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ColecoVision Restoration: The Cartridges | Getting to Know the 2nd Gen Legend Part 1

ColecoVision is a second-generation home video-game console developed by Coleco and launched in North America in August 1982. It was released a year later in Europe by CBS Electronics as the CBS ColecoVision. The console offered a closer experience to more powerful arcade video games compared to competitors such as the Atari 2600 and Intellivision. […]

Jon

May 29, 2024

Collectible Arcade Cabinet Printed Circuit Boards from Atari?

Atari has partnered with restoration and recreation specialists Retro Arcade to create a new series of collectible printed circuit boards. These amazing reproductions are officially licensed and authentic reproductions based on the original PCB sets. This new offering seems a bit odd to us; watch this quick video and then sound off in the comments […]

Jon

April 27, 2023

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Colossal Fossil Fight! – BRAND NEW Vintage 1978 Board Game from Gabriel

In Colossal Fossil Fight from Gabriel Toys, each of the two players use a dinosaur to pick up bones from the bone yard and place them into their den. There are three types of bones (legs, ribs, and skulls) which are worth one, three, and five points, respectively. Once all the bones are removed from […]

Jon

November 3, 2022

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Comparison of 2019 vs. 2024 Pac-Man | Basic Fun Arcade Classics AGAIN in 2024!

Basic Fun’s line of Arcade Classics tabletop video game toys were all the rage in the late teens, but new released evaporated around 2020 – or so we thought! Just in the past week, sightings of a new Pac-Man with a 2024 copyright and updated box art started to appear in Walmart retail stores. Could […]

Jon

May 15, 2024

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Crystal Castles: Atari XP SOLD OUT Collectors’ Series! – Atari VCS / 2600

Crystal Castles is an arcade game released by Atari, Inc. in 1983. The player controls Bentley Bear who has to collect gems located throughout trimetric-projected rendered castles while avoiding enemies, some of whom are after the gems as well. Crystal Castles is one of the first arcade action games with an ending, instead of continuing […]

Jon

July 13, 2023

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Dance Dance Revolution DDR Boardwalk Arcade Review – Let Your Fingers Do the Dancing!

Super Impulse has just released their Dance Dance Revolution DDR toy in the Boardwalk Arcade line. Sure, it’s cute and looks like a DDR machine, but how does it play? In this review, Jon will let his fingers do the dancing and let you know if it’s right for your collection! Join GenXGrownUp for Perks! […]

Jon

November 21, 2021

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