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Manic Miner for ZX Spectrum | Miner Willy is ONE MAJOR Miner!

Manic Miner is a platform game written for the ZX Spectrum by Matthew Smith. It was published by Bug-Byte in 1983, then later the same year by Software Projects. The first game in the Miner Willy series, the design was inspired by Miner 2049er (1982) for the Atari 8-bit computers. Retro Gamer called Manic Miner […]

Jon

August 30, 2024

Why Spend Money on RETROGAMING Toys & Gadgets? ?

We review a LOT of arcade and retro video game toys & gadgets here on GenXGrownUp. And without fail, on each one, we’ll get at least a comment or two asking, “Why would anyone spend money on these products when you could just emulate the game for free on your home computer or a Raspberry […]

Jon

August 17, 2024

Warbirds: Atari Lynx WWI Biplane Dogfights DONE RIGHT!

Warbirds is a 1991 first-person combat flight simulation video game developed and published by Atari Corporation in North America and Europe exclusively for the Atari Lynx. Taking place in the 1910s during World War I, players assume the role of a rookie aircraft pilot from the Army Air Force who joined the titular squadron taking […]

Jon

August 16, 2024

Atari 2600 PHYSICAL RELEASE of Alien Abduction: Modern Update to Activision’s H.E.R.O.!

Audacity Games presents John Van Ryzin’s Alien Abduction! From the creator of Activision’s H.E.R.O. comes a spiritual successor that takes the player into the bowels of an alien spaceship to rescue an abducted princess. Navigate through lethal aliens, robot guards, and armed flying drones in a race against time and diminishing suit energy to find […]

Jon

August 13, 2024

Atari 2600 Adventure Reboot – DRAGONS Aren’t DUCKS Anymore!

Adventure 2600 Reboot is a graphical and sound update to the Atari 2600 game Adventure. Play is controlled by the keyboard. Play is much like the original in that you must find keys to the castles, retrieve the gold chalice and take it to the gold castle. Quest 1 has one maze and the two […]

Jon

August 10, 2024

Imagic’s No Escape! on the Atari 2600 – The MASHUP You Didn’t Know You Needed

No Escape! is an Atari 2600 video game developed and published by Imagic in 1983. The player controls Jason, leader of the Argonauts, who fights off the Furies sent by the Greek gods. A two-player mode, in which the second player competes against the first turn-by-turn, is also available. No Escape! begins with Jason imprisoned […]

Jon

August 9, 2024