https://youtu.be/OdDdEPIYPqQ Atari 2600 Combat: the title every VCS aficionado knows well. Released with the launch of the console in September 1977, Combat was a two-player versus game that pits you head-to-head against your buddy in tanks, biplanes, or jets. In this...
This week, Jon brags about his amazing cubing skills, Mo finds a helpful site for navigating Amazon reviews, and George talks about some of the great shows returning to streaming services.! As usual, this is only part of what we talk about so listen in to hear the...
Who doesn’t like Black Panther, Ninjas and Ninja stars, or Big Trouble In LIttle China? That’s right – NOBODY! So while you’re watching this video, just remember what good ol’ Jack Burton says on a dark and stormy night – “Subscribe to GenXGrownUp!” Geek Fuel...
NOTE: The author of Adventure, Warren Robinett, was present in the chat for this live stream! It’s 1980 and you’re sitting cross-legged in front of the wood-grain console TV trying to find a single pixel dot your buddy in elementary school swore was hidden in the...
The GXG crew is amped to learn of a classic arcade mecca just a short drive south in Daytona Beach, Florida. Naturally, this triggered another GXG Road Trip, where Mo & Jon head down to the Daytona Arcade Museum and see what this facility is all about. Daytona...
The Atari 7800 was an Atari console I entirely missed growing up. I was already into the 8-bit computers by the time it launched, so these versions of 80s classics are entirely new to me. Come along for the adventure as I take a first look at what made the 7800...
After 31 years buried in a desert landfill, an Atari 2600 E.T. cartridge unearthed in 2014 has made its way to the hands of a GenXGrownUp. Join Jon as he takes a look back at the history that makes this decades-old relic so significant. Atari: Game Over...
The arcade version of Pac-Man is an absolute classic, but the release on the Atari 2600 was a little less than what home users were hoping for or deserved. Could it have been better? USB Atari Joystick » http://amzn.to/2xf9n3q Stella Atari Emulator »...
While waiting for the release of a beautiful new woodgrain Atari handheld, we got the itch for portable VCS goodness. Luckily, the Flashback Atari Portable was not hard to find. Jon takes a look at just what you can expect if you want to pick one up for yourself....
Retro gaming is starting to boil over, and feeding the fire are companies trying to cash in on nostalgia. Nintendo lit the first sparks with the Virtual Console, a digital distribution service for the Wii focused on classic titles from the 3rd generation of games to...
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