Do You Remeber When...

[moe.ron]

You tought Mario Brother's had really good graphics.

[lifesaver]

You spent days with your buddies playing Techmo Bowl. And you thought those graphics were pretty good.

[FiReKraCkEr]

When NO one had cell phones...and it was hard to actually reach people

[33girl]

MTV played videos?

[hannahgirl]

Originally posted by 33girl
MTV played videos?

so did VH1

[TheEpitome1920]

Originally posted by moe.ron
You tought Mario Brother's had really good graphics.

You brought back some memories!!! I remember the first time I beat Mario Brothers! Oh Happy Day!

[ambición6]

oh i thats sad that i still can't beat mario brothers on the old school 8 bit nintendo. i cant even get past level 4-1, and thats bc i warp into it from 1-2!
i did beat Zelda though!

[APhi Sailorgirl]

When you told your parents you were going out, that meant out in the neighborhood to play some game or ride on your big wheel (mine was rainbow brite )

And if for some reason your parents needed you before dark (b/c everyone went home then) they could just yell from your porch and you would hear them.

[TheEpitome1920]

Originally posted by ktsnake
When SNL was funny?

It's still kinda funny...wish Will Farrell would come back.

[KillarneyRose]

Computers didn't use Windows

You had to type in almost an entire page of code to send an e mail and even then it could only go to someone else in your company

It was really cool to layer a sweater over a button down shirt which was in turn over a turtleneck

Remote controls had a cord that connected them to the television

A new show called The Real World consisted of cameras following a group of people 24/7. What a weird concept! It'll never catch on...

People used typewriters and if you made a mistake you needed either white out or correction tape. Or, if you were really cutting edge, you had a correction ribbin in the typewriter.

KillarneyRose wore a size 4

[TheEpitome1920]

Originally posted by KillarneyRose


Remote controls had a cord that connected them to the television

WOW! When was this?

[AOIIBrandi]

Atari was the video game system to own.

[moe.ron]

Originally posted by ambición6
oh i thats sad that i still can't beat mario brothers on the old school 8 bit nintendo. i cant even get past level 4-1, and thats bc i warp into it from 1-2!
i did beat Zelda though!

No, that's Super Mario Brothers. I'm talking about the first Mario Brothers.

You wanted to have the same game WarGames was showing at the movie.

Tron had the best effects ever.

Dial telephone modem was the coolest thing ever.

[NutBrnHair]

High-Test Gasoline
WIN buttons (Whip Inflation Now) or turn it upside down NIM (No Immediate Miracles)
"Tiger Beat" magazine
Gloria Vanderbilt stretch jeans
4 button purses
"Gee Your Hair Smells Terrific" shampoo
Panasonic "donut" radios
rotary phones
VCRs costing $1,000
S&H green stamps
banana bicycle seats
PF Flyers
Olga Korbut
terrariums
cigarette ads
creepy crawlers
Clutch Cargo
"Dark Shadows"

[aephi alum]

I have some more...

... TVs didn't have remotes
... Cable wasn't offered in your area
... TVs could tune channels 2-13, and maybe you could pull in a UHF station or two if you had a good antenna
... Black and white TVs (!)
... A 300-baud modem was fast
... You wanted to buy a home computer, and your choices were IBM or Apple ... or, there was no such thing as a home computer
... You picked up a pay phone to make a collect call, and a human operator handled the call
... Pay phone calls cost a dime
... You called any business (utility, etc) and a human being instead of an IVR system answered the phone
... Phone numbers started with two letters: HUnter 6-1234
... Having to make sure you were putting UNleaded gas in your car