I’ve always loved the Asterix books, but I’ve recently rekindled that love, and I’m thoroughly enjoying it. My son has just started reading them all (a day that I was looking forward to for a while) and he’s already read eight books in about two…
I’ve always loved the Asterix books, but I’ve recently rekindled that love, and I’m thoroughly enjoying it. My son has just started reading them all (a day that I was looking forward to for a while) and he’s already read eight books in about two…
The 80s were an interesting time to be alive. They gave us Nintendo, sleazy businessmen and a host of incredibly terrifying and creepy films. This is especially true following the release of Halloween. Some of those films have become cult classics, while others appear to…
If you haven’t already listened to Shawn Robare’s fantastic Branded in the 80s podcast I urge you to do so. It’s great. And one of his recent episodes inspired me to try something cool. Shawn was talking about the song Thunder In Your Heart by…
I used to love playing card games like Top Trumps etc. This pack wasn’t an official Top Trumps pack but it was my favourite of the lot. I was always a fan of Marvel comics and the artwork on these cards is fantastic. The game…
I obviously quite like nostalgia. I run an 80s nostalgia website after all. I love when I get that warm, fuzzy feeling of nostalgia whenever something triggers a memory from my childhood. They say music and smells are the biggest triggers of memory. I will…
I was very sad to hear a few hours ago that Glen A. Larson, the legendary TV producer, had passed away due to esophageal cancer aged 77. Some people are just synonymous with a genre, and when you think of quality 70s and 80s TV…
Song: Bonnie Tyler – Holding Out For A Hero Album: Footloose Soundtrack Year: 1984 Label: CBS Country of origin: USA Category: Music Tags: CBS, Footloose, Cover Up Notes: Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler made a true 80s rock anthem here. It’s hard not to get pumped…
Video games are arguably more popular now than they’ve ever been, and that translates to a wealth of different experiences, many of which you might not be engaging with for one reason or another. It might be that you simply feel as though they don’t…
Playing games is in our blood. Gaming and gambling and playing different kinds of games has accompanied humanity since the beginning of mankind. While some people prefer gambling online in such casinos as Ruby Fortune Canada or Best Manitoba Online Casinos (2022) – Gambling in…