The objective of this mode is to defeat 10 rivals, like in 202X Mode. However, the plot of the 1980s Mode is not as elaborate as 202X Mode. For example, all the events between Jokichi Yudasei and the ten rivals are the same, but with different dialogue, This mode only has technology that was available in 1989, along with stricter school rules. There is no internet, smartphones, Info-chan, or anything else that did not exist in 1989. The smartphone is replaced with a notepad and landline phones.