Piko Interactive Collection 1 is one of those Evercade cartridges that collectors have been quietly kicking themselves over for missing. It went out of production, earned legacy status, and became increasingly tricky to track down at a reasonable price. Now it’s coming back — and that’s genuinely great news.
WHAT IS A LEGACY CARTRIDGE?
If you’re new to Evercade, here’s a quick explainer. A legacy cartridge is one that has gone out of active production — discontinued, out of print, and no longer available through standard retail channels. You can still find them, but you’re hunting the second-hand market and often paying a premium for the privilege.
We keep a dedicated legacy cartridges page here on the site so collectors always know which carts have gone out of print. It’s a useful watch list — and Piko Interactive Collection 1 had been sitting on it for a while.
Carts go out of print for all sorts of reasons — licensing windows close, manufacturing runs end, demand shifts. It doesn’t mean the cartridge was unpopular. Sometimes it just means the stars didn’t align for a reprint. Until now.
WHAT’S ON PIKO INTERACTIVE COLLECTION 1?
This is Cartridge 9 in the Evercade library, and it’s a generous one. Twenty games spanning NES, SNES, and Megadrive/Genesis — a real cross-platform retrospective of titles that Piko Interactive has lovingly preserved.
Here’s the full lineup:
- 8-Eyes (NES)
- Brave Battle Saga (Megadrive/Genesis)
- Canon – Legends of the New Gods (Megadrive/Genesis)
- Dorke and Ymp (SNES)
- Dragon View (SNES)
- Drakkhen (SNES)
- Iron Commando (SNES)
- Jim Power (SNES)
- Magic Girl (Megadrive/Genesis)
- NightShade (NES)
- Power Piggs of the Dark Ages (SNES)
- Power Punch II (NES)
- Radical Rex (Megadrive/Genesis)
- Switchblade (Megadrive/Genesis)
- The Humans (SNES)
- The Immortal (Megadrive/Genesis)
- Tinhead (Megadrive/Genesis)
- Top Racer (SNES)
- Water Margin (Megadrive/Genesis)
- Way of the Exploding Fist (NES)
That’s a seriously eclectic mix. Action-RPGs, beat-em-ups, platformers, racing, puzzlers — there’s something here for almost every retro gaming taste. Titles like Drakkhen, The Immortal, and Dragon View offer meaty RPG experiences, while Switchblade, Iron Commando, and Way of the Exploding Fist bring the arcade energy.
For the full details on every game, head over to the Piko Interactive Collection 1 page.
ORIGINAL MANUALS — A NICE BONUS
One of the things that makes the Evercade community special is the attention to detail around preservation. The cartridge page pulls together original game manuals wherever they exist — and for a collection like this, that’s a real value-add.
A few highlights you can dig into right now:
- Magic Girl — Original Manual
- Dorke and Ymp — Original Manual
- NightShade — Original Manual
- Top Racer — Original Manual
- Tinhead — Original Manual
- Radical Rex — Original Manual
- Jim Power – The Lost Dimension — Original Manual
- 8-Eyes — Original Manual
- The Immortal — Original Manual
- Drakkhen — Original Manual
- Power Punch II — Original Manual
- The Humans — Original Manual
Not every game has a manual available — some link out to info pages or longplay videos instead — but the effort to track them down is very much in the spirit of what Evercade is about. Physical cartridges, proper preservation, respect for the games.
WHY THIS RETURN TO PRODUCTION MATTERS
For collectors and newcomers alike, a legacy cart coming back into production is a big deal. It means you can buy it new, at a fair price, from a legitimate retailer — no second-hand lottery, no inflated prices, no worrying about the condition of the cartridge you’re buying blind.
It also signals something encouraging: that Blaze is paying attention to demand and willing to bring beloved carts back when there’s appetite for them. That’s good for the long-term health of the Evercade ecosystem.
If you’ve been sitting on the fence about this one, now is the time to grab it. Legacy status can return at any point, and there’s no guarantee how long this production run will last.
Not sure which Evercade device to play it on? Check out our hardware comparison guide — every current Evercade device plays all cartridges, including this one. Whether you’re picking up the compact Super Pocket handheld, the full-sized EXP-R handheld, or hooking up the VS-R to your TV, you’re good to go.
Head over to our Where to Buy page to find current stockists, and check the full Evercade cartridge library if you want to see everything else in the collection. It’s a great time to fill the gaps.