Back to the 90s: A Collection of 31 Nostalgic Memes From the Late 1900’s

John Summers • Contributor

Jun 4, 2023 1:00 AM EDT

Ah, the 90s, when the internet went "dial up," cellphones were as big as bricks, and you actually had to blow into your game cartridges to get them to work. These were the days when MTV actually played music, and Pokemon were still waiting to be caught. Let's take a nostalgic jaunt down memory lane, 56K modem speed of course, and revisit the unique quirks that made the 90s truly radical.

In the 90s, we were tech pioneers, venturing into a brave new world of bulky gadgets and screeching modems. As we prepared to party like it's 1999, we couldn't have imagined that one day we'd be laughing at those memories in the form of digital pictographs we call 'memes'. Who knew the huge cellphones we lugged around would become tiny pocket computers we'd use to scroll through funny listicles like this one?

So bust out your butterfly clips and frosted tips, dial-up that AOL connection, and take a gnarly trip back to the days when our biggest worry was if we'd finally beat that darn level on Super Mario Bros. This list of 90s memes is about to hit you right in the nostalgia. Ready, player one?