Is Atari Building A Retro Empire? + More Retro News!
This week on Bit By Bit, Atari makes another big retro move by acquiring rights tied to the first five Wizardry games. Is this just another classic IP pickup, or is Atari quietly building something much bigger in the retro gaming space?
We’re also covering Super Mario 64 running on Game Boy Advance, a pocket-sized GameCube made from real Nintendo hardware, the delayed THEA1200 Amiga-style retro computer, Takashi Tezuka retiring from Nintendo, new Neo Geo AES+ details, possible retired Evercade cartridges returning, and the open-source Game Bub FPGA handheld.
Eight bits of retro gaming news from the past week — all that and just a little bit more, right here on Bit By Bit! 🕹️
#Atari #Wizardry #RetroGaming #BitByBit #SuperMario64 #GameBoyAdvance #GameCube #Amiga #NeoGeo #Evercade #Nintendo #FPGAHandheld #RetroNews
– LINKS
Atari Acquires Wizardry – https://tinyurl.com/522kt3pe
Keychain GameCube – https://tinyurl.com/bdhtjke5
Evercade News – https://tinyurl.com/mr793pct
Super Mario 64 GBA – https://tinyurl.com/3rjtv72k
A1200 Pushed Back – https://tinyurl.com/5zbmm45d
Neo Geo AES+ Questions – https://tinyurl.com/437tffh9
Takashi Tezuka Retires – https://tinyurl.com/3wtyttx7
Game Bub – https://tinyurl.com/nuv8wj8x
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– CHAPTERS
0:22 – Atari Acquires Wizardry
4:31 – Keychain GameCube
6:21 – Evercade News
7:19 – Super Mario 64 GBA
8:33 – A1200 Pushed Back
9:51 – Neo Geo AES+ Questions
11:18 – Takashi Tezuka Retires
12:20 – Game Bub
@georgeofgenxgrownup4500
May 12, 2026 at 2:54 am
Okay, I'm ready for my 'chastising' — tell me what I missed out on by not playing Wizardry back in the day! 🧙♂ Which platform did you play it on (C64, Apple II, etc.), or are you excited to see what Atari does with the remasters?
@leiaorgana5491
May 12, 2026 at 2:54 am
Thank You!
@leiaorgana5491
May 12, 2026 at 2:54 am
i never played them either.
@cyrollan
May 12, 2026 at 2:54 am
That guy at Plaion just read off softball questions. Much of the info is readily available online already.
@ronm6585
May 12, 2026 at 2:54 am
Thanks George.
@dlradlt1
May 12, 2026 at 2:54 am
Now that's a game I didn't think I'd see again 😁
@nosyarg_pgh
May 12, 2026 at 2:54 am
Im aculay changed my channel from grayson r to galaga core im the one that sed the arcade 1up clip on plushies and the galagon idea for a video, but I don’t recommend the arcade one clip and plushy’s cause they’re basically sold out. Also that’s the blind bag that I got my GALAGA plus from in the icon of my channel
@ArturoAlejandroTreviño
May 12, 2026 at 2:54 am
The letters are tooo small to read 😠😠😠😕☹️.
@fall0ut892
May 12, 2026 at 2:54 am
Einfach Hammer 👍🏻 Retro Gaming wird immer mehr und mehr ins Rennen kommen. My Arcade baut auch geile Produkte
@piratesephiroth
May 12, 2026 at 2:54 am
Why did people only notice GBA Mario 64 now?
It's been a year and a half since the last update (dude became a father)…
@NotMuchHere
May 12, 2026 at 2:54 am
That is very odd … theAmiga OS is not where it needs to be ,,, the os is 'old/obsolete ' AND a mini was already released … more likely they want to focus on the neogeo
@HenryCavillage
May 12, 2026 at 2:54 am
Thanks George….👍👍
@hardkoregamer1981
May 12, 2026 at 2:54 am
Great video George thanks buddy 👍😎👍💯
@Gen-X-Memories
May 12, 2026 at 2:54 am
Cool video. Have some Hype on me:) 180
@MissRavenLaRuesTarot
May 12, 2026 at 2:54 am
You had me at Wizardry 🙂
@jmogler
May 12, 2026 at 2:54 am
Plaion answers 10 questions about their console 70% of the US population can't even order from their site. Maybe address that first.
@jmogler
May 12, 2026 at 2:54 am
Cool AF. Interestingly Wizardry I-III & V were all released on the C64. For whatever reason Return of Werdna was an Apple II and PC exclusive. There may have been some old Japanese computers as well. In IV you play as Werdna (the Bad Guy) and start at the very bottom on the Dungeon completely hamstrung in ability and power. As you progress up the Dungeon you grow stronger. You have spells that mostly revolve around capturing and controlling the enemies you fight and you craft your party from the creatures you capture. It's a total aberration from most of the series and a unique experience.
@tobiaskraft6695
May 12, 2026 at 2:54 am
A Wizardry for the 7800 we're big Cinema
@tobiaskraft6695
May 12, 2026 at 2:54 am
If you played wizardry back in these days, you have to be almost 60.
First Game come 1980?
@SaintLewisMusic
May 12, 2026 at 2:54 am
I would love to see Atari do a digital eclipse compilation with documentary content like the Atari 50 for the wizardry series, and it would even be cooler if Knight Dive was able to get involved and make a sequel!
@BrunoN-09
May 12, 2026 at 2:54 am
Im a retro + modern gamer. Love both worlds so Im happy that Atari is making a moove. Could also follow the example that evercade gave us and create new mordern games for retro consoles as there is a target audience that will love it for sure
@guillepankeke2844
May 12, 2026 at 2:54 am
I hate Atari, I'm still waiting a reasonable price on Tomb Raider 1-3, Dark Forces Remaster, and System Shock. Big etc. They have a long history of not caring and trying to make a quick buck.