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The new Atari 7800+ joins the ranks of such timeless design icons as shoulder pads, crop tops, and aviator sunglasses! But upon reading the news of this new Q4 2024 console, lots of people have questions about Atari’s choices & motivations related to the 7800+. In this video, Jon talks through a few of those, […]

The Atari 2600+ has started shipping, and after being told it was unlikely we’d be able to receive a reviewers’ bundle, the kind people at PLAION contacted us and reversed that decision. We are so excited to have the opportunity to look not only at the 2600 Plus, but this remarkably well-designed promotional package with […]

Haunted House is based on the 1982 Atari 2600 release, introducing roguelite progression mechanics while staying true to its stealth-adventure roots. You’re tasked with navigating a haunted mansion with shifting walls and unpredictable enemy encounters with the goal of putting an end to the haunting and retrieving your lost uncle and group of friends. Succumbing […]

The Rubik’s Cube is a 3-D combination puzzle originally invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ern? Rubik. Originally called the Magic Cube, the puzzle was licensed by Rubik to be sold by Pentangle Puzzles in the UK in 1978, and then by Ideal Toy Corp in 1980. The cube was released […]

Join GenXGrownUp for Perks! » bit.ly/395HEr9 Arcade clones were all the rage in the arcade era. In this video, Jon tries out and reacts to one of the many, many Donkey Kong Clone titles, Crazy Kong! #genxgrownup #donkeykongarcade @donkeykong #clone Get Donkey Kong » amzn.to/3pLmfLO (affiliate) S U B S C R I B EGenXGrownUp.com/yt […]

Berzerk is a multidirectional shooter designed by Alan McNeil and released for arcades in 1980 by Stern Electronics of Chicago. Following Taito’s Stratovox, it is one of the first arcade video games with speech synthesis. Berzerk places the player in a series of top-down, maze-like rooms containing armed robots. Home ports were published for the […]