The early 90s sucked

I remember Beetle Juice toys still being in stores (despite the movie being from 88)
I remember seeing Batman Returns ads on tv, so that had to been about 1992
I also remember playing Sonic 2 when it first arrived at a Circuit City, 92 ish
I remember seeing Terminator 2 ads on tv, circa 1991
 I also remember when The Simpsons aired on Thursdays and I remember the commercial
on Fox (during the credits) saying they were moving back to Sundays
I remember getting a 92 era Barbie Van as well

I remember getting Ninja Turtles toys in 1991, I also remember ALF used to come on
after TMNT on syndication

Just some examples of 91/92 that are super vivid, I can remember the most obscure stuff 

The early '90s were a great time for alternative-rock and if you were of a certain age, the breakthrough of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" in Late 1991 must have truly felt like a groundbreaking event. My Dad (who was 24 at the time) can still recall to this day what exactly he was doing when he first heard SLTS and how he felt in that moment. The early '90s in general were a mixed bag for music, however I personally think the rock music from that time deserves the universal acclaim that it receives. Grunge isn't overrated. It revolutionised the state of pop culture at that time and it changed the trajectory of rock music going forward. The alt-rock scene would personally have to be my favourite element to pop culture from the era. 

To be honest, I also think the early '90s were quite a decent era for movies as well. "Dances with Wolves", "Misery", "Jurassic Park" and "Schindler's List" are all great films, there's plenty of other movies which I've seen from that time that have been pretty good. I also grew up with movies such as "Aladdin", "Beauty & The Beast" and the "Land Before Time" films when I was little, so there is also that nostalgic element that I have for some of the films from back then too. 

Are they an era I would personally want to check out if I had the choice? Probably not. However, I don't think the early '90s 'sucked'. The fashion, music and aesthetics from that time may seem ridiculously cheesy and outdated now, but there are elements of early '90s pop culture which I do enjoy and have an appreciation for.

Team Sega right from the day Sonic dropped, when Donkey Kong Country came out I jumped ship to SNES as did many others

It's marketing was the same as playstation 1 was, it was seen as the cooler edgy console, it even looked more bad ass, half of why Sega dominated Nintendo from 91 - fall 94
was because of the constant Sega commercials on tv. This system was also called the "sport" console and had a huge sport fanatic base because the sports games that did
appear on it played faster and better then SNES. Also Mortal Kombat when it dropped had blood on Sega and the Nintendo one didn't, Sega has this perception of being the
cool console to have. It was targeted at the teen - adult demo while Super Nintendo was for children.

Constant commercials on tv like this hammerd the idea into the GP's head






When you would watch a tv show in the 90s like a sitcom they would always have a Sega more often than not.


Sega had many amazing games that era, not just Sonic here are some of my favorites 

 . Sonic 1, Sonic 2, Sonic 3, Streets of Rage 2 (The greatest beat em up of all time) Vector man
NHL 94 (not a sports fan but it was fun) Batman & robin,  Earth Worm Jim, Earth Worm Jim 2,
TMNT hyperstone, Power Rangers the Movie,  Road Rash II,  Mortal Kombat 1 2 and 3.




Sega was destroying Nintendo for a good while until Donkey Kong Country dropped and
they panicked with 32x add ons and really stupid decisions. If you were not alive then
it is easy to see the pop culture revisionism that Nintendo likes too paint, but in reality
it was furthest from that (even if SNES sales were close)

I agree with the latter two, but what was wrong with the 1900s (decade)?

My only reference point (at the time) was Sesame Street and Power Rangers and I liked those. But again, that was basically my only exposure to pop culture at the time, so I don't know.