The 90s: A Nostalgic Roadtrip

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Most of you, like me, are 90s babies; babies that were born between 1990 and 1999 and distinctly remember everything about the era. We were the children of the dial up age who played Pokemon religiously while chewing Bubbalicious and establishing the iconic grunge look of the time. Apparently, the 90s aren’t over; with every passing month it seems that something from the 90s is either resurfacing out of love or being rebooted.

Here’s why it feels like the 90s:

9. Crystal Pepsi

Crystal Pepsi wasn’t that popular of a drink back then, but it is something everyone remembers.  Its distinct taste and translucent appearance was different from the regular Pepsi that we guzzled. Regardless, it was a drink of the 90s that people sampled and can easily recall.

8. Limited Too is Coming Back

Limited Too was the shop for all the popular kids and now it’s making a comeback. It closed back in 2008 and converted to the store, Justice, another tween shop. But now with the 90s returning, why not bring back a nostalgic store too?  Speaking of Limited Too….

7.  Fashion Repeats Itself

Chokers, the grunge look, jelly sandals, Doc Martens, biker jackets. You remember these fashion statements from the 90s and now they’re returning and looking better than ever.  I don’t know about you, fellow readers, but I’m going to grab myself a choker and a biker jacket.

6.  FF7 is Being Remade

The one wish of Final Fantasy fans everywhere is being granted in the future. As announced at this year’s E3, Final Fantasy 7 will be remade. When it will be released no one is certain, but it will be remade for the PS4 and promise everything the original game offered, including a crossdressing Cloud.

5. “Jurassic Park” is in Theaters

Well, more specifically “Jurassic World”, but it is a part of the famous franchise. Remember as a kid you were terrified and amazed by the life like dinosaurs invading your screen? You can now experience the wonder again in “Jurassic World” as velociraptors and t-rexes dominate the screen in all their fanged, roaring glory.

4. ”Digimon” is Making a Comeback

As mentioned in one of my older posts, this is the 15^th anniversary of “Digimon”.  To celebrate this commemorative occasion, we will be receiving “Digimon Tri” a continuation of the original “Digimon” series with the main cast as adults. It’ll be a six part theatrical release as opposed to a televised program, but it’s enough to get fans everywhere excited to see the original digi-destined.

3. Almost Every 90s Show is Coming Back

“Bill Nye the Science Guy”,” The Magic School Bus”, “Saved by the Bell”, and “Dawson’s Creek” are on Netflix.  Even “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” is on ABC Family, providing us with enough action to dropkick a “Dragonball Z” episode.  In the future we’ll be receiving an updated television show of “The Powerpuff Girls” and a sequel series to the show “Full House” called “Fuller House”. We’re even getting a new “Muppets” show that will premiere on ABC this fall.

2. Backstreet Boys & Nysnc vs Zombies

Yes, this is an actual movie that is being made. Yes, Backstreet Boys and Nsync will be teaming up and fighting zombies in a futuristic western zombie apocalypse. It will be produced by Syfy and I swear as Arceus is my witness, I am not making this up.

1.  ”Space Jam 2” MIGHT be happening

“Space Jam”, the ultimate movie that embraced everything the 90s had to offer is getting a sequel starring Lebron James and the famous Looney Toons gang. While “Space Jam” was a great movie from my past, I can only hope that the sequel will have the same iconic theme song as the original movie. This only proves that if you really want to slam, you have to come to the jam. 

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Digimon's 15th Anniversary

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This year marks the 15^th anniversary of Digimon. Digimon, a show that competed against Pokemon in the 90s, was about eight kids who were sucked into a digital world and given a Digimon to fight with. Along the way we saw the children grow, their Digimon digivolve, and some excellent battles. It’s been fifteen years since we watched the original program, collected the toys and cards, and played the video games. So naturally, we should expect some sort of anniversary special, right? Well, right we are.

Just announced last night, “Digimon Tri” will be a new addition to the “Digimon Adventure” series. It features the original, iconic kids we know and love as seventeen year olds with their digital pals. However, it won’t be just one special; instead, it will be spanned out into a six part theatrical release. So far we’ve seen a bit of character artwork, but now we have a full preview of what’s to come.

As a fan of the franchise, I’ll admit I only watched the original program and the one after it. When the third one was aired I attempted to keep up, but I was too distracted by life and video games. I still have the action figures of the first Digimon series stored away in the attic and Digimon World for the PS1. The last Digimon I raised on there with my neighbor was a Skullgreymon. We thought that particular Digimon was about as cool as a glacier and looked incredible. However, for whatever reason it kept dying on us. Since we didn’t want it to die, we would immediately reset the game every time just before it passed on.

I also have Digimon Rumble on the PS1, a game no one wanted to play with me because I always won with Renamon. Renamon is one of my favorite Digimon from the later series because of how fast she is, how her digivolutions revolve around Japanese culture, and how she is modeled after a fox – one of my favorite animals.

As you can tell, I’m pretty excited about this anniversary project. I can’t wait to see how the original cast has changed and the future of the Digiworld.

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So tell me, what was your favorite Digimon and why?