Jon

Jon Reddick is a well-credentialed nerd of the 80s, classic game fan, and technology geek. He merged those interests into the creation of GenXGrownUp: a weekly podcast and YouTube channel which explores and celebrates media, games, tech, toys, comics, and pop culture of yesterday and today through the eyes of Generation X'ers.

We Deduce the Next RepliCade X from New Wave Toys – See if You Agree!

New Wave Toys is slated to reveal the next Wave 2 cabinet release at 2pm on the day of this video. We at GXG had a blast trying to deduce what the next logical unit would be based on the teased silhouette and what makes sense to us for the marketplace. Follow along, see if […]

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March 23, 2023

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Atari to Develop Cartoons, TV Shows, & Movies! – Deal Signed with APA

Based on an exclusive article in Variety, Atari has signed on for representation as they develop live action, animation, and unscripted content in both the television & movie spaces! ? Just what exactly does this mean for Atari and the entertainment landscape in the coming months and years? Let’s talk about it. Variety Article: variety.com/2023/biz/news/atari-apa-1235530169/ […]

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March 20, 2023

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Atari Acquires Rights to a Dozen ’80s Stern Arcade Games – SEE THEM ALL!

Atari has acquired the rights to 12 classic arcade properties including Berzerk and Frenzy. After speculating on what the additional 10 games might be just one day ago, the full list is now here. Jon runs you through a quick overview of the full set of 12 titles for which Atari has now acquired distribution […]

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March 18, 2023

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Atari Acquires Berzerk & Frenzy, Plus Ten More Classic Arcade Titles

Atari has acquired the rights to 12 classic arcade properties including Berzerk and Frenzy. Jon speculates what the other ten may be, and what this news could mean for arcade fans as well as the future of classic arcade toy & gadget collection. The publisher said the deal will allow it to create new games […]

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March 17, 2023

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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 […]

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March 15, 2023

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Paddle Problems on the Atari 50th Anniversary Flashback Gold from AtGames?

Ever since its release, there has been some debate about the accuracy of the paddles included with the Atari 50th Anniversary Edition Flashback Gold from @AtGamesGaming . We did some digging and discovered just what’s going on, and talk about how it might get fixed. You can download Paul Slocum’s Testcart image from this link to […]

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March 10, 2023

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