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.

Atari’s Yars Rising: Where’s All the FAN HATE Coming From?

Fan reaction to the recently-announced Yars Rising has been surprisingly divisive. It’s been accused of being too talky, too different, and “not Yars” at all. In this editorial, Jon shares his thoughts on Yars Rising and the negative fan feedback. From the renowned development studio WayForward Technologies, Inc. (Shantae, River City Girls, Advance Wars 1+2: […]

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June 18, 2024

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Intellivision Thunder Castle | Swords & Sorcery in an Ever-Changing Maze!

Thunder Castle is a 1986 maze video game for the Intellivision. The player controls a knight navigating three mazes, defeating enemies to progress. To defeat the enemies, the knight must interact with objects throughout the maze before interacting with them. The game was designed by David Warhol. It was initially going to be shipped by […]

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June 14, 2024

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ColecoVision Restoration: Console & Controllers | Getting to Know the 2nd Gen Legend Part 2

ColecoVision is a second-generation home video-game console developed by Coleco and launched in North America in August 1982. It was released a year later in Europe by CBS Electronics as the CBS ColecoVision. The console offered a closer experience to more powerful arcade video games compared to competitors such as the Atari 2600 and Intellivision. […]

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June 12, 2024

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Tormenture! | Atari-Inspired CURSED Retro Gameplay

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 of one of Atari’s richest, and best-known classic titles. #atari #yarsrevenge #yarsrising #genxgrownup SHOPgenxgrownup.com/amazon (affiliates)store.steampowered.com/app/2545220/Tormenture/ PATREONpatreon.com/genxgrownup LINKSHERO Maps & More » atariage.com/2600/archives/HEROMaps/index.html MERCH GenXGrownUp.com/merch MEMBERSHIPbit.ly/395HEr9 PODCAST GenXGrownUp.com/pod DISCORD GenXGrownUp.com/discord SOCIAL fb.me/GenXGrownUp […]

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June 11, 2024

Atari’s Yars Rising DEMO | Let’s Run Through the Time-Limited Demo (Yars’ Revenge Sequel)

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 of one of Atari’s richest, and best-known classic titles. #atari #yarsrevenge #yarsrising #genxgrownup SHOPgenxgrownup.com/amazon (affiliates)On Steam » store.steampowered.com/app/2534370/Yars_Rising/ PATREONpatreon.com/genxgrownup LINKSHERO Maps & More » atariage.com/2600/archives/HEROMaps/index.html MERCH GenXGrownUp.com/merch MEMBERSHIPbit.ly/395HEr9 PODCAST GenXGrownUp.com/pod DISCORD […]

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June 9, 2024

Atari 2600 Turmoil from 20th Century Fox | The BEST Tempest Experience You Can Get on the VCS!

You no doubt know the story of how Yars’ Revenge came about when Howard Scott Warshaw was assigned to port Star Castle to the Atari VCS. The system just wasn’t quite capable, but with a little re-design, a new and now classic game was born. I don’t know for a fact that similar evolution took […]

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June 7, 2024