Powerhouse Museum: The 80s Are Back

[GoktimusPrime]

I went to the Powerhouse Museum today and saw their exhibit entitled "The 80s Are Back."

http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/the80sareback/

Made me feel _real_ old to see the decade of my childhood in a museum.

Anyway, there's a MISB G1 1984 Optimus Prime on display there and the box is in absolutely flawless pristine condition, which makes me suspect it could be a knock off. I took some photos of the toy, and sometime soon I'll compare it with archived images of known G1 OP KOs and see if I can verify its authenticity.

Has anyone else seen this exhibit? If so what do you think of that Optimus Prime toy?

Also, there are some playable arcade game machines from the early 80s -- like those ones where you sit down and the screen is horizontal not vertical! I wanted to play one, but there were lots of dudes (older than me - I guess they were in their teens or 20s during the 80s) who were hogging them.

[MV75]

Also, there are some playable arcade game machines from the early 80s -- like those ones where you sit down and the screen is horizontal not vertical! I wanted to play one, but there were lots of dudes (older than me - I guess they were in their teens or 20s during the 80s) who were hogging them.

I think you mean flat as opposed to widescreen horizontal. Sounds like cocktail cabinets.

I'm toying with the idea on building an upright and stuffing my spare computer into it to play MAME.

[kup]

I think you mean flat as opposed to widescreen horizontal. Sounds like cocktail cabinets.

I'm toying with the idea on building an upright and stuffing my spare computer into it to play MAME.

I was thinking of doing that some time back.

[GoktimusPrime]

I don't know what the actual name for them are, but they look similar to this.

[MV75]

I don't know what the actual name for them are, but they look similar to this.

Yea, I already told you what they are.

Now, what else did they have? Dish dish dish.

Things like atari st, amiga, nes, deloreans, laserdiscs, etc?

[GoktimusPrime]

Oh right, I get you now.

Now, what else did they have? Dish dish dish.

Things like atari st, amiga, nes, deloreans, laserdiscs, etc?

Lots of stuff about music, fashion and politics -- stuff I was too young to be aware of at the time. No Laserdiscs! I still have a Laserdisc player that I never use... maybe I should sell it to the museum. They did have quite a few 8-bit consoles like the NES, Sega Masterdrive etc. Check out the link - if you hover your mouse cursor over "80s memories and essays" a drop down menu appears and you can select things like "Video Games of 80s" and "Toys and Fads" etc.

[kristofferrer]

hey gok, yeah i went there a several weeks ago.. i saw the prime toy. not sure if it's knock off though ... it was placed too far up for me to look at the details.
probably a knock off.

[GoktimusPrime]

actually, as I said in post #7, I don't think it is a KO. It looks to be legit and in near C10 MISB. Hence why it might actually be worth checking out.