Less than a month ago, we saw the first instance of cartridge from Blaze Evercade being re-released with the Piko Interactive Collection 1. This is Home Cartridge (Red Label) #9 in a series that currently stands at 52 collections and is expected to reach 54 by the end of 2026.
In this particular case, the only difference between the original 2020 release and the 2026 re-release is the omission of Magic Girl, a 1993 unlicensed Taiwanese shoot-’em-up that was released for the Sega Mega Drive in Southeast Asian territories.
Because this was the first known instance of a cartridge being re-released, rumors immediately began circulating about whether Blaze would eventually bring back additional cartridges.
There have been no official announcements from Blaze confirming that more cartridges are being re-released. However, something announced recently by GameStop in the United States has certainly raised some eyebrows.
GameStop announced an upcoming Capcom Super Pocket bundle featuring three Evercade cartridges: Atari Arcade 2 (Arcade Cartridge – Purple Label #14), Taito Arcade 2 (Arcade Cartridge – Purple Label #18), and, most interestingly,Interplay Collection 1 (Home Cartridge – Red Label #4).
The Interplay Collection 1 cartridge is particularly interesting because it was one of Evercade’s original launch titles, having been released in May 2020.
When GameStop initially put the bundle up for preorder, the product photos showed Interplay Collection 1 with the newer 2026-style cover artwork, rather than the original launch-day 2020 artwork.
That detail immediately raised questions here at both Retrolike and the Lancaster City Dragonrats. Could this be another cartridge re-release?
Intitially we have written that it will be bundled exclusively for GameStop for this bundle, but it was brought to our attention that there is atleast one store in France, Just For Games, will be releasing this same bundle as well at 115 Euro.
However, after some keen eyes from Evercade spotted this, we were led to the Legacy cartridge website, and it shows that Interplay Collection 1 has never been in Legacy Status, but it does show that it will be at the very least a re-release of an existing collection, which is just the second time a cartridge has had a re-release after its initial launch.
The bundle itself is scheduled to be released on October 30, 2026, in the United States exclusively for GameStop at a price of $129.99 and at select shops around the world around the same time.
We atleast know for sure for the United States market that this is just the second game that has gotten a re-release and will be packaged specifically for this GameStop bundle.
Still, considering that we have already seen the Piko Interactive Collection 1 receive a re-release in 2026, the possibility of more titles is certainly worth watching.
For now, we’ll have to wait and see. But with the GameStop bundle arriving on October 30, we shouldn’t have to wait too much longer to find out.
As for the $129.99 price, it also appears that Blaze/Hyper Mega Tech may be using this bundle as an opportunity to move remaining Capcom Super Pocket inventory while simultaneously packaging it with three Evercade cartridges, including what is North America’s 2nd re-release so far.
