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Atari 2600 Pocket Player: Why Does This Exist?

My Arcade (Dreamgear) and Atari are collaborating on three new pieces of hardware featuring Atari titles, including a handheld Pocket Player full of Atari 2600 games. The internet seems divided on this unit and in this piece, we try to break down just exactly why this product exists and who is the intended consumer. My […]

Jon

January 18, 2023

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THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO, William Katt, 1981-1983, (c) ABC/courtesy Everett Collection

The Greatest American Hero & Collector’s Edition

Reminiscing about The Greatest American Hero, and having a look at the contents of the limited edition collectors tin, including that elusive instruction manual!

Jon

May 27, 2017

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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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Einstein Thrift Shop Toy Find! – 1979 Simon Clone from Castle Toys

Einstein is a 1979 handheld electronic game in the style of Simon or Maniac. A progressively longer series of lights and sounds are presented and the player must match the sequence of be eliminated. Jon found this one at a thrift shop for just $4 and it was labeled, “untested.” Sounds suspicious to me – […]

Jon

June 11, 2022

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