Hipsters I can deal with. Dudebros annoy me. It's because of them we have tons of these FPS, sports, racing games that are all about being edgy, dark, and gritty.  >:( As a person who likes to play video games it annoys me that over 60% of games aren't targeted for people like me. Rather for people who'd whine like babies if they don't shoot or stab something in a game.


Same! But development costs these days are so high and require 200-300 people teams. And just look at what's happenning to Nintendo, the anti-dudebro gaming company. Nobody is willing to take risks anymore. It sucks but I understand why things are the way they are, which is why I mostly game on handhelds. But even that is dying out in favour of mobile gaming. :'(

Same! But development costs these days are so high and require 200-300 people teams. And just look at what's happenning to Nintendo, the anti-dudebro gaming company. Nobody is willing to take risks anymore. It sucks but I understand why things are the way they are, which is why I mostly game on handhelds. But even that is dying out in favour of mobile gaming. :'(


As mentioned before it's why I like indie games. Which for those of you kids/teens in the late '00s you may have noticed the rise of indie games around that time. Indie games are cheap to make a cheap to buy. And a ton of the games take risks by including things that you wouldn't see in AAA games. I tried to stick with handheld consoles for a while (Nintendo was always good with handhelds as I really do like the 3DS), but mobile gaming will replace actual handheld gaming systems in the future. Nowadays these big AAA games that require +200 people (I've seen games go up to 700 people) and need to appeal to the dudebros since they're more of them than there is non-dudebros. You'd have games like GTA, Call of Duty, or Destiny that sale around 5-6 million or more copies while games like Pikmin 3, Mario Kart 8, or even Super Smash Bros 4 doesn't get anywhere near those sales anymore.

Hopefully this crazy trend dies. But seeing how the dudebro targeted games are still successful it comes to a point where I'm not even sure if the trend of dudebro targeted games will die. So all I can say is to trying getting an interest in indie games. You'll find that nearly all the games aren't dudebro targeted and aren't made by dudebros.

As mentioned before it's why I like indie games. Which for those of you kids/teens in the late '00s you may have noticed the rise of indie games around that time. Indie games are cheap to make a cheap to buy. And a ton of the games take risks by including things that you wouldn't see in AAA games. I tried to stick with handheld consoles for a while (Nintendo was always good with handhelds as I really do like the 3DS), but mobile gaming will replace actual handheld gaming systems in the future. Nowadays these big AAA games that require +200 people (I've seen games go up to 700 people) and need to appeal to the dudebros since they're more of them than there is non-dudebros. You'd have games like GTA, Call of Duty, or Destiny that sale around 5-6 million or more copies while games like Pikmin 3, Mario Kart 8, or even Super Smash Bros 4 doesn't get anywhere near those sales anymore.

Hopefully this crazy trend dies. But seeing how the dudebro targeted games are still successful it comes to a point where I'm not even sure if the trend of dudebro targeted games will die. So all I can say is to trying getting an interest in indie games. You'll find that nearly all the games aren't dudebro targeted and aren't made by dudebros.


I've been thinking about getting into PC gaming. The cost of entry is high, but I see many great Indie games being released for it, not to mention that they're cheap!

What games have you been playing lately?

I've been thinking about getting into PC gaming. The cost of entry is high, but I see many great Indie games being released for it, not to mention that they're cheap!

What games have you been playing lately?


Oh right! I forgot that the best platform for indie games is a PC and not everyone would have one. Indie games are on consoles as well, but PC is where a lot of them usually go to first or exclusively. Lately I've been playing games like Cave Story, Team Fortress 2 (it's not an indie games and it's an FPS, but it's colorful and has lots of personality and charm.), Ori and the Blind Forest, Dust and Elysian Tale, Fez, and Skullgirls. These are the games I'm playing now, but there are tons of indie games that I loved and can't wait to get released like A Hat in Time (a game inspired by Banjo Kazooie and Psychonauts) and Cuphead (A game inspired by old 1930s cartoons).

Oh right! I forgot that the best platform for indie games is a PC and not everyone would have one. Indie games are on consoles as well, but PC is where a lot of them usually go to first or exclusively. Lately I've been playing games like Cave Story, Team Fortress 2 (it's not an indie games and it's an FPS, but it's colorful and has lots of personality and charm.), Ori and the Blind Forest, Dust and Elysian Tale, Fez, and Skullgirls. These are the games I'm playing now, but there are tons of indie games that I loved and can't wait to get released like A Hat in Time (a game inspired by Banjo Kazooie and Psychonauts) and Cuphead (A game inspired by old 1930s cartoons).


Dude, a lot of those games are old! ;D I played Cave Story for the 3DS, great game! I know some of my friends are addicted to TF2, so I've avoided it for the most part ;D I've played Fez and Skullgirls, great games! I'll definitely check out the others you listed, although I won't be getting a new PC for a while.

Speaking of being similar to Banjo-Kazooie, my friend told me to check out this game yesterday and it looked super cool!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43RA8Cw62_4

Dude, a lot of those games are old! ;D I played Cave Story for the 3DS, great game! I know some of my friends are addicted to TF2, so I've avoided it for the most part ;D I've played Fez and Skullgirls, great games! I'll definitely check out the others you listed, although I won't be getting a new PC for a while.

Speaking of being similar to Banjo-Kazooie, my friend told me to check out this game yesterday and it looked super cool!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43RA8Cw62_4


There are tons of new indie games that came out, but I was mostly just telling you what I was playing at the moment (I play both old AND new games). If we're talking new games then try things like Undertale or Firewatch. And there are tons of new indie games coming out in 2016-2017 such as Cuphead, A Hat in Time, Lobodestroyo, Yooka Laylee, No Man's Sky, Inside, Toren, Below, Ghost of a Tale, Hyper Light Drifter, Stories: The Hidden Path, Freedom Planet 2 etc. If you ever have the time then I'd recommend checking out these upcoming games.

I was born in 1974 so I was about 30 years old in the late 2000's.

I was born in 1974 so I was about 30 years old in the late 2000's.

Yeah, you were in your mid 30s.

Now that I think about it, I guess I was technically still a teen for the first six months of the late '00s, at least until my birthday in July 2007.

I was a teen at this time.

2006-2009 was the peak of the Naruto craze. Naruto was the dominate anime of the late 2000s as Dragon Ball Z is to the Early 2000s. The Naruto Ultimate Ninja series is also very memorable and very nostalgic today.

Now that I think about it, I guess I was technically still a teen for the first six months of the late '00s, at least until my birthday in July 2007.


;D I'm guessing you were crying to the Black Parade and singing Hard Rock Hallelujah or putting up Crank That as your ringtone until that fateful day.

I was a teen at this time.

2006-2009 was the peak of the Naruto craze. Naruto was the dominate anime of the late 2000s as Dragon Ball Z is to the Early 2000s. The Naruto Ultimate Ninja series is also very memorable and very nostalgic today.


You graduated high school in 2009 right?

You graduated high school in 2009 right?


I graduated in 2010. I was kept back two times throughout my school history. I was 19 turning 20 at the time I graduated.

I graduated in 2010. I was kept back two times throughout my school history. I was 19 turning 20 at the time I graduated.


You graduated the same year as me  :D How can you hate 2009-10?!  >:( Everything about that year was legendary.

You graduated the same year as me  :D How can you hate 2009-10?!  >:( Everything about that year was legendary.


If it was for 2009, I think it was legendary for the movies. There were Where The Wild Things Are, Avatar, The Blind Side, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Coraline, Watchmen, Star Trek, Princess and The Frog, The Hangover, and Inglorious Basterds. However, with TV transitioning to amuse people for the 2010s, it kinda sucked. The only shows that were good at the time were Chowder, Flapjack, TDI, Speed Racer: The Next Generation, and The Mighty B. But at least it wasn't 2012, where EVERYTHING sucked.

I couldn't even stand being depressed, while everything was all happy-go-lucky at the time. What's worse about it was the f*cking shootings that happened during the year. They're the reason why gun stores should get more background checks, since they're going to have mentally ill people shooting up places. It's drastically horrible. I can't believe that conservatives don't give a sheesh, since they're nothing more than gun-loving f*cktards.

If it was for 2009, I think it was legendary for the movies. There were Where The Wild Things Are, Avatar, The Blind Side, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Coraline, Watchmen, Star Trek, Princess and The Frog, The Hangover, and Inglorious Basterds.

So many golden memories!  8)

The movies and music were great at the time, and that summer was great for me too! I remember watching Obama's inauguration on TV being excited. 2009 was a bittersweet year overall.

So many golden memories!  8)

The movies and music were great at the time, and that summer was great for me too! I remember watching Obama's inauguration on TV being excited. 2009 was a bittersweet year overall.


I was extremely depressed in early 2009, even suicidal. I got laid off in April 2009 and that's when things started looking up. I hated that job and the severance was amazing ;D

2009 being bittersweet is right. 2010 is definitely the first full year of awesome.

I was extremely depressed in early 2009, even suicidal. I got laid off in April 2009 and that's when things started looking up. I hated that job and the severance was amazing ;D

2009 being bittersweet is right. 2010 is definitely the first full year of awesome.


I was depressed many times throughout middle school, and even some moments in high school too. I got over it quickly though. 2010 & 2011 were epic years for the early 2010's pop culture, and I miss it greatly. Being in New York City for a whole week in Summer 2011 was surreal!

I was depressed many times throughout middle school, and even some moments in high school too. I got over it quickly though. 2010 & 2011 were epic years for the early 2010's pop culture, and I miss it greatly. Being in New York City for a whole week in Summer 2011 was surreal!


Ugh public school is just awful eh  8-P

When I look at the Billboard Top 100 for 2010/2011 I feel so proud, like "that's my work"  ;D 2010/2011 were absolute gold for pop culture. Amazing TV shows, amazing movies, amazing music, amazing fashion, and just a very down to earth and communal post-recession attitude. It's only been 4-6 years and I'm already in love with the era  ;D

2008 was the best year of the late 2000s.

2008 was the best year of the late 2000s.


For me it was 2007. I liked the pop culture and personal life moments.

2008 was the best year of the late 2000s.


I really liked late 2008 pop culturally, even if it was terrible in my personal life. All The Single Ladies and I Kissed A Girl were the first pop song I liked in a long time. Lady Gaga was good too but I didn't get into her until later. I thought she was rather provocative.

The Obama election was also an amazing time to be in high school. I remember his posters being plastered everywhere on lockers and chanting "Yes We Can" and "Hope" in the most random circumstances ;D We actually had a big party after Obama won. I was so happy to see Bush finally gone and closing that dark chapter in human history.

The Great Recession casts a rather dark tone to the era though. I think I had a Communist phase around this time LOL

I really liked late 2008 pop culturally, even if it was terrible in my personal life. All The Single Ladies and I Kissed A Girl were the first pop song I liked in a long time. Lady Gaga was good too but I didn't get into her until later. I thought she was rather provocative.

The Obama election was also an amazing time to be in high school. I remember his posters being plastered everywhere on lockers and chanting "Yes We Can" and "Hope" in the most random circumstances ;D We actually had a big party after Obama won. I was so happy to see Bush finally gone and closing that dark chapter in human history.

The Great Recession casts a rather dark tone to the era though. I think I had a Communist phase around this time LOL


Yeah the pop culture of late 2008 was great.

For me it was 2007. I liked the pop culture and personal life moments.


Same. 2007 had the best vibe of the late 2000s.

2008 was the best year of the late 2000s.

Agreed!

2008 was the best year of the late 2000s.


Yeah, 2008 was simply the best year for the late 2000s. Even though the economy sucked, and people wanted Bush Jr. out of office that year. If only people aren't f*cking nuts as they are nowadays.

Being a late 2000s kid wasn't all that bad.

The Obama election was also an amazing time to be in high school. I remember his posters being plastered everywhere on lockers and chanting "Yes We Can" and "Hope" in the most random circumstances ;D We actually had a big party after Obama won. I was so happy to see Bush finally gone and closing that dark chapter in human history.

Why would a Canadian care about the American presidential election? ???

Being a late 2000s kid wasn't all that bad.


Yeah... but I would rather be more nostalgic for the mid 2000s.

Why would a Canadian care about the American presidential election? ???


Because it's his freedom of speech to talk about the American presidential election.

Because it's his freedom of speech to talk about the American presidential election.

I know, but it's weird that he would be such a fan of Obama, when Obama has very little impact on his country.

I know, but it's weird that he would be such a fan of Obama, when Obama has very little impact on his country.


Most Canadians love Obama. Not just Slowpoke. They love mostly liberal politicians, since most of them are more accepted into change.

Why would a Canadian care about the American presidential election? ???


He was very popular internationally, and we were very angry at Bush. And not 'a Canadian', everyone was into it.  ;D I went to a big house party afterwards.

I went to a party after the 2012 election as well, fwiw. A lot of Canadians are very into American politics. Ours is kinda boring.

2001ers were technically the last people to start school in the mid 2000s. Since where I lived the school year lasted from August 2006 to May 2007 and the late 2000s didn't begin mathematically until September 2006.

2001ers were technically the last people to start school in the mid 2000s. Since where I lived the school year lasted from August 2006 to May 2007 and the late 2000s didn't begin mathematically until September 2006.


Even though I agreed with the late 2000s starting mathematically in September 2006, I think it started in 2007. The culture of the late 2000s didn't start until the spring of 2007, since that's when YouTube and other sorts of social media (besides Myspace) became popular.

I was 10-13 in the late '00s.

I was 8-10 during the Late 2000's, however I was almost 11 by the very end of it.

I was 15-18 in the late 2000s.

I was 8-10 during the Late 2000's, however I was almost 11 by the very end of it.


Hi there, welcome to the boards.

Was ages 13-15. So yep that's me!

Was 17-19. Not sure if that makes me a late 2000s young adult or something.

11ish on 2009. Born in December 1997, so my math may be a bit off.

11ish on 2009. Born in December 1997, so my math may be a bit off.


12 by the end of 2009, I think.

Hi there, welcome to the boards.


Thanks NewYorkEagle. :) In case you were wondering, I was "NewMember99" on a certain other website. ;)

Sorry for the late response.

I was 8 to 10 from 2007 to 2009, born in January, 1999. I liked all of these years, pretty much every year of my life was good until 2012 (personal reasons). From 2006 to 2009, I spent a lot of time on the computer watching YouTube during that time, and playing random games. I also played original Xbox daily until Dec. 25, 2008 when I got Xbox 360 (was late to the party).

I was 8 to 10 from 2007 to 2009, born in January, 1999. I liked all of these years, pretty much every year of my life was good until 2012 (personal reasons). From 2006 to 2009, I spent a lot of time on the computer watching YouTube during that time, and playing random games. I also played original Xbox daily until Dec. 25, 2008 when I got Xbox 360 (was late to the party).


Meh. I got my Xbox 360 around March of 2010, which was later than when you got it.

Meh. I got my Xbox 360 around March of 2010, which was later than when you got it.


At first, I misread that as Xbox. Haha I would have been blown away.

Meh. I got my Xbox 360 around March of 2010, which was later than when you got it.


Wow, so that was around the time Xbox Live got shutdown, I think it shutdown like a month after you got 360.

Wow, so that was around the time Xbox Live got shutdown, I think it shutdown like a month after you got 360.


I'm not sure when it was exactly discontinued on the Xbox 360, but I didn't play with it that much.

I'm not sure when it was exactly discontinued on the Xbox 360, but I didn't play with it that much.


I should've been clearer, what I meant was that Xbox Live on the original Xbox got shutdown, Xbox 360's servers are still up today  :)

I should've been clearer, what I meant was that Xbox Live on the original Xbox got shutdown, Xbox 360's servers are still up today  :)


I thought the Xbox 360 was discontinued recently.

I thought the Xbox 360 was discontinued recently.


Yes, they stopped producing them recently, I was referring to Xbox Live, that's still up on Xbox 360.  ;D

Let's discuss The PS3 since we're discussing video consoles, Who here owns the slim version and how many games do you play on them? As for me, I only have one game that's all I play for now which is WWE 2K16 which keeps me entertained for hours on end.

http://www.tpcdb.com/images/products/1000/1125.jpg

I don't have a PS3, but I do have WWE 2K16 on my Xbox One which I played two days ago, it's a really fun game to play, especially with other people.

I never had a Playstation console in my life, except for a PSP. Although, I don't know if it counts since it's not that popular compared to the four Playstation consoles.

My first console was a PS1, but I only had two games on it, and I was two, lol. I got an Xbox in 2002, and have stuck with Xbox consoles since then, also play a lot of PC though. I've played PS2 and PS3 multiple times over time though, and I can say they are good consoles.

I thought the Xbox 360 was discontinued recently.


It was, but that was just manufacturing Xbox 360s. The online services are still there, but I'm not sure if they'll last much longer.

It was, but that was just manufacturing Xbox 360s. The online services are still there, but I'm not sure if they'll last much longer.


I don't think a lot of people use the services from Xbox 360, so I guess it would be discontinued soon.

I don't have a PS3, but I do have WWE 2K16 on my Xbox One which I played two days ago, it's a really fun game to play, especially with other people.


I have 2K16 for my PS3 and I just play the game just to fill up my roster with old school characters and watch the game play by itself.

I have 2K16 for my PS3 and I just play the game just to fill up my roster with old school characters and watch the game play by itself.


Huh, I've never thought about trying something like that, seems interesting. Usually, my dad, brother, and I all make crazy characters, and then do stuff like ladder matches and royal rumble.

Let's discuss The PS3 since we're discussing video consoles, Who here owns the slim version and how many games do you play on them? As for me, I only have one game that's all I play for now which is WWE 2K16 which keeps me entertained for hours on end.

http://www.tpcdb.com/images/products/1000/1125.jpg


I have it, I bought it from my friend got $150 but I barely played it. I just play PS1/PS2 games on it when they're on sale.

I bought it in 2014 though, so not a part of my teenage life ;D

I got a Wii for my 14th birthday in February 2007. The Wii Sports and Mario Strikers parties :D

An Xbox 360 in March 2008 for me and my brother's joint 15th/14th birthdays. That's the console of my teenagehood. Ahh, everyday 7PM to 9PM playing online with my friends. I looked forward to it every night, I'm already nostalgic for those LIVE parties ;D

My first console was a PS1, but I only had two games on it, and I was two, lol.


Same here. However, I owned more than two games.

Same here. However, I owned more than two games.


Yeah, I'm guessing I had two, it was A Bug's Life and some toy soldier game (don't know the name), but my dad says he doesn't know how much we had, that's all I remember though. Original Xbox was more so my childhood console though.

Huh, I've never thought about trying something like that, seems interesting. Usually, my dad, brother, and I all make crazy characters, and then do stuff like ladder matches and royal rumble.


When I buy the game I just fill up the roster with old school characters I grew up with, they're pretty good BTW, it's called Community Creations.

I was 8-10 during the Late 2000's. The Late 2000's are a strange period of time for me. I wouldn't really consider myself to be an "outright" Late 2000's kid, because I was 7 years old in 2006 and I consider the Mid 2000's to be apart of my core childhood. Not only that, but because my 11th birthday was in March 2010, I was pretty much in my late childhood during the end of the Late 2000's. By 2008,I had also stopped watching "current" kids shows and I wasn't exactly partaking in the kids culture at the time either. Basically, I was still a kid, but at the same time, I "wasn't". :P

I was 8-10 during the Late 2000's. The Late 2000's are a strange period of time for me. I wouldn't really consider myself to be an "outright" Late 2000's kid, because I was 7 years old in 2006 and I consider the Mid 2000's to be apart of my core childhood. Not only that, but because my 11th birthday was in March 2010, I was pretty much in my late childhood during the end of the Late 2000's. By 2008,I had also stopped watching "current" kids shows and I wasn't exactly partaking in the kids culture at the time either. Basically, I was still a kid, but at the same time, I "wasn't". :P


I felt the same thing in 2008, even though I still liked watching cartoons at the time. It was around that time where I started to watch commercials and TV bumpers from the late 70s to early 90s. It was pretty cool, and it gave me an illusion that I never saw before. Even by then, I still liked watching modern kids cartoons until the early 2010s.

I was 8-10 during the Late 2000's. The Late 2000's are a strange period of time for me. I wouldn't really consider myself to be an "outright" Late 2000's kid, because I was 7 years old in 2006 and I consider the Mid 2000's to be apart of my core childhood. Not only that, but because my 11th birthday was in March 2010, I was pretty much in my late childhood during the end of the Late 2000's. By 2008,I had also stopped watching "current" kids shows and I wasn't exactly partaking in the kids culture at the time either. Basically, I was still a kid, but at the same time, I "wasn't". :P


I stopped watching current kid shows in 2011. I didn't watch kids' movies or play kids' games at that time, it was just tv shows for some reason. ;D I had a friend who watched current kids' shows until he was 18 though.

I stopped watching current kid shows in 2011. I didn't watch kids' movies or play kids' games at that time, it was just tv shows for some reason. ;D I had a friend who watched current kids' shows until he was 18 though.


I have a bunch of friends who still watch current kids' shows, although I think they don't really watch them as adult shows for some reason.

I have a bunch of friends who still watch current kids' shows, although I think they don't really watch them as adult shows for some reason.


Watch kids' shows as adults' shows? What do you mean?

Watch kids' shows as adults' shows? What do you mean?


I meant they didn't watch kids shows as much as adult shows.

I meant they didn't watch kids shows as much as adult shows.


Oh, okay.

I watched Phineas & Ferb when I was 15/16.

And I'm a Nintendo fanboy, so I still have some things in common with late 2000s kids who had a Wii or a DS.

I watched Phineas & Ferb when I was 15/16.

And I'm a Nintendo fanboy, so I still have some things in common with late 2000s kids who had a Wii or a DS.


I really missed playing New Super Mario Bros. on my DS around 2008-2011.

I really missed playing New Super Mario Bros. on my DS around 2008-2011.


That one was bad. I liked the Wii version though.

That one was bad. I liked the Wii version though.


Meh. I liked the DS version better.

I felt the same thing in 2008, even though I still liked watching cartoons at the time. It was around that time where I started to watch commercials and TV bumpers from the late 70s to early 90s. It was pretty cool, and it gave me an illusion that I never saw before. Even by then, I still liked watching modern kids cartoons until the early 2010s.


I still liked cartoons at the time as well, however I was watching shows such as "Inspector Gadget" and "Wacky Races", instead of watching shows like "Spongebob" or "Fairy Oddparents". In 2009, the only cartoons I was watching were "The Simpsons", "Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies" shorts from the 50s/60s and "Oswald The Lucky Rabbit", a series of shorts from the late 1920s. By 2010, I stopped watching cartoons altogether (apart from "Ren & Stimpy" and "The Simpsons, which isn't even a kids show anyway). I always had an interest in older cartoons, all throughout my childhood.

I still liked cartoons at the time as well, however I was watching shows such as "Inspector Gadget" and "Wacky Races", instead of watching shows like "Spongebob" or "Fairy Oddparents". In 2009, the only cartoons I was watching were "The Simpsons", "Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies" shorts from the 50s/60s and "Oswald The Lucky Rabbit", a series of shorts from the late 1920s. By 2010, I stopped watching cartoons altogether (apart from "Ren & Stimpy" and "The Simpsons, which isn't even a kids show anyway). I always had an interest in older cartoons, all throughout my childhood.


I guess Australian TV wasn't that interesting towards the 2000s, especially for kids. I had an interest towards cartoons from the 90s and 2000s at the time I was a teen. I watched them because it gave me a great nostalgia value for me.

I still liked cartoons at the time as well, however I was watching shows such as "Inspector Gadget" and "Wacky Races", instead of watching shows like "Spongebob" or "Fairy Oddparents". In 2009, the only cartoons I was watching were "The Simpsons", "Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies" shorts from the 50s/60s and "Oswald The Lucky Rabbit", a series of shorts from the late 1920s. By 2010, I stopped watching cartoons altogether (apart from "Ren & Stimpy" and "The Simpsons, which isn't even a kids show anyway). I always had an interest in older cartoons, all throughout my childhood.


I loved Wacky Races and Fairly Oddparents, never saw or knew an inspector Gadget tv show existed, and I didn't watch SpongeBob, I stopped watching cartoons besides Star Wars stuff by 2010 as well, when I said I watched kids' shows earlier, I was referring to ones like Drake & Josh, live action ones.

I guess Australian TV wasn't that interesting towards the 2000s, especially for kids. I had an interest towards cartoons from the 90s and 2000s at the time I was a teen. I watched them because it gave me a great nostalgia value for me.


Generally speaking, most Australian-produced kids shows aren't that good. About 90% of the shows I watched as a kid were either from the US or the UK. It's hard to explain why Australian kids shows generally aren't as good as kids shows from the US or UK, but I think the content of the shows has something to do with it. I only ever watched a small handful of Australian-produced kids shows when I was younger, to be honest. I don't expect you to know any of these shows, but the Australian-produced kids shows I watched were Bananas In Pyjames, Playschool, Hi-5, Round The Twist, The Koala Brothers, Blinky Bill and The Wiggles. Out of the seven shows I listed, five of the shows all started in the 1990s. The Koala Brothers is the only Australian-produced kids show that I watched, which started in the 2000s. Playschool actually started back in 1966!


I loved Wacky Races and Fairly Oddparents, never saw or knew an inspector Gadget tv show existed, and I didn't watch SpongeBob, I stopped watching cartoons besides Star Wars stuff by 2010 as well, when I said I watched kids' shows earlier, I was referring to ones like Drake & Josh, live action ones.


Interesting to hear. Inspector Gadget actually dates back to the Mid 1980s, if i'm not mistaken. Here is the theme song of the TV show, in case you're interested:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO9xbbaBtiI

Generally speaking, most Australian-produced kids shows aren't that good. About 90% of the shows I watched as a kid were either from the US or the UK. It's hard to explain why Australian kids shows generally aren't as good as kids shows from the US or UK, but I think the content of the shows has something to do with it. I only ever watched a small handful of Australian-produced kids shows when I was younger, to be honest. I don't expect you to know any of these shows, but the Australian-produced kids shows I watched were Bananas In Pyjames, Playschool, Hi-5, Round The Twist, The Koala Brothers, Blinky Bill and The Wiggles.Out of the seven shows I listed, five of the shows all started in the 1990s. The Koala Brothers is the only Australian-produced kids show that I watched, which started in the 2000s. Playschool actually started back in 1966!

Interesting to hear. Inspector Gadget actually dates back to the Mid 1980s, if i'm not mistaken. Here is the theme song of the TV show, in case you're interested:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO9xbbaBtiI


I loved The Wiggles as a kid, we rented VHS tapes of them all the time. :D

I do know that theme from the movies, I saw the Inspector Gadget and Inspector Gadget 2 movies, I just didn't know it had a tv show, that's pretty cool though. :)

Generally speaking, most Australian-produced kids shows aren't that good. About 90% of the shows I watched as a kid were either from the US or the UK. It's hard to explain why Australian kids shows generally aren't as good as kids shows from the US or UK, but I think the content of the shows has something to do with it. I only ever watched a small handful of Australian-produced kids shows when I was younger, to be honest. I don't expect you to know any of these shows, but the Australian-produced kids shows I watched were Bananas In Pyjames, Playschool, Hi-5, Round The Twist, The Koala Brothers, Blinky Bill and The Wiggles. Out of the seven shows I listed, five of the shows all started in the 1990s. The Koala Brothers is the only Australian-produced kids show that I watched, which started in the 2000s. Playschool actually started back in 1966!

Interesting to hear. Inspector Gadget actually dates back to the Mid 1980s, if i'm not mistaken. Here is the theme song of the TV show, in case you're interested:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO9xbbaBtiI


My favorite shows growing up. :)

That one was bad. I liked the Wii version though.


I agree with the Wii version of New Super Mario Bros being better than the DS one story mode wise, but that didn't mean the DS one was bad. The DS version of New Super Mario Bros is in fact that the one that started the New Super Mario Bros. series. Here's the thing, the full soundtrack/music in the DS version, has NOT been used in the New Super Mario Bros series ever since, which makes that one feel original. New Super Mario Bros Wii on the other hand, since that one they've been recycling the same music over and over again for the other series and it's so annoying. Also, with New Super Mario Bros. (DS), the multiplayer on there was the best in the series, because of the one on one match ups with Mario and Luigi with a choice of 5 different courses, and the mini-games. I find it a lot more enjoyable than having 4 people on the same screen doing multiplayer on the same story mode levels you can do as single player then the screen's moving around making things all confusing  :-\\

So overall IMO.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii (story mode) >>> New Super Mario Bros. (DS) (story mode)

New Super Mario Bros. (DS) (multiplayer) >>> New Super Mario Bros. Wii (multiplayer) 


Also, the one thing I liked about the Wii version being better is that there's a world 9 for bonus levels (you must get all 3 star coins from each level of the world to access those of course), and world 1-8 overall are more challenging plus you have to go through ALL of them. On the DS version, you only have to go through 6 worlds and the game is much easier, worlds 1-3, 5-6, and 8, while world's 4 & 7 are bonus world's you access if you defeat the world 2 & 5 bosses as mini-Mario. Plus no bonus world 9 levels which sucked. However, the one thing I didn't like about the Wii version is that you could go into Peach's castle to get clues on how to beat the levels and find secret exits, which ruined the point of the game. In New Super Mario Bros. (DS) unless you had a gaming booklet or cheats online, you had to figure everything on your own 100%. I still completed New Super Mario Bros. (DS) and Wii 100% though. In New Super Mario Bros. (DS) you had pretty badass items like the mega-mushroom, mini-mushroom, and the blue shell, but in New Super Mario Bros. Wii you had pretty badass items like the propeller (flying) mushroom and the penguin suit, oh and Wii had Yoshi too how did I forget him? I just liked both of the games equally if you asked me. I like how different New Super Mario Bros (DS) and Wii were, and I hate it when people are ignorant and think that New Super Mario Bros Wii is the Wii version of the DS one, no it's not, it's two completely different games and the differences are noticeable despite the graphics being a little similar. After New Super Mario Bros Wii, the series has been lazy and has felt the same, especially with the music.

I was 10 in 2007 so I entered preteen age when the decade rounded it's closing portion. There were alot of things I enjoyed about this era and sometimes I with I could go back.

I'm a late 2000s kid through and through. I was born in '02.

I'm partly a Late 2000s kid, since I was 8-10 in the Late 2000s. I wouldn't consider myself an outright one though, since I was 5-7 in the Mid 2000's.

I was 4-7 in 2006-2009, not a bad time...


The late 2000s were from 2008 to 2010.

I do not know why so many people measure time in decades. People don't live in decades. Each age is either a novennium (“9-year ”) or a duodecennium ("12-year ") because every era that happens within an age is called a triennium ("3-year "). The early '90s lasted from 1990 to 1992, then came the mid '90s. The early Clinton '90s (mid '90s) begun in 1993 and ended in 1995 and 1996 to 1998 were the late '90s. So, the '90s, as a whole, were a novennium. See how it works?