The Great 80s

Videogame publisher XSEED Games announced today that Retro Game Challange for the Nintendo DS has shipped across North America. Retro Game Challenge is based on the original Japanese TV series, Retro Game Master, now adapted as an 80s handheld gaming adventure … Continue reading →

Rambo, Boba Fett and Indiana Jones are all contenders for the title. What would happen if you took every butt-kicking, name-taking, trash-talking movie character in the history of the cinema, locked them in a steel cage and announced that only … Continue reading →

If you grew up in the 1970s or ’80s, you probably spent a fair share of your time hanging out in video arcades: Whether it was working the joystick on Pac-Man, Donkey Kong and QBert, taking the steering wheel through … Continue reading →

The most well-known phone design of all time is probably the classic Western Electric 500. Its simple and easy two-holed receiver design endured for generations and led to the classically charming no-handed cheek-to-shoulder phone hold. Over the years, the portable … Continue reading →

As Miley Cyrus rocks out in the third season of “Hannah Montana,” she channels Madonna circa 1985. And, somehow, on this cute and playful 15-year-old, tiered miniskirts, leopard prints and fingerless gloves look good – so get ready for masses … Continue reading →

   This pioneering PC made instant geeks out of millions of people back in the 80s. But what lies within the Commodore 64′s fetching brown shell? The Guinness Book of World Records lists the Commodore 64 as the best-selling computer … Continue reading →

  By now, you’ve probably heard the ’80s are making a comeback, from Molly Ringwald to Members Only jackets. But in fashion, you never wear a trend the same way twice (that’s how they keep us shopping). So, while cobalt … Continue reading →

Who remembers the Atari vs Intellivision fight of the early 80s?  Atari was the more popular of the two, but any Intellivision fan will tell you that Intellivision had far better graphics and game play.   Now you can relive your … Continue reading →

  It may have been dominated with perms, yuppies and shoulder pads but the 1980s has been voted coolest decade of the past 50 years, according to a UK survey. Some 41% of people questioned in an online survey said the … Continue reading →

  In 2028, when 3D holodecks are in every strip mall and we’ll be able to have games downloaded directly into our brains, we’ll look back wistfully on the hits of 2008. Wasn’t “Grand Theft Auto IV” quaint, we’ll muse. … Continue reading →