Scenario: You're forced to live either in the 80s or the 90s

*Prowler* · 12-02-2017, 11:02 AM

Imagine you're timewarped to the past and have to live for about 10 years from the year you're dropped on on. That year can either be 1980 or 1990. Which one do you pick?

And no, you can't bring any of your 2017 electronic devices or anything. You gotta adapt and live like people did in the 80s or 90s. Then after the decade is over, you go back to 2017.

And no, don't worry, you won't ever run into your real you. You'll replace him/her, let' say, for argument sake. Don't worry about paradoxes.

Part of me tells me to pick the 80s so I could see certain metal bands live in their prime. Also, if I picked the 90s, it'd mean I'd never know what the 80s were truly like and that would be a missed opportunity. But the 90s mean more to me overall since I was born in in the 90s(1990, in fact). Also, in the 90s I'd have a wide variety of video games to keep myself busy with. Not to mention more Turtles stuff as well!

I suspect, ofc, that answers will vary depending on the country or region people hail from.

*PApagreg* · 12-02-2017, 11:29 AM

90s because I felt the decade was better in terms of animation

*Wesley* · 12-02-2017, 11:30 AM

90s. I was born in 1986, but that decade means more to me, as I don’t remember the 80s or have much interest in 80s pop culture.

*FredWolfLeonardo* · 12-02-2017, 11:37 AM

I grew up in the 90s so I picked 80s, just to experience growing up with FW tmnt even though most of my nostalgia is 90s based.

Although if I wasn't born in 1980 in this scenario and had to wait 7 years for tmnt as an adult, I would choose the 90s.

*CyberCubed* · 12-02-2017, 11:45 AM

The 80's and 90's are practically the same, people used VHS tapes in both, TV's were the same, there was barely any internet until around 1997 and even then it was slow dial-up modem crap...so barely anyone used the internet regularly until then. There were no real cell phones besides the antenna ones until the first ones hit in the late 90's...so you had to use payphones like in the movies.

Videogames were mostly 2D for most of it, until N64/Playstation 1 hit in in 1995/1996...so you would only get the dawn of 3D graphics.

Cartoons hit big in the 90's, and anime was basically in it's golden age.. Can you believe the original TMNT cartoon and Dragonball were both airing at the same time in U.S. and Japan, and they were both huge hits in both countries? It's hard to believe but Dragonball started in 1986 and the original TMNT cartoon came out in 1987...they literally aired over 10 years till 1995/1996 too when both ended. Isn't it funny the two biggest franchises aired in the west/Japan at the same time, but westerners didn't get Dragonball till later with the dubs?

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 12-02-2017, 12:08 PM

Is this only about popular culture?

*Prowler* · 12-02-2017, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

Is this only about popular culture?

No, but you gotta have something to entertain yourself with in your free time, no?

But if you're talking about working... well unemployment rates were much lower in the 80s and 90s. If you went to uni back then you'd be guaranteed a job pretty much. Also housing was cheaper and access to credit was easier as well.

*Cure* · 12-02-2017, 03:01 PM

I'd just kill myself.

Sorry, life.

*The Deadman* · 12-02-2017, 03:28 PM

I went through the 90s with no problem so I'd probably be able to do it again.

*Krutch* · 12-02-2017, 03:36 PM

80's, in a heartbeat. Most of the biggest pop culture properties were born during that era so to see it first hand would be incredible. I was there for the 90s. I don't need to relive it, as great as it was.

*Candy Kappa* · 12-02-2017, 05:20 PM

80's probably, I've already experienced the 90's I only got to live 3 years on the 80's and I don't remember much.

But I'd find ways to get rich of it, get a valuable comic or win the lottery, **** time paradoxes gotta get some loot

*CyberCubed* · 12-02-2017, 06:32 PM

Oh definitely, I'd go back in time with a list of all the winning lottery ticket numbers, all the stock listings, all the winning bids on all sports competitions, and everything. Basically do the same thing seen in Back to the Future.

If you know how everything will turn out, you'd be the next Donald Trump.

*DarkFell* · 12-02-2017, 10:01 PM

Although I picked the 90's, I loved the 80's just as much. I like to think that both eras were awesome in terms of movies.

I would love to relive the 80's mostly for the music. The shows weren't bad either.

I would love to relive the 90's for some of its music, but mostly, for the cartoons and the other shows during the time.

*Prowler* · 12-03-2017, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkFell

Although I picked the 90's, I loved the 80's just as much. I like to think that both eras were awesome in terms of movies.

I would love to relive the 80's mostly for the music. The shows weren't bad either.

I would love to relive the 90's for some of its music, but mostly, for the cartoons and the other shows during the time.

Like I've said, I was born in 1990, so I only truly remember things from 1996 on. If I went back and lived in the 90s as an adult I feel the magic would be ruined, and I'd rather not ruin my childhood memories. So yeah, I guess that's another factor for me to pick the 80s. I wasn't alive in that decade, so I have no emotional attachment to it. OK I like several 80s movies, shows, games, etc; but if you haven't actually experienced the decade you don't know what it was like. I think a lot of people of my age and younger romantise more the idea of the 80s they see on the media and not the actual decade itself... since they haven't lived through it.

*ProphetofGanja* · 12-02-2017, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Cure

I'd just kill myself.

Sorry, life.

Honestly, I'm with Cure

I don't want to live through either of those decades knowing what I know now of modern convenience and connectivity

*newfan* · 12-03-2017, 12:59 AM

I suppose it's different if you can remember being there are not needing that stuff, still, after having it, it would be very hard to go back to not having it.
So far as nostalgia, my teen years were in the 90s but it's my childhood decade which I feel more of a fondness for.

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12-02-2017, 11:02 AM	#1
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 8,909	Scenario: You're forced to live either in the 80s or the 90s Imagine you're timewarped to the past and have to live for about 10 years from the year you're dropped on on. That year can either be 1980 or 1990. Which one do you pick? And no, you can't bring any of your 2017 electronic devices or anything. You gotta adapt and live like people did in the 80s or 90s. Then after the decade is over, you go back to 2017. And no, don't worry, you won't ever run into your real you. You'll replace him/her, let' say, for argument sake. Don't worry about paradoxes. Part of me tells me to pick the 80s so I could see certain metal bands live in their prime. Also, if I picked the 90s, it'd mean I'd never know what the 80s were truly like and that would be a missed opportunity. But the 90s mean more to me overall since I was born in in the 90s(1990, in fact). Also, in the 90s I'd have a wide variety of video games to keep myself busy with. Not to mention more Turtles stuff as well! I suspect, ofc, that answers will vary depending on the country or region people hail from. Last edited by Prowler; 12-02-2017 at 11:08 AM.

12-02-2017, 11:29 AM	#2
PApagreg Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 1,828	90s because I felt the decade was better in terms of animation __________________

12-02-2017, 11:30 AM	#3
Wesley Mad Scientist Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Republic of Ireland Posts: 1,589	90s. I was born in 1986, but that decade means more to me, as I don’t remember the 80s or have much interest in 80s pop culture. __________________ Donatello: The tracker! It might work. Donatello goes to the back of the Turtle Van Raphael: Shrewd move, Donatello. If we ignore the problem, it might go away by itself. (from The Mean Machines)

12-02-2017, 12:08 PM	#6
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,155	Popular culture Is this only about popular culture?

12-02-2017, 11:37 AM	#4
FredWolfLeonardo Big Blue Boy Scout Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: New Bark Town Posts: 4,475	I grew up in the 90s so I picked 80s, just to experience growing up with FW tmnt even though most of my nostalgia is 90s based. Although if I wasn't born in 1980 in this scenario and had to wait 7 years for tmnt as an adult, I would choose the 90s.

12-02-2017, 11:45 AM	#5
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,050	The 80's and 90's are practically the same, people used VHS tapes in both, TV's were the same, there was barely any internet until around 1997 and even then it was slow dial-up modem crap...so barely anyone used the internet regularly until then. There were no real cell phones besides the antenna ones until the first ones hit in the late 90's...so you had to use payphones like in the movies. Videogames were mostly 2D for most of it, until N64/Playstation 1 hit in in 1995/1996...so you would only get the dawn of 3D graphics. Cartoons hit big in the 90's, and anime was basically in it's golden age.. Can you believe the original TMNT cartoon and Dragonball were both airing at the same time in U.S. and Japan, and they were both huge hits in both countries? It's hard to believe but Dragonball started in 1986 and the original TMNT cartoon came out in 1987...they literally aired over 10 years till 1995/1996 too when both ended. Isn't it funny the two biggest franchises aired in the west/Japan at the same time, but westerners didn't get Dragonball till later with the dubs?

12-02-2017, 03:01 PM	#8
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	I'd just kill myself. Sorry, life. __________________

12-02-2017, 03:28 PM	#9
The Deadman Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,989	I went through the 90s with no problem so I'd probably be able to do it again. __________________ Last Movie Watched: Hell House LLC (2015). Last TV Show Watched: Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog (S1:E29).

12-02-2017, 03:36 PM	#10
Krutch Like, stupid rich. Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Rawkzone Posts: 2,805	80's, in a heartbeat. Most of the biggest pop culture properties were born during that era so to see it first hand would be incredible. I was there for the 90s. I don't need to relive it, as great as it was.

12-02-2017, 05:20 PM	#11
Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	80's probably, I've already experienced the 90's I only got to live 3 years on the 80's and I don't remember much. But I'd find ways to get rich of it, get a valuable comic or win the lottery, **** time paradoxes gotta get some loot __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

12-02-2017, 06:32 PM	#12
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,050	Oh definitely, I'd go back in time with a list of all the winning lottery ticket numbers, all the stock listings, all the winning bids on all sports competitions, and everything. Basically do the same thing seen in Back to the Future. If you know how everything will turn out, you'd be the next Donald Trump.

12-03-2017, 12:59 AM	#16
newfan Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: UK Posts: 2,393	I suppose it's different if you can remember being there are not needing that stuff, still, after having it, it would be very hard to go back to not having it. So far as nostalgia, my teen years were in the 90s but it's my childhood decade which I feel more of a fondness for.