History of video games/Platforms/Retro-Bit Generations

History

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Development

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The console was announced by August 2016.[1]

Launch

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The system was released later in 2016 for $59.99 USD or 49.99 British Pounds.[2]

Legacy

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Due to emulation issues, the system was generally received poorly by critics at launch.[2][3] However, some reviewers did consider the system as a fair value for the price.[4]

Later on, three more versions Retro Bit Generations consoles were made for a total of 4 consoles in the series by 2018.[5]

Technology

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Hardware

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The system has an HDMI output port.[6] The system also had three RCA jacks for composite video and stereo audio.[7]

The system was shipped with two controllers.[3]

Software

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Licenced games were played on the system via emulation.[7]

Games

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The system shipped with a non-expandable library of commercial games.[3]

The system also shipped with some system specific games, which were primarily clones of other games.[8]

References

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  1. "NES Classic Has A New Rival This Year, The Retro-Bit Generations" (in en). Player.One. 4 August 2016. https://www.player.one/nes-classic-has-new-rival-year-retro-bit-generations-549177. 
  2. a b "Retro-Bit Generations Review" (in en-gb). PCMag UK. 23 November 2016. https://uk.pcmag.com/video-game-consoles/86254/retro-bit-generations. 
  3. a b c "Retro-Bit Generations Console // Sent In For Review - Rerez". Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  4. "Retro-bit Generations Console Review". videogamecritic.com. https://videogamecritic.com/extras/reviews/retrobitgen.htm. 
  5. "Retro-bit Generations IV for Dedicated console (2018)". MobyGames. https://www.mobygames.com/game/retro-bit-generations-iv. 
  6. "Retro-Bit Generations Review" (in en). PCMAG. https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/retro-bit-generations. 
  7. a b McFerran, Damien (18 November 2016). "Hardware Review: Retro-Bit Generations". Nintendo Life. https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/11/hardware_review_retro-bit_generations. 
  8. "Review: Retro-Bit Generations - Hardcore Gamer". hardcoregamer.com. 9 December 2016. https://hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review-retro-bit-generations/238828/.