All Videos

In 1980, Mattel Electronics published this Dungeons & Dragons Computer Labyrinth board game. One or two players battle against the computer in a randomly-generated maze to find the treasure and avoid the dragon that guards it. Jon found this one at a local toy show and despite never seeing it before, immediately decided to give […]

Dynamite magazine was THE magazine of any young GenX’er who had an interest in movies, TV, toys, tech, games, or pop culture. Published from the mid-’70s through the early ’90s, Dynamite was the best thing to arrive in my mailbox all month! #genxgrownup #dynamite #scholastic Get Dynamite » amzn.to/31J5TXs Read Dynamite » bit.ly/2Y5CSTM Subscribe » […]

The Atari 2600 prototype game, Sonar, was in development at the very start of the Atari 2600 (or maybe even before). Utilizing stereo sound to send separate ping-back notifications to two simultaneous players was a creative use of the 2600’s dual internal speakers — which were removed prior to launch as a cost-saving measure! Possibly […]

Super Impulse manufactures miniature toys and games for the entire family. This year, SI sent GenXGrownUp an Easter Basket containing a sampling of some of their “World’s Smallest” and “World’s Coolest” toys. Watch to see some great ideas to stuff your Easter Baskets! #genxgrownup #superimpulse #easter World’s Smallest GI Joe Bundle Set of 3 Mini […]

Social pariah! Somehow, Jon has survived in society without ever having seen the sci-fi classic, Blade Runner. We’re setting out to correct this oversight, but not before having a bit of fun with the situation. Subscribe ? bit.ly/Subscribe2GenXGrownUp Facebook ? fb.me/GenXGrownUp Website ? GenXGrownUp.com Theme: “Grown Up” by Beefy ? beefyness.com

Social pariah no more! Now that Jon has finally seen Blade Runner, he and Mo sit down to discuss, recap the questions from Part One, and look ahead to Blade Runner 2049. Part One » youtu.be/c2TfZEsbY7E Buy Blade Runner Final Cut » goo.gl/pT1rp6 Subscribe » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Website » GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » GenXGrownUp.com/pod […]