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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 […]

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? We once again test your knowledge of classic arcade games! How well do you […]

Not many of us have space for a full-sized arcade cabinet, let alone 12 of them! Arcade1Up has been helping us with this dilemma with their 3/4 sized arcade cabinets and I finally got one that I have been wanting for a long time: the Atari Legacy Edition! This puppy comes with Asteroids, Centipede, Major […]

Here it is, the early wave video game sensation in all of its retro-chic glory, PONG™! Oh, and there’s way more counter appeal beyond the authentic gameplay of the original…inside are five additional Atari classics that utilize those spinner controls: Pong™ Doubles, Pong™ Sports, Warlords™, Super Breakout™, and Tempest™! In this review, we check out […]

Mo reviews one of Arduboy's latest offerings, the FX-C. It's a device built to play games developed by the Arduino Community. It comes preloaded with over 300 games and you can add and remove games! From the ARDUBOY Site: Arduboy is an 8-bit game system the size of a credit card with a collection of hundreds of homebrew games made by a community of open source developers. Based on Arduino, it’s a great way to play, make and share 8-bit games online. If you know how to code, you’ll be right at home and if you’re a beginner there are tutorials and examples available in the community. #arduino #arduboy #genxgrownup #retrogaming #retrogames - LINKS Get the FX-C on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3VQgCjr (affiliate) CartBuilder Site - https://bit.ly/4ymntOZ Arduboy FX-C Page - https://www.arduboy.com/shop/p/arduboy-fx-c See Jon's review of the R36 MAX - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90wIzq9Jmrw - 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 Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv - CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:23 - Open 03:20 - What is Arduino 04:10 - Back to Review 05:15 - Conclusions