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The second of Basic Fun’s 2020 line of Arcade Classics is Defender. Or is it? Something is very wrong with this tabletop mini arcade release, and Jon runs it down in this review. #genxgrownup #defender #basicfun Subscribe » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownupMerchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch Podcast » GenXGrownUp.com/podDiscord » GenXGrownUp.com/discordFacebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUpTwitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitterWebsite » GenXGrownUp.com […]

Apples and oranges no more! Up until now, we’ve had to compare micro arcade machines from Basic Fun’s Arcade Classics & My Arcade’s Micro Arcade line from afar, but now that Arcade Classics has released both Galaga and Dig Dug (both previously available from My Arcade) we can finally do a head-to-head comparison on a […]

Apples and oranges no more! Up until now we’ve had to compare micro arcade machines from Basic Fun’s Arcade Classics & My Arcade’s Micro Arcade line from afar, but now that Arcade Classics has released both Galaga and Dig Dug (both previously available from My Arcade) we can finally do a head-to-head comparison on a […]

Jon takes takes three Arcade Classic mini arcade cabinets out for a test drive and reviews them to let you know if they’re worth your hard-earned tokens. Buy Q*Bert » amzn.to/2xv3GyW Buy Centipede » amzn.to/2g7B2AD Buy Pac-Man » amzn.to/2g70R3M Subscribe » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Website » GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » GenXGrownUp.com/pod Theme: “Grown Up” by […]

All the thrills and spills of the arcade game in a cardboard format in the Pole Position board game! Released in 1983 by Parker Brothers, players use various movement cards (move 5, move 4, move rookie/move 2, move 2/shift track) in an attempt to be the first car around the track. Adapted from the popular […]

Join GenXGrownUp for Perks! » bit.ly/395HEr9 Those of us in Generation X will remember fondly the wash of arcade sound effects that hit us from the classic games when we walked into an arcade. But how well do you remember them? In this quiz, test your knowledge of classic arcade games by identifying the game […]