Nostalgia is a powerful substance. And everyone carries it within themselves. It can take us to a distant time and place in a heartbeat. All we need is the right trigger. Luckily, the subreddit of the same name has plenty of them.
Whether we're talking about multicolored pens, Tamagotchis, or having to manually turn off your computer, this online community shares pictures that make you feel old and hit right in the feels.
We at Bored Panda have already covered r/Nostalgia in our older publications here and here, but with 1 million members, its collection of sentimental gems keeps expanding really fast, so we thought we'd release an update to send you down memory lane once more. Safe travels!
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Robin Williams
Remember The Visualizer In Windows Media Player? I'd Spend Hours Staring At It
In The 2000's Everyone Had A Cd Case In Their Car Half Full Of Burned Cds, And It Was Better Than What We Have Now
Old Stereo Cabinets
Remember When You Didn’t Have To Enter Your Personal Info Online To Win A Soda?
The Time When Transparency Was All The Rage
Multicolor Pens
Having To Manually Roll Down/Up Your Car's Windows
In the US, the average new car is $47K, average annual income $53K. We wouldn’t mind manually rolling down the windows in affordable vehicles.
Is It Me Or Did You Guys Have Those Temporary Trailers Attached To You're School That Were Only Meant To Stay Up For Like 3 Years But Ended Up Staying For Like 30?
I spent all of grade five in a portable. It was so cold in the winter. :(
Before Cell Phones… Here’s How You Found Your Friends
Solitaire Card Backs
I know if you choose the one at the end sometimes an ace would shoot out of his sleeve. And if you choose the one with the castle the bats will move and the one with the robot some of the dials would move
The Art On The Back Of The Little Golden Book Series
Who Else Remembers Cigarette Vending Machines That Had No Way To Check A Persons Age And Operated On The Honor System?
75 cents at the pizzeria. You had to run in quickly while the guy was busy or lie & say it was for your mom
Teacher's Pulldown Maps
Silly Erasers That Never Worked
Defragging Your Hard Drive
Having To Manually Turn Off Your Computer
Haha I had forgotten that. One thing I won't forget is the absolute paranoia my dad had about computer viruses in the 90s
Movie Theater Carpeting
Teacher's Grade Book
Magic Mitt For The 90s Kids Out There
This Ride That Almost Killed Us All In The 90's
Magic Slate Paper Saver
Family: Why Do You Love Pizza So Much? My TV As A Kid
Visiting Your School After Dark If You Were Attending A Performance Or Exhibit. The Eerie Type Of Feeling You'd Experience
Wait, school performances and exhibits aren't a thing anymore? Why not?
Mr. Sketch. Our First “High”
A Complete Fisher-Price Medical Kit
Wood Grain Pull Out Vhs Storage
Candy Powder Filled Fruit
Winamp. Did You Have It?
Countertop Popcorn Machines
The Mac And PC Commercials
The Computer Section Of A Public Library In 2006
The Classic Rectangular Garfield Comic Books
I Never Had A Pair Myself, But I Recall Quite A Few Childhood Friends Having The 80s Style Fisher Price Roller Skates…
Robinhood Men In Tights (1993)
Their once was a man from Nottingham who tried to cross a river. What a dope. He stepped on a rope now look at him shiver
Cd Holders That Strap Onto Your Sun Visor
My Daughter. Playing With Her New Tamagotchi
😳 my granddaughter has that same flannel nightgown…. now i know 💯 i am old 😢
California Raisin, 1987, You Heard It From The Grapevine!
Kit Kat With Foil Wrapping
3D Pinball For Windows - Space Cadet Gif
Old Disney Store
Limewire
Turn Off Computer
Cootie!
Mcdonald’s Burger Seats. I Can Still Feel Them - The Hardest Substance Known To Man
Bedding Sets From The 90s
The Old Comedy Central Logo. The 90s To Mid 2000s Were Peak Comedy Central
I remember turning it on and seeing actual stand up comics being funny. Not just sitcoms.
Celebrating A Merry Birthday In 1997
Aww! I have a Merry Birthday Too! Only upside to one present is when your mom is struggling, sometimes you get something good like a Nintendo.
Ringtone Commercials
It was Jamster in the UK with the Crazy Fog... still trying to forget that noise
Connecting With The World In Aol Chat Rooms
Then leaving the chat room when everyone notices a predator is in the chat ruining everyones conversations. Soon enough it was impossible to chat without people wanting to "talk dirty" maybe I just had bad experiences but I remember it being so cool at first
Who Remembers This Huge Fisher Price Vacuum
School Lunch Pizza
Breaking Your Fingers Trying To Open A School Bus Window
My mobile home windows. All of them. I'm screwed if I lock myself out of the house.
If Blockbuster Didn't Have It, There Was Always Hollywood Video
I remember it. We were exclusively a Blockbuster family though. Up until maybe four years ago, I still had my membership card.
Early 1990s Snl Cast. Feels So Long Ago It May As Well Have Been In Another Life
Did Anyone Else Have This Kind Of Pattern On Your Couch?
School Lunch Menu Showing Days Off
Foursquare
I Honestly Teared Up Watching Alex Trebek’s Last Episode Of Jeopardy Tonight, Filmed Before His Death. I Grew Up Watching The Show With My Grandparents Who Are Both Dead Now And This Hit Me Hard. He Will Forever Be In My Heart And Be The Definitive Game Show Host To Me
Shouting the answers/questions at the TV even tho we knew they couldn't hear us.
My Mother Still Uses The Same Microwave Since 1985
On The Internet Getting Interrupted By My Mom, 1997
Classic Subway Restaurant Wallpaper
Remember Mcdonald’s Cookies?
If you have an Aldi near you, their brand of animal crackers tastes exactly like these.
The Creepy Shamwow Guy
The Original Weather Channel
Hot Topic In The Early/Mid 2000’s
(1988) Land Before Time Pizza Hut Hand Puppets
Tomy Racing Turbo. Still Fully Functional. Back In The Day Our Version Of Grand Turismo Or Forza
Did Anyone Else Have The Bumble Ball?
Still have the video (filmed with my huge camcorder) of my 10month old nephew sticking one of the sides in his mouth and then fully vibrating around the floor. Unsure how to disconnect from it. He has a daughter now lol
Did Anyone Else's Mother Have A Goose Kitchen?
Food Network's "Unwrapped With Marc Summers" 2001-2011
Who Remembers Charlie The Unicorn? It Was A Flash Series Created By Jason Steele
Poo-Chi By Tiger Electronics
Philadelphia Cheesecake Bars. Still The Best Thing I’ve Ever Tasted
Taco Bell '90's
Remember When Airplanes Had Their Own Phones?
So, in the early 90's, my grandparents decided they wanted their children/grandchildren to see where they grew up, so they paid for the whole family (they had six children - one that already lived there, and another that was driving there) to fly to California, and spend over a weekseeing their old haunts, visit relatives, etc. Anyway, on the flight there, my cousin and I were sitting together, and he was messing with the phone, sliding the brochures, that came in the mesh net holders on the back of the seats, up and down the slot where the credit card went. To this day, I have no idea how, but he got it to come on, and leaned over to me to show me the screen asking what number he wanted to call...which, after his mother saw, was quickly backed out of....still, I will never forget that.
Angela Anaconda. What A Fever Dream
A Tin That My Mom Just Found In A Box Of Junk From The Early 90's
Burger King's Disney Collection Series Cups!
Chuck E. Cheese Didn’t Exist In Florida In The 80s. We Had The Nightmare Of Showbiz Pizza
Showbiz Pizza was the actual first Chuck E Cheese. I still remember the jingle - "Showbiz Pizza where a kid can be a kid!"
Little Hug Drinks Were Everything After Riding Your Bike For About 6 Hours... We Called Them Juice Barrels
Did Any Of You Also Have A Nylon Dinosaur From The 90s That Produced An Ungodly Scream When You Squeezed It?
Mine was a green triceratops. I used to make it sound like it was… uh… enjoying itself XD By modulating my squeezes and sort of stutter-squeezing… yeah, I had a gutter mind even at age 12 XD
Lifesavers Holes
Shark Bites, Who Remembers Eating These While Watching Street Sharks Or Jaws?
The Old Cherry Coke Design
"Baby Cherries" The Food My Fake Baby Couldn't Live Without!
Fisher Price Castle From 90’s
Electronics Boutique
EB! Still remember my mom mentioning rumors of my cousin's friend who worked at another EB location reselling ps2s to get the manager to sell her one as a bribe for more info so I'd get a ps2 for Xmas that year
Found My Old Nickelodeon Time Blaster Clock Radio While Cleaning Out My Closet. It Still Works!
90's Lan Party With The Boys
LEGO Island Game For PC
Did Anyone Else Have This Lamp As A Child?
Rugrats Watches
Spiderman Web Shooting Toy
Watched a kid set his brother on fire with one of those. You don't realize how flammable silly string is until you shoot it over a birthday cake and watch a 12yr old burst into flames. Beat the hell out of the usual cake and piñata...
Spirograph. Lite Brite. See and Say with a pull string. Jarts-- lawn dart game responsible for many serious injuries and even death. The original Underoos. Rubik's cube. Books on how to solve Rubik's cube. Mr. Whipped. The Tidy Bowl man. The original Walkman.
I still hate rubik's cube and feel super stupid whenever I look at one. Like, WHY AM I SO DUMB I CANT FIX IT???
Load More Replies...Aww Thanks for the Ear to Ear Smile going from my face to my heart <3<3
This isn't to you Eagle Girl. But I've never seen so many down votes in my life! 60!!!
Load More Replies...I'm gen z and now I feel I didn't even have a childhood
Load More Replies...Spirograph. Lite Brite. See and Say with a pull string. Jarts-- lawn dart game responsible for many serious injuries and even death. The original Underoos. Rubik's cube. Books on how to solve Rubik's cube. Mr. Whipped. The Tidy Bowl man. The original Walkman.
I still hate rubik's cube and feel super stupid whenever I look at one. Like, WHY AM I SO DUMB I CANT FIX IT???
Load More Replies...Aww Thanks for the Ear to Ear Smile going from my face to my heart <3<3
This isn't to you Eagle Girl. But I've never seen so many down votes in my life! 60!!!
Load More Replies...I'm gen z and now I feel I didn't even have a childhood
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