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“You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door.” That famous line Zork from Infocom captured our imaginations as young GenX gamers and now Google has rewarded us with an all new Zork-style text adventure game. The best part is it’s totally free. All you need is […]

Ever want to learn How to Hack Joust into Defender? Well, now you can, thanks to GenXGrownUp, Arcade Classics, and a drill?!? Join Jon on his latest Mini Arcade adventure! Get your own Joust » amzn.to/2sQprZy Get a Quadhands » amzn.to/2FPu6DI #genxgrownup Subscribe » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter […]

During the True GamerZ Expo 2018, GenXGrownUp conducted a panel on “How to Start A YouTube Channel” which went so well that we decided to turn it into a small 5 part series for our wider YouTube audience. So if you’re wondering how to be successful, how to get subscribers, and grow your channel please […]

GenXGrownUp sat down with legendary Atari developer, Howard Scott Warshaw, to discuss his book, Once Upon Atari, his history at Atari, details on the forthcoming Yars’ Revenge Sequel, and how he made the migration from engineer to therapist. Hear the full, unedited interview » genxgrownup.com/hsw ONCE UPON ATARI is an intimate view into the dramatic […]

Jon scored a pile of Intellvision games and a console & peripherals – let’s sort it out! See MORE toy show discoveries: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj14ftRCKns&list=PL13zHeyDr6xvKE5HBOAcEgdIs1cqUt6t4&index=1&ab_channel=GenXGrownUp The Intellivision is a home video game console released by Mattel Electronics in 1979. Development began in 1977, the same year as the launch of its main competitor, the Atari 2600. In […]

Ever since I got my Hyperkin RetroN 77 Atari 2600 console last year, I’ve been want to try out the matching Hyperkin Ranger hybrid controller. Does it live up to the hype? Control your favorite games in a way you’ve never done before. The ranger for Atari 2600 and RetroN 77 is a gamepad-style controller […]