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99 Nostalgic Pictures That Prove The ’80s Were Truly One Of A Kind
The 1980s have become this strange kind of “in-between” decade that feels pretty recent and pretty old at the same time. So let’s refresh our memory, shall we?
The subreddit r/80sAmazing is full of nostalgic pictures that illustrate why the era was so iconic. From bold fashion styles to futuristic car designs, innovative computer games, and beyond, these trends defined a whole generation.
If you’re a 90s kid or even younger, don’t worry — curiosity for how things used to look and feel is enough to appreciate this list, too!
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#1
Ted Talk
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#2
Oh Yes, Those Were The Days
#3
The Real Pain!
#4
Many Of Us Use To Do This. Remember?
#5
We Never Lost The Phone
#7
The Real Remote Control In The Very Early 80s
#8
It Was A Glorious Era Where Every "High-Tech" Clock Radio Featured A Red Digital Display Bright Enough To Be Seen From Low Earth Orbit
#9
I Remember The Days Vividly
#10
Pizza Hut 1980s - It Was A Great Place
#11
Cutting Edge 80s Tech - Sony Walkman
#12
80s Chairs
#13
The Way It Was
#14
Maybe Someday It Will
#15
What Is This Thing?
#16
The Way It Was
Saltypepper 1 day ago
Ahhh staying home from school laying on the couch with a big ol blanket your favorite stuffy cartoons and chicken soup with vicks vapor rub loved being sick staying home from school.
#17
The Goonies 1985
#18
Got My Fingers On The Record And Play Buttons Waiting For That Song To Come On The Radio
#19
Back When It Was Possible
#20
Ring Any Bells For Some?
#21
April 8, 1989 - "The Look" By Roxette Became The #1 Song In America
Liliana Spiro 1 day ago
Marie Fredriksson, sadly, passed away in 2019 after a long battle with cancer (brain tumor). Per Gessle has continued solo and by collaborating with other Swedish (mainly) artists
#22
42 Years Ago Today, Detention Was Served
#23
Some Of My 80’s Collection:)
#24
Grocery Store Memories
#25
A Cool Movie From My Childhood
#26
"Max Headroom" Premiered On This Day In 1987....39 Years Already
#27
The Swatch Watch. They Were The Thing. Who Had One?
#28
First Smart Watch
#29
Cool Vibes!
#30
Beverly Hills Cop Is 42 Years Old?!
#31
Which Breakfast Club Character Were You Most Like In High School?
#32
Judging By The Receipt, This Kid Had The Best Christmas Ever
#33
I Don't Like
#34
What Happened To The Future?
#35
And Oldie But A Goodie
#37
The Empire Strikes Back Was A Fantasic Movie. One Of The 80s Best
#38
The Og Virtual Queue. 🎟️
#39
Ancient History?
#40
1983 Delorean
#41
Remember
#42
He Speaks The Truth!
#43
80s Dresscode
#44
Who Used One Of These In The 80s?
#46
Life Goes On
#47
Boombox In The 80s? You Know You Did
#49
You Know It's True!
#50
Remember Spuds Mackenzie - 1980s Bud Light Beer
#51
Two V Fans, Apparently
Heather Menard 1 day ago
Loved it. The tesla truck reminds me of this show and their su glasses
#52
Those Were The Times!
#53
V - Such A Great Show!
#54
Iykyk
#55
On March 29, 1985 - Desperately Seeking Susan Was Released
#57
Married With Children Premiered On Fox On April 5, 1987
#58
Who Else Loved These?
#59
Who Else Listened To This?
#60
Who Remembers Chi-Chi's In The 1980s?
#61
Team Coke Or Team Pepsi?
#62
We Know Who This Dog Is
#63
Anyone Else Use These?
#64
I Never Could Beat This Thing. Could Anyone Else Here Do It?
#65
Akira (1988). The One That Started It All
Jason Romine 1 day ago
Absolutely not "the one that started it all". SpeedRacer, StarBlazers, Robotech, and Voltron would all like a word with this meme.
#66
Vhs Rewinder - Who Remembers This?
#69
Who Knew It Would End Up This Way In The Future?
#70
The Money Pit Premiered In Theaters This Week In 1986!
#71
Back When Dog Biscuits Were Cool
#72
Not The Beretta You Were Thinking About
#73
Jam Pants - Who Had Some?
Jason Romine 23 hours ago
You think anyone wants a roundhouse kick to the face while I'm wearing these bad boys?
#74
Anybody Ever Seen This Film?
#75
Who Watched Conan In The Movie Theater?
Iván Galarraga 21 hours ago
"To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women"
#76
Still Fooling People After All These Years
#77
Anyone Else Thing This Album Cover Was So Cool, Back In The Day?
Russell Bowman 1 day ago
The original Molly Hatchet album cover beats them all Artwork by Frank Frazetta
#78
Did You Have A Beeper ?
#79
On April 7, 1989 - Major League Premiered
#80
Wargames (1983)
#81
It’s Friday Night In 1987, Which Movie Are You Seeing?
#82
Who Was A Fan Of Tempest?
#83
Who Had One?
#84
Found The Flagg In The Wild
Jason Romine 23 hours ago
There's an antique mall in Virginia Beach that specializes in vintage and retro toys (largest collect on the East Coast, they claim) that had one of these for a while. Some lucky b@st@rd scooped it up though. Wasn't me.😑
#85
He Got All 3
#86
Who Used To Like To Watch This Show?
#88
Who Remembers Vanguard?
#89
Who Had One Of These As A Kid?
#90
Who Had A Vectrex? Not Me, But I Wanted One
#93
Who Else Had One?
#96
Rare Silverhawks™ Toy Poster By Kenner® (1986)
#97
Who Wants To Play Some Xevious?
#99
Star Castle
Smeghead Tribble Down Under 1 day ago
Time Pilot was my favourite. Would give my right arm for the original arcade game.
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Liliana Spiro 1 day ago
You guys, heads up - we seem to have a troll down voting just to down vote. I've upvoted the ones where it made no sense at all why they'd be having a -1
Brian Droste 1 day ago
I was a 70's kid but a lot of these brought back memories of my early adulthood.
Liliana Spiro 1 day ago
You guys, heads up - we seem to have a troll down voting just to down vote. I've upvoted the ones where it made no sense at all why they'd be having a -1
Brian Droste 1 day ago
I was a 70's kid but a lot of these brought back memories of my early adulthood.
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