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.
Coleco’s ROC’N ROPE on the Atari 2600 | a FLASHLIGHT Is Your Only Weapon!
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Coleco’s ROC’N ROPE on the Atari 2600 | a FLASHLIGHT Is Your Only Weapon!

Roc'n Rope is a 1983 platform video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. It was designed by Tokuro Fujiwara, later known for his career at Capcom. The player controls a flashlight and harpoon-gun equipped archaeologist who must ascend a series of rocky platforms to reach a phoenix bird. The player has to avoid ferocious man-sized dinosaurs and red-haired cavemen without any direct means of offense. The only ways to defeat the opponents are to either daze them with the flashlight, or wait for them to be suspended on a harpoon rope and cause them fall down, an element which adds a certain complexity to the game. Bonus items to collect include fallen phoenix feathers and phoenix eggs, which grant the player invulnerability from the prehistoric denizens for a short period of time. #atari #retrogaming #genxgrownup - SHOP http://genxgrownup.com/amazon http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch - PODCAST http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod - SUPPORT US https://patreon.com/genxgrownup - WEB & SOCIAL http://GenXGrownUp.com/discord https://twitch.tv/genxgrownup http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp https://bsky.app/profile/genxgrownup.com https://www.tiktok.com/@genxgrownup https://www.instagram.com/genxgrownup/ http://GenXGrownUp.com - SPONSORS King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com

REWIND: GenX Summertime Toys & Play

It’s mid-June, school is letting out for the summer, and youngsters will be filling their next few weeks with warm-weather activities. In this episode, we remember how we spent our summer months growing up as Generation X kids! Patreon » patreon.com/genxgrownup (https://patreon.com/genxgrownup) Discord » GenXGrownUp.com/discord (http://genxgrownup.com/discord) Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp (http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp) Twitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitter (http://genxgrownup.com/twitter) Website » GenXGrownUp.com (http://genxgrownup.com/) Podcast » GenXGrownUp.com/pod (http://genxgrownup.com/pod) Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch (http://genxgrownup.com/merch) Shop » genxgrownup.com/amazon (http://genxgrownup.com/amazon) Theme: “Grown Up” by Beefy » beefyness.com (http://beefyness.com/) Apple » itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/genxgrownup-podcast/id1268365641 (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/genxgrownup-podcast/id1268365641) Google » GenXGrownUp Podcast (google.com) (https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vZ2VueGdyb3dudXA) Pocket Casts » pca.st/8iuL (http://pca.st/8iuL) Stitcher » www.stitcher.com/s?fid=146720&refid=stpr (http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=146720&refid=stpr) TuneIn » tunein.com/radio/GenXGrownUp-Podcast-p1020342/ (https://tunein.com/radio/GenXGrownUp-Podcast-p1020342/) Spotify » spoti.fi/2TB4LR7 (https://spoti.fi/2TB4LR7) iHeart » www.iheart.com/podcast… (https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-genxgrownup-podcast-65363467/) Amazon Music » amzn.to/33IKfEK (https://amzn.to/33IKfEK) • Listen to our Backtrack on GenX Childhood Autonomy » genxgrownup.com/bt120/ (https://genxgrownup.com/bt120/) • Midlife Mixtape: Favorite Summertime Memories » bit.ly/3Nh58LD (https://bit.ly/3Nh58LD) • Ultimate Summer Road Trip Playlist for Gen Xers » bit.ly/3HJWeFF (https://bit.ly/3HJWeFF) • 38 Ways to Give Your Kids a Carefree 80’s Summer » bit.ly/3bdyZaF (https://bit.ly/3bdyZaF) • I Want a 1980s Summer For My Kids » bit.ly/3zVJs51 (https://bit.ly/3zVJs51) • What Summer Camps Looked Like in the 1970s and 1980s » bit.ly/3QBGk3X (https://bit.ly/3QBGk3X) • New York City fire hydrants: a summer tradition – in pictures » bit.ly/3zVpKGw (https://bit.ly/3zVpKGw) • Roadside Attractions Fading from Landscape » n.pr/3xMEHrv (https://n.pr/3xMEHrv) • Mail the show » podcast@genxgrownup.com (mailto:podcast@genxgrownup.com) • Visit us on YouTube » GenXGrownUp.com/yt (http://genxgrownup.com/yt) Show Notes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices)
? Chromatic Conundrum DEMO | I See the Light!
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Chromatic Conundrum DEMO | I See the Light!

Chromatic Conundrum is a first person puzzle game where you manipulate light. Combine different colors and form shadows to illuminate your way through an enigmatic world. #indiegame #demo #retrogaming #genxgrownup - LINKS Chromatic Conundrum on Steam » https://store.steampowered.com/app/3081690/Chromatic_Conundrum/ - SHOP http://genxgrownup.com/amazon http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch - PODCAST http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod - SUPPORT US https://patreon.com/genxgrownup - WEB & SOCIAL http://GenXGrownUp.com/discord https://twitch.tv/genxgrownup http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp https://bsky.app/profile/genxgrownup.com https://www.tiktok.com/@genxgrownup https://www.instagram.com/genxgrownup/ http://GenXGrownUp.com
Time Crisis & MORE with G’AIM’E Plug-and-Play LIGHT GUN! | Coming Soon
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Time Crisis & MORE with G’AIM’E Plug-and-Play LIGHT GUN! | Coming Soon

G'AIM'E Campiagn » https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tasseidenki/gaime-plug-and-play-time-crisis-gun-system-for-modern-tvs Tassei Denki’s vision with G’AIM’E is to take the first step towards reviving classic light-gun controllers. In today’s gaming world, where racing wheels, fight sticks, and other specialized controllers thrive, it feels wrong that light-guns have all but disappeared from the modern games room. #retrogaming #namco #genxgrownup - LINKS https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tasseidenki/gaime-plug-and-play-time-crisis-gun-system-for-modern-tvs - SHOP http://genxgrownup.com/amazon http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch - PODCAST http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod - SUPPORT US https://patreon.com/genxgrownup - WEB & SOCIAL http://GenXGrownUp.com/discord https://twitch.tv/genxgrownup http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp https://bsky.app/profile/genxgrownup.com https://www.tiktok.com/@genxgrownup https://www.instagram.com/genxgrownup/ http://GenXGrownUp.com
This Is the STRANGEST GAME We’ve EVER Reviewed
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This Is the STRANGEST GAME We’ve EVER Reviewed

YouTube delivered this odd package on my doorstep the other day. As with any unexpected package, I can only assume it's some sort of new gaming device ready for my review, so let's give it a shot! @YouTube #youtube #100ksubs #genxgrownup - SHOP http://genxgrownup.com/amazon http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch - PODCAST http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod - SUPPORT US https://patreon.com/genxgrownup - WEB & SOCIAL http://GenXGrownUp.com/discord https://twitch.tv/genxgrownup http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp https://bsky.app/profile/genxgrownup.com https://www.tiktok.com/@genxgrownup https://www.instagram.com/genxgrownup/ http://GenXGrownUp.com - SPONSORS King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com - CHAPTERS
Atari’s MISSILE COMMAND on the 2600 is Still a BLAST!
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Atari’s MISSILE COMMAND on the 2600 is Still a BLAST!

Missile Command is a 1980 shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Atari for arcades. Sega released the game outside North America. It was designed by Dave Theurer, who also designed Atari's vector graphics game Tempest from the same year. The game was released during the Cold War, and the player uses a trackball to defend six cities from intercontinental ballistic missiles by launching anti-ballistic missiles from three bases. Atari brought the game to its home systems beginning with the 1981 Atari VCS conversion by Rob Fulop. Numerous contemporaneous clones and modern remakes followed. Atari's 1981 port to the Atari 8-bit computers was reused for the Atari 5200 (1982) and built into the Atari XEGS (1987). It is considered to be one of the greatest video games of all time. #atari #retrogaming #genxgrownup - SHOP http://genxgrownup.com/amazon http://GenXGrownUp.com/merch - PODCAST http://GenXGrownUp.com/pod - SUPPORT US https://patreon.com/genxgrownup - WEB & SOCIAL http://GenXGrownUp.com/discord https://twitch.tv/genxgrownup http://fb.me/GenXGrownUp https://bsky.app/profile/genxgrownup.com https://www.tiktok.com/@genxgrownup https://www.instagram.com/genxgrownup/ http://GenXGrownUp.com - SPONSORS King of Nerds » http://kingofnerds.tv Order of Cosmic Champions » http://www.orderofcosmicchampions.com
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