Has Atari Merch Gone Too Far?! + More Retro News!
⌚🕹️ This week on Bit By Bit, we’re looking at a seriously bold (and seriously pricey) tribute timepiece that wears classic Atari vibes right on your wrist — woodgrain energy and all.
Plus, two more retro headlines you’ll want on your radar: AYANEO says 2026 will bring real improvements to customer support and after-sales service, and Digital Eclipse’s Disney Afternoon Collection has reportedly been rated for Switch and “Switch 2”, which could mean a whole new audience for those cartoon-era classics. 📺🎮
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– CHAPTERS
0:33 – New Atari Watch
2:23 – Mangmi Pocket Max
4:06 – Ayaneo To Do Better
7:09 – Ayaneo Pocket DMG Aura Yellow
9:07 – New/Old DE Disney Collection
@MrGixer
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
I have in three colour and I absolutely love them !!! All sold out in the website
@jackmcslay
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
If they're selling a new watch, that probably means the previous watches sold well. I'm pretty positive there'll be people who would buy these, the design is much less on-the-nose and would be much more suitable for people with deeper pockets who want some discretion. This is a category of product where spending hundreds of dollars on a watch is the point, not to have good cost-benefit.
@london19657
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
Without the word ATARI printed on it, you would never guess at any connection with Atari consoles. Oh, and it's a silly price. Thanks for the video.
@seanys
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
The price of that watch gives me a suspicion about what they were smoking when they priced it.
@katmacoconnor
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
👾💜
@snowdog03
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
I'd pay $3.50 😎
@mikesilva3868
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
Good video 😊
@TeeDohJackson
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
The Atari website has it at $336, it's an automatic, not that bad
@A.E.Konietzky
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
Atari Watch is NOT REMOTELY worth it. LoL.
@SpecialAgentEBunny
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
I feel like I’m their target audience, 45, grew up on Atari and regularly play it, expendable income. Even I would never buy this
@KatDoomsong
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
The NTSC color gamut is just the part of the visible light spectrum that was used as a standard for TVs (except for regions that used PAL). Many newer displays can reproduce a broader portion of that spectrum. The reason for them to point out that their screen displays a broader range than NTSC is that their screen should accurately reproduce the colors in retro games that were primarily made for NTSC standard displays.
@michaelnelson7240
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
I thought that matrix background on the TV was Tetris pieces falling down which would look really cool
@meathead2676
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
Remember the pac-man watch from the 1980s and playing it in school to pass the time.
@chaddersh3736
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
Short answer, not me
@SciFiDude79
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
They want that much for a watch that doesn't even have hash marks for the hours? It's more a novelty item than a functional timepiece. I'd sooner buy one of the Atari My Play watches that at least have smart functions, and you can play games on them, and they cost a lot less. The default face on those at least has the ring from the 2600 joystick, which has clear markings for 3, 6, 9 and 12.
@toothyweasel2705
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
I love the watch but I run into the issue I do with every watch; I already wear an Apple Watch to track my steps and everything so I know I wouldn’t wear this
@AliensForTheWin
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
420 for a digital watch that plays Atari 2600 games from what 45 years ago almost 50 years ago and they want $420 are they smoking crack
I will admit I like the design I think they're awesome colors but nowhere worth $420!
@MrKroogur
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
That watch fails to to impress, we get a tiny bit of wood grain the black ridged watch face and the orange joystick ring and while those are a good start the hands could have been styled after the console switches. For that price point it should at least come with a game possibly Warlords with the crown acting as the control.
A more interesting watch would be a reproduction of the Nelsonic Pac-Man watch that still seems to go for decent money even for broken ones on ebay. The modern one could have 2 modes original LCD game or the real game.
@adm712
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
If your going to pay $420USD for that watch, you gotta be smoking some 420USD
@scotthovland7380
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
I wouldn't for $4.20
@tedadamgreen
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
Those watches look good but waaaay out of my league, as I am still contemplating the My Play Atari 2600 Watch at $80 🤣👊🏻🕹️📺😎
Thanks for another GREAT episode George
@1969cougareliminator
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
I like the look of that watch but like you, it's something I can't afford right now. That Disney Digital Eclipse looks pretty neat, I hope that happens. Just some wistful thinking on my part, but I would love it if Digital Eclipse could do a Lucas Arts collection someday. Thanks for all you do George!
@とりたんrh
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
You may think it doesn't matter, but it would be helpful if you could choose a dubbing for the video like before.
@ThreeToesofFury
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
Great vid! Here's to hoping Ayaneo makes good on these promises. Im one of the crowdfunding backers of their product (Pocket Fit) and have been waiting since October to receive the unit. Honestly i was very much ok with waiting a while, however, they ended up shipping many many units to retailers BEFORE individuals like myself who paid them in advance to support them. Absolutely dissapointing. And considering some of the bigger retro review channels have been very open about this, its gotta impact them accordingly.
@rolyatecnal
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
LOL. No.
@porkboy23
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
It's wild that Digital Eclipse has been around for so long. I had the Williams Arcade Classics PC release. It only had six games but it came with loads of behind the scenes interviews on full motion video.
@shireoryx6153
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
Mineral crystal and NH35 are just ok. Great design though.
@ronm6585
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
Thanks George.
@OdonataCreations
April 30, 2026 at 3:44 pm
70’s-80’s gamer Stoners like me probably 😎💨💨💨🤣
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