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Dallas, TX  (September 23, 2025) – Today, Infogrames, a publishing label of Atari, released console versions of Apogee Entertainment’s Wizordum. A pixel art fantasy first-person shooter, Wizordum is now available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The game was previously released on PC in April, 2025 and is […]

Puzzle Toys & Cubes came into their own during the early 80s, and many of them are icons of that era. Jon runs down the top five puzzle toys of Generation X — see if your favorite made the cut! #genxgrownup How to Solve a Rubik’s Cube » bit.ly/2sgeEr6 Buy Some Puzzle Toys » amzn.to/2JD61SI […]

AtariWriter is a word processor for the Atari 8-bit family of home computers published by Atari, Inc. as a 16KB cartridge in 1982. It replaced the Atari Word Processor, which shipped on a copy-protected disk, required 48KB, and was incompatible with the XL computers. Jon found this in-box copy in amazing condition during a visit […]

The baking powder-powered submarine is one of those simple life toys we remember from our childhoods. Whether it came from a cereal box or a comic book ad, the science behind it felt like the kind of magic that only a kid and appreciate. Well, a kid or a GenXGrownUp! Get a Submarine! » amzn.to/2BK3OyF […]

As the Atari Video Computer System turned three years old in 1980, the installed userbase of just over a million consoles had doubled to over 2 million. More consoles meant more gamers, and more gamers meant a growing demand for more games. Keeping up their established pace, Atari released just shy of a dozen new titles during 1980, and while some of their key talent had departed by the end of '79 to form Activision, 1980 would prove to be a breakout year with the release of what would become the console's first killer-app. In this video, I'll be ranking every VCS game Atari released in 1980. #atari #retrogaming #tierlist #genxgrownup - LINKS BASIC Programming footage courtesy @MissionEdPossible - 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 - CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome to 1980 01:00 VCS Growth 02:01 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe 03:07 Adventure 04:50 BASIC Programming 06:42 Circus Atari 07:56 Dodge 'Em 08:28 Golf 10:20 Maze Craze 11:39 Night Driver 12:53 Space Invaders 14:10 Video Checkers 14:59 Summary