17 Things Every 90s and 80s Kids Will Smile About When They See This

We'll never forget you 80s and 90s... thankfully.

Lakeisha

• Published in Nostalgia
• July 23, 2022

So much has changed from the 80s and 90s to the present day. People who lived in the 80s and the 90s like to reminisce about how life was much simpler.

For starters, smartphones and social media were not invented yet. Kids nowadays can't imagine living in a world where TikTok and iPhone didn't exist.

To them, such a world must be hell, to say the least. They think the 80s or 90s kids are crazy to rave about how life was much better without Reels and Stories.

However, for those who grew up in the 80s and 90s, it was a period with fewer distractions and people didn't walk around with their heads buried in their phones. The music, fashion, and culture of the 80s and the 90s were exhilarating.

Young people in those decades were goal-driven by day, and they hung out together to have fun at night. There's so much to love growing up in the 80s and 90s.

That is why we've put together this list of 17 things that would make kids from those decades nostalgic. Some of the things on this list no longer exist in the world today, while some have been modernized.

1. If you owned Nintendo's Game Boy while growing up, you were a cool kid.

2. Long before mobile phones came with texting, the Pager was getting the job done.

3. PCs back then were bulky.

4. Pop Cola enjoyed a fair share of popularity in the 90s but was discontinued in 2001.

5. Which kid doesn't love Power Rangers? Even to this day, it is a popular choice.

6. You had to have one of these in high school.

7. Tetris was a popular gaming console in the 90s. Today, some smartphone games offer some games found on the console.

8. Back then, you had to rent VHS tapes.

9. Cellular phones were quite pricey.

10. Kids played the "Police and Thief" game with this.

11. Kids nowadays can't relate to this meme.

12. If you owned a Cassette Tape player, you must have used a pen or pencil at some point to rewind or fast forward your cassette.

13. Fanta is still around, but they don't make some flavors anymore.

14. Every kid's favorite.

15. Microsoft Windows OS in the 90s.

16. Every high school kid in the 90s bought this at some point.

17. VHS and Chill.

In Summary...

Every decade looks ridiculous to those who didn't experience it, but it is the best for those who lived through it. However, the world generally can't seem to get over the 80s and 90s.

It is not surprising because there are plenty of things to love about those decades, from the big hair to the insane fashion choices.

Even over 30 years after, the nostalgia for the 80s and 90s is still so much that people, regardless of whether they grew up then or not, find ways to celebrate the good old days.

It would be a thing of pride if you grew up in the 80s and 90s because those decades produced some of the most iconic movies and TV series.

It is hard to argue that there was a better time to be a kid than in the 80s and 90s, considering the pop culture and good vibes prevalent in society then.

Lakeisha