In January of 1986, NBC aired an episode of Punky Brewster that 80s kids still talk about 40 years later. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9retNVEP6tcx88-nS8S5jw/join https://discord.gg/r4pVTpFeab Here is the Mental Floss article that is the source of this video… https://www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/tv/oral-history-punky-brewsters-refrigerator-danger
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In this video, we go back to 1978 and the story behind Space Invaders: how one Japanese designer, Tomohiro Nishikado, built the game (and even the hardware to run it), why those aliens speed up as you shoot them, and how a simple shooter turned arcades into a global obsession. […]
1999 was the year our entire generation hit its peak cultural moment at the exact same time.The oldest Gen Xers were well in their thirties, while the youngest were walking across high-school stages to get their diplomas, moving into college dorms, or landing their first full-time job. And I can’t […]
We watch two members of the Green Lantern Corps investigate a dark mystery in the American heartland, test drive a Bluetooth sleep mask designed to shut out the world without giving up your bedtime listening, and command an elite squad in a new turn-based Star Wars adventure set during the […]
This was the day that changed the world. We were there. We remember it all. In today’s livestream, we will relive the events as they happened on TV and talk about our memories and experiences. 9/11/01 hit Gen X hard, and I need to talk about it. Never Forget.
Fizz Creations has packed STREET FIGHTER II: Champion Edition into a tiny HDMI dongle—no separate console required. Plug it into your TV, connect the power, grab one of the two wireless controllers, and you’re ready to fight… at least, that’s the promise. In this video, I unbox the Fizz Creations […]
We’re heading back 40 years to the summer of 1986 and one unforgettable journey along the railroad tracks. Stand By Me gave us four friends, a search for a missing boy, and a coming-of-age story filled with humor, danger, and the kind of friendships that seem like they’ll last forever. […]
Shop Fightbox: https://genxgrownup.com/fightbox Forty years ago, now, a Russian software engineer wrote a simple puzzle game in his spare time. It featured a variety of geometric shapes falling into a well, and in short order, the world was in love with his creation. In this episode, we dive into one […]
