I had to check my calendar to make sure it wasn’t Groundhog Day, because Krikzz just announced another Core model Everdrive—this time for the PC Engine/TurboGrafx line of consoles. If you followed their announcement last week of a Mega Everdrive Core, this post is going to sound very similar because the concept is pretty much the same: Take the highest end Everdrive, remove its ODE functionality, and sell it for half the price.
For those of you unfamiliar with Everdrives or their developer—Krikzz—Everdrives are a brand of flash cart; a piece of hardware that allows cartridge-based video game consoles to run user defined software from an SD or MicroSD card. Everdrives are often offered in multiple variations per console, giving consumers a choice of both price and feature set.
The Turbo Everdrive Core is available now on Krikzz’s storefront for $99USD and should arrive at other distributors soon. No reviews currently exist for it, but the impression I get is that you should be able to watch just about any review of the Turbo Everdrive Pro and skip the parts that discuss its ODE functionality.