

Size wise, this isn’t a big console at all - it’s larger than a modern mini-console, but barely wider than its handheld predecessor, which itself is much smaller than a Switch (and the famously barely portable Atari Lynx, which the Evercade range features two game collections from).

On the back you’ve your power in and HDMI out ports, and a reset button just in case the console needs it - in my testing, it hasn’t. An illuminated strip between flap and controller ports indicates whether your unit is off or on, and gives the VS a great look when used in low light. The pads do seem really well made though, capable of taking a fall or two from a coffee table, and the system’s chunky on/off button, top-right on the console, feels right out of the ‘90s. It’s not going to snap off in your hands or anything, but its movement is oddly cheap, and the plastic used isn’t the premium kind you associate with a PlayStation or Xbox. The flap on the VS is perhaps the only area where the build quality feels a little off.
