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.

Is the Atari VCS Worth It? Atari Pie vs Atari VCS

Is the Atari VCS worth it? Well, Jon decided it was time to put it to the test and pit the Atari VCS against the Atari Pie in a battle of nostalgic domination. #AtariVCS #GamingNews #VCS #genxgrownup Get Your Atari Pi » amzn.to/2OWmANh (affiliate) Recalbox » recalbox.com Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch Subscribe » […]

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March 11, 2021

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GravitreX: A Super-Charged Lunar Lander for 2021! – Live Stream

GravitreX is a physics simulation game that has you trying to land two ships on their respective platforms. Like the old classic Lunar Lander, but much more difficult and more heavily physics-based. And who wouldn’t want to play some super-charged Lunar Lander, right? Jon sure does! #GravitreX #LunarLander #GenXGrownUp Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch […]

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March 6, 2021

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Game & Watch All Games in MAME Emulation! – Live Stream

Join GenXGrownUp for Perks! » bit.ly/395HEr9 The Game & Watch brand is a series of handheld electronic games developed, manufactured, released, and marketed by Nintendo from 1980 to 1991. Created by game designer Gunpei Yokoi, the product derived its name from its featuring a single game as well as a clock on an LCD screen. […]

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February 27, 2021

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Atari 2600 Clone Console – Atari VCS alternative – Adding MORE ROMs!

Join GenXGrownUp for Perks! » bit.ly/395HEr9 So you’ve built an Atari 2600 Clone Console as an Atari VCS alternative? Now it’s time to add EVEN MORE ROMs to the system and see what happens. The Retropie Atari 2600 ROMs are nice but we want more! Jon takes us through the steps needed to bring the […]

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February 25, 2021

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Prizes In Food

About This Episode As a kid, what could’ve been better than a new toy and a tasty snack? How about a new toy FOR FREE WITH your tasty snack? In this episode, we remember all those cool toy surprises that were packed into the food we pestered our parents to buy. Hear more of our […]

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February 18, 2021

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Atari 2600 Clone Console – Atari VCS Retropie Build

Join GenXGrownUp for Perks! » bit.ly/395HEr9 So you want to build an Atari 2600 Clone Console? Well, have we got the video for you. Jon recently grabbed the Retropie Atari 2600 for $99 just to see if it’s worth it so you don’t have to. First steps: building the Retropie Atari VCS, powering it on, […]

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February 15, 2021

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