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We love a good RPG Game Book and Nova Game Designs didn’t disappoint with its 1983 offering Lost Worlds. A modular gamebook combat system, Lost Worlds walked the line between literature and RPG gameplay! Check out our nostalgic review as Mo relives his youth through his favorite RPG Game Book series, Lost Worlds! #IndieGames #RPGBook […]

The Pac-Man 40th Anniversary My Arcade unit is here and Jon is ready to answer all your questions in our unbiased review. The My Arcade Pac Man 40th Anniversary mini arcade player sure looks pretty but does it live up to the hype? #PACMAN40thAnniversary #MyArcade #genxgrownup Get Yours » amzn.to/3m8ZhL2 (affiliate) or Get Something Better […]

Pitfall! is a video game designed by David Crane for the Atari 2600 and released by Activision in 1982. The player controls Pitfall Harry and is tasked with collecting all the treasures in a jungle within 20 minutes while avoiding obstacles and hazards. We’ll be playing five versions of Pitfall: the original Atari 2600, Intellivision, […]

Have you heard of the Coleco Chameleon book through Kickstarter? That’s right. One of the original Co-Hosts/Founders of the Retro Gaming Roundup podcast, Mike James, agreed to sit down with GenXGrownUp and discuss his new book, Smoke & Mirrors, which gives readers the inside scoop on one of the most famous Crowdfunding Scams of all […]

Super Baseball 2020 is a futuristic baseball video game. It was first released in Japan for the Neo Geo in 1991, and then it was later released in North America for the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1993. The game follows the basic rules of baseball, but there are several upgrades since […]

Megamania is an Atari 2600 game by Steve Cartwright and published by Activision in 1982. Versions were released for the Atari 5200 and Atari 8-bit family in 1983. Megamania is similar to Sega’s 1981 arcade title Astro Blaster. Both games have nearly identical patterns of approaching enemies with the player relying on an “energy” meter. […]