Name: Rough Riders Year: 1982 Seasons: LJN Country of origin: USA Category: Toys & Games Tags: A-Team, Knight Rider, K.I.T.T Notes: Rough Riders are one of those toys that just ooze nostalgia. They were extremely cool battery operated 4×4 vehicles that could drive over anything…
Name: The Goonies storybook Publisher: Corgi Year: 1985 Country of origin: USA Category: Books, Comics, Mags Tags: Goonies, storybooks Notes: Storybooks were a great way for children to relive a movie when they couldn’t see it on-demand or on streaming services like you can today….
Name: Gauntlet Made by: Atari Games, U.S. Gold Year: 1985 Country of origin: USA Category: Video Games Notes: Gauntlet was a classic arcade game. The version shown in the photos is the ZX Spectrum home computer version, but it is the arcade version that I…
Name: Casio F-91W watch Manufacturer: Casio Year: 1991 Country of origin: Japan Category: Gadgets Tags: Watches , Casio Notes: There were several watches like this released by Casio throughout the 80s, but this one, released in 1991, is generally considered to be the quintessential retro-style…
Name: Competition Pro Manufacturer: Kempston Micro Electronics Year: 1983 Country of origin: UK Category: Computer Hardware Tags: Joystick, Notes: For me this is possibly the most iconic joystick of all time. You could argue for the Atari joystick too but I think the Competition Pro…
Name: Airwolf Year: 1984-1987 Seasons: 4 Country of origin: USA Category: TV Shows Tags: Airwolf, Donald P. Bellisario, Alex Cord Links: Airwolf.tv Alex Cord Twitter Notes: Airwolf was one of my favourite shows of the 80s. It seemed more realistic than some of the others…
Fantastic hand-held game. One of the first Mario games.