Name: Marvel Super Heroes Card Game Manufacturer: Jotastar Year: 1977 Country of origin: UK Category: Toys & Games Tags: Marvel Notes: I used to think these were made by Top Trumps but they were actually made by the UK company Jotastar. It’s a pretty simple…
Name: ZX Spectrum +2 Manufacturer: Sinclair (Amstrad) Year: 1986 Country of origin: UK Category: Computer Hardware Tags: Sinclair Notes: I was very proud to be a Spectrum owner back in the 8-bit days and the 128k Spectrum +2 was the second model that I owned,…
Name: Batman Year: 1989 Studio: Warner Bros. Director: Tim Burton Country of origin: USA Category: Movies Tags: Batman Notes: I can still remember the buzz about this movie. In the days before trailers on the internet this was the first film that got people so…
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…
Name: Masters of the Universe sticker album Publisher: Panini Year: 1983 Country of origin: USA Category: Books, Comics, Mags Tags: Panini, He-Man, stickers Notes: I do love my Panini sticker albums. I used to love the feeling of getting new packs of stickers and seeing…
Name: Garbage Pail Kids Manufacturer: Topps Year: 1985 Country of origin: USA Category: Toys & Games Tags: Garbage Pail Kids, Topps, stickers Notes: I’m still a bit in awe of Garbage Pail Kids. These sticker cards were so gross that I’m amazed they were allowed…
Name: RoboCop Year: 1987 Distributor: Orion Pictures Director: Paul Verhoeven Country of origin: USA Category: Movies Tags: RoboCop Notes: I remember first hearing about this film when it came out and how ultra-violent it was. I saw it a few years later and it didn’t…
Song: Harold Faltermeyer – Axel F Album: Beverly Hills Cop Soundtrack, Harold F Year: 1985 Label: MCA Records Country of origin: USA Category: Music Tags: MGA Notes: This instrumental track from the incredible movie Beverly Hills Cop is right up there with Jan Hammer’s Crockett’s…
Name: Impossiball Manufacturer: Action GT Year: Early 80s Country of origin: UK Category: Toys & Games Tags: Action GT Notes: This was so exciting to me as a child. A ball that moved in an unpredictable way. It was like it was alive. Obviously I…
Name: Burnin’ Key Cars Manufacturer: Kidco, Matchbox Year: 1980 Country of origin: USA Category: Toys & Games Tags: Kidco, Matchbox, A-Team Notes: These things were great. You put the key in the back, squeezed it and watched the car absolutely fly. I mean these things…