Don’t Talk Garbage (1987)
During the 80s, there were many reasons to hang out at Ramsgate Pleasurama that didn’t involve queuing up for Golden Axe or Double Dragon. One of these was to trade and collect something so priceless and valuable that you didn’t even need to name it: you simply stood there chewing the free bubblegum that came with each pack and waited for somebody to wander up with the question, the ultimate question, the question of Life, the Universe and Everything.
‘You got Oliver Twisted?’
‘Sort of: I’ve got Dizzy Dave?’
‘NO. NO. NO. That’s totally different.’
‘It’s the SAME card.’
1980s BMX Memories: The Wheelie Warrior and Childhood Adventures
The BMX Warrior: Funny 1980s BMX Memories and Childhood Adventures. A humorous trip back to 1980s Britain, featuring BMX bikes, childhood crushes, schoolyard disasters, and the fantasy books that changed everything. TRIGGER WARNING: contains offensive language.
Ramsgate Pleasurama During the 80s (2022)
Saturday mornings at Pleasurama. If you lived in Ramsgate during the 80s, being a kid obsessed with arcade games was a test of both mental and physical stamina. If you wanted to play Double Dragon, you had to mission it all the way to the boating pool on the West Cliff, as Pleasurama didn’t keep the original Double Dragon machine once a few of the better beat-em-up games had flooded the market.