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If you watch regularly, then you’ll remember my buddy, Paul, who does 3D industrial design and runs an Etsy store full of cool enhancements for our gaming gadgets. A few months ago we were talking and I asked if he could recreate a simple Atari joystick ball that I used to have. Over the next […]

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 […]

  Tormenture releases in just a couple weeks, so join Jon as he unpacked the press kit for this captivating indie game! #atari #indie #retro #genxgrownup SHOP (affiliates)genxgrownup.com/amazon SUBSCRIBE GenXGrownUp.com/yt PATREONpatreon.com/genxgrownup MERCH GenXGrownUp.com/merch PODCAST GenXGrownUp.com/pod DISCORD GenXGrownUp.com/discord SOCIAL fb.me/GenXGrownUp GenXGrownUp.com/twitter WEBSITE GenXGrownUp.com THEME “Grown Up” by Beefy » beefyness.com SPONSORS King of Nerds » kingofnerds.tv […]

Those hard-to-find and now sold out Atari XP cartridges we’ve been tracking are now available in a complete 10-piece set for the full $1000. And Jon has thoughts. Have you been ordering these all along, and if so, how does this new impact you? #myarcade #atari #micro #nano #genxgrownup SHOP ATARI amzn.to/3x5fKrG (affiliate) atari.com/products/atari-50-limited-edition-complete-set-of-10 SUBSCRIBEGenXGrownUp.com/yt […]

The “Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga Class of 1981 Reunion” arcade machine was released in 2000 by Namco. It features both classic games, Ms. Pac-Man and Galaga, in one cabinet. Ms. Pac-Man is a sequel to the original Pac-Man game, released in 1981. It features similar gameplay but with new mazes, enhanced graphics, and more challenging gameplay. Galaga […]

In classic arcade games, where a play costs a quarter, the introduction of the “continue” option was interesting. It offered to let you resume the game from where you were when you last ran out of lives. It seemed great, but is it really just a ploy to get your quarters faster and deny you […]