{"id":79493,"date":"2025-01-15T21:27:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T21:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/?p=79493"},"modified":"2025-01-15T21:27:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T21:27:47","slug":"new-cartridge-releases-take-old-games-to-another-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/new-cartridge-releases-take-old-games-to-another-level\/","title":{"rendered":"New cartridge releases take old games to another level"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >\u062c\u062f\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062d\u062a\u0648\u064a\u0627\u062a<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/new-cartridge-releases-take-old-games-to-another-level\/#summary\" title=\"summary\">summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/new-cartridge-releases-take-old-games-to-another-level\/#Reviving_a_fading_format\" title=\"Reviving a fading format\">Reviving a fading format<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/new-cartridge-releases-take-old-games-to-another-level\/#A_new_wave_of_devices\" title=\"A new wave of devices\">A new wave of devices<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/new-cartridge-releases-take-old-games-to-another-level\/#Cartridges_offer_new_possibilities\" title=\"Cartridges offer new possibilities\">Cartridges offer new possibilities<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/new-cartridge-releases-take-old-games-to-another-level\/#Retro_twist\" title=\"Retro twist\">Retro twist<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-key-points\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom key-points\" id=\"custom_block_0\">\n<h3 class=\"title icon i-list\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"summary\"><\/span>summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content key-points\">\n<ul>\n<li>    Companies like Retro-bit and Limited Run Games help revitalize old consoles by producing new cartridges for them. <\/li>\n<li>    New systems and cartridges from the likes of Atari and Evercade show that there are a host of new possibilities for the format. <\/li>\n<li>    The growth of retro gaming in general may lead to a renewed focus on cartridges for a more realistic experience. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":0,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":0,\"ruleCount\":400,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":240} --><\/section>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":0,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":0,\"ruleCount\":400,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":240} --><br \/>\n<!-- No winning ad found for zone: below first paragraph! --><\/p>\n<p>It might be a stretch to call it a comeback, or a comeback, but video game cartridges are having a bit of a moment. There are new consoles designed to play older cartridges, new carts being manufactured for older consoles, and new methods of cartridge formatting that open up new possibilities.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"before\",\"adPosition\":0,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":0,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":0,\"ruleCount\":400,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"isEarlyInjection\":false,\"actualCount\":532} --><!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"after\",\"adPosition\":1,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":0,\"ruleCount\":400,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"isEarlyInjection\":false,\"actualCount\":0} --><br \/>\n<!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"isEarlyInjection\":false,\"currentRuleCount\":400,\"actualCount\":0,\"hasActualCountMetThreshold\":null,\"countRemainingForInjection\":null,\"nextBlockCount\":null,\"hasCountRemainingForInjectionMetThreshold\":null} --><br \/>\n<!-- No winning ad found for zone: native in content! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"reviving-a-fading-format\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reviving_a_fading_format\"><\/span>    Reviving a fading format <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For decades, cartridges have been synonymous with video games. They were first introduced in the mid-1970s with the Fairchild Channel F console and were one of the main reasons the Atari 2600 became so popular, launching the home video game console market as we know it today.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":1,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":1,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":278} --><\/p>\n<p>The video game crash of 1983 led to a setback, but they soon came back and became more popular than ever thanks to the likes of Nintendo and Sega, remaining ever-present until the mid-1990s when discs began to take over. .<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":1,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":1,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":508} --><\/p>\n<p>Optical media was not without drawbacks, but increased storage capacity and dramatically reduced manufacturing costs made the switch from cartridges inevitable. Nintendo remained the big outlier, choosing to stick with cartridges with the Nintendo 64 as Sony and Sega made the jump to discs.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":1,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":1,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":818} --><\/p>\n<p>Nintendo still uses carts (of sorts) today with the Switch, although it&#8217;s closer to an SD card than a traditional game cartridge.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":1,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":1,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":953} --><br \/>\n<!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"isEarlyInjection\":true,\"currentRuleCount\":1000,\"actualCount\":953,\"hasActualCountMetThreshold\":true,\"countRemainingForInjection\":47,\"nextBlockCount\":300,\"hasCountRemainingForInjectionMetThreshold\":true,\"nextCount\":1253} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"before\",\"adPosition\":1,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":1,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":1,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"isEarlyInjection\":true,\"actualCount\":1000} --><!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"after\",\"adPosition\":2,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":1,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"isEarlyInjection\":true,\"actualCount\":0} --><\/p>\n<p>Although not favored by major video game manufacturers, small companies and individuals have tried to keep traditional cartridges alive over the years. Homebrew game makers and independent developers have long been releasing new games on cartridges, often reusing old game carts in the process.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":2,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":2,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":253} --><\/p>\n<p>Recently, companies like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/retro-bit.com\">A little retro<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/limitedrungames.com\">RUNNING GAMES LIMITED<\/a> Things have been taken a step further with official releases of new cartridges for a range of older consoles, including deluxe special editions and re-releases of games that had become too expensive or hard to find on the used market.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":2,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":2,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":539} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":2,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":2,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":539} --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-new-wave-of-hardware\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_new_wave_of_devices\"><\/span>    A new wave of devices <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Efforts to breathe new life into the format continue to grow and find an audience, but we&#8217;re also seeing new approaches to cartridges that not only meet the needs of those who own older consoles, but create opportunities for entirely new console-based cartridges.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":2,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":2,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":804} --><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/evercade.co.uk\">Everkid<\/a> It&#8217;s managed to carve out a niche for itself not just by releasing new hardware that plays old games \u2014 of which there&#8217;s certainly no shortage \u2014 but by focusing on handhelds and consoles that capture the experience of classic video game consoles, complete with cartridges.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"before\",\"adPosition\":2,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":2,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":2,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"isEarlyInjection\":false,\"actualCount\":1085} --><!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"after\",\"adPosition\":3,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":3,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":2,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"isEarlyInjection\":false,\"actualCount\":0} --><br \/>\n<!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"isEarlyInjection\":false,\"currentRuleCount\":1000,\"actualCount\":0,\"hasActualCountMetThreshold\":null,\"countRemainingForInjection\":null,\"nextBlockCount\":null,\"hasCountRemainingForInjectionMetThreshold\":null} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\">\n<figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"805\" height=\"560\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Evercade Irem Game Cartridge\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/New-cartridge-releases-take-old-games-to-another-level.png\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/New-cartridge-releases-take-old-games-to-another-level.png?resize=805%2C560&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"height:auto;max-width:100%\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Everkid\/Belize Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":3,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":3,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":3,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":240} --><\/p>\n<p>Like the Switch, Evercade carts simply rely on flash memory rather than traditional ROM chips, and tend to consist of collections of games rather than individual titles. But they&#8217;re chunky carts that look like they came from a forgotten &#8217;90s gaming console, packed into large clamshell boxes containing a full, detailed manual.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":3,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":3,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":3,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":603} --><\/p>\n<p>Most games released by Evercade can be easily played on other devices (often at a lower cost), but they&#8217;re easy to forget or ignore if the game is just another title in your Steam library, or taken out of the home screen of your gaming console.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":3,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":3,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":3,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":869} --><\/p>\n<p>A cartridge with a case and manual is certainly a way to satisfy the needs of the collectors among us, but it&#8217;s also a way to focus your attention, and make your gaming experience closer to what you remember.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"before\",\"adPosition\":3,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":3,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":3,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"isEarlyInjection\":false,\"actualCount\":1076} --><!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"after\",\"adPosition\":4,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":4,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":3,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"isEarlyInjection\":false,\"actualCount\":0} --><br \/>\n<!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"isEarlyInjection\":false,\"currentRuleCount\":1000,\"actualCount\":0,\"hasActualCountMetThreshold\":null,\"countRemainingForInjection\":null,\"nextBlockCount\":null,\"hasCountRemainingForInjectionMetThreshold\":null} --><\/p>\n<p>A more reactionary approach is the one taken by Atari, which goes back to its roots by releasing new game consoles and a host of new cartridges to go with them. Atari describes its 2,600 and recently announced 7,800+ consoles as &#8220;backward and forward compatible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":4,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":4,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":4,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":279} --><\/p>\n<p>This means you can use the old 2600 and 7800 cartridges with the company&#8217;s new consoles (albeit through emulation), <em>and<\/em> Play any of the company&#8217;s newly released cartridges on older Atari consoles.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":4,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":4,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":4,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":477} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape mobile-optimized\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\">\n<figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Old Atari 7800+ console packaging.\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/New-cartridge-releases-take-old-games-to-another-level.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/New-cartridge-releases-take-old-games-to-another-level.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"height:auto;max-width:100%\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Christian Zieberg\/Guided Geek\/Atari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":4,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":4,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":4,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":717} --><\/p>\n<p>Atari&#8217;s offerings may have been a bit slim at first when the 2600+ was released last year, but they have announced at least ten new game cartridges alongside the 7800+. Furthermore, these games include a mix of re-releases of titles and classic games that were never released for the original consoles.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"before\",\"adPosition\":4,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":4,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":4,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"isEarlyInjection\":false,\"actualCount\":1025} --><!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"after\",\"adPosition\":5,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":5,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":4,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"isEarlyInjection\":false,\"actualCount\":0} --><br \/>\n<!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"isEarlyInjection\":false,\"currentRuleCount\":1000,\"actualCount\":0,\"hasActualCountMetThreshold\":null,\"countRemainingForInjection\":null,\"nextBlockCount\":null,\"hasCountRemainingForInjectionMetThreshold\":null} --><\/p>\n<p>Unlike previous limited edition cartridges released by Atari, they&#8217;re also very affordable at $30 apiece, and Atari&#8217;s talk of a broader &#8220;Atari+&#8221; platform seems to indicate that more games, and perhaps more consoles, are on the way.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":5,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":5,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":5,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":247} --><\/p>\n<p>In addition to companies making new cartridges, we are also seeing new devices like the Analogue Pocket that have caused people to get rid of their old cartridges and start buying new ones, which in turn creates more opportunities to produce new cartridges. Even GameStop is getting back into the cartridge business by converting some of its locations into retro-focused game stores.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":5,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":5,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":5,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":622} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":5,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":5,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":5,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":622} --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"cartridges-offer-new-possibilities\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cartridges_offer_new_possibilities\"><\/span>    Cartridges offer new possibilities <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Aside from being more collectible in nature, something Nintendo took advantage of by including a clone NES cart with their recent deluxe edition of <em>Nintendo World Series: NES Edition<\/em> Game cartridges for Switch have other advantages over other physical media formats.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":5,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":5,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":5,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":907} --><br \/>\n<!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"isEarlyInjection\":true,\"currentRuleCount\":1000,\"actualCount\":907,\"hasActualCountMetThreshold\":true,\"countRemainingForInjection\":93,\"nextBlockCount\":392,\"hasCountRemainingForInjectionMetThreshold\":true,\"nextCount\":1299} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"before\",\"adPosition\":5,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":5,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":5,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"isEarlyInjection\":true,\"actualCount\":1000} --><!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"after\",\"adPosition\":6,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":6,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":5,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"isEarlyInjection\":true,\"actualCount\":0} --><\/p>\n<p>As far back as Pitfall II for the Atari 2600, and more famously with the SuperFX chip on the Super Nintendo, companies have been using special chips on the cartridges themselves to expand the capabilities of the controller they&#8217;re plugged into. Now, developers and small companies can take advantage of technological advances to release games that were not possible before.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":6,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":6,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":6,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":299} --><\/p>\n<p>These capabilities can be as simple as increasing storage capacity, which would have been impossible or expensive during the console&#8217;s original run but are now trivial, or even minor additions like built-in LEDs or custom cartridge casings. But there is potential for more ambitious projects as well.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":6,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":6,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":6,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":629} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\">\n<figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Doom cartridge of limited run games for the SNES\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/New-cartridge-releases-take-old-games-to-another-level.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/goodwriterz.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/New-cartridge-releases-take-old-games-to-another-level.jpeg?resize=1200%2C675&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"height:auto;max-width:100%\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">RUNNING GAMES LIMITED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":6,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":6,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":6,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":869} --><br \/>\n<!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"isEarlyInjection\":true,\"currentRuleCount\":1000,\"actualCount\":869,\"hasActualCountMetThreshold\":true,\"countRemainingForInjection\":131,\"nextBlockCount\":359,\"hasCountRemainingForInjectionMetThreshold\":true,\"nextCount\":1228} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"before\",\"adPosition\":6,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":6,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":6,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"isEarlyInjection\":true,\"actualCount\":1000} --><!-- Zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"after\",\"adPosition\":7,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":7,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":6,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"isEarlyInjection\":true,\"actualCount\":0} --><\/p>\n<p>This is never more evident than in Limited Run Games&#8217; recent announcement of a new cartridge version of Doom for SNES, which uses a custom chip that promises to improve the performance of the original SuperFX processor and deliver an all-new enhanced version of the game. . They even went so far as to add rumble support with a new controller.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":7,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":7,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":7,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":228} --><\/p>\n<p>If we&#8217;re now seeing ambitious releases for a high-profile game like Doom, the possibilities for the future may be more open than we thought even just a few years ago.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":7,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":7,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":7,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":425} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":7,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":7,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":7,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":425} --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"retro-evolution\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Retro_twist\"><\/span>    Retro twist <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Not only have retro games become more popular in recent years, but they&#8217;re also getting more respect. We have seen versions like <em>Atari 50: Anniversary Collection<\/em> Dedicating a new level of appreciation to classic games, mini-consoles from Nintendo, Sega and others have gone some way towards capturing the gaming experience of the original systems.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":7,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":7,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":7,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":788} --><\/p>\n<p>Cartridges are another way to make that experience more authentic, and now we don&#8217;t just have to look back to see what&#8217;s possible with the format.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: character count repeatable. --><!-- Repeatable debug data: {\"injection\":\"none\",\"adPosition\":7,\"startingPoint\":0,\"skipEvery\":null,\"nbrPlacementFilledEachSkip\":7,\"nbrPlacementsScanned\":7,\"ruleCount\":1000,\"degradationStartingPoint\":1,\"stopAds\":null,\"actualCount\":949} -->\n <\/div>\n<p>        (Tags for translation)Video Games<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>summary Companies like Retro-bit and Limited Run Games help revitalize old consoles by producing new cartridges for them. New systems and cartridges from the likes of Atari and Evercade show that there are a host of new possibilities for the format. 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