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 […]
Operation is a battery-operated game of physical skill that tests players’ hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. The game’s prototype was invented in 1964 by University of Illinois industrial-design student John Spinello, who sold his rights to renowned toy designer Marvin Glass for $500 and the promise of a job […]
Homebrew is absolutely on a roll in 2026 🎮🔥 Mega Cat Studios is kicking off the year with a triple physical-cart drop for classic Nintendo hardware—Super Fanger (SNES) plus Plyuk and Old Towers (NES). Three new reasons to dust off the old consoles? Yes please. 😸✨ Plus, Nintendo fans get […]
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⌚🕹️ 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 […]
#rememberwhen NBC Saturday morning TV made high school look like the coolest place on earth? Relive the days of Saved by the Bell with Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Tiffani Thiessen, Mario Lopez, Dustin Diamond, Lark Voorhies, and Elizabeth Berkley. From Zack Morris’ “Time Out” to AC Slater’s ballet and Jesse Spano’s “I’m […]
This week on Bit By Bit, we’re flipping the “tiny computer” script — Recalbox turns a Raspberry Pi into a retro gaming monster 🕹️🔥 (fast setup, slick front-end, and all the goodies you want for living-room emulation). Then we jump to the future: classic arcade cabinets in VR are heading […]
Pitstop is a 1983 racing video game developed and published by Epyx for the Atari 8-bit computers, ColecoVision, Coleco Adam, and Commodore 64. It was followed by Pitstop II in 1984. Pitstop is played from a semi-first-person perspective, placing the player in a bird’s-eye perspective slightly behind a race car. […]
Napster revolutionized the distribution of music as we know it. Although mp3s of songs were available previously, Napster brought free music and piracy to the mainstream. However, people in the music industry were not happy about it. Metallica, in particular Lars Ulrich, joined by the RIAA, sued Napster after an […]
