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"Friday Plays" as a series started early in 2024 when a video about Target Fun got way more interest than anticipated. Since then, we've established a format and have completed two seasons spanning nearly 100 titles. In this supercut, the entire 2025 season's episodes are combined here for your longform viewing entertainment! #atari #retrogaming #gameplay #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 - CHAPTERS 00:00:00 Welcome to 2025! 00:01:15 Rescue on Fractalus (A8B) 00:18:12 Adventures of Tron (2600) 00:30:26 Commando Raid (2600) 00:41:08 Worm War I (2600) 00:56:29 Stampede (2600) 01:15:32 AD&D Cloudy Mountain (INTV) 01:37:12 Solar Fox (2600) 01:51:18 Fantastic Voyage (2600) 02:07:13 Seaquest (2600) 02:22:54 Basic Math (2600) 02:37:02 Basketball (2600) 02:51:39 Fire Fighter (2600) 03:04:04 I, Robot (Arcade) 03:18:33 Fast Eddie (2600) 03:51:08 Pick Axe Pete (O2) 03:41:07 Spider Fighter (2600) 04:16:45 Dark Cavern (2600) 04:33:23 Rygar (Lynx) 04:41:18 Ms. Pac-Man (2600) 05:04:01 Name This Game (2600) 05:20:15 Missile Command (2600) 05:35:22 Roc'N Rope (2600) 05:50:44 Crackpots (2600) 06:06:19 Deadly Duck (2600) 06:25:55 Megaforce (2600) 06:42:49 Blue Max (A8B) 06:57:31 Pac-Man (2600) 07:17:01 Cake Walk (2600) 07:29:28 Crash Dive (2600) 07:46:26 I Want My Mommy (2600) 08:01:38 Pac-Man (INTV) 08:18:12 Tron Deadly Discs (2600) 08:44:50 Laser Gates (2600) 08:56:22 Star Trek SOS (2600) 09:13:33 Donkey Kong (ColecoVision) 09:33:04 Dracula The Undead! (Lynx) 09:50:19 Frankenstein's Monster (2600) 10:06:06 Halloween (2600) 10:23:47 Subterannea (2600) 10:43:28 Chopper Command (2600)

Quarter Arcades Store » https://amzn.to/4rEbNEm Get ready to relive the thrill of Elevator Action! This ¼ scale cabinet from Numskull Designs brings the classic Taito espionage game to life. Guide your spy through a skyscraper, dodge enemies, and gather secrets. With authentic artwork and gameplay, it’s a must-have for arcade fans! Elevator Action is a 1983 shooter platform video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. The player assumes the role of a secret agent infiltrating a 30-story building from the roof, then descending to ground level via elevators and stairways. Enemy agents emerge from closed doors and shoot at the player. The goal is to collect secret documents from specially marked rooms, then exit to a waiting getaway car. It runs on the Taito SJ System arcade system. The game was a critical success and was the top-grossing game on the Japanese arcade charts for three months in late 1983. It has been ported to a variety of home systems and appeared on Taito compilations. An arcade sequel, Elevator Action Returns, was released in 1994. #retrogaming #arcade #miniature #genxgrownup @NumskullGames - SHOP Elevator Action » https://amzn.to/4rJH4pq Quarter Arcades Store » https://amzn.to/4rEbNEm 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 Numskull Facebook Group » https://genxgrownup.com/fbqa G'AIM'E Time Crisis » http://genxgrownup.com/gaime King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com - CHAPTERS 00:00 Elevator Action 01:06 Box & Contents 02:40 Hardware Tour 06:52 Power On 07:55 Game One 10:30 Game Two 14:55 Summary

Shop G'AIM'E: https://genxgrownup.com/gaime Released by Namco in Japan November of 1995, and then a wider release in March of 1996, Time Crisis hit arcades at a time when light gun games were already popular -- thanks to titles like Virtua Cop and Lethal Enforcers. But Time Crisis didn't just follow the formula -- it reinvented it. Take a closer look at 30 years of Time Crisis and learn how you can participate in the 2026 Time Crisis Championship, or even win a Premium Time Crisis bundle from GenXGrownUp! - LINKS GWC2026 » https://www.mygaime.com/gwc2026 - SHOP https://genxgrownup.com/gaime 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

The Midwest Gaming Classic is a massive, annual, three-day, all-encompassing trade show held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, dedicated to gaming. It is considered one of the largest and longest-running events of its kind, featuring over 10,000 games on free play, including retro consoles, pinball, and arcade machines, alongside 200+ vendors and industry guests. https://www.midwestgamingclassic.com/ #retrogaming #midwestgamingclassic #genxgrownup - MGC 2026 SPONSORS G'AIM'E » https://genxgrownup.com/gaime PLAION Replai » https://genxgrownup.com/plaion X-Arcade » https://genxgrownup.com/xgaming - 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

This week on Bit By Bit, GameStop reportedly tried to make a massive move for eBay… and eBay said no thanks. ? But that’s only one of this week’s eight bits of retro gaming news! We’re also looking at new Virtual Boy games on Nintendo Switch Online, Evercade’s final Activision collection, a hidden Wilhelm scream in the Steam Controller, a lost Atari Lynx-style Rampage game, California’s game preservation bill, a Crazy Taxi Game Boy demake, and a GoldenEye-inspired Steam freebie. It’s business drama, retro preservation, weird controller secrets, and classic gaming surprises — all packed into this week’s Bit By Bit! #BitByBit #RetroGaming #GameStop #eBay #NintendoSwitchOnline #VirtualBoy #Evercade #AtariLynx #GamePreservation #GoldenEye - LINKS Ebay Says No - https://tinyurl.com/mwztb4ex NSO Virtual Boy Games - https://tinyurl.com/bdf7vate New Evercade Carts - https://tinyurl.com/4yeku7ma Wilhelm Steam Scream - https://tinyurl.com/5n6re8ju Monster Demolition - https://tinyurl.com/va9tkx5s New Gaming law - https://tinyurl.com/ynrcs8uu Crazy Taxi Demake - https://tinyurl.com/6vappcme Free Goldeneye - https://tinyurl.com/mr3zwa26 - 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 Fightbox » https://genxgrownup.com/fightbox King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com - CHAPTERS 0:22 - Ebay Says No 3:48 - NSO Virtual Boy Games 5:52 - New Evercade Carts 7:57 - Wilhelm Steam Scream 10:16 - Monster Demolition 12:09 - New Gaming law 13:43 - Crazy Taxi Demake 15:05 - Free Goldeneye

Before consoles, before cartridges, before anyone had a joystick in their living room, there was Pong. In 1972, a young Atari engineer named Allan Alcorn was handed what he thought was a simple training exercise by co-founder Nolan Bushnell, build a basic ping-pong game to learn the hardware. Instead, he created the game that launched the video game industry. In this video, we dig into the origin story of Pong, from its predecessors to its home console release through Sears in 1975 — and why this ridiculously simple game became the spark that put a controller in the hands of an entire generation. If you grew up chasing that little white square across the screen, this one's for you. #videogamehistory #atari #pong #atari-pong #arcadehistory #arcadegames - 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 Fightbox » https://genxgrownup.com/fightbox King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com - CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - Willie Higinbotham 01:43 - Ralph E Baer 02:19 - Magnavox Odyssey 03:49 - Atari 06:10 - Lawsuits 06:58 - Closing