What the 1980s Rich Kid’s House Had That Made Every Kid Want to Sleep Over - Video

What did the 1980s rich kid's house have that made every kid want to sleep over? A Pac-Man arcade machine in the basement, a backyard satellite dish, a VCR for movie night, a Nintendo, an in-ground pool, a hot tub, cable TV with MTV and HBO, and a phone in the bedroom. This 1980s nostalgia documentary goes through 20 features of the house every Gen X kid wanted to be invited to, with the real history behind each one.

Find out why the Atari crash of 1983 ended with video games buried in a New Mexico landfill, how Captain Midnight hijacked HBO, what a 1982 Commodore 64 cost, and why the LaserDisc came with an intermission. If you grew up in the 80s, you knew this house. Maybe it was yours.

In this video: 1980s home features, 80s rich kid houses, 1980s basement rec rooms, vintage video games, Duck Hunt and Super Mario Brothers, Space Invaders and Pitfall, the I Want My MTV era, VHS rentals and video stores, 1980s backyards, retro technology, classic 80s gadgets, and what life was really like for kids in the 1980s.

CHAPTERS
0:00 The House Every 80s Kid Wanted to Visit
0:44 Pac-Man Arcade Machine in the Basement
1:29 The Basement Pool Table
2:14 The VCR and Movie Night
3:01 The Backyard Satellite Dish
3:44 Refrigerator With Ice in the Door
4:45 The Nintendo Entertainment System
5:39 The In-Ground Pool
6:11 The Garage Door Opener
6:52 The Backyard Hot Tub
7:33 The Camcorder
8:18 The Whirlpool Bathtub
8:52 The Big-Screen Projection TV
9:34 Cable TV, MTV and HBO
10:32 The Atari 2600 and the Video Game Crash
11:37 Central Air Conditioning
12:26 The Commodore 64
13:04 The LaserDisc Player
13:48 A TV in the Bedroom
14:15 NordicTrack and Soloflex Home Gym
15:00 The Phone in the Bedroom
15:44 Being Asked Over

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