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70s & 80s Home Decor

About This Episode When you look a photos from our youth, the dead giveaway of the time is the iconic way our homes were decorated. Most of those trends have faded away, some have evolved, and still others are just the way we remember them. In this Backtrack we look back at GenX household decor […]

Full Motion Video Games

About This Episode Photo-realism in video games is commonplace now, but for decades, storage and technology limitations meant blocky figures were the best we could get. But as the tech evolved, the use of actual video started to enhance the game experience. In this Backtrack, we look back at the rise and legacy of FMV: […]

The Substance, Atari Gamestation Go, & Indiana Jones & the Great Circle

About This Episode We watch a new HBO series about the cast & crew of a superhero movie series, see what new features Apple has brought to their latest mobile phone offering, and grab our whip & fedora for a new digital adventure with Indiana Jones. Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Discord » GenXGrownUp.com/discord Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp […]

Good Boy, Undetectable Mouse Mover, & Side Effects

About This Episode We head to the theatre for a new horror movie seen entirely through the eyes of man’s best friend, test some tech that helps make you look busy to keep the boss off your back, and play a new video game that puts a delightfully-maddening twist on pinball! (May contain some explicit […]

Turnbuckles and Territories – The Origins of Wrestling PPV

About This Episode In the early days of Pro Wrestling, if you couldn’t head down to the local Sportatorium, you could always catch up with the story lines and events on your FREE local tv station. In 1983 that all changed when a cunning promoter took advantage of an emerging technology and put together the […]