by GenX Grownup | Aug 7, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, GenX Grownup
Yars’ Revenge is a video game designed by Howard Scott Warshaw for the Atari Video Computer System. The game involves a fly-like humanoid alien race known as Yars attacking their arch-rivals the Qotile who have destroyed their habitable planets in their solar system....
by GenX Grownup | Aug 6, 2024 | 1980s, 1990s, GenX Grownup, Press Release
The Atari 8-bit computer line is finally getting its due in the form of THE400 Mini from Retro Games & PLAION. If you are an Atari 8-bit fan, then you know what this is exciting news. This much-anticipated plug-and-play console has just arrived in the GenXGrownUp...
by GenX Grownup | Aug 5, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, GenX Grownup, Podcast of the Week
About This Episode We watch a post-apocalyptic TV series based on an equally post-apocalyptic game franchise, explore how artificial intelligence is creeping its way into our lives, and play a brand new game that adds a layer of story onto a 1979 Atari arcade classic....
by GenX Grownup | Aug 3, 2024 | 1980s, 2000s, GenX Grownup, Opinions
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....
by GenX Grownup | Jun 21, 2024 | 1990s, 2000s, GenX Grownup
Superman is a video game programmed by John Dunn for the Atari Video Computer System (later renamed Atari 2600) and released in 1979 by Atari, Inc. The player controls Superman, whose quest is to explore an open-ended environment to find three pieces of a bridge that...