by I'm trying to contain my excitement about this one! It's been announced today by Digital Eclipse and Atari that Toy Story: Retro Roundup! is coming to Xbox on October 15th, featuring multiple classic Toy Story games along with A Bug's Life.
"Step back into Andy’s room with Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and more classic characters in Toy Story: Retro Roundup! This five-game collection features console and handheld versions of four early Toy Story titles, as well as A Bug’s Life. All the games have been upgraded with new features, quality-of-life improvements, and an overflowing toy chest of behind-the-scenes content. Revisit the ‘90s and early 2000s hits you loved and share these titles with a new generation of Toy Story fans."
There are 11 versions of these games in total from the console and handheld releases, and here's the full list:
• Toy Story (1995, Sega Genesis, SNES, Game Boy): Play your way through the movie with challenging levels that closely follow the plot of the original film.
• Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue! (1999, Playstation 1): To infinity and beyond! Control Buzz Lightyear across fifteen levels to rescue Woody in a game that follows the plot of the second film.
• Toy Story 2 (1999, Game Boy Color): Become a Space Ranger! In this side-scrolling platformer, you play as Buzz, who runs, jumps, and blasts enemies with his laser through 11 levels.
• Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000, PlayStation 1, Game Boy Color): Defend the Galactic Alliance in this platformer based on the animated series of the same name.
• Toy Story Racer (2001, PlayStation 1, Game Boy Color): Race against your friends in this kart racing game, where you play as classic Toy Story characters and zoom through a variety of familiar settings.
• A Bug's Life (1998, PlayStation 1, Game Boy Color): It’s a bug-eat-bug world in this platformer that follows the plot of the hit film.
"Play Toy Story (1995), Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue! (1999), Toy Story 2 (1999), Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000), Toy Story Racer (2001) and A Bug’s Life (1998). Includes 11 total versions of the games across console and handheld. The games have been enhanced with quality-of-life improvements, including Rewind, Rex’s Cheat Codes, and more. Use Rewind to retry mistakes when you miss a jump across Andy’s shelves or take too many hits from the angry, wind-up robot. Unlock game-specific enhancements like unlimited lives or invincibility with Rex’s Cheat Codes."
In addition to all these games, you also get loads of behind-the-scenes content including exclusive interviews, development photos, design documents, a music player and more.
And as if that wasn't enough, Toy Story 3 from the Xbox 360 era is getting a "Complete Edition" on the same day, with the new version featuring "upgraded graphics, with up to 4K resolution at 60 FPS, depending on platform".
"Reopen the toy chest and saddle up as Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and Jessie in Toy Story 3 Complete Edition, a 3D adventure based on the hit 2010 animated film, Toy Story 3, now available for modern systems. Play through authentic moments from the movie in Story Mode, or drop into the wild west sandbox of Woody’s Roundup in Toy Box Mode, where you can customize your town and even play as Evil Emperor Zurg."
Both Toy Story: Retro Roundup! and Toy Story 3: Complete Edition should start appearing on the Xbox Store soon, and you'll be able to pick them up for $24.99 each (we assume there will be a bundle too). There's no physical edition for Xbox unfortunately, so a digital purchase is your only option on Series X and S.
We'll leave you with some combined screenshots for these Toy Story Xbox titles down below: