It’s a BERRY exciting day! Abby bid on a massive lot of vintage 80s Strawberry Shortcake dolls and toys and WON! Join us as we pick up our estate sale haul, reveal all the cool and rare items, and restore them to their former glory. It’s time for a Retro […]
Shop G’AIM’E Time Crisis » http://genxgrownup.com/gaime The first Intellivision console, brought to you by Atari. The Intellivision Sprint retains the authentic look and feel of the original, modernized with HDMI and wireless controllers. Includes 45 built-in games, including Boulder Dash and Shark! Shark!, along with classic Intellivision sports games, strategy […]
It’s a rainy day, so let’s play some old-school D&D! It’s our first time playing this awesome thrifted find. Join us for a full play-through of the vintage 1980 Dungeons and Dragons electronic labyrinth game by Mattel. Get ready for an epic medieval duel as we battle the dragon to […]
We head to the theatre to see a remake of an ’80s classic based on a novel by Stephen King, add to our collection of limited-edition theatrical popcorn merchandise, and play a game with a fresh twist on minesweeper that might give you BBS flashbacks! (May contain some explicit language.) […]
Opening a surprise from one of our viewers! It’s so fun getting viewer mail, especially when it’s a surprise! Join us as we unbox a special delivery from Clayton, a fellow collector of all things 1980s. Watch our reaction to the nostalgic goodies and hear about our upcoming new series, […]
Shop now » Pixel Pocket Pros » https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSCPD9PR?tag=genxgrownup-20 The My Arcade line of new Pixel Pocket Pro keychain units are now available. As we work our way through the entire line, we’ve come to the Data East / BurgerTime device which sports eighteen games! @MyArcaderetro #handheld #retrogaming #genxgrownup – SHOP […]
In a world filled with AI-generated nonsense, there lives a generation who survived the untamed decades of the 70s, 80s, and 90s – the before times of yesteryear. Raised on hose water and no supervision, we’ve been adulting since elementary school. We are the last individuals who grew up off-line. […]
Our band could be your life. Welcome to Double Album December year 3! Vinyl Monday is my series where I give the who/what/when/where/why and how I feel about classic albums in my collection. To celebrate the holidays, I’m covering a bonus album every Friday – all double albums! For my […]
Get Your Sprint » Intellivision Sprint » https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FX5Z3N23?tag=genxgrownup-20 So, you’ve got your shiny new Intellivision Sprint and have tried adding games by just throwing a bunch of INT files on a USB stick, you very likely ran into a hiccup or two. Most files will just work, but some may […]
Welcome to our NEW podcast, Gen X Files! This is a place for proud members of Generation X to share their stories with the modern world. Abby and Keith will be reading the story submissions for the first time and reacting to them, along with sharing their own stories as […]
