The Evercade is an absolute treasure trove for retro gamers, with curated, physical cartridge collections that allow players to try not just classic titles, but plenty of games they may never have even heard of. It’s also a great platform for new, retro-style indie titles too.

Evercade platform holders Blaze Entertainment have found another way for collectors to explore their catalogue of games, with the Highlight of the Month feature. This, allows fans to download a game from the Evercade’s now impressive back catalogue. Though it’s possible you’ll already own the game in question, at least you can have it on your hardware for a month without having to dig out the cartridge.

What Evercade Hardware do I Need to Access the Highlight of the Month feature on the Evercade?

The Highlight of the Month feature is available to Evercade fans who own the Evercade VS, Evercade EXP or the Evercade Alpha.

Downloading a new Highlight of the Month will erase the previous game, and your saves with it, but there’s no reason why you couldn’t simply skip an update and the latest game if you wanted to keep your currently downloaded title and its progress.

What is Boulder Dash, the Evercade Highlight of the Month for October 2025?

An absolute classic from the early days of gaming, Boulder Dash was originally released in Atari 8-bit computers in 1984, though the version you’ll find here is from the Commodore 64.

In Boulder Dash, you play as the explorer, Rockford, who has to gather a certain number of diamonds in each stage to open an exit and move onto the next. Should be straightforward, right? Except disturbing the titular boulders is dangerous stuff, and can see Rockford getting crushed pretty easily. Rockford also has to contend with deadly wildlife, who usually roam their own, enclosed paths until he clears away the dirt surrounding them as he explodes!

You can also find it on The C64 Collection 3 cartridge. Though not the most visually attractive game, it’s the absolute highlight of the cartridge for me, and perhaps my favourite C64 game on Evercade altogether.

How do I download the Evercade Highlight of the Month?

On your console – either Evercade Alpha, VS or EXP – go to the Settings menu, then select the System option.

Then choose Check for Updates; this should trigger the system update which will contain your Highlight of the Month (as well as other firmware updates or fixes too).

Note that if you’re attempting this on an Evercade EXP, you’ll need to have at least 50% battery or have the console plugged in and charging.

Do also note that your system may shut down and restart automatically, sometimes multiple times, during this process.

Have faith and patience – and just wait for it to go through these steps without interrupting the process as it does this.

Where will I find my Evercade Highlight of the Month?

On the Evercade EXP, you’ll find your Highlight of the Month in the EXP menu, selected on the left hand side of the screen.

The VS is slightly different, though it’s in essentially the same place – the icon is a star, rather than the EXP option on the handheld.

In any case, if you have an Evercade VS, an Evercade EXP, an Evercade Alpha – or even several different iterations of Evercade hardware – what are you waiting for? Go and download the Evercade Highlight of the Month right now. You can thank me later!

You can purchase Boulder Dash as part of The C64 Collection 3 cartridge, which I reviewed here.

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