Atari Levels Up With 3 Toaplan Drops! + More Retro News!
Atari levels up with three new Toaplan releases landing on the 2600+, 7800, and 7800+. We break down what’s coming and why it matters for the modern Atari ecosystem. Plus: the real reason Space Invaders speeds up (an 8080 bottleneck!) and Qwertykeys’ retro-style keyboard with built-in mini-games. Subscribe for weekly Bit By Bit retro news!
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Space Invaders Nugget – https://tinyurl.com/k3vx2tff
QK65 MK3 – https://tinyurl.com/5n8fanmp
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– CHAPTERS
0:00 – Atari 2600+/7800+ New Games
1:49 – Lost JRPG Horror Game
3:56 – Namco Arcade Console Release
5:12 – Space Invaders Nugget
6:53 – QK65 MK3
@joezar33
February 28, 2026 at 3:15 pm
Come on Atari , 2600+/7800+ only shmups 😑 ????? would like to have seen "Metrovania , Fighter , Beat em up , or Plateformer" , why is this rocket science for them to create those ?
@exidy-yt
February 28, 2026 at 3:15 pm
3 of the best Toaplan shooters of all time, good call Atari! Also, I thought everyone figured it out decades ago that the Space Invaders crawled at the beginning and the last aliens flew across the screen was due to the CPU bottleneck in processing the high number of aliens at the start that eased more and more as aliens were removed from the screen.
@dbnpoldermans4120
February 28, 2026 at 3:15 pm
Excellent episode. Congrats!
@RipVan-X
February 28, 2026 at 3:15 pm
There are so many new and interesting ways to play "video" games now, it's staggering. The keyboard thing isn't for me, but it's interesting to see how people think about new ways to access games. I wonder if accessibility is built into something like that, voice command, etc.
@ButterSpider3
February 28, 2026 at 3:15 pm
Tokyo Wars was awesome! The only place that had it near me was Malibu Grand Prix. But it was quite expensive to play. The cool part was they had 4 of them for a little while. Team play was a blast!
That keyboard is cool. But for me, it would be just a novelty. I would probably only use the game part once.
Very good episode. Thanks, George.
@nickatmacomb8965
February 28, 2026 at 3:15 pm
Twin Cobra is an awesome game
@mikesilva3868
February 28, 2026 at 3:15 pm
Coolest splatter world sounds interesting 😊
@1969cougareliminator
February 28, 2026 at 3:15 pm
You got me at Twin Cobra! Yeah, the keyboard with builtin games doesn't excite me. Another great bit-by-bit!
@tedadamgreen
February 28, 2026 at 3:15 pm
Great update and sometimes people just want a cool new unique piece of tech and for some that keyboard will scratch that itch. A niche product that won’t get mass sales but I expect they’ll sell enough to meet thier goals. And even though it ain’t for me, I say good luck and hope they do well
Thanks George 👊🏻📺🕹️👾🎮PLP
@jeremiahthomas8140
February 28, 2026 at 3:15 pm
I was hoping Snow Bros. was going to be one of the three games picked, but Ben went with three vertical shooters in line with Tiger-Heli.
@SilverBluesRetrocade
February 28, 2026 at 3:15 pm
Another great edition, George. Thanks! – John
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