Evercade The Last Ninja & IK Collection Leak Suggests December 4 Release

A retail listing circulating online suggests two new retro compilations—The Last Ninja & IK Collection and The James Pond Collection—may be scheduled for release on the Evercade platform on December 4. The listing was reported by Total Video Games after being spotted on UK retailer The Game Collection and attributed to System 3 in the product data. Evercade, the cartridge-based retro platform known for curating collections of classic console and home-computer titles, has periodically added publisher-led compilations to its library. The retail listing specifies game lineups that pull from late 1980s and early 1990s catalogues, naming individual entries and home ports rather than presenting generic compilations. According to the listing, The Last Ninja & IK Collection would include 14 games drawn from the Last Ninja and International Karate series. Titles listed include The Last Ninja trilogy, Ninja Remix (1990), International Karate (1985), and IK+ (1987). The product description notes the inclusion of multiple home ports for several titles, which would allow players to compare versions—for example, the Commodore 64 soundtrack for Last Ninja 2 alongside the substantially different Sinclair Spectrum audio mix. The retail entry also lists a separate James Pond Collection, containing James Pond: Underwater Agent (1990), James Pond II: RoboCod (1991), James Pond in The Aquatic Games (1992), and James Pond in Operation StarFI5H (1993). The listing distinguishes this Evercade compilation from another collection currently associated with System 3, James Pond Legacy: The Pond Is Not Enough, indicating multiple Pond compilations may be in the market. In editorial language included with the original spotting, the commentator suggested that the franchise’s catalog has already seen multiple reissues, noting another James Pond compilation felt redundant. That observation was presented as an opinion about overlapping releases rather than a factual claim about publishing plans. At this stage the information comes from a retail listing and has not been formally confirmed by Evercade or System 3. If the listing is accurate, both The Last Ninja & IK Collection and The James Pond Collection are slated for Evercade release on December 4. News outlets and retailers typically update product pages following publisher announcements; readers should look for an official confirmation from Evercade or System 3 for final dates, formats, and cart details.