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.

PacMan Arcade1Up Partycade | PCB Board Swap Step-by-Step How-To

The Arcade1Up Partycade is a cool piece of tech with some glaring performance issues. In this update, Jon will take you step-by-step through the process of changing out a replacement Arcade1Up PCB, and then re-test to see if the replacement part fixes the problems exposed in his initial review. #genxgrownup #arcade1up #partycade Subscribe » GenXGrownUp.com/yt […]

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March 20, 2020

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Backtrack: 40th Anniversary GenX Sci-Fi Films

About This Episode A time-traveling aircraft carrier, an intergalactic football player, escaped Kryptonian convicts, and a wise old muppet with telekinetic powers: what do these all have in common? They’re iconic Generation X science fiction films which are celebrating their fortieth anniversary this year, of course! We run them down and celebrate their legacy in […]

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March 19, 2020

Sega Arcade History Pop-Up Book from Read-Only Memory | Arcade Nostalgia

SEGA Arcade: Pop-Up History presents six of the most iconic SEGA “body sensation” videogame cabinets – Hang-On, Space Harrier, Out Run, After Burner, Thunder Blade and Power Drift – in an innovative form: as dazzling pop-up paper sculptures. Jon takes you on a tour of this collector’s coffee table book in this video. Get Yours […]

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March 14, 2020

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Locke & Key, 198X, & Stick PCs

About This Episode This week all three of us have Netflix shows we’are watching, we have a discussion on digital “Go Bags,” and a Fourth Listener thinks Jon sounds like a personality from Spike TV! All this and much more in this week’s episode! Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownupDiscord » GenXGrownUp.com/discordFacebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUpTwitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitterWebsite » GenXGrownUp.comPodcast […]

Jon

March 12, 2020

Dig Dug Arcade Game RePlay | GenX 1982 Namco Classic

Dig Dug is a 1982 maze arcade game developed and published by Namco. It was distributed by Atari, Inc. in North America and Europe. You’re tasked with defeating all of the enemies in each stage, done by either inflating them with air with a pump until they pop or crushing them underneath large rocks. George […]

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March 6, 2020

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Backtrack: Oingo Boingo & Danny Elfman

About This Episode Oingo Boingo. If you’re a GenX’er, that name probably brings up memories of Dead Man’s Party in Back to School or the title track for Weird Science. The band, with frontman Danny Elfman, made an ’80s sound that was fun, different, and decidedly cool. We take a look back on Oingo Boingo, […]

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March 5, 2020

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