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.

Top Toys & Games of Generation X, from A to Z!

Enjoy our holiday 2018 video series, where we’re featuring the Top Toys & Games of Generation X, from A to Z! One a day for the 26 days we’re highlighting a different toy or game from our youth, give a little history on it, and share what made it so special. This series runs from December […]

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December 12, 2018

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Holiday Lemmings 1993 – Amiga Gameplay from Psygnosis | GenXGrownUp Live

Lemmings was a killer app for Amiga computers in the early 90s, and it got ported to just about everything. Riding on the heels of that popularity, publisher Psygnosis began releasing special Christmas variants of Lemmings which were really just skinned bonus levels, but they were often free or very cheap! As we get in […]

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December 8, 2018

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Creed II, 3D Printers, & The Room 4: Old Sins

About This Episode Last time we’re going to mention Ralph Breaks the Internet — promise! This week Mo finds another disappointing game, Jon tells us of a documentary that dissects one of the most famous movie scenes in history, and George finds something cool while cleaning off his desk! All of this and much more […]

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December 6, 2018

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Novelty Records

About This Episode I won’t say that Generation X had the silliest novelty songs, but we sure had a ton of them! Such classics as “Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah,” “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” and “Monster Mash” were at the top of our hit list when we were kids! In this episode we […]

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November 29, 2018

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Gil “Buck Rogers” Gerard Remembers Sidekicks

Check out this Gil Gerard 2018 interview. Gil “Buck Rogers” Gerard sat down with us at Dragon Con 2018 to talk about his experiences on the set of Sidekicks as well as several other interesting tidbits. #genxgrownup Get some Buck Rogers » amzn.to/2PEQSDK Subscribe » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp […]

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November 25, 2018

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The Hollow, Dashcams, & Fallout 76

About This Episode We are almost done with talking about “Ralph Breaks the Internet”…. almost. But besides that George tells us why he thinks Room 104 needs another look, Mo has a non-opinion on Fallout 76 and Jon forces himself to talk about something not Wreck it Ralph related by telling us about his early […]

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November 22, 2018

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