Better, forty years later?
IMHO, the better successor is the Raspberry Pi 400. It has a new competitor the Orange 800
Pi800 First Look, An Brand New All-In-One PC! Think Pi400 But Faster! 6 Core Arm CPU
Raspberry Pis are 'thin on the ground', but the 400 is available. This is a worthy competitor -- it has an audio out jack.
For the 8-bit handicap, there is RetroPie
RetroPie - Retro-gaming on the Raspberry Pi