Evercade EXP-R
Blaze Entertainment · Released Sep 2024 · EXP-R
A more affordable current Evercade with the same screen and cartridge library as the EXP, minus the built-in games and rotation sensor.
Pros
- +Affordable entry point to the Evercade ecosystem
- +Same sharp 800x480 screen as the EXP
- +HDMI out and the full cartridge library
- +Clean, simple, family-friendly
Cons
- −No built-in games or rotation sensor
- −No analog stick
- −Cartridges only (no ROMs)
What can it play?
Emulation performance by platform, based on real-world testing.
Full specifications
Hardware
- Chipset (SoC)
- Allwinner (ARM Cortex-A)
- CPU
- Quad-core ARM Cortex-A
- GPU
- Mali GPU
- RAM
- 1 GB
- Storage
- Cartridge Evercade multi-game cartridge
- Weight
- 280 g
- Dimensions
- 205 x 89 x 24 mm
- Cooling
- Passive
Display
- Size
- 4.3″
- Resolution
- 800x480
- Panel
- IPS LCD
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Touchscreen
- No
Battery & Connectivity
- Battery
- 3000 mAh
- Real-world life
- ~5 hours
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi (updates)
- Bluetooth
- None
- Ports
- Evercade cartridge slot, USB-C, Mini HDMI, 3.5mm headphone
- Expandable storage
- No
Controls
- Analog sticks
- 0
- D-pad
- Yes
- Face buttons
- Yes
- Analog triggers
- No
- Gyroscope
- No
- Hall effect sticks
- No
Software & custom firmware
Ships with: Evercade OS
Also plays natively: Evercade cartridges (officially-licensed retro collections)
No third-party custom firmware tracked for this device.
Our verdict
The EXP-R is the value-focused current Evercade: it keeps the EXP's sharp 800x480 screen, HDMI output, and access to the entire officially-licensed cartridge library, while dropping the built-in Capcom collection and the rotation sensor to hit a lower price. For newcomers who want the cleanest, cheapest way into Evercade's legal retro collections, it is the obvious pick.