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A DK Fanatic Explores Donkey Kong II – GXG Live

Jon is a Donkey Kong fanatic, pure and simple. Yet somehow, this 2006 mod for the original Donkey Kong arcade cabinet flew under his radar until a recent trip to the Daytona Arcade Museum, where one of the cabinets was outfitted with it. It adds new screens and cut-scenes that were never there, and tweaks […]

Jon

January 11, 2018

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Atari 8-bit Computer Favorites – GXG Live

The Atari 8-bit line of home computers were my introduction to the wonderful world of home computing — and a worthy successor to the Atari 2600 as my primary gaming device. In this live stream I share some of my favorites from the system. Play at Archive.org » goo.gl/PG6seN Subscribe » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp […]

Jon

January 3, 2018

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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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