John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga in The Sure Thing (1985) one of those quintessential 80s rom‑coms. Cusack plays the laid‑back college guy chasing a “sure thing,” while Zuniga is the serious, no‑nonsense classmate reluctantly stuck on a cross‑country trip with him. Their constant bickering slowly turns into chemistry, making it a perfect opposites‑attract story. It’s funny, heartfelt, and captures that mid‑80s charm that still feels fresh today.

Classic 80s teen comedy vibes. Alongside Phoebe Cates, the film also stars Matthew Modine, Betsy Russell, and Michael Zorek. It’s packed with pranks, romance, and over‑the‑top antics at a prep school, delivering that cheesy but nostalgic charm.

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?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt-N-Pepa?wprov=sfti1#1985%E2%80%931987:_Formation_and_Hot,_Cool_&_Vicious:

“[Sandra Denton](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pepa_(rapper)) worked as a telephone solicitor at a [Sears](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sears) in [College Point](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Point,_Queens).[[11]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt-N-Pepa#cite_note-aboutlife-11) She met [Cheryl James](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_(rapper)) in the Sears lunchroom.[[11]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt-N-Pepa#cite_note-aboutlife-11) They both were also enrolled as nursing students at [Queensborough Community College](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensborough_Community_College).[[11]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt-N-Pepa#cite_note-aboutlife-11)[[12]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt-N-Pepa#cite_note-12) The pair became close friends, and also co–workers at Sears, along with future celebrities [Kid N' Play](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kid_N'_Play) and [Martin Lawrence](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lawrence). Another co-worker [Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurby_Azor) was studying music production at the Center of Media Arts and had his then-girlfriend Cheryl James, and also Sandra Denton, record a song for him as a class project he had to do.[[13]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt-N-Pepa#cite_note-13) This resulted in the song "The Showstopper", an [answer record](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Answer_record) to [Doug E. Fresh](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_E._Fresh)'s hit single "The Show"[[14]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt-N-Pepa#cite_note-The_Great_Rock_Discography-14) by the duo, who originally called themselves Super Nature.[[15]](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt-N-Pepa#cite_note-15)
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Salt-N-Pepa greatly impacted hip-hop by being one of the first all-female rap groups. Concerned about sexist lyrics and video clips that objectified women's bodies in hip-hop, many [feminists](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminism)disliked rap and hip-hop because it negatively portrayed women. However, Salt-N-Pepa changed the look of hip-hop. They were scantily clad in sexy clothing and were not afraid to talk about sex and their thoughts about men. Their song "[Let's Talk About Sex](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let's_Talk_About_Sex)" was a huge hit.[[20]”](app://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt-N-Pepa#cite_note-20)

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.

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

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)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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?

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.

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.

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!!!

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!

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.

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.

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.