One of the most iconic movies of the 80’s was Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – the story of a kid who wagged school and spent the day with his best friend and girlfriend.

I think it is every kid’s dream to have a day like this and get away with what he did. And what a legend he was at school too!

There are plenty of web pages dedicated to ‘Save Ferris’ – just to show what sort of a cult following it has.

I found this great poster which I have yet to frame and hang on my wall at home (due to the size), but when I unroll it and show my friends they love it.

Back in the 80’s I loved arcade machines – in fact I still do. I used to own a couple of pinball machines but the latest machine I bought was Championship Sprint.

It is a 2 player standup car racing game by Atari. Simple in design but very addictive – especially when you don’t have to pay for each game!

Bascially, race around the track and win. During the race you will see wrenches. Run over them, and after you have three you can buy performance or handling upgrades for your car. As I said very addictive.

The specs, by todays standards, are very lame ….

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Championship Sprint