Jon

Jon Reddick is a well-credentialed nerd of the 80s, classic game fan, and technology geek. He merged those interests into the creation of GenXGrownUp: a weekly podcast and YouTube channel which explores and celebrates media, games, tech, toys, comics, and pop culture of yesterday and today through the eyes of Generation X'ers.

Yars’ Revenge Reimagined Sequel Coming from Atari: Howard Scott Warshaw AT THE HELM!

Every Atari 2600 fan knows (and has likely played & loved) Yars’ Revenge. Now, in celebration of Atari 50th anniversary, it has been announced that a true sequel to Yars’ is in development and none other than Howard Scott Warshaw — the creator of the original — is signed on to develop the title! How […]

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June 23, 2022

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Atari 2600 Game, Atlantis, Has a Secret Sequel YOU’VE ALREADY PLAYED!

Atlantis is a fixed shooter video game released by Imagic in July 1982 for the Atari 2600. It was written by Dennis Koble who also wrote Trick Shot, Solar Storm, and Shootin’ Gallery for Imagic. Atlantis was wildly popular, but it’s rarely known that Imagic also released a sequel to this popular title in the […]

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June 18, 2022

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Einstein Thrift Shop Toy Find! – 1979 Simon Clone from Castle Toys

Einstein is a 1979 handheld electronic game in the style of Simon or Maniac. A progressively longer series of lights and sounds are presented and the player must match the sequence of be eliminated. Jon found this one at a thrift shop for just $4 and it was labeled, “untested.” Sounds suspicious to me – […]

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June 11, 2022

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A500 Mini Amiga Retro Console – The Easily-Accessible Amiga in Your Hand!

The Amiga was a powerhouse for gaming in the late 1980s, and this A500 Mini Retro Console brings all of that fun back in a tiny & easily accessed unit. * 25 classic Amiga games included, featuring: Alien breed 3D, Another World, ATR: All-Terrain Racing, Battle Chess, Cadaver, Kick Off 2, Pinball Dreams, Simon the […]

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June 9, 2022

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Play Every Classic Atari 2600 Game FOR FREE! – Step-by-Step Stella Emulation Setup

This year marks the 45th anniversary of the original Atari VCS (or Atari 2600). If you’ve always wanted to have access to those classic Atari games right on your PC but weren’t sure where to go or what to do, Jon has you covered! By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have hundreds of original […]

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June 3, 2022

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Greatest Movie ABOUT Generation X Tournament FINALE

About This Episode Our friends at Project GenX invited us to participate in their 80s movie bracket elimination challenge to see which movie about Generation X will be number one! In this finale episode, representatives from all four pods assemble to argue down that elite eight to select the single film most deserving of the […]

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May 30, 2022

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