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Part 2/2 – A few weekends ago, Jon stumbled across this 1980 electronic handheld game from Parker Brothers: Split Second. After Part 1 all the grime was gone, but it wouldn’t power on and play. In this second party, Jon’s determined to make it work again. Split Second » amzn.to/2yK6uJq Flea Market Finds PnP » […]

Galaga, one of the all-time top arcade classics where you are pitted against oncoming swarms of alien bees, is often imitated but seldom duplicated. In this live stream plays, George and Jon will play not only Galaga but explore its legacy of prequel and sequel titles. #genxgrownup #galaga Subscribe » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Support the stream: streamlabs.com/genxgrownup […]

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. […]

Mo is back with an all new edition of Movies You Probably Missed & this time he’s taking the low road. Yeah, these might all be failed movies, but we loved these box office flops! Here is Mo’s list of his favorite Top 10 Box Office Bombs of the 1980s. The Manhattan Project » amzn.to/2JswKkj […]

We didn’t know a Loot Crate was on its way this month (whoops!), but that won’t stop us from cracking it open and reviewing the contents. Subscribe » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Website » GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » GenXGrownUp.com/pod Theme: “Grown Up” by Beefy » beefyness.com

Fan reaction to the recently-announced Yars Rising has been surprisingly divisive. It’s been accused of being too talky, too different, and “not Yars” at all. In this editorial, Jon shares his thoughts on Yars Rising and the negative fan feedback. From the renowned development studio WayForward Technologies, Inc. (Shantae, River City Girls, Advance Wars 1+2: […]