The CULTIC chaos continues! This Thursday, we’re jumping back into this brutal retro-inspired FPS and picking things up with Map #2: “The Shipyard.” Last time we crawled out of the grave, got our bearings, and started blasting our way through cult territory. Now we’re headed into the docks, where I’m sure everything will be perfectly safe, calm, and absolutely not full of cultists trying to ruin our evening. Come hang out with the GXG crew as we continue our CULTIC live playthrough, get into more old-school FPS mayhem, and see just how badly The Shipyard wants us dead. #CULTIC #RetroFPS #BoomerShooter #LiveStream #GenXGrownUp

Did Sony just give retro gaming a massive boost? ? This week on Bit By Bit, we’re talking about Sony’s plan to end physical disc production for new PlayStation games starting in 2028 and why that could make retro gaming, physical media, and old-school collecting even more important. We also dig into Evercade’s new Visco Arcade collections, the increasingly strange 3DO revival drama, a hidden Banjo-Kazooie musical surprise, a wild E-Ink Game Boy project, Donkey Kong 64 getting a native PC port, and the debate over AI-generated FPGA cores. If you love retro games, physical media, game preservation, weird hardware, and the occasional industry faceplant, this one’s packed. #RetroGaming #PlayStation #PhysicalGames #Evercade #BitByBit - LINKS Sony Physical Media - https://tinyurl.com/yyeve5mt Evercade Visco Arcade - https://tinyurl.com/4hru68ek 3DO Comeback Part 1 - https://tinyurl.com/3hz3834s 3DO Comeback Part 2 - https://tinyurl.com/yat5zvtr Banjo-Kazooie Secrets - https://tinyurl.com/ystfu725 E-Ink Game Boy - https://tinyurl.com/4t2awau9 Donkey Kong 64 Native PC Port - https://tinyurl.com/2h36fnc9 AI FPGA Cores - https://tinyurl.com/2zszuj8u - SHOP http://genxgrownup.com/amazon http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch - PODCAST http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod - SUPPORT US https://patreon.com/genxgrownup - WEB & SOCIAL http://GenXGrownUp.com/discord https://twitch.tv/genxgrownup http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp https://bsky.app/profile/genxgrownup.com https://www.tiktok.com/@genxgrownup https://www.instagram.com/genxgrownup/ http://GenXGrownUp.com - SPONSORS Fightbox » https://genxgrownup.com/fightbox King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com - CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:22 - Sony Physical Media 06:08 - Evercade Visco Arcade 07:31 - 3DO Comeback Part 1 09:17 - 3DO Comeback Part 2 10:58 - Banjo-Kazooie Secrets 13:13 - E-Ink Game Boy 14:13 - Donkey Kong 64 Native PC Port 15:05 - AI FPGA Cores

We’re jumping into CULTIC, a gritty retro-inspired FPS from Jasozz Games and 3D Realms that throws us into a twisted cult, hands us guns and dynamite, and dares us to survive. This one has all the right ingredients for a GenXGrownUp livestream: old-school shooter energy, dark horror atmosphere, fast combat, chunky pixel style, and probably more panic-reloading than I’d like to admit. Join us live as we crawl out of the grave and find out if CULTIC really is one of the best modern boomer shooters we somehow missed. Grab a snack, hang out with the GXG crew, and help us blast our way through the cultists! #CULTIC #RetroFPS #BoomerShooter #GenXGrownUp #LiveStream

Retroid is back with the Pocket Nova, a new 4:3 OLED Android handheld that looks tailor-made for classic gaming… but after Retroid’s recent handheld drama, is this the device that wins retro fans back? In this week’s Bit By Bit, we’re digging into the Retroid Pocket Nova, Atari’s new MobyGames career beta, SEGA’s pricey Sonic Genesis cartridge rereleases, Sonic the Hedgehog pinball from Jersey Jack, AYANEO Pocket Micro 2 specs and pricing, new N64 games with wild crossplay features, the end of a decade-long Ocarina of Time fan remake, and CULTIC heading to modern consoles with both chapters included. Grab your favorite snack, settle in, and let’s run through the latest retro gaming news one bit at a time! ?? #RetroidPocketNova #RetroGaming #BitByBit #GenXGrownUp #SonicTheHedgehog - LINKS Retroid Pocket Nova - https://tinyurl.com/c4dnzj6w MobyGames - https://tinyurl.com/jsy6pecv Sonic 35th Anniversary Carts - https://tinyurl.com/mrk33x8e Sonic Pinball - https://tinyurl.com/4rvwsfjy Ayaneo Pocket Micro 2 - https://tinyurl.com/3wxw3smd New N64 Game Carts - https://tinyurl.com/cecx2b3s Zelda Fan Remake - https://tinyurl.com/5brmc6zx Cultic Console Release - https://tinyurl.com/4tznk4pd - SHOP http://genxgrownup.com/amazon http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch - PODCAST http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod - SUPPORT US https://patreon.com/genxgrownup - WEB & SOCIAL http://GenXGrownUp.com/discord https://twitch.tv/genxgrownup http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp https://bsky.app/profile/genxgrownup.com https://www.tiktok.com/@genxgrownup https://www.instagram.com/genxgrownup/ http://GenXGrownUp.com - SPONSORS Fightbox » https://genxgrownup.com/fightbox King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com - CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:22 - Retroid Pocket Nova 05:44 - MobyGames 08:38 - Sonic 35th Anniversary Carts 09:52 - Sonic Pinball 12:42 - Ayaneo Pocket Micro 2 14:12 - New N64 Game Carts 16:04 - Zelda Fan Remake 17:22 - Cultic Console Release

Nintendo is responding after a hacker group reportedly demanded $2 million over allegedly stolen employee-related data, and the story gets messy fast. But that’s only the beginning of this week’s Bit By Bit! We’re also looking at the sad news of Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot’s passing, Sony apparently shifting away from future PC releases for its biggest single-player PlayStation games, Wolfenstein 3D getting an impressive Atari Lynx port, and someone finally trying to make the definitive version of Zaxxon for the Atari 2600. Plus, Commodore is back in the weirdest way possible with a retro flip phone, LEGO is releasing a working arcade pinball machine set, and the cancelled Xbox 360 version of GoldenEye 007 has been recompiled to run natively on PC. Grab your coffee, fire up the CRT, and let’s dig into another round of retro gaming news, modern gaming weirdness, and a few stories we definitely did not see coming. ? #Nintendo #RetroGaming #BitByBit #Atari #GoldenEye007 #PlayStation #Commodore #LEGO - LINKS Nintendo Ransom - https://tinyurl.com/3hrkacyj RIP Claude Guillemot - https://tinyurl.com/27exbnbc Sony Ditches PC - https://tinyurl.com/ymzfsc9m Wolfenstein Lynxy - https://tinyurl.com/y2494y86 Zaxxon 2600 - https://tinyurl.com/29ep55b8 Commodore Callback - https://tinyurl.com/2t2yjt9k Lego Pinball - https://tinyurl.com/5yps5u2m Golden Eye Xbox - https://tinyurl.com/37sbhwmr - SHOP http://genxgrownup.com/amazon http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch - PODCAST http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod - SUPPORT US https://patreon.com/genxgrownup - WEB & SOCIAL http://GenXGrownUp.com/discord https://twitch.tv/genxgrownup http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp https://bsky.app/profile/genxgrownup.com https://www.tiktok.com/@genxgrownup https://www.instagram.com/genxgrownup/ http://GenXGrownUp.com - SPONSORS Fightbox » https://genxgrownup.com/fightbox King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com - CHAPTERS 00:22 - Nintendo Ransom 03:28 - RIP Claude Guillemot 06:40 - Sony Ditches PC 09:34 - Wolfenstein Lynxy 11:28 - Zaxxon 2600 13:36 - Commodore Callback 16:09 - Lego Pinball 17:46 - Golden Eye Xbox

Atari, Nightdive Studios, and Eidos-Montréal are bringing back Thief: The Dark Project Remastered, one of the most influential stealth games of all time with — but can this classic still sneak its way into modern gaming? This week on Bit By Bit, we’re covering Thief’s big return, Xbox’s translucent 25th anniversary console, DOOM inching closer to running on the Neo Geo AES, the SuperStation One’s Console Mode update, SEGA’s response to AI tools being used in Crazy Taxi: World Tour, a sealed Super Mario Bros. selling for $3 million, hidden Nintendo Switch Online retro challenges, and Delta iOS adding physical cartridge support through Epilogue. Retro gaming is getting revived, remastered, reimagined… and occasionally very expensive. ? Hashtags: #RetroGaming #Thief #Atari #Xbox #NintendoSwitchOnline #NeoGeo #BitByBit - LINKS Thief: TDP Remastered - https://tinyurl.com/2k5y6uep Xbox 25th Anniversary Console - https://tinyurl.com/2unexp2u DOOM on AES - https://tinyurl.com/2t5awvhn SuperStation One Release - https://tinyurl.com/yjp9s69d Crazy Taxi AI - https://tinyurl.com/3j8s8zcj NES Cart Auction - https://tinyurl.com/2shxvd2r NSO Update - https://tinyurl.com/2ampzwcu Delta & Epilogue - https://tinyurl.com/44zcetsn - SHOP http://genxgrownup.com/amazon http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch - PODCAST http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod - SUPPORT US https://patreon.com/genxgrownup - WEB & SOCIAL http://GenXGrownUp.com/discord https://twitch.tv/genxgrownup http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp https://bsky.app/profile/genxgrownup.com https://www.tiktok.com/@genxgrownup https://www.instagram.com/genxgrownup/ http://GenXGrownUp.com - SPONSORS Fightbox » https://genxgrownup.com/fightbox King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com - CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:22 - Thief: TDP Remastered 02:58 - Xbox 25th Anniversary Console 06:23 - DOOM on AES 08:11 - SuperStation One Release 10:19 - Crazy Taxi AI 13:29 - NES Cart Auction 16:42 - NSO Update 19:21 - Delta & Epilogue