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Evercade EXP/EXP-R
Button Combination Secret Games
- Pressing the menu button 10 times on the main screen of the EXP unlocks Fairy Fire – Defender of the Fairies [Thanks to Lost Cosmonaut]
- These need to be done with no cartridge inserted on the main cart screen (so it is telling you to insert a cart):
- L1 + R1 + Up = NNNNNN (NES)
- L2 + R2 + Select = Gotris (Sega Master System)
- L1 + R1 + Down = Spacey McRacey (NES)
- On the main screen: Press the menu button 10 times = Fairy Fire – Defender of the Fairies [Thanks to MagCimander for pointing out it works on EXP]
Secret Code Games (On the Settings Secret Menu)
- “GRIBBLYGROBBLY” = Gribbly’s Day Out (C64)
- “SEIJIWASHERE” = Kubo 1 & 2 (NES)
- “STONE” = Rogue 64 (Commodore 64)
- “BLOP” = The Lost Mines (Evercade Native) [Thanks to Crazy Burger]
- “JUGGLE” = Juggling Balls (Evercade Native) [Thanks to William Taylor and Frankie Pelle]
- “PEWPEW” = Showdown (Commodore 64)
- Newsletter code (unique per user) = The Sword of Stone (Evercade Native) — a chunky 8-bit RPG with three playable characters. Added in the 5th Anniversary firmware update (2025). How to unlock: Go to Settings → “Get free unlocks!” — press A to scan the QR code or Y if already subscribed to the Evercade newsletter. Enter the unique code you receive in Settings → Secret. Requires Wi-Fi. Valid on up to 5 devices.
- Mystery game (identity unknown) — the 5th Anniversary update also added a second undisclosed hidden game. Blaze have not revealed what it is or how to access it. If you find it, let us know!
Secret Codes
- “CIRCUIT” – Picture
“DEADLOCK” – A picture / joke related to me(Seems to have been removed)- “GUEST” – A special message from Ben
Other
- X + Y + L1 + R1 (On Cartridge Screen) = Diagnostics / Test Screen
- Keep scrolling down on the credits even when you only see black screen (be patient)…
Evercade VS/VS-R
Secret Code Games
- Type in “GRIBBLYGROBBLY” (upper or lower case in the secret menu VS) to get free C64 game Gribbly’s Day Out [Thanks to Peter Hussey]
- “SEIJIWASHERE“: Kubo 1 & 2 Unlocks – You will need to enter in the code every time you play the games. [Thanks to @Kill_Dash_Nine]
- “STONE” = Rogue 64 (Commodore 64)
- “BLOP” = The Lost Mines (Evercade Native) [Thanks to Crazy Burger]
- “JUGGLE” = Juggling Balls (Evercade Native) [Thanks to William Taylor and Frankie Pelle]
Secret Codes
- “CIRCUIT” was revealed as a secret code, but was actually a mistake
- UPDATE ! The code CIRCUIT does work now with the latest update and shows a picture [Thanks to Smurgen]
- “DEADLOCK“: get a picture related to me 😉
- “guest: Type “guest” in Secret Code section to get the special message from Ben. 😉 [Thanks to Gartak]
- “UPDATE”: reinstalls the latest update on the console (Submitter says: “I’ve tested it on VS – I don’t own an EXP – code came from Blaze customer support”) [Thanks to William Taylor]
Cartridge Combinations
- Atari Collection 1 + Atari Collection 2 = Dark Chambers (Atari 7800) [Thanks to Dan Nastic]
- Atari Lynx Collection 1 + Atari Lynx Collection 2 = Raid on Tricity: Second Wave (Lynx) [Thanks to Dan Nastic]
- Piko Interactive Collection 1 + Piko Interactive Collection 2 = Pyramids of Ra (Game Boy) [Thanks to Dan Nastic]
- Gaelco Arcade 1 + Indie Heroes Collection 1 = Arkade Rush (NES) [Thanks to Dan Nastic]
- Inserting two of the exact same cart gives a silly little message [Thanks to Erik Downie]
- Piko Collection 1 and Piko Gaelco Arcade collection 1 = Both carts together in the Vs unlock Twin Brats (Arcade). [Thanks to Jaymogee77 and Jen Cassedy]
- Intellivision Collection 1 + Intellivision Collection 2 = Zombie Madness (Intellivision)( Homebrew 2020) [Thanks to Hannibal Bateman and esmith13]
- Gaelco 1 + Gaelco 2 = Bang! (Arcade gun / crosshair game) [Thanks to Dan Nastic, Andrés, Jen Cassedy, Hannibal Bateman, BiggerJ, George, Kaptain_Von, MichaelF, Tanukitsune]
- The C64 Collection 1 + The C64 Collection 2 = Gyroscope (C64) [Thanks to Hannibal Bateman, Lastplace09]
- Toaplan 1 + Toaplan 2 = Twin Hawk (Megadrive / Genesis) [Thanks to Lastplace 09]
- Worms Collection + Team 17 Collection = Worms Director’s Cut [Thanks to Toxo’s Something Less Boring]
- Toaplan 2 + Toaplan 3 = Tiger-Heli (NES) [Thanks to Jen Cassedy]
- Toaplan 3 + Toaplan 4 = Snow Bros (NES) [Thanks to Jen Cassedy]
- The C64 Collection 2 + The C64 Collection 3 = Zynaps (C64) [Thanks to Dauerfeuer]
Button Combinations
- On the main screen: L2+R2+Select = Gotris (Sega Master System) [Thanks to Dan Nastic]
- On the EXP this needs to be done with no cartridge inserted and on the empty cartridge menu item.
- On the main screen: L1+R1+Up = NNNNNN (NES) [Thanks to Crazy Burger]
- On the EXP this needs to be done with no cartridge inserted and on the empty cartridge menu item.
- On the main screen: L1+R1+Down = Spacey McRacey (NES) [Thanks to Crazy Burger]
- On the EXP this needs to be done with no cartridge inserted and on the empty cartridge menu item.
- On the main screen: Press the menu button 10 times = Fairy Fire – Defender of the Fairies [Thanks to Paige_zip, JT and MichaelF]
- L2, L2, R2, R2, L1, L1, R1, R1 = Hummingz (shoot ’em up, 2018 – A Centipede clone by Stefan Preuss, playing natively on the VS) – [Thanks to Dan Nastic, George, Hannibal Bateman, Paige_zip, Mr.Fredge and Anthony P]
- Diagnostics screen: X + Y + L1 + R1 [Thanks to Oleg – Mrakva – Frolov]
- Choose Maniac Squares hold L1, L2, R1 and R2 at the same time. Unlocks Maniac Square Prototype on VS only [Thanks to Crazy Burger]
Game Secrets
These are secrets hidden in the original games – they are not Evercade secrets, but they are still secrets 🙂
- Roids : Insert Gremlin Collection 1 (#24), choose Hardcore 4X4, from the main menu select Race Type and choose Time Trial, then go to Start Game, go to Edit Names and enter DUTCHMAN as the name, a very nineties looking face will appear on the screen, hit Back (Y Button) until you get to the screen that says Start and Options on it, choose Options, then go to Credits, you can then play a version of Asteroids called Roids with the asteroids replaced by faces of the coders (all Evercade devices) [Thanks to Brian CIVICMINDED Lesyk]
- Unnamed Sinistar clone: Insert Codemasters Collection 1 (#19), choose Mego-lo-Mania, go to the in-game Options menu (after the player select screen), and press Load / Save, enter JOOLS (all Evercade devices) [Thanks to Brian CIVICMINDED Lesyk]
- Rushing Beat (Japanese version of Brawl Brothers): insert Jaleco Collection 1 (#15), choose Brawl Brothers, keep pressing A, B, Y, and X in a clockwise pattern at the Jaleco logo, press Start and Down three times when the screen glitches (all Evercade devices) [Thanks to Brian CIVICMINDED Lesyk]
- Rushing Beat (Japanese version of Brawl Brothers): insert Jaleco Collection 1 (#15), choose Brawl Brothers, keep pressing A, B, Y, and X in a clockwise pattern at the Jaleco logo, press Start and Down three times when the screen glitches (all Evercade devices) [Thanks to Brian CIVICMINDED Lesyk]
- Xeno Crisis: L trigger or R Trigger increases the speed of the game [Thanks to L0rd lj]
Other
- Keep scrolling down on the credits even when you only see black screen (be patient). Also keep doing it after you saw some easter eggs already…[Thanks to ??? – was submitted as “anonymous”]
- Apparently this also works on handheld firmware v2 also [Thanks to peteloaf]
Evercade Alpha
All codes/secrets listed for other Evercade hardware should work but some changes are as follows:
- L1+L2+Select = Gotris (Likely changed since the L2/R2 isn’t on the main controls) – [Thanks to Ross Edwards]
