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Looking for a Great Metroidvania-Style Game? LOOK NO FURTHER!

Jon was on the hunt for a good Metroidvania style game and came across this gem! Yoku’s Island Express Welcome to Yoku’s Island Express! Say hello to Yoku the Dung Beetle, a new hero who has arrived on Mokumana Island to relieve the resident pterodactyl postmaster, or Posterodactyl, as he’s known, of his duties. He’s […]

December 17, 2022

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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Wall Ball: Rare 3-D Breakout for the Atari 2600 from Avalon Hill

In this video, we take a nostalgic trip back to the 1980s to explore and discuss a rare VCS title from Avalon Hill & Sports Illustrated – Wall Ball. In Wall Ball, players take control of a paddle-like object on the screen, aiming to hit a ball against a wall made of bricks. The objective […]

Jon

June 12, 2023

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Atari Acquires AtariAge Community & News Site

Foun News just released this afternoon that AtariAge will be acquired by the mothership: Atari itself. This shines some light on recent goings-on over at AtariAge, and is in line with recent mergers & acqusitions Atari has been making in the retrogaming world. Atari buys AtariAge. There, I said it again. Watch here, and then […]

Jon

September 7, 2023

Top 10 Atari 2600+ Cartridges for UNDER TEN BUCKS!

The Atari 2600+ will be under many Christmas trees this season, but since it requires physical media to play games, you’re gonna need to flesh out your cartridge collection before Santa shows up. But which games should you be on the lookout for? GenXGrownUp has done the research for you and combined data from multiple […]

Jon

December 2, 2023

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Q*bert 1983 Tabletop Restoration | Vintage Parker Brothers Arcade Machine

Tabletop arcade toys were all the rage in the early ’80s. Coleco was well known for its tabletop machines (Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Frogger, etc.), but slightly lesser known were those by Parker Brothers. In 1983 they released this version of Q*bert by Gottlieb. Jon found this one on a road trip into South Georgia, and […]

Jon

March 12, 2024

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