BEAMRIDER Earns Its Reputation — And Then Some!

September 11, 2026

By Jon

After last week’s rough outing with Strategy X, I needed a palate cleanser—and Beamrider came highly recommended. More than 40 years after missing it the first time, I take Activision’s 1984 Atari 2600 shooter for a spin, discover why you can’t simply shoot everything in sight, and see whether this Intellivision-born classic earns its reputation.

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Jon Jon Reddick is a well-credentialed nerd of the 80s, classic game fan, and technology geek. He merged those interests into the creation of GenXGrownUp: a weekly podcast and YouTube channel which explores and celebrates media, games, tech, toys, comics, and pop culture of yesterday and today through the eyes of Generation X'ers.