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.

Discontinued Snacks & Candy

About This Episode There are some snack foods in the world that will be there forever. Hershey’s bars, M & M’s, SweeTarts, Space Dust….. wait, Space Dust? “What the heck is that,” you ask? Not everything survives the forces of the free market and candy is no exception. In this episode we look back at […]

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January 24, 2019

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Arcade Classics Galaga vs My Arcade Galaga | Mini Arcade Showdown!

Apples and oranges no more! Up until now we’ve had to compare micro arcade machines from Basic Fun’s Arcade Classics & My Arcade’s Micro Arcade line from afar, but now that Arcade Classics has released both Galaga and Dig Dug (both previously available from My Arcade) we can finally do a head-to-head comparison on a […]

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January 20, 2019

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Titan Games, Monster Crunch, & Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

About This Episode Wow! Episode number 38! If this is the first time you have listened to us then you should take off the next 5 days so you can listen to each and every one of our episodes! This week, Jon talks about his road rage, Mo is excited about a new update to […]

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January 17, 2019

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Star Trek Discovery Plagiarism Claims & Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

If this is the first you’re hearing of a Copyright Lawsuit against Star Trek Discovery, you’re not alone. We thought we followed Trek news pretty closely but it only hit our radar a few weeks back. Paramount & Netflix are defending against a suit filed by an Egyptian video game designer who says his adventure […]

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January 14, 2019

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Star Castle 1980 Arcade Game RePlays

The Star Castle Arcade Game is a classic piece of retro gaming history, and one of the early vector arcade games developed by Cinematronics. This game challenges even the most seasoned retro arcade players. As a bonus, did you know Star Castle was the basis for one of the greatest original Atari 2600 titles ever? […]

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January 11, 2019

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Backtrack: GenX Music Platforms

About This Episode As a GenX’er I still remember the thrill of buying a new record album, running home and carefully opening the record, putting it on the turntable, then listening to the entire album while looking through the album cover for behind-the-scenes pictures and lyrics. I’m not saying that this is better than CDs […]

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January 10, 2019

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