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Atari 2600 Bowling: Simple or Not, FUN is Just FUN!

Bowling is a sports video game published in 1979 by Atari, Inc. for the Atari Video Computer System (Atari VCS). MORE gameplay vids just like this AVAILABLE NOW: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAnjgB9-N7s&list=PL13zHeyDr6xswcm1YMnJivU0jefJIOLcb&index=2&t=4s&ab_channel=GenXGrownUp It was programmed by Larry Kaplan who left Atari to co-found Activision the same year. The game is an interpretation of the sport bowling, playable by […]

Jon

December 6, 2024

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The ATARI Joystick Ball-Top I’ve Been SEARCHING FOR! (and then some)

If you watch regularly, then you’ll remember my buddy, Paul, who does 3D industrial design and runs an Etsy store full of cool enhancements for our gaming gadgets. A few months ago we were talking and I asked if he could recreate a simple Atari joystick ball that I used to have. Over the next […]

Jon

January 15, 2025

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Zungle Bluetooth Glasses Review

My crowdfunded bluetooth Zungle headphone sunglasses arrived in the post today, and it’s like science fiction magic. So I wanted to share it with my fellow GenX’ers! Get your own Zungles » www.zungleinc.com Subscribe » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Podcast » GenXGrownUp.com/pod Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Website » GenXGrownUp.com Theme: “Grown Up” by Beefy » beefyness.com

Jon

May 31, 2017

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Dunkirk (2017) Review

Dunkirk – Rated PG-13 – Reviewed July 28, 2017 – IMDb I think I held my breath for most of this movie. Dunkirk is based on a real historical event when 400,000 British troops were trapped on a beach with German soldiers on one side and the English Channel on the other. There are bombers and […]

July 29, 2017

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My Arcade Mini-Cabinet Reviews: Pac-Man & Karate Champ

My Arcade Micro is back with two fun new entries in our GenXGrownUp mini arcade nostalgia experience. First up is Pac-Man and then we dive into the rare port, Karate Champ! My Arcade Karate Champ » amzn.to/2Thc7sv My Arcade Pac-Man » amzn.to/2AJ186Q My Arcade BurgerTime » amzn.to/2O9biQ8 My Arcade Dig-Dug » amzn.to/2ADbi8Q My Arcade Galaga […]

Jon

December 30, 2018

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Be Home by Dinner by Carl Franke – A Book Review

“Be Home By Dinner”, written by Carl Franke, is the story of Garvey Nolan as he navigates the events of his life growing up a Generation X’er. It spans from when he was four years old in 1978 and ending in 1993 when he was in college. Each chapter is a snapshot look into his […]

October 25, 2019

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