Piko Interactive Collection 2 is one of those Evercade cartridges that doesn’t get talked about enough. Sitting quietly as cartridge 16 in the Evercade library, this sports-focused collection pulls together a surprisingly varied lineup spanning five different platforms — Mega Drive, SNES, NES, Game Boy Advance, and PlayStation 1. If you love retro sports games, this one deserves a much closer look.
What’s on the Cartridge?
The game list is genuinely broad. Here’s the full lineup across platforms:
Mega Drive / Genesis
- Power Football — American football with a solid Mega Drive feel. The original manual is available to download if you want to get properly acquainted.
- Hoops, Shut Up and Jam — originally released as Barkley Shut Up and Jam, rebranded to Hoops for this Evercade release due to licensing. Arcade-style, loud, and a lot of fun. Grab the original manual here.
- Hoops, Shut Up and Jam 2 — The follow-up, and arguably more refined. Original manual available.
- Summer Challenge — A multi-event athletics game covering summer sports. Download the original manual to see what events are included.
- Winter Challenge — The cold-weather companion to Summer Challenge. Original manual here.
- World Trophy Soccer — A football title with global ambitions. Original manual available.
- Brutal Sports Football — A violent fantasy take on American football. Notably, this was an unreleased Mega Drive title, so there’s no Mega Drive manual — I’ve linked the Jaguar manual instead, as the closest available reference.
SNES
- Full Throttle All American Racing — Racing action on the Super Nintendo. The original manual is available for this one.
- Soccer Kid — A platformer with a footballing twist. Charm in abundance. Original manual available.
- Top Racer 2 — More SNES racing to round out the driving offerings. Original manual available (Top Racer 2 is the regional rename of Top Gear 2, which is why the manual references that title).
NES
- Eliminator Boat Duel — Speedboat racing on the NES. A fun and often overlooked title. Original manual available here.
Game Boy Advance
- Racing Fever — GBA racing brought to the big (or small) screen, depending on which Evercade hardware you’re playing on.
PlayStation 1
- Football Madness — A PS1 football title rounding out what is a genuinely eclectic mix.
Original Manuals — A Nice Touch
One thing worth flagging: the evercade.info Piko Collection 2 page has done the legwork of tracking down original game manuals and linking them alongside each title. It’s a small detail, but for retro fans who like the full experience — understanding controls, reading the story context, or just soaking up that old-school manual art — it’s genuinely useful. Most are scans of the original US releases.
The only exception is Brutal Sports Football, which was unreleased on Mega Drive. No Mega Drive manual exists, so a Jaguar version manual has been referenced instead — which is actually a fascinating little piece of retro gaming history in itself.
How Does It Compare to Other Sports Options on Evercade?
Sports representation on Evercade is relatively niche, which makes this cart stand out. Most Evercade collections lean heavily into platformers, shooters, and arcade action — which is brilliant, but it does mean sports fans have fewer options to choose from.
What Piko Interactive Collection 2 does well is variety. You’re not getting twelve versions of the same football game — you’ve got American football, basketball, soccer, athletics, boat racing, circuit racing, and more. Across five platforms. That’s a strong value proposition.
The multi-platform nature of the cart is also notable. Seeing Mega Drive, SNES, NES, GBA, and PS1 titles all on a single Evercade cartridge gives it a museum-like quality that fans of retro gaming history will appreciate. It’s not just a sports collection — it’s a cross-generational snapshot of how sports games evolved through the 8-bit, 16-bit, and early 3D eras.
If you’re newer to Evercade and want to understand how the ecosystem works across its various hardware options — from the handheld Super Pocket and EXP-R to the TV-connected VS-R — check out the hardware comparison page. All of these play the full Evercade cartridge library, including this one.
Is It Worth Picking Up?
If you have any affection for retro sports games, absolutely. The sheer breadth of the collection — thirteen games across five platforms — gives you plenty to dig into. Brutal Sports Football alone is worth seeking out for curiosity value, given its unusual release history. And the Barkley games remain genuinely entertaining decades on.
It’s not a cartridge that’s going to top everyone’s must-buy list, but for the right kind of retro fan, Piko Interactive Collection 2 is a hidden gem in the Evercade library.
You can find full details, manual links, and more on the Piko Collection 2 page at evercade.info. And if you want to explore the wider Evercade cartridge library, the Carts & Manuals page has everything in one place, or search the Evercade Games Database for every game across every cart.