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Wanna watch some /retro/ TV? Check out https://www.my00stv.com/

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I really like this board and I like the stuff on it; but I feel like I instinctively cringe and avoid it at the same time.  Whenever I indulge in retro games, aesthetics, etc. I have this guilty feeling.  I think I have this feeling because maybe I get the sense I'm stuck in the past and I'm not able to move on to new experiences, interests, and learn new things.  I battle with whether I honestly think that certain aspects of retro tech, games, culture, aesthetics were actually better and I am acting as an archeologist who is working to point out and maintain those most useful elements for the future, or whether this is all just self-indulgent nostalgia and my time would be better spent willfully ignoring it and moving on.
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I don't have the feeling either because like fellow TTs said, there's clearly a difference in quality and mainly characteristics, also there's actual niche for it meaning there's an audience for it and because i am indirectly contributing via IRL distribution and/or digital creation then it's not like i feel stuck back in time, we can still make stuff although obviously not in big productions.
The problem arises with conversations with the nigger cattle, particularly women who do not understand how can someone enjoy something not well known.

>I'm not able to move on to new experiences, interests, and learn new things.
Now that is a problem too, haven't had that either because there's shit loads of media to consume, keeping things fresh. With video games it's lowering the bar although i think there's plenty of great games to immerse yourself, and the average game back then was also way above-average nowadays in terms of gameplay. For example some random games from the Gen 6 era are as good as anything nowadays bar graphix and perhaps amount of items.
In terms of music it's almost a non-problem other than trying to find it, many musicians still make stuff like in the old days.
With movies there's plenty of old stuff and some people, sometimes, make things similarly to the old styles but problem is trying to find it. I still think there's plenty enough before 2005.
>>4494 (OP) 
>I battle with whether I honestly think that certain aspects of retro tech, games, culture, aesthetics were actually better
Stupid thread, of course they were. What's actually better? Games, movies, culture, everything is terrible now. The tech? Sure on a technical level but old tech were built to last, my 20 years old disc drive still burns discs without any issues, meanwhile modern burners crap themselves in a year.
>>4496
> I think those of us who are dissatisfied with the state of things today should aim to create things that better reflect our own sensibilities, even if only for our own enjoyment.
Absolutely. It's so easy to sleepwalk through life in a haze of distractions, but good art and media are in short supply these days.
I vowed to never be the old guy sitting in front of the TV watching reruns, driving a 23 year old car, and only listening to classic rock. So I didn't.
I also wrote off modern pop culture as not my scene so I wouldn't partake. So I also didn't.
It's kind of a lonely existence sometimes, but other times I can bond over food, travel, or tech hobbies instead of consuming. I don't know, mixed feelings here too.
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>>4513
>I vowed to never be the old guy sitting in front of the TV watching reruns, driving a 23 year old car, and only listening to classic rock.
Isn't...isn't that what we're doing here?  Isn't that what we're becoming?

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Post videos that capture what life was like in the 90s and 2000s

e.g. home videos, TV programs, news segments, documentaries etc.
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1992 Anime Expo San Jose, CA Video Footage Convention & Masqarade
This Footage is very rare and was extracted from an old VHS tape. Please enjoy and time stamp and interesting people or events you find while watching!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O94fxq2qepc
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I've filmed a little bit of original XBOX gameplay for an unrelated project, hope it fits the aesthetic.
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New York City March 17 2000
Video from St. Patrick's Day March 17, 2000
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0WEgeQ814w
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Concorde's Take-off over the Neighbourhood
Video from user Maguirerichardson, Heathrow UK, 2003

By now a famous video showing a small glimpse of bri'ish everyday life in big city suburbs, many of the video's visual cues are pure early-00's.
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>>4489
Jesus fuck imagine living there

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I want to go back. When browsing the Web felt like going on an adventure.

What substitutes for "Wild West" these days? All I can think of are Tor, Zeronet, and the vast array of imageboards. Discord can feel pretty wild too sometimes, that is if you can find the right servers.

Post what you know, please.
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>>4477
>I have basically no technical skills whatsoever.
Not sure which part of :
>"...builders, ...artists, ...writers"
applies to that, Anon?  :)

>and was surprised to see the progress that's being made in the field
That's definitely a smol, hobbyist effort, and we all consider them brothers of /robowaifu/ .
>tl;dr
Masiro meidos a cute!!  :D

OTOH, the billions-US$ -funded corpos already have fully-biped-ambulatory humanoids working today :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6OEpsU21y4
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>>4478
>Not sure which part of : >"...builders, ...artists, ...writers" applies to that, Anon?  :)
Unfortunately, I'm not really any of those either.
Maybe w10.site is good too?
>>168 (OP) 
just consume media from the time duude.
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>>4488
watching old animu and stuff is good and all but it is not enough to bring back the time and i'm not a stoner

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>These guys think they're bad because they walk slow...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRiH3jNE7OY
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>>4281
>The guy was 24 when he released this seven years ago, and here I am at the same age and I haven't done jackshit.
Van Gogh only started painting when he was 27.
>but what I'm worried about most is
STOP THINKING
JUST ACT
THOUGHTS ARE POISON
WORK IS THE CURE
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>>4287
>Van Gogh only started painting when he was 27.
and he only sold one painting, then he died and only then did everyone realize he was a master
>STOP THINKING JUST ACT THOUGHTS ARE POISON WORK IS THE CURE
I AM TRYING
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>>4288
I once knew a writer who reached acclaim only in his 50s. It's alright to have a Julius Caesar moment, but let it spur you on.
I knew a bummder once who enveloped a briefcase up his arsehole only when he was "in his finding himself"-phase it's alroight it'll have spurned the OP, onto much bigger and brighter things you shiitin' mong bus wanker

>t. retro 1999
>discover Los Angeles: Critical Mass through YouTube suggestions like everyone else did
>love every track from it
>the guy who put it all together put out Critical Mass Vol. 2 late last year when he saw how popular it got
>it's not that good
i wouldn't call it a bad album, but it all feels really mediocre compared to the original. and i don't think that's my nostalgia speaking, i just don't think it's that special of an album especially compared to the masterpiece of CM1. what a shame.
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=7HZSuUagrwk

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Anybody want to talk about the fanfiction scene of the 1990's and 2000's? 


That whole era was a big deal for us fanfic spergs. Before the internet, fanfic was very obscure even for nerd stuff.


The rise of the internet in the latter half of the 90's is when fanfiction started to take off and diversify.


The 2000's was a golden age of fanfiction in my opinion, with the heyday of FFN and things like Deviant Art being seen more as a novelty than a punchline.


Even 2000's badfic was sort of legendary. My Immortal and Christian Humber Reloaded are both mid-2000's time capsules in many ways.

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>>3634
Is that show any good? I downloaded a torrent of it a while ago but never got around to watching it.
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>>3639
Looks wacky and unpleasantly perverse, but with some good points.
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>>3639
One of my favorite shows, if not my #1 favorite. Like >>3640 says you'll either love it or hate it.
>>3634
I remember watching a few episodes of Lexx as a kid, didn't really gravitate towards it at the time. I remember a few years ago coming across streams on CyTube and thought about actually giving a series a try. Definitely love the link you provided. Going to have to back up my HDD and make space and download some shows from that period, starting with Lexx.
I wonder, is Inuyasha worth trawling for fics?

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Which ones are your favorites?

Pic related
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_iv1UlYyn8

Say, do nature documentaries count? This is Treasures of the Great Barrier Reef from 1995. My parents tape recorded it for me and I just found it again after watching 2013's Megalodon. Give it a whirl, it's amazingly colorful and the musical ambiance is relaxing.
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>>3950
Was gonna make a bunch of reviews of that kind of shows in the /film/ thread about cartoons but got sidetracked, MTV really made tons of interesting stuff and Daria was kinda what i still imagine a slice of life if it was grungy and american.
>>4343
https://archive.org/details/shark-week-prehistoric-sharks-dc-1998

An excellent documentary with decent 3D work which my grandparents recorded for me on tape back then.
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>>4444
Blessed quads. VHS documentaries are very special to me, I used to watch a few by the BBC when I was younger so I'm sure I will enjoy this as well. The page of the uploader has more VHS goodness too.
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>>4445
Oh my, didn't notice that or the Discovery Channel section.

>  I am a scientist who has developed a profound ardor for acquiring knowledge through various means such as books and videos. My objective revolves around the preservation and restoration of antiquated historical documents and videos. These materials have been either collected or recorded in VHS format during my youth. It is imperative to note that I do not claim ownership not do I purport to have any proprietary rights over these materials. Moreover, I hold no vested interest in engaging with matters concerning copyright infringement. My sole focus is of an academic nature, devoid of any monetary transactions associated with the utilization of said material. Feel free to access and download this material at your convenience. Safeguarding this heritage is to enable individuals who are unable to access or experience these antiquities, thereby ensuring its availability to both current and future generations. I express my heartfelt gratitude to Internet Archives for its contribution in preserving this legacy.


A man after this board's heart. What do you want to dig out next?

Oh hey, a Montenegrin Akathist from 2005, wasn't expecting that.

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One thing I loved about the 90's was the overabundance of bootleg merchandise, T-Shirts in particular.

The myriad knock-off shirts with Bart Simpson were so common in the early 90's it even became a meme.

You also had a lot of other common targets of bootlegs such as Sonic, TMNT, Sailor Moon, and as always, the big name rock bands and rappers.

After copyright enforcement got more stringent, you did not see this type of stuff as often, not even at the usual venues like flea markets, gas stations, fairgrounds, and any town with a major tourist  trap nearby.
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Late 90s, early 00s, used to go to Chinatown, look at bootleg dvds, and anime merch from the shiftiest vendors. Good times.
>>3804
Bulls stuff was huge then. I've never followed any form of sportsball, but I think me or my younger brother might have had a Bulls sweatshirt or something when we were kids. It must be because of how big of a deal Michael Jordan was at that time.
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>>3808
Yes, it was Jordan at his peak. However, the Bulls in the 90s were officially discussed as a Dream Team. Only sports news I have seen come close to how the Bulls were dominating in the 90s is Tom Brady and company in football.
I got one of those bart simpson gulf war shirts haha
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>>4437
Remember where you bought it?

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Alright, I decided to expand the scope of this board a little more and include a containment thread for 80's nostalgia.

I mainly created this board to serve as both a successor to the old /y2k/ board, which was my favorite board on 8chan, and also expand the scope to include 90's nostalgia too, but after checking on this board, I noticed someone mentioning 80's nostalgia and I decided I would do something about it.

I personally don't care that much for 80's pop culture aside from the music and some of the old edgy anime, but 80's nostalgia did become a thing in the 2000's and I can see why others like the whole 80's style, so I'll allow it as long as it's mainly kept to this thread.
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We have our grand finale of Miami Vice tonight at 7:00 ET if any of you are interested (less than 3 hours from now).
https://cytu.be/r/ZZZTV
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Who here likes Vietnamese nail salon art? Or rather, who likes Patrick Nagel?
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>>4412
Meant to post an example, woops.
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>>4413
I love Duran Duran!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbFAUFTMtLE
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>>4420
I had no idea that they did Rio, let alone that they liked Nagel's art.

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Retro /tech/.
 
PDAs, pagers, old mobile phones, mp3 players.  I miss them.  They were so less intrusive to privacy.
 
It sounds really weird, but I'd love it if I could somehow still have a pager as opposed to a cell phone.
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>>4214
Cisco and some other companies have converter boxes that basically let you turn an analog RJ-11 phone into a pseudo-IP phone, you can look into that if you actually want to use it
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>>4217
I might try that at some point but right now I have purchased a Cell2Jack device which is smaller than a deck of cards and has an RJ11 port for a telephone and it routes calls over a cellular network by connecting to a cell phone which you can then just plug in and hide out of sight. I'm just trying it out for now so hopefully it works.

Today I just received the adapter in the mail as well as a pair of spare batteries for the telephone, which is still in the mail. I used to have this Southwestern Bell telephone but it's at my parents' place now so I thought it would be fun to get a cordless one for fun.
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>>4231
>>4217
Update: it works great. Hopefully it keeps working. I can recommend it to you guys here.
>>108 (OP) 
I just found out about FujiNet which is this thing you buy and plug it in to your Apple or Atari computer that lets it use TCP/IP and stuff. I only have a C64, but the fujinet device for commodore isn't out yet. But, once I get my c64 up and running again, hopefully this fujinet thing will be out and I can give it a try.

https://fujinet.online/
>>683
WAAA-AAA-AAA-AAA-AAA-AAA-AOE-WAOE-AOE-WHEEE-AOE-AAA-AAA-AAA-AAA

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Is it just me or was anything related to dinosaurs really fucking huge back in the 90's and very early 2000's?


You had the original Jurassic Park trilogy, Walking With Dinosaurs, Dino Crisis, Land Before Time, the Dinosaurs TV show, Disney's Dinosaur movie from 2000, even PBS kiddie shit like Barney.


Even the shitty 1998 Godzilla movie with Matthew Broderick tried to ape Jurassic Park.


Like, this was most obvious with children's media like Land Before Time and Barney, but you even saw it elsewhere in the 90's, like the Toronto Raptors


I guess the first Jurassic Park was where it all kicked off, considering how huge that movie was in the early 90's and a lot of the craze fittingly died down with Jurassic Park III, which was the worst of the original films in a lot of people's opinions (including my own)
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>>4345
Oh I remember this.
3 > The Lost World
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>>4359
?
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>>4359
>>4361
Jurassic Park I assume you mean. I'm not really sure myself but I would tend to agree. The first one was head and sholders the best though.
That reminds me. Did anyone ever play the DOS/Windows JP game where the first part was an overhead view where you played as Grant with a tazer electro cannon and you had to rescue Tim and Lex in each stage; Then in the second part of the game it switches to a FPS where you have to fight raptors in dark caves and tunnels?
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>>4418
3 really was overhated compared to LW, and I'm not sure why.

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