BoyBands

In the 90's, we saw the rise of Boy Bands!
From the classic Backstreet Boys to pop rival N'sync to Westlife, boys were the main thing in the music scene!

Backstreet Boys

N'sync

Westlife

F5ve

98 Degrees

Do you remember other bands? Who were your favorite?

Chicago Bulls - the best sports team of the 90s

With six championships, a 72-10 win-loss records, and arguably the best basketball player to have ever lived, the Chicago Bulls of the 90s is certainly an icon of sports in the 90s. 


His hanging tongue, his clutch shooting and buzzer beaters, his defensive arsenal, his backboard-breaking dunks... these made Michael Jordan unstoppable. 


“Michael Jordan is God playing basketball.” - Larry Bird

Dark Knight Rises Trailer

Photo courtesy of Rottentomatoes.com

At least we catch a glimpse of the real Dark Knight Rises trailer and I must say that it is enough to whet my appetite for something Nolan. It's dark, it has that trumpet-like sound that has been a Nolan signature in his latest films (Inception and TDK) and it has Bane! He looks real menacing and Batman looks like a speck compared to that monster or is it just the angle?

We also got some preview pictures via rottentomatoes with Selena riding the batpod and some more pics with a stunt double actually giving it a spin along with that cool looking eye gadget and that sexy suit!

We also get a preview of Bane and batman going at it. We see Bane with his signature mask on with what could be a venom distribution device in Nolan world. I have to say I'm really excited to see this film although we still have about a full year before it hits theaters.

Nolan with his Imax camera

Lastly, Nolan gets all Imax loving again which we have to admit takes Imax movies to the next level. He shot some scenes in Dark Knight using a custom made rig for the cameramen so they can carry and move around with the iMax camera. It's a huge camera and this has never been done before. Another thing for the fan boys to rave about.

Star Wars Toys Price Markdown!

12 inch Darth Vader (Kenner)

Greedo (Kenner) circa 1978

The George Lucas 6-part multi-billion dollar epic has been forever "forced" into pop culture. The movie franchise inspired tv spin offs, cereal, t-shirts, oven toasters and toilet seat covers. Arguably, the most iconic Star Wars merchandise is the action figure line by Kenner, and now, by Hasbro. Mint on Card first editions would do damage of $700-$1000 and with no surprise, nerds of all ages buy these like it's their religion (which in most cases, IT IS).

If you don't have the money, fret you must not because the prices of these action figures have dropped constantly these days. Check out this store and you will  see that most toys are within $10-$20 and if you missed certain figures, it's time to grab them all! If you're a true die hard fan, enough with hesitations because what is there to fear? You like them, just go get them!

Star Wars: Unleashed Boba Fett (Hasbro)

Even the newer toys today are going for rock bottom prices. My favorite among all the Star Wars line is the "Unleashed" line made by Hasbro.  It re-lives the most iconic poses of marquee characters and gives it a more realistic non plastic-y feel. It even looks like a statue because all the details are made for display. I got the round case packaged Boba Fett last year for only $12 from a retail price of $12.99. No mark up on action figures lately and really, this is good news if you're a REAL fan and not just waiting to make some profit.

So what are you waiting for? Hit up eBay, check these action figures out and see if the ones you're looking for are floating around... in galaxy not so far far away...

Our obsession has been heard!

We are excited to finally be able to say that: NICK GOES 90's!

(starting July 25, 2011 on TeenNick)

Nickelodeon grants us 90's kids our ultimate wish with "The 90's are All That" bringing back all our favorite cartoons and sitcoms of our youth. Back when grunge was in and baggy was the way to go. Back when everybody looooved Orange Soda and Clarissa explained it all for us.

According to Mashable, the shows that are going to go on rotation are the following:

• Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
• The Adventures of Pete & Pete
• All That
• The Amanda Show
• Are You Afraid of the Dark?
• Catdog
• Clarissa Explains it All
• Double Dare
• Doug
• Hey Arnold!
• Kenan & Kel
• Legends of the Hidden Temple
• Nickelodeon GUTS
• The Ren & Stimpy Show
• Rocket Power
• Rocko’s Modern Life
• Rugrats
• Salute Your Shorts
• The Secret World Of Alex Mack

So Generation Y, be proud, the copious amounts of social networking hours you dwindle, demanding for these shows instead of doing your homework, has brought forth this epic Nostalgiattack!

(p.s. for those who don't have TeenNick: http://tvpc.tv/Channel.php?ChannelID=3115 you're welcome haha)

Emulators Everyday!

Ever get the urge to play Crash Bandicoot at 2am after great night out with friends? Well, I did. And that's what spurred my hunt of the best Playstation 1 emulator for all my nostalgic musings. For those out there who aren't familiar with Emulators, to put it simply, they are computer programs that emulate or mirror the workings of the game console that you wish to play. Before you get too excited, i must note though that Mac users won't be able to use the Playstation emulator, but may choose from an assortment of Gameboy, NES, SNES and Arcade ones.

1. I went to the CoolRom website
2. Installed the ePSXe emulator on my Windows desktop (One might need some assistance here)
3. Downloaded Crash Bandicoot 3

and thus begun my late nights with Crash. It was quite difficult to play on a regular keyboard, seeing as how i lack in the dexterity needed to perform such moves as the sliding jump with my left hand so i went out and got myself one of those cheap dual shock controller plug-and-play knock offs for P200 at my local computer shop and the rest is history.

(Compatible with most operating systems, USB peripheral)

(or you can also opt to buy this Playstation controller to USB cable if you have controllers lying around)

(this is a neat controller you can get off of Amazon for playing NES games)

Since then, i've downloaded a number of games such as Pepsi Man, Bust A Move 2 and Tekken 3 and the 7 year old kid in me was very pleased.
(Not to mention the hundreds of NES and Gameboy games I have on my laptop as well, for those excruciatingly long breaks in school.)

Disclaimer: I do not advocate piracy in anyway, and these are all just suggestions merely for entertainment purposes only.

Dexter's Laboratory

               

One of my fondest memories growing up was watching Dexter’s Lab! It was really one of those shows I never really got tired of, especially the first couple of seasons. One of my favorite episodes has got to be LABretto from I think season 2, if Wikipedia does not serve me wrong. One of my fondest memories about that episode specifically was actually reenacting some of those songs together with my older sister. I’ve gotta say we were such cuties singing those songs!

 

                Looking at it now, I see Dexter’s Lab to be one of those timeless classics; I would be surprised if I met anyone who wouldn’t get at least a bit excited at the mention of Dexter’s Lab. I for one would get incredibly excited at the mention of this show! I really would religiously watch this every day before, it would play as I was getting ready for school early in the morning, it was practically part of my routine at some point. I even remember having an awesome toy of Dexter, he had his own mech and everything, I actually fell kinda bad for giving it away, I honestly really loved that toy (as childish as that may sound).

To its credit also; I think it’s the first cartoon I ever watched which had its own movie, or at least a cartoon I was s eager to watch. I still remember being given a VCD of it when I was young, and wanting to watch immediately, being the impatient kid that I was. Ego Trip, I still remember that’s what it was cool. I still remember thinking to myself these exact words, “This is so awesome!” Although I was at that age in my life that everything thrown in front of me was “awesome”, but the Dexter’s Lab movie was a special exception, I really meant what I said. Years after getting that VCD, I know there was a time I really kept searching my house for that VCD just watch it again. Thinking about it now, I think I’m gonna go download it right now to watch it again!

Bears who Care

CAREBEARS! Who doesn't love these colorful furry creatures?

My favorite was Grumpy! Who was yours?

My favorite Tiny Toy

Because I feel like the boys in the group are getting the attention, I wanna shine the spotlight on something really girly.

I'm pretty sure, even if you're a guy, you'd still know what these are!

POLLY POCKETS! Those adorable little dollhouses fit in the palm of your hand.  

 

I was in love with this toy! I collected a whole lot of them! 

One from my collection was this. It was like the waterpark edition. It had the little button which squirted out water so that the doll could slide down! 

Which one did you have? Do you still have it with you?

Do you remember the Walkman?

This, my friends, is a walkman. In my opinion, one of the best pieces of technologies of its time, born from the idea of making listening to music a portable and personal experience. Using music stored on cassette tapes, it was a big step forward in music technology.

I've been a music lover all my life, and one of the best things that happened to me was when I could finally easily take around my music. Sure, now we have iPods and all sorts of Mp3 players, but before all that there were Walkmans. The idea of popping in a cassette tape into a tiny player and being able to bring it around with me anywhere was like a dream come true. I actually still have a small collection of cassette tapes tucked away in a small drawer.

I can still remember clearly those mornings when I'd wake up and have to go through all those tapes just to choose what music I'd be listening to for the rest of the day. Unlike now where Mp3 players have large amounts of space to store all types of music, back then you could only conveniently take around 2-3 different cassette tapes; either that or go through the trouble of making a personal mix-tape with all your favorite songs. (Another thing that people hardly ever do anymore)

Simply put it, the Walkman was where portable music started. The "great great grandfather" of all Mp3 players that exist today.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

We all have those cartoon shows which we grew up watching, for me it was the Ninja Turtles. I credit my fandom towards the Ninja Turtles to my brother, who was obsessed with them much more than I was. He would also get my parents to buy us tapes of the show, and we would watch it over and over. I loved these guys! Looking back on them now, they really epitomized the 90’s culture. They were crime fighters; they ate tons on pizza, rode skateboards, they were pretty much everything every kid wanted to be. One of my first costumes for Halloween was actually a Ninja Turtle. If I remember correctly, I was Leonardo; I had the two swords, the mask and even a plastic turtle shell to go with everything. I remember feeling like I actually was one of the Ninja Turtles.

                What I remember also about these guys is that they were everywhere. There was so much merchandise surrounding them, it was crazy! They even had a Pizza Hut pizza related to hem somehow, but I don’t think they had it here in the Philippines. The amount of toys these guys had was already nuts. I even remember my brother having a toy of their blimp which you had to inflate and could hang from the ceiling of your room. My brother and I also had a lot of their action figures as well. But the best things related to the show have got to be their video games! Together with my brother and my cousins, we would play their old Super NES games crazy. I remember being pretty bad at it because I was super young at the time, but I just remember having a ton of fun. Being Leonardo and just ripping through the Foot Ninjas was a blast. I even downloaded a SNES emmulator jsut so i could play the games again. They're incredibly dated, but i still have loads of fun playing it. Like the classic show, their games are timeless.

                Seeing all these new renditions of the turtles has made me realize though that they no longer have that impact which they had on kids back in the 90’s.  They were a phenomenon to say the very least.