THE 1980 DROP / USA

Press play.
Make it yours.

Blank tapes, a deck and the beginnings of a very personal soundtrack.
Spend on the deck, or leave room for the tapes?

Pick your game budget$100$200Your budget.
Your kind of nostalgia.

Build my 1980 haul

Documented old prices. Entirely pretend shopping.

Recreated 1980 memory scene; an interpretation, not an archive photograph — A mixtape kind of eveningRecreated visual

↗ Documented 1980 prices✓ Nothing to pay. Ever.▤ A little receipt to keep

THE COLLECTION / 02

What’s coming home?

20 researched choices. One of each. Make it your haul.

THE 1980 EDITION

About these historical offers

RadioShack US annual catalogue · store prices could vary. Catalogue offers brought together for a fictional scene; availability and conditions could vary. USD amounts; no tax, delivery or assembly charge is simulated.

JavaScript is needed for the basket. All historical offers and sources are listed below.Realistic SCT-20 cassette deck — $149.95 · 1 stereo record/play deck · SourceRealistic SCT-12 cassette deck — $79.95 · 1 stereo record/play deck · SourceSupertape Gold C-60 blank cassette — $2.99 · 1 cassette, 60 minutes total recording time · SourceRealistic low-noise C-90 blank cassette — $2.59 · 1 cassette, 90 minutes total recording time · SourceConcertape C-60 blank cassette — $0.88 · 1 cassette, 60 minutes total recording time · SourceConcertape C-90 blank cassette three-pack — $3.59 · 3 cassettes, 90 minutes total recording time per cassette · SourceCassette insert labels — $0.99 · 20 labels for standard tape boxes · SourceCassette head cleaner — $1.59 · 1 cordless cleaning cassette · SourceRealistic STA-7 stereo receiver — $179.95 · 1 AM/FM stereo receiver · SourceRealistic LAB-260 belt-drive turntable — $139.95 · 1 turntable with hinged dust cover and magnetic cartridge · SourceRealistic Nova-40 stereo headphones — $24.95 · 1 stereo headset with 10-foot coiled cord · SourceRealistic CTR-43 portable cassette recorder — $29.95 · 1 portable recorder; batteries or external adapter required · SourceLow-impedance dynamic microphone — $4.99 · 1 microphone with cable and desk stand · SourceBattery-powered stereo microphone mixer — $15.95 · 1 two-channel mixer; requires one 9V battery · SourceRealistic portable stereo 8-track player — $54.95 · 1 portable player with two separable speaker enclosures · SourceDeluxe precision cassette-tape splicer — $4.95 · 1 cassette-tape splicer with roll of splicing tape · SourceMagnetic bulk tape eraser — $12.95 · 1 AC-operated tape eraser · SourceFolding cassette storage album — $2.99 · 1 12-cassette-capacity album; tapes excluded · SourceCassette fast-winder — $3.99 · 1 manual cassette winding tool · SourceStereo recording Y-adapter — $5.49 · 1 6-foot cord: quarter-inch phone plug to two phono plugs · Source

AI-created product reconstructions, not archive photographs. Shapes, colours and packaging are interpretive. Sources & visual notes ↗

OLD PRICES. NEW PERSPECTIVE.

A real moment. A pretend shop.

A blank cassette invites a choice before the first song: which tape, which deck, and what is worth keeping? This is a shopping game about the equipment and supplies. It does not stream music or reproduce album artwork.

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Published by Patrick ↗ · Content updated October 16, 2026 · Sources and method ↗

Press play.Make it yours.

What’s coming home?

A real moment. A pretend shop.

Press play.
Make it yours.