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Atari 2600 Combat | How Does This 1977 Retro Classic Hold Up Today?

Atari 2600 Combat: the title every VCS aficionado knows well. Released with the launch of the console in September 1977, Combat was a two-player versus game that pits you head-to-head against your buddy in tanks, biplanes, or jets. In this GenXGrownUp RePlays, George and Jon take a stroll through this nostalgic title and see how […]

Jon

February 22, 2019

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Backtrack: Retired Advertising Icons

About This Episode Back in the 70s & 80s, nothing sold a product better than a great mascot or spokesperson. Everyone knew Mr. Wipple, Chalie the Tuna, and the Maytag repairman, and they became almost synonymous with the products they represented. We thought that they’d be around forever but times change and many of our […]

Jon

February 21, 2019

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New Star Trek Series on Long Range Scanners! Eight Simultaneous Trek Productions?!

Eight new Star Trek series (and mini-series) are on the way from CBS All Access. As a fan, it’s easy to be excited, but this shotgun approach just might be too much of a good thing. In this Walk & Talk, Jon runs down all of the rumored upcoming Trek series & miniseries which are […]

Jon

February 15, 2019

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Russian Doll, Anthem, & Cord Cutting

About This Episode Jon, George, and Mo all have shows you need to watch, after years (literally) of delays Jon is finally getting a much-anticipated video game sequel, George brags about his incredible high score, and Mo is jealous of George’s incredible high score. All this plus we dedicate our entire tech section to answer a […]

Jon

February 14, 2019

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Looking Back on Looking Forward 2018

About This Episode On each episode of the GenXGrownUp Podcast, we talk about the things we’re looking forward to. Often we follow up on these topics on a subsequent episode, but sometimes those topics slip through the cracks. In this Special Edition podcast, we’ve scoured every episode to find anything we were looking forward to […]

Jon

February 9, 2019

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Super Dodge Ball 1987 Technos Arcade Classic | Dodge, Dive, Dip, Duck, and Dodge!

Super Dodge Ball is a dodgeball-based sports game produced by Technos Japan Corp. originally released as an arcade game in 1987. Join George & Jon as the relive the fun of this arcade gem! #genxgrownup Subscribe » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » […]

Jon

February 8, 2019

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