Playing off the nostalgia of growing up in the late Eighties / early Nineties, Target is selling an exclusive electronic gizmo that puts an old, familiar game in the palm of your hand.

The handheld Oregon Trail game puts you back in that covered wagon making your away across America in search of a new life in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, circa 1848.

Sure, you could find any number of flash emulators to play this game for free on the Web. But this $25 device comes with ridiculous size buttons, the same found on those enormous keyboards from the decade of Sony Walkmans, Talking Alf and the Back to the Future franchise.

Similar to the 80’s version, you can name all the members of your party; ideal for the tombstones when they inevitably die of dysentery. You can also hunt for food using the directional pad and curse at the game when it only lets you bring back 25 pounds of the 1,000 pound bear you just shot. Speaking of hunting, this version of Oregon trail is more similar to the MS-DOS version than the Apple II, specifically because you can free walk around the hunting map.

The handheld Oregon Trail game is sold exclusively at Target for a price of $25. You can find it online as well as in-store (and likely eBay once the retailer sells out of the production run).

Shut Up And Take My Money: Handheld Oregon Trail Game

Everyone who’s a fan of the classic He-Man cartoons knows that Skeletor is the picture of mental health.  (How else could someone be so obsessed with ruling Eternia if they didn’t find peace within themselves?)  But achieving psychological stability is an uphill battle, and even bony blue wizards slip up sometimes.  So what does Skeletor do when he just doesn’t see the point in getting out of bed after yet another humiliating defeat?  Positive Daily Affirmations.

The blog Heal Yourself, Skeletor chronicles Skeletor’s journey into accepting that he’s not just superhuman… but also human.  Here are some of our favorite Skeletor Affirmations:

10 Healing Affirmations from He-Man’s Greatest Adversary

Created by digital artist Van Orton, this collection of movie poster designs combines iconic films from the 1980s with a stained glass style of artwork. Movies depicted within the series include Gremlins, The Goonies, Big, Blade Runner, Robocop, Back to the Future, Big Trouble in Little China and The Terminator.

While you can check out Van Orton’s other work on this Behance page, check out all the awesome stained glass designs below:

All Your Favorite ’80s Movies as Stained Glass

While you may have seen this floating around in the Internet tubes already, it’s definitely worth a refresher look as back to school time is upon us again. Created by Denis Medri (the same artist that created these awesome Justice League in the Old West illustrations), this collection of art combines relationships between characters in the original trilogy with fashion statements and design elements from a typical high school during the 1980’s.

The artist really excels as capturing those iconic moments in the original trilogy like Luke staring off in the Tatooine sunset or Boba Fett encasing Han in “carbonite.” Characters depicted within the series of illustrations include Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Darth Vader, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian, Han Solo, R2-D2, C-3PO, Palpatine and many others.

You can see Medri’s full portfolio here, but check out the entire Star Wars High School collection below:

Which one is your favorite?

What if Star Wars Characters Attended High School in the Eighties?