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The Atari 2600’s TV Type Switch: An Important Piece of the VCS Legacy

The Atari 2600’s TV Type Switch: An Important Piece of the VCS Legacy The “TV Type” switch on the Atari 2600 was a hardware feature that allowed users to switch between two different video output modes: “Color” and “Black and White”. Initially, in the “Color” mode, Atari 2600 titles would output a color signal to […]

Jon

March 15, 2023

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1981 Tron Handheld from Tomytronic in LIKE-NEW CONDITION!

“You must try to destroy the Enemy; Sark and the MCP (Master Control Program) by making the Enemy Light Cycle crash and by destroying Sark’s Rings and finally by penetrating the MCP Barrier and destroying the MCP.” So says the manual to Tomytronic’s 1981 Tron Handheld video game. This particular copy of the unit is […]

Jon

June 29, 2023

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The NEW Ghosts ‘n Goblins Review | New Wave Toys RepliCade X

Ghosts ‘n Goblins x RepliCade is a fully playable 1/6 scale replica of the original Ghosts ‘n Goblins arcade game developed by Capcom in 1985. Ghosts ‘n Goblins was created by the legendary Tokuro Fujiwara who’s also responsible for giving us many other classic video games including Pooyan, Rock ‘N Rope & Commando! Check out […]

Jon

October 19, 2023

THE400 Mini’s Atari Joystick is a BIG DEAL! | Why is No One Talking About THECXSTICK?

The Atari 8-bit computer line is finally getting its due in the form of THE400 Mini from Retro Games & PLAION. If you are an Atari 8-bit fan, then you know what this is exciting news. But even if you’re amped for THE400 Mini, you may not have noticed the astonishing potential of the included […]

Jon

February 12, 2024

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Atari Surprise Box feat. NEW PRODUCTS Coming Soon!

Atari and PLAION have a number of new products about to be released, and they were generous enough to drop-ship a care package to GenXGrownUp HQ with some samples. What’s in the BOX? #atari #plaion #genxgrownup SHOP (affiliates)Atari 2600+ » amz.run/7LL6 Fatal Run » amz.run/9C5w Food Fight » amz.run/9C5x Ninja Golf » amz.run/9C5y CX-78+ » […]

Jon

May 7, 2024

Imagic’s Cosmic Ark on the Atari 2600: Part Two of an UNFINISHED Trilogy

Cosmic Ark is an Atari 2600 game designed by Rob Fulop and published by Imagic in 1982. The objective is to gather specimens from different planets in a spaceship which contains the survivors from the city of Atlantis. There are two versions of the cartridge. One allows the player to toggle the starfield display with […]

Jon

August 2, 2024

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