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quote:"This is our world now... the world of the electron and the switch, the beauty of the baud. We make use of a service already existing without paying for what could be dirt-cheap if it wasn't run by profiteering gluttons, and you call us criminals. We explore... and you call us criminals. We seek after knowledge... and you call us criminals. We exist without skin color, without nationality, without religious bias... and you call us criminals. You build atomic bombs, you wage wars, you murder, cheat, and lie to us and try to make us believe it's for our own good, yet we're the criminals. Early 90s me felt like I was involved in some amazing secretive poo poo, what with all the poorly written text files with educational disclaimers, wardialers and text-color faders with ridiculously serious names for what they actually did, calling myself a programmer because I figured out Basic and later Visual Basic... I miss the almost palpable sense of the unlimited possibilities of new technology; that in 10-15 years time the world would be fully connected, all war would end, and a digital utopia would form. The feeling that computers were almost magic and, by virtue of being the early-adopting optimistic slackers we were, would grant us the power to become electronic wizards in this new society. 
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Holy Cow posted:If we're talking about 90s supernatural shows, then don't forget the best. 90s chicks will always be hot to me.
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Lauren posted:What show was that? I can remember the style but not the name.
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m2pt5 posted:What show was that? I can remember the style but not the name. Weinerville.
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I remember always being let down by Weinerville. There were all these cool puppets and characters that only saw about three minutes of air time in each episode. The rest of the episode had those dumb games or whatever else they did. Did anyone else spend as much time with Geo Safari as I did?  I think whenever my mom would disapprove of my dancing in front of the TV when playing video games, I would switch over to this and she would be satisfied. edit: Below: Exactly! At least the New Year's Eve special was pretty good, if I remember correctly. ServoMST3K has a new favorite as of 19:06 on Mar 27, 2012 |
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ServoMST3K posted:I remember always being let down by Weinerville. There were all these cool puppets and characters that only saw about three minutes of air time in each episode. The rest of the episode had those dumb games or whatever else they did.
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I don't think this has been mentioned. On my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie VHS, there was a commercial for pizza hut. I watched that movie so many times, this song has been seared into my brain. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-W2wubfL9k&feature=youtube_gdata_player E: This thread has been drowning me in nostalgia. I just rewatched this pizza hut commercial and chuckled to myself at "1990 VHS" and thought "wow, things sure do change in 10 years..... wait." Twenty two god damned years ago. MisterFusion has a new favorite as of 20:40 on Mar 27, 2012 |
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TunaSpleen posted:I have that blue one in a box in my basement next to a dozen others. I'm saving them for a hypothetical future generation that inherited genes that render them intelligent enough not to lose a Polly up one's nostril.
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Obligatory Toast posted:I owned the pop-up clubhouse. Got it for Christmas one year. That thing was the poo poo, but not nearly as cool as the mermaid storybook Polly Pocket set. Oh man, were those the tiny ones that had "jewels" on the top of them? I owned the poo poo out of those! And the ones that came with fuzzy animals!
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Sombrerotron posted:I never saw the program (though I'm familiar with the magazine of the same name, which also proudly featured RoboPatrick), but this reminded me of a computer games show that ran on I think The Children's Channel, and now I'm trying to remember what it was called. It was hosted by this youngish woman, butchy kind of short haircut (spiky, if memory serves), bleached hair, and there'd be this "head-to-head" part in each episode where two kids would square off against each other. Does this ring any bells? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib2A0s0MGNo
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Krustic posted:Shawn Kemp dunking on Leo Decaprio was cool. I need to see this. I'd also like more information on the aforementioned "Legends of the Hidden Temple" comic. Always felt like those kids were already worn out by the time they had to cross the river thing in the beginning. Looper posted:Anyway, remember these little motherfuckers? I became disillusioned with eBaying when I put a bunch of Beanie Baby sets up (like five Beanies for five dollars), then marked them down to three dollars, then one, then a penny. And *still* nobody would bet on them. On the other hand, this is adorable and hilarious. Pick posted:How about this poo poo?! And the "go in the jungle and photograph animals and stuff" sidequest was the only remotely fun part! God drat this drat game so much. "RAWR! The Chief is pleased with your work, but he would like you to find some [whatever]." E: Just read the summaries of the planned "Gargoyles" spin-offs. I now want to live in the alternate universe where Disney was and is cool enough to make them. Rahonavis has a new favorite as of 22:00 on Mar 27, 2012 |
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Here's a show: Came on Saturday mornings, after Saved by the Bell. It played in the background of my saturday morning life for years and all I know is the title and the blond girl was hot. I don't know a loving thing else about it. I think of it as a Saved by the Bell ripoff. Am I right? Is it? I don't even loving care.
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California Dreams! I have excessively fond memories of that show, possibly because the later seasons had an Asian female character and it was nice to see someone who looked vaguely like me on TV. Of course she ended up going out with the black guy, because they were the only two minorities on the show. To answer your question, it was sort of a Saved by the Bell ripoff, except they were in a band with the lamest songs possible. There was a lot of synthesizer/keyboard in those songs as I recall.
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How about City Guys? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFIVgUBVMh0 It came on saturday mornings on NBC, and even though it was awful I remember watching it a lot. C-I-T-Y YOU CAN SEE WHY
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Slavik posted:Yeah that was Bad Influence with hosts Violet Berlin and Andy Crane. Quentine posted:To answer your question, it was sort of a Saved by the Bell ripoff, except they were in a band with the lamest songs possible. There was a lot of synthesizer/keyboard in those songs as I recall.
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http://www.candystand.com/ When it used to have good games endorsed by life savers and poo poo. YES they still have this http://www.candystand.com/play/mini-golf-classic Haha shockwave... Ball Tazeman has a new favorite as of 00:42 on Mar 28, 2012 |
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My Little Puni posted:http://www.candystand.com/ My god, that website ate up so much of my time when I was a kid. That and http://www.javaonthebrain.com/brain.html Warp 1.5 baby! 
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My Little Puni posted:I loved B*witched. I have both of their CDs. Ugh. I have to go scrounge up this cd and listen to it now.
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Let me tell you about things that were My poo poo in the 90s: Gross thing! Holy poo poo, the 90s loved the gnarly and disgusting. Never was there a better era for putting gross things in girls' hair.  Motherfucking Pokemon! Oh the endless strategy-building with similarly obsessed pre-teens.  My love affair with the games died down quite a lot when I got to watch a 19 year old guy flip his poo poo at a tournament.  There but for the grace of God. Goosebumps and other assorted spooky books. Trash in hindsight, but drat if I didn't gobble them up.  I swear there was a boy-marketed version of these face-smashing things, but I can't for the life of me recall the name. Mine was red and had a gnarly dragon as the base, and essentially functioned as an All You Can Bludgeon pass to the ER.  Every time I visit my parents, a small part of me hopes to find this thing among the piles of junk.  I would ironically use it for years and years.
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Sir Prancelot posted:
I still have mine in a box somewhere. Nothing better than waking up to the Nickelodeon jingle and slamming that giant red button to snooze.
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oldpainless posted:Here's a show: I've tended to avoid watching these shows (I am proud to say I have never watched an episode of Saved By the Bell), but if I do recall correctly, the theme song actually, unironically had the line 'surfer dudes with attitiudes' in it somewhere   WARNING! 'BUT MY CHILDHOOD' ALERT! WARNING! Notorious munitions-expert-cum-"film"-director Michael Bay is looking to scribble all over
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You all post such happy, fond memories. Do not forget about .....the adversary. 
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 This was such a fun board game. Watching your dude catch hold of the side of the bridge and withstand the whole ordeal without falling was awesome. (here's the old tv ad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdbyR5zcrHU)
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I cannot believe I didn't see these posted. Or I just missed them
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Motherfucking Micro Machines! Yes! Anyone remember these?: DoriDori240 has a new favorite as of 02:51 on Mar 28, 2012 |
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Rocky loves Emily Rocky Loves Emily http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eb36hHD2nk
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I really hope this doesn't derail the thread but I think the enormous hype and eventual letdown of Phantom Menace was a big part of the '90s too. I still have my "Power of the Force" Obi Wan and Emperor Palpatine figurines that came with cards flipping the characters between their (then new) and original looks. :3
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JackRabbitStorm posted:
Oh man, the Dr. Brain games were the best. I had the Castle of Dr. Brain and later got the Lost Mind of Dr. Brain. I still remember most of the puzzles from the Castle of Dr. Brain even 20 years later. That robot programming puzzle was the poo poo.
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Holy Cow posted:If we're talking about 90s supernatural shows, then don't forget the best. I watched the hell out of this as a kid, 'cause my older sister was a fan.  Around the fifth season I stopped watching 'cause I guess I didn't know when it was on? I finally got around to finishing that this year. Kinda want to watch it over again.
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MeccaPrime posted:Oh man, the Dr. Brain games were the best. I had the Castle of Dr. Brain and later got the Lost Mind of Dr. Brain. I still remember most of the puzzles from the Castle of Dr. Brain even 20 years later. That robot programming puzzle was the poo poo.
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Sir Prancelot posted:
Ah SkyDancers. It's all fun and games until one of them hits you in the nose. Also, I think the male version of SkyDancers were called DragonFlies. I swear I remember seeing an ad for them on TV. -------------- Also I had two Star Castles, one that was small and pink and had jewels and was Sleeping Beauty themed and the other one was large and fairytale-wedding/Swan Lake themed and was suppose to be a wedding cake. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfEuYkDF2cA
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Lamb of Gun posted:--=[[ P3P5i T00lZ L04d3d ]]=- If we're gonna talk progs you can't leave out...  Though I'm not a fan of this skin. Also has this glorious thing been left out?   I used to hate it but picked it up a few months ago and blew threw it in like 2 months. Farnk has a new favorite as of 07:50 on Mar 28, 2012 |
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WINAMP (winamp), it really whips the llama's rear end! So many terrible skins. We're Back!, and the associated terrible video game  These guys, and the terrible I Want You song that still gets stuck in my head sometimes  I think I stopped buying these around number 6 or 7.  Man, check out the track listing for these things. Good God. Oh man and who could forget Big Shiny Tunes!  2 was the best, hands down, and I will fight anyone that says different. Antioch has a new favorite as of 08:07 on Mar 28, 2012 |
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My boyfriend said to me on Facebook chat that he just remembered the name of the game Super Solvers: Gizmos and Gadgets as he use to play that game as a kid and coincidentally enough I did as well. It was awesomeballs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wei0C21LBNM&feature=related
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Cromulent posted:This is kind of an obscure one, but it's something I thought I had dreamed for the longest time: Marc Summers (of Double Dare fame) takes a bunch of kids to a haunted house of sorts, and encounter a bunch of creepy stuff and Lance Burton - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NvZ-MoUDws Anyone else remember this one? I'm sure there are many female goons who remember spending their allowance on Bop and Tiger Beat magazines:   I loved, loved the girlie games that were out in the 90s, and have fond memories of playing Dreamphone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVary7lyBq0 and mall madness with my best friend, even if the latter seemed to take more time to set up than actually play http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuDFZQpu4Qk Then there were the interactive games like Party Mania that required you to watch different parts of a video to progress: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLWofEA_tlo & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lP6T87XCyo Just look at those pinks, purples, yellows, and hear those synthesizers! That really encapsulates the 90s for me. Opera Bitch has a new favorite as of 16:22 on Mar 28, 2012 |
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Antioch posted:These guys, and the terrible I Want You song that still gets stuck in my head sometimes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CKwGeKtcNM Savage Garden and loving Sash (remember Sash? They did that ECUADOR song) in one song. Doesn't get much more 90s than that. Savage Garden also recorded what might be the wimpiest of all the wimpy 90s pop ballads.
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