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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.

Atari GAMESTATION GO! – The FIRST Look at the Updated Hardware for CES 2025

My Arcade’s much-anticipated Atari handheld is to be showcased anew at CES 2025! More CES 2025 Coverage to watch RIGHT NOW: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi4aaoFzEVM&list=PL13zHeyDr6xsv3FNA_cvE7z2n-dPPPsn9&ab_channel=GenXGrownUp For the past twelve months, the #1 question I see in the comments in reference to @MyArcaderetro is, “Jon, what’s up with that Atari handheld we saw at CES 2024?” First dubbed the […]

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January 2, 2025

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Pac-Man Pocket Player Max : A Handheld WORTHY of PAC-MAN’s 45th Anniversary?

Get the ULTIMATE GAME GUIDE » embraceware.com/genx A few days ago, @MyArcaderetro revealed their Pac-Man Mighty Player being released in 2025 just in time for the 45th Anniversary of Pac-Man. But from the newest images released TODAY on social media, a Mighty Player isn’t all they have in store to celebrate our favorite dot-muncher’s 45th […]

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January 1, 2025

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Introducing the Gamestation Retro MEGA PLAYER! | Premium Tabletop Gaming from My Arcade

Last week @MyArcaderetro announced that they were partnering with Bandai Namco & Campcom for a new line of gaming devices dubbed, Gamestation Retro. In a quote from My Arcade, they clarified that the Gamestation Retro would be available as a home console, a portable handheld, and a tabletop arcade. And with the images dropping this […]

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December 31, 2024

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SEGA’S OUTRUN is Getting that POLE POSITION Treatment from My Arcade!

Last week, @MyArcaderetro announced their new partnership with Sega for 2025, and one standout title that caught my attention was OutRun! In the comments of my video about the announcement, we talked about our hopes that OutRun might get the same treatment as Pole Position earlier this year, and guess what?! Sure enough, just this […]

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December 30, 2024

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Pac-Man MIGHTY PLAYER First Look | Is It RIGHT for the 45th Anniversary of Pac-Man?

Pac-Man is universal. No matter your age or interests, you know who Pac-Man is just like you know Mario or Mickey Mouse. So it makes sense that we continue to see re-release after re-release of this legendary Namco classic. In just one week, we’ll be headed to Vegas for CES 2025 where we’ll spend a […]

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December 29, 2024

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My Arcade’s CASINO PLAYER Joins the Line-Up for CES 2025

CES 2025 is just days away, and My Arcade has not taken its foot off the gas in announcing more and more of their 2025 product line. Each day for the past week they’ve had a new reveal, but today’s has absolutely NOTHING do with with retrogames, but oddly, is something I’m very interested to […]

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December 28, 2024

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