When it comes to classic games, the 1980s pretty much had it all. Despite the many retro toys from this decade, such as Transformers, Mask, Care Bears and My Little Pony, the 1980s has some of the most iconic board games ever made.
No list of the best classic games from the 1980s would be complete without mentioning Trivial Pursuit. The game has spawned many spin off versions and even its own international league and world championship. Trivial Pursuit is the game that was played as an after dinner game in houses up and down the UK.
For younger fans of classic games, what could be more fun than Hungry Hippos? Players would have to grab as many marbles as they could with their hippos before they were all gone.
If vintage gifts are your thing, then one of the most loved games of the 1980s is the classic ‘Mouse Trap’. You would have to build the complex mouse trap as your players move around the board, before releasing the trap and capturing the mouse.
The last of the classic games on our list from the 1980s is a reworking of an older game, Electronic Battleship. As the 1980s made games more interactive and battery powered, the classic Battle Ships game could be reworked into this toy, one of the best retro gifts from the 1980s.
