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Post by SharksFan99 on Jan 31, 2020 10:36:20 GMT 10
This morning on the way home from work I was listening to a flashback segment on one of my local radio stations, where five songs from a certain year are picked at random and listeners have to try to correctly guess the year. The year that was the focus today was 1995. The station played songs such as "Gangsta's Parade", "Wonderwall" etc., songs you'd typically expect to hear from '95, however it occurred to me when listening to them that these songs are now a quarter of a century old. It's incredible to think about. It can be easy to think of something as being x amount of years ago, but it's not until you actually listen to songs or watch a movie/tv show from the year itself that it really hits home how hard it is to believe that it is now so long ago. I personally don't have any recollection or personal experience of 1995. It was a few years before I was born, however I do have memories associated with some of the things that were popular or were released in '95. We used to have to dance to "Cotton Eye Joe" in the school hall at primary school. I've also got memories from when I was little of hearing songs such as "Lightning Crashes" and "Only Happy When It Rains" in the car with my Mum. I can distinctively recall when 1995 was only 10 years ago, which to me at the time, seemed like a very long time ago (even though it wasn't), lol. I know the whole theme around this topic is kind of obvious, however I just felt like jotting down my thoughts over how 1995 being 25 years ago is still hard to comprehend, for me at least anyway. 
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Post by John Titor on Jan 31, 2020 10:49:10 GMT 10
This morning on the way home from work I was listening to a flashback segment on one of my local radio stations, where five songs from a certain year are picked at random and listeners have to try to correctly guess the year. The year that was the focus today was 1995. The station played songs such as "Gangsta's Parade", "Wonderwall" etc., songs you'd typically expect to hear from '95, however it occurred to me when listening to them that these songs are now a quarter of a century old. It's incredible to think about. It can be easy to think of something as being x amount of years ago, but it's not until you actually listen to songs or watch a movie/tv show from the year itself that it really hits home how hard it is to believe that it is now so long ago. I personally don't have any recollection or personal experience of 1995. It was a few years before I was born, however I do have memories associated with some of the things that were popular or were released in '95. We used to have to dance to "Cotton Eye Joe" in the school hall at primary school. I've also got memories from when I was little of hearing songs such as "Lightning Crashes" and "Only Happy When It Rains" in the car with my Mum. I can distinctively recall when 1995 was only 10 years ago, which to me at the time, seemed like a very long time ago (even though it wasn't), lol. I know the whole theme around this topic is kind of obvious, however I just felt like jotting down my thoughts over how 1995 being 25 years ago is still hard to comprehend, for me at least anyway. Major memories I remember from 95 - final episode of Full House where Michele falls of the horse - Lack of anticipation for playstation ( did not really get hype until late 96) - Sega Saturn does a surprise drop - Donkey Kong Country 2 - Who shot mr Burns storyline - Power Rangers The Movie and all the Ivan Ooze commercials - Seeing Toy Story Been 25 years phewww
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2020 10:57:10 GMT 10
I don't have any memories from that year unfortunately. I immediately think of Windows 95 and PlayStation 1, SEGA Saturn. It feels like the start of the Y2K era in my mind even though it wasn't quite there yet. Very high tech year.
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Post by John Titor on Jan 31, 2020 10:59:50 GMT 10
I don't have any memories from that year unfortunately. I immediately think of Windows 95 and PlayStation 1, SEGA Saturn. It feels like the start of the Y2K era in my mind even though it wasn't quite there yet. Very high tech year. Ps1 had like no hype in 95, and Sega Saturn dropped out of nowhere, Sega Saturn I must say did feel futuristic as hell playing Daytona but not many people were talking about it. Once we hit like late 96 and n64 came out you started seeing heavy hitter games like Crash and Tomb Raider come out to fight against it (and won) lol I am glad I never spent 400 dollars to cop a Sega Saturn, waited patiently for n64 and ps1 (once Tomb Raider came out)
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Post by mc98 on Jan 31, 2020 11:11:18 GMT 10
It's crazy that 1995 is almost as close to Woodstock and the Moon Landing as we are right now.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2020 11:15:58 GMT 10
I don't have any memories from that year unfortunately. I immediately think of Windows 95 and PlayStation 1, SEGA Saturn. It feels like the start of the Y2K era in my mind even though it wasn't quite there yet. Very high tech year. Ps1 had like no hype in 95, and Sega Saturn dropped out of nowhere, Sega Saturn I must say did feel futuristic as hell playing Daytona but not many people were talking about it. Once we hit like late 96 and n64 came out you started seeing heavy hitter games like Crash and Tomb Raider come out to fight against it (and won) lol I am glad I never spent 400 dollars to cop a Sega Saturn, waited patiently for n64 and ps1 (once Tomb Raider came out) That is true. To be honest, I was a huge Saturn fan as a teen (in the late 2000s), and it came out in Japan actually in late 1994 and it caught on instantly over there, so I associate 1995 with the PS1 vs Saturn wars, even though in the West such a thing never occurred
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Post by John Titor on Jan 31, 2020 11:17:54 GMT 10
Ps1 had like no hype in 95, and Sega Saturn dropped out of nowhere, Sega Saturn I must say did feel futuristic as hell playing Daytona but not many people were talking about it. Once we hit like late 96 and n64 came out you started seeing heavy hitter games like Crash and Tomb Raider come out to fight against it (and won) lol I am glad I never spent 400 dollars to cop a Sega Saturn, waited patiently for n64 and ps1 (once Tomb Raider came out) That is true. To be honest, I was a huge Saturn fan as a teen (in the late 2000s), and it came out in Japan actually in late 1994 and it caught on instantly over there, so I associate 1995 with the PS1 vs Saturn wars, even though in the West such a thing never occurred Panzer Dragoon was a cool game, Nights as well
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Post by SharksFan99 on Jan 31, 2020 11:21:43 GMT 10
I don't have any memories from that year unfortunately. I immediately think of Windows 95 and PlayStation 1, SEGA Saturn. It feels like the start of the Y2K era in my mind even though it wasn't quite there yet. Very high tech year. It was also arguably the first year that the internet became widely accessible for the general public. Who would have ever thought at the time that the internet would go on to consume people's lives to the extent that it has. I'm sure there would have been some who thought that it would be a short-lived fad.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2020 11:48:15 GMT 10
I don't have any memories from that year unfortunately. I immediately think of Windows 95 and PlayStation 1, SEGA Saturn. It feels like the start of the Y2K era in my mind even though it wasn't quite there yet. Very high tech year. It was also arguably the first year that the internet became widely accessible for the general public. Who would have ever thought at the time that the internet would go on to consume people's lives to the extent that it has. I'm sure there would have been some who thought that it would be a short-lived fad. People were saying it was a fad up until the early 2000s, especially after the Dot Com bubble. It's funny to think back on. Sometimes I wonder if they'll be proven right, maybe 50 years from now people will finally get bored of the Internet
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Post by SharksFan99 on Jan 31, 2020 11:59:02 GMT 10
It was also arguably the first year that the internet became widely accessible for the general public. Who would have ever thought at the time that the internet would go on to consume people's lives to the extent that it has. I'm sure there would have been some who thought that it would be a short-lived fad. People were saying it was a fad up until the early 2000s, especially after the Dot Com bubble. It's funny to think back on. Sometimes I wonder if they'll be proven right, maybe 50 years from now people will finally get bored of the Internet In a way, I hope they will. Then again, who knows what we'll have by the time we get to the 2060s or 2070s. We could all be living in our own interconnected virtual worlds by then. I'll be 71 in 50 years from now, so I doubt I will be caring about what's going on (if I make that long).
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Post by mh on Feb 1, 2020 1:26:06 GMT 10
Since I'm among the few posters that can actually recall 1995, it is worth looking back on, but I don't have much to add since John Titor hit most of the big points. Pogs and Power Rangers were huge. Video stores, CD's, and cable TV were all pretty much at their peak. Most kids hadn't heard of the Web yet even by late 1995, at least I hadn't. The Sign by Ace of Base was played everywhere. Amazing that it's already 25 years ago.
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Post by Early2010sGuy on Feb 1, 2020 10:31:57 GMT 10
Probably the peak 90s for sure! Toy Story, Windows 95, Friends, and Gangsta Rap.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Feb 2, 2020 20:03:05 GMT 10
I would have loved to have experienced 1995, it was such a great year for pop culture, especially music. Garbage, Frogstomp, Foo Fighters and Collective Soul are all excellent albums, that's without even mentioning the huge number of singles that I like from 1995 as well, such as Alanis Morisette's "Head Over Feet", Pearl Jam's "Better Man" and Oasis' "Some Might Say" to name a few. It's hard to believe that these songs are now 25 years old: {Spoiler}
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Post by John Titor on Feb 3, 2020 3:49:45 GMT 10
I would have loved to have experienced 1995, it was such a great year for pop culture, especially music. Garbage, Frogstomp, Foo Fighters and Collective Soul are all excellent albums, that's without even mentioning the huge number of singles that I like from 1995 as well, such as Alanis Morisette's "Head Over Feet", Pearl Jam's "Better Man" and Oasis' "Some Might Say" to name a few. It's hard to believe that these songs are now 25 years old: {Spoiler}
95 was a blast to live in, only thing that sucked is most of the music u listed I wasn't into at the time due to age
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Post by mwalker96 on Feb 8, 2020 21:53:44 GMT 10
I don't have any memories from that year unfortunately. I immediately think of Windows 95 and PlayStation 1, SEGA Saturn. It feels like the start of the Y2K era in my mind even though it wasn't quite there yet. Very high tech year. Ps1 had like no hype in 95, and Sega Saturn dropped out of nowhere, Sega Saturn I must say did feel futuristic as hell playing Daytona but not many people were talking about it. Once we hit like late 96 and n64 came out you started seeing heavy hitter games like Crash and Tomb Raider come out to fight against it (and won) lol I am glad I never spent 400 dollars to cop a Sega Saturn, waited patiently for n64 and ps1 (once Tomb Raider came out) Really, kinda surprised since the ps1 made sega panicked in releasing the saturn on mid 95, but then again it was the era of electronic companies getting into the gaming industry i.e the Panasonic 3d0 and Philips cdi. A lot of people who were around back then did call the ps1 a failure due to Sony having no video-game experience other then the failed project with Nintendo. It's just crazy how the ps1 gone from being ignored to being one of the best-selling game consoles of all time.
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