With these photos you dive into the 80s of Zoetermeer

Video library

Was it time to watch a movie with the family on Friday or Saturday evening? There’s a good chance you went to the video store to rent a video tape. Do you remember them? A black block with white holes in the middle? You then pushed that into the VCR and then hoped that the previous tenant had rewound the tape!

Which video store did you go to to rent a movie? And did you also bring something tasty? A Raider or Mars for example?

Game on!

Did you play with your friends on a Nintendo NES or Sega Mega Drive? Then there is a good chance that you Altered Beast, Golden Axe, Duck Hunt, Tetris and Super Mario have played. Remember when you always had to blow on the bottom of a cassette before putting it in the console to remove any dust? Would you like to know more about (old) game consoles? Then visit the Video Game Museum.

Put on roller skates and go

If you walked down the street in Zoetermeer in the 80s, there was a good chance that you would also see boys and girls on roller skates saw whizzing around. Colorful sweatbands and a Walkman made the look completely finished. To the tune of hits from the past, now classics, many Zoetermeer residents zoomed through the streets. Did you also participate?

Aerobics and gym

Tight Lycra suits, fluorescent sweatbands and rhythmic music: this is how the sport of aerobics conquered the world in the 80s. Residents in Zoetermeer also participated in this craze. Others took gym lessons at one of the Zoetermeer gym clubs, such as the Christian Gymnastics Association and Pro Patria.

Dungeons & Dragons

In the series Stranger Things the characters Mike, Dustin, Will and Lucas like to play a game of Dungeons & Dragons. To play this game you don’t have to travel to America (or back in time to the 80s), you can do that at the game store Spel en Meer in the Stadshart.

Walkman

You clicked it onto your belt or waistband, clicked in a cassette, put on your headphones (just be careful that the wire didn’t get caught in your zipper), press play and… Everywhere you went you could listen to your favorite music through your Walkman. What a feeling!

Cycle

After reading this article, do you feel like getting one? eighties party to give? Or in style the first episode of the last season of Stranger Things to watch? Visit a thrift store, party clothing rental company All in One Parties or party clothing stores Party Point and So Low and who knows, you might find perfection there. eighties look!