Not to step on his toes, but it just so happens that 1998 is probably my favorite year, too. ;)

I guess if I had to explain why as simply as I could, I'd just say that it was the height of my childhood, particularly that summer. I was 10/11 years old at the time and life revolved around riding bikes around the neighborhood all day, hanging out with my friends until the sun went down, watching Mark McGuire and Sammy Sosa every day to see who was pulling ahead in the home run chase, rushing home from school in the afternoons to watch Toonami, first learning about what sex was thanks to the endlessly televised Bill Clinton impeachment hearings, listening to fun crap on the radio like Savage Garden and Shawn Mullins, enjoying the waning days of Saturday morning cartoons with One Saturday Morning and the Fox Kids Club, and scouring every nook and cranny of Peach's Castle to find out if Luigi really was in Super Mario 64.

This post hit me so hard. Its nice to know I was only about 2 years behind you. This was a daily routine for me back then. Save for the radio and searching for Luigi in Super Mario 64. Cartoon Network filled the gap. Bikes were exciting and standard.

1997 nostalgia, here we come.

Millenium era pop culture nostalgia, 1997 to 2002. Yeah.

Not to step on his toes, but it just so happens that 1998 is probably my favorite year, too. ;)

I guess if I had to explain why as simply as I could, I'd just say that it was the height of my childhood, particularly that summer. I was 10/11 years old at the time and life revolved around riding bikes around the neighborhood all day, hanging out with my friends until the sun went down, watching Mark McGuire and Sammy Sosa every day to see who was pulling ahead in the home run chase, rushing home from school in the afternoons to watch Toonami, first learning about what sex was thanks to the endlessly televised Bill Clinton impeachment hearings, listening to fun crap on the radio like Savage Garden and Shawn Mullins, enjoying the waning days of Saturday morning cartoons with One Saturday Morning and the Fox Kids Club, and scouring every nook and cranny of Peach's Castle to find out if Luigi really was in Super Mario 64.

It was an awesome time indeed, and, because we didn't have the internet, it seems so much more old school and "innocent" than today. And, yes, I do know how corny that sounds. ;D


I was 9 for most of 1998, and 10 the last month.

1997 nostalgia, here we come.

Millenium era pop culture nostalgia, 1997 to 2002. Yeah.


We already have an insane amount of people posting commercials, movies, episodes of TV shows, and pictures from the late 90s and early 2000s for a few years now. At least on the Internet.

Meh. The early '90s are better.

Meh. The early '90s are better.


The early 90s were like an extension towards 1986-1989. It doesn't seem as unique compared to the late 90s.

Meh. The early '90s are better.


Best part of the decade by far.

Meh. The early '90s are better.



Best part of the decade by far.
If we're splitting it into halves, then yeah I agree! Even 1994 was not as drastically different from a few years prior.

If we're splitting it into halves, then yeah I agree! Even 1994 was not as drastically different from a few years prior.


1990-1995 was the best. 1996-1999 was still pretty good but they don't beat the first 6 years.

Not to go too far off topic here, but the "Luigi being on Super Mario 64" thing was actually pretty stupid looking back on it now. Just because there was that message on the statue in the courtyard of Peach's Castle that kinda looked like it said "L is real 2401", people immediately jumped to the conclusion that that must mean Luigi was hidden in the game somewhere. The rumors were crazy. I remember this one kid at school telling me that you could unlock Luigi on SM64 if you got all 120 stars in less than two hours or something like that. I actually spent weeks starting dozens of new games trying to pull that off. >:(

In general, video game urban legends were all over the place back in the late '90s. I'm not sure what it was about that time, perhaps the fact that the internet was in it's infancy and you couldn't debunk things as easily as you can now? It was definitely out of control, though. Do you remember the supposed "PokéGods" in Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow?

http://orig02.deviantart.net/9d09/f/2016/032/0/8/mewthree_pokegod_by_pepon99-d9q4e59.png


The Internet made it worse. I looked up Luigi SM64 online and saw pictures of it. I mean there's pics, prove me wrong! ;D An alt right fake news origin story.

I don't think I got told about the Pokégods, thankfully ;D I believed the Mew rumours though.

1990-1995 was the best. 1996-1999 was still pretty good but they don't beat the first 6 years.


In Canada, "The '90s" is a political slur, and they're specifically referring to 1990-1995/6 ;D

In Canada, "The '90s" is a political slur, and they're specifically referring to 1990-1995/6 ;D


So what do you guys usually call the 90s? The pre-Y2K era?

1990-1995 was the best. 1996-1999 was still pretty good but they don't beat the first 6 years.
You know it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah the early 90s and mid 90s y were the true 90s, while the late 90s fits more in with the 2000s.

The early 90s were like an extension towards 1986-1989. It doesn't seem as unique compared to the late 90s.

No the early 90s were unique as well. It certainly wasn't an extension of the 80s, except for maybe the year 1990.

No the early 90s were unique as well. It certainly wasn't an extension of the 80s, except for maybe the year 1990.


The late 80s were like the building blocks for the early 90s. Especially 1988 and 1989. If it wasn't for stuff like Family Matters, Game Boy, and the Sega Genesis hitting the scene around the very late 80s, then most of the 90s wouldn't really happen.

In Canada, "The '90s" is a political slur, and they're specifically referring to 1990-1995/6 ;D


Is that Millenial slang for 'retro'? It's not as hot as the new trax sound from the old beat crowd!  8)

Yeah the early 90s and mid 90s y were the true 90s, while the late 90s fits more in with the 2000s.
Whoa, not even close. The late 90s has its own uniqueness as well.

Is that Millenial slang for 'retro'? It's not as hot as the new trax sound from the old beat crowd!  8)


Millennials don't remember the '90s. The beats of the new, tough crowd is all the rage.

1997 nostalgia, here we come.


Speaking of 1997 nostalgia, check out this Buzzfeed article based on songs which will be turning 20 this year. It's a pretty interesting read.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jayohhaitchen/20-classic-songs-that-will-be-turning-20-in-2017-trpm?utm_term=.bjlG5V02D#.nxwER4lWr

Even though I wasn't alive in 1997, hearing that songs such as "Song 2" and "Torn" will be turning 20 this year, does make me feel a bit old...

Whoa, not even close. The late 90s has its own uniqueness as well.

2000s culture began in 1998. By then the 90s were pretty much gone.

2000s culture began in 1998. By then the 90s were pretty much gone.
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No, you must be confused. Millennium culture is distinct from early 00s.

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No, you must be confused. Millennium culture is distinct from early 00s.

Millennium culture is part of the 2000s culture. It may be distinct, but it is still part of the 2000s.

Millennium culture is part of the 2000s culture. It may be distinct, but it is still part of the 2000s.
Not exactly. The Millennium era was its own. Maybe it was different in Canada compared to here.

Not exactly. The Millennium era was its own. Maybe it was different in Canada compared to here.

I know it was distinct, but I define the 2000s from Y2K primarily, not the mid/late 00s. The Y2K era was one of the biggest features of the 2000s decade, and the most memorable as well.

Just because a mayor from New York City left office in New Years Day of 1990, that didn't really mean the 90s officially started by then. It still felt like the 80s to a lot of people at the time, even though some could argue with that.


That was the first post-1989 event. After David Dinkins took office, we were no longer living in the late '80s (as you pointed out). He left office in 1993, the first year of the mid '90s culturally. Early '90s shows  (I.e. - Doogie Howser MD, The Wonder Years, and Quantum Leap) were going off the air at that time, so I do not consider any part of 1993 to be early '90s. I remember anticipating Clinton's term at the very start of January in '93, so '93 never felt like the early '90s to me. It was a new time and a boring year for pop culture (in my honest opinion).

2000s culture began in 1998. By then the 90s were pretty much gone.


That's interesting. I was positive 1999 was the true beginning.

I was positive 1999 was the true beginning.


You're right. It was. Seinfeld and Murphy Brown were still on the air in early '98.

That was the first post-1989 event. After David Dinkins took office, we were no longer living in the late '80s (as you pointed out). He left office in 1993, the first year of the mid '90s culturally. Early '90s shows  (I.e. - Doogie Howser MD, The Wonder Years, and Quantum Leap) were going off the air at that time, so I do not consider any part of 1993 to be early '90s. I remember anticipating Clinton's term at the very start of January in '93, so '93 never felt like the early '90s to me. It was a new time and a boring year for pop culture (in my honest opinion).


But it's not like it affected anybody's lives outside of New York City. Besides, Dinkins was elected as mayor in 1989. He was only appointed as mayor in 1990. That's not really a big difference compared to The Simpsons premiering during the 1989-1990 season.

Speaking of 1997 nostalgia, check out this Buzzfeed article based on songs which will be turning 20 this year. It's a pretty interesting read.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jayohhaitchen/20-classic-songs-that-will-be-turning-20-in-2017-trpm?utm_term=.bjlG5V02D#.nxwER4lWr

Even though I wasn't alive in 1997, hearing that songs such as "Song 2" and "Torn" will be turning 20 this year, does make me feel a bit old...


Woah, I know most of these :o

Crazy to think that era was 20 years ago

Another thing that freaks me out is how some revolutionary video games are turning 20, which means they're as old now as Atari was back then.

Think Mario Kart 64, Final Fantasy 7 and... GOLDENEYE

That's interesting. I was positive 1999 was the true beginning.

I guess late 1998/1999.

There did seem to be a shift in 1999. Things just felt different. But there were small signs, here and there, in 1998.

Speaking of 1997 nostalgia, check out this Buzzfeed article based on songs which will be turning 20 this year. It's a pretty interesting read.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jayohhaitchen/20-classic-songs-that-will-be-turning-20-in-2017-trpm?utm_term=.bjlG5V02D#.nxwER4lWr

Even though I wasn't alive in 1997, hearing that songs such as "Song 2" and "Torn" will be turning 20 this year, does make me feel a bit old...


That article is downright scary!

I mean, "Song 2", "Tubthumping", "Bitter Sweet Symphony" and "MMMbop" are now two decades old?! We're now getting into that weird period where songs that I grew up listening to (music that was part of my "era") are going to be turning 20, and I'm not looking forward to it one bit! :o

Meh. The early '90s are better.



I agree.

You're right. It was. Seinfeld and Murphy Brown were still on the air in early '98.


Seinfeld went off the air after that.

The early 90s were like an extension towards 1986-1989. It doesn't seem as unique compared to the late 90s.


You had to be there. The early '90s were more of an extension to 1989 than the three years that came before it.

You had to be there. The early '90s were more of an extension to 1989 than the three years that came before it.


I think people overstate how much like the early 90's 1989 was.

I think people overstate how much like the early 90's 1989 was.


I'm not sure how I feel about 1989. It feels like it might've been a boring year, pop culture-wise. 1983 to 1987, maybe even 1988, sounds so exciting.

That article is downright scary!

I mean, "Song 2", "Tubthumping", "Bitter Sweet Symphony" and "MMMbop" are now two decades old?! We're now getting into that weird period where songs that I grew up listening to (music that was part of my "era") are going to be turning 20, and I'm not looking forward to it one bit! :o


Wannabe is already 20 :o

What amazes me too is that DBZ started airing approximately 20 years ago, at least here on YTV. :o

Wannabe is already 20 :o

What amazes me too is that DBZ started airing approximately 20 years ago, at least here on YTV. :o

It's scary to think the 1960s at that time were 30 years ago, same as the 1980s are today.

It's scary to think the 1960s at that time were 30 years ago, same as the 1980s are today.


For some reason the 1960s feel a lot more recent to me than they actually are. I guess it's because I spend a lot of time thinking about them ;D

Yo, I'll tell ya watta wont, what I really, really wont
Don't tell me what ya won't, watcha reeling, reeling, won

If yo won't won't a bee my lova, you gotcha git rid of my frenzy

Yo, I'll tell ya watta wont, what I really, really wont
Don't tell me what ya won't, watcha reeling, reeling, won

If yo won't won't a bee my lova, you gotcha git rid of my frenzy


Make it last forever, friendship never ends.

Make it last forever, friendship never ends.


LOL. Something like that.

I'm not sure how I feel about 1989. It feels like it might've been a boring year, pop culture-wise. 1983 to 1987, maybe even 1988, sounds so exciting.


1989 was an amazing year!

- Bill and Ted
- The Burbs
- Turner and Hooch
- Batman
- Say Anything
- When Harry Met Sally
- Like a Virgin
- Mother's Milk
- Paul's Boutique
- 3 Feet High and Rising
- Doolittle
- Ban This
- Rubbish Heap

Seems like a MOST EXCELLENT year if you ask me! :D

For some reason the 1960s feel a lot more recent to me than they actually are. I guess it's because I spend a lot of time thinking about them ;D


The Early 60s feel as old as they are, but the Mid-Late 60s still feel relatively recent, in my opinion. Either way, it definitely doesn't feel as though June 2017 will be the 50th anniversary of Sgt. Peppers!

Yo, I'll tell ya watta wont, what I really, really wont
Don't tell me what ya won't, watcha reeling, reeling, won

If yo won't won't a bee my lova, you gotcha git rid of my frenzy


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJLIiF15wjQ

1989 was an amazing year!

- Bill and Ted
- The Burbs
- Turner and Hooch
- Batman
- Say Anything
- When Harry Met Sally
- Like a Virgin
- Mother's Milk
- Paul's Boutique
- 3 Feet High and Rising
- Doolittle
- Ban This
- Rubbish Heap

Seems like a MOST EXCELLENT year if you ask me! :D


Sorry Jordan but Like A Virgin was 1984, it wasn't in the 90's.

Sorry Jordan but Like A Virgin was 1984, it wasn't in the 90's.


Dammit, I meant to type Like a Prayer. I was talking about 1989 albums and movies. :P

One of the most progressive classic hits station is Southern California's KOLA-FM, and a noticeable amount of mid/late '90s have turned up on their playlists over the last couple days:

Backstreet Boys- Quite Playing Games
Matchbox 20- 3 AM
Alanis Morissette- Hand In My Pocket
Alanis Morissette- Head Over Feet
Alanis Morissette- Ironic
Alanis Morissette- You Oughta Know
4 Non Blondes- What's Up
Faith Hill- This Kiss
Mariah Carey- Always Be My Baby
Mariah Carey- Fantasy
Smashing Pumpkins- 1979
Smash Mouth- I'm a Believer
Green Day- Good Riddance
Green Day- When I Come Around
Goo Goo Dolls- Iris
Melissa Etheridge- I'm The Only One
Ace of Base- The Sign
Ace of Base- Don't Turn Around
Sheryl Crow- All I Wanna Do
Sheryl Crow- If It Makes You Happy
Sugar Ray- Someday
Sublime- Santeria
Selena- Dreaming of You
OMC- How Bizarre
Paula Cole- I Don't Want To Wait
Hootie and the Blowfish- Only Wanna Be With You
Savage Garden- Truly Madly Deeply
Puff Daddy/Evans/112- I'll Be Missing You
Third Eye Blind- Semi-Charmed Life
Big Mountain- Baby, I Love Your Way
No Doubt- Just A Girl
Cardigans- Lovefool
Shania Twain- That Don't Impress Me Much

Plus, WCBS played Mariah Carey NINE times yesterday, meaning that the Clinton era is certainly upon us on the format FKA "Oldies".

Even the REMAKE of It's My Life from No Doubt has turned up, and that's from the core 2000s!

That said, the late '90s still feel "modern" relatively speaking compared to anything earlier, most because it was the first sub-era that was part of the "Internet Age" thanks to the proper marketing, and social media is just a different segment that utilizes the web, along with 3D videogames being the more popular than 2D as well as computer animation more than just Toy Story and Claymation. But I'll bet a few were saying the same thing back in the mid-late '90s when the late '70s had PCs/VCRs/electronic synthesizer songs for the first time. It just shows that nostalgia changes over time as each generation matures and ages and each successive youth generation (a focus on the jr. high school to college years) comes into fruition. Like Oldies becoming Classic/Greatest Hits, MTV Classic (formerly VH1 classic) focuses on the Clinton and even George W. Bush years as its focus, with any '80s now just segmented into its "classic videos" block. Remember when VH1 Classic was '60s/'70s/early '80s during its infancy in the early 2000s? That's long gone. The truth is that someone who graduated high school in the late '90s is now over 35, and many feel that's when advertisers no longer see these people as the young, hip demo and the focus is more on nostalgia for a time before responsibilities.

Dammit, I meant to type Like a Prayer. I was talking about 1989 albums and movies. :P


I think you had Madonna on the brain.  ;D

I think you had Madonna on the brain.  ;D


I did. The titles are so similar!! :P

I did. The titles are so similar!! :P


I used to have Madonna on the brain too, She was sexy hot at one time.

One of the most progressive classic hits station is Southern California's KOLA-FM, and a noticeable amount of mid/late '90s have turned up on their playlists over the last couple days:

Backstreet Boys- Quite Playing Games
Matchbox 20- 3 AM
Alanis Morissette- Hand In My Pocket
Alanis Morissette- Head Over Feet
Alanis Morissette- Ironic
Alanis Morissette- You Oughta Know
4 Non Blondes- What's Up
Faith Hill- This Kiss
Mariah Carey- Always Be My Baby
Mariah Carey- Fantasy
Smashing Pumpkins- 1979
Smash Mouth- I'm a Believer
Green Day- Good Riddance
Green Day- When I Come Around
Goo Goo Dolls- Iris
Melissa Etheridge- I'm The Only One
Ace of Base- The Sign
Ace of Base- Don't Turn Around
Sheryl Crow- All I Wanna Do
Sheryl Crow- If It Makes You Happy
Sugar Ray- Someday
Sublime- Santeria
Selena- Dreaming of You
OMC- How Bizarre
Paula Cole- I Don't Want To Wait
Hootie and the Blowfish- Only Wanna Be With You
Savage Garden- Truly Madly Deeply
Puff Daddy/Evans/112- I'll Be Missing You
Third Eye Blind- Semi-Charmed Life
Big Mountain- Baby, I Love Your Way
No Doubt- Just A Girl
Cardigans- Lovefool
Shania Twain- That Don't Impress Me Much

Plus, WCBS played Mariah Carey NINE times yesterday, meaning that the Clinton era is certainly upon us on the format FKA "Oldies".

Even the REMAKE of It's My Life from No Doubt has turned up, and that's from the core 2000s!

That said, the late '90s still feel "modern" relatively speaking compared to anything earlier, most because it was the first sub-era that was part of the "Internet Age" thanks to the proper marketing, and social media is just a different segment that utilizes the web, along with 3D videogames being the more popular than 2D as well as computer animation more than just Toy Story and Claymation. But I'll bet a few were saying the same thing back in the mid-late '90s when the late '70s had PCs/VCRs/electronic synthesizer songs for the first time. It just shows that nostalgia changes over time as each generation matures and ages and each successive youth generation (a focus on the jr. high school to college years) comes into fruition. Like Oldies becoming Classic/Greatest Hits, MTV Classic (formerly VH1 classic) focuses on the Clinton and even George W. Bush years as its focus, with any '80s now just segmented into its "classic videos" block. Remember when VH1 Classic was '60s/'70s/early '80s during its infancy in the early 2000s? That's long gone. The truth is that someone who graduated high school in the late '90s is now over 35, and many feel that's when advertisers no longer see these people as the young, hip demo and the focus is more on nostalgia for a time before responsibilities.


I'm hesitant to a lot of late '90s pop being considered classi, but those are pretty good choices.

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No, you must be confused. Millennium culture is distinct from early 00s.

I agree. Millennium era was disnitnct from both late 90s and early 00s. I guess since Slim's Canadian maybe his opinion differs from ours on the subject.

Oh and BRACE YOURSELVES, I'm probably gonna make a millennium era nostalgia thread! :D

Oh and BRACE YOURSELVES, I'm probably gonna make a millennium era nostalgia thread! :D


If you don't name it "The Saddam Hussein Era nostalgia thread" I'm gonna be so pissed.

If you don't name it "The Saddam Hussein Era nostalgia thread" I'm gonna be so pissed.

Bruh, you never fail to crack me up! ;D  I bet your wife gets a kick out of ya.  ;)

Bruh, you never fail to crack me up! ;D  I bet your wife gets a kick out of ya.  ;)


Oh, you know it! ;)

No the early 90s were unique as well. It certainly wasn't an extension of the 80s, except for maybe the year 1990.


1990 was the strongest year of the '90s, in my opinion. The Little Mermaid (my cousin's favorite Disney Renaissance film) was still in theaters at the start of the year, Roseanne was the most popular program on TV and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures were sold out everywhere. Those were all very '90s things (they were introduced in the '80s).

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This gave me sooo much chills...  :D

The Early 60s feel as old as they are, but the Mid-Late 60s still feel relatively recent, in my opinion. Either way, it definitely doesn't feel as though June 2017 will be the 50th anniversary of Sgt. Peppers!

The late 2000s 2007-2009 dont even feel like they were 10 years ago to me. 2007 in my opinion has more in common with 2017 than 1997.

The late 2000s 2007-2009 dont even feel like they were 10 years ago to me. 2007 in my opinion has more in common with 2017 than 1997.


2007 was like its own. It never really felt like either 1997 nor 2017. Much like how those years were like its own, despite 2017 still being a continuation of 2016.

I think people overstate how much like the early 90's 1989 was.


'89 was the final stepping stone towards the early '90s. In hindsight, it felt more like a prototypical early '90s year than the other years of the '80s. At the same time, shows introduced in the '70s like TJ and the All Night Theater were last seen in 1989. So, '89 wasn't completely like an early '90s year, but it was close.

'89 was the final stepping stone towards the early '90s. In hindsight, it felt more like a prototypical early '90s year than the other years of the '80s. At the same time, shows introduced in the '70s like TJ and the All Night Theater were last seen in 1989. So, '89 wasn't completely like an early '90s year, but it was close.


I'd say though when Lithuania pleaded for independence in the spring of 1990, that was the death knell for the '80s politically, with the time between the Berlin Wall coming down and Czechoslovakia cheering for a more democratic government in December 1989 following the "Velvet Revolution" being other key political transition moments, much more so than Reagan/Thatcher leaving office. In the Anglosphere, it was much more gradual given that there was no communism, but it was marked by a shift to the left, the revival of the women's movement, LGBT becoming more mainstream, and the rise of the PC movement.

Only the last two months of 1989 feel early '90s IMO, as also it was around that time that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles became a household name, mostly due to being a hot toy for the 1989 holiday season. Sure, they first became noticeable for the 1988 shopping season, by this point, the fad was everywhere).

Back to the topic, as The Backstreet Boys performed and appeared on ABC's The Bachelor earlier this week. Ford in their recent TV ad for celebrating 40 years of top-selling pickup trucks, in addition to showing what a typical 1977 and 1987 scene looked like, had their 1997 scene with a tower of CDs and a late-era CRT TV with a silver border around the screen before skipping to the present. However, just like television itself compared to the past, the nostalgia of this time doesn't bring people together like it used to as remember, back then, there were lots of "I hate the '90s" posts and that stigma still lingers for the 35+ generation who were the creators of the '80s nostalgia, and this is especially true for the late '90s who see this as "after my time". Plus, with the exception of some of the pop like the aforementioned BB, this era was much more fractured in terms of popular trends unlike the more togetherness of previous eras. You had your 3D platform fan, your Pokefan, your American Pie geek, your Sailor Moon fan, your Third Eye Blind person, your Electronica nerd, your early fanfic.com person, your synthetic fashion lover, your retro '70s lover, and more that shows how varied and vague this era was compared to others.

Not just the late 90's, but lately I've changed my obsession of the 1983 to 1995 pop culture era as my favorite era to the 1988 to 2000 era! I guess my tastes are changing slowly. :o

1989 was an amazing year!

- Bill and Ted
- The Burbs
- Turner and Hooch
- Batman
- Say Anything
- When Harry Met Sally
- Like a Virgin
- Mother's Milk
- Paul's Boutique
- 3 Feet High and Rising
- Doolittle
- Ban This
- Rubbish Heap

Seems like a MOST EXCELLENT year if you ask me! :D


Like A Prayer was one of Madonna's best album.  8)

The late 90's are 'another time' to me now!  :P

I can't believe it's getting older, older and older! It stays the same age in my head  ;D

After looking at the late 00s nostalgia topic, this one needed to be revived as well!

I have noticed over the course of this year for fashion that platform shoes have made a comeback, and so have Jean skirts. I have even checked out late 90s fashion from shows of that time, and they weren't THAT different from earlier eras.

Oh, and a few months ago I was looking at Mario Kart 64 on the emulator, and the graphics were not terrifying at all. It gave me the chills of excitement to play it again (along with the other games I enjoyed.) :D :); however, I couldn't play it because I don't have an Xbox controller which would work best for me >:(. Damn, those games the bomb!!!!!!

After looking at the late 00s nostalgia topic, this one needed to be revived as well!

I have noticed over the course of this year for fashion that platform shoes have made a comeback, and so have Jean skirts. I have even checked out late 90s fashion from shows of that time, and they weren't THAT different from earlier eras.

Oh, and a few months ago I was looking at Mario Kart 64 on the emulator, and the graphics were not terrifying at all. It gave me the chills of excitement to play it again (along with the other games I enjoyed.) :D :); however, I couldn't play it because I don't have an Xbox controller which would work best for me >:(. Damn, those games the bomb!!!!!!


That's because it's on emulator. They update the graphics to make it look better. I've played MK64 on the N64 recently, maybe two years ago. It wasn't a looker from what I remember ;D

Still the best battle mode though.  :D

That's because it's on emulator. They update the graphics to make it look better. I've played MK64 on the N64 recently, maybe two years ago. It wasn't a looker from what I remember ;D

Still the best battle mode though.  :D
Most likely because it was in a resolution lower than 480.

Totally man! I loved that game mode :)

The Spice Girls and Pokémon were boss.

The Spice Girls and Pokémon were boss.


Don't forget Digimon.  :\'(

Sshhhhhhhhhhhh, I liked Titanic!  :(  :(  :(

My senior year was 2016-2017. Big crimped hair, striped shirts and mom jeans were big with girls, while boys had drab green or black hoodies or brown leather jackets, wispy shortish hair, nerd glasses and dark jeans. Both genders wore plaid, but not as much as the last few years. I think that all is quite late 90s-ish?

And don't forget about every teenage girl (or at least those who played games)'s crush: Solid Snake.

Am I the only one who feels that 1997 was NOT a late 90s year? To me it was more the middle 90s. Because there were still "core" 90s fads. To me the late 90s began in 1998.

Can we all admit that Lion King 2 was actually decent.
Now I know "The Lion King" storyline very well, and ages ago I did see the sequel, but barely remember it and now I wish to see the sequel again.

Am I the only one who feels that 1997 was NOT a late 90s year? To me it was more the middle 90s. Because there were still "core" 90s fads. To me the late 90s began in 1998.


No you aren't the only one. Sometimes I forget that parts of 1996 I remember were actually in the first half of 1997.

This is my personal take:

Jan to March/April 1997 : Just felt a continuation of 1996.

Spring to August 1997 did have some changes that made it the late 90s or new era feeling somewhat much more present but still had a big chunk of core 90s and 1996 vibes mixed in at the same time.

September 1997 to very early 1998 things were solidly late 90s but the core 90s weren't gone yet.

No you aren't the only one. Sometimes I forget that parts of 1996 I remember were actually in the first half of 1997.

This is my personal take:

Jan to March/April 1997 : Just felt a continuation of 1996.

Spring to August 1997 did have some changes that made it the late 90s or new era feeling somewhat much more present but still had a big chunk of core 90s and 1996 vibes mixed in at the same time.

September 1997 to very early 1998 things were solidly late 90s but the core 90s weren't gone yet.


This is exactly how I see it. And early 1997 still felt like late 1996. That atmosphere was gone by the middle of 1998.

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Back to the topic, as The Backstreet Boys performed and appeared on ABC's The Bachelor earlier this week. Ford in their recent TV ad for celebrating 40 years of top-selling pickup trucks, in addition to showing what a typical 1977 and 1987 scene looked like, had their 1997 scene with a tower of CDs and a late-era CRT TV with a silver border around the screen before skipping to the present. However, just like television itself compared to the past, the nostalgia of this time doesn't bring people together like it used to as remember, back then, there were lots of "I hate the '90s" posts and that stigma still lingers for the 35+ generation who were the creators of the '80s nostalgia, and this is especially true for the late '90s who see this as "after my time". Plus, with the exception of some of the pop like the aforementioned BB, this era was much more fractured in terms of popular trends unlike the more togetherness of previous eras. You had your 3D platform fan, your Pokefan, your American Pie geek, your Sailor Moon fan, your Third Eye Blind person, your Electronica nerd, your early fanfic.com person, your synthetic fashion lover, your retro '70s lover, and more that shows how varied and vague this era was compared to others.


I wonder if people still hate on the Late 90s like they did 15 years ago? There was a lot of it especially here. People acted like 1996 was awesome and then 1997 came and ruined everything and it hasn’t improved since! It seemed like everyone born before the mid-80s hated on them.

I wonder if people still hate on the Late 90s like they did 15 years ago? There was a lot of it especially here. People acted like 1996 was awesome and then 1997 came and ruined everything and it hasn’t improved since! It seemed like everyone born before the mid-80s hated on them.

People who grew up back then tell me 1997 was the year when everything started to suck (But I say 2006 haha). I think 1997 was a turning point.

I thought it was more 1998 that was the "year when everything started to suck" for older folks. 1998 is when stuff like TRL, Britney Spears, nu metal, Y2K era, CatDog, Pokemon (U.S. release), etc. appeared in full swing, though Late 1996-1997 had hints of this stuff.

I thought it was more 1998 that was the "year when everything started to suck" for older folks. 1998 is when stuff like TRL, Britney Spears, nu metal, Y2K era, CatDog, Pokemon (U.S. release), etc. appeared in full swing, though Late 1996-1997 had hints of this stuff.

1997 had Hanson, Aqua, among other things. The YouTuber "A Dose of Buckley" said himself 1997 was the worst year for music in history.

1997 had Hanson, Aqua, among other things. The YouTuber "A Dose of Buckley" said himself 1997 was the worst year for music in history.
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1997 had Hanson, Aqua, among other things. The YouTuber "A Dose of Buckley" said himself 1997 was the worst year for music in history.


I have to disagree 1997 had classic hits outside of some of the teen pop. Mariah Carey’s Butterfly/ Honey, Celine Dion’s My Heart Will Go On, LeAnne Rhyme’s How do I live, Aaliyah’s 4 page letter, Tony Braxton’s Un break my heart, Erykqh Badu, Next’s Butta Love, Missy Elliot’s Supra Dupa Fly, Blink 182 Dammit, Usher’s You make me wanna, etc. What was Dose of Buckey listening to in ‘97 ? Lol. I mean I know it’s all based on opinion but 1997 had some really good jams as well as 1998. 1996 was bland. R&b was still holding onto the sound of 1994 for dear life.

I have to disagree 1997 had classic hits outside of some of the teen pop. Mariah Carey’s Butterfly/ Honey, Celine Dion’s My Heart Will Go On, LeAnne Rhyme’s How do I live, Aaliyah’s 4 page letter, Tony Braxton’s Un break my heart, Erykqh Badu, Next’s Butta Love, Missy Elliot’s Supra Dupa Fly, Blink 182 Dammit, Usher’s You make me wanna, etc. What was Dose of Buckey listening to in ‘97 ? Lol. I mean I know it’s all based on opinion but 1997 had some really good jams as well as 1998. 1996 was bland. R&b was still holding onto the sound of 1994 for dear life.


1996 was a great year for music. I know it's your opinion and that's ok, but to me it wasn't bland at all. If anything, there were many songs in 1996 that had a strange and unusual sound.

1996:
This is for the lover in you - Babyface & Ll Cool J
Love fool - The Cardigans
The things that you do(Bad boy remix) - Gina Thompson
Kissing you - Total
This is your night - Amber

Just to name a few!

1996 was a great year for music. I know it's your opinion and that's ok, but to me it wasn't bland at all. If anything, there were many songs in 1996 that had a strange and unusual sound.

1996:
This is for the lover in you - Babyface & Ll Cool J
Love fool - The Cardigans
The things that you do(Bad boy remix) - Gina Thompson
Kissing you - Total
This is your night - Amber

Just to name a few!


Those are some good songs but I feel like a lot of those sounds were already prevalent before 1996. In 1996-1997 there was a change in sound tho. Kissing you by total is a representation of how r&b was kind of heading towards a modern sound in r&b. And Love Fool by The Cardigans also gave me a more modern approach to alt rock.

Those are some good songs but I feel like a lot of those sounds were already prevalent before 1996.


Also, I feel like 1996 and 1997 had the same atmospheric feel. And 1998 felt completely different.

Also, I feel like 1996 and 1997 had the same atmospheric feel. And 1998 felt completely different.


My parents separated in September 1998 so it’s not just me that felt 1998 was changeful.

1998 is my least favorite year of the late 90s 1999 was so much better.

Also, I feel like 1996 and 1997 had the same atmospheric feel. And 1998 felt completely different.


Yeah I see that. I think 1996-1997 was still mid 90’s culturally and had more of a true 90’s feel where as 1998 was the start of a new era. Of course some influences came out of the mid 90’s but they were so subtle compared to everything else that was culturally significant at the time.

1997 had Hanson, Aqua, among other things. The YouTuber "A Dose of Buckley" said himself 1997 was the worst year for music in history.

I don't mind Aqua, maybe because my parents used to play their music in the car when I was younger. :P Their songs are club guilty pleasures.

I don't mind Aqua, maybe because my parents used to play their music in the car when I was younger. :P Their songs are club guilty pleasures.

Barbie Girl is terrible.

1996 was a great year for music. I know it's your opinion and that's ok, but to me it wasn't bland at all. If anything, there were many songs in 1996 that had a strange and unusual sound.

1996:
This is for the lover in you - Babyface & Ll Cool J
Love fool - The Cardigans
The things that you do(Bad boy remix) - Gina Thompson
Kissing you - Total
This is your night - Amber

Just to name a few!


Fully agree. 1996 had really awesome music from the beginning to the end. It also still had the best of all worlds across genres even the more semi late 90s sounding stuff. Maybe someone can argue 1992-1995, were a bit better and a bit more exciting but 1996 and early 1997 had super high quality standards, even if some stuff was lacking or a bit okayish, that I feel the remaining 90s didn't have that.

I think thats what makes 1996 and early 1997 this really special time. Its not just the favorite songs and the era.

Barbie Girl is terrible.
One song I do not wish to be reminder of.

One song I do not wish to be reminder of.


I never liked that song...it doesn't have any giates and it's really annoying lol.

I never liked that song...it doesn't have any giates and it's really annoying lol.
'giates'?

'giates'?


I mentioned giates here: http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=59905.0

I mentioned giates here: http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=59905.0
Oh yes, the acronym for Guidelines for Information About Therapy Experiments?

Barbie Girl is terrible.

But some of their other songs weren't so bad, as far as club songs go.

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Batman & Robin was a great movie for kids to watch; adults and hardcore comic book fans, not so much. (I was 1 when it came out, but I got it on video alongside Batman Forever in 2002 as a birthday present.)

Don't forget, the best artist on B&R's soundtrack was Moloko, the god (and goddess) of trip-hop. Hearing them in the movie led me to get their album.