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About This Episode We’ve spoken several times on this show about our GenX educational experiences. But one particular part of school keeps coming up time & time again. It was part social club, part study hall, part hangout — oh, and by the way, you could also eat lunch! In this episode, with help from […]

About This Episode Four decades ago, just when video games seemed to be the next big thing, the bottom dropped out. Compounding problems like market confusion, consumer confidence, and game quality to name just a few, nearly demolished a seemingly unstoppable new industry. They ultimately made a comeback, but the future looked bleak when the […]

About This Episode We watch a new documentary series about the woman whose innovations changed the way catch serial killers, test out an inexpensive grooming gadget that promises to handle all your manscaping needs, and discuss the current state of one of our favorite hangouts: the local arcade. Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownupDiscord » GenXGrownUp.com/discordFacebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUpTwitter […]

Some time ago, Jon found this 1976 racing game at a game shop. Let's try it out! ? MORE Thrift Finds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN9TsRuuVCY&list=PL13zHeyDr6xvKE5HBOAcEgdIs1cqUt6t4&index=2&ab_channel=GenXGrownUp Mattel Electronics Auto Race was released in 1976 by Mattel Electronics as the first handheld electronic game to use only solid-state electronics; it has no mechanical elements except the controls and on/off switch. Using hardware designed for calculators and powered by a nine-volt battery, the cars are represented by red LEDs on a playfield which covers only a small portion of the case. The audio consists of beeps. George J. Klose based the game on 1970s racing arcade video games and designed the hardware, with some hardware features added by Mark Lesser who also wrote the 512 bytes of program code. From a top-down perspective, the player controls a car on a three-lane track and moves between them with a switch. Opponent vehicles move toward the player, in an effect similar to vertical scrolling, and the player must avoid them. A second control shifts gears from 1-4, with the speed increasing for each. Auto Race was followed by other successful handheld sports games from Mattel, including Football and Baseball which were both programmed by Lesser. The design was tweaked into multiple other handhelds, including Missile Attack (1976), which became Battlestar Galactica Space Alert (1978) as a tie-in with the Battlestar Galactica TV series, and Ski Slalom (1980). Auto Race was cloned in the Soviet Union as Elektronika IER-01. #retrogaming #handheldgaming #handheld #genxgrownup ? S H O P (affiliate) http://genxgrownup.com/amazon ? S U B S C R I B E http://GenXGrownUp.com/yt ? P A T R E O N https://patreon.com/genxgrownup ? M E M B E R S H I P Early access, custom emoji & more! https://bit.ly/395HEr9 ? G X G O N T W I T C H https://twitch.tv/genxgrownup ? M E R C H http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch ? P O D C A S T http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod ? D I S C O R D http://GenXGrownUp.com/discord ? S O C I A L http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp http://GenXGrownUp.com/twitter https://www.tiktok.com/@genxgrownup https://www.instagram.com/genxgrownup/ ? W E B S I T E http://GenXGrownUp.com ? S P O N S O R S King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com ? T H E M E "Grown Up" by Beefy » http://beefyness.com ? C H A P T E R S 00:00 Auto Race 1976 00:56 Bundle Deal 01:38 Box & Contents 03:19 Hardware Tour 04:47 Power On 05:22 Race One 06:39 Race Two 07:50 Summary

The Dolphin Emulator just got a major update, bringing game-changing features like enhanced cheat support, game-by-game graphics settings, and game time tracking! But that’s not all—we’re also diving into Atari’s new partnership to bring blockchain gaming to life with Pong and more, plus a wild story of a Redditor running DOOM, Quake, and Half-Life on a smartwatch! Retro gaming, blockchain tech, and emulation are all evolving—so let’s break it all down bit by bit! ? Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit that bell for more gaming news! #GamingNews #DolphinEmulator #RetroGaming #Atari #BlockchainGaming #Emulation #DOOM #SmartwatchGaming #TechNews #BitByBit - LINKS Atari Blockchain Games - https://tinyurl.com/4a97bzbn Supercade Book - https://tinyurl.com/2aakh3jx Dragon's Lair: The Legend Rerelease - https://tinyurl.com/ycxtvkk2 Dolphin Emulator update - https://tinyurl.com/2c6t6fdb Doom Smartwatch - https://tinyurl.com/277zvpfs - SHOP http://genxgrownup.com/amazon http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch - PODCAST http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod - SUPPORT US https://patreon.com/genxgrownup - WEB & SOCIAL http://GenXGrownUp.com/discord https://twitch.tv/genxgrownup http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp https://bsky.app/profile/genxgrownup.com https://www.tiktok.com/@genxgrownup https://www.instagram.com/genxgrownup/ http://GenXGrownUp.com - SPONSORS King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com - CHAPTERS 0:00 - Atari Blockchain Games 1:07 - Supercade Book 3:09 - Dragon's Lair: The Legend Rerelease 4:36 - Dolphin Emulator update 6:14 - Doom Smartwatch

What happens when a fictional 8-bit game from Black Mirror becomes an actual playable retro title? You fire up Thronglets in real life, that’s what! In this episode, we’re diving into how this digital fever dream leapt off the screen and into your hands. But hold on—DOOM is getting a physical edition where the case itself actually plays the game. No console needed. It’s retro, it’s weird, and it’s glorious. We’re covering it all Bit By Bit, including what this says about the future of collectible physical games and how indie devs are keeping retro culture alive and kicking. ? In this video: Black Mirror’s Thronglets becomes a real retro game DOOM 1 & 2 come in a self-playing physical case More Retro News! ? HASHTAGS: #RetroGaming #BlackMirror #Thronglets #DOOM #PhysicalGames #GamingCollectibles #BitByBit #RetroCollectors #GamingNews #IndieGames - LINKS Doom Plays Doom - https://tinyurl.com/yxwv3543 ModRetro Discussion - https://tinyurl.com/ymz9dkw4 Black Mirror's Retro Game - https://tinyurl.com/chma5st6 20 Pixel Art Games - https://tinyurl.com/3d6b487k NES Banana Bash - https://tinyurl.com/5a88ktnz - SHOP http://genxgrownup.com/amazon http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch - PODCAST http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod - SUPPORT US https://patreon.com/genxgrownup - WEB & SOCIAL http://GenXGrownUp.com/discord https://twitch.tv/genxgrownup http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp https://bsky.app/profile/genxgrownup.com https://www.tiktok.com/@genxgrownup https://www.instagram.com/genxgrownup/ http://GenXGrownUp.com - SPONSORS King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com - CHAPTERS 0:00 - Doom Plays Doom 1:49 - ModRetro Discussion 3:47 - Black Mirror's Retro Game 5:05 - 20 Pixel Art Games 6:53 - NES Banana Bash