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 2600 Adventure Reboot – DRAGONS Aren’t DUCKS Anymore!

Adventure 2600 Reboot is a graphical and sound update to the Atari 2600 game Adventure. Play is controlled by the keyboard. Play is much like the original in that you must find keys to the castles, retrieve the gold chalice and take it to the gold castle. Quest 1 has one maze and the two […]

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August 10, 2024

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Imagic’s No Escape! on the Atari 2600 – The MASHUP You Didn’t Know You Needed

No Escape! is an Atari 2600 video game developed and published by Imagic in 1983. The player controls Jason, leader of the Argonauts, who fights off the Furies sent by the Greek gods. A two-player mode, in which the second player competes against the first turn-by-turn, is also available. No Escape! begins with Jason imprisoned […]

Jon

August 9, 2024

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Zoltar Speaks! Go BIG with New Wave’s Pint-Sized Fortune Teller

New Wave™is proud to present their Zoltar Miniature Fortune Teller Machine. The Zoltar Speaks Mini Replica includes all the same details and features as the full size, famous animatronic fortune teller found in arcades, theme parks, gift shops, homes, and various attractions all around the world but at a fraction of the size & cost. […]

Jon

August 5, 2024

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Imagic’s Cosmic Ark on the Atari 2600: Part Two of an UNFINISHED Trilogy

Cosmic Ark is an Atari 2600 game designed by Rob Fulop and published by Imagic in 1982. The objective is to gather specimens from different planets in a spaceship which contains the survivors from the city of Atlantis. There are two versions of the cartridge. One allows the player to toggle the starfield display with […]

Jon

August 2, 2024

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Atari Gamestation Pro Full-Size Paddle Controller Add-On

The @atari Gamestation Pro from @MyArcaderetro has been a popular emulation device ever since its release last year. Arguably the most criticized part of the unit is the provided controllers, but the inclusion of paddles on both controllers is most certainly a bright spot. Now, a community member has designed an improvement to those paddles […]

Jon

July 30, 2024

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Donkey Kong ’94 on Nintendo Game Boy is WAY MORE than an Arcade Port!

Donkey Kong,[a] also referred to as Donkey Kong ’94, is a 1994 puzzle-platform game developed by Nintendo and Pax Softnica and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. Donkey Kong is loosely based on the 1981 arcade game of the same name and its sequel Donkey Kong Jr. Like in the original arcade and NES […]

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July 26, 2024

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