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Bullseye
For me, Bullseye WAS Sunday evening TV. Sunday in general was “visiting relatives” day for my family, so from about 3pm on Sunday afternoon we used to be at my Grandads. We would run around the garden for an hour or so, explore his huge house for a bit, but come 5:30 I was glued […]
Etch a Sketch
After receiving a Speak and Spell for Christmas one year, with its bright orange rectangular shape, I was over the moon to receive an Etch a Sketch a few years after! If was equally bright, equally complicated looking and equally rectangular. Unfortunately, that was where the similarities stopped. It didn’t take any batteries, it didn’t […]
Kev Gurneys Club Tropicana
If you’re into your 80s music, (and judging by the fact you’re on one of the worlds finest 80s websites, I’m guessing you are,) you may be very interested in listening to a great 80s music radio show called Kev Gurneys Club Tropicana. Club Tropicana is on the air between 6pm and 10pm every Saturday […]
Ghostbusters
In the run up to Ghostbusters coming out at the cinema, there was so much excitement amongst my friends and I. Snippets of film had been released on TV and as trailers with other films, showing the Marshmallow Man, Slimer, and all the Ghostbusters themselves. It was all we discussed in the playground. I went […]
Storybook International
I’m the Storyteller, and my stories must be told… I have many stories, tales for both the young and old… I used to watch this every single week. I have no idea how many episodes were made, but I must have watched them all. I remember it being one of the programmes I used to […]
Space Invaders
I love Space Invaders on any format. It doesn’t matter whether it is in an arcade, on an Atari 2600, in a more recent reincarnation on Xbox, or on an 80s handheld such as this. I found out recently after reading the Taito twitter feed, Taito being the creators and distributors of Space Invaders, the […]
Pac-Man
Pac-Man is brill. Along with Space Invaders, I can play this for hours. I’m not very good at it, having never been past about level 10, but I think it is an excellent game. This version is…. well, ok I suppose. As with all “conversions” it has good points and bad points. The good ones […]
Family Parties
Every Christmas my mother, her sister and brother would each hold a family party. As a child both myself and my sister would dance away the night to 80’s music played by my older brothers or cousins. My brother’s music would consist of whatever had made it to No.1 in the charts as he would […]
I Vant To Bite Your Finger
“I Vant To Bite Your Finger! You play it in the dark! And if Count Dracula bites you, he’ll leave a Vampire mark!” Advertising jingles were ace in the 80s! This was a bizarre up to 4 player game in which you had to make your way around a board overlooked by a huge caped […]
The Best Band of the 80s
Wired for Sound by Tom Bromley is now available in book shops and online. Click the picture to buy it on Amazon. The Best Band of the 80s Who was the best band of the 80s? Back when I was growing up, my favourite act oscillated between Tears for Fears, Frankie Goes to Hollwood, Prince, […]
Speak & Maths
The Speak & Maths, from Texas Instruments, was the follow up to the amazing Speak & Spell. It was the same shape but a silver, orange and blue theme. As with the Speak & Spell, it would ask you questions of varying difficulty based on the mode you selected and you keyed in the answer. […]
24 Hour Charity Disco
Fans of 80s music… There will be a 24 Hour Non Stop Disco from Friday 13th July 2012 an The St George Hotel, Chatham Kent. They are trying to raise as much as they can for Demelza House Childrens Hospice and have some fun playing your favourite 80s Tracks in doing so. Tickets are just […]
Tattoo Club
Remember those temporary tattoos you could get from vending machines in the 80s? I had arms full of them all throughout my school summer holidays. I was also a huge fan of trading cards, collecting everything from the Pac-Man trading cards with scratch-off games, Dragons Lair trading cards with “How To” room helps on the […]
Enid Blytons Famous Five
Originally aired on UK TV in 1978, The Famous Five is now finally available on DVD. The Famous Five comprise of 4 humans and a dog: Julian (Marcus Harris), Dick (Gary Russell), Anne (Jennifer Thanisch), their cousin George (Michelle Gallagher) and her dog Timmy. The plots of each episode involved exploring ruined castles and rolling […]
Back To The Future
The year is 1985. What happens then? Three very awesome things… Bryan Adams releases “Summer of ’69”, “Back to the Future” goes to theaters, and I am born. So I guess technically I am a child of the 80’s, but in reality I am a child of the 90’s. Not dissing, just wishing for a […]
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