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Atari Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | “The Latest Icon of the Imbecile Industry?”

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is a scrolling shooter video game programmed by Rex Bradford for the Atari 2600 and published by Parker Brothers in 1982. It was the first licensed Star Wars video game. The player must control Luke Skywalker in a snowspeeder to battle against Imperial AT-AT walkers on the planet Hoth. […]

Jon

April 5, 2024

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Best & Worst of the SOLD OUT Atari XP Collectors’ Series! – Atari VCS / 2600

For the 50th Anniversary of Atari, the company announced a limited edition series of ten re-issues of classic Atari VCS cartridges, each with new packaging, new artwork, and assorted bonus items packed in. After opening & reviewing all ten of these carts, GenXGrownUp is happy to announce the Atari XP Awards – the best and […]

Jon

August 17, 2023

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1978 Atari VCS Catalog with ONLY 20 GAMES! – The Early Days of the Atari 2600

The Atari VCS (later renamed Atari 2600) was released in 1977. This vintage game catalog is from just the second year of the 2600’s existence: 1978. Featuring only twenty (20) games, this time capsule is not only a snapshot in time of the early Atari, but also a look at just how whimsical and cartoony […]

Jon

July 31, 2022

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ColecoVision Restoration: The Cartridges | Getting to Know the 2nd Gen Legend Part 1

ColecoVision is a second-generation home video-game console developed by Coleco and launched in North America in August 1982. It was released a year later in Europe by CBS Electronics as the CBS ColecoVision. The console offered a closer experience to more powerful arcade video games compared to competitors such as the Atari 2600 and Intellivision. […]

Jon

May 29, 2024

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Malaysian Knockoff Building Bricks

LEGO bricks are great, but lately I’ve found an affinity for the variety of knockoff bricks from overseas. I take a look at some minifigs and city street sets from Malaysia and put together a “KFE” set.

Jon

June 3, 2017

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Defective $1000 Atari XP Carts & the State of Modern Atari | An Editorial

About two weeks ago, a user on X by the name of Cear Dragon posted that two of their limited AtariXP carts – Haunted House & Crystal Castles – were defective. Haunted House, he claimed, had the PCB inserted backwards and Crystal Castles, he said, was buggy and unplayable. As these were limited releases, it […]

Jon

May 20, 2024

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