Colonel K
Board Games
I collect board games. Well, ok, board games are ONE of the things I collect. (Lets be honest, I collect a lot of things.) Not the modern board games you can get in Argos or Toymaster, but original board games from the 70s and 80s. I get them from charity shops, so quite often they […]
Vectrex Mini
For those unfamiliar with the Vectrex, it was a games console that came out in 1982. Everything about it was absolutely ridiculous… It had a built-in vertically orientated CRT that displayed nothing but white vector graphics onto a black screen. Remember the game Elite where you flew a spaceship about? Well all the games were […]
Attic Archive
I proper love compilations of old games. Back in the 80s, back when the games weren’t old, I would often buy compilations. Softaid, The Ultimate Collection, They Sold A Million… My WHSmith faux-leather cassette box was full of them. (I had to lie the bigger cased ones down, obviously.) But now, right here in the […]
NUTMEG!
Dust off your short shorts, lace up your boots, and don’t you dare shave that moustache – (retro) football is coming (to) home (computers)! The gaffers at Sumo Sheffield and shirt sponsors Secret Mode are getting ready for the season with NUTMEG!, a football management with a card-based twist and a love of English league […]
Play My Text Adventures
*If you are looking to play my Text Adventures, scroll down. Otherwise, read on Adventurer…* I used to play Text Adventures on Spectrum, usually with one of my mates from school. We had our favourites – The Very Big Cave Adventure, The Hobbit and one game I got free on a copy of Your Sinclair […]
Bristol Video Games Expo – Hengrove Leisure Centre, Bristol
DATE: Saturday 1st March 2025 With three successful sold out events with Nottingham Video Games Expo, Bristol Video Games Expo is set to bring the same community focus and energy to the City of Bristol. The Bristol Video Games Expo is to put together all their favourite parts of those previous events and wrap it […]
Arcade Decades – 80s Edition
Numskull Publishing are thrilled to announce our next Kickstarter project: Arcade Decades – 80s Edition, a heartfelt endeavour to celebrate the artistry and nostalgia of 1980s arcade cabinets. Driven by our deep love for gaming, we noticed a surprising gap in the market with no books comprehensively capturing the iconic era of arcade gaming – […]
Visit the Original 80sNostalgia.com Website
HEY! EVERYONE! 80sNOSTALGIA.COM IS OFFICIALLY 25 YEARS OLD!!!! 25 YEARS! What. The. Actual. Flip! It’s true, though – the 80sNostalgia.com domain name was bought on 9th June 1999, (yes, last century,) meaning as of 9th June 2024 we have hit 25 years. Some of the content from the original site dates back further than June […]
The Care Bears Movie Collectors Edition Mediabook
Competition time!!! To celebrate the re-release of one of the 80s most loved cartoons, THE CARE BEARS MOVIE, we are excited to have two copies of the special 2-Disc Limited Collector’s Edition Mediabook to give away! High above, where the clouds and the stars live, the Care Bears watch over the good on earth. One […]
Manchester United Legends Dinner & Charity Auction
You’re putting on a big Manchester United charity event at Hotel Football in Manchester. Tell me about the background to this and can you share what will be happening on the night? I’m raising money for the NHS Salford Royal Hospital, because I had a really bad car accident last year and I had quite […]
Back to the Future FanFest Day 2023
Great Scott! Back to the Future has arrived in BLACKPOOL! Hollywood is coming to Blackpool for a special Back to the Future FanFest Day on Saturday 25th February 2023 at the Wintergardens, Blackpool. After a successful event in 2022, three best friends and super fans of the trilogy that make up the FutureFan Fest team […]
Gadgets, Gizmos and Gimmicks by Peter Leigh
As someone who grew up in the 80s, some of my favourite memories are of playing with 70s and 80s tech. My introduction to the world of computing, as an example, started with the Sinclair ZX81. I could spend hours playing blocky black and white games in complete silence. And Toy Day at school in […]
Nerdcon 2022 at Arcade Club, Bury
1982 arcade life is all set to be recreated at Europe’s biggest arcade this summer. 17th August will see four generations of gamers come together for the first ever Nerdcon at Arcade Club, Bury, Europe’s biggest arcade. Brought together and driven by Motivational Speaker, Entrepreneur and former C4 Gamemaster and Sky Games World co-commentator and […]
Comiccon Liverpool 2022
There is a HUGE line up of guests scheduled to appear at Comiccon Liverpool this coming weekend! Obviously there are loads of guests from many different TV shows and films, but fans of nostalgia are also in for a treat! Michael Rooker – Michael is very well known for his portrayal of Yondu in Guardians […]
Scarred For Life
SCARRED FOR LIFE WIGAN OLD COURTS THEATRE THURSDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2022 DOORS OPEN 7.15PM TICKETS FROM £14 A funny and nostalgic deep dive into the dark and disturbing pop culture of the 70s and 80s Did you spend your childhood being traumatised by Worzel Gummidge, Hartley Hare, Children of the Stones and the Spirit of […]
Play My Text Adventures
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