Evercade goes 64-bit with Piko Collection 4

Cranking up through the generational console gears, Evercade moves past the few PlayStation 32-bit releases into Nintendo 64 territory with Glover as part of the Piko Interactive Collection 4. Hopefully representing the start of a new stream of releases, Glover leads the new Piko Collection out in April, another great bag of gaming history. 

Coming hot on the heels of news about Sunsoft Collection 2, Piko 4 packs in British-developed Glover from Interactive Studios alongside Risky Woods, Target Renegade, Zero Tolerance Underground, Mermaids of Atlantis, Street Racer, Skuljagger, Star-X, The Fidgetts and Bad Street Brawler. 

 

Star-X also looks pretty hot in a Zero Wing vein, originally gracing the Game Boy Advance, and wheel-banging fun with Street Racer also seems like a must play. 

In Glover, players must bat or guide the ball along with the disconnected titular hand, with a variety of moves to tackle the tricky courses. The previous Piko collections have all had their moments, so here's hoping the other games stand up!

Naturally the arrival of Glover leaves me wondering what other N64 goodness is out there in publishable form. Doom64 has been around the platforms recently, the Extreme G and San Francisco Rush series would be cool too. 

Then, there's how far the Evercade hardware can be stretched? Cough *Jaguar* and its "64-bits" anyone? Maybe even the Sega Saturn if they make carts big enough? 

I realise that Glover has already been released by Piko as a HD remaster on pretty much every recent platform, so it isn't perhaps the massive catch that Evercade is hoping for. Still, there's plenty of room for overlooked retro greatness in future collections.