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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 29/09/2026

PLAYExpo Blackpool is this coming weekend! Meet legendary programmers The Oliver Twins, chat to Games Master presenter Dominik Diamond, along with Eugene Jarvis, Tony Warriner, Stoo Cambridge, Jason Bradbury and play Slopes Games Room’s quiz. Tix : www.playexpoblackpool.com

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 28/09/2026

I assume they EAT these in the Congo?

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 17/09/2026

Watching the 40th Anniversary of Transformers the Movie shortly! Never seen it at the cinema. The first time I saw it was on VHS in 1987, and I’ve owned the DVD and Blu-ray for years. It’s a big moment for me!

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 16/09/2026

Off out tonight to watch @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social at @thelowry.com. Got my nibbles and book.

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 13/09/2026

Picked up this beauty of a record earlier today from a charity shop in Wigan. I’ve always wanted an album of ice cream van music, but they don’t seem to have made any. This is the closest I think I’ll ever come.

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 12/09/2026

Got a selfie with one of these signs! Only cost £1.00. #SelfieFlyer002

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 11/09/2026

Watching an old Ken Dodd routine on YouTube. Man, he was good! “My granddad, people say he worked like a horse. They used to follow him with a shovel.”

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 09/09/2026

@bellatrellia.bsky.social I’m not sure why my phone prioritises your live streams, but I’m ok with that.

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 03/09/2026

Saw Coyote vs Acme today. What a film! Wile E Coyote has been my favourite Looney Tune for decades. I’m pretty much a lifelong fan. It’s a very touching film (I did tear up a couple of times), and I’ll defo be getting on Blu-ray when it comes out. Go and see it while you can.

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 03/09/2026

Today I’m off to watch Coyote vs Acme. Wile E Coyote has been my favourite cartoon character for decades. I was gutted a couple of years ago when I found out they had made a movie with him as the star, but had binned it. Cannot wait to finally see it on the big screen!

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 01/09/2026

Oh yeah! I was lucky enough to get eleven postcards, thanks to two Oppenheimers. Bargain!

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 30/08/2026

Picked up this beautiful Monster Munch artwork from You Ruddy Guys Art a couple of weeks ago. They were made in very limited numbers. It is incredibly reflective & looks glorious in natural light. Check out their Etsy and get yourself a treat. www.etsy.com/uk/shop/YouR...

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 30/08/2026

Just 5 weeks to go until PLAYExpo Blackpool. A huge number of retro arcade games and pinball machines, all on free play, along with traders and special guest talks. Get tickets from www.playexpoblackpool.com

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 27/08/2026

Cannot believe Peter Cullen has passed away. I got to watch him and Frank Welker do a read through at a convention a few years ago, and it genuinely was one of the best things I’ve ever seen and heard. Optimus Prime and Megatron were in that room with me.

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 26/08/2026

What’s the best thing you can buy with adult money? I’m going to suggest you need the Magnum PI Playmobil set. It comes with Magnum, TC, Rick and Higgins. It’s at Costco, by the way.

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 26/08/2026

“…I’m begging of you please don’t take my man.” Rest in Peace, Dolly.

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 21/08/2026

When I was at school in the 80s, me and my mate Andrew did a sponsored cycle to Blackpool and back for Bolton Hospital. Check out my 80s hair.

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 18/08/2026

Happy 44th Birthday to the Compact Disc. Do you remember the first CD you bought? I think mine was Sting with Englishman in New York, and it sounded so good! (But for me, cassettes will always win!)

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 15/08/2026

Picked up a new (old) game today. Word Yahtzee from 1981, all complete, for £2.45.

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 15/08/2026

I’ve seen so little online about this Geek Weekend in Bolton town centre. It’s like a Comiccon, with artists, stalls, trading cards, retro gaming and stuff, but free to enter. Dates: Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th August 2026 Location: Market Place Bolton

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 12/08/2026

Just planning our tea with nothing but circular food, so we can recreate what the sun does this evening. Also, just realised the last eclipse was in the same year that my website launched. Anyway… Jaffa Cakes ✔️ Crispbakes ✔️ Crumpets ✔️ What circular food are we missing?

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 05/08/2026

Trying to collect a complete set of Lego Dimensions Minifigures. Eris from Chima arrived today. Just need the Ninjagos, Teen Titans, Jake from Adventure Time, Doctor Who, and Sonic. Oh, and the PS4 exclusive Supergirl one, but at £80 that isn’t happening any time soon.

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 03/08/2026

Aw man, Rest In Peace Jimmy Cricket. He was such a lovely guy. He sent me a letter in the post about 5 years ago, years after everyone switched to email, and he would wish me happy birthday on Facebook every year. Another true 80s legend gone. Going to watch this tonight. :(

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 27/07/2026

Absolutely gutted to learn that Ronnie Le Drew has passed way. I met him and Zippy a few years ago, and he could not have been nicer. Everyone knows him as being creating Zippy, but he also worked on Muppet films, Little Shop of Horrors, The Sooty Show and more. RIP, Ronnie.

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 26/07/2026

Remember Ice Magic? The chocolate sauce you could put onto your ice cream, and it would harden into a chocolate crust? Is this like that? Anyone tried it?

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 25/07/2026

ZX Spectrum fans, which one are you storing your “legitimate backups” on?

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 24/07/2026

ZX Spectrum owners, how did you pronounce the quotation marks when you typed LOAD “” Me and my friends used to say “Load dink dink”, but I’ve heard “Load dij dij” and “Load quote quote”. What did you call them?

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 15/07/2026

Saw this local property for sale. New builds are weird.

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 11/07/2026

Five years ago today I asked a question about football that nobody has been able to answer.

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 30/06/2026

Watching old episodes of The Indoor League with Fred Truman on YouTube. What’s with these dart boards?!? When did the Treble ring get introduced? Na’ then, I’ll si’thee.

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 28/06/2026

Mel Brooks is 100 years old today. What a legend he is. Spaceballs, Blazing Saddles, The Producers, High Anxiety… I could watch them on repeat and still be laughing. And The Elephant Man… What a film! Beautiful. Happy Birthday to the 100 year old, 2000 year old man.

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 27/06/2026

Just picked up a 1983 Snakes and Ladders game by Spears Games. The instructions list what each of the ladders and snakes represent and, to be honest, it sounds like an entry level cult!

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 26/06/2026

Did anyone else get the Walls Mini Ha Ha Joke Book when they were young? Found some photos of it online, but I lost my book decades ago. It has cartoon strips and jokes, and it was fantastic.

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 23/06/2026

Lost my Dennis The Menace badge decades ago, but 42 years later The Beano have kindly sent me replacements! If you live with someone who grew up in the 70s or 80s, there is a HUGE chance they have lost their badges too. Treat them!

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 22/06/2026

Imagine having Zoot as our next Prime Minister…

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 14/06/2026

Today’s proper old school LEGO build is Moe Mouse’s car, Fabuland set 328, from 1979. I’ve got a few Fabuland characters, but this is the only buildable set I have.

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 13/06/2026

Picked up an old LEGO set a few months ago. It’s from 1976 and was only available if you collected tokens from Weetabix boxes. 50 years ago LEGO Minifigures didn’t have arms, or faces, and dodgy “illegal” building techniques (like on the animals face) were allowed.

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 13/06/2026

Built a small model of Sludge just now. It’s one of the Blokees Transformers blind boxes. Not bad for £8. #Dinobots #Decepticons

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 13/06/2026

Is this the new “thing”? I didn’t get the appeal of salted caramel when they started years ago, I still don’t get Dubai chocolate, but… gunpowder?

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 09/06/2026

The 80sNostalgia website is 28 years old today! Unleashed on 9th June 1999, it’s older than Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, B3TA, Ebaums World, StumbleUpon, MySpace, and even MSN Messenger. Thanks to everyone who has visited & chatted over the years. You rock!

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 31/05/2026

Have you seen these collectible Fun House cards? I’ve just got Pat Sharpe and The Twins. Now I’m unbeatable!

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 26/05/2026

Are you coming to Nottingham Video Game Expo with @vgeevents.bsky.social? If you’re into retro gaming it’s right up your street. Take a look at the line-up: Kev Bayliss - Battletoads, Starfox Adventures Gary Bracey - Ocean Software Roland Perry - The Amstrad legend Plus, 20% off with our link:

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 22/05/2026

Remember when they used to release TV theme tunes as 7 inch singles?

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 17/05/2026

Check out this painting that my Dad did. It’s of a silver mannequin head. Bonkers.

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 10/05/2026

There was a collab between Transformers and Back To The Future last year, and Hasbro released a new Transformer, Gigawatt. It’s a transforming DeLorean, and it is superb! Was £30, but currently in The Entertainer (and some Tesco stores) for £15 if you want one.

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80sNostalgia @80snostalgia.com · 09/05/2026

Bargain of the week: Playskool Maximus. Boxed, with all his cards, fully working, 20p from a charity shop in Bolton. Bonkers.

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