The Weekly Links: Zelda Monopoly, Wonder Years Oral History, Spandau Ballet Comeback

Another week has passed full of '80s pop culture goodness and The Weekly Links are here to present them all to you! Hopefully you noticed I started posting the #80sAlbumOfTheDay again on Facebook and Twitter. No structure or order to what I pick, just a random '80s album to get you through the day. I also learned a few things this week:

• The latest rumor for Ghostbusters 3 is an all female cast.
• After 25 years, it's still cool to "Pump Up the Jam".
• This custom made NES console commemorating 30 years of TMNT is pretty rad-iculous!!
• John Alvin, who created many iconic movie posters, is releasing a new art book this month. 

I stumbled onto a fun video this week from Mental Floss that gives us some fun facts about toys. While not all of these were created in the 80s, most were available during the decade and some still used to this day. The video makes me wish we had a toy section in our school history books!!

TWL Video of the Week

"33 Amazing Toy Facts" by Mental Floss

Movies

Schwarzenegger Plans To Embarrass Himself In ‘King Conan’ Next Year - UPROXX
This Is The 1980s Cyborg Action Movie You've Always Dreamed Of Seeing - io9
1980s Comedies That Couldn't Be Made Today - Film School Rejects
Stallone talks '80s rivalry with Arnie - 3 News

11 Things You Didn't Know About 'Footloose' - Yahoo! Movies

A Roundup of Every Ghostbusters 3 Rumor From the Past 25 Years - Vulture

15 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About 'Conan the Destroyer' - mental_floss

TV

The Wonder Years: An Oral History - Paste Magazine
Whatever Happened to…the Saved by the Bell Cast? - Do You Remember

Paley Center Sets ‘Facts of Life’ Reunion, Fall Preview Screenings - Variety
Cartoons From the '80s That Would Make Great Video Games - Kotaku

Here’s The First Footage From Lifetime’s “Unauthorized Saved By The Bell” TV Movie - BuzzFeed

Music

Spandau Ballet Recording First New Studio Album In 25 Years - Billboard
Top Albums Released in 1984 - Kickin' it Old School
Michael McDonald finds the smoother side of an ’80s action-comedy - The A.V. Club

Video Games

This Is The Zelda Monopoly Game Board, Out Next Month - Kotaku

The Best And Worst Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Video Games - Neatorama

What You Need to Know About The ColecoVision Flashback - Retroist
Unlock The Hidden Sounds Of Your Master System Games - Retro Gamer

Culture

Every Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Costume In One Infographic - io9
Lee Pace Wrote A Fan Letter To Punky Brewster Once & All He Got Was A Broken Heart - Pajiba
Apple’s 1986 clothing line was a glorious trainwreck - The A.V. Club
Revisiting a 1980s iPad - EE Times

16 sweet back-to-school supplies in the '80s - HLN
The Weirdest Products Apple Tried To Sell In the 1980s - Gizmodo
What’s Your Pop Culture IQ? - UnderScoopFire!