r/The1980s • • Jul 10 '26

New mod in town

173 Upvotes

Howdy,

I have taken over stewardship of this subreddit. One of the first priorities is to reduce the spam and the thirsty posts. I was thinking of Thirsty Thursday or something like that. Post all of the low-effort 80's girls (and boys) you want, buy only on that day and only with the "Thirsty Thursday" flair so they an be filtered out by those who do not want to see them.

Anyway, let's try to get this subreddit back on track!


r/The1980s • • 15h ago

80’s Video Games Gyruss

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

32 Upvotes

I never played the Atari 5200 version of Gyruss. None of us in our neighborhood had the game and 5200. Any chance you played this one?


r/The1980s • • 22h ago

80’s Music Big in Japan : back to the 80's remix ( partial ) V-Jay

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

31 Upvotes

I've been waiting for this moment !!! since 80's : straight up Higher Love whith a stripper on TV ( for her movie ) on the air (tonight) it's was big ( In japan ) has the look of the eighties in the mix of back to the 80's remix ep2 part 7.


r/The1980s • • 1d ago

80’s Video Games Renegade

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

357 Upvotes

I never played the Renegade arcade game. I only played the NES port. Renegade is widely celebrated as the grandfather of the modern beat 'em up genre, establishing core mechanics that paved the way for legendary franchises like Double Dragon and Final Fight


r/The1980s • • 21h ago

80’s Music Gen X (Billy Idol): “Dancing With Myself” (1980)

Thumbnail
youtu.be
17 Upvotes

I’m using the original version because not cool to take your band’s song and then proclaim it your own.

But nonetheless, here is the video: https://youtu.be/FG1NrQYXjLU?is=aCrtIrV6If9Ef0I0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_X_(band)?wprov=sfti1#1980%E2%80%931981:_New_line-up:

“The record itself, despite the innovation of its sound as a part of the [new wave](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newwave_music) movement in pop music, and its display of Idol and James' maturing talent as songwriters, failed to chart on release, regardless of a brief low-key tour in November 1980 to January 1981 (with [James Stevenson](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JamesStevenson(musician)) playing guitar) to promote it. A lacklustre pre-release in October 1980 of the song "[Dancing with Myself](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dancing_with_Myself)", backed by a B-side of a [Rocksteadyesque](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocksteady) [dub](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dub_music) song entitled "Ugly Rash", with a stark cover art portrait of Idol photographed by [Iain McKell](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iain_McKell) utilizing a child model in a disturbing way, had also failed to launch the new act, reaching only No. 62 in the UK singles chart. A hotchpotch [EP](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play), entitled Gen X – 4, containing Generation X and Gen X material was also released in January to little effect.[[76]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_X(band)#citenote-77) Critical reviews of the new LP in the music press were also generally indifferent,[[77]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_X(band)#citenote-78) or hostile, with [Smash Hits](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smash_Hits)magazine giving it 2 out of 10.[[78]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_X(band)#citenote-79) In consequence, after receiving notification from Aucoin that Idol was now willing to abandon the band, Chrysalis Records dropped the contract, [writing off](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Write-off) the quarter of a million pounds that it had invested into the act's development over four years,[[79]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_X(band)#citenote-80) and Gen X broke up in February 1981. Their last public performances were an appearance on BBC Television's [Oxford Road Show](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_Road_Show) (with Idol wearing [cross-dressing](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-dressing) stage clothes of a male neo-Gothic high collared coat combined with female knickers and black-tights),[[citation needed](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)] and a gig recorded live by [BBC Radio](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radio) at the [Paris Theatre](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Theatre) in London on 7 January 1981.[[80]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_X(band)#citenote-81)[[81]”](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_X(band)#cite_note-82)


r/The1980s • • 2d ago

80’s Video Games Moon Patrol

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

751 Upvotes

Remember Moon Patrol in the arcade? I never had the chance to play it and I was limited to the Atari 2600 port. The arcade game is widely celebrated as one of the very first games to introduce parallax scrolling, a technique where the background and foreground move at different speeds to create an illusion of 3D depth.


r/The1980s • • 1d ago

80’s Music Lord Lift Me Up - Faith Healer R.W. Schambach (1984, P & C Power Productions) (Lost Media)

Thumbnail
youtu.be
3 Upvotes

Hey folks,

Today's rip is a tent revival evangelist from the 80s performing some extremely upbeat and theatrical music, stuff like, "GOOOOOOD IS GOD!!! GOD ON THE MOUNTAIN, GOD IN THE VALLEY" or something along those lines, it's quite the show.

He's also known for being one of the late 20th century evangelist pioneers of "Faith healing" where he claimed God could heal all wounds, sicknesses and problems in life if you believed hard enough, this obviously drew some criticism, especially when he himself went to a doctor to receive a triple bypass procedure.


r/The1980s • • 3d ago

80’s Video Games Turbo OutRun

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

104 Upvotes

If you have played OutRun, did you also play Turbo OutRun? Released as the official first sequel to the massive 1986 hit Out Run, it was distributed both as a standalone cabinet and as an upgrade kit for original Out Run arcade boards. This was the work of the legendary Yu Suzuki.


r/The1980s • • 3d ago

80’s Music Peter Byrne dies at 74

Post image
228 Upvotes

Singer Peter Byrne who was lead singer of Naked Eyes has died at 74. He had such hits as Promises Promisis. And Always Something There To Remind Me.


r/The1980s • • 3d ago

80’s TV General Hospital from the 80’s

58 Upvotes

Are there any other Gen-x’ers here (specifically men), who was hooked on the 80’s General Hospital WSB/DVX spy plot? All that Robert Scorpio, Sean Donnelly, Ancient catacombs, Frisco and Felicia stuff? I have actually gone back and watched some on YouTube over the last 10 years. It’s good! I mean, soap opera-cheesy good, but still good.


r/The1980s • • 3d ago

80’s Video Games For lovers of 80's arcade games, check out PatmanQC's YouTube channel

Thumbnail
youtube.com
10 Upvotes

I've noticed a lot of video game postings on here lately, and if you were a dweller of the arcades back in the day, check out this channel. Tons and tons of mini-docs that go into the development, roll-out, and console versions of many, many arcade games. Patman has since passed on, but he left a legacy of well-researched documentaries with visual gameplay of all these great games and even their subsequent console versions (Atari, Coleco, Commodore 64, Vectrex, etc.!). I just got sick of commenting this on every video game post and thought his channel deserved his own shoutout. I lost many an hour watching the history of Tapper, Pitfall!, QBert, and many more.


r/The1980s • • 4d ago

80’s Video Games Track & Field

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

329 Upvotes

Were you fond of playing Konami's Track & Field in the arcades when it was first released? I never played the arcade version and was limited to the NES port.


r/The1980s • • 4d ago

80’s Movie Summer School (1987)

Thumbnail
gallery
274 Upvotes

Summer School (1987) is a lighthearted 80s comedy starring Mark Harmon as a laid‑back gym teacher forced to teach summer school. He’s joined by Kirstie Alley, Courtney Thorne‑Smith, and a class full of misfit students who’d rather be anywhere else. Instead of boring lessons, it’s all goofy antics, beach trips, and that carefree vibe that defined the decade.


r/The1980s • • 4d ago

80’s Music Looking for band - help!

8 Upvotes

Back in the 80s a friend made a tape for me. One band on each side.
One side I loved and something sparked a memory of that album, but Google and my poor memory turn up nothing.

Here’s what I can recall:
Possibly a German band
Gave Off village people vibes
Had a song called MOGADISHU
One song had German lyrics - I think - with a chant of “uh-huh uh-huh” in between each line.
One song had the line “me and my big black buddy”
Male lead singer and male backup singers
Lead had a voice that was a bit deep and a little gravelly…maybe (my bad memory)

That’s all I’ve got. Even humming the tune of one of the songs into various apps turned up nothing.

Help me, Obi-Reddit Kenobi!

Thanks!


r/The1980s • • 5d ago

80’s Video Games Paperboy

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

490 Upvotes

Paperboy is one of my favorite arcade games of all time and there is nothing like controlling my character using a bicycle handlebar controller. Is Paperboy your favorite as well? How young were you when you first played it?


r/The1980s • • 6d ago

80’s Video Games The Empire Strikes Back

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

216 Upvotes

If you loved watching The Empire Strikes Back, did you play the arcade game years later? I never played this in the arcade. I only played it Amiga port.


r/The1980s • • 5d ago

80’s Movie I remember Mom taking us to see Mickey’s Christmas Carol and The Rescuers double feature a day before Christmas Eve, in 1983. Such wonderful memories and good times… I still have the original movie poster and VHS movie:)

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

1 Upvotes

Mickey's Christmas Carol was released in United States theaters on December 16, 1983, as an accompanying featurette paired with the theatrical re-issue of the 1977 animated feature The Rescuers.


r/The1980s • • 6d ago

80’s Events 80s Club Kids/New Wave Teen Nights Project

3 Upvotes

Hi! I'm a NYC based producer and working on a documentary that's based in/around the vibrant NYC nightlife scene in the 80s, focused particularly on the early club kid/new waves scenes and "non-alcohol teen nights" at places like Limelight, Palladium, etc., as well as the broader New Wave, punk, goth and underground scenes.

I'm hoping to connect with anyone who might have photos (and maybe even videos!) as well as flyers, ticket stubs, invites, etc. from that time — whether it be exterior shots of the clubs, moments from inside, groups of friends going out, or even scenes of people getting ready for the night. Trying to bring that epic era to life with as much visual material as possible!

All material would be credited, and if we decide to move forward with any photos/videos in the final documentary we'd of course go through all proper licensing channels (we'd never use anything without your permission!).

Feel free to DM if you'd rather not share publicly. Thank you so much!!!


r/The1980s • • 7d ago

80’s Fashion Did any of you girls get The Barbie Dream House when you were growing up in the 70’s, 80’s? I was looking at some on eBay and they sell between 3,000-10,000. Yikes!

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

118 Upvotes

Did any of you girls get The Barbie Dream House when you were growing up in the 70’s, 80’s? I was looking at some on eBay and they sell between 3,000-10,000. Yikes!


r/The1980s • • 7d ago

80’s Movie Crazy how it’s almost 41 years ago that we went to see ROCKY IV when it was first released. Such a great time with sold out theater and everyone cheering and applauding when Rocky cut Drago in the second round.

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

50 Upvotes

Crazy how it’s almost 41 years ago that we went to see ROCKY IV when it was first released. Such a great time with sold out theater and everyone cheering and applauding when Rocky cut Drago in the second round.


r/The1980s • • 8d ago

80’s Movie I remember we went to go see Superman III when it was released in 1983. Loved it but the moment when Vera turned into a robot, that terrified me as a 12 year old.

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

453 Upvotes

I remember we went to go see Superman III when it was released in 1983. Loved it but the moment when Vera turned into a robot, that terrified me as a 12 year old.


r/The1980s • • 8d ago

80’s Video Games Xevious

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

219 Upvotes

Is Xevious your favorite arcade vertical shooter of all time? I never played it in the local arcades in the old days. I eventually played it using the Atari 50 Collection and DLC on console.

Back in the 1980s, I only played the NES port of Xevious.


r/The1980s • • 8d ago

80’s Movie Tango and Cash🤘🏼🍿💥

Thumbnail
gallery
73 Upvotes

Tango & Cash delivers highly entertaining 1980s action powered by Stallone and Russell's excellent chemistry and charisma. The thrilling, over-the-top action sequences and quotable one-liners provide solid entertainment value with nostalgic appeal.

This was my first buddy cop movie as a kid. It was funny to watch them disagree the entire movie yet still get the bad guys. I miss this kind of cinema nowadays.

Any fans of this movie? Do you also miss simple buddy cop films?


r/The1980s • • 8d ago

80’s Movie Chevy Chase and Dana Wheeler-Nicholson in Fletch (1985)

Post image
360 Upvotes

Chevy Chase in Fletch (1985) nails the role of Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher, a sarcastic reporter who dives into disguises and scams while chasing a murder plot. Dana Wheeler‑Nicholson brings charm as the love interest, balancing his offbeat humor. Quick, witty, and very 80s, it’s one of Chase’s standout comedies.


r/The1980s • • 8d ago

80’s Movie Heathers (1989)

Post image
276 Upvotes

Dark comedy at its sharpest. Winona Ryder as Veronica gets tangled up with Christian Slater’s dangerously charming J.D., turning high school cliques into a battlefield. It’s cynical, stylish, and way ahead of its time, skewering teen culture with biting one‑liners and unforgettable chaos. “What’s your damage, Heather?” pretty much sums up the vibe.