April 29th, 2019The toys of the 80's were all over the dang map, thus we have Manic Monday where we relive some of our childhood. If you recall the cartoon that came in between Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2, you know all about The Real Ghostbusters. Remember the toys though?
There's a heap-ton of commercials that we used to enjoy as kids and heck, we...
March 11th, 2019The 80's were an interesting time for cartoons and the toys based on them and we know that. However, Star Trek: The Next Generation had some crazy toys too and not even just for kids! It's Monday, so let's check out some TNG toys to start our week!
This is just a small smattering of the offerings out there. If you're a collector, you...
October 31st, 2018Some of my fondest memories during October were all of the crazy Halloween cartoon specials and fun commercials. Some of them are completely insane and my eyes widened a few times watching them now as an adult! How many of these do you remember?
Make sure to have a safe and happy Halloween and save us some peanut-butter...
May 21st, 2018There are heaps and heaps of memorable cartoons that we woke up with every Saturday morning! What about those one-off series that we remember watching but managed to bury underneath all of the Thundercats, He-Mans, Scooby-Doos and the like? Well, lets get into where my memories lead me to and see if you have any memories of them...
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March 9th, 2018It's time to take a trip back to the 1980s! Sure, maybe we haven’t perfected the art of time travel (yet), but we do have the next best thing: VR. Who would you be in this totally tubular decade, or at least, a virtual simulation of it? Take this quiz to unlock your ‘80s avatar!
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March 8th, 2018March's crate theme is PLAYBACK, so this month Loot Crate Studios is playing back this classic 80's public access show gem: "FUTURE GAMES NOW!" hosted by Vance Silverfox, featuring the most BRAIN-MELTING games before they hit the shelves!
We're thrilled to be back with a brand-new theme video, and we shot this in old school cable style...
February 27th, 2018We're so hyped about this month's PLAYBACK theme that it's taking over our entertainment, top to bottom! From collecting vintage TV clips to filling our Spotify lists with happy memories...
In the past week we've shared a curation of fun Saturday Morning memories, as well as our monthly Spotify Theme Playlist which for March's...
October 27th, 2017TODAY, stranger fans! Stranger Things 2 is finally available to stream on Netflix! In fact, we're confused why you're reading this and not binging right now...
Who are we kidding, though, you probably got up at midnight last night and binged the entire season right through to this morning! No? Even if that's a slight exaggeration, we're...
May 15th, 2017If you grew up in the 80's or 90's, you've seen adventure genre staple The Goonies. It's as classic as they come. While its wisecracking characters, thrilling action sequences, and memorable one-liners are the heart of the movie, it also does a fantastic job of showcasing the wonders and horrors of 80's fashion!
That's...
April 18th, 2017So many elements of Stranger Things' first season captured the time period of the early 1980's in a way that spoke to a whole generation of fans. And the music - not only the score, but the song choices - was an indelible part of that.
Clearly we're anticipating more of the excitement, the chills, the incredible storytelling of Stranger...
March 22nd, 2017Since we're booting into the old-school Tron this month for Loot Gaming, we were digging around in some neon-laced gifs of our beloved in-the-game 80's classic. Right-click some of these GIFs and relive it along with us!:
Shout out to Retro-Fiend for the baller GIFs!
Make sure...
