The Nostalgia Thread

[shyvas]

We used to go to the drive ins when I was a kid. My parents would let us sit on the hood to watch, and sometimes set up a blanket in front of the car for us kids to sit on. I'll never know how we didn't get run over sitting on the ground in the dark.

Saturdays were the best. A big bowl of sugar drenched cereal while watching H.R. Pufnstuf, Lidsville, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters and The Smurfs. Then walking down to Tower Records with our allowance to buy the newest singles on 45's, then to Ralph's 5,10,25 cent store to buy a 10 cent Hershey's candy bars and a Tiger Beat magazine. Stopping at Woolworth's if we needed to buy gifts. One last stop to play some pinball at the bowling alley and then back home to listen to our new records and drool over the Tiger Beat centerfolds.

Other things that were fun...

Playing Hide n Seek with all the neighborhood kids and having water balloon fights in the summer. All the neighbors were friendly and nice, so we could chase each other across their lawns or hide on the side of their houses.

Cruising Van Nuys Blvd when we were teens. We didn't have a car, so someone with an El Camino or Truck would usually stop and let us jump in the back for a couple of trips up and down the Blvd.

The movies were always double features, sometimes with a few cartoons thrown in as well. If you really liked the movie you could stay to watch it a second (or third) time, so you could pretty much spend the whole day at the movies for 75 cents.


Does anyone remember those silly plastic things that looked like upside down cups with string attached. You would stand on the plastic things and walk around. Just found them, they were called romper stompers.

Click Clacks were fun despite the bruises.
Lite Brite.
Shrinky Dinks.

We always used to go to Woolworth's after school or on Saturdays. It used to be our Poundland/$ Store in those days.

 

[Amy SF]

We lived near the famed Tower Records on the Sunset Strip for 14 years, so I was there a lot. I still have all the 45's I bought there, as well as a few of the albums.

I went to Schwab's nearby a few times, too. The RTD bus I took home from school would let me off at the top of Sunset and I'd go over to Schwab's and pick through their paperback books. I still have one or two of the books I bought there.

 

[thefadedone]

If you really liked the movie you could stay to watch it a second (or third) time, so you could pretty much spend the whole day at the movies for 75 cents.

That was so convenient when you arrived late to a movie and missed the beginning. All you had to do was stay a few extra minutes and catch up on what you missed .

 

[Moll Flanders]

We always used to go to Woolworth's after school or on Saturdays. It used to be our Poundland/$ Store in those days.

I always wanted to go to Woolworths to buy Pic N Mix sweeties.

 

[shyvas]

I always wanted to go to Woolworths to buy Pic N Mix sweeties.

Oh yes, pic n mix !!! I see that we had similar childhood activites. Those were the days !

I also remember the Rimmel lipsticks we used to buy for around 35 P !

 

[Blobbenstein]

back in 82ish I had a Vic 20....not as powerful as a Commodore 64. I think it only had 8k(or was it 3k...) ram...still it was fun to learn to program on.

This picture uses 50k, so that just goes to show.

The late 70s and early 80s I always associate with Moon Dust.....They still sell it, I think; must see if it is sold at Tesco.

 

[Moll Flanders]

My husband had an Atari which he used to play Pong.

 

[beancounter]

And of course Collecovision, which was supposed to be a big step beyond Atari.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ColecoVision

 

[Blobbenstein]

I remember on the last day of term, at school(Christmas, and summer) kids used to bring in their hand held arcade games....because that was all a novelty. I wonder if they still do that.

 

[Second Summer]

I remember on the last day of term, at school(Christmas, and summer) kids used to bring in their hand held arcade games....because that was all a novelty. I wonder if they still do that.

We got to bring our computers (C64 etc) to the school's United Nations Day bazaar / fund raiser thing (can't think of the right term) where we let other kids play our computer games (Commando, Rambo etc.) for money. Of course, a lot of those games were cracked. None of this would be possible today of course.

 

[Amy SF]

I remember on the last day of term, at school(Christmas, and summer) kids used to bring in their hand held arcade games....because that was all a novelty. I wonder if they still do that.

I got a small hand held digital poker game from a mail order catalog around 1990 when they were popular. I still have it and it still works. I keep it in the bathroom to keep me occupied while I'm on the john because I don't have a smartphone.

 

[beancounter]

This is what I played with as a kid. Just little red dots that you had to manuever around other dots to make a basket. Image didn't transfer, so here's a link.

http://compare.ebay.com/like/130850977362?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar

 

[Forster]

This is what I played with as a kid. Just little red dots that you had to manuever around other dots to make a basket. Image didn't transfer, so here's a link.

http://compare.ebay.com/like/130850977362?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar

My friend had that and the football one. Now you can get an app LED Football to play it.

 

[thefadedone]

Do people still play board games? I always loved board games. I haven't played a board game in 5 years or so now. I miss it. Occasionally on weekends I would get together with coworkers and play never ending games of Monopoly or Trivial Pursuit 90s Pop Culture Edition.

As a kid I liked Connect Four, Chutes & Ladders, Uno, Memory, Battleship, Hungry, Hungry Hippos, Checkers, and Operation.

 

[ledboots]

Do people still play board games? I always loved board games. I haven't played a board game in 5 years or so now. I miss it. Occasionally on weekends I would get together with coworkers and play never ending games of Monopoly or Trivial Pursuit 90s Pop Culture Edition.

As a kid I liked Connect Four, Chutes & Ladders, Uno, Memory, Battleship, Hungry, Hungry Hippos, Checkers, and Operation.

I just played Monopoly with my husband and son the other night. (I lost. )

 

[Amy SF]

We have really old editions of Monopoly and Scrabble, plus two different editions of Trivial Pursuit. We also have a set of dominoes and Jenga.

 

[Calliegirl]

When I was young, my best friend and I would play Careers just about everyday. As a teen I loved to play Backgammon. Later on Scattergories, Trivial Pursuit and Pictionary were our favorites. Taboo is fun when you have enough people to play.

 

[beancounter]

Do people still play board games?

The last widely popular board game was Trivial Pursuit, and I suck at trivia, so that was the nail in coffin that did it for me with board games.

 

[shyvas]

Do people still play board games? I always loved board games. I haven't played a board game in 5 years or so now. I miss it. Occasionally on weekends I would get together with coworkers and play never ending games of Monopoly or Trivial Pursuit 90s Pop Culture Edition.

As a kid I liked Connect Four, Chutes & Ladders, Uno, Memory, Battleship, Hungry, Hungry Hippos, Checkers, and Operation.

We also used to play Monopoly, Trivial and Snakes & Ladders. I also loved to play chess as a youngster.

 

[thefadedone]

The last widely popular board game was Trivial Pursuit, and I suck at trivia, so that was the nail in coffin that did it for me with board games.

Same here. That's why I only play the 90s Pop Culture Edition. I suck at general trivia , but can kick a good amount of *** when it comes to 90s pop culture trivia.

We also used to play Monopoly, Trivial and Snakes & Ladders. I also loved to play chess as a youngster.

I never could grasp the whole chess thing. I always stuck with checkers.