What Do You Miss About The 90's

[Jay_R33]

saw this thread on my dj forums and though it would be good one to start here i didnt find one already so yeah

pretty much as topic says what did u miss about the 90's if you were growing up as a kid in the 90's or as a teenagers going out anything

me well im only 20 so i was only growing up but i sure as hell miss

the original teenage mutant ninja turtle on cheeze tv

NBA on free to air tv, Jordan was the biggest thing going around

the afl when it was more of a contact sport and the bumps were insanee

the old school rnb jams...boyz II Men for example

also cannot forget fresh prince of bel air on tv right after school

[tin-pain]

i just miss the oldschool games that were out, ps1 and the super nintendo even the sega master system

ohhhh fun times.

childhood life growing up playing games. parents worst nightmare

[Al]

the old school rnb jams...boyz II Men for example

also cannot forget fresh prince of bel air on tv right after school

Definately!

- Real DJ's that used vinyl and knew how to beat mix, scratch, etc (no offense Jay)

- The original Rap/Hip-Hop greats

- The lack of speed cameras

- The good old nights when Lygon and Chappel were huge and you didn't get defected for cruising you car up and down the strips (Hey i was young then and just got my license )

- Fuel prices

- House prices Wish i bought then, sooo much cheaper.

Plenty more but i gone blank.

[superspit]

early 90's...Bikini's looked way sexier.......

they look shithouse nowadays....

[Jay_R33]

Definately!

- Real DJ's that used vinyl and knew how to beat mix, scratch, etc (no offense Jay)

- The original Rap/Hip-Hop greats

- The lack of speed cameras

- The good old nights when Lygon and Chappel were huge and you didn't get defected for cruising you car up and down the strips (Hey i was young then and just got my license )

- Fuel prices

- House prices Wish i bought then, sooo much cheaper.

Plenty more but i gone blank.

haha none taken dw a few ppl mentioned that on the dj thread...one guy said 50% of dj's wouldnt of been able to make it back then who have today...i no i couldnt well if i tried maybe but sometimes technology helps a great deal....

but yes i wasnt driving but can never forget petrol prices..i always remember watching my old man fill up the range rover and would get like 60 litres for 30 - 40 bucks...would watch the litres grow so much quick than the dollars now its the other way god dammit lol

[Liz]

agro's cartoon connection!

[DAS KAMU]

1.the freindship - there were way fewer narcisits back then

2. the clothes - mustard jeans - chuck tailors - raiders hats etc etc ...

3. the wannabe gang fights in newport (victoria)

4. the people - all you get now growing up these days are guys with there sisters jeans and pirate shirts and those super gay ballarina shoes these f**ks have no substance back then you could talk to any one and prob connect these days pfft forget it lol - FFS YOU LOOK LIKE A TOOL!

5. Posca's - some will get it

6. when the rap/hip hop section in the record store was labeled "New Age" lol!

7. the constant harrasment buy the po po first name basis with most of us in our town

8 . Technotronic - all the people in answer # 4 search this

9. Black box LOL crap but memories

10. pretending to understand the message public enemy was putting out

what id rather forget .....

1. Rick astley!

2. Melb po po (qld now)

3.train violence

4. getting rolled

plus many more

[eMsta]

i miss my parachute pants....

[DAS KAMU]

i miss my parachute pants....

how did i forget them!

although on a recent trip to auburn and the b-town

it looks like no one said that there out of fashion lol

[WYTSKY]

I am almost 21 now, so I was a kid then.

Roller blading down to the milk bar with my sis and my dog - WITHOUT being offered candy from weirdos in vans

Wolfenstien 3D

abc cartoons....

playing with water/sprinkler... now days u get shot to wash your car, isn't it?

the whole NIKE/Jordan theme...

The intro of the new age scooters...before they got lame

ahh.. memory lane.

thats all I can remember now. I rekon it was a great decade to grow up in. I wouldnt have minded being a teen in the 70s though... if it was anything like that 70s show

[justin911]

hehe the guy under the desk that used to control agro used to molest anne-marie.... aparantly......

agro's cartoon connection!

[ss07]

I'm only 19 so i grew up in the 90's.

I miss how you could down the street and your parents didn't have to worry about you getting abducted.

And everything being so much cheaper haha.

And of course Cheez TV!

Ahh memories..

[Mr. Oizo]

being young and not having any responsibilities

[BeEnAr]

- 90's cartoons man!! They were the best!!

- Gummi Bears, Ninja turtles, Mask etc.

- GI-Joe's

- Pony high tops

- Reebok Pumps

- Converse React's

- Vanilla Ice

- Family Ties

- Fresh Prince

- Eddie Murphy (when he was awesome)

- New R32's!!

- NWA

- 2Pac

- Ultra Sonic!!!

- Sonic the Hedgehog on Mega Drive

- Road Rash!!

I could go on with more but that will do for now.

[blackrex]

Sophie Lee on the Bugs Bunny show

Purveyors at "The Lounge"

Skateboarding road trips on a spur of the moment.

Cheap Fuel

Late night TV not being filled with crap mobile and sex ad's

[Jay_R33]

hehe the guy under the desk that used to control agro used to molest anne-marie.... aparantly......

hahahaha

[iamhe77]

being young and not having any responsibilities

Agreed.

- Eddie Murphy (when he was awesome)

HA! You should've seen him in the 80's then!

Also;

Having enough time to spend with friends.

SNES - most enjoyable system ever

Group A Touring Cars at bathurst - the penultimate race.

Dune - ye olde PC gamers will know this one

Price of alcohol

NBA on free to air although ABC did it much better than channel ten's "we jump ahead in the action" effort.

Working my arse off to get high enough to dunk in a game.

[Kozeyekan]

1. Ayrton Senna. Watching him race was as exciting as all hell. Never gave up. RIP.

2. R32s racing in Australia.

3. Watching Jordan play and having to do a (fuzzy) rewind and slow-mo it just to understand what happened, then spending days wondering how the hell he did it.

4. Cheap housing.

5. North Melbourne had a footy team that could win.

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Spider Man

NBA

DOOM and DOOM2

Nike Air Jordans (But they are coming back)

Reebok Pumps (Have seen some around)

[HEKT1K]

*commander keen/wolfenstein/doom

*complaining when mum needed petrol and it was 75c/L.

*not having much to worry about

*NBA!!

*new friends episode on monday night

i read the title and couldn't think of much, but you guys really brought back some memories!