The Retroist Podcast will be back next week, but if you want a 1980s fix in the meantime, why not check out File Under Horrible’s 1980’s Music Podcast “Top 5 Horrible Songs Of The 1980s”. The show is a little more adult oriented than the Retroist Show, so maybe listen […]
Daily Archives: September 30, 2011
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Released by Gottlieb in 1991, the Class of 1981 Pinball table is something I really wished I could have played in my youth. A big thanks as always to the Arcade Flyer Archive for the wonderful scanned flyers you see posted below! Thanks to the White Spot for this charming […]
I accidentally came across the band, In the Presence of Enemies because not only do I live in Milton Keynes which is arguably the current home of Post/Djen/Tech but also a lover of said side genres of rock/metal. this is a great cover of a song from the mind blowing […]
Although I never did quite get the “up is down and down is up” thing, I was very excited when this game made its way to home systems back in 1983. I owned the Commodore 64 version and thought Parker Brothers did a superb job on porting it over. LucasArts […]
Here is another gem posted by the Waffle Whiffer in his ever-growing collection of retro gems on Flickr. I have no idea how a Napkin from the 1970s from a kid’s party could survive this long, but I am glad it did, because it really brings me back to the […]
Back in 1982, ABC News channel 7 Los Angeles did a five-part series about the arcade video game industry. It is a pretty decent report on the growing industry. With great shots of arcades, discussions of TRON and the Chicago Bally Midway factory. It is fascinating to hear the mainstream […]
(Man in the 1980s calls wife via telephone.) Man: I feel like Chicken Tonight. Woman: Great, how should I prepare it? Fried, broiled…? Man: Chicken Tonight. Woman: Yes, I know. But how should I make the chicken tonight? Man: Just cook it. Woman: Cook it how? Man: With Chicken Tonight. Woman: […]
In this segment they talk to Woz, David Bowie and David Lee Roth. According to the report Sunday’s heavy metal lineup was the biggest seller and here was why: Quiet Riot Mötley Crüe Ozzy Osbourne Judas Priest Triumph Scorpions Van Halen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qCqnbtnqjg