Stranger Things Season 5 Made A Retro Gaming Mistake Most People Would Never Notice

Kotaku | 01.12.2025 19:28
After nearly a decade, Stranger Things is in its fifth and final season, and the Netflix series about kids fighting evil monsters is still dripping with ‘80s nostalgia. This includes a scene where a kid is playing Ghost ‘n Goblins, the classic NES platformer from 1985, on his NES. To most, this scene probably didn’t raise any red flags, but for eagle-eyed retro fans, this is a pretty glaring error from Stranger Things, whose whole shtick has been ‘80s references since the first season aired when Barack Obama was still president.