Name That Tune 80's Edition

by Imagination Entertainment

Product Features

• With real songs and original music videos
• Over 100 questions
• 55 Expert Cards
• DVD Interactive

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.7 x 10.6 x 15.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00073HHDS
• Item model number: 5001
• Manufacturer recommended age: 13 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,804 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Name That Tune 80's Edition: Relive the birth of the music video through its definitive songs, groups, and of course music videos! An entirely interactive DVD game, you'll get to watch a clip, hear a song, see an image or Name That Tune: with every roll of the dice! With 7 different questions categories testing your recall of hundreds of song titles, release dates, lyrics and more, you'll be reminiscing to the tunes of the 80's in no time at all! Game includes: 1 Name That Tune DVD, 1 Game Board, 4 Player Tokens, 1 Movement Die and 1 Question Die. For 2-4 players or teams, ages 13+

Product Description

An entirely interactive DVD game, you'll get to watch a clip, hear a song, see an image or "Name That Tune" with every roll of the dice. With seven different questions categories testing your recall of hundreds of song titles, release dates, lyrics and more, you'll be reminiscing to the tunes of the 80's in no time at all. Game includes: one Name That Tune DVD, one Game Board, four Player Tokens, one Movement Die and one Question Die. For 2-4 players or teams.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars If you're an 80's music connoisseur, look elsewhere for fun., October 30, 2005

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M. Calhoun "pop-culture freak" (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Name That Tune 80's Edition (Toy)

It's a cute game really, and I hate to give it a lackluster review because I'm guessing that people who aren't music junkies like me would probably have a lot of fun with it. But for people like me (and most of my friends) the actual gameplay is waaaaaaaaaaay too easy. I've played through the game 3 times since purchasing it, and only one of the games took longer than 10 minutes, and that was just because I kept getting bumped back by one of the other players.

There are lots of good questions in the deck - and the fact that they have an Expert deck helps (though the Expert deck is considerably smaller and really not that much harder), but the game board is too short, and there are too few clips on the DVD (as others have mentioned).

I have a small technical gripe about the DVD too - it's really hard to tell which category you've highlighted on the main menu. The Bid Avid round is a bit clunky as well, but it's still workable.

Also, it should be noted (for us Americans) that this game seems to have been created by folks in the UK, as a lot of the questions pertain to things that were more popular across the pond. The real give-away to this was one of the Video Trivia question answers, where it a flashlight was called a torch. (At least I'm pretty sure that's not American lingo...)

All in all, it's not awful, but if I'd been able to play it before buying, I probably would have skipped buying it.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally Awesome 80s Fun Had By All, January 6, 2006

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Dorrie Wheeler - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Name That Tune 80's Edition (Toy)

Name That Tune 80s Edition is probably the most fun and interactive 1980s game on the market. This game is all about the music, bands and videos of the 1980s. The game includes 110 question cards and 55 expert cards. The directions say that the game is meant to be played with a minimum of three players but you can modify the game and play with two players. There are no dice to roll. At the beginning of game play you choose a game piece. According to the game directions the youngest player starts first. Another player then will ask the player's whose turn it is to answer a trivia question. The trivia question will correspond with the number on the board. For instance, you will start play in the #1 spot, so the other player will ask you a #1 question on the card. There are 6 questions on each trivia card. The questions in the 1, 2 and 3 spots are easier than the questions in the 5 and 6 spot.

After a player moves 6 spots they then move to the circle area. This is when the DVD play beings for the most part. There are some DVD questions on the cards but they do not come up often in the trivia cards. The first DVD circle is Name That Group. When the DVD clip is played you have a short amount of time to name the group. Some of the groups that came up during game play were easy--Queen, The Ramones, and Wham to name a few. Other groups that appeared on the DVD were not very well known to even the most die hard 80's buffs who participated during my review. Groups such as 10cc, Stimulation and a video by Phillip Oakey and Giorgio Morodor stumped the entire group.

One thing that was clear in the three times I played the game is that certain clips will appear over quite quickly. The game directions make it known that clips will reappear but in different categories and with different questions. They also say that a different assortment of videos would appear when you put the DVD in each time. In all three game plays the same video clips from Kool and the Game, Europe, and Queen appeared. However, once we said let's just play Bid A Vid after normal game play ended we saw a lot of clips we hadn't seen prior. We saw clips from Mister Mister, Information Society, and Katrina and the Waves among others.

The game is won win someone wins the "Bid A Vid." This is when a player says they can name a video in a certain amount of time. It's fairly easy to win the "Bid A Vid." The most fun was had when we just decided to navigate the DVD and guess the answers. It was very enjoyable and I hope this product is a success so that refill DVD's are released.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ahh I love the 80's, October 6, 2005

By 

M. Page "music geek" (AZ, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Name That Tune 80's Edition (Toy)

I love this game very much.

I recently we bought this game while I was on vacation with my boyfriend. We played it a lot in that time. It was awesome. Weird to say that. But it was. If you love the 80's and you know their music it's fun. I do say that it's not for those with only a small knowledge of the music.

There are 5 triva questions to go through and they get harder as you go on. Some are hard. Some aren't as hard. The first 3 are multiple choice so a little easier. The video part is so much fun. It's just fun to play and watch parts of these videos.

One of the best games I have ever played. So much fun.