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Buried Bucks: Primitive Game Design Yields Infinite Fun – GXG Replays

Buried Bucks (or “Buried Buck$”) is one of Jon’s all-time favorite games from the days of the Atari 8-bit computers. In this GXG Replays, he introduces Mo to the simple yet elegant game design which surrounds blowing up terrain in order to rescue little dollar signs! Play now for FREE » goo.gl/9ep15M Subscribe » GenXGrownUp.com/yt […]

Jon

January 2, 2018

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Exploring the Atari 7800’s Game Catalog – GXG Live

The Atari 7800 was an Atari console I entirely missed growing up. I was already into the 8-bit computers by the time it launched, so these versions of 80s classics are entirely new to me. Come along for the adventure as I take a first look at what made the 7800 ProSystem so different from […]

Jon

December 27, 2017

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Atari Flea Market Acquisition

A few weeks ago I visited a local flea market and walked into a semi-established used video game vendor. I poked around a bit looking for anything good & vintage but really saw only a few bits & bobs. I asked the owner if he had any early Atari stuff and he directed me to […]

Jon

December 24, 2017

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Atari Treasure: E.T. Cartridge from the 1983 Burial in the Alamogordo Landfill

After 31 years buried in a desert landfill, an Atari 2600 E.T. cartridge unearthed in 2014 has made its way to the hands of a GenXGrownUp. Join Jon as he takes a look back at the history that makes this decades-old relic so significant. Atari: Game Over » amzn.to/2hZUPzE Atari E.T. » amzn.to/2i1SmEC Subscribe » […]

Jon

December 9, 2017

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Rescuing 1980s Tech – Split Second Restoration, Part 2 – Flea Market Find

Part 2/2 – A few weekends ago, Jon stumbled across this 1980 electronic handheld game from Parker Brothers: Split Second. After Part 1 all the grime was gone, but it wouldn’t power on and play. In this second party, Jon’s determined to make it work again. Split Second » amzn.to/2yK6uJq Flea Market Finds PnP » […]

Jon

December 5, 2017

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Split Second Restoration, Part 1 – Flea Market Find

Part 1/2 – A few weekends ago, Jon stumbled across this 1980 electronic handheld game from Parker Brothers: Split Second. It was in pretty rough shape, but he’s determined to clean it up and restore it to working condition. Split Second » amzn.to/2yK6uJq Flea Market Finds PnP » youtu.be/cNeegTJ6Q0Q Subscribe » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp […]

Jon

November 28, 2017