10 Things About Gaming in the 90s Kids Don't Get Today

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[@therunawaykid6523]

Demos for me, so glad steam offers demos for many games so you can try it before you buy pretty shady that PlayStation has demos behind a paywall

[@MidnightWildspirit]

Cheat Codes.

[@LG-ro5le]

Games were played offline and nobody needed to be ‘connected’ all the time, games were harder & more rewarding, everything was new so developers were in there prime creative

[@EvanAdvent]

The thing I miss most about the old days of gaming were the MANUALS! These colorful booklets that came with every new game that had cool art, explained the basic plot and controls of the games and some had space to write quick notes.

[@stephenandujo729]

Yeah like what the hell man, how are you supposed to play the game with knowing the controls, and stuff.

[@TawJev]

Agree. I loved the manuals for Twisted Metal Black and Hitman Blood Money. Last time I saw a manual it was when I bought Fallout New Vegas for PS3.

[@newageBoundhippie]

I miss manuals too....often a fun read and omg that new manual smell 💖

[@sema6008]

I also miss the manuals. It feels empty just getting a light case.

[@Bil_007]

Nowadays when playing fighting games you have to pause it and try and remember the movement for whatever more your trying to do or spend an age in the training simulator, screw that give it to me in a manual where its all accessable easily.

[@clintonmitchelliii2005]

Best thing about 90's gaming was unlocking secrets by PLAYING THE GAME. Buying a game and getting the whole experience without paying for extras.

[@retronerds6884]

No dlc, no buying skins, no buying unlimited or supers beating the game unlocked everything

[@88walka]

What’s sad is kids growing are gonna think micro-transactions and such are normal and that’s just part of gaming and always has been

[@zackgraham3621]

Y'all act like we didn't have GameShark. Or that Pokemon came in red and blue and you couldn't unlock all Pokemon without trading or buying both copies.

[@DRACOFURY]

*THAT PART* 😮

[@foxymetroid]

​@@zackgraham3621GameShark would be closer to unofficial mods than official content locked behind a paywall.

[@SkyScourgeGod]

The best part about gaming in the 90's was that games launched completed and optimized for their respective hardware on day one. On the physical side of things, the games came complete on the disc/cartridge without needing to download a portion of it.

[@jeremy19175]

In other words you could play the right away and did not need to wait until the game was finished installing

[@SkyScourgeGod]

@@jeremy19175 Yup 😁👍

[@stevienguyen2047]

Having online updates and downloads is a good thing tho. It allows developers to patch bugs and balance stuff

[@SkyScourgeGod]

@@stevienguyen2047 That wouldn't be an issue if developers would actually finish and polish the game before releasing it. Very few games that came out before the 8th gen consoles had issues upon release because developers actually took their time finishing the game instead of releasing it half-baked and relying on an internet connection to fix it way later. Fallout 76 and Cyberpunk 2077 on their original release days are prime examples of this. Those games were unplayable without a TON of patches and updates back then. It's especially a problem when the update or patch is big enough that it simply becomes the whole game by itself which makes the data on the disc/cartridge completely useless. Nobody wants to download 100gb or more just to play their game, especially if they have slow internet.

[@1008md]

The downside is paying for a brand new game when street fighter decides to make SF Turbo then Super SF. I am sure there are loads of people bought all of them for essentially DLC and slightly improved mechanics

[@Graver81-69]

I miss gaming in the 90s man. Those were hands down the best days of gaming

[@chipsthecat8924]

Best days of gaming? You mean best time of life 2020's is a depressing decade

[@deconstructingnarcissism3062]

@@chipsthecat8924I completely agree. I'm 30 and started out with the nintendo and then when the ps1 came out I was hooked.

[@OversoulGaming]

I agree the 90s were great in terms of games on offer... but, credit where it's due. With stuff like Bioshock, Assassin's Creed, God of War, GTA, Halo, Alan Wake, Uncharted, Spec Ops: The Line, Breath of the Wild, LittleBigPlanet, Fable, Dark Souls, SOMA, Team Fortress, Dragon Age, Half Life, Amnesia, Horizon, Left4Dead, Until Dawn, Gears of War, Nier Automata, Elden Ring, Red Dead Redemption, Batman: Arkham, Super Mario Odyssey & Wonder, inFAMOUS, Persona 5, ect. You have to admit, we been eating PRETTY. DAMN. GOOD. for decades. Nostalgia poisoning often blinds us from looking at things objectively

[@sensoryoverload6809]

For sure! I was born in 98 and I didn’t really get to experience gaming in the 90’s, but I’d argue that the 2000’s were on par, it wasn’t really until KZbin came around when you started to notice the decline. More mystery and excitement back in those days. Also, there’d be a new game every year! Now there’s hardly any game’s released on more modern consoles. Nintendo seems to be to only company that still makes fun games.

[@Graver81-69]

@@sensoryoverload6809 I was born in 1981 just to set some perspective. I agree the early 2000s were completely boss. Right now the major game I want to be a part of is FF7 Rebirth. I played the original so much I maxed out every stat for everyone to 99

[@oddball3264]

One thing about 90s gaming is that the advertisements were fun and creative instead of just blockbuster movie esque like today

[@a.jthomas6132]

As a 90’s kid, the first PlayStation , Gameboy and Nintendo 64 became very impactful as I remembered enjoying playing hours on games such as Super Mario 64, Crash Bandicoot Warped, WWF No Mercy, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2, Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Star Fox 64, and finally Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire.

[@NigelWatersFWA]

I miss renting games so much! Paying $5 or so to try a game to see if I like it instead of shelling out $80 and crossing my fingers? Give me that experience back!

[@jrvy74]

GameFly is probably the next best thing…although you can also see if your local library has games as well! Some of my local libraries have games to check out, so it’s a great way to test a game or even complete one without spending any money.

[@NigelWatersFWA]

​@@jrvy74 I really doubt my library would, I live way up in the middle of nowhere LOL. But I've been surprised before by my little town, so who knows. Thanks for the tip!

[@therunawaykid6523]

I’m so glad steam offers demos for most games so we can try them out before we decide to buy

[@jrvy74]

@@NigelWatersFWA Yeah smaller places it might be a little tricky. I know because I lived and grew up in one. I'm fortunate enough that where I'm at now is a little more urban, and it's also right next to St. Louis and both my county and St. Louis county libraries worked out a partnership that I'm able to get a membership at both county libraries. Regardless, good luck, and keep Gamefly in mind if the library thing doesn't work out!

[@aldo9021]

Best thing about 90s gaming was being able to just pop the disc/cartridge in and start playing without having to wait for installs or 100gb day one patches to download.

[@hunterbates9539]

Oh the amount of times my dear parents had to hear…”HOLD ON! LET ME GET TO A SAVE SPOT!!”

[@andrewshorts1198]

Best thing about the 90's....no bloody microtransactions, you pay for what you get.

[@Lorronzo]

Yes, but remember having to buy a separate cable just to evolve certain pokemon? I remember being mocked because I didnt know what a Golem was for the longest time 😅

[@andrewshorts1198]

@@Lorronzo I do remember having to get that cables so I could trade with my friends

[@LG-ro5le]

@@andrewshorts1198a cable can be used in the next game, a micro transaction has to be made again in the next game, so buying a cable still isnt as bad as micro transactions

[@AustinT97]

My two favorite things from gaming in the 90s(and the early 2000s since that's when I first started gaming) were cheat code books and instruction manuals. I miss the days when you would open a brand new game and would have at least a 50-page manual talking about all of the aspects of the game, from the controls to character guides. Sadly, that's been phased out, and now, if you wanna know more about a game you're buying/bought, you can just watch a walkthrough on KZbin. Lastly, I have such fond memories of going to my local Wal-Mart and seeing a stack of cheat code books right next to various strategy guides and magazines. Nothing better than buying one of those booklets and trying to find the codes for a GTA game or Need For Speed game. Good times.😊

[@mariomunoz525]

Having that one “Golden” memory card with all the important saves or stuff you showed off when your friends came over

[@helpducksonquack]

Nothing will ever be as great as gaming in the 90s. There are so many games I wish I could forget just so I could play them for the first time again. The Nintendo and Sega console war gave us some of the best games. Games had to be as perfect as possible when they released. There were no day 1 patches. Online connectivity ushered in the era of half-ass game development.

[@blutomindpretzel1735]

Man do I miss rental stores. The amount of money I saved by RENTING a game and being able to finish it in 5 days or decide I didn't like it for a cheap price was invaluable back in those days. It was a different level of hype back then

[@goddessstarla]

I would never rent, I liked keeping my games.... when growing up lol

[@slimypickle19]

Paying $50 for the actual complete game & not have to worry about 400 GB day 1 patches were nice.

[@LarkManEXE]

Back in the 90s, developers actually finished before they were put on the shelves. Glitches or secrets were actually fun and not too unplayable

[@jamalvargas6146]

I Was a Arcade Guy Back In The '90s Before I got my first Playstation kids today won't definitely understand that still can smell that Die Hard Arcade Cabinet

[@thecunninlynguist]

miss arcades a lot. I always loved watching the die hard arcade attract screens. They always had one where Bruce is doing a QTE in the hall way.

[@DevilDogMuNky]

Remember the daily unofficial Tekken tournaments in the arcade?

[@a.jthomas6132]

I really missed the time where we can rent movies/games from such stores like Hollywood Video and Blockbuster Video.

[@therunawaykid6523]

Yeah I loved blockbuster still remember testing a load of ps2 games I was so sad when they announced the stores were closing down 😢

[@shigshug8581]

I remember I put my T-shirt over my SNES controller to play Street Fighter 2 so I won't get blisters.

[@milesaway1980]

One of the biggest things I miss from the 90s gaming was seeing technological jumps. It was amazing seeing the difference from an 8 bit to a 16 bit console. The huge graphical and sound improvements were awe inspiring. Then from 16 bit to 32 bit/64 bit, and introducing 3D graphics. I remember looking at magazines that showcased upcoming games/systems and being blown away that was even possible. No way could a game look like that! It was incredible and exciting to witness.

[@colihon3552]

exactly that's what I was thinking. now days it's not much of a difference. but back then going from Nintendo to genesis to super Nintendo or 64 ,Playstation was big jumps

[@Animeguy300]

90s gaming was difficult back then

[@Dreeza68955]

Gotta give it to you guys. This was the mot solid top 10 I've seen from MOJO in a while. Keep it up 👍

[@midwestyle]

The thing about demos back then. For a lot of us, that was the game. We'd get demos back then in gaming magazines or console purchases and instead of forking over money for the full game, we just played the demo 100 times.

[@therunawaykid6523]

Yeah I still have all my ps2, ps3 demo discs in my display cabinet

[@ProfileFb]

Putting effort into finding out how to progress because no internet or youtube were around for me to quickly check what others have said. You had to find out much if not all on your own. I can imagine many can relate to this.

[@cyperblaze4843]

6:50 You had a third option when it came to "saving" your game: Leave the console/system running on pause until you got back.

[@randalthor9094]

I have done this before and came back to a frozen screen. 😩

[@goddessstarla]

Yeah, not sure why he forgot that option lol

[@azymondiaskingofthedragons2897]

I miss 90s gaming so much. It was a simpler yet VERY fun era of gaming. Maybe some games from that era should be remade so the generation today can see how fun it was back then

[@EvErLoyaLEagLE]

Multiplayer: the best consoles prior to online gaming could plug in up to 4 wired controllers for people to play splitscreen on the same TV, and that was all a party could do in a single setting.

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

And people would complain about screen looking.

[@mr219gip5210]

Gaming in the 90's was crazy epic! Before the "Net" there was Nintendo Power Magazines, PlayStation Magazines w/PS1 Demo Disc to help guild you through the game! We went from 2 Bit/2D games to 3D games, evolutionizing gaming history. Weekends, Blockbuster, Hollywood Videos, Toys R Us, Best Buy, and all be lit af Friday nights! I miss gaming in the 90's.

[@crrose1186]

Best thing about 90s gaming was earning stuff…now you can just about buy everything you need or want.

[@imnotbroken118]

I remember my brother doing a back alley deal for a PS1 memory card so we could save our Tekken 2 progress. The good ol 90s.

[@AmazingSpider-Man]

I am a 90's kid and so happy that we don't have to use memory cards anymore. But I still have my yellow Game Boy Color and play Super Mario Bros. and Pokemon on it whenever I feel like doing so.

[@masonasaro2118]

things i miss the most about games made before i was born: big budget games taking actual risks no microtransactions the dreamcast vmu arcades having unique ways of playing wacky peripheral controllers magazines instruction manuals classic lara croft, for more ways than just the pyramid breats actual secrets harder to be spoiled

[@mg3929]

Christmas day just felt different in the 90's when you got a new game. The market is so over saturated now that people buy games throughout the whole year cos there are so many, whereas when I was growing up, it was a birthday and Christmas specialty and only about half a dozen really amazing ones came out each year. You'd spend the whole afternoon playing and it just felt really special. My nephews and godchildren just don't have the same reaction/

[@robnhood05]

The one major thing I missed about the good old days is that we didn't have to worry about waiting to play a game but now we have to wait hours for a game to download

[@eduardoestrada4545]

when I got my first ps1 I told my mom I wanted a memory card but she said not to me because she didn't understand what it was used for , and she thought that it wasn't that important so everyday I had to start a new game, I guess this is something that most boys won't have to deal with..

[@eosa]

Same exact thing happened to me! My friends and cousins all had the NES, SNES or SEGA Genesis, and then N64, while I had the GameBoy (a wonderful handheld!), and when I got my first home console, the PS1, my parents didn't understand that it needed a memory card. I could kill the first few hours of Crash 2, Spyro, and Rayman, but it wasn't until a birthday that a friend got me my first memory card.

[@EdinMike]

I do missing saving money every month for a copy of N64 magazine to see the reviews, ratings and sneak peak of upcoming releases… Ahh simpler times…😢 And sadly I was one of those kids who wouldn’t admit they played Video Games for fear of getting bullied ! Bizarre to think about !

[@Spacemutiny]

I miss big, beefy strategy guides the most. They were amazing to just flip through.

[@therunawaykid6523]

Yeah I remember I surprisingly found an uncharted 4 strategy guide in my local tkmax it shows the location of every treasure and gives helpful tips - also have a great one for super Mario sunshine

[@sniperpaintcorrection]

I miss the gta vice city one

[@Nigel222]

The Xbox 360/Wii/PS3 doing away with Memory Cards was great. It was such a waste of money having to buy several memory cards. For reference some games took up entire memory cards like Animal Crossing alone by itself but at least Nintendo included a memory card for free with that game.

[@thecunninlynguist]

i bought one of those mega memory cards that had "pages"...and those were crap. I lost my FF7 save a few times using those.

[@therunawaykid6523]

Yeah memory cards were useful but I agree it’s nice just having a hard drive to just save your games to - plus now we don’t have to worry about losing memory cards with all our precious game saves on

[@TawJev]

Room for experimentation is the feature I miss most.

[@magdieljmc]

I've actually never stopped to think about the controller situation in the present day, with smartphones and tablets. It is so true that there are kids that grow up playing on a screen and have never ever touched a controller in their short lives. Ahhh, those were good times, when you got to play Pokemon Silver on a Gameboy Color illuminated with an LED accessory that barely lit the screen enough to see, but it was amazing to play games on the go, and "full color". We've come a looooong way with Nintendo Switch and now the PS Portal. Thanks for sharing!

[@aginor2284]

Worst thing of gaming in the 90s was having friends over for a weekend, using that to convince your mom to let you rent a game…only to find all the good games were rented and you were left with Quest 64…. Again.

[@danc3488]

I had 3 Blockbusters near me and everytime I went to rent a game I wanted to play with friends, they NEVER had it. So frustrating back then :(

[@darkthorn45]

two things i miss in the past would be that physical copy means owning it permanently until something bad happens(cause devs say you only pay to play the game rather owning it in your digital library) and the other would be that live-service games didnt exist as much (no offense but since live service maybe before but devs would release their games too soon with the bugs and all and while its nice that devs would fix it later and even add new stuff i think its safe to say that lots of gamers didnt like that much)

[@xekusion]

It was also nice in the 90s that developers actually play tested their games instead doing a half ass job and making everyone download day 1 updates.

[@Frost-zj1pb]

Man getting the PS1 demo discs when you’d order in Pizza Hut delivery. Ahhhh nostalgia

[@albertPI007]

I had the honor to try games at the mall and buy a PS2 saving card in the 2000s and 2010s.

[@jacquesmesrine9427]

The demo disks where great. I think I had more fun with the demo’s then the actual games😄. Those new games where magical to me.

[@newageBoundhippie]

having an actual manual with a physical game cheat devices like Game Genie & Game Shark cheat codes being fun & not screwing players out of progression, saving & unlockables when used Sony had real VARIETY in the 90s

[@night-x6793]

The best part was the memory cards because if you wanted to make a backup copy of your saved data because most new consoles internal memory which making a backup copy a lot harder. Having cloud saves isn't very reliable because you need a internet connection and pay a monthly fee which costs more than the memory card in the long term as well if the internet goes out or the online server is shutdown you're out of luck.

[@Ratchetcity741andjesminevillag]

Im proud to be Born in the 90s 01/15/1995 ive been playing video games since 01/14/1997

[@lrod312]

I remember my parents getting me Mega Man X6 for Christmas of 2001 and I miss the excitement of going to buy the new game and then going back home to play the hell out of it through out the Christmas vacation. But what I miss the most is not needing to download day 1 patch just to have the game run smoothly in the first place, micro transactions.

[@zbennalley]

God, I remember my parents had to go to an event with me, and i was in the middle of a long dungeon from FF7 and I couldn't get to a save point so I had to turn off the TV, keeping the PS1 on until I got back. It was 7 hours later!!!

[@MLife1000]

The struggle was real Bro

[@felman87]

"We don't do business with rats." You can tell this is a commercial because real GameStop employees would never turn away their best customers.

[@ALVMACHETE69]

Unlocking secrets. Endings on each characters. Powerups. New weapons. Satisfying end credits. Hard bosses. New era u collect trophies bronze silver gold and platinum.

[@TrialzGTAS]

We had COMPLETE games upon purchase. Manuals. Heart put into development. DLC was rare. Physical media meant we owned the game. It’s sad.

[@johnmichaelreyes4577]

1. Time when cheat codes was made for fun unlike today. 2. Time when game quality was awesome.

[@Dangic23]

I had a Sega Game Gear With the tv adapter. Good times in the early 1990s!

[@thomasanziani449]

I'm so happy that I was able to grow up in the 90's and enjoy gaming then. The best part was the fact that you could play any game anytime you wanted. No installs, no updates, nothing. Just insert the game and you're good to go!

[@Atrus999]

Great video! Every entry is bringing back waves of nostalgia. 😂

[@rubeng370]

My co worker who is 40, her favorite game of all time is Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time 😮 I love hearing her stories about how much fun it was to read magazines to find the secrets of the game, taking many many months to beat the game, and never being bored on how much content there was in this game. As a 25, coincidentally my favorite game of all time is Elden Ring 😅 the big difference being in the era of youtube in my pocket. I can watch videos on how to unlock the locked doors or where to find anything much faster and easier. Versus being stuck with not knowing where and if the magazine isn't very clear. Imagine Elden Ring in the 90s 😅 you beat the game and not knowing about the secret areas to eventually fight Draganlord Placidusax or Melania in that tree area 😮 today all of that info is instantly available

[@goddessstarla]

I honestly prefer having all the info available so I can actually 100% complete the game. Gamefaqs was a thing in the early 2000s and I think late 1990s, so you also had that. I don't have time to try to figure out everything and not even know if I actually found everything in a game....

[@carloskreek7419]

90's gaming was the best era! Games were complete, and if a glitch happened you either just dealt with it, or hoped that there was a patch for it. Manuals were great for exploring areas you never thought to explore. Finding secrets or finally getting passed certain levels felt like a huge accomplishment vs just looking for shortcuts like you find videos for these days/or being able to skip entirely. Also, those of us who grew up with gaming since the 80's/90's miss getting extra lives to deal with tougher levels.

[@fullmetal1119]

I remember one of, if not the first time, I ever set foot in a GameStop. I was probably about 9 or 10, and I was a dorky looking girl with long messy hair and big glasses. Back in the 90s, it was very uncommon for girls to be interested in gaming, let alone talk about it. I walked in feeling terrified, as all the people there were older dudes. I saw a Zelda OOT CD behind the counter (which back then, no one really cared about game music) and got really excited, and asked how much it was. The guy was shocked that I was interested, and said it's been sitting there collecting dust for 6 months! It was only like 5 or 6 bucks, so I bought it. That experience sticks with me to this day. I'm in my 30's now, and still a gamer and Zelda fan!

[@collegestudent4646]

The best aspect of 90's gaming was the Frustration of playing Crash Bandicoot on the d-pad with-out a memory card because I was poor.

[@goddessstarla]

How was that the best? I had to play Crash 3 on my cousin's PS1 and he had no memory cards, it was extremely annoying that I had to keep starting over the entire game as a child... The dpad is fine, but not having a memory card isn't x.x

[@mrgtmodernretrogamingtech6891]

Excitement, Thrill, Motivation, and Sense of Pride in playing or finishing the game is almost dead... Back then, their is no other way to go to part of a game or be enchanted by it's story or unlock the secrets... NO VIDEOS FROM ANY OTHER DEVICE OR WEBSITE! THE ONLY WAY IS TO PLAY THE GAME! ... Good old simple pure joyful days....

[@Kagebushin01]

My local Block Buster would also sell games. Also kids and even young adults I believe would literally die without the internet.

[@scottlemiere2024]

I miss games not needing day 1 patches.

[@newgameaaaa]

7:47 Parents and educators often looked down upon video games, often calling it a waste of time. Yeah I felt it, I don't think I remember anyone saying it directly like that. I gamed in the 90's and went to school. Now I'm an aducator. So of course I don't see it as a waste of time. It's a break from reality. On Friday's I sometimes play a short clip from a game or movie to lighten the mood. However, it gets annoying when some of my students are playing games in my class on their chromebooks. Yes, I have taken ways to block them, but they still find a way. It's a lot to keep track of and manage.

[@DecepticonSkywarp]

The one thing I miss the most about the Pokémon franchise are the colored Game Paks from Gen 1 to Gen 3

[@leeks1408]

What a nostalgia trip this video is. So glad I never got injured from playing with those controllers

[@goddessstarla]

Yeah, that's weird that some people got injured. I never got injured once with using a PS1 or N64 controller... lol

[@KingZR-OTv]

Nostalgia hitting me hard they'll never know.😂😂😂

[@AkSamurai69]

Omg, buggs bunny: lost in time. I remember that game, now! I forgot all about it until i saw this. I played that so much. Once i heard the sound fx all these memories came flooding back. Crazy!

[@ralphadrianbautista5849]

Gameshark was the SHIIIIT growing up. Closest to modding back in the days

[@therunawaykid6523]

Yeah still have my GameShark ps2 cd I loved playing Simpsons hit and run and being able to play as pretty much anyone in Springfield using the GameShark

[@josephking1502]

There was probably alot more gaming accessories back then too. Gun controllers, DDR pad for ps1, rumble pack for n64, 4 player connector for Super Nintendo, NES had a power glove and a robot, etc...

[@BoldWolfProductions]

The best thing about 90s gaming was the abundance of split screen games. Nowadays the only way to play locally for most games is to have two TVs, two systems, and two copies of the game

[@VigilantKnight005]

You always got what you paid for. No stupid DLC, microtransactions, or marketing on one selling point, only to disappoint. You could play video games right away if you wanted to. And video games were fun. I remember burning through batteries with my GameBoy Advance, until I got an AC adapter. Unfortunately, its cord eventually broke. Recharging batteries was new to me when I got the GameBoy Advance SP.

[@brodiger]

I remember those days. Honestly I remember there was one point where like you had to call Nintendo for tips and tricks on a video game or something but you know you would have to get help from them if you were stuck on like super Mario 64 or something honestly I really do miss these days and I’m so thankful that you can look online and get help to where you need to go now it was really different back in the days, I still play on my Nintendo switch once in a while and I do look up the stuff that I need help with online but either way I am so thankful and proud to be a 90s baby and Nintendo kid at the same time

[@JaneTheDoe-id2vx]

i miss when i could carry and copy game saves in a memory card. now i can’t even do that because the game save is linked to the console i started with

[@christopherthomas1939]

Me and my cousin used to leave the game on all night cuz we didn’t have a memory card

[@Rob-rx3jw]

I still have callouses from my original Nintendo controller 30 years later. Insane!

[@MMFrost]

One of the things in 90's that our kids today have the benefits of not having to worry about making the same mistake I did of not knowing or realizing a PAL PS1 disc doesn't work on North American consoles.

[@colinledoux7836]

As a 90s kid myself I know what's it's like to use a Nintendo 64 control, my dad use to have one and I would play Super Mario 64, Super Smash Bros and Mario tennis all the time.

[@Solid-v2e]

😂😂😂😂Tips & Tricks Magazine w/ demo😂😂😂😂 luv it

[@54raynor]

A list from someone who played 90’s games but didn’t game in the 90’s. For starters, PS1 memory cards were not a rarity. They were available everywhere you could buy games, and the cheaper 3rd-party options were just as good. Second, the N64 controller was the only bad controller from 90’s gaming, and it was used for a console with fairly low market share. The SNES and Genesis controllers (yes, they are 90’s gaming) are so beloved that they still get variants, and the PS1 controller is basically the same thing as all PS consoles that came after. Hell, the dual-shock worked exactly the same as the PS2 controller. Finally, the internet was a thing in the 90’s, especially toward the end of the decade. It was always fairly easy to look up how to do something or where you needed to go in a game.

[@Sneaky_racoon_sly]

6:02 I just remember the torture scene in metal Gear Solid 1. My hand still hurts

[@jaysant6958]

I never really moved past 90s gaming so I can’t really compare or have say with today’s gaming. But by the looks of things, I am not missing out on anything.

[@bryant475]

One of my favorite aspects was multiplayer in person with family and friends, esp on N64- 4 player mayhem!

[@plushquasar653]

What about leaving the system on so you don’t lose your progress?

[@MLife1000]

💯The struggle was real I can relate 😅

[@mattgerrish908]

Even though I was born in 1993, I loved buying strategy guides in the 2000s. I'd bring the guides to school, and I would meet people who played the games. I still can't believe I got away with bringing in the strategy guide for Duke Nukem Forever in 2012 given how lewd that game is! Nowadays, in the 2020s, strategy guides have been all but phased out.

[@GoonieLord]

Still working on getting a Gameboy Micro for my large retro collection & working on getting a Everdrive for my OG GBC

[@natejoe9924]

I remember when chargeable batteries first came out I brought some for my game boy but if you overcharge them they would explode in the battery acid will come out it's not like that no more they got better with chargeable batteries

[@Jianichie]

Knowing that so long as my game and console work I can still play it decades later

[@dawnofapril3055]

I definitely agree with controllers being more comfortable and easier to use these days. I still have recurring pain in my left palm from time to time from when I strained it too much playing Wing Commander 3 on the PS1 back in the day. Trying to control ships in space using a d-pad was hell.

[@Knightfall76]

Wish i could have experienced this magnificent era in gaming 😢❤

[@eraymy]

That is one great topicHow about the whole 90s era and not just gaming aspect of it

[@Falchion1984]

I myself DID have a Game Gear back then. Ah, I miss those days. So ditto for EB Games, I used to pop in there every week when I was a kid.

[@petermiller4953]

Oh how I miss gaming magazines! Nintendo Power, EGM, etc. Say no more

[@jackwilkinson4911]

I miss the good old days of gaming

[@Atrus999]

I don't, it sucked. The internet and constant steep discounts make gaming MUCH easier these days. I remember I could only afford 1 game every 6 months on my allowance. These days you can get like 20 games for $10.

[@jackwilkinson4911]

@@Atrus999That's what made it more fun for me, only able to get games for my birthday and Christmas

[@Atrus999]

@@jackwilkinson4911 If you wanted to you could do that now. 🤷‍♂

[@alex_spartan1805]

I still use my strategy guides for my older Pokemon games, even though I could simply look up online now lol

[@mootsym]

Another great thing about 90s gaming.. is forever, until the system breaks (or disk scratches) I can pop in the game, and I know for certain it will work. No idea what the status will be of modern games 20 or 30yrs down the road. Granted, in my 50s or 60s I may not care.. but you never know lol. I’m in my mid 30s and still love my SNES. There’s something satisfying about holding a physical cartridge and then playing that game. It’s like it makes the virtual game more tangible.. more real, like you’re suiting up to achieve a more real task. Good times.

[@Lorronzo]

Memory cards sucked! Not only did you need one to save your games, but when it got too full you had to choose which game saves to delete to make room for the new game 😅

[@goddessstarla]

Or you got another memory card lol