A quick look at my Stone Age Gamer Deluxe Mega EverDrive, serial number 123. I’ve just received it from the United States, and they’ve done a lovely job with the packaging. The cartridge has a beautiful black shell, with the Deluxe branding and serial number displayed on the front. Serial 123. Not bad at all!

There’s quite a bit included in the box: the instruction manual, Stone Age Gamer and Mega EverDrive stickers, a fridge magnet, a USB cable, and the cartridge itself, held neatly in place. I also opted to include an SD card with the order.

Even the little paper wrapper around the cartridge is entertaining. They’ve given it a suitably dramatic introduction, describing a cartridge rebuilt into something much more powerful. I think I’ll keep that! There’s Velcro in the package too. Very 1980s, or at least it ought to be.

The contemporary Mega EverDrive manual from March 2012 documents PCB revision v1.00 and features including SD-card storage, MegaKey region handling, an in-game menu, experimental snapshot saves, Sega CD BIOS loading, and support for Mega Drive, Master System, and 32X software modes. I’d already been using the Mega EverDrive for some of my more questionable hardware experiments, including loading a Mega-CD BIOS while investigating the Mega PC and TeraDrive.

Unfortunately, there’s one small problem with demonstrating this lovely cartridge today. I don’t actually have a Mega Drive handy! So this is a look at the Deluxe package rather than another hardware test.

I rather like the shipping box too, with its Sega-themed touches and references to blast processing. Stone Age Gamer have clearly put some effort into making the package feel special. Thanks to them for putting it together, and of course to Krikzz for making the Mega EverDrive. Now I just need a Mega Drive to put it in.

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