Nintendo Hackers Demand $2 Million?! + More Retro News!
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
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– CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro
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
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@LandBeyond
June 22, 2026 at 7:20 am
Look into the Ultima series, I'm seeing Richard is getting control back to these old games.
@Yoshizuyuner
June 22, 2026 at 7:20 am
Never pay ransoms, you just become a big target for many more hackers that will eventually hack you again
@tl2532
June 22, 2026 at 7:20 am
What are they going to leak? A bunch of nerds talking about video games? Boring.
@IamPowerdriven
June 22, 2026 at 7:20 am
Happy Father's Day!! Another great video with great information George. Keep up the great work and have a great Father's Day.
@KatDoomsong
June 22, 2026 at 7:20 am
It would be a shame if all the effort to revive Commodore gets tanked because of this cell phone. I know nothing about the company's finances, and maybe I'm vastly underestimating the appeal of this project, but it wouldn't be the first company to go under by investing in a failed product launch. I've don't use any social media apps on my phone, but sometimes you need to look something up, so it wouldn't work for me.
@ButterSpider3
June 22, 2026 at 7:20 am
As crime goes, that was a wasted effort hack.
Great episode! Thanks, George!
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@TomMannCenturia
June 22, 2026 at 7:20 am
Thanks for the video, enjoying the little snippets. You're way more diplomatic about Commodore's Phone than me!. Imo it's an awful minimal effort cash grab and an abysmal use of the license and name they claim to care about. Lego is fantastic but they're a bit punchy price wise for me. I have to be very selective about what I buy unfortunately (at least until I inherit a fortune from some long lost uncle I know nothing about).
@GenXLizard
June 22, 2026 at 7:20 am
These hackers are lame, if they wanna do something go after Google/Youtube
@tedadamgreen
June 22, 2026 at 7:20 am
Zaxxon-Arcade 2600 is my Game of the Year! Been playing the demo and can’t wait for the full game later this year
I agree with Nintendo and just ignore those people and let the chips fall where they may. Definitely wouldn’t pay for the data they stole.
The Commodore Phone is … interesting
Sad news for UniSoft
And for the money I would get the ROKR Dinosaur Pinball instead of the Lego one. If you haven’t seen it, give it a Google … looks like maybe more fun for less dollars.
Thanks for these Sunday weekly wrap ups as always George
Much appreciated
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@1969cougareliminator
June 22, 2026 at 7:20 am
Happy Father's Day George! Great stuff as always! Thank you for all you do!
@mikesilva3868
June 22, 2026 at 7:20 am
Cool 😊