80sNostalgia
@80snostalgia.com
You will always find me in the kitchen at parties, even if I haven’t been invited.
12 years ago today since Jim Bowen sent me loads of signed stuff. I had interviewed him a week or so earlier. He was such a lovely, quietly spoken, humble man.
November 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
12 years ago today since Jim Bowen sent me loads of signed stuff. I had interviewed him a week or so earlier. He was such a lovely, quietly spoken, humble man.
Danger Mouse the game has just launched on Kickstarter! 80s cartoons were the best!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Danger Mouse the game has just launched on Kickstarter! 80s cartoons were the best!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
I’m so tired. I’ve had a week off work just to use up holidays, and I feel like I haven’t stopped.
I think I need a few more 10p coins.
I think I need a few more 10p coins.
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I’m so tired. I’ve had a week off work just to use up holidays, and I feel like I haven’t stopped.
I think I need a few more 10p coins.
I think I need a few more 10p coins.
Are you good at solving puzzles?
I’ve made this and I’m interested to see if anyone can solve it and follow the instruction it presents.
Details are on my personal site.
www.giggl.co.uk/2025/11/puzz...
I’ve made this and I’m interested to see if anyone can solve it and follow the instruction it presents.
Details are on my personal site.
www.giggl.co.uk/2025/11/puzz...
November 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Are you good at solving puzzles?
I’ve made this and I’m interested to see if anyone can solve it and follow the instruction it presents.
Details are on my personal site.
www.giggl.co.uk/2025/11/puzz...
I’ve made this and I’m interested to see if anyone can solve it and follow the instruction it presents.
Details are on my personal site.
www.giggl.co.uk/2025/11/puzz...
The Vectrex Mini was fully funded on Kickstarter within 15 minutes.
Come and get yours here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/185..., from @vectrexofficial.bsky.social
Come and get yours here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/185..., from @vectrexofficial.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The Vectrex Mini was fully funded on Kickstarter within 15 minutes.
Come and get yours here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/185..., from @vectrexofficial.bsky.social
Come and get yours here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/185..., from @vectrexofficial.bsky.social
Went to Cha-ology in Manchester this afternoon for our 30th wedding anniversary meal. Such a lovely experience. Exquisite food, many different teas, and knowledgeable hosts.
These Matcha and Hojicha chocolates were the final course.
Couldn’t have asked for a better evening.
These Matcha and Hojicha chocolates were the final course.
Couldn’t have asked for a better evening.
November 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Went to Cha-ology in Manchester this afternoon for our 30th wedding anniversary meal. Such a lovely experience. Exquisite food, many different teas, and knowledgeable hosts.
These Matcha and Hojicha chocolates were the final course.
Couldn’t have asked for a better evening.
These Matcha and Hojicha chocolates were the final course.
Couldn’t have asked for a better evening.
I’ll get one of these out.
October 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I’ll get one of these out.
This book is 41 years old, and I’ve still not typed in every program yet.
October 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
This book is 41 years old, and I’ve still not typed in every program yet.
If I’d have got this in the late 80s, it’s all I would have played. There are no bad titles on it, and they’re all the 128k versions, except for Finders Keepers.
Glorious!
#Mastertronic
Glorious!
#Mastertronic
October 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
If I’d have got this in the late 80s, it’s all I would have played. There are no bad titles on it, and they’re all the 128k versions, except for Finders Keepers.
Glorious!
#Mastertronic
Glorious!
#Mastertronic
Pre-ordered a book for myself a few months ago, and it arrived today.
A quick glance through has left me smiling. #Ayoade It’s a genius, albeit an incredibly self-conscious one.
A quick glance through has left me smiling. #Ayoade It’s a genius, albeit an incredibly self-conscious one.
October 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Pre-ordered a book for myself a few months ago, and it arrived today.
A quick glance through has left me smiling. #Ayoade It’s a genius, albeit an incredibly self-conscious one.
A quick glance through has left me smiling. #Ayoade It’s a genius, albeit an incredibly self-conscious one.
I treated myself to a piece of @mooseallain.bsky.social artwork.
You should all treat yourself to one too. Go on, buy yourself a present. You’re the best, and you’re defo worth it.
You should all treat yourself to one too. Go on, buy yourself a present. You’re the best, and you’re defo worth it.
October 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I treated myself to a piece of @mooseallain.bsky.social artwork.
You should all treat yourself to one too. Go on, buy yourself a present. You’re the best, and you’re defo worth it.
You should all treat yourself to one too. Go on, buy yourself a present. You’re the best, and you’re defo worth it.
Chris Serle always reminded me of Judith Hann.
October 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Chris Serle always reminded me of Judith Hann.
Remember these cassettes from the early 80s?
Which did you use? (to store legitimate backups of games you definitely weren’t pirating illegally.)
Which did you use? (to store legitimate backups of games you definitely weren’t pirating illegally.)
October 12, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Remember these cassettes from the early 80s?
Which did you use? (to store legitimate backups of games you definitely weren’t pirating illegally.)
Which did you use? (to store legitimate backups of games you definitely weren’t pirating illegally.)
I found some sunglasses earlier, so I tried them on and now everything looks funny.
Also, why have my work colleagues not got proper faces any more?
Also, why have my work colleagues not got proper faces any more?
October 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I found some sunglasses earlier, so I tried them on and now everything looks funny.
Also, why have my work colleagues not got proper faces any more?
Also, why have my work colleagues not got proper faces any more?
Annual selfie with @gamesyouloved.bsky.social at Play Expo Blackpool. I don’t usually look this happy in photos, but just before taking the photo, I struck my usual pose and Chris said “Come on, smile dude” which greatly amused me!
October 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Annual selfie with @gamesyouloved.bsky.social at Play Expo Blackpool. I don’t usually look this happy in photos, but just before taking the photo, I struck my usual pose and Chris said “Come on, smile dude” which greatly amused me!
Spent the weekend playing on the soon-to-be-released Vectrex Mini at Play Expo Blackpool. Genuinely superb!
The Kickstarter launches in November, here - www.kickstarter.com/projects/185...
Want console deets? www.80snostalgia.com/vectrex-mini/
@vectrexofficial.bsky.social
The Kickstarter launches in November, here - www.kickstarter.com/projects/185...
Want console deets? www.80snostalgia.com/vectrex-mini/
@vectrexofficial.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Spent the weekend playing on the soon-to-be-released Vectrex Mini at Play Expo Blackpool. Genuinely superb!
The Kickstarter launches in November, here - www.kickstarter.com/projects/185...
Want console deets? www.80snostalgia.com/vectrex-mini/
@vectrexofficial.bsky.social
The Kickstarter launches in November, here - www.kickstarter.com/projects/185...
Want console deets? www.80snostalgia.com/vectrex-mini/
@vectrexofficial.bsky.social
Did I get the high score on Mappy at #PLAYExpoBlackpool yesterday?
Yes, of course I did. And I’ll be back today to fight off any other Mappy-playing contenders.
Yes, of course I did. And I’ll be back today to fight off any other Mappy-playing contenders.
October 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Did I get the high score on Mappy at #PLAYExpoBlackpool yesterday?
Yes, of course I did. And I’ll be back today to fight off any other Mappy-playing contenders.
Yes, of course I did. And I’ll be back today to fight off any other Mappy-playing contenders.
In that case, I saw this too…
September 23, 2025 at 10:58 AM
In that case, I saw this too…
Found a jigsaw earlier. Looks quite professional… *snort laugh*
September 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Found a jigsaw earlier. Looks quite professional… *snort laugh*
“If you take away the sadness button, your only option is happiness.”
Home Bargains, 2025.
#InspirationalRetailers
Home Bargains, 2025.
#InspirationalRetailers
September 23, 2025 at 6:30 AM
“If you take away the sadness button, your only option is happiness.”
Home Bargains, 2025.
#InspirationalRetailers
Home Bargains, 2025.
#InspirationalRetailers
Took my Captain Planet animation cel to @walescomiccon and got it signed by David Coburn, the voice of Captain Planet himself!
#captainplanet #captainplanetandtheplaneteers #wcc2025
#captainplanet #captainplanetandtheplaneteers #wcc2025
September 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Took my Captain Planet animation cel to @walescomiccon and got it signed by David Coburn, the voice of Captain Planet himself!
#captainplanet #captainplanetandtheplaneteers #wcc2025
#captainplanet #captainplanetandtheplaneteers #wcc2025
Looking through records at a charity shop recently, and spotted this.
The 70s was a different time altogether…
The 70s was a different time altogether…
September 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Looking through records at a charity shop recently, and spotted this.
The 70s was a different time altogether…
The 70s was a different time altogether…
Picked up a modern day reprint of a 1962 Ivor The Engine book from @candyjarbooks.bsky.social at @walescomiccon.bsky.social
Genuinely delighted how authentic it looks.
Genuinely delighted how authentic it looks.
September 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Picked up a modern day reprint of a 1962 Ivor The Engine book from @candyjarbooks.bsky.social at @walescomiccon.bsky.social
Genuinely delighted how authentic it looks.
Genuinely delighted how authentic it looks.
Met Johnny 5 today at @walescomiccon.bsky.social, and it’s fair to say I was a little giddy!
#ShortCircuit
#ShortCircuit
September 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Met Johnny 5 today at @walescomiccon.bsky.social, and it’s fair to say I was a little giddy!
#ShortCircuit
#ShortCircuit
80s fans! Jennifer Beals, star of 80s film Flashdance, will be coming to @walescomiccon.bsky.social next weekend!
Get tickets from the Wales Comiccon site.
Get tickets from the Wales Comiccon site.
September 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
80s fans! Jennifer Beals, star of 80s film Flashdance, will be coming to @walescomiccon.bsky.social next weekend!
Get tickets from the Wales Comiccon site.
Get tickets from the Wales Comiccon site.