The new Evercade system update is out and delivers an oft-requested feature: analogue controller support on the Evercade VS home system.
Blaze, the company behind the Evercade family, says this has been one of the most requested features since it started including 32 and 64-bit games on its Evercade cartridges.
The catch is that controller support is currently in beta, so don’t expect every single third-party USB analogue controller you have in the house to work perfectly.
Blaze has also stated that it “presently” has no plans to produce an official Evercade analogue pad. It also assures Evercade handheld owners that, despite this new support, “analogue controls are not required for any Evercade games — all games have been tested to be fully playable (and beatable!) with just the D-Pad as the main directional control.”
Once you’ve downloaded the new system update, you’ll need to head to the Settings menu, click on the System menu within and then select ‘Enable Analogue Support For 3rd Party Controllers (BETA)’. You may also need to map the buttons on the controller.
Analogue controls are supported by the following supported games:
The new update also brings a ‘safe eject’ feature for cartridges, rapid fire for certain arcade titles and automatic saving of high scores in relevant games. “We even managed to juggle our schedule enough to sneak in a hidden little secret for those who are on the ball, but we’ll leave that for you to discover for yourself,” adds Blaze.
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