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{{quote|''"Legend has it that man once washed his jeans in pure acid!"''
|'''[[Stephen Colbert]]''', ''[[The Colbert Report]]''}}
All the men were preppies who wore pastel suits with narrow ties, drove sports cars that Lee Iacocca personally stood behind and traded stocks on Wall Street - after all, as [[Oscar Wilde]] said, nothing says success like excess. (Unless they happened to be teenagers, in which case they were [[Totally Radical]] or studied karate and learnt the meaning of "[[Wax On, Wax Off
Computing technology first became a true cultural force in this decade, starting a trend that would keep on snowballing to this very day. The Eighties was the decade of [[Cell Phone|cell phones]] literally sized and shaped like bricks, jokes about being unable to program VCRs, the death of Betamax, and the beginnings of personal computers and gaming consoles beginning to proliferate inside homes, perhaps one of the trends from this decade with the largest of cultural implications. Cable television also took off big time, with [[MTV]], [[TBS]], [[HBO]], and [[
In the US, it was also the first wave of the [[Japanese Invasion]], the inklings of which started in '78 with the dub of ''[[Battle of the Planets]]'', continuing on with ''[[Star Blazers]]'' ('79),'' [[
On the homefront, the 1980s produced a rash of pop-cultural icons that today are looked upon, at worst, with [[Affectionate Parody]], and at best, as the national ideal. The conservative political culture of the era meant two rather contradictory things for the production of pop-culture; on the one hand, the surge of private enterprise together with new media technologies allowed corporations such as Hasbro an unprecedented ability to build [[Merchandise-Driven|massive franchises]] around their products, typically with a TV show and accompanying toys, but on the other [[Moral Guardian]] complaints would challenge the ethics of making a show that was "essentially one large commercial." The result was the rather spoof-worthy [[And Knowing Is Half the Battle]] segment common to many mass franchise shows, shoving an [[Anvilicious]] moral into the action. Fortunately, these were conveniently located after the actual plot, so kids could just turn it off at that point and run down to buy the toys. Besides, the segments [[So Bad It's Good|make]] [[Memetic Mutation|great]] [[
Politically, the first part of the decade, [[Cold War]] tensions continued to escalate. Some accuse this of being an [[Batman Gambit|intentional move]] by the West to render the economically inept Soviet Union infeasible by drawing its resources away from things like infrastructure and feeding its people, which market economies could accomplish easily. While this is, essentially, what ended up happening (though more complicated than that in real life; in Eastern Europe the decade's real deathblow to communism was considered to have been all the new media technology), the fact that the other possible outcome of such a strategy was global thermonuclear annihilation had a profound impact on Western media tropes. Most obviously, dystopian [[Speculative Fiction]], particularly set [[After the End]] [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]], enjoyed a surge.
The second part of the decade, however, couldn't be more different. Gorbachev, spry for a CPSU leader at age 54 (this was the only time in the Cold War that the Soviet leader was substantially younger than the American), shook up the by-then sclerotic Soviet leadership upon taking power in 1985. Gorbachev restructured the economy (''perestroika'') for "accelerated" development (''uskoreniye''), encouraged openness (''glasnost''), made tentative moves towards democracy (''demokratizatsiya''), and [[Go
Throughout this era, there came new problems like the spread of AIDS which created a public health panic that dealt first a body blow to the gay community as homophobes treating them as modern lepers (even though that community took the danger seriously far sooner than others). However, the epidemic paradoxically later proved a partial blessing in disguise for gay rights as stricken people like [[Rock Hudson]] were shoved out of the closet, forcing the public to realize that LGBTI people were all around them, much like themselves.
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See Also: [[The Forties]], [[The Fifties]], [[The Sixties]], [[The Seventies]], [[The Nineties]], [[Turn of the Millennium]] and [[The New Tens]].
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* [[The Aggressive Drug Dealer]]: Crack cocaine and heroin caught on big during this decade, along with their pushers.
* [[And Knowing Is Half the Battle]] (''[[
* [[Animated Adaptation]] (of practically everything, including films, TV shows, comic books, video games, action figures, dolls, plush toys, music videos, real-life celebrities)
* [[Anime]], called [[Narm|Japanimation]] at the time, became huge in the US in the '80s.
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* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: Thanks to the movie ''[[Wall Street]]'', an enduring image of this time. Part of the economic climate of the time were [[Ronald Reagan]]'s reforms and the Black Monday crash of 1987.
* [[Cyberpunk]] (kicked off by ''[[Blade Runner]]'' and ''[[Neuromancer]]'')
* [[Darker and Edgier]]:Even though this was a fun decade for many people this decade had many negative sides to it. This was the decade when the crack cocaine drug was created and many people became addicted to this life threatening drug. The drug destroyed the lives of many people. Also during this decade,the sexually-transmitted disease AIDS became more noticeable. The first two cases of patients dying from AIDS had taken place in 1959. But there are only a hand full of known cases dating to the 1960s and 1970s. But the seemingly rare disease became an epidemic in the 1980s. At least 121 AIDS-related deaths took place between 1980 and 1981. By the end of the 1980s, the disease had spread worldwide and there were over a million of known patients.
* [[Eighties Hair]]: If you were in a (popular) metal band or were a female country singer you wore it one way and only one way, BIG!
* [[Football Hooligans]]: For the UK at least. It became such a problem that [[Margaret Thatcher]] put together a cabinet just to tackle them. Measures put in place then led to [[Tear Jerker|Hillsborough]]. These days the problem has been virtually eradicated, although the trope appears quite often in foreign films set in the UK where Football is involved.
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* [[I Was Quite a Fashion Victim]] (applying to works looking at this decade in hindsight), a survivor of the so-called "decade fashion disaster" might confess to this.
* [[Japan Takes Over the World]] (A staple of the decade, particularly in [[Cyberpunk]] works. Often seems a little silly now.)
* [[Merchandise-Driven]] (Virtually [[Thundercats
* [[Montage Ends the VHS]]: It's when a commercial VHS tape has trailers, intros or just a compilation montage promoting a line of VHS's come up at the end after a movie or episode it contains is over.
* [[Mini
* [[Narm Charm]]: Oh yes.
* [[Pac-Man Fever]]
* [[Pretty in Mink]] (works that weren't afraid to show fur tended to show even more than they would in [[The Seventies]])
* [[Double Standard Rape (Female
* [[Rich Bitch]] (Dynasty, Falcon Crest et al)
* [[Shoulders of Doom]] (the huge shoulder pads, bigger than the ones [[The Forties|forty years ago]])
* [[Sweater Girl]] (with or without shoulder pads)
* [[Valley Girl]] (like, ''totally''!)
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(Note: <small>many were also a part of the Nineties; usually those made in the later part of the decade, and are marked with a</small> '*').
== Anime ==
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Fist of the North Star
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Nausicaa of the Valley
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Touch (
* [[
** ''[[
** ''[[
** ''[[
* [[
** ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro
** ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro
* ''[[
== Asian Animation ==
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
== Comic Books ==
* The [[Jim Shooter]] era of [[Marvel Comics]] mostly took place in this decade.
* Most long runners from previous decades persist here. [[The Bronze Age of Comic Books]] ends here.
* [[The Dark Age of Comic Books]] begun in this decade.
* [[Tintin
** [[Tintin
* [[The Dark Phoenix Saga]]. Storyline started in January, 1980.
* [[Banana Man]]. First appeared in February, 1980.
* [[Dazzler]]. First appeared in February, 1980.
* [[She Hulk]]. First appeared in February, 1980.
* [[Taskmaster]]. First appeared in May, 1980.
* [[Nemesis the Warlock]]. First appeared in July, 1980.
* [[
* [[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]. Relaunched with new cast members in November, 1980.
* [[Days of Future Past (
* [[Elektra]]. First appeared in January, 1981.
* [[
* [[Vixen (
* [[Rogue Trooper]]. First appeared in September, 1981.
* [[Captain Mar-Vell|Captain Marvel/Monica Rambeau]]. First appeared in 1982.
* ''[[Grendel]]: Devil's Legacy''. First appeared in 1982.
* ''[[
* ''[[Cloak and Dagger (
* ''[[V for Vendetta]]''. Storyline started in March, 1982.
* ''[[Contest of Champions]]''. Series started in June, 1982.
* ''[[Global Guardians]]''. Debuted in June, 1982.
* ''[[
* ''[[Frank
* [[Archie Comics]]
** Cheryl Blossom. First appeared in October, 1982.
* ''[[Ambush Bug]]''. First appeared in December, 1982.
* ''[[New Mutants]]''. First appeared in December, 1982. Received their own series in March, 1983.
* ''[[
** Jason Todd. First appeared in March, 1983. Became Robin in December, 1983.
** Damian Wayne. First appeared (as an infant) in 1987. He would grow up to become a Robin.
** Timothy "Tim" Drake. First appeared in August, 1989. Became Robin in December, 1989.
* ''[[Amethyst
* ''[[
* ''[[Albedo
* ''[[Jon Sable Freelance]]''. First appeared in June, 1983.
* [[Lobo]]. First appeared in June, 1983.
* ''[[Batman and
* ''[[Alpha Flight]]''. The team received its own series in August, 1983.
* [[
* [[The Sandman
** Silver Scarab/Hector Hall. First appeared in September, 1983.
** Silver Scarab/hector Hall assumed the Sandman identity in May, 1988.
** [[The Sandman
* [[Beta Ray Bill]]. First appeared in November, 1983.
* [[
* [[
* ''[[
* The ''[[Flaming Carrot]]'' series started in May, 1984.
* ''[[Secret Wars]]''. First appeared in May, 1984, starting the trend of crossovers.
* ''[[
** ''[[
** ''[[
* ''[[Blue Devil]]''. First appeared in June, 1984.
* ''[[The Ballad of Halo Jones]]''. Series started in July, 1984.
* [[Nightwing]], a new persona for Robin/Richard Grayson. First appeared in July, 1984.
* ''[[Power Pack]]''. First appeared in August, 1984.
* ''[[The Transformers (
* [[
* [[Steel]]/Henry "Hank" Heywood III. First appeared in October, 1984.
* [[
* ''[[For the Man Who Has Everything]]''. Published in 1985.
* ''[[Crisis
* ''[[Fish Police (
* [[Hellblazer
* [[Silver Sable]]. First appeared in June, 1985.
* [[Secret Wars II]]. Storyline started in July, 1985.
* [[Squadron Supreme]]. Limited series started in September, 1985.
* [[Hourman]]/Rick Tyler. First appeared in November, 1985.
* ''[[Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters]]''. First appeared in 1986.
* ''[[
* Nathan Summers. First appeared (as a newborn) in January, 1986. He would become better known as [[
* ''[[Booster Gold]]''. First appeared in February, 1986.
* ''[[
* ''[[X-Factor (
* Kid Flash/Wallace "Wally" West assumed the mantle of [[The Flash]] in March, 1986.
* ''[[Watchmen (
* ''[[Whatever Happened to
* ''[[
* ''[[The New Universe]]''. Launched in October, 1986.
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Sam
* ''[[Suicide Squad]]''. The modern version of the team debuted in January, 1987.
* ''[[Batman: Year One]]''. Storyline started in February, 1987.
* [[
* [[Death's Head
* ''[[
* [[Zenith]]. First appeared in August, 1987.
* ''[[
* [[Checkmate]]. First appeared in March, 1988.
* ''[[The Killing Joke]]''. First appeared in March, 1988.
* ''[[
* ''[[Excalibur (Comic Book)|Excalibur]]''. First appeared in April, 1988.
* [[Supergirl]]/Matrix. First appeared in April, 1988.
* [[Disney Ducks Comic Universe]]
** Duckworth. First adapted to the medium in October, 1988.
** Launchpad McQuack. First adapted to the medium in October, 1988.
** Mrs. Bentina Beakley. First adapted to the medium in November, 1988.
** Webbigail "Webby" Vanderquack. First adapted to the medium in February, 1989.
** Doofus Drake. First adapted to the medium in October, 1989.
* ''[[Inferno (Comic Book)|Inferno]]. Storyline started in October, 1988.
* [[Mickey Mouse Comic Universe]]
** Arizona Goof. First appeared in December, 1988.
* [[Huntress]]/Helena Bertinelli. First appeared in April, 1989.
* [[Lucifer (
* [[Great Lakes Avengers]]. First appeared in July, 1989.
* [[Hawkman]]
** The Post-Hawkworld version of Hawkman/Katar Hol. First appeared in August, 1989.
** The Post-Hawkworld version of Hawkwoman/Shayera Thal. First appeared in August, 1989.
* ''[[Arkham Asylum:
* [[
== Comic Strips ==
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
== Eastern European Animation ==
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[David and
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
== Film ==
* ''[[Adventureland]]'' (made in 2009, set in 1987)
* ''[[American Psycho]]'' (made in 2000, set in sort-of-1989, based on musical information from the protagonist)
* ''[[
* ''[[Fargo]]'' (made in 1996, set in 1987)
* ''[[
* ''[[
* "Take Me Home Tonight" (made in 2011, set in the late 1980s)
* ''[[Love and Basketball]]'' (made in 2000, follows the protagonists from 1982-2000)
* ''[[No Country for Old Men]]'' (made in 2007, set in 1980)
* ''[[Precious]]'' (made in 2009, set in 1987)
* ''[[Rock of Ages (
* ''[[Rockstar]]''
* ''[[Son of Rambow]]'' (made in 2008, set in 1982)
* ''[[Watchmen (
* ''[[The Wedding Singer]]'' (made in 1998, set in 1985)
* ''[[Wet Hot American Summer]]'' (made in 2001, set in 1981)
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== Han-guk Manhwa Aenimeisyeon ==
* ''[[
* ''[[
== Literature ==
* ''[[
* ''[[Algebra the Easy Way]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[Aztec]]''
* ''[[The Belgariad]]'' along with its sequel, ''The Malloreon''
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* ''[[The Broom of the System]]''
* ''[[The Choir]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[The Cider House Rules]]''
* ''[[The Color Purple]]''
* ''[[A Confederacy of Dunces]]''
* The ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Empire of the Sun (novel)|Empire of the Sun]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[Garrett
* ''[[Gorky Park]]''
* ''[[Hamish Macbeth (
* ''[[The
* ''[[Hard
* ''[[Haunted
* ''[[Hilary Tamar]]''. The series started in 1981.
* ''[[The Hotel New Hampshire]]''
* ''[[The House of the Spirits]]''
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* ''[[The Icewind Dale Trilogy]]''
** Continued in ''[[The Legend of Drizzt]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Liavek]]''
* ''[[Like Water for Chocolate]]''
* ''[[Lone Wolf]]''
* ''[[Marcus Didius Falco]]''. The series started in 1989.
* ''[[Memoirs of an Invisible Man]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[The Mists of Avalon]]''
* ''[[Molt Brother]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Neuromancer]]''
* ''[[The New York Trilogy]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[Not Quite Human (
* ''[[The Number of the Beast]]''
* ''[[The Obernewtyn Chronicles]]''. The series started in 1987.
* ''[[
* ''[[The Pillars of the Earth]]''
* ''[[Pit Dragon Chronicles]]''
* ''[[A Prayer for Owen Meany]]''
* ''[[The Pyrates]]''
* ''[[Red Army (
* ''[[The Red Night Trilogy]]''
* ''[[Red Storm Rising]]''
* ''[[Redwall]]''. Series started in 1986.
* ''[[The Remains of the Day]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[The Rules of Attraction]]''
* ''[[Sexing the Cherry]]''
* [[
** ''[[Firestarter]]''
** ''[[Cujo]]''
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** ''[[The Tommyknockers]]''
** ''[[The Dark Half]]''
* ''[[Time Machine Series
* ''[[The Wasp Factory]]''
* ''[[Whale Rider]]''
* ''[[White Noise (
* ''[[
== Live
* ''[[
* ''[[Airwolf]]''
* ''[[
* ''[['Allo 'Allo
* ''[[Ashes to Ashes]]'' (Made in 2008, set in 1981 to 1983)
* ''[[Auf Wiedersehen, Pet]]''
* ''[[Beauty and
* ''[[
* ''[[The Bill]]''*
* ''[[
* ''[[Blake's
* ''[[Blockbusters]]''
* ''[[Body Language (TV series)|Body Language]]''
* ''[[Cagney and Lacey]]''
* ''[[Captain Power and
* '[[Casualty]]''*
* ''[[
* '[[Chucklevision]]''*
* ''[[
* [[Countdown]]
* ''[[Crazy Like a Fox]]''
* ''[[Dallas]]''
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* ''[[Earth Star Voyager]]''
* ''[[Eastenders]]''*
* ''[[
* ''[[The Equalizer]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[The Fall Guy (TV series)|The Fall Guy]]''
* ''[[Family Fortunes]]''*
* ''[[
* [[The Muppets]]
** ''[[
** ''[[
* ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]''
* ''[[Fresno]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[The Greatest American Hero]]''
* ''[[Hawaii Five-O
* ''[[Inspector Morse]]''
* ''[[Kamen Rider]]''*
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** ''[[Kamen Rider Black RX]]''
* ''[[Kids Incorporated]]''*
* ''[[
* ''[[Life Goes On]]''*
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Married...
* ''[[Miami Vice]]''
* ''[[Misfits of Science]]''
* ''[[Moonlighting]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[The New Monkees]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[North and South US]]''*
* ''[[
* ''[[Out of This World]]''*
* ''[[Pee
* ''[[Pink Lady
* ''[[Poirot]]''*
* ''[[Police Squad!]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Sapphire and Steel]]''
* ''[[Saved
* ''[[Sherlock Holmes (TV series)|Sherlock Holmes]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[Small Wonder]]''
* ''[[
** ''[[Star Trek:
* ''[[Super Sentai]]''*
** ''[[Battle Fever J]]''
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** ''[[Choujuu Sentai Liveman]]''
** ''[[Kousoku Sentai Turboranger]]''
* ''[[Tales
* ''[[Thirtysomething]]''
* ''[[This Morning]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?
* [[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* [[The Seventies]] series ''[[UFO]]'' attempted to foretell this era... and [[Zeerust|failed entirely]].
== Music ==
=== Genres
* [[MTV]] debuted and had a huge influence on the popularity of acts during this decade.
* [[Hair Metal]]
* [[Italo Disco]]
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* [[Hip Hop]]'s golden age starts late in this decade (circa 88).
=== Musicians
* ABC
* [[
* [[
* [[
* Afrika Bambaataa
* [[
* Al B. Sure!
* Anita Baker
* Art Of Noise
* [[
* [[
* Bananarama
* [[
* [[
* [[The B
* [[Pat Benatar]]
* Big Daddy Kane
* [[
* Billy Ocean
* [[Blondie (
* [[
* Boogie Down Productions
* [[
* [[
* The start of Chaka Khan's solo career
* [[
* [[Chicago (
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTY1aFB71KY Cook Da' Books]
* Corey Hart
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* The Cult
* Culture Club
* [[
* Cyndi Lauper
* [[
* [[
* [[
* [[
* [[
* [[
* DJ Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince
* Doug E Fresh
* [[
* [[
* [[
* EPMD
* [[
* Eric B. & Rakim
* [[Europe (
* [[
* Exposé, and other ''Freestyle'' artists.
* Falco
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* Full Force
* Funk Four + 1
* [[Genesis (
* George Michael
* [[
* Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5
* Green River
* [[
* [[
* [[
* [[Huey Lewis and
* Human League
* [[
* Irene Cara
* [[
* The Jets
* [[The J. Geils Band
* Jo Boxers
* Jody Whatley
* [[
* [[Journey (
* [[
* Keith Sweat
* [[
* Klymaxx
* Kool Moe Dee
* [[
* [[
* Lionel Richie
* Lisa Lisa And The Cult Jam
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* LL Cool J
* Loose Ends
* [[
* [[
* Luther Vandross
* [[
* Mary Jane Girls
* [[
* Melvins
* Menudo
* [[
* [[
* [[
* [[
* Modern English
* [[
* [[New Kids
* [[
* [[
* [[
* Nu Shooz
* [[
* Olivia Newton-John
* [[
* [[
* Paul Hardcastle
* [[
* [[
* [[
* [[
* [[
* [[
* Pretty Poison
* [[
* [[
* Quarterflash
* [[
* Ratt
* Ready For The World
* [[
* [[
* [[
* [[
* Rick Springfield
* Rob Bass And DJ EZ Rock
* The Romantics
* [[
* [[
* [[
* Salt N Pepa
* [[
* Shalamar
* Slick Rick
* [[
* Soul II Soul
* Spandau Ballet
* [[
* [[
* The System
* [[Talking Heads (
* Taylor Dayne
* [[
* [[
* Tiffany
* [[
* Tommy Tutone (867-5309)
* [[
* Tracy Allman
* [[
* [[
* [[
* [[
* [[We Are the World]]
* [["Weird Al" Yankovic
* Wham!
* Whodini
* [[
* [[
* [[
== Professional Wrestling ==
* [[
* [[Raven (
* [[Sting (
* [[WCW]]. Established in 1988.
== Tabletop Games ==
* [[BattleTech]]
* [[Car Wars]]
* [[Dragonlance]]
* [[
* [[
* [[
* [[Warhammer
* [[Warhammer
== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[1942]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Alter Ego (
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Archon]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[The
* ''[[Battle City (
** ''Tank Battalion'' (1980)
** ''Battle City'' (1985)
* ''[[
* ''[[
** ''[[
** ''[[Rainbow Islands]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Cabal (
* ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Contra (
* ''[[Dizzy (
** ''Dizzy – The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure'' (June, 1987)
** ''Treasure Island Dizzy'' (August, 1987)
** ''Fantasy World Dizzy'' (1989)
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Dragon's Lair
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' (in Japan at least, western players had to wait until [[The Nineties]] to get the first installment)
* ''[[Final Fight]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[
*
** ''Golden Axe'' (1988)
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''Gyromite'' (Debuted along with ROB)
* ''[[Indiana Jones and
* ''[[
** ''[[King's Quest I
** ''[[King's Quest II
** ''[[King's Quest III
** ''[[King's Quest IV
* ''[[Last Window]]'' (released in 2010, but set in 1980)
* ''[[
** ''[[The Legend of Zelda (
** ''[[Zelda II:
* ''[[
** ''Leisure Suit Larry: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards'' (1987)
** ''[[Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love
** ''Leisure Suit Larry 3: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals'' (1989)
* ''[[
* ''[[The Magic Candle]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[The Manhole]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[
** ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
** ''MechWarrior'' (1989)
* ''[[Mega Man (
* ''[[Metal Gear
* ''[[
* ''[[Millipede (
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
** ''[[MOTHER 1
* ''[[Nethack]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[Operation Flashpoint]]'' (Released in 2001 but set in 1985)
* ''[[
* ''[[Pitfall
* ''[[Princess Tomato in
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Rally
* ''[[Retro Game Challenge]]'' made in 2009 but takes place throughout the 1980s
* ''[[Robot Odyssey]]''
* ''[[Rogue (
* ''[[Shanghai (
* ''[[Shinobi (
** ''Shinobi'' (1987)
** ''Shadow Dancer'' (1989)
** ''The Revenge of Shinobi'' (1989)
* ''[[
* ''[[
** ''[[Street Fighter (
* ''[[Super Chinese]]''. Series started in 1984.
* ''[[Super Mario Bros. (
* ''[[Super Mario Bros
* ''[[
* [[Taipan!]]
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (
* ''[[
* ''[[Tempest (
* ''[[Terra Cresta]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[Tex Murphy]]''
** ''Mean Streets'' (1989)
* ''[[
* ''[[Thexder]]''
* ''[[
** ''Thunder Force'' (1983)
** ''Thunder Force II'' (1988)
* ''[[
** ''[[
** ''[[
** ''[[
** ''[[
** ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Wasteland (
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[The Adventures Of Raggedy Ann And Andy]]''
* ''[[Adventures Of The Little Koala]]''
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Around the World
* ''[[Beetlejuice (
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[CBS Storybreak]]''
* ''[[Captain N:
* ''[[Care Bears
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (
* ''[[Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[COPS (
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Dennis the Menace US
* ''[[Denver
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Dogtanian and
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Fat Albert and
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[The Fonz and
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== Other ==
* ''[[Dinosaurs Attack!]]'', a collectible card series by Topps laden with [[Ludicrous Gibs]].
* [[Disney Theme Parks|Disneyland]]'s Tomorrowland, specifically an [[Zeerust|ideal futuristic 1986]], until the revamp in 1996.
▲* The art of ''[[Patrick Nagel]]''.
* ''[[Sunday in The Park With George]]'' was first staged in the 1980s, and Act II of the show is set in the Eighties.
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