Valley Girl, 1983
This is THE teen movie of the 80s and it stands firmly in the #1 slot at Like Totally 80s. It stands out in part because it was not done by John Hughes and therefore has a completely different feel and a refreshingly different cast from the other brat pack movies of the time. In fact, Valley Girl is the first starring role for Nicolas Cage (Randy) (reason enough to watch and enjoy this movie). His co-star, Deborah Foreman, plays Julie...
Play 80s Arcade Games Online
Paul Neave of Neave Interactive has done a very good thing. He has created flash-based clone versions of some of our favorite early 80s video games. You can play these games on his site for free using the links below. Play Online Here Asteroids Space Invaders Pacman Frogger Simon Tic Tac Toe (like from the 1983 movie WarGames) Tetris Galaga Donkey Kong In making my way through the games on his site I am struck with how shamefully out...
80s Trivia & Puzzles
Today’s 80s Puzzle: Today’s 80s Trivia Question: Q: What lead singer of a chart topping 80s band was offered the lead singer spot with both Toto and Chicago but turned them down? A: Richard Page, lead singer of Mr. Mister. Read past 80s trivia questions below; they are organized by category – music, movies, culture, etc. We are always on the look out for interesting and little know 80s factoids. If you’ve got...
New Wave Hits of 80s
As mentioned on the New Wave Music page, the term is hard to pin down and covers a wide range of artists from the period spanning the late 70s and on into the 80s. It came to mean music that was slightly out of the mainstream, a post-punk, pre-alternative music that was edgier and with more attitude. Below are some of the most popular New Wave hits of the 80s listed alphabetically by artist. This list of 80s new wave songs includes...
General Hospital: The Soap Opera of the 80s
Okay, so the 80s didn’t exactly bring us General Hospital since the soap actually launched in the 60s, but General Hospital did start setting trends in the 80s that many other soap operas followed. For instance, the idea of the infamous super-couple, like the ones that soaps like Days of Our Lives and As The World Turns currently feature, was started by General Hospital in the 80s. General Hospital also introduced fast-paced...
