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Atari 2600 Target Fun: Can I BEAT Every “Robot” Game Option?

Target Fun (known as Air-Sea Battle from Atari) was released in 1977 by Sears as a launch title for the Sears Tele-Games Video Arcade. An amazing multiplayer competitive game, some players (including me) didn’t even realize that it included single-player “robot” variations. Let’s find out what passed for artificial computer intelligence in a game from […]

Jon

February 24, 2024

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Donkey Kong ’94 on Nintendo Game Boy is WAY MORE than an Arcade Port!

Donkey Kong,[a] also referred to as Donkey Kong ’94, is a 1994 puzzle-platform game developed by Nintendo and Pax Softnica and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. Donkey Kong is loosely based on the 1981 arcade game of the same name and its sequel Donkey Kong Jr. Like in the original arcade and NES […]

Jon

July 26, 2024

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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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Tiny Atari 2600 Games in a Micro Arcade! – Atari’s Millipede, Combat, and MORE from Super Impulse

Super Impulse’s Tiny Atari 2600 was a hit with Atari fans and collectors, and sure enough, those new titles we saw in that unit have started to make their way into other releases. In this case, it’s the new Micro Arcade Millipede & Combat, plus a bonus game. In this review, Jon evaluates how this […]

Jon

January 15, 2022

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The Atari 2600’s TV Type Switch: An Important Piece of the VCS Legacy

The Atari 2600’s TV Type Switch: An Important Piece of the VCS Legacy The “TV Type” switch on the Atari 2600 was a hardware feature that allowed users to switch between two different video output modes: “Color” and “Black and White”. Initially, in the “Color” mode, Atari 2600 titles would output a color signal to […]

Jon

March 15, 2023

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Super Impulse Frogger Tiny Arcade vs. Micro Arcade Review & Comparison

Super Impulse has a raft of Tiny Arcade Micro Arcade titles. In this review & comparison, we take a look at the Frogger variants of these two releases. Join GenXGrownUp for Perks! » bit.ly/395HEr9 #frogger #tinyarcade #microarcade #genxgrownup B U Y Y O U R S Tiny Arcade » amzn.to/3BSKMn8 (affiliate) Micro Arcade » amzn.to/3aO0rIs […]

Jon

October 17, 2021

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