Series227 Videos

The Atari 800XL is coming back—but is this $220 revival worth a spot on your desk? A working keyboard, HDMI output, cartridge support and 25 built-in games make THE 800XL a tempting return to Atari’s home-computer days. George takes a closer look in this week’s Bit By Bit from GenXGrownUp. Then, the ESA targets Anbernic and handhelds bundled with unauthorized games, while Analogue unveils the Super Nt+ and Mega Sg+ for SNES and Genesis cartridge fans. Wing Commander III restoration news brings renewed hope for its classic live-action footage, and decomp.dev’s public-index shutdown raises questions about AI’s impact on the retro development community. We also dig into the Toy Story: Retro Roundup! reviews, explore Shiny Relay’s community-made wireless features for the ModRetro Chromatic, and wrap up with Anbernic RG DDS preorders. Would you bring THE 800XL home—or stick with your original Atari? Tell us in the comments, and subscribe to GenXGrownUp for more retro gaming news, reviews and nostalgia! #Atari800XL #RetroGaming #RetroGamingNews #Atari #BitByBit #GenXGrownUp - LINKS THE 800XL - https://tinyurl.com/4n8tkvhd ESA vs Anbernic - https://tinyurl.com/2kavs9k6 Analogue SNES & Genesis FPGA consoles - https://tinyurl.com/3pn7drnb Wing Commander III News - https://tinyurl.com/3rmk3ee4 Decomp.dev Shuts Down - https://tinyurl.com/mw8zd86m Toy Story Reviews - https://tinyurl.com/y9wryec9 ModRetro Chromatic Shiny Relay - https://tinyurl.com/u86yaxsb Anbernic RG DDS Preorders - https://tinyurl.com/455xwka2 - 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 Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv - CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:22 - THE 800XL 01:59 - ESA vs Anbernic 07:47 - Analogue SNES & Genesis FPGA consoles 09:26 - Wing Commander III News 11:12 - Decomp.dev Shuts Down 13:21 - Toy Story Reviews 14:41 - ModRetro Chromatic Shiny Relay 16:11 - Anbernic RG DDS Preorders

Vectrex Mini, a new Intellivision sequel, and discoveries from the convention floor! This special edition of Bit By Bit takes you to the Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2026 with George for conversations about classic gaming and what’s coming next. We check out Vectrex Mini, catch up with Champ Games and Songbird, and explore Chip Shot 2—a new Intellivision game following the original Chip Shot. We also talk with the team behind Playdate and share more interesting finds from around the show. From new games for classic systems to hardware with a different approach to play, come along and meet some of the people keeping gaming creative. Which would you like to see more of on GenXGrownUp: Vectrex Mini, new Intellivision games, or Playdate? Let us know in the comments! Subscribe to GenXGrownUp for more Bit By Bit retro gaming news, hands-on reviews, and convention coverage. #RetroGaming #PRGE2026 #VectrexMini #Intellivision #Playdate #BitByBit #GenXGrownUp - LINKS Play Date - https://play.date/ Champ Games - https://champ.games/ Chip Shot 2 - https://tinyurl.com/du5naf8k Songbird - https://songbird-productions.com/ Vectrex Mini - https://vectrex.com/ Bit Built Experience - https://bitbuilt.net/forums/ Arkade - https://www.idessa.io/#arkade Recade - https://www.recade.io/ - 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 Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv - CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:22 - Playdate 03:12 - Champ Games 05:00 - Chip Shot 2 07:24 - Songbird 08:29 - Vectrex Mini 10:37 - Bit Built Experience 13:02 - Arkade 14:56 - Recade

Could your LEGO PlayStation become a playable games console? BrickStation aims to make it happen! In Bit By Bit E154, we explore the announced third-party upgrade designed to bring PS1 gaming to your brick-built PlayStation—and what’s still to come before launch. Then we discuss the C64 and ZX Spectrum handheld delay, Pennsylvania’s proposed protections for digital-game buyers, and RetroAchievements on original PlayStation 2 hardware. We also explore newly licensed Toki conversions for classic hardware, KONKR Pocket BLOCK specifications and pricing, an ambitious Super Mario 64 project for the SNES, and X-Arcade’s new Arcade2TV Pinball FX Edition controller. Would you turn your LEGO PlayStation into a gaming machine, or keep it as a display piece? Tell us in the comments! Subscribe to GenXGrownUp for more Bit By Bit retro gaming news, classic gaming discoveries, and nostalgic fun. #RetroGaming #LEGOPlayStation #BrickStation #BitByBit #GenXGrownUp - LINKS Playable LEGO PlayStation - https://tinyurl.com/ys7shpfz Handhelds Delayed - https://tinyurl.com/4faf7spm Digital Games Protections - https://tinyurl.com/yp69xpk7 RetroAchievements News - https://tinyurl.com/4xadf6az Toki - https://tinyurl.com/54bbdajn KONKR Pocket BLOCK - https://tinyurl.com/mwd5fdz8 Super Mario SNES Port - https://tinyurl.com/4k5r62az X-Arcade MAX - https://tinyurl.com/ynrt3jzs - 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 Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv - CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:22 - Playable LEGO PlayStation 03:40 - Handhelds Delayed 05:36 - Digital Games Protections 08:19 - RetroAchievements News 09:21 - Toki 11:18 - KONKR Pocket BLOCK 14:18 - Super Mario SNES Port 15:37 - X-Arcade MAX

The NeoGeo AES+ was delayed—but how close did it come to disappearing entirely? Plaion reveals how an AI-driven chip shortage threatened the retro console’s future and forced a redesign to keep the project alive. In Bit By Bit episode 153, we also explore Evercade’s upcoming James Pond, The Last Ninja and International Karate collections, an Atari 2600 cartridge build for the Myst demake, and the arrival of Nightdive’s SiN: Reloaded. Then we step inside Pokémon Snap through an unofficial Quest VR project, explore the Atari computer that might have been through JagOS, celebrate the recovery of a long-lost Xevious commercial, and check out GameStop’s Capcom Super Pocket bundle. Does the new explanation restore your confidence in the NeoGeo AES+, or has the wait changed your mind? Tell us in the comments, and subscribe to GenXGrownUp for more retro gaming news, classic hardware, and unexpected discoveries. #RetroGaming #NeoGeo #BitByBit #GenXGrownUp #Evercade #Atari2600 #SiNReloaded #PokemonSnap - LINKS NeoGeo AES+ Explanation - https://tinyurl.com/hzy38bmj New Evercade Carts - https://tinyurl.com/37mh8w9h Myst on an Atari 2600 cartridge - https://tinyurl.com/2tyeecef SiN: Reloaded launches - https://tinyurl.com/ydwz9eh9 Pokémon Snap fan project reaches Quest VR - https://tinyurl.com/37h7pdxd JagOS imagines the unreleased Atari Painter - https://tinyurl.com/mtu8rh9s Lost Xevious arcade commercial recovered - https://tinyurl.com/yj5f2b9y GameStop Capcom Super Pocket bundle - https://tinyurl.com/5xa8wmtf - 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 Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv - CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:22 - NeoGeo AES+ Explanation 05:41 - New Evercade Carts 07:28 - Myst on an Atari 2600 cartridge 08:41 - SiN: Reloaded launches 09:26 - Pokémon Snap fan project reaches Quest VR 10:48 - JagOS imagines the unreleased Atari Painter 12:49 - Lost Xevious arcade commercial recovered 14:51 - GameStop Capcom Super Pocket bundle

A tiny new FPGA handheld is taking aim at Game Boy fans with real cartridge support, a sharp screen, and a price that comes in far below some of the better-known premium alternatives. This week on Bit By Bit, we’re looking at that new FunnyPlaying handheld along with a packed batch of retro gaming news covering returning classics, a surprising movie adaptation, major preservation and reverse-engineering work, unusual new arcade hardware, Dreamcast homebrew, refreshed retro handhelds, and a fresh physical release for Game Boy Color fans. If you’re into classic consoles, retro hardware, preservation, physical media, arcade gaming, and modern ways to enjoy old-school games, you’re in the right place. #RetroGaming #GameBoy #FPGA #Dreamcast #PlayStation2 #ArcadeGaming #BitByBit #GenXGrownUp - LINKS FunnyPlaying FPGB Mini - https://tinyurl.com/5x7b5jw4 Terranigma Returns in 2027 - https://tinyurl.com/3p4wcxnn Crazy Taxi Movie - https://tinyurl.com/4zz6z885 PlayStation 2 MechaCon - https://tinyurl.com/3j8swskk HORI Arcade Classic Pro - https://tinyurl.com/v8urzfhp Star Wars Trilogy Arcade x Dreamcast - https://tinyurl.com/nhbm57ez Hyperkin SupaBoy - https://tinyurl.com/mskh6rke R-Type DX Physical GBC - https://tinyurl.com/yvjkd5xb - 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 Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv - CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:22 - FunnyPlaying FPGB Mini 02:36 - Terranigma Returns in 2027 04:40 - Crazy Taxi Movie 05:59 - PlayStation 2 MechaCon 07:00 - HORI Arcade Classic Pro 09:31 - Star Wars Trilogy Arcade x Dreamcast 10:33 - Hyperkin SupaBoy 12:52 - R-Type DX Physical GBC

The NeoGeo AES+ was shaping up to be one of the most exciting new pieces of retro hardware this year — but now fans are going to be waiting a whole lot longer. The hardware-accurate NeoGeo revival has been pushed all the way into September 2027, and we’re digging into what caused the major delay. Plus, GOG takes game preservation beyond the games themselves with printable classic PC big-box extras, Super Smash Bros. Melee reaches a huge decompilation milestone after years of work, and the new Metal Slug Ultimate Collection packs ten games together with online co-op. We’ve also got a major RPCS3 breakthrough that makes physical PS3 discs much more useful on PC, another surprising development in the never-ending Amico saga, a modern reimagining of Lara Croft’s original Tomb Raider adventure, and a compact 4:3 retro gaming monitor built with classic consoles in mind. It’s eight bits of retro gaming news, all packed into this week’s Bit By Bit! #NeoGeo #RetroGaming #SNK #GamePreservation #MetalSlug #TombRaider #ClassicGaming #BitByBit - LINKS NeoGeo AES+ Delayed - https://tinyurl.com/498wbpxe GOG Big-Box Preservation Extras - https://tinyurl.com/yc29phfs Super Smash Bros. Melee - https://tinyurl.com/2r6z6a2s Metal Slug Ultimate Collection - https://tinyurl.com/sutan55b RPCS3 - https://tinyurl.com/bde5v35x Amico CEO Statement - https://tinyurl.com/3s4dfxfz Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis - https://tinyurl.com/ymwayu5b Unico Traveller - https://tinyurl.com/ydb24tdm - 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 Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv - CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:22 NeoGeo AES+ Delayed 05:01 GOG Big-Box Preservation Extras 07:16 Super Smash Bros. Melee 08:58 Metal Slug Ultimate Collection 10:19 RPCS3 11:56 Amico CEO Statement 15:24 Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis 16:22 Unico Traveller