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.

Atari Launches CENTIPEDE BLAST Tabletop Card Game via KICKSTARTER

Atari & the Atari Club have just launched a crowd-funded campaign on Kickstarter for “Centipede Blast,” a tabletop card game based on the arcade classic. What do you think of this development? #atari #kickstarter #centipede #genxgrownup SHOP (affiliates)genxgrownup.com/amazon SUBSCRIBE GenXGrownUp.com/yt PATREONpatreon.com/genxgrownup MERCH GenXGrownUp.com/merch PODCAST GenXGrownUp.com/pod DISCORD GenXGrownUp.com/discord SOCIAL fb.me/GenXGrownUp GenXGrownUp.com/twitter WEBSITE GenXGrownUp.com THEME “Grown Up” […]

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September 19, 2024

Atari’s 2024 Yars Rising on a 2600 CARTRIDGE?

In Atari’s Yars Rising promo kit, they include the regular swag, but a fascinating boxed cartridge housing the “Qotech Training Program!” What’s in this weird little custom cart? From the renowned development studio WayForward Technologies, Inc. (Shantae, River City Girls, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp) comes Yars Rising, a 2D action adventure exploration of one […]

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September 16, 2024

What Attracts Older Gamers to BLOCKY GAMES from DECADES Ago?

“Why do old people play bad games?” That’s a common question in comments, and while I disagree with the phrasing, I understand what’s being asked. Why, when games with so much more depth and audiovisual fidelity exist, do gamers in my demographic tend to still gravitate toward blocky old games from 30 & 40 years […]

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September 14, 2024

Imagic’s Demon Attack: The 10th BEST-SELLING Atari 2600 Game EVER!

Demon Attack is a fixed shooter video game created by Rob Fulop for the Atari 2600 and published by Imagic in 1982. The game involves the player controlling a laser cannon from the surface of a planet, shooting winged demons that fly down and attack the player in different sets of patterns. Fulop designed the […]

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September 13, 2024

LCD Pac-Man Handheld from 1992 | Micro Games USA

Micro Games of America (later known as MGA Entertainment) released a line of handheld LCD games based on the original Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man arcade games. The handheld line was launched in 1992, and continued production well into the 2000s. The series is noted as being very ubiquitous, with over 25 different models released in […]

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September 11, 2024

Yars Rising Story Trailer Reaction & Analysis | SPOILER FREE

New “story trailer” for Yars Rising (coming September 10, 2024) just dropped, and Jon does his best to break it down in this reaction & analysis without giving anything away! From the renowned development studio WayForward Technologies, Inc. (Shantae, River City Girls, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp) comes Yars Rising, a 2D action adventure exploration […]

Jon

September 10, 2024