Ah, the power of nostalgia. Remember those glory days when Saturday mornings were reserved for cartoons, and picking between a VHS or a DVD felt like a major life decision?
These nostalgic pics right into that sweet spot of 90s nostalgia and 2000s nostalgia, instantly whisking us back to times when baggy jeans were the ultimate fashion statement, and Tamagotchis were practically family. It’s genuinely remarkable how a single image can evoke such strong 90s nostalgia and 2000s nostalgia, making us yearn for a time when the rhythmic screech of dial-up internet was music to our ears and the ice cream truck’s jingle was the anthem of summer.
For those who bask in 90s and 2000s nostalgia, these aren’t just pictures—they’re cherished flashbacks to a world where life seemed a tad simpler and bursting with wonder. Oh, the joy of revisiting our younger, carefree selves.
1. “Burning The Sickest CDs In The Neighborhood”
2. “Remember Watching The Pipes Screensaver?”
3. “The Magic That Was The Scholastic Book Fair”
4. “Flipping Through These As A Kid Trying To Find Your Favourite Bands Poster”
5. “The Smell Of Opening A Brand New Can Of Play Doh”
6. “When I Was 9 Years Old My Dad Was Deployed To Baghdad, Iraq. I Gave Him These Yu-Gi-Oh Cards To Keep Him Safe. They’ve Been In His Wallet For 12 Years”
7. “I Found An Old Pic Of Me Playing Computer Games. As It Turns Out I Haven’t Changed Very Much”
8. “These TV Carts Always Meant Class Was Going To Be Fun When The Teacher Rolled One In”
9. “Only Fidget Spinner I Ever Owned”
10. “Pencils With Cartridges”
11. “The Ge Alarm Clock That Everyone Seemed To Have”
12. “These Are The Streets I Grew Up On”
13. “Remember When You Didn’t Have To Enter Your Personal Info Online To Win A Soda?”
14. “The Old Cartoon Network”
15. “Wooden Playgrounds”
16. “Can We Please Bring Back The Holes To Put Phone Charms On Our Phones?”
17. “Found An Old Polly Pocket While Cleaning My Mom’s Basement”
18. “Windows Pinball”
19. “When You Wore Flare Jeans And It Rained”
20. “Who Remembers This Ice Cream From School?”
21. “The Family Computer”
22. “Starving Your Calculator To Death”
23. “Limewire”
24. “Surreal Moment Today. I Went To Oaks, PA Too Many Video Games Expo. Found My Gameboy From Early 2000’s”
25. “Today A 70th Years Old Ma’am Gave Me Her Nokia 3310 To Change The Battery. I Couldn’t Resist”
26. “I Know I’m 31 And All, But I Still Get Excited About Scholastic Book Club Order Forms”
27. “Friendship Bracelets – I Used To Love Making These”
28. “MSN Messenger! Playing With Emojis Over A Decade Before It Was Cool”
29. “Did Anyone Else Have A Stage In The Cafeteria Of Their School?”
30. “Linkin Park”
31. “The Sims”
32. “Jelly Shoes”
33. “My 20 Year Old Toy Phone And My Daughters Brand New One! Both Fisher Price”
34. “Motorola Razr V3xx”
35. “My Girlfriend Got Me The Evangelion Tamagotchi For My Birthday And I’m So Excited To See Which Angel I Get First”
36. “Knee-Length Rainbow Toe Socks”
37. “The Last Blockbuster Was A Five Minute Walk From The Motel I Was Staying At”
38. “Girlfriend Made Me The Chatterbox From The Opening Sequence For Our Anniversary”
39. “I Restored My 16 Year Old iPod Nano”
40. “You Guys Remember Boondoggle? Anyone Know Any Other Cool Stitches?”
When he's not doomscrolling Twitter or writing for Pleated-Jeans, Nate Armbruster writes jokes—and then tells them on stage as a stand-up comedian, where he can watch audiences (hopefully) laugh in real-time.