Don't get me wrong, Synthwave is amazing. But I have to be That Guy and point out that romplers and FM synths were *not* that prevalent contemporaneously. I mean I guess the whole point of the genre is to lampshade the use of that equipment, and it rocks, but...
Nah, don't get me wrong, it kicks about a thousand asses. I've been listening to some Starcadian lately and their stuff absolutely BANGS. There's just that historical purist in me that wants to be clear we're adoring a lampshaded version of the 80's, not the 80's themselves.