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Space Panic is a 1980 arcade video game developed by Universal. Presented in a side view, the player digs holes in horizontal platforms to trap pursuing aliens, then eliminates them by hitting them with a shovel. A port to the PV-1000 by Casio and a ColecoVision version by CBS Electronics were both released in 1983. Predating Nintendo's Donkey Kong, and lacking a jump mechanic, Space Panic was the first game involving climbing ladders between walkable platforms. The genre was initially labeled "climbing games" and "ladder games", but by the late 1980s became known as platform games. The original arcade game was commercially successful in Japan, but an obscure release in North America. A 1981 clone, Apple Panic, available before any official home versions, became a top-seller on the Apple II and was ported to other home computers. There were over a dozen Space Panic clones for home systems, often with "panic" in the title. Lode Runner (1983) later put its own spin on climbing and digging, a lineage which eventually took on the name puzzle-platform games. #retrogaming #arcade #platformer #genxgrownup - SHOP http://genxgrownup.com/amazon http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch - PODCAST http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod - SUPPORT US https://patreon.com/genxgrownup - WEB & SOCIAL http://GenXGrownUp.com/discord https://twitch.tv/genxgrownup http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp https://bsky.app/profile/genxgrownup.com https://www.tiktok.com/@genxgrownup https://www.instagram.com/genxgrownup/ http://GenXGrownUp.com - SPONSORS King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com

Social pariah! Somehow, Jon has survived in society without ever having seen the sci-fi classic, Blade Runner. We’re setting out to correct this oversight, but not before having a bit of fun with the situation. Subscribe ? bit.ly/Subscribe2GenXGrownUp Facebook ? fb.me/GenXGrownUp Website ? GenXGrownUp.com Theme: “Grown Up” by Beefy ? beefyness.com

Part 1/2 – A few weekends ago, Jon stumbled across this 1980 electronic handheld game from Parker Brothers: Split Second. It was in pretty rough shape, but he’s determined to clean it up and restore it to working condition. Split Second » amzn.to/2yK6uJq Flea Market Finds PnP » youtu.be/cNeegTJ6Q0Q Subscribe » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp […]

GravitreX is a physics simulation game that has you trying to land two ships on their respective platforms. Like the old classic Lunar Lander, but much more difficult and more heavily physics-based. And who wouldn’t want to play some super-charged Lunar Lander, right? Jon sure does! #GravitreX #LunarLander #GenXGrownUp Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch […]

Are you ready for 80s arcade space combat in real life? Then look no further as Jon demonstrates a new nostalgic table top throwback, the Space Invaders Dice Game! We love video games, we love tabletop games & we love dice games so let us guide you through the Space Invaders fun! Space Invaders Dice! […]

We love comic books, especially indie comics! In this week’s round table comic book review we take a look at a book from Caliber Comics written by Evan K. Pozios and illustrated by Alex Sanchez & Patrick Parnell. Nazi fortunes appear bleaker by the day, but in the bowels of a mine, a terrible threat […]