animation Battle Patrol 2084 has the pitch-perfect retro vibe of 1980s arcade games Andrea James

music Perry Farrell on Survival Research Labs and Psi Com David Pescovitz

music Watch this deeply weird and deeply 1980s music video by Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane David Pescovitz

1980s This tribute to 80s entertainment is a good argument that the 80s sucked Mark Frauenfelder

1980s A gallery of highly coveted swimming pool "badges" Mark Frauenfelder

1980s Funny video imagines Zoom calls in 1988 Rusty Blazenhoff

History Weird History looks back at the year 1980 Andrea James

1980s Kevin Kelly talks about the Electronic Whole Earth Catalog in this 1980s news segment Mark Frauenfelder

music Freaky 1980s Leonard Cohen TV performance David Pescovitz

music Impressive four minute mash-up of 50 music videos from 1988 David Pescovitz

kickstarter Crowdfunding "In Search of Tomorrow," the ultimate 80s sci-fi film documentary Gareth Branwyn

1980s 1985 design for Pepsi Cola can made for astronauts Mark Frauenfelder

design Stuck on VHS is a visual history of video store stickers Mark Frauenfelder

1980s '80s Mascot "Bleachman" Wants You To Shoot Up Safely Janelle Hessig

new york city A day in NY in the early 1980s through the eyes of musicians, artists, activists, filmmakers, and more Gareth Branwyn

1980s This '80s robot watch is nifty looking Xeni Jardin

1980s Watch this person passionately rave about the joy of mall walking as exercise (1987) David Pescovitz

movies VHS horror movies are corrupting our children! A "20/20 Special Report" from 1987 David Pescovitz

1980s Watch skateboarder Tony Hawk, age 13, in his first TV appearance (1981) David Pescovitz

music Listen to a 1980s teenager's Commodore 64 covers of Huey Lewis songs David Pescovitz