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Top Toys & Games of Generation X, from A to Z!

Enjoy our holiday 2018 video series, where we’re featuring the Top Toys & Games of Generation X, from A to Z! One a day for the 26 days we’re highlighting a different toy or game from our youth, give a little history on it, and share what made it so special. This series runs from December […]

Jon

December 12, 2018

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GenX Quarantine Board Game: Aces of Aces World War I Air Combat

Stuck in quarantine? We’ve got a GenX solution for you! Ace of Aces is a two-player combat picture book game designed by Alfred Leonardi and first published in 1980 by Nova Game Designs. It was one of Mo’s favorites and the fun endures even 40 years later. So dust off your copy (or head to […]

Jon

April 17, 2020

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Atari 2600 Clone Console – Atari VCS alternative – Adding MORE ROMs!

Join GenXGrownUp for Perks! » bit.ly/395HEr9 So you’ve built an Atari 2600 Clone Console as an Atari VCS alternative? Now it’s time to add EVEN MORE ROMs to the system and see what happens. The Retropie Atari 2600 ROMs are nice but we want more! Jon takes us through the steps needed to bring the […]

Jon

February 25, 2021

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Let’s UPDATE the Replicade Asteroids Machine with New FIRMWARE!

Join GenXGrownUp for Perks! » bit.ly/395HEr9 It’s time to UPDATE the Replicade Asteroids machine with new FIRMWARE! Replicade has some of the best machines out there for the retro arcade enthusiast and now with the new Asteroids firmware release, we thought it was time to take a minute with this machine and see how it […]

Jon

May 20, 2021

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LEGO Atari 2600 VCS – Asteroids Comes to Brick-ified Life!

We’re several phases deep into the new LEGO Atari 2600 set. In this video, having half-built the 2600 console, Jon gives you a look at the great design of the Asteroids cartridge and Asteroids game scene. #atari2600 #atarivcs #genxgrownup SUBSCRIBEGenXGrownUp.com/yt PATREONpatreon.com/genxgrownup MERCH GenXGrownUp.com/merch MEMBERSHIPbit.ly/395HEr9 PODCAST GenXGrownUp.com/pod DISCORD GenXGrownUp.com/discord SOCIAL fb.me/GenXGrownUp GenXGrownUp.com/twitter WEBSITE GenXGrownUp.com THEME “Grown […]

Jon

August 11, 2022

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We Open a Vintage, Sealed Rubik’s Cube Gifted to us by @WagnersTechTalk !

The Rubik’s Cube is a 3-D combination puzzle originally invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ern? Rubik. Originally called the Magic Cube, the puzzle was licensed by Rubik to be sold by Pentangle Puzzles in the UK in 1978, and then by Ideal Toy Corp in 1980. The cube was released […]

Jon

December 14, 2022

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