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Dungeons & Dragons Electronic Labyrinth – VINTAGE D&D TOY SHOW FIND!

In 1980, Mattel Electronics published this Dungeons & Dragons Computer Labyrinth board game. One or two players battle against the computer in a randomly-generated maze to find the treasure and avoid the dragon that guards it. Jon found this one at a local toy show and despite never seeing it before, immediately decided to give […]

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July 2, 2022

Tetris Tiny Arcade from Super Impulse – REVIEW

This fast paced puzzle game never gets old! As the Tetrimino shapes fall from the top of the Matrix, you must arrange them to make horizontal rows of blocks in order to clear lines. As you increase your skill, so does the pace of the falling Tetriminos. If your stack reaches the top of the […]

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December 13, 2022

Split Second Restoration, Part 1 – Flea Market Find

Part 1/2 – A few weekends ago, Jon stumbled across this 1980 electronic handheld game from Parker Brothers: Split Second. It was in pretty rough shape, but he’s determined to clean it up and restore it to working condition. Split Second » amzn.to/2yK6uJq Flea Market Finds PnP » youtu.be/cNeegTJ6Q0Q Subscribe » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp […]

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November 28, 2017

My Arcade’s New Pico & Nano Players Announced – What does this mean for collectors?

The steady flow of new small arcade machine releases dried up a couple years back, but could the newly-announced Pico and Nano Players from My Arcade Gaming be set to revitalize releases for consumers? We take a look at what’s on the horizon and what it might mean for collectors like us. #myarcade #videogames #genxgrownup […]

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October 5, 2022

Tommy & the Order of Cosmic Champions LIVE Author Q&A – GenXGrownUp Live

An eleven-year-old Tommy Grant is trying to deal with some unfavorable circumstances that are intruding in his otherwise tranquil life in rural 1980s Ohio. He retreats into the thing he loves most… Order of Cosmic Champions. The long-running and highly successful animated program and line of toys provides Tommy with a much needed boost of […]

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November 22, 2022

TRON: The Video Games! – GenXGrownUp Live

Tron, the 1982 computer fantasy adventure film, inspired scores of classic video games. In this video, we try out several of them ranging from the arcade offerings to those that made their way to home consoles. Get Fiery Five Beans » amzn.to/35v2P4H (affiliate) Tron Games! » amzn.to/3bLurGJ (affiliate) #tron #arcade #atari #genxgrownup Subscribe » GenXGrownUp.com/yt […]

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January 18, 2021