
