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.

Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration – Everything We Know So Far!

Atari is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and with it, the spark that launched the modern video game industry. It has been five decades since a small team in Silicon Valley first combined their creativity, curiosity and passion into making video games and hardware. The result of their efforts was Atari, one of the most recognizable […]

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July 4, 2022

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Dungeons & Dragons Electronic Labyrinth – FULL D&D PLAYTHROUGH & TUTORIAL!

In 1980, Mattel Electronics published this Dungeons & Dragons Computer Labyrinth board game. One or two players battle against the computer in a randomly-generated maze to find the treasure and avoid the dragon that guards it. Jon found this one at a local toy show and despite never seeing it before, immediately decided to give […]

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July 2, 2022

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Dungeons & Dragons Electronic Labyrinth – VINTAGE D&D TOY SHOW FIND!

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July 2, 2022

Yars’ Revenge Reimagined Sequel Coming from Atari: Howard Scott Warshaw AT THE HELM!

Every Atari 2600 fan knows (and has likely played & loved) Yars’ Revenge. Now, in celebration of Atari 50th anniversary, it has been announced that a true sequel to Yars’ is in development and none other than Howard Scott Warshaw — the creator of the original — is signed on to develop the title! How […]

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June 23, 2022

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Atari 2600 Game, Atlantis, Has a Secret Sequel YOU’VE ALREADY PLAYED!

Atlantis is a fixed shooter video game released by Imagic in July 1982 for the Atari 2600. It was written by Dennis Koble who also wrote Trick Shot, Solar Storm, and Shootin’ Gallery for Imagic. Atlantis was wildly popular, but it’s rarely known that Imagic also released a sequel to this popular title in the […]

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June 18, 2022

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Einstein Thrift Shop Toy Find! – 1979 Simon Clone from Castle Toys

Einstein is a 1979 handheld electronic game in the style of Simon or Maniac. A progressively longer series of lights and sounds are presented and the player must match the sequence of be eliminated. Jon found this one at a thrift shop for just $4 and it was labeled, “untested.” Sounds suspicious to me – […]

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June 11, 2022

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