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1982 Scramble Handheld from Tomytronic – BRAND SPANKIN’ NEW! ?

In Tomytronic’s Scramble Handheld toy, your mission is to invade the Scramble Star System and destroy the Enemy Space Base which is guarded by a barrier. You must break through the barrier to destroy the Enemy Space Base. Based on the Stern arcade video game first released in 1981, this consumer electronics toy is a […]

July 11, 2023

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THE400 Mini Atari 8-bit Computer: Great News Even If You Don’t Know It!

The Atari 8-bit computer line is finally getting its due in the form of THE400 Mini from Retro Games & PLAION. If you are an Atari 8-bit fan, then you know what this is exciting news. But if you maybe don’t have any experience with or exposure to this mid-80s computer line, then allow us […]

Jon

January 16, 2024

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Why Spend Money on RETROGAMING Toys & Gadgets? ?

We review a LOT of arcade and retro video game toys & gadgets here on GenXGrownUp. And without fail, on each one, we’ll get at least a comment or two asking, “Why would anyone spend money on these products when you could just emulate the game for free on your home computer or a Raspberry […]

Jon

August 17, 2024

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Atari 2600 Starmaster: Activision’s Take on an Atari’s First-Person Space Shooter

Starmaster is a video game written for the Atari 2600 by Alan Miller and published in June 1982 by Activision. The game is similar to Atari 8-bit family game Star Raiders. Starmaster was not ported to other systems, but has been re-released in collections such as Activision Anthology. Miller programmed other Atari 2600 games for […]

Jon

March 7, 2024

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Geek Fuel April 2018 | Last Monthly Geek Fuel!

Jon just got his monthly subscription box from Geek Fuel and all he got was a keychain? C’mon guys, you can do better than that can’t you? Hopefully your quarterly crate will be filled with Funko, posters, LEGO, and dreams. Until then….here’s are review of the last monthly Geek Fuel crate ever. #geekfuel Geek Fuel […]

Jon

April 27, 2018

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Space Invader 7: A New Take on the Classic – GenXGrownUp LIVE

Experience again or for the first time the thrills, intense action, and hypnotic rhythm of the classic arcade space shooter in this direct port of the original windows game that went to #1 around the world! Meticulously designed exclusively for your device, the *LEGENDS OF THE ARCADE* series brings you 23:15 UFO scoring, Nagoya attacks, […]

Jon

November 17, 2020

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