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Metal Loaf posted:Does anyone remember this Lego Technic line called "Slizers" (or, in America, "Throwbots")? They were kind of like a precursor to the more popular and longer-lasting Bionicle sets, except they had these disc-launcher arms attachments. I thought they were great. I still have a couple of mine sitting behind a row of books, with some other stuff I have no space for on my shelves.
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B.H. Facials posted:The MD stands for Mogen David and it does or at least did sport a gold chain that said "Bling" on the bottle. That stuff was the worst. I can't believe after reading about MD 20/20 in this very thread, I went out and bought a bottle yesterday because it was cheap and I wanted to get drunk. I completely forgot that people were talking about it here... lesson learned, I guess? It tastes like if someone put toilet bowl cleaner in a batch of bottom-rung, cheap grape wine. I bought "Kiwi Citrus" and it tasted like neither kiwi, nor citrus, and I'm sure every "flavor" is exactly the same. I wound up just putting a bunch of lime juice in with each glass and it at least made it palatable.
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This game is 90s as gently caress: You've got 90s Japanese cars, 90s Techno music, 90s driving physics, on a system that was also 90s as gently caress, the Sony Playstation.
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In the early 90's the absolute coolest legal substance an 11-year-old could obtain (at least in my area) was a can of Jolt Cola. If you had Jolt, you were the poo poo. Then the rumor was they discontinued it because some kid drank 3 and his heart exploded.
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I was recently reminded of a Halloween decoration that my family used to have in the '90s, but I don't see them sold anymore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW7ZSrDv1Ys
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Starhawk64 posted:This game is 90s as gently caress: I remember being blown away by the graphics in GT's replay mode. It looks just like TV!
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Lee Harvey Oswald posted:I was recently reminded of a Halloween decoration that my family used to have in the '90s, but I don't see them sold anymore. To me, that is like the official sound of Halloween. To this day when I hear it I have a kind of Pavlovian response and can almost taste fun size candy bars. Skeebles has a new favorite as of 22:51 on Jun 15, 2013 |
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Retail Slave posted:In the early 90's the absolute coolest legal substance an 11-year-old could obtain (at least in my area) was a can of Jolt Cola. If you had Jolt, you were the poo poo. Then the rumor was they discontinued it because some kid drank 3 and his heart exploded. Man, I think I lived on that stuff for awhile. Although, to be fair, I think that was '99-'02, so I'm not sure that it counts. Way, way better than Surge, though.
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Dis posted:Man, I think I lived on that stuff for awhile. Although, to be fair, I think that was '99-'02, so I'm not sure that it counts. Way, way better than Surge, though. I had no idea it was in production that recently. I thought the company went belly-up in the mid-90's. Of course, there was only one place in my small Wisconsin town that sold it and then it was gone one day so I'm sure the rumors in my area formed from that.
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Retail Slave posted:In the early 90's the absolute coolest legal substance an 11-year-old could obtain (at least in my area) was a can of Jolt Cola. If you had Jolt, you were the poo poo. Then the rumor was they discontinued it because some kid drank 3 and his heart exploded. I remember a notion floating around among the youngsters of the time that Bobcat Goldthwait drank a whole six-pack of Jolt Cola before going onstage and that was how he managed to be such a wildman!
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Retail Slave posted:In the early 90's the absolute coolest legal substance an 11-year-old could obtain (at least in my area) was a can of Jolt Cola. If you had Jolt, you were the poo poo. Then the rumor was they discontinued it because some kid drank 3 and his heart exploded. Remember Josta? I think it had 67 gr. of sugar in each 20 oz. bottle. It kept me going when I worked third shift.
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PhotoKirk posted:Remember Josta? I think it had 67 gr. of sugar in each 20 oz. bottle. It kept me going when I worked third shift. I remember it on the market, but I never had one. I never cared much for soda as a kid and hardly ever drank it. I drink more now, though. Mainly Coke products.
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Retail Slave posted:In the early 90's the absolute coolest legal substance an 11-year-old could obtain (at least in my area) was a can of Jolt Cola. If you had Jolt, you were the poo poo. Then the rumor was they discontinued it because some kid drank 3 and his heart exploded. For me, it was all about the motherfucking Surge  There were a whole shitload of sodas trying to jump on the Mountain Dew bandwagon, back when Mountain Dew was being marketed to the "XTREME" crowd instead of goony MMO addicts.
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You can still get Jolt Cola in Australia. It's owned by someone else now though. Every now and then you can find it in odd flavours like Vanilla Cream Soda.
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Benne posted:For me, it was all about the motherfucking Surge I always thought the 'XTREME' marketing was directed mainly at nerds.
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Jerry Cotton posted:I always thought the 'XTREME' marketing was directed mainly at nerds. Exactly, but the nerds don't know it. That's why it's so funny 
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Dis posted:Man, I think I lived on that stuff for awhile. Although, to be fair, I think that was '99-'02, so I'm not sure that it counts. Way, way better than Surge, though. Jolt was featured in the 90's as poo poo movie Hackers so it totally counts.
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If you're Canadian you'll probably remember this acne commercial: http://youtu.be/6T2olgjnDWY "People think I eat too many chocolate bars..."
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There are still some Surge fanatics out there. Look up the "Surge Movement" on facebook. They bought a billboard outside of Coke headquarters begging them to bring back Surge. They also came across a box of Surge fountain syrup concentrate from 2000, and have been selling in 2oz bottles. I've never been a huge fan of Mountain Dew and all its clones, but I do remember Surge having a pretty distinct taste.
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Cromulent posted:There are still some Surge fanatics out there. Look up the "Surge Movement" on facebook. They bought a billboard outside of Coke headquarters begging them to bring back Surge. They also came across a box of Surge fountain syrup concentrate from 2000, and have been selling in 2oz bottles. I've never been a huge fan of Mountain Dew and all its clones, but I do remember Surge having a pretty distinct taste. I remember killing a 12 pack a day of that sweet sweet nectar. Get all geeked up and play Twisted Metal 2 all drat day. It got so bad my parents stopped buying it and I went through some serious caffeine withdrawals. And gently caress Vault, glad it's gone. Weak rear end Surge substitute.
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Dis posted:Man, I think I lived on that stuff for awhile. Although, to be fair, I think that was '99-'02, so I'm not sure that it counts. Way, way better than Surge, though. I have to disagree with you. I've found Jolt here in Europe - probably in Sweden, and while Surge didn't really live well in the US, Urge is very popular here in Norway. I've been more addicted to Urge than I've ever been to anything else (maybe except for gum, spending 20 bucks a day on gum for years, is really loving with your economy). These days I've hosed my teeth bad, so I just drink Fanta Zero, but I still remember the happy days of 3-4 litres of Urge each day. Jolt on the other hand, while good, it's not as good as Urge. But then again, it's a hell of a lot better than the energy drink version of Urge, Urge Intense. It's more or less 100% syrup, with a bit of carbonated water and caffeine in it. If you mix it with booze, you get drunk as gently caress in a very short time and then sick as gently caress the next day. It's the sweetest thing I've ever become drunk on, and the worst tasting too. Urge / Surge also had some great commercials. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZntK1UcPK3o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbspMX12K5Q Datasmurf has a new favorite as of 15:43 on Jun 16, 2013 |
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Tin Miss posted:If you're Canadian you'll probably remember this acne commercial: Hey, not just Canadians! Lots of us that lived in border states got Canadian channels. I grew up in VT, so I got CTV, CBC, and French CBC. I remember when I was in high school, CBC would have re-runs of classic Simpsons (of course, back then, ALL Simpsons was classic,) at, like 5:00, and a local channel had them on at 5:30, and then I think CTV had them on at 6. Before DVDs, that's the best we could manage!
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Tin Miss posted:If you're Canadian you'll probably remember this acne commercial: That quote still comes up randomly to this day. It's a classic for sure. Speaking of other Canadian '90s stuff. Camp Cariboo anyone?
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I reeeeeeally really wanted to go to Camp Caribou. Also, the Video & Arcade Top 10 chat reminded me of Hit List with Tarzan Dan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDpCS0LWDp8
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 Took the photo yesterday. My favourite 90's energy drink is still around  http://red-eye.com.au/Yes, Australian food/drink websites never updating their websites is a thing here. It's in 'redesign' but it's just a splash page. Enjoy early/mid 2000's web design.
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Fun Fact: Although Jolt Cola did not hospitalize a kid the energy drink Spike Shooter did. I heard my cousins talking about it and I thought it was just a rebirth of the old Jolt urban legend that I'm sure follows whatever energy drink is the "most extreme" among the youths these days. Much to my surprise it's actually true. Redline has also hospitalized people, so I guess we are now in the future where the playground legends of the past are a reality.
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It doesn't get more late 90's than robots beating each other up on TV. Here's an incredible article about the rise and fall of BATTTLEBOTS http://www.sbnation.com/longform/2013/6/18/4438250/battlebots-robot-wars-combat-oral-history
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I think Robot Wars was better, but that's probably just me being nostalgic.
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Skeebles posted:To me, that is like the official sound of Halloween. To this day when I hear it I have a kind of Pavlovian response and can almost taste fun size candy bars. This past Christmas, I got a keychain of a plastic ghost that made that noise and lit up when you pressed a button. It was bizarrely out of season.
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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:This past Christmas, I got a keychain of a plastic ghost that made that noise and lit up when you pressed a button. It was bizarrely out of season. No it wasn't, and my early childhood nostalgia proves it!  (Notice the broken neck which has been glued back together. This happened to every single one, no matter what.)
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Metal Loaf posted:I think Robot Wars was better, but that's probably just me being nostalgic. I liked the one hosted by the guy from Red Dwarf, but once everyone started to make flat flip-bots it got old quick.
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Awesome Andy posted:I liked the one hosted by the guy from Red Dwarf, but once everyone started to make flat flip-bots it got old quick. That sounds incredibly boring for everybody involved. What's even the point of that type of stuff if you actually play to win, and not to just have fun?
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El Estrago Bonito posted:Fun Fact: Although Jolt Cola did not hospitalize a kid the energy drink Spike Shooter did. I heard my cousins talking about it and I thought it was just a rebirth of the old Jolt urban legend that I'm sure follows whatever energy drink is the "most extreme" among the youths these days. Much to my surprise it's actually true. Redline has also hospitalized people, so I guess we are now in the future where the playground legends of the past are a reality. You do not want to gently caress with Redline. I had gotten off duty at 9am after a long watch, came home and had a redline so I could play some MW2. Had my 2nd one around noon and third around 4. Mind you this is going off 2 hours sleep from the previous day, but the poo poo hit so hard the entire day was a blur. Fast forward to 1am, Im wide awake. Jittery, sweaty and mind all over the place, I got scared. Bright idea was to drink beer to counteract the caffeine. 12 beers later I was wide awake and drunk at the same time. Finally between 4 and 6am I crashed and slept the entire day. gently caress that stuff.
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Wanamingo posted:That sounds incredibly boring for everybody involved. What's even the point of that type of stuff if you actually play to win, and not to just have fun? I dunno it was getting so bad the house bots, which were made by ILM and designed to mess up garage bots, couldn't stand up to them and it would usually end with a little frying pan doing circles around a pile of overturned deathbots.
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Oh man, Battlebots. I loved that show. I remember I taped a whole bunch of episodes that I have stored away somewhere. I remember one of the best things to come out of that show was when they showed the husband and wife team who built crowd-favorite Biohazard a Captain Pike-esque rover for their disabled cat. Here's the little clip of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_UyGP9d2R8 
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Check it out: I remember this show was on Fox Kids. It was kind of like a European toku series.
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I walked into Blockbuster one afternoon and while browsing the new releases picked this up simply because I thought the chick on the cover was hot. It's still one of my all time favorite movies. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agRzpnS_FGw
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Oh man, I love that movie. The other two in the trilogy weren't quite as good, but definetly watchable. 
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