It's good to know there are Millennials who hate the years '97-'99.



I hated '97-99. That for me was just The Spice Girls, N'Sync, Blink 182 and really bland crap that I didn't like.


That's because that era was completely overshadowed by teen pop with a few exceptions. However, the gaming of that period was awesome along some original cartoons and some primetime shows.

It's because of childhood and simpler times.


And there it is. We're making headway. That's what I wanted to hear all along.

Funny, there are 80s rap fans who thought the rhymes Biggie and 'Pac were spitting in the mid 90s was 'really bland crap'.  ;D

All laughs aside, it's good to know there are Millennials who hate the years '97-'99.


1997-1999 for me was when things stopped being fun. Both personally and pop culture wise. I never caught on to the Blink 182, Green Day, etc etc fads that were happening around those years. Fashion seemed to go from like, casual, down to earth sort of stuff to stuffy, corporate, preppy sort of 'Friends' looks around that time in my area--Really, this began, as I remember it, toward the middle/end of 1996. As a personal example, my father, who had sported a mullet and sometimes long hair for the entirety of the 1990s, got a short haircut in the Fall of 1996, grew his hair shaggy long early in early 1997, cut it short again in June and stopped wearing double denim around mid 1997...And then in 1998 got this really cropped short corporate looking haircut and began dressing very corporate too. A lot of people I remember around this time, guys, had really short short hair in '97, '98, '99. Women's fashions got more casual but also a sort of preppyness to them but the hairstyles were basically all variants of those worn on Friends.

Musically like I said...I have younger nieces and all I remember hearing about in this part of the '90s was Justin Timberlake and the boys from Nsync and the Backstreet Boys and Christina Aguilera. I remember Mulan and Tarzan coming out and feeling those films lacked the magic of the run of The Little Mermaid through Hunchback.

What I love, I suppose, is the pop culture of the early '90s (most of the games I was playing in say '95, '96 dated from '90-92, and my family as I said until around '97 still dressed early '90s)...And the laid back atmosphere of the mid 90s, when you could let your hair hang down. But then I also loved mid '90s stuff like Beck, Bjork, the Wayne's World popularity (it was still huge as of 1994 when my sister got me the VHS from McDonald's), The Cranberries, things like that.

But there is honestly nothing I can say I like from '97 to '99, the sole exception being Baldur's Gate and The Devil's Advocate.

That's because that era was completely overshadowed by teen pop with a few exceptions. However, the gaming of that period was awesome along some original cartoons and some primetime shows.


Original cartoons in the late 90s?  ;D ;D

Original cartoons in the late 90s?  ;D ;D
Yep.

Recess

Pepper Ann

Mike, Lu and Og

Batman Beyond

Superman: TAS

Arthur

Ed Edd n Eddy

Men in Black: TAS

Spiderman Unlimited

What I love, I suppose, is the pop culture of the early '90s (most of the games I was playing in say '95, '96 dated from '90-92, and my family as I said until around '97 still dressed early '90s)...


You know this already, but me too. Those were the days.  :\'(

I knew people who wore their Hypercolor shirt from 1991 in '96. To this very day, there are people with B.U.M. Equipment shirts, Z. Cavaricci pants and braided belts in their closets. :)

Yep.

Recess

Pepper Ann

Mike, Lu and Og

Batman Beyond

Superman: TAS

Arthur

Ed Edd n Eddy

Men in Black: TAS

Spiderman Unlimited


I don't know most of those. Then again, I was in my early 20s at time. I'm surmising that Superman: TAS only existed because of the Batman: TAS toon. That Batman series must be a spin-off of the aforementioned one. Spider-man cartoons have been around since the 70s, I think. From the description I read on TV.Com, Recess sounds an awful lot like Rugrats. You never know. That Craig Bean that Pepper Ann has a crush on definitely  may have originated from a certain lady with Mayonnaise for a last name. Things that make you go hmm…

Both Arthur and Men In Black: TAS are adaptions.

I have nothing for Mike, Lu and Og, but the lead looks just like Fantastic Max.

As for Ed, Edd 'N Eddy,

"Adult cartoonist Antonucci was dared to create a children's cartoon; while designing a commercial, he conceived Ed, Edd n Eddy, designing it to resemble classic cartoons from the 1940s–70s…"
                                                                                  -Source: Wikipedia

I don't know most of those. Then again, I was in my early 20s at time. I'm surmising that Superman: TAS only existed because of the Batman: TAS toon. That Batman series must be a spin-off of the aforementioned one. Spider-man cartoons have been around since the 70s, I think. From the description I read on TV.Com, Recess sounds an awful lot like Rugrats. You never know. That Craig Bean that Pepper Ann has a crush on definitely  may have originated from a certain lady with Mayonnaise for a last name. Things that make you go hmm…

Both Arthur and Men In Black: TAS are adaptions.



As for Ed, Edd 'N Eddy,

"Adult cartoonist Antonucci was dared to create a children's cartoon; while designing a commercial, he conceived Ed, Edd n Eddy, designing it to resemble classic cartoons from the 1940s–70s…"
                                                                                  -Source: Wikipedia
and some of them are underrated. In fact, most of the shows i listed are mostly forgotten.

In fact, most of the shows i listed are mostly forgotten.


Trust there's a reason for that.

Turbo Teen was one I liked from childhood, but then I saw it 20 years later, I found it to be rather ridiculous.

Do you like The Smurfs, Transformers or PAC-MAN?

Trust there's a reason for that.

Do you like The Smurfs, Transformers or PAC-MAN?
Yeah, why?

Yeah, why?


Most of those superhero shows were riding off the success of the older ones.

As for the other cartoons, they just did not resonate with your generation like the Rugrats or Ren and Stimpy did. Millennials would much rather have the real deal over the imitation.

Most of those superhero shows were riding off the success of the older ones.

As for the other cartoons, they just did not resonate with your generation like the Rugrats or Ren and Stimpy did. Millennials would much rather have the real deal over the imitation.
Thats true. Yeah, some people consider new shows ripoffs but borrowing ideas and creating your own is awesome.

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Duran Duran 1993 with the great Warren Cucucurulo.  :)

Yeah, some people consider new shows ripoffs but borrowing ideas and creating your own is awesome.


Agreed, it can be awesome when done right:

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A small fraction, yes.

Right now, I have a Millennial trying to convince me the 90s didn't stink. I don't see Howard doing the same. ::)


I thought the 90's was OK.

Both Howard and Millenium Mansion 07 said they loved the 80s much more than they do the 90s.

The 80's had a much more variety in music.

Funny, there are 80s rap fans who thought the rhymes Biggie and 'Pac were spitting in the mid 90s was 'really bland crap'

some songs they came out with were cool.

Do you like The Smurfs, Transformers or PAC-MAN?

I did.

Agreed, it can be awesome when done right:

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I remember playing Sonic in the mid 90's.

I hated '97-99. That for me was just The Spice Girls, N'Sync, Blink 182 and really bland crap that I didn't like.



There was way more to the late '90s than just that. I don't have an issue with Spice Girls or Blink-182, but all the teen pop was bad. Have you listened to any of the R&B, Hip-Hop, and Rock music of that time? I introduce you to the late '90s:

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The land of Sheryl Crow, R. Kelly, Puff Daddy, The Notorious B.I.G., 112, SWV, 702, LeAnn Rimes, Jewel, The Wallflowers, Third Eye Blind, and Toni Braxton. You know, the actual late '90s. Take your time to listen to over 300 songs.

I would choose the 80s over the 90s, no doubt in my mind.

I would choose the 80s over the 90s, no doubt in my mind.


I don't blame you. People tend to be most interested in the decade in which a) They were born in, and b) Their high school and college years were. This is a usually, like 70-80% of people.

I would choose the 80s over the 90s, no doubt in my mind.


same here.

I don't blame you. People tend to be most interested in the decade in which a) They were born in, and b) Their high school and college years were. This is a usually, like 70-80% of people.


What year were you born?

I had a new found appreciation for all of the "dinosaur" bands that had new music for a new generation of fans.  I know that a lot of them didn't last very long but I loved The Ramones cover of I Don't Want To Grow Up which was originally a song by Tom Waites.  Joey Ramone did an exceptionally good job with that particular song.
Also Urge Overkill's cover of Neil Diamond's Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon which was used in the movie Pulp Fiction was great too.  It seemed that when I was between the ages of 16 and 19 the "Dinosaur" bands ruled.

Agreed, it can be awesome when done right:

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Very true.


People tend to be most interested in the decade in which a) They were born in, and b) Their high school and college years were. This is a usually, like 70-80% of people.
Don't forget Jr. high/middle school. People are interested in a decade during those school years too. 

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You also had this for Gameboy too ↑

You also had this for Gameboy too ↑


Oh yes, I got that for my 7th birthday.

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You also had this for Gameboy too ↑


Kirby's Dream Land was first sold over here back in August of 1992.

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First published in 1996, the game which revitalized and reinvented the RPG genre.

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Published in 1994. The game which really kickstarted the RTS genre for PC.

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Published in 1995, very controversial, the first PC game to depict a rape scene, sold over 1 million copies in the first month alone (a major feat in '95).

Oh yes, I got that for my 7th birthday.


I loved Kirby's Dreamland.

While 1994 was a better year for music, films and video games than 1993, I would say that '93 deserves special mention on the television front since the two greatest television comedies of all time, Seinfeld and The Simpsons, both reached their creative zeniths that spring. I mean, just try imagining a TV landscape where "Last Exit to Springfield" and "The Junior Mint" aired in consecutive weeks!

1993 was also a huge year for major television debuts. Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman, The Nanny, Walker, Texas Ranger, Animaniacs, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Homicide: Life on the Street, Rocko's Modern Life, Fraiser, NYPD Blue, and The Adventures of Pete & Pete all started that year.

March 29th 1993 – Catherine Callbeck becomes premier of Prince Edward Island and the first woman to be elected in a general election as premier of a Canadian province.

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Pearl Jam
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Liz Phair

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Cypress Hill

Bulls 3 peat
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MJ retires for first time!
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Bret hart winning king of the ring!
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That was when wrestling was interesting. Now we have King Wade Barrett, Did you happen to watch WWE Network's version of King Of The Ring? ???

That was when wrestling was interesting. Now we have King Wade Barrett, Did you happen to watch WWE Network's version of King Of The Ring? ???

Naw, busy studying for finals! ;)

The passing of a true larger than life legend!
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May 7th 1993 - Prince celebrated his birthday by changing his name to a symbol.

The passing of a true larger than life legend!
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I've always wondered if Andre was still alive despite all those health problems he had would he have been able to have a match with Big Show?

May 7th 1993 - Prince celebrated his birthday by changing his name to a symbol.


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We call it 'Squiggle'!

May 10th 1994 – Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president.

We call it 'Squiggle'!

It kind of looks like those gay symbols.

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It kind of looks like those gay symbols.
Which gay symbols?

Which gay symbols?



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different symbols, sorry.

May 29th 1993 – The Miss Sarajevo beauty pageant is held in war torn Sarajevo drawing global attention to the plight of its citizens.

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June 1st 1993 – Dobrinja mortar attack: Thirteen are killed and 133 wounded when Serb mortar shells are fired at a soccer game in Dobrinja, west of Sarajevo.

June 5th 1993 – Portions of the Holbeck Hall Hotel in Scarborough, in North Yorkshire, England, fall into the sea following a landslide.

June 6th 1993 – Mongolia holds its first direct presidential elections.

1993

My hair was super long! And beautiful. Went to school, did homework. That Summer was the best! Spent time with friends. We listened to our Regular FM radio. I don't know if I can post it here, but in our area it was Pro FM. The top 40 was still on, I think it was every Sunday. I COULD remember more, but I'm not in the 1993 nostalgia today :(

July 16th 1993 - Nick Faldo tied a course record of 63, the best in 122 years at the British Open, that propelled him to a one stroke cushion after two rounds.

July 23rd 1993 – Agdam was occupied by Armenian separatists.

July 24th 1993 - U2 started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Zooropa' the Irish bands fourth US No.1. Zooropa won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album in 1994.

July 26th 1993 - Miguel Indurain wins the 1993 Tour de France.

August 12th 1993 – Pope John Paul II starts his 8th annual World Youth Day in Denver's Mile High Stadium.

August 18th 1993 – The 14th century Kapellbrücke covered wooden truss bridge in Lucerne (Switzerland) is largely destroyed by fire.

August 23rd 1993 – The Galileo spacecraft discovers a moon, later named Dactyl, around 243 Ida, the first known asteroid moon.

August 27th 1993 – The Rainbow Bridge, connecting Tokyo's Shibaura and the island of Odaiba, is completed.

August 27th 1993 - This years UK 3 day Reading Festival kicked off with headline acts New Order, The The, The Lemonheads, Rage Against The Machine, Dinosaur JR, plus on the Melody Maker stage, Blur, Radiohead, The Boo Radleys and Shampoo.

September 4th 1993 - The Essendon Football Club wins its 15th AFL premiership over rivals Carlton Football Club.

September 11th 1993 - Mariah Carey started a eight week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Dreamlover'. Also on the same day her fourth album 'Music Box' went to No.1 in the UK.

September 18th 1993 - Garth Brooks went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'In Pieces'. The album spent 25 weeks on the chart and sold over 6m copies. The album peaked at No.2 on the UK chart.

September 18th 1993 - Meat Loaf went to No.1 on the UK album chart for the first of five times with 'Bat Out Of Hell II'.

September 22nd 1993 – A barge strikes a railroad bridge near Mobile, Alabama, causing the deadliest train wreck in Amtrak history. Forty-seven passengers are killed.

September 22nd 1993 – A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia.

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Let's see?  I was 15 for the first half of 1993 and 16 for the second half of 1993.
I was in my third year of high school.
The grunge movement was becoming a bastardized version of itself.
I had not a gray hair on my head.

That about covers it.  LOL! ;D