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As the Atari Video Computer System turned three years old in 1980, the installed userbase of just over a million consoles had doubled to over 2 million. More consoles meant more gamers, and more gamers meant a growing demand for more games. Keeping up their established pace, Atari released just shy of a dozen new titles during 1980, and while some of their key talent had departed by the end of '79 to form Activision, 1980 would prove to be a breakout year with the release of what would become the console's first killer-app. In this video, I'll be ranking every VCS game Atari released in 1980. #atari #retrogaming #tierlist #genxgrownup - LINKS BASIC Programming footage courtesy @MissionEdPossible - 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 - CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome to 1980 01:00 VCS Growth 02:01 3-D Tic-Tac-Toe 03:07 Adventure 04:50 BASIC Programming 06:42 Circus Atari 07:56 Dodge 'Em 08:28 Golf 10:20 Maze Craze 11:39 Night Driver 12:53 Space Invaders 14:10 Video Checkers 14:59 Summary

My Arcade (Dreamgear) first revealed their Atari GameStation Pro (then called the GameStation Plus) back in January at CES 2023. Since then we’ve all been eagerly awaiting release news and the wait is nearly over! The GameStation Pro will be hitting retailers’ shelves in the coming weeks, so in anticipation of our full review, Jon […]

Are you ready for another Mini Arcade vs review? Today we have Basic Fun vs Basic Fun? Yep, Arcade Classics couldn’t resist trying to grab more of your wallet by releasing a regular edition and a Walmart Exclusive. As a huge Qbert fan, we asked Mo to review both Basic Fun machines and let us […]

The Rubik’s Cube is an iconic toy and symbol of GenX, so it was inevitable that when I spotted this Bluetooth speaker made in the form of a Rubik’s 3×3 puzzle cube, I was gonna be a buyer. Time to take it for a test drive! #rubiks #bluetooth #genxgrownup BUY YOURS amzn.to/3pHXrFE (affiliate) PATREONpatreon.com/genxgrownup MERCH […]

We love the My Arcade Micro Player machines here at GenXGrownUp and Elevator Action is one of our favorite arcade machines from the golden era. We’ve shown you the My Arcade Micro Player Galaga machine and we’ve even shown you a My Arcade Micro Player hack. Now it’s time to dig in on Elevator Action. […]

The Blaze Taito Super Pocket (Hyper Mega Tech) not only sports 18 Taito arcade games, save states, scan lines, variable difficulty, and an included rechargeable battery, but also allows for expansion with already-established Blaze Evercade cartridges! Could this flavor of cart-based handheld be the net to take the market by storm? We run it through […]