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Evil sorcerers, giant spiders, and an army of walking trees? Welcome to NECROMANCER, a wonderfully bizarre Atari 8-bit game from 1982! Developed by Bill Williams and published by Synapse Software, this spooky arcade adventure is a little more complicated than it first appears. Its three interconnected stages mean that what you do early in the game can come back to haunt you later! I spent countless hours playing Necromancer on my Atari computer as a kid, but without the instruction manual, I never quite understood how everything fit together. More than 40 years later, I'm returning to this childhood favorite with a little more knowledge and a lot of nostalgia. Will that make a difference? With the newly announced THE 800XL recreation on the horizon, I'm excited to revisit more Atari 8-bit classics on Friday Plays. And what better time than October to dust off this creepy, imaginative adventure? #atari #necromancer #retrogaming #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 Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv

GravitreX is a physics simulation game that has you trying to land two ships on their respective platforms. Like the old classic Lunar Lander, but much more difficult and more heavily physics-based. And who wouldn’t want to play some super-charged Lunar Lander, right? Jon sure does! #GravitreX #LunarLander #GenXGrownUp Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch […]

One of our good YouTube friends, Emceemur, assembled this cool collaboration of fellow creators in our network, and conceived by The Ice Pirate. This is a great look back at the impression video game rentals had on our lives. You might also enjoy our Backtrack podcast episode looking back and movie rental stores (including video […]

Basic Fun has brought the 1992 Arcade Classic, Mortal Kombat, to its line of handheld portables. Jon takes Sub-Zero for a spin and determines if this MK is worth your money in this review. #genxgrownup #mk #mortalkombat Mortal Kombat » amzn.to/2MznRGW Subscribe » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » […]

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 […]

Die Hard is a Christmas movie, and thus, Die Hard Arcade shall be deemed a Christmas arcade game! Die Hard Arcade, known in Japan as Dynamite Deka (????????, Dainamaito Deka, lit. Dynamite Detective) is a beat ’em up video game released by Sega. It was the first beat ’em up to use texture-mapped polygonal graphics, […]