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.

Yars Rising Story Trailer Reaction & Analysis | SPOILER FREE

New “story trailer” for Yars Rising (coming September 10, 2024) just dropped, and Jon does his best to break it down in this reaction & analysis without giving anything away! From the renowned development studio WayForward Technologies, Inc. (Shantae, River City Girls, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp) comes Yars Rising, a 2D action adventure exploration […]

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September 10, 2024

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Activision’s River Raid for the Atari 2600 | The River of NO RETURN!

River Raid is a video game developed by Carol Shaw for the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed Atari 2600) and released in 1982 by Activision. The player controls a fighter jet over the River of No Return in a raid behind enemy lines. The goal is to navigate the flight by destroying enemy tankers, […]

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September 6, 2024

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Yars Rising Story Trailer Reaction & Analysis | SPOILER FREE

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September 5, 2024

IS THIS the ROOT CAUSE of the Atari 7800+’s PR Problem?

The announcement of the Atari 7800+ has been met with a fair amount of pushback from some fans. The key criticism being, “it’s the same as last year’s model in a new shell.” And, to be fair, they have a point. In this brief video, Jon outlines what he perceives to be the root cause […]

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September 3, 2024

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Fatal Run 2089 Reveal Trailer Reaction & Analysis | Did You Catch It All?

In this video, Jon pores over every frame of the reveal trailer to see what advance information we can deduce about this forthcoming title from Atari. Atari’s Fatal Run 2089 delivers over-the-top driving action across a post-apocalyptic landscape. You’ll be drifting into hairpin turns while traveling at insane speeds across 20 levels, each with […]

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September 2, 2024

Why Atari’s Next PLUS Should Be the Intellivision+

Atari has just announced the 7800+ coming winter 2024, and the Atari+ Platform initiative virtually guarantees this won’t be the last “plus” console. But while there are plenty of voices suggesting the Jaguar+, 5200+, or even Lynx+ is the next logical step, in this video, we make the case for why the next “plus” console […]

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August 31, 2024

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