The fashion Brand Kith has teamed up with Blaze Entertainment to offer a special limited edition of Blaze’s HyperMegaTech brand’s Capcom Super Pocket handheld console. HyperMegaTech has produced a number of Super Pocket handhelds, which all come with built-in games, and the ability to run Blaze’s Evercade cartridges. We’ve previously reported on the Data East and Neo Geo Super Pocket models, with a Capcom version also previously released as a standard edition Super Pocket console, and now the Capcom | Kith for Hyper Mega Tech Super Pocket is a new collaboration between Capcom and the New York-based fashion brand Kith. This new version of the Super Pocket “fuses streetwear attitude with retro-gadget aesthetics.” It says here.
The limited-edition piece is available exclusively via Kith’s website in the US and Europe.
This new collaboration is released as part of the “Kith Monday Program,” which features special releases and collaborations. Every Monday, new products are released at 11 am EST on Kith’s website, including exclusive snapbacks, shoes, tees, toys, surfboards, home goods, and more from Kith collaborations with top brands like New Balance, adidas, TAG Heuer, and more.
The console features 11 Capcom arcade titles alongside the original Mega-Man, and It also includes an Evercade cartridges slot.
“The new console has “an exclusive design, only available at Kith.com, with all-over Kith Monogramming and new co-branding logos for Capcom and Kith, as well as special edition packaging with Kith and Capcom artwork. It also has a custom boot screen with the Kith logo.”
The console’s features are as per the rest of HyperMegaTech’s Super Pocket range, with a D-pad and face buttons, a forward-facing speaker, rear buttons, and a USB-C rechargeable battery.
The KCapcom | Kith for Hyper Mega Tech Super Pocket comes pre-loaded with the following Capcom games: Street Fighter II’: Hyper Fighting; 1942; Ghouls ‘n Ghosts; Final Fight; Strider; 1943; 1944: The Loop Master; Bionic Commando; Captain Commando; Forgotten Worlds; Wolf of the Battlefield: MERCS; and Mega Man.
Kith is a multifunctional lifestyle brand, retail platform and cultural hub based in New York. Known for its innovative collaborations and carefully curated drops, founded by Ronnie Fieg, and it has become a “destination for the intersection of fashion, design, sneaker culture and streetwear.”
The Capcom | Kith for Hyper Mega Tech Super Pocket releases later this month, with pre-orders open as of today. The handheld is priced at $79.99 USD/£68.00 GBP.
