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http://www.geekamerica.com/articles/80s/

Although frankly, I don't remember a single thing....

Syke!

That'd mean something if I was American, fortunately, I'm not.

"If you can punch in "up, up, down, down, left, right, B, A, start" in less than 3 seconds"

So true.

[Q]-You actually bought and listened to Weird Al tapes.[/Q]


He-heh


Guilty! I had the "Dare to be stupid" and "Weird Al 3-D" cassettes

I am an evil child of the 80s. I listen to cheesy 80s music like Laura Branigan's Self Control.

neoolong wrote:"If you can punch in "up, up, down, down, left, right, B, A, start" in less than 3 seconds"

So true.

I vaguely remember that being a cheat code of some kind on the NES or SNES. Which is it?

Shinova wrote:

neoolong wrote:"If you can punch in "up, up, down, down, left, right, B, A, start" in less than 3 seconds"

So true.

I vaguely remember that being a cheat code of some kind on the NES or SNES. Which is it?

It's the infamous Konami code which I believe originated in NES Contra.

The 80's were fucking awesome. God, i wish i could go back just for one day....

The 80s also had the STRANGEST music.

Ghost Rider wrote:

Shinova wrote:

neoolong wrote:"If you can punch in "up, up, down, down, left, right, B, A, start" in less than 3 seconds"

So true.

I vaguely remember that being a cheat code of some kind on the NES or SNES. Which is it?

It's the infamous Konami code which I believe originated in NES Contra.

Although the web site made a mistake. The full Konami Code is Up,Up,Down,Down,Left,Right,Left,Right, BA Start.

In Contra and Lifefforce, it gave you 30 lives.

In Gradius, it gave you full powerups.

In Gradius II(SNES)... I forget. I think the original code killed you, but a variation gave you the powerups.

In Zone of the Enders: the 2nd Runner, if you pull it off during the Boss Battle Extra Mission against Vic Viper, it unlocked the Vic Viper Gradius-style minigame(without you having to get it during the story mode again). Inputting it again during the minigame gives you full powerups.

Ghost Rider wrote:

Shinova wrote:

neoolong wrote:"If you can punch in "up, up, down, down, left, right, B, A, start" in less than 3 seconds"

So true.

I vaguely remember that being a cheat code of some kind on the NES or SNES. Which is it?

It's the infamous Konami code which I believe originated in NES Contra.

It was also famous for being the "blood code" on the Sega Genesis version of the original Mortal Kombat that made all the SNES whores jealous. But that was the 90's.

Konami has been using this code since the days of Contra and Punch Out.

kojikun wrote:I am an evil child of the 80s. I listen to cheesy 80s music like Laura Branigan's Self Control.

So do I.

Listening to 80s music is probably my largest guilty pleasure.

I like the good ol' eighties games.

Ah, GTA: VC, how I love thee.

I stopped counting around fifty.

Blacktron legos were the shit

YOU DAMN RIGHT THEY ARE!

SAMAS wrote:

Ghost Rider wrote:

Shinova wrote: I vaguely remember that being a cheat code of some kind on the NES or SNES. Which is it?

It's the infamous Konami code which I believe originated in NES Contra.

Although the web site made a mistake. The full Konami Code is Up,Up,Down,Down,Left,Right,Left,Right, BA Start.

In Contra and Lifefforce, it gave you 30 lives.

In Gradius, it gave you full powerups.

In Gradius II(SNES)... I forget. I think the original code killed you, but a variation gave you the powerups.

In Zone of the Enders: the 2nd Runner, if you pull it off during the Boss Battle Extra Mission against Vic Viper, it unlocked the Vic Viper Gradius-style minigame(without you having to get it during the story mode again). Inputting it again during the minigame gives you full powerups.

It also worked for Abadox.

I just barely missed that era, being born in '86. Some of the list still applies to me though.

Shinova wrote:The 80s also had the STRANGEST music.

Like the Disco of the 70s and boy bands and grunge bands of the 90s were any better.

Ahh the 80's, big hair, fluro, DEVO, Madness, The Young Ones.....whats not to like? OK, punky brewster was an abomination and should be slain...buts thats about it as far as I remember

Transformers, Machine Men, Atari, C64, StarBlazers, Battle of the Planets..aahhhh...bliss

I miss the 80's...thats why its fun watching Degrassi Junior High..a dose of the 80's all over again

</nostalgia_mode> One more trip down amnesia lane...

The only thing I remember from that list is Duck Hunt. Then again I was born in September 85.

You envied the kid down the street who had all six Constructicons.

I WAS the kid down the street who had all six Constructicons.

There were a number of things in that list that I wished I'd never hear about againtranzor-z

Darth Servo wrote:

Shinova wrote:The 80s also had the STRANGEST music.

Like the Disco of the 70s and boy bands and grunge bands of the 90s were any better.

Hey, at least most of the stuff in the 90s and 70s at least sounded like something! A lot of the stuff from the 80s sounded like a collection of sounds put together with some over-done electronic mixing and lyrics added in.


This is not to say that there were indeed some really good pieces out from the 80s, but in general, blaaaahhh.

You just shut the hell up, Space Cadet.

Yes it sounds like "something" alright...I just havent worked out what

*searches through mp3's for some Devo to save his soul*

Shinova wrote:Hey, at least most of the stuff in the 90s and 70s at least sounded like something! A lot of the stuff from the 80s sounded like a collection of sounds put together with some over-done electronic mixing and lyrics added in.

This is not to say that there were indeed some really good pieces out from the 80s, but in general, blaaaahhh.

You obviously missed metal. The '80s were the peak of heavy metal... although it didn't gain as much acceptance in America as the hair bands, it still was fairly popular.