Thread of the 90's

[BlakeTyner]

I'm sitting here listening to Bush - Glycerine, and it's taken me back to the 90's. While I'm an unabashed child of the 80's, with serious loyalty to Transformers, Knight Rider, Airwolf, He-Man, ThunderCats, etc., I really came of age in the 90's. The music of the decade provides the soundtrack to my life, and I think back with nostalgia to the days of watching the Fresh Prince/Blossom hour on NBC.

This thread is for everything 90's - the music, the clothes, the movies, the TV shows, everything.

I'd say that if I was given the opportunity to go back and re-live any year, I'd choose 1998. I fell in love, hard, for the first time, became a senior in high school, was still able to hang out with my buddies on weekends, worked at a movie theater, and had no real worries.

My first date with the girl that would eventually be my lost love was seeing "City of Angels." I still, to this day, can't watch it. But I can remember turning on the radio and hearing "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls - her favorite line (and mine) was "yeah you bleed just to know you're alive." Later, she insisted that I see "Titanic," which I'd not seen yet, and it was there that I really think I knew that she'd be the one, forever.

Every once in a while, I'll catch the scent of Chanel's Allure perfume and damn near break down into tears. That scent, which was introduced in '96, takes me immediately back to my junior prom. First kiss.

I think about "Sex and Candy" and "Brick" and "The Way." I think of artists like Alanis Morissette, Everclear, and Chumbawamba. I think of the Counting Crows "August and Everything After."

I don't know. Life just hasn't ever been the same, you know?

~Blake

[Just Jeans]

I moved this to the Party Cabin because... well... it's pretty vacant here, and this is exactly the kind of thread we need to spruce the place up. :X

I'll post more after I'm done with my story for the Scary Story thread, but I've got three words for you to chew on while I'm gone:

Pop. Up. Video.

God, I miss the 1990s. :shy:

[Gringo Loco]

When The Crow came out, me, my girl, and some friends skipped school on Friday the 13th and went to see this. It was the best movie I had seen in a long time, I loved it! I wanted to be Brandon Lee.

I remember all the concerts I went to. NIN, Metallica, Smashing Pumpkins, White Zombie, My Life with the Thrill Kill Cult, although I don't remember that show too much. I was trippin. :eek: I think I saw Alice in Chains also with Metallica.

[Darth Sinister]

If I had to go back and relive a year in the 90's, I'd be more inclined to change things rather than live them out as they are now. But if I couldn't do that, I'd say 1994 when things had reached their peak in my life positively, before it all went to shit for several years. In 94, I was getting a lot of comics during the second half of the year. A lot of good stuff came out then. I was doing pretty well in school for the first time in a long time. I wasn't as bored with my life as I had been the previous year. I had a lot of fun then.

[The Dream Master]

You know, it's funny how time works. I remember middle school vividly and how my friends and I all fucking hated it. All we could think about was getting through those two years and getting to high school. Now that I look back on it, my middle school years ('96-'98) were probably the best years ever. It was a time before shit got too complicated and I could still do shit like collect action figures and read comics without looking extremely juvenile. It was also the last time that I had a ton of friends, as once high school hit, it seemed everyone ended up splitting up into cliques or they moved away/dropped out. By the end of 10th grade, only two of my good friends were left.

Sinister, I agree with you about comics. Most people give the '90s a lot of shit for comics, but for me, that was the decade that I grew up in so I love all that shit: The Death of Superman, Fatal Attractions, Onslaught, Zero Hour, Knightfall, The Clone Saga...err...nevermind that last one. :)

[FinalBeyond]

For people like me, who were little kids in this time, I only have to say two things.

The Crystal Maze.
Sega Mega Drive.

[Gringo Loco]

Ah The Death of Superman and Knightfall. Those are the only two storylines I collected when I was in H.S. I think I still those comics somewhere in my house.

[The Dark Vampire]

For people like me, who were little kids in this time, I only have to say two things.

The Crystal Maze.
Sega Mega Drive.

They were cool (on TCM) my friends mum was on it the last series Richard did.

Lets not forget the Jet show I think some called it Gladiators.

[Shoesalesman]

I did a lot of growing up in the 90s, and I was already an adult.

I'd relive the Summer of 90 - just moved out of my parents' house, got a grunt job, rented an apartment with a friend and we partied like it was on sale for $19.99.

I needed to do that before I went to post secondary school, because I wanted to focus on studying not partying.

Bought property in 95, got married in 97, my wife was pregnant with our first child in 99.

Overall, a good decade indeed.

[DavidDunn]

Ah The Death of Superman and Knightfall. Those are the only two storylines I collected when I was in H.S. I think I still those comics somewhere in my house.

YES! A fellow 1993 fall of Batman/Superman fan!

For me, vivid memories of the '90s would be probably Batman: The Animated Series and the '90s Spider-Man cartoon on FOX when they still had cool afternoon programs, the Goosebumps series of books, grunge fashion that I adapted from my cousins when I was 7 (my parents hated it, but I got away with it), Batman Forever-mania in 1995, the first four seasons of Power Rangers before they screwed the series with PR In Space around 1997, USA Up All Night (my favorite '90s era show), movies like The Crow, Point Break, Wes Craven's New Nightmare, The Phantom, and Jason Goes To Hell, of course, the old TGIF with Full House, Family Matters, Step By Step, and Perfect Strangers, the old Nickelodeon featuring Snick and all the subtle adult-humored Nicktoons, and last but not least, my cousin Danielle's 1995 Mustang.

Thanks guys, now I realize how much I miss the '90s.:shy:

[Gringo Loco]

YES! A fellow 1993 fall of Batman/Superman fan!

Yeah The Death of Superman storyline came out first and I caught it after a few issues had come out. I had to pay up to $11 a pop for the back issues.

of course, the old TGIF with Full House, Family Matters, Step By Step, and Perfect Strangers

How could I forget the old TGIF? heh. I didn't watch it all the time but I remember it. If memory serves correct, it was a big night for TV.

and last but not least, my cousin Danielle's 1995 Mustang.

I owned two Mustangs in the 90's. A 1989 GT hatchback, that I drove around like a bat outta hell in, and a 1990 GT convertible that I also drived around like a bat outta hell in rofl. :)

Thanks guys, now I realize how much I miss the '90s.:shy:

The '90s were such a good time, feel free to remind me as well about them. :)

[A. Remin' D.]

I really miss the 90's. :( The time of my tender youth. I lived through-out the whole 90's, though, being born in 1989.

Songs that take me back, I mean really take me back, so that I feel goosebumps:
Smashing Pumpkins - Mayonaise
Stone Temple Pilots - Plush & Wicked Garden
Better Than Ezra - Good

[Just Jeans]

I miss 1994-1997. Those were some good years. I didn't think so at the time, but age 12 to 15 was good times. I played Soul Blazer for the first time. I discovered Doctor Who. I became a Metroid fan. The X-Files and The Simpsons were still good. Herman's Head was awesome. Family Matters was my favorite day-time sit-com.

I had a couple of friends, but at that age a couple was all you needed. We would go out in my backyard and horse around -- wrestle, pretend to be Mario, Luigi and the Koopas. Throw sticks at each other over tall walls of grass and try to blind one another.

Funny how you long for those moments when they're gone.

[Darth Sinister]

90 was a pretty decent year for me. It picked up steam a bit as our family's finances improved a bit and so it was quite nice going from struggling to almost living on easy street. But the downside to that year was that in August, my step father's cancer had come back.

91 was a mixed bag. The year started out not so good because I let myself slip for a few months, because I had gotten so burned out on school that I slacked off quite a bit. I got myself in deep shit when our sixth grade class was supposed to an informative essay/speech and I picked a shit topic that I was not ready for at 13. I'm definately not proud of the things I did those several weeks. Things improved as I was able to turn things around, thanks in part to a class project that we did called "Create-A-Country". Everyone paired up in small groups and created their own country. It was both educational and fun, because we have free reign to use whatever. My friends and I used Castlevania as a template with Freddy and Jason included. It was this project that reinvorgated (sp) my desire to do well in school. There was also my playing "Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse" a lot, which I did for months on end. Then there's the downside, namely that my stepfather finally passed away on the third day of junior high. A real rough time. However, there were a few good moments during that time period. A couple of weeks later, I got to see the first three "Friday The 13th" films for the first time and we moved into the house that we'd live in for the next five years. The longest in any one house/apartment/trailer.

92 was also a mixed bag. The good included seeing good films like "Batman Returns" and the debut of the animated series. Having lots of opportunities to be home by myself, especially after discovering the joys of jerking off. Getting my SNES and GB. Going to one friend's house on Friday nights and hanging out for a couple of hours. Coming to the realization that we're all growing up, during a junior high dance. "Under The Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers" was playing and it was the first time I heard any of their work. It was then that I knew thing were definately changing. The downside included having trouble with classmates who thought it'd be funny to give me shit for liking an older girl and calling me shit like Boner. It all ended with my first fight with one of those assholes. I didn't win that one though, but I showed I wasn't going to be fucked with.

93 was good with the comics and I didn't have to deal with asshats anymore. School was so-so. However, I went on the first of several feild trips as part of the FFA. That's Future Farmers Of America. Though I had no desire for farming, I needed a class and one was open in shop. We did stuff such as contests, which took us out of school which as you know, is a hellva lot better than sitting in a classroom. In the spring, we'd go to the state capital for the state convention. Great times there on the university's east campus. But it became rather boring, especially during the summer when aside from getting new comics, there was jack shit to do.

95 was a mixed bag. I was a Chicago Bulls fan and was glad Jordan was back. My friend and I would go driving around once he got his license in July, which was fun as hell. I began to become a fan of Highlander. But there are downsides as well. I had feelings for a girl, but knew that it wouldn't never happen. Worse was that she was doing a summer job in the same neighborhood that I lived at. Plus, living in a house with no air conditioner and the heat was killer. Add in my mom's injuries which made things rather difficult, especially with finances.

96 was when things slowly but surely began to fall to shit. At the start things were relatively fine. But they began to turn to shit towards the end of the year and carried over into next year. We were going to be losing our home and my mom was finally able to work again, since it took a long time to get a doctor to operate on her bad shoulder. While 97 is the year I turned 19 and graduated, it was just not a good year all around. Things went from bad to worse and carried over into 98. I didn't start college right away because I wanted to take time off. Then my mother became sick after we had to move twice. We did lose our home. There were no jobs in the town that we were living in and the car didn't always work, so I couldn't go get one in the next town over. Money was beyond tight and it was a struggle to have enough to eat.

99 things improved a lot. My mom was healed and well again. She found a job where we now live. Well, I don't live with her anymore, but you get my meaning. I was able to get my act together and move forward. It was also good because where I live now is much, much better and fits. I turned 21 and was able to see TPM. There was no more depressing things and it was the end of the millenium. Yeah, I know it technically wasn't but fuck it.

So you can understand why 94 is the year I highlight. Things weren't too bad there.

[BlakeTyner]

I was looking through some pictures earlier and came across some of me when I was in about the 7th grade (roughly 93-94); man, I was rocking the chili bowl haircut. I remember that year when Montaue transferred into Jefferson from Dallas, he had the biggest box in the school - there was a section shaved out and that was bordered in gold. He was, by far, the most intimidating dude on campus because of that box. Turned out he was just a big ol' teddy bear, but we didn't know it at the time.

I also noticed that I was wearing a lot of hot colors - neon green and neon orange, and sporting an MC Hammer t-shirt. Heh, that's embarrasing, but not quite as bad as my New Kids on the Block flip-up watch that I had in 3rd grade.

~Blake

[Just Jeans]

Nothing could be as bad as my middle school/early high school tendencies to wear overalls/coveralls. Good Christ, what was I thinking?

Early 2000 was a good time. That's why my profile picture will forever be me in my long coat shooting a basketball. Wish I could go back to 1999/2000 and relive my life from there on. I'd do things only slightly differently. Just enough so that I don't end up where I am now.

*sighs wistfully*

[Deathscythe]

I remember the days of wanting to be the Red Power Ranger.

[The Dark Vampire]

I remember the days of wanting to be the Red Power Ranger.

i always wanted to be the Green/White Ranger after all he was the one who was doinking The Pink Ranger

[Just Jeans]

I wanted to be the Black Ranger. Dude had sweet moves, yo.

[Darth Sinister]

i always wanted to be the Green/White Ranger after all he was the one who was doinking The Pink Ranger

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g92/darth-sinister/Insults/fun2.jpg

"I'd buy that for a dollar."


I dunno, I never had a problem with what I wore back then. In fact, I loved all those shirts and sweaters. Unfortunately, time has not been kind to them. Speaking of trenchcoats, I wouldn't have minded having a black duster like the one Adrian Paul wore on Highlander or James Marsters as Spike. Unfortunately, couldn't afford one then. Especially what Marsters wore.

I did have a bowl haircut, but not by choice. My hair got fucked up when I went to a place that was a training school. My mom freaked, but after it was fixed I realized it was a bowl cut and I had seen Guy Gardner have one, it didn't bother me and no one said shit to me about that.

[Shoesalesman]

As I said the 90s were good.

But I could do without late 1994, the last four months. I met a girl and fell MADLY for her to the point where I started to miss college classes and stopped calling my friends.

Got my head back on and ended the relationship after a month and spent the rest of the year wondering who she was sleeping with. Not a really healthy point in my life.

[Gringo Loco]

As I said the 90s were good.

But I could do without late 1994, the last four months. I met a girl and fell MADLY for her to the point where I started to miss college classes and stopped calling my friends.

Got my head back on and ended the relationship after a month and spent the rest of the year wondering who she was sleeping with. Not a really healthy point in my life.


1993-1994 was not very healthy for me either. I fell madly in love with a girl also, heh, who seemed to love me also but I screwed up and hit on other girls and she left me. That's when I started to drink and to this day I still think about her. Not sure why though.

[FreddyKR]

I remember TGIF on ABC friday nights, with Boy Meets World...ahhhh I loved those days. I think Sabrina The Teenage Witch was on there too.

[Shoesalesman]

1993-1994 was not very healthy for me either. I fell madly in love with a girl also, heh, who seemed to love me also but I screwed up and hit on other girls and she left me. That's when I started to drink and to this day I still think about her. Not sure why though.

I think all men have that one woman that remains in their being, for good or for bad.

[Darth Sinister]

I think all men have that one woman that remains in their being, for good or for bad.

QFT.

I've got two. One who I liked a lot back in my high school years and then the one I was actually involved with, for a few years. Believe me, it's something that you cannot control and will never go away. It may lessen with time and especially when someone new comes into the picture, but it will always be there.

[Gringo Loco]

QFT.

I've got two. One who I liked a lot back in my high school years and then the one I was actually involved with, for a few years. Believe me, it's something that you cannot control and will never go away. It may lessen with time and especially when someone new comes into the picture, but it will always be there.


I always thought something was wrong with me mentally. It's good to see other people experience this as well.

[BlakeTyner]

My old flame has been burning for 7 years now, so no...you're certainly not alone.

~Blake

[CrystalLakeTheory]

The 90's were great. I'm grateful for having grown up in the 90's. :)

[Lauren Leigh Vale]

1999. The BEST year of my life-- hands down.... God, I miss the 90's :(

[MaDMaNMaRz]

ARCADES!!!! I miss those days. Back then, you'd seriously have people waiting in line to play a game, like Street Fighter 2. Now they are dwindling. :( I remember going to the arcade to play Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo...I used to be REALLY good at SF.

1990 was a good year....some great slashers were released then: Slumber Party Massacre 3, Sorority House Massacre 2( which is now in my top 10 list of favorite slashers), and Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3.

1999 was the year the Sega Dreamcast was released......9/9/99 :) I love that system. It would have lasted longer if it was released sooner. The PS2 came out in 2000, so it was bound to fall. :(

So many memories. :)

[The Dream Master]

Arcades are more than dwindling, at least in my area. They're dead, and they've been that way for a few years.

[Gringo Loco]

I used to work in an arcade and when MKII came out, me and all the other peeps in Austin would travel from arcade to arcade playing the different versions of MKII that were out. Midway did not come out with a final version until a few months later so the first version did not have fatalites and was probably missing some characters special moves and then they would update the machine to feature some moves but not any fatalities. Like I said this went on for months until a final version came out, I think it was 3.1. And some arcades wouldn't get the same version on the same day. Some were even with older versions than others in town, which is why we would look around to see which had the most current machines.

And then, (breathe :)) as we were going around town, we would meet new friends playing and we would trade moves that we knew to each other. I had a written list! :D

[MaDMaNMaRz]

That sucks. :( There are still a few around me. The best one is about 45 minutes from my house.....it's called Nickel City, but it used to be called Capcom's Super Just Games. MAN, the days when it was SJG, that place was the shit!!! It'd be so crowded all the time. The Street Fighter scene was pretty big there, so there was always competition.

I miss those days. :(

[BlakeTyner]

I haven't been to the local mall (Longview) in years, so I'm not sure if Aladdin's Castle is still there or not. I spent many, many quarters in that place over the years.

Jeansie, do you know?

~Blake

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I used to have an Aladdin's Castle at this mall close to my house. It closed a LONG time ago. :( That place was great too. The SF scene wasn't too big there, so I tended to play shooting games more while I was there.....Time Crisis 1 and 2, House of the Dead 1 and 2. :)

As you can see, I was really into the Street Fighter scene back in the day....well, fighting games in general.

[Gringo Loco]

I played SFII back in the day, but when they came out with SFII turbo, I kinda stopped playing and started with MKII. Also when they came out with Super SFII I really tuned out. It wasn't until SFIII Third Strike came out that I played a SF game again. I enjoyed Third Strike very much.

[Alex DeLarge]

The 90s produced this...

http://www.collectiondx.com/gallery2/gallery/d/78619-1/EVA+Unit-01+prepares+to+fire+Pellet+Handgun.JPG

... So I ain't complaining. :D

[MaDMaNMaRz]

3rd Strike is awesome!!!! I played the shit out of that. I liked the first 2 in the SFIII series as well......The New Generation and 2nd Impact.

[BlakeTyner]

Our Aladdin's Castle was around at least until GTA: SA came out, because I had to drive to Longview on release day and hit the Software, Etc. place, which was right across from it. I'm not sure if I've been back to the mall since then (that old flame I was talking about earlier...she used to work there, and it's a tough place for me to go.)

I remember when Mortal Kombat III came out, the Blockbuster in Marshall had it, and people would actually go there specifically to play. Back then, though, Blockbuster sold music CD's, too. I always bought from a mom 'n pop record store, though...until it closed a couple of years ago you could still buy vinyl there. So awesome.

My big arcade game was TMNT. I think I once got 5 bucks worth of tokens just to play it. And I can remember a game, can't think of the title, but it was a first person shooter on rails, and you had a large petal at the bottom of the machine that you could step on to duck behind cover. I played the living shit out of that game.

There was also one that was a fighting game with holograms. You looked kind of down into this bubble, and the little fighters were in the middle. Kinda cool.

~Blake

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I used to play MK II and MK III alot. At mine, Ultimate MK III seemed to be the most popular. When that came out, a bunch of people would always be there waiting to play that.

Blake - the game you're referring to is Time Crisis. There was 2 of them. :)

Now that you mention Mom n' Pops stores, I used to this CD store called Crows Nest....well, actually, I don't think it was considered a Mom n' Pops store. They used to have a HUGE selection of CDs, Cassettes, Vinyl, DVD's, and Used VHS. I used to buy all of my stuff there, but they closed a couple years ago. :( I was devastated.

[Gringo Loco]

Speaking of shooters, does anyone remember Revolution X with Aerosmith? I loved that game!

And speaking of Aerosmith, who could forget this little number(s) from the 90's. I swear my ex used to look just like her. (Alicia)

http://i12.tinypic.com/63vr76o.jpg

http://i16.tinypic.com/4v7x7pv.jpg

[BlakeTyner]

Oh, Alicia and Liv...they make me "Crazy"

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I remember that game, Gringo. Haha, they used to show that video 100 times a day back then, haha. :lol:

[Darth Sinister]

There are still a few arcades where I live, but one is missing in one mall. We have three here. Malls that is. Yeah, I remember that when I would go to pick up the latest comics and possibly books from the bookstores, I'd head over into the arcade and either play or watch someone play MK II and then MK III. I had managed to get up to Kintaro, but couldn't beat him like I did on the SNES. I did get to Kahn once for UMK III. I went into a Wal-Mart once and found that they had the first game. So I played it, but man that was fucked up. The controls were lousy and I couldn't do any special moves. Hell, it didn't have any blood and when I got to the Pit and managed to knock someone in, there wasn't any gore down below. Another time, I was at a laundry mat and they had MK II. So I took a stab at it to pass the time. The lineup was reversed, so I wound up fighting Kintaro first. :duh: Then there was the time I was part of a class feild trip type thing to the university. While passing the time, I went to the east campus union center where they had an arcade among other things. I played MK I and wound up blowing too much money on it.

[Gringo Loco]

I spent so much money on MKII. I think the fatalities on all the MK games really sold them.

[Just Jeans]

Jeansie, do you know?

The last time I was in The Mall, Aladdin's Castle was alive and kickin'. Most of what they had was old -- they're still running Star Wars Trilogy and Soul Caliber II, which was their big draw when I was last there -- but they're still in business. It helps that there's a Game Stop just across the food court. That's probably where they get most of their business.

I'd love it if they got Silent Hill: The Arcade, but it'll never happen. They didn't even have Time Crisis 4 when I was last in there.

Laser X has opened back up, and there are a bunch of arcade machines in there (including DDR). CiCi's Pizza has a nice little game room, too.

The mall in Shreveport still has a pretty active arcade. Most of their money comes from the DDR machine, though. Actually, most of the arcades I've visited in the last two or three years are banking on Dance Dance Revolution. The other games seem to be incidental.








PS: That new cookie stand in the Longview Mall is not part of the food court. Eateries that operate within the designated square count as food court. Anything outside of said designated square counts as an autonomous unit for mid-mall snacking.

[BlakeTyner]

PS: That new cookie stand in the Longview Mall is not part of the food court. Eateries that operate within the designated square count as food court. Anything outside of said designated square counts as an autonomous unit for mid-mall snacking.


That kid.....is back on the escalator!

[The Dream Master]

Aladdin's Castle was my favorite arcade around here, but it's been gone for about ten years now, easily.

I played SFII back in the day, but when they came out with SFII turbo, I kinda stopped playing and started with MKII.

I was the only person in school who argued that Street Fighter II was far superior to the first Mortal Kombat (an assertion I still stand beside). I can remember waiting for Super Street Fighter II Turbo to show up at my local arcade for weeks. Once it finally did, I was shocked to see that no one was playing it. Instead, there was this huge group gathered around another game over in the corner: MK2. As far as I'm concerned, my fascination with SF II ended right there, too. MK2 absolutely owned my soul for the rest of the year. When we went on vacation that year, the hotel had a machine down in the lobby and I barely stepped outside. I stayed in there all week long. Ah, the good old days. :shy:

[Uncle Hoody]

That kid.....is back on the escalator!

Listen, not a year goes by, not a year, that I don't hear about some escalator accident involving some bastard kid which could have easily been avoided had some parent - I don't care which one - but some parent conditioned him to fear and respect that escalator.

[Darth Sinister]

There's still an Aladdin's Castle at Oakview Mall. But it and the other one still have stuff from 1998-2000.

I can remember a few times when MK II first came out and arriving at the mall early enough, before the arcade opened so I could play a couple quick rounds before the more experienced players showed up.

I spent seven dollars on two separate occassions playing T2 Arcade. Fun game, but a real quarter muncher.

[Just Jeans]

Street Fighter II is easily better than the first Mortal Kombat. It's a shame I completely suck at both of them. :cry:

That kid.....is back on the escalator!

Would you leave it alone? :eek:

[The Dream Master]

Looking back on things, I think Street Fighter II is superior to any Mortal Kombat game, actually. I still love MK II and MK 3, but SF is just a much better fighting engine. I want my SF IV, Capcom. Bastards.

[Mr. Undertaker]

Do you remember caddilac & dinosaurs? what about battletoads for snes

[Gringo Loco]

I think I remember battletoads. That was a fun game.

[Darth Sinister]

Never played Battletoads, but it didn't look too bad. I remember when they had the Battletoads team up with Double Dragon.

[Just Jeans]

I used to play Battletoads and Double Dragon pretty regularly. I still own the cart, I just don't know where it is, although I still break out the ROM from time to time. ROMs are awesome -- it saves me the trouble of having to dig out my SNES and plug it in. :cry:

Speaking of SNES, does anyone remember when RPGs were really starting to catch on in the English speaking world? That was a good time. Act Raiser, Act Raiser 2, Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (!), and tons others.

Super Metroid was all the shit in 1994. Everyone was loving it, and it was almost always rented out at P&L's Video (along with Soul Blazer -- it was a struggle to actually rent that game).

Super Mario All-Stars devoured a lot of my time as well. I had the version without Super Mario World, but I owned it as a separate cart. The Lost Levels (which was actually Mario 2 in Japan) owned me. I still haven't beaten it.

I remember the old The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past commercials that used to run during the after-school sitcoms.

God, I miss the 1990s. :cry:

[Gringo Loco]

Super Metroid was awesome.

[Just Jeans]

Have you played Metroid: Zero Mission? It's the first Metroid game, remade for the Game Boy Advance. It uses the same basic setup as Super Metroid, but the graphics are better and you can do more. It's fucking awesome. It's my most played GBA game, hands down. I've been waiting on bended knee for them to remake Super Metroid for the GBA, but with the DS going strong now, it seems unlikely. :cry:

[Gringo Loco]

Have you plated Metroid: Zero Mission? It's the first Metroid game, remade for the Game Boy Advance. It uses the same basic setup as Super Metroid, but the graphics are better and you can do more. It's fucking awesome. It's my most played GBA game, hands down. I've been waiting on bended knee for them to remake Super Metroid for the GBA, but with the DS going strong now, it seems unlikely. :cry:

No I haven't played Zero Mission and luckily I have a GBA laying around here somewhere. Maybe I'll pick it up.

[Just Jeans]

If you can find it at a Game Stop used, it'll only cost you $7.99. That's how much I paid for it recently (I purchased it new years back, but I lost it). It's amazing how good it looks on the TV (if you've not got a Game Boy Player for the Game Cube, I suggest getting one).

[Kat]

Battletoads
Super Mario World
Grunge Music/Seattle Scene
Bill Clinton

I love the 90's :D

[The Dream Master]

Beating The Lost Levels on Mario All-Stars still ranks among my top achievements in video games, ever. That game was just fucking hard, period. I thought I had the thing beat after the eighth world, but no, they threw in four more motherfucking levels.

And, yeah, Battletoads (especially Super Battletoads) owned. The 16-Bit Gaming Era was the best generation in gaming, in my opinion.

[Gringo Loco]

If you can find it at a Game Stop used, it'll only cost you $7.99. That's how much I paid for it recently (I purchased it new years back, but I lost it). It's amazing how good it looks on the TV (if you've not got a Game Boy Player for the Game Cube, I suggest getting one).


When I get my check next month I'll head to Gamestop and see if they have it. If not, I'll try Game Crazy.

[Deathscythe]

I didn't have a Super Nintendo, I had a Sega Genesis. Streets of Rage 2 had to be my favorite game on that console.

[Darth Sinister]

Beating The Lost Levels on Mario All-Stars still ranks among my top achievements in video games, ever. That game was just fucking hard, period. I thought I had the thing beat after the eighth world, but no, they threw in four more motherfucking levels.

Five, if you didn't do warp zone.

I definately remember the first time I played an RPG, which was in 1990 or 91, when my friend had "Dragon Warrior"/"Dragon Quest" for the NES. Couldn't get into the idea of an RPG. But after doing FF IV/II, that all changed. I own "Act Raiser". Good game and love the boss fight theme. Never got the chance to buy "Mario All-Stars", but I did barrow it from my friend a lot.

I remember when he got "Super Metroid", thinking what a kick ass game it was. I especially remembered that I figured out that you had to shatter the glass tube, which I cannot recall where in the game it was. But I loved the game.

I agree that the 16-Bit era was the highlight of the industry. Not to bash what's out today, but the level of excitement was high and everything just blew away what came before. It was just...words can't describe the first time I saw "Super Mario World" and "The Legend Of Zelda: A Link The Past". The things that Nintendo had done were just unbelieveable.

[The Dream Master]

Was it five extra levels? Wow. It's been quite a while, and it was the only time I felt like going through The Lost Levels.

One thing I really miss from that era, especially: Beat-Em-Ups like Final Fight, Streets of Rage, etc. You just don't see them anymore because they're too simple and repetitive for gamers nowadays, I guess. There are still a few good hack and slash games out there that are really similar, but, for the most part, that's a dead genre, and that saddens me.

[Gringo Loco]

Me and my nephew used to play Streets of Rage on his Genesis. Good times.

[The Dream Master]

I've got a copy of Streets of Rage 2 on that Genesis classics compilation that came out for the Dreamcast. I still play it every now and then. I really need to get my Wii connected to the internet so I can access the virtual console feature.

[Darth Sinister]

"Lost Levels" had a rule. If you didn't used warp zones to get to later worlds or go backwards, you'd go to World 9 as soon as you finished 8. Then you went to A-D.

[Rich]

The 1990s. I remember those very well.

I got into the Friday the 13th movies and horror movies in general during those times. Music was pretty crappy in the 1990s though. Metallica had changed and the heaviest music on the radio was either Nirvana or KoRn. Of course, compaired to the Emo crap of today, I am praying for Limp Bizkit's come back. My favorite bands all suffered from lack of musical creativity in the 1990s. Bands like Megadeth and Slayer were all washed up, although both have made awesome come backs within the last couple years. New artists like Fear Factory gained my full attention during this time.

I enjoyed wrestling the most during this time. WWF and WCW classic television was on all the time in my home, and ECW in the late 90s. Other then wrestling you also had shows like Hercules and Xena. Television rocked in the 1990s. As for cartoons you had Sonic, Mario, Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters, and all that good stuff in the early 90s.

Video games were at their peak during this time. Mortal Kombat, Doom, Resident Evil, Tekken, Street Fighter, Duke Nukem and all the classic games were making huge impacts on the video game industry. They don't make video games that good anymore. Today's game are all serious and no fun. Back in the 90s they knew how to mix the fun factor/replay value with the serious violent tones.

Movies were pretty good in the 90s although the horror genre suffered possably it's worst decade. Classics like Forrest Gump, Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List, The Crow, Die Hard With a Vengeance, and T2 were all released in the 1990s. The only really good horror movies to come out during this time were Wes Craven's New Nightmare, Candyman, Silence of the Lambs, and Scream. Of course I liked Halloween The Curse of Michael Myers a lot, but I have to admit that it did not do the Halloween any favors as most people did not like it. Jason was in a slump and Freddy was pretty much dead.

[Just Jeans]

I remember when he got "Super Metroid", thinking what a kick ass game it was. I especially remembered that I figured out that you had to shatter the glass tube, which I cannot recall where in the game it was. But I loved the game.

That's the entrance to Maridia. You have to drop a Power Bomb and it shatters the glass tube. It took me weeks to figure that out (I was only 12 at the time, and not very bright).

Super Metroid also has the best non-RPG soundtrack to come off the SNES. Great atmosphere and catchy to boot.

[Violent VictiM]

I miss the 90's more than Kirstie Alley misses her figure. Everything you guys have listed in here is just bringin' me back. There's so much shit I need to address...

Street Fighter is NOT better than Mortal Kombat.

A Link to the Past is one of the best games ever.

Chrono Trigger owns every RPG of the 90's. I still haven't beat it, and I know this is fact.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was the best cartoon of the 90's.

SNICK ruled all.

James was a sexy, SEXY 12 year old.

[Darth Sinister]

Hey, Kristie Alley's starting to look good again.

[Just Jeans]

Street Fighter is NOT better than Mortal Kombat.

You're right.

But Street Fighter II eats Mortal Kombat for breakfast. :D

[SoulOnFire]

Yeah, the 90s were pretty awesome. The music was great, at least until around 1997 when it suddenly started to suck. I personally blame the Spice Girls.;)

Arcade games? You guys are leaving out the best! The two Dungeons & Dragon games, Alien vs. Predator, and Sunset Riders. I remember my friends and I spending close to twenty bucks on one of those D&D games, using our last quarter just when we got to the last boss, beating that last boss, then a fucking dragon came outta nowhere and scorched our asses. That was a sad day indeed.

Movies were great, but the horror scene was kind of dead. I do remember going to see New Nightmare and being suprised to find half my high school there. The theater was just packed and it was one of the best times I had at a movie.

I was in high school from 1994-1998 and it seemed to be the perfect time. Keep in mind, I was living overseas in a place that seemed like something out of a great 80s teen party movie! Good times.:bang:

[Darth Sinister]

Not all of us got to play "Aliens Vs Predator" for the arcade. Many tried the home versions. Only the Atari Jaguar did it right.

Mortal Kombat fucking toasts Street Fighter II.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Looking back on things, I think Street Fighter II is superior to any Mortal Kombat game, actually. I still love MK II and MK 3, but SF is just a much better fighting engine. I want my SF IV, Capcom. Bastards.

I agree with you completely. Don't get me wrong, I love MK II and MK III....and Ultimate MK III, but SF's fighting engine was just MUCH better, and more balanced.

I still don't think SF IV is EVER happening. :( Have you played Capcom Fighting Jam? It's decent, IMO. But it's a bit sloppy to me.

If I had to pick my all time favorite SF, i'd have to say Super Street Fighter II Turbo.

[The Dream Master]

Once you get past the blood and fatalities, the original Mortal Kombat is a weak game. If not for the gore, I really, really doubt we'd be talking about it today. Mortal Kombat II was a vast improvement engine-wise, but it was still no Street Fighter II in my opinion.

[Darth Sinister]

Actually, MK I has more than going for it than just gore. It was one of the first video games to use motion capture images for a video game. This opened the doors for what could be done later on. MK I, T2 and NBA Jam to name a few.

[Just Jeans]

The mo-cap in Mortal Kombat doesn't change the fact that the game has a weak engine. A game can be pretty and still fail in terms of gameplay, and apart from the fatalities, Mortal Kombat is dreadfully slim in the gameplay department.

Mortal Kombat II was a massive improvement, but it was still lacking in that you could wipe out your opponent using the low sweep. The only characters it wouldn't work on was the final bosses.

[The Dream Master]

Mileena also had a nigh-unstoppable combo that you could repeat over and over in MK II.

Don't get me wrong, I played the hell out of all the MK games back in the day, and, yeah, the graphics were revolutionary, but I stand by my assertion that the engine for the first game was very weak. I dare say that I find it nearly unplayable these days. I can't say the same for the second and third games, though. I can still play those to this day and have a lot of fun with them.

[FreddyKR]

Let's see what I loved about the 90s were...hmm. I think TGIF and just being a kid without worrying about all the things I worry about now. God, I miss those days.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I agree with you, Dream Master. A few months back, I decided to play the first few MK's. I could barely play the original MK. It just was very lacking in game-play. Back in the day, it was fun as hell. But now, it's very stale. I agree.

I actually have to say that Ultimate MK III is my new favorite. It was basically an improved version of MK III.

Did any of you guys ever play any of the Virtua Fighters? I always thought that was difficult game to play. The fighting engine was always a bit complex, IMO.

[The Dream Master]

Not to turn this into a MK discussion, but I think my favorite might actually be Mortal Kombat Trilogy now. I just loved the fact that every single character from the first three games were there; I only wish that each incarnation of every character would have been included. I don't see why Raiden, Jax, Kano, and Kung Lao were the only characters that had classic, alternate incarnations on the PSX version. I'm guessing it was space constraints.

Anyway, I find it rather odd that most of us are reminiscing about video games during the '90s. I guess there just wasn't much else to do, eh?

[Darth Sinister]

Nope, there sure as hell wasn't. But to steer it away from video games, there was also basketball. I really became a fan of the sport during the Bulls championship dynasty. I remember sitting down to watch the triple overtime of Game 3 between the Bulls and the Suns.

[The Dream Master]

Yep, I'm a huge Bulls fan, and I remember pretty much every finals they played it. I can remember exactly where I was when Paxon hit the three-pointer to clinch Game Six in the Suns series.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Not to turn this into a MK discussion, but I think my favorite might actually be Mortal Kombat Trilogy now. I just loved the fact that every single character from the first three games were there; I only wish that each incarnation of every character would have been included. I don't see why Raiden, Jax, Kano, and Kung Lao were the only characters that had classic, alternate incarnations on the PSX version. I'm guessing it was space constraints.

Anyway, I find it rather odd that most of us are reminiscing about video games during the '90s. I guess there just wasn't much else to do, eh?

Haha, there's nothing wrong with that. :)

Now that you mention MK Trilogy, I completely forgot that I had the PS version. I'm going to play that a bit later. I used to play the shit out of that game. :D

LOL, video games/arcades were a big thing back in the 90's, so I can see why were always talking about it. :) I can't tell you how many countless hours I spent at the arcade.

[The Dream Master]

Now that you mention MK Trilogy, I completely forgot that I had the PS version. I'm going to play that a bit later. I used to play the shit out of that game. :D


I've got that beat. I was talking to a friend on the phone earlier tonight, and somehow we got on the topic of Street Fighter II, and we talked about how neither of us really played Street Fighter III very much. I was like "I just played it not too long ago somewhere." Right as I said that, I looked on my shelf. Turns out Street Fighter III was a part of that Street Fighter Anniversary Collection that I got for my birthday a couple of years ago. I'd completely forgotten about it.

[Darth Sinister]

Yep, I'm a huge Bulls fan, and I remember pretty much every finals they played it. I can remember exactly where I was when Paxon hit the three-pointer to clinch Game Six in the Suns series.

That was a sweet play there. And of course, who can forget Jordan playing Game Five of the first Utah series in 97, playing while sick. I know I could never do that.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I've got that beat. I was talking to a friend on the phone earlier tonight, and somehow we got on the topic of Street Fighter II, and we talked about how neither of us really played Street Fighter III very much. I was like "I just played it not too long ago somewhere." Right as I said that, I looked on my shelf. Turns out Street Fighter III was a part of that Street Fighter Anniversary Collection that I got for my birthday a couple of years ago. I'd completely forgotten about it.

I have the Anniversary Collection too. It's great. I love how you can use the characters from ALL of the SF II games, and mix and match them.

I've actually participated in Street Fighter tournaments. I did pretty well in some of the local ones. But in the bigger one( the Midwest Championships), I did awful, haha. :lol: It's amazing how good some people are at it. I USED to be really good at SF....well, fighting games in general. I used to play competitively, but now i'm just a casual player.

[The Dream Master]

Same here. I used to pride myself on my video game ability, but I'm not nearly as hardcore now. I was pretty good at MKII, Tekken 2/3, Killer Instinct, and Street Fighter II. Back when there were still arcades, I was pretty much the only kid that hung around the older players and could compete with them. There was actually a tiny fraternity of gamers at my local arcade--we all knew each other and everything.

[Just Jeans]

You know what 1990s game sucked ass? Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero. That game is a really painful memory. :misery:

[The Dream Master]

Jeans, that game was motherfucking hard. I cursed at the screen many a time while playing it.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I rented that when it first came out. I do remember not liking it, and finding it to be a tad difficult. :(

Dream Master, I played MK Trilogy. I think I have to agree with you about that one being the best. It still has a high playability factor to this day. :) Ultimate MK III will still always have a special place in my heart.

I've also always loved the Tekken games. I used to play Tekken 3 ALL the time. My personal favorite is Tekken Tag Tournament, because it's basically a much prettier and improved version of T3. :)

One of my all-time favorite games from the 90's are the Resident Evil games. I LOVE the first two......RE2 is my personal favorite of the series. Many fond memories playing that game. :)

[Just Jeans]

I sucked at Tekken. I got Tekken 2 for my brother one year on his birthday, and he took me to school every single time we played it.

The demo for Resident Evil 2 is the very first thing I ever played in a PSX. It's probably one of the reasons the tank controls of the early games didn't bother me. The tank controls signaled my indoctrinated into the PSX brotherhood. It's hard to hate what got you to go out and get the system.

I can speed run through Resident Evil 2 in three hours, sometimes slightly less. I won $30.00 off a friend by doing it. :D

[BlakeTyner]

Damn. Youse guys have managed to turn my 90's thread into one about video games! That's okay though. I've been keeping up with the thread on the downlow and have enjoyed the video game stuff. :)

On another board I frequent, a poster has started an NES Game a day thread, where he basically plays an NES game to completion (he does not do games that have no ending or sports games.) So far, he's got a perfect record - he even beat Blaster Master and The Adventures of Bayou Billy.

~Blake

[Just Jeans]

At least we're talking about games from the 1990s. :D

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Haha, that's true Jeans.

Damn, you can beat RE2 in 3 hours! :eek: That's hardcore. I've only actually played through it 2 or 3 times. :( I actually didn't mind the "human tank" controls.

Blake, i'll change it up right now, lol. Skid Row's Slave to the Grind is a REALLY great album. I've always loved Skid Row. They always sort of reminded me of Guns N' Roses in a sense.......their attitude and image were more edgy, and alot of their songs were heavier than most "hair" bands at that time. Sebastion Bach has always been one of my favorite singers. That man is a powerhouse vocalist.

[BlakeTyner]

Blake, i'll change it up right now, lol. Skid Row's Slave to the Grind is a REALLY great album. I've always loved Skid Row. They always sort of reminded me of Guns N' Roses in a sense.......their attitude and image were more edgy, and alot of their songs were heavier than most "hair" bands at that time. Sebastion Bach has always been one of my favorite singers. That man is a powerhouse vocalist.



Oh man, Skid Row. I haven't heard that name in years, man. You're right, they always kind of reminded me of GnR, too.

I never was into the hair stuff...I was always one of those people who was really glad Nirvana came along, but Skid Row was 'heavier' than some of the other stuff. It's not that I hate hair bands or 80's/early 90's music - I actually can groove to a lot of it - but I wouldn't consider myself a fan of anyone in particular.

~Blake

[Kat]

Nirvana is probably my favorite thing from the 90's hands down. Actually all 90's grunge bands I pretty much loved.

[Shoesalesman]

I was bit HARD by the Pearl Jam bug in the early 90s. I was a huge fan until 96 roughly. Some great new music came out of the early 90s.

[Darth Sinister]

I love both "Use Your Illusion" from Guns N' Roses. "November Rain", "Don't Cry", "You Could Be Mine" are among my favorites from that album. Sadly that would be the end of their hey-day.

[The Dream Master]

I'm still burnt the fuck out on Pearl Jam. I listened to them way too much back in the day. Don't get me wrong, I still like their music, but it really doesn't interest me nearly as much as it used to.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I like both Use Your Illusions too, Darth Sinister. But if I had to pick one, i'd say the first UYI album is better, IMO. I love November Rain.

Blake - That's cool. I'm honestly not THAT big a fan of the "hair/glam" metal bands too, but I do enjoy some of it....obviously Skid Row. But they were always heavier than the rest of those kind of bands.

As for the grunge/alternative rock movement, I honestly didn't go for that. With the exception of Alice in Chains, I couldn't get into that stuff. I think Pantera was the one metal band that kept metal alive for the more "mainstream" fans. Pantera is one of my all time favorite bands. :) If you know me, you that I primarily listen to metal/rock. :D

[BlakeTyner]

Blake - That's cool. I'm honestly not THAT big a fan of the "hair/glam" metal bands too, but I do enjoy some of it....obviously Skid Row. But they were always heavier than the rest of those kind of bands.

As for the grunge/alternative rock movement, I honestly didn't go for that. With the exception of Alice in Chains, I couldn't get into that stuff. I think Pantera was the one metal band that kept metal alive for the more "mainstream" fans. Pantera is one of my all time favorite bands. :) If you know me, you that I primarily listen to metal/rock. :D


Oh, I hear you dude. I wasn't trying to shit on ya. I was and am a lot more into grunge/alternative than metal. I just don't care much for Pantera, which I know is blasphemy in Texas. I think, if I had to pick an 80's artist to have as my favorite, it'd have to be Stevie Ray Vaughn (and, thus, my Texan reputation is restored, lol.) I dig on that bluesy stuff.

Different strokes for different folks, though. :)

~Blake

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Oh, I hear you dude. I wasn't trying to shit on ya. I was and am a lot more into grunge/alternative than metal. I just don't care much for Pantera, which I know is blasphemy in Texas. I think, if I had to pick an 80's artist to have as my favorite, it'd have to be Stevie Ray Vaughn (and, thus, my Texan reputation is restored, lol.) I dig on that bluesy stuff.

Different strokes for different folks, though. :)

~Blake

I know bro. If I came across as somewhat of an ass or anything, I didn't mean it like that.

Stevie Ray.....he was great!

[BlakeTyner]

I know bro. If I came across as somewhat of an ass or anything, I didn't mean it like that.




You didn't at all. I was just making sure that you knew I wasn't threadshitting on you. Sometimes it's tough to read someone's tone on a message board.

~Blake

[MaDMaNMaRz]

That's true. :)

But I really do love Alice in Chains. Dirt has always been one of my favorite albums. I'm surprised I haven't worn out the CD yet. :lol:

[BlakeTyner]

You know, while we're on the subject of music again, I have to mention this. I really think the Smashing Pumpkins song "1979" captures the feel of the 90's. Obviously, I love "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and hold it up to another level, but there's something so evocative about "1979."

The way Kevin Smith used it over the driving scene in Clerks II was genius, I thought. It's sort of the rock version of jazz, when jazz is just that cruising around at 1am music.

And, I must add, I'm no big fan of the Pumpkins.

~Blake

[Ron]

The 90's could have done without a few things..namely Lisa Loeb.

[Just Jeans]

I just don't care much for Pantera, which I know is blasphemy in Texas.

Pantera never moved me, which is odd given my eclectic taste in music.

I'm 100% a Def Leppard guy (well, that is to say, I love Def Leppard up until about 1990... their post-80s stuff rarely moves me like what came before, although there is a nugget or two of good material there). Def Leppard is the band that really got me into 80s music.

It's a shame I didn't start listening to them until 1993/1994, thus solidifying them in my "I Love the '90s" consciousness. :X

But I'm always behind the times. I didn't start listening to Nirvana until 2002.

[Gringo Loco]

I lump grunge music in with alternative because a radio station I listen to used to label it as such. I used to listen to Primus, Nirvana, Clutch, and NIN to name a few. I loved NIN heh.

[Darth Sinister]

I've listened to a lot of those groups, through my friend who had some of their stuff. Never got into NIN or Primus. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was the only Nirvana song that I've liked. Most 90's music that debuted or became big in the 90's, that I've had any remote interest, was when it was used in a film's soundtrack. Like with the Mortal Kombat films.

"Under The Bridge", as I said, was one of those songs that I love. And was a sign of growing up for me.

For all the good music, there were some stinkers. "Macarena" for instance. Song is decent, until you hear it for the 800th time. :duh: Especially at your Junior Prom where everyone who doesn't have MTV, knows how to dance to it.

[The Dream Master]

I still think the term "grunge" is fucking stupid. How can you classify Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, etc. all into the same category? Because they're from the same city? Even with that similarity, I fail to see how their music has any "grungy" similarities? Are they all filthy or something?

[Just Jeans]

Because they're from the same city?

That seems to be the popular idea. It also had to do with the type of concerts they held and the theme of their songs.

The Wiki article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunge_music) helps clear a few things up. All Music (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:2679) has a blurb/article as well.

The short version seems to be this: Grunge was a hybrid of heavy metal and punk.

Even with that similarity, I fail to see how their music has any "grungy" similarities? Are they all filthy or something?

Kurt never brushed his teeth, he only ate apples to keep his mouth clean. At least, that's what I read (in Heavier than Heaven, maybe. I can't remember. My sister picked me up a copy of the book after I gave Blake's; I need to finish reading it). I’m not sure if I’d classify that as filthy, but I certainly wouldn’t call it hygienic.

Anyhoo, I always thought In Utero was pretty grungy. The rest of their albums (particularly Bleach) are rather more pop-influenced. Personally, I always felt that Smells Like Teen Spirit is the ultimate alternative rock pop song.

[Ron]

The Real World was a great thing from the 90's...remember Puck?

[BlakeTyner]

The Real World was a great thing from the 90's...remember Puck?

Man I loved Puck. That dude was insane (in a good way.)

What about the Seattle season, when Irene got sick with the lyme disease and was leaving, and the black dude came out, threw her teddy bear into the water and slapped her - all because she insinuated that he was a homosexual?

I think the last season that I really watched with any regularity was Hawaii. I saw some of New Orleans, some of Chicago, and some of Austin, but it's never quite been the same for me since Hawaii.

~Blake

[Kane Lives]

I don't really look back on the 90s as fondly as I do the 80s. It's ironic, since I was a little kid back then, and probably don't have half the memories from that decade as I do from the 90s.


I remember some of the music, TV shows, and movies from the 90s. But, the things I remember the most are school and the late 90's wrestling boom. Which are probably the only two things that my life revolved around back then. lol

I do remember 1999 quite fondly, because it was the start of my Senior year of High School and I couldn't wait to get out of that place.

[Ron]

Man I loved Puck. That dude was insane (in a good way.)

What about the Seattle season, when Irene got sick with the lyme disease and was leaving, and the black dude came out, threw her teddy bear into the water and slapped her - all because she insinuated that he was a homosexual?

I think the last season that I really watched with any regularity was Hawaii. I saw some of New Orleans, some of Chicago, and some of Austin, but it's never quite been the same for me since Hawaii.

~Blake

haha..did he run after her cab or something and then he smacked her. That was funny shit. My favorite Real World controversy was when Puck stuck his finger in the peanut butter and pissed off Pedro because Puck was always picking nose and ass.

[Darth Sinister]

haha..did he run after her cab or something and then he smacked her. That was funny shit. My favorite Real World controversy was when Puck stuck his finger in the peanut butter and pissed off Pedro because Puck was always picking nose and ass.

I think that was the one.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Haha, I remember Puck. :lol:

I never really got into the Real World, but I did watch the Seattle season. That one was actually pretty good. I actually watched most of the Austin one as well.

I remember back in the early-mid 90's when MTV actually USED to be good. I used to watch Headbangers Ball all the time. :) Now it's become a crappy reality TV show channel. :X Hell, now they even have an MTV3!!! As if 2 wasn't enough, lol. :lol:

[Shoesalesman]

One thing I didn't miss was that fucking Billy Ray Cyrus Achey Breaky Heart tune. :misery:

[Darth Sinister]

I loved it when 'Weird' Al got him.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Remember the Macarena? :lol: :lmao: I remember actually having to learn it in gym class in grade school. :confused: :mad:

[Just Jeans]

I went to a single dance in high school. The reason I didn't attend any other dances following that was because of the fucking Macarena.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

LOL, yeah, that Macarena craze period was......interesting. :side:

[Darth Sinister]

During my Junior Prom, my class and the Senior class did the Macarena. I hadn't heard the song and didn't know it was a dance either. I wasn't paying attention at first and then noticed everyone was dancing the same way. Afterwards, the DJ said that he was surprised that our school knew the dance.

I didn't have to learn the Macarena in gym class, fortunately. Unfortunately during my eighth grade year, we had to learn country line dancing. Hell, dancing period.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I didn't have to learn the Macarena in gym class, fortunately. Unfortunately during my eighth grade year, we had to learn country line dancing. Hell, dancing period.

That sounds rough. :( They never showed us that in gym.

I always liked playing Dodgeball and Battleship the most. :) Those were the days.

[Shoesalesman]

Okay, which do you think was worse... the macarena or achey breaky heart?

The lesser of the evils...

[Darth Sinister]

I can listen to "Macarena" and not vomit.

For dance I learned not only country line, but I also learned a bit of polka dance. I can't recall for certain if we did a form of the waltz.

We never did dodgeball, but a variation where we used nylon pantyhouse wrapped around some type of material that was soft. And when you say Battleship MaDMaNMaRz, do you mean the board game or something else? The most non traditional sports we did was stuff like soccer-baseball, ultimate frisbee and ultimate volleyball. That's where instead of using a volleyball, we used a huge medicine ball. Only it was bigger. Much bigger. Could never do racketball my senior year. Don't have the reflexes for it. Hell, I was lucky to get out of canoeing that year. I can't swim to save my life for reasons which are a bit long to explain.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Darth Sinister - Not the board game. There was this other game I used to play in gym all the time. 2 people would be "it". There's be a line in the middle of the gymnasium. When the 2 people that were it called "Battleship", you had to run across to the other side of the line without being tagged.

And if you were tagged, you had to sit in the exact spot you were tagged. The people sitting down also could try to tag the others running.

It was pretty fun. :)

[Darth Sinister]

Sounds like a combination of freeze tag and red rover.

[The Dream Master]

That sounds like a lot of fun, and similar to a couple of games I played in school throughout the years:

Shark: We played this in an enclosed area (I'm thinking it was a tennis court surrounded by a wall--there was no net, though, so I'm not sure). Anyway, two people were always "sharks," meaning they got a foam ball and threw them at everyone else. If you were hit, you were out. The last two standing got to be sharks the next game.

Medic: This was pretty much the same game, except we were divided into teams. Each side got a "medic," a person who could go around and tag fallen teammates to return them to the game. There was more to it than this, but I really can't remember it well.

[ChoKo]

I favorite things about the 90's:

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Which I saw 10 or more times in the theater.)
Wayne's World
Zombies Ate My Neighbors (for Sega Genesis)
GNR's Use Your Illusion I & II
Super Mario Kart

I'm sure I'll think of more stuff later....

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Hell yeah, T2 is amazing! One of my favorite films of all time.

I can't tell you how many hours I spent playing Super Mario Kart. Multi-player mode was FUN. :)

[BlakeTyner]

Wayne's World



No way!

~Wayne

[ChoKo]

No way!

~Wayne

Way!

If you're gonna spew... spew into this...

*holds out tiny Dixie cup*

[Autobotsdie]

Some of the songs during the 90's were ok. Nothing like the 80's though.

[TheCurse]

The '90s were the shizit. Where shall I start...

Video games:

SNES!

The Final Fight series was greatness. The graphics were incredible, so smooth. I loved the scenery...the REAL mean streets. Throwing barrels, smashing cars, etc.
Cody 4 L.
I remember one time I spent the night at my friend's house for a birthday sleepover party and I stayed up all night playing Final Fight on the SNES...I was the only one who didn't sleep. :)

Street Fighter 2 was my other fave. Great scenery also. My character of choice was Blanka...electricity pwns. I also loved all the names: E. Honda, M. Bison, Guile, etc.

Music:

Nine Inch Nails
Metallica
Nirvana
Foo Fighters
Matchbox Twenty
Third Eye Blind
Bush
Live
Smashing Pumpkins
No Doubt
White Zombie
Too many more to list...

School:

Spent the whole decade in school!

All of middle school
All of high school - spent too much time doing homework and not enough fun time
Most of college - had a little more fun :)

[MaDMaNMaRz]

The '90s were the shizit. Where shall I start...

Video games:

SNES!

The Final Fight series was greatness. The graphics were incredible, so smooth. I loved the scenery...the REAL mean streets. Throwing barrels, smashing cars, etc.
Cody 4 L.
I remember one time I spent the night at my friend's house for a birthday sleepover party and I stayed up all night playing Final Fight on the SNES...I was the only one who didn't sleep. :)

Street Fighter 2 was my other fave. Great scenery also. My character of choice was Blanka...electricity pwns. I also loved all the names: E. Honda, M. Bison, Guile, etc.

Hell yeah! I love both Final Fight and SF II........especially SF II. Blanka is a great character. He's good for annoying your opponents, lol. Guile in II and Champion Editioin is considered to be the best character in SF.

Do any of you guys remember the Samurai Shodown games? Those were pretty awesome. I never had a Neo Geo, but I knew someone who did. :) We used to play that quite a bit.

[The Dream Master]

Samurai Showdown pwnd. The SNES port wasn't too shabby, but damn I wanted a Neo Geo just for that game (and the host of other fighting games SNK was pumping out at the time).

On that note, why hasn't SNK released a copious amount of anthologies for Fatal Fury, Samurai Showdown, and King of Fighters?

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I love SNK! I have the King of Fighters 2000/2001 double feature and KoF 2002/2003 DF for the PS2. :) 2003 is badass! You have 3 characters on your team, and you can switch between them during fights, sort of like the Capcom "Vs." games. And if i'm not mistaken, they released Samurai Shodown V for the X-Box. I still don't have that. I know they released Samurai Shodown Tenka in Japan a couple years ago. I've been wanting to play that game for a LONG time.

Speaking of those, I LOVE X-Men vs. Street Fighter. The PS version is a bit choppy, but I still love it. I heard the Sega Saturn version was just about "arcade perfect". The PS version of Samurai Shodown III is pretty choppy too. I bought that a couple years ago for about $9.99 at a Gamestop.

I love how we always bring the subject to video games in this thread. :lol: Good times. :)

[The Dream Master]

All of those Vs. games are the shit. I have Capcom vs. SNK, but I need to pick up a decent version of Marvel vs. Capcom.

And, like I said before, there wasn't anything to do in the '90s besides play video games. :shy:

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Haha, I agree! :)Do you have the PS version of Marvel vs. Capcom?

I have the Dreamcast port of MvC. MvC 2 is good, but it's so damned complicated to play! It was a huge step from the 1st one. I still prefer the original one.

Pretty much all of my games for Dreamcast are fighting games, lol. I have Street Fighter: Double Impact, Street Fighter III: Third Strike, Street Fighter Alpha 3, Marvel vs. Capcom 1 & 2, Capcom vs. SNK, Project Justice, etc. I love my Dreamcast. :)

The only one I don't have is Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, for the PS. I'll have to go to Gamestop one day to find it. The regular Marvel Super Heroes for PS is really good! I used to play the shit out of that in the arcades. Then when it came out for PS, I played it even more, haha.

[The Dream Master]

I used to have Marvel vs. Capcom on the PS. I need to pick it up for the Dreamcast, which was the last great console for 2D fighters, unfortunately. :(

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I agree. It's too bad it didn't come out earlier. It would have had a longer run. But, because the PS2 came out a year later, most people were going to go with that.

I bought my Dreamcast the day it came out, 9/9/99. :) The very first game I bought for it was Sonic Adventure. Then I picked up Virtua Tennis. That game is awesome! Then I bought all of the fighting games for it. :D

Shenmue was awesome! I love that game. I'm pissed, because neither 1 or 2 sold that well, so Sega is never going to make the 3rd one. It's supposed to be a trilogy! :cry:

[The Dream Master]

I got my DC in early 2000. I had been burned by Sega so many times in the past (Sega CD, 32X), so I was really hesitant about the DC. Hell, I skipped the Saturn outright. I couldn't do the same thing with the DC though--it was just too awesome. It's too bad more people didn't give it a chance.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Other than the Sega Genesis, I never actually bothered with the other systems. But like you said, the Dreamcast was just too awesome. I kept reading about it in EGM. It had alot of great games. I too, wish people gave it more of a chance. It was/still is an excellent system. :)

A few years ago, my original Dreamcast was messed up. While playing a game, sometimes out of nowhere the screen would just turn black. Or it'd go to the "Control panel" menu, or whatever it was called. I know to get to that, you had to hold all 4 of the colored buttons, and press start. But I wasn't doing that, it just went there on it's own. :confused: So I had to get a new one. Luckily the Gamestop still had some in stock.

Which games do you have for Dreamcast, Brett?

[The Dream Master]

Let's see...

I have the Sega Smash Pack (a bunch of great Genesis games on there)
NBA 2K1
Mortal Kombat Gold
Sonic Adventure 2

And I think that's it. I've always been more of a renter, which sucks when a system essentially dies out like the DC did.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I'm not really into sports, but I really enjoy NBA 2K. I don't think I have 2K1.

How is Sonic Adventure 2? I loved the first one. I don't know why I didn't ever buy the 2nd one. :confused:

I NEED to get House of the Dead 2. But if I do, i'd have to get the gun controller for it. I remember the Dreamcast came with a demo disc. It had HOTD 2 on there. It's REALLY weird playing it with the regular controller. It's quite hard, actually.

[The Dream Master]

Sonic Adventure 2 was fun, but it suffered once you hit those levels where you had to look for emeralds or whatever. I like my Sonic games to be fast and furious, so I can only say I liked parts of the game.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Ooh, I forgot to mention Soul Calibur. I've always liked that too. Weapons based fighting games are always nice. :)

I still want to pick up Sonic Adventure 2. I'll have to check out different Gamestops sometime to see if they happen to have any Dreamcast games. Some still MIGHT have some laying around.

I totally forgot about Mortal Kombat Gold! I don't have that one. How is that?

[The Dream Master]

MKG was pretty much the best version of Mortal Kombat 4, if that means anything. ;)

Nah, in all seriousness, it was pretty fun for what it was. In my opinion, the MK series has been on a downward slide since MK3.

Also, I have no clue how I failed to mention that I own Soul Caliber and Virtua Tennis. I think every DC owned those two games.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Haha, I agree with you about MK. Starting with 4, the series went downhill. :(

Virtua Tennis is so addictive! Me and my brother would sit and play that game for hours. I love it. I used to play it in the arcades quite a bit too. :)

[Joe Strummer]

I hated the 90's after Kurt cobain blew his brains out. The whole Aliens/UFO fad pissed me off to no end. It started with Independence day and every one was wearing those stupid shit alien shirt and music videos started having aliens. The first half of the 90's were alright and kinda fun-had the feeling of the late 80's in transitional stage. I was a teen in the 90's and a lot of shit pissed me off-bad movies with cgi, girl power bullshit, boy band bullshit, horrible 3D videogames (playstation 1). 95-now sucks shit. I miss the 80's.

[Lauren Leigh Vale]

I absolutely adored the 90's-- I graduated from high school in 1996, and in 1999, had an absolute blast. I was young, blonde, and tanned-- I had the time of my life. The job I had allowed me to see and/or spend time with most all of my friends, and life was good.

[Kat]

I liked the 90's from about 1990 until maybe mid '96 that is when it suddenly no longer felt like the 90's....

[Livingdeadboy]

then how come its 2008 and it hasn't gotten any better, yet??

[Violent VictiM]

I know we're not supposed to talk about pirating, but Dreamcast is dead so is it really pirating anymore? Why don't you guys just hit up the iso's and burn them? I had 120 Dreamcast games (I was young and didn't even realize I was killing one of the greatest systems ever) all burned.

I can't even beging to express how many hours and sweaty palms came out of Virtua Tennis. My friend who hates Tennis with a passion couldn't help but play for hours on end.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I can't even beging to express how many hours and sweaty palms came out of Virtua Tennis. My friend who hates Tennis with a passion couldn't help but play for hours on end.

I LOVE Virtua Tennis! That game is so addicting. It's my favorite game for the Dreamcast, after the Street Fighter III series.

[Darth Sinister]

I know we're not supposed to talk about pirating, but Dreamcast is dead so is it really pirating anymore? Why don't you guys just hit up the iso's and burn them? I had 120 Dreamcast games (I was young and didn't even realize I was killing one of the greatest systems ever) all burned.

I can't even beging to express how many hours and sweaty palms came out of Virtua Tennis. My friend who hates Tennis with a passion couldn't help but play for hours on end.

I think it is still pirating even if it is dead.

[J Killer]

yeah the 90's were a great time. power rangers, mortal kombat, street fighter, and the monday night wrestling wars. even though I'm a 90's baby i miss growing up in the era. yeah i miss it times were simpler then for me.

[Furious Styles]

Whenever I think back to the 90's, one of the first images to pop into my head are that of special agents Mulder and Scully LOL

The X Files was definitely a great cult classic television show and epitomized that specific era in time.

[J Killer]

mk is still the best game in my mond. street fighter is good an dall but mk is always gonna be my first love.

[Grizzlyman]

The 90's were definately played a major part on my life growing up as a kid and into my teen years, and now that I am grown up, I am still learning from things and events that happened in the 1990's and things that I did. They were some interesting times

Some of the highlights recalled:

1990 was the year of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vanilla Ice, New Kids of the Block, and the new wave of hip hop music. My first year in Preschool and my favorite highlight, the mysterious Italian financier Giancarlo Parretti takes control of Cannon Group, renames it Pathe Communications and merges it into MGM. It is the beginning cycle of the billions dollars in debt the studio still is suffering from.

My first year in Kindergarten, and how I remember getting pants in the playground.

Loved playing Mortal Kombat the game, and playing the characters with my friends in the 1st/2nd grade, and I remember seeing the movie in theaters in 1995.

Everyone danced to the infamous song, Macarani (did I spell it right?)

Cannot leave out the song "In a Barbie World" which was the rage during my sixth grade year.

1997 was the year some of my now favorite actors passed away: Lloyd Bridges, Chris Farley, Toshiro Mifune, William Hickey, Richard Jaeckel, Robert Mitchum, Burgess Meredith and Jimmy Stewart.

Titanic, the highest grossing film in box office history, saw that for my 12 birthday and ended up getting stranded in the desert because of the El Nino rain storm which closed down a lot of roads in California.

1998, was the year that I became interested in movies, ripped off Halloween and Friday the 13th with a cheesy horror script with no previous experience or filmmaking abilities. This was also the year that I had my first real "sexual" experience with a girl, got into trouble quite a bit with my friends in junior high school nearly getting expelled; enjoyed that particular summer camping out on the lake with friends and family and for some reason became obsessed with the song "Nobody Does it Better" from Warren G from the movie "Woo".

I guess those are some of the things I remember and/or impacted my life during the 1990's. They were great years, and I would really like to re-live them if I could do it all over again now that I am in my 20's.

[Deathscythe]

I found some pretty cool pictures about the 90s:
http://i26.tinypic.com/ic03uf.jpg
http://i30.tinypic.com/2643w2p.jpg
http://i27.tinypic.com/2mecmye.jpg
http://i27.tinypic.com/2lj0som.jpg
http://i25.tinypic.com/20gft5j.jpg
http://i31.tinypic.com/2ibfas0.jpg
http://i30.tinypic.com/2rfqxq8.jpg
http://i31.tinypic.com/25hpkbm.jpg
http://i31.tinypic.com/skut0w.jpg
http://i25.tinypic.com/21ovark.jpg

[Darth Sinister]

Everyone danced to the infamous song, Macarani (did I spell it right?)

It's Macarena. I remember during my Junior prom when my glass danced to it, the radio DJ was surprised that we all knew the dance. It was just as the song and dance was taking off.

[Violent VictiM]

I put my pants on backwards one morning in a rush not to miss the bus. Everyone was talking to me that day and I couldn't figure out why until I attempted to go to the bathroom after lunch and realized I couldn't find my zipper.

[Grizzlyman]

It's Macarena. I remember during my Junior prom when my glass danced to it, the radio DJ was surprised that we all knew the dance. It was just as the song and dance was taking off.

Thanks for the correction Darth, I had actually completely forgot about the song until I saw this thread. I remember that song was all the rage during 1996-97, even people in Congress were doing it- Hilary Clinton, Al Gore, Colin Powell....

In high school, I remember being in a pep rally, and I answered some question wrong, and my punishment was to do the Macarena dance. God that brings back painful memories!

[Ron]

I found some pretty cool pictures about the 90s:
http://i26.tinypic.com/ic03uf.jpg
http://i30.tinypic.com/2643w2p.jpg
http://i27.tinypic.com/2mecmye.jpg
http://i27.tinypic.com/2lj0som.jpg
http://i25.tinypic.com/20gft5j.jpg
http://i31.tinypic.com/2ibfas0.jpg
http://i30.tinypic.com/2rfqxq8.jpg
http://i31.tinypic.com/25hpkbm.jpg
http://i31.tinypic.com/skut0w.jpg
http://i25.tinypic.com/21ovark.jpg

That collage does a good job of pretty much summing up the nineties. Thumbs Up on that;)

[SaturdayThe14th]

My Top 10 movies of the 1990's ( not in any particular order)
Tombstone
The Doors
Shawhank Redemption
The Big Lebowski
Dazed & Confused
Dumb & Dumber
Fear & Loathing In Las vegas
Goodfella's
Dogma
Jurassic Park

Top 10 Bands of the 1990's
Alice In Chains
Smashing Pumpkins
311
soundgarden
Nirvana
Stone Temple pilots
Our Lady Peace
Sublime
Pearl Jam
Rage Against The Machine

[TheLoStboY199]

A lot of people here are older then me. I was born in 88 so I got the full experiance of the 90's. From wrestling being at it's peak...to "The New Radicals" on every station. And whatever happened to us tying our flanel shirts around our waist? Damn I miss those times..

[Darth Sinister]

I put my pants on backwards one morning in a rush not to miss the bus. Everyone was talking to me that day and I couldn't figure out why until I attempted to go to the bathroom after lunch and realized I couldn't find my zipper.

Hell, I forgot to zip up when I had to go to school. I hadn't realized it until I was at my locker and I reached down and felt it open. No one knew or at least didn't say a thing.

[DavidDunn]

Let me ask anyone who may know this: do you all remember on Cartoon Network around, I'd say '95-ish, a show that came on Saturday nights at exactly 12:15 on the dot, right after Space Ghost: Coast To Coast. It wasn't Toonami, as this was before Toonami and Super Chunk's time. I think it was called Action Planet or Action Block or something. It was a marathon of a selected action toon. Stuff like Thundarr and Birdman. It'd stay on super ass late, like the '70s toon night on Wednesdays used to do. When they showed promos for it, the Cartoon Network logo had inverted coloring on it as it floated in space. I know I didn't imagine this, but does anyone else remember anything like this?

[Darth Sinister]

I don't. I didn't have Cartoon Network until ten years ago. The cable provider where I lived during the 90's didn't have CN.

[Jason_Legend]

I've been really nostalgic for 1996 lately. I was into music before that, but it was of a casual thing. 1996 was when music became just about as important as movies to me. I started buying CDs for the first time, and really paying attention to the mainstream musical scene that year.

[Livingdeadboy]

Speaking of shooters, does anyone remember Revolution X with Aerosmith? I loved that game!

And speaking of Aerosmith, who could forget this little number(s) from the 90's. I swear my ex used to look just like her. (Alicia)

http://i12.tinypic.com/63vr76o.jpg

http://i16.tinypic.com/4v7x7pv.jpg

Alicia > than Liv. :D

[Jason_Legend]

Each decade seems to have a defining year. In the 60's, it was 1969, I think. In the 70's, I think it was 1976 or 1977. In the 80's, it was 1984.

I actually think 1996 was the defining year of te 90's. It was a presidential election year. Grunge was still kind of around. Mariah Carey, Alanis Morissette, Smashing Pumpkins and Oasis were at their peak. Looking back, it just seemed like that year was the biggest.

[nottidelterrore]

Some guy at work today was blasting Master P's "Make Say Uhhhh!" & was sporting a No Limit Soldier jacket. I about died from laughing. Someone's stuck in 1998. He probably had his Ma$e CD on deck to listen to after Master P. Do people really still listen to Master P? Is he even still alive?

[The Tall Man]

1996 was a great year for me, so... maybe JL's right...

Notti, let's not badmouth 1998... even though 5/6ths of the year was awesome, the last 1/6th of it was horrendously atrocious. But I can't deny the good stuff from that year.

T.M., Esq.

[Bill 1981]

'98 was a good year for me... I lost my virginity in '98. Good times. :sniffle:

[Jus-X]

Good thing I searched for this thread first, I was going to make one.

Good years for me. TV was good. Music was great. Groundbreaking movies.

[Rick]

Oh, the 90s.
I was in high-school for part of them, college and university for the last couple of it.
I had some really good times in the 90s.
The later 90s was when I was really introduced to rap and hip hop. I'd always kind of liked it but all of my friends were into hard rock and metal so i never listed that much.
Some of the movies were really good during that decade, but the horror genre kind of took a hit.
In Living Color is one of my favorite TV shows from that decade.

[Joshg]

90s...hmmm....


I was born in '91, so I can't say I lived through it ALL...and looking at horror films from it, it's not that impressive. But I do have a lot of nostalgia for it. Though the grunge scene was ridiculous, the Cobain lovers kind of overpraised him (great artist but, come on T.T he depressed everything...) people bleached their hair and dreads came back a but too prematurely...and the early 90s cleary had the worst fashions ever (blue and pink sweaters with washed jeans do not work Seinfeld!) ...well, I could go on for a long time. 1996 WAS a great year though. :) I think it was 1998 that I realised people were jerks, ... luckily ... I was a happy kid until 2002... :) ... Yeah, elementary was nice. I'd relive it. Middle school sucked (2003-2006) BIG time...friends were far and few ... :( But High School (2006-2009) was fantastic! Social scene thriving. Yay! :D Can't wait for University later this year.

[Nukulur]

Back in MY day, gasoline was only 90 cents a gallon. . .and we liked it!

Back in MY day, America had its best economy ever. . .and we liked it!

Back in MY day, we could listen to the radio all day long and not hear a single AutoTuned vocal. . .and we liked it!

Back in MY day, women had spiral perms and wore flowered dresses. . .and we liked it!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwWP-bWn0o4&feature=fvw


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6c7jNIFuAE

[Jason_Legend]

I remember thinking the the first 7 years of the last decade, from a pop culture standpoint, were a repeat of the late 90's. It wasn't until 2008, I realized the late 90's were over with. Looking back, I can see more differences, but the biggest difference between the late 90's and now is the technology. Fashion and music have changed, but not dramatically so. The difference between the late 80's and 2000, fashion and music wise, is mind-boggling. Maybe creativity has dried up, I don't know