While modern consoles have all the design flair of a wireless router, the glory days of gaming were quite different. Cartridge slots and controller ports gave early consoles that bit more personality – and while from the wrong angle Evercade’s VS does look a bit likea printer, its plug-in carts and wired controllers will be a welcome hit of nostalgia in most living rooms.
Compatible with all existing Evercade games – which means you get access to classics like Worms, California Games and Speedball 2 – the VS comes with a new telly-optimised interface that lets you quickly browse plugged-in games and choose from a selection of screen filters (including, presumably, one for those fiends who insist on stretching classic games to fill a widescreen display).