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Released in 1995 near the end of the Sega Genesis era, Comix Zone remains one of the most visually distinctive games ever created. Instead of fighting your way across traditional levels, you battle through the pages of a living comic book as Sketch Turner, an artist trapped inside his own creation by the villain Mortus. But Comix Zone's reputation isn't built on presentation alone. Beneath the incredible artwork, comic panels, and speech bubbles lies a surprisingly demanding game that rewards planning, memorization, and mastery as much as quick reflexes. In this episode of Friday Plays, I'm stepping into the pages of this Genesis classic to find out what has kept Sega fans talking about it for more than thirty years. #retrogaming #segagenesis #sega #genxgrownup - SHOP http://genxgrownup.com/amazon http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch - PODCAST http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod - SUPPORT US https://patreon.com/genxgrownup - WEB & SOCIAL http://GenXGrownUp.com/discord https://twitch.tv/genxgrownup http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp https://bsky.app/profile/genxgrownup.com https://www.tiktok.com/@genxgrownup https://www.instagram.com/genxgrownup/ http://GenXGrownUp.com - SPONSORS Fightbox » https://genxgrownup.com/fightbox King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com

The Chiller video game controversy comes to GenXGrownUp tonight as Jon live streams the game in all its spooky glory. Chiller is an Exidy light gun arcade game released in 1986. An unlicensed port was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990, but here we’re looking at the original arcade game. The player takes […]

Glass (2019) – Rated PG 13 – Reviewed January 22, 2019 – IMDb Folks who have followed my movie posts in the past know that I am an M. Night Shyamalan… fan? Maybe “fan” isn’t really right, but for some odd reason I have to see any movie he makes. I don’t understand it, I have […]

Dynamite magazine was THE magazine of any young GenX’er who had an interest in movies, TV, toys, tech, games, or pop culture. Published from the mid-’70s through the early ’90s, Dynamite was the best thing to arrive in my mailbox all month! #genxgrownup #dynamite #scholastic Get Dynamite » amzn.to/31J5TXs Read Dynamite » bit.ly/2Y5CSTM Subscribe » […]

The forces of Light and Darkness square off in mortal combat in a quest to control an ever-changing playfield in this fascinating contest that borrows elements from sorcery, mythology, and chess. GenXGrownUp & Emceemur team up in this cross-channel collaboration RePlays to relive the original Archon on the Atari 8-bit. Archon Tutorial @ Emceemur » […]

Missile Command: Recharged is a 21st- century reimagining of the beloved classic, featuring fast-paced, arcade action where players must defend their cities by shooting down an endless barrage of missiles hailing from the sky. How does it measure up compared to the 1980 arcade classic? Jon runs it down in this review! #genxgrownup #atari #missilecommand […]