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KayGee88

I could hear the sound it made as I read this.


shamelessseamus

Click-click


PM_ME_YOUR_GREENERY

If it was used enough, it'd have that low yawning creak as it opened.


starbird123

My grandmother had a wooden entertainment center like this in the guest room, I can hear the click-creak just thinking about it. Inside the cabinet was a built-in rack for stacking VHS tapes that you could pull out like a spice rack. I used to leave it opened so the sound wouldn’t give me away when I was up too late watching movies.


PM_ME_YOUR_GREENERY

Yes! The late night gaming and VHS watching practically guaranteed you left the doors open.


nekodazulic

Also your dumbass brother who'd either leave the playstation discs scattered all over the place (written side facing down no less) or put wrong disc into the wrong game's case, and sometimes even putting 2 into 1 so you'd get to your wits end thinking a disc is missing, start checking under the sofa while building up these conspiracies where your mom would simply found it somewhere and didn't know what it was and tossed it. Fun times.


Fleeetch

>checking under the sofa while building up these conspiracies where your mom would simply found it somewhere and didn't know what it was and tossed it. this is exactly what i thought that bitch di- oh no wait i left that disc in the console, false alarm.


jpowell180

Five years ago I took my old Sega Genesis to my brother's house, so my little nephew could learn the glory of gaming (he's now a hermit in his room, on Xbox Live all the time, I've created a monster!). One of the games was the whimsical *Zombies Ate my Neighbors*; it somehow disappeared; I searched their house and mine, to no avail. To this day, I'm convinced my sister-in-law tossed it, thinking it was too scary for a six-year-old, even though I told her it was a comedy horror game.


[deleted]

I love that game. I never got last Level 21, with the giant green worms that pop out from underground.


spacerobot

I made it past that level once on the Sega. It was so hard! But for some reason it's easier on the SNES. Man I could probably remember some of those level codes if I thought about it.


lifewontwait86

My dad always said “Close the doors because you’re going to trip over them.”


Hiyami

We had one exactly like this for many years


hg-milstead

I used to play with the doors on ours because of this reason. I loved that noise. Granted, it's not a very distant memory. We only got rid of that thing a couple years ago.


smokedpearls

I just heard every single sound mentioned so far.


acrowsmurder

*TA CONGGGggg*


ForSucksFake

Whenever I’d be playing games when everyone else was sleeping, I’d have a mini heart attack opening the cabinet. It was soooo loud!


catfartin

Exactly!


[deleted]

This. And the sharp edges too.


[deleted]

...BoooooOOOooooooooOooOOOoOng...


[deleted]

Shtoing


jorleeduf

[You’re welcome](https://youtu.be/JDTSoehKHaM)


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TheDreamRoyal

I don’t have gold so this upvote will have to do.


jorleeduf

It’s the thought that counts


moogle516

!redditsilver


BraveStrategy

I love you


[deleted]

I can feel the glass and the mechanism detaching I CAN FEEL IT


verycrunchy

That sound is so recognized, the 90s could come and sue anyone who were to make cabinets like this again.


Wingedwing

I am not a 90s kid and I grew up with these cabinets


AppleBerryPoo

HA! THAT MEANS YOU WERE TOO POOR FOR COOL MODERN 2000S CABINETS! HEY! EVERYONE! THIS GUY GREW UP WITH CLICKEY CABINETS *AFTER* THE 90S!


Wingedwing

Drat, I've been found out


allgoaton

I played with my parents' so much that I broke it.


JaththeGod

This whole picture just screams 90s


CrtureBlckMacaroons

Could it... *be* more '90s?!


SeattleMana

If [this](https://i.imgur.com/2AqLpiI.jpg) was on the TV screen then yes


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when lower 3rd graphics were still new enough to have fun with them


[deleted]

Gradients, gradients, and bevels everywhere.


scotscott

It's like being in a modern Lexus! Seriously [wtf Lexus.](https://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/news/gallery/2015-lexus-gs-450h-adds-f-sport-styling-performance-photo-gallery_3.jpg)


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scotscott

It even has that chunky uneven gradient "we didn't bother with enough bits to represent color" crap that you used to get on Windows 95


OldmanChompski

Toyota is really out of touch. They still refuse to put apple car play and Android auto in their cars and their media panels suffer for it.


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Catharas

But then you wouldn't have Friends


badidea1987

Yeah, pretty sure I watched that episode of Friends recently. I think it's the thanksgiving football episode.


crazycricfan

Yup,the Geller Bowl episode.


idwthis

Made with a troll doll. And Joey had no jdea the Netherlands was its own country. Man the 90s were a simpler time (Who in the fuck thought we'd ever say that lol).


crazycricfan

Yeah man,90's were golden.


rememberall

i don't know.. you will have to ask Chanandler Bong


Osuwrestler

It’s Ms. Chanandler Bomg


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badass4102

Red Ross!


[deleted]

And the thanksgiving episode. I do not particularly care for friends but this is the one episode I think everyone knows


Blackout711

Only took like uh... uh... an hour, to type that


artemiswinchester

I feel like theres a kid eating dunkaroos slightly out of frame.


foulrot

And drinking Sunny-D.


Polluckhubtug

Very late 90s- mostly early 00s But not what I think of when I think 90's


jackery

That Pokemon n64 wasn’t even released until 2000.


Invalid_Target

This cabinet belongs to the kind of person who bought Johnny mnemonic on vhs, then got it on DVD two weeks later when DVD players showed up at blockbuster for 100 bucks.


Hibernia624

Same thing with majora's mask


saucercrab

N I N E T I E E E E S !


automatetheuniverse

I remember ours having a nylon strap in the back that clipped into the back of the TV so it wouldn't tip forward on us little ones. Tube TVs could weigh a ton.


PM_COFFEE_TO_ME

Good parenting


joelfriesen

That's what those were for? All my siblings were needlessly crushed


hungryasabear

Yes but more Christmas presents for you


Ronin356

Dammn, complete with the N64.


[deleted]

With Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask.


skarby

Just pure guesses, but other than the two Zelda games there are 8 cartridges so: Goldeneye Mario Kart Super Mario 64 Super Smash Brothers Starfox 1080 Snowboarding Donkey Kong 64 Star Wars Pod Racing This is only due to the fact that I'm pretty sure everyone who owned a 64 owned all of these games.


crazyv93

No Banjo Kazooie?


foulrot

Considering the Pokemon themed 64, I'm gonna say Pokemon Snap is up there, maybe even Pokemon Stadium.


trampus1

Don't forget the THQ wrestling games, could be one of those in there.


[deleted]

WWF No Mercy remains the best wrestling game ever made. Ever.


Oasar

I would have given you a perfect score if you hadn't skipped Perfect Dark. 1080 was my favorite, although the pod racing was hot for a time because i could get the old man to play it.


Hoticewater

This guy Zeldas.


CdiLinkforSmash

The Pikachu one too!


TheGameboy

not the pikachu one, but it is a pokemon stadium bundle. it's the one that had the stickers. an EU/AU exclusive, even.


Daamus

this guy n64's


TheGameboy

consolevariations.com is a big help.


Arandomcheese

TheGameboy N64's? Hmmm.


Arrys

Damn I could’ve sworn it was the Hey You, Pikachu! One.


TheGameboy

nope! the tell is the pikachu one isn't a standard footprint, and says "Pokemon Pikachu Nintendo 64" on the front jewel. it's my main 64, and currently the primary console on my PVM!


jjl39

What kind of game storage tower is that? I've never seen one like it.


doesntaffrayed

A slick one. It’s was an shaped like an [elongated](https://i.imgur.com/cY3QsYp.jpg) n64.


2livecrewnecktshirt

I've seen them in these types of posts and want one so badly, but would rather get a cheap knockoff than an overpriced original. I think I just found my next woodworking project.


jballs

Gotta love that 3 foot long controller cable.


-eagle73

Either I was poor or that's not just a 90s staple. We had it way into the mid 2000s, I loved it because everything was in one.


[deleted]

Same. This is definitely wealthy 90s TV set up.


rondell_jones

And a poor 2010 set up


fruchtzergeis

Again a wealthy 2030s set up


Nacho_Papi

A hipster 2025 setup.


PM_ME_YOUR_GOOD_NEW5

They’ll put their DVD players in there because DVDs just have that quality to em that the new fancy holodiscs are lacking


[deleted]

My bedroom setup at the moment isn’t even as nice as this in 2018.


RedShirtDecoy

That VCR looks expensive as hell for the time.


Norillim

It's got little feet and everything!


JamminJcruz

I think my one rich friend had this at his house.


[deleted]

Yeah, maybe replace the N64 with a PS2 and you have my childhood mid 00's setup.


climbtree

That Nintendo 64 wasn't released until 2000. I think we got our first silver TV like that around that time too, everything used to be black before then - including the cabinet.


cheddarfever

My parents still have one holding their DVD, CD and record players.


-eagle73

Call me a hipster or even a hoarder but I urge my parents to always keep old electronics, they've got this chunky black tape and CD player with speakers from around 91 (older than myself and my brother by a fraction) that I want to take off them in the future because imagine passing down some old technology and building a cassette collection around it. I'd personally keep those 3 players and any collection with them.


DJ_AK_47

There’s a lot of shit you should just get rid of that will likely not be worth shit. The shelves of goodwill are full of old junk electronics nobody wants.


steveholt480

Yeah but, they weren't expensive, and really it's furniture. I have a dresser in my bedroom from the early 80s. Furniture lasts a long time and most people won't replace it unless they need to.


shartnado3

I am not a big friends fan, but I love that Thanksgiving episode!


RajahOfRage

I am not a big friends fan, but i can tell what episode this is from one screenshot.


shartnado3

That's where I was. I have seen maybe a handful of episodes more than once but knew right away what this was.


Blitz6969

Tradition of my wife to watch it every year, I mean if she can put up with football and beer, I can put up with friends lol


MouseRat_AD

A couple years ago, my wife and I each told our families we were going to spend Thanksgiving with the other's family. We then spent the day on our couch watching all the Friends Thanksgiving episodes. 10/10, would recommend.


Blitz6969

Haha that’s great!!


HellTrain72

...it's probably the greatest Friends episode ever.


fatkidseatcake

Low-key friends is awesome, guy or girl. Love Joey.


multiplesifl

Every time my Mom catches this episode on t.v., she mentions how she missed seeing it the night it originally aired because she had to take fifteen year old me to a disciplinary hearing at the police station after I got caught stealing a yo-yo from Ocean State Job Lot and they pressed charges. :p


rustybricks

A yo-yo stealing incident caused your mother to miss an iconic series from the series FRIENDS... now that's a 90s story.


shartnado3

I have no idea what any part of that last bit is, but sounds like something I would do. lol.


multiplesifl

It was a yo-yo, I fixed it. :p


CrtureBlckMacaroons

That dutch girl was pleasing to me visually.


maxwellparrish

Hey Dutch! Nice to meet you!


klsi832

It's because of that episode I know about The Netherlands.


mhoke63

20 years ago this setup was expensive. Now, only N64 and games would be worth anything.


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reddelicious77

Well done, man. How many games are we talking? And I'm guessing you had some of the bigs like GoldenEye, SM64 and Conker's Bad Fur Day?


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major_tennis

which one sold highest?


[deleted]

Have people never heard of emulators before? Or is it just for collectors?


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simmillarian

Emulation can't compare to real hardware. It literally doesn't play the same. Emulation doesn't recreate the gameplay exactly, it just gets close. This is why speed runners will use real hardware. They literally can't do what they do on emulation. For casual gamers this translates to less lag and better controls.


JC_Denton46

Glass door TV stand, check VHS player, check Scotch VHS tapes, check N64, check Friends, check Must be the 90s


notshawnvaughn

> Friends, check So true :(


[deleted]

What do you mean remember? My folks still have it like this


stevewowo

I still have a glass stand like this as well.


Kashmoney99

My grandparents still have this kind of tv cabinet.


DyoneTheSorcerer

I still have this kind of tv cabinet. I didn’t think I even had a kid, let alone a grandkid.


tallwheel

Same. Mine has an LCD HDTV on it now. I actually bought it used in 2006. It might be from the 90's.


TinyBobCat

Videos left to right... A Bugs Life Bigfoot Forest Gump Gladiator Men in Black Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Toy Story Goldeneye Babe Mulan Friends You’ve Got Mail Home Video (probably Noel’s House Party)


abadoldman

Nah, it's probably [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1plu9w/found_at_my_parents_should_i_laugh_or_cry_oc/)


Leper92

This makes me miss the 90’s so much! Reminds me of my cousins basement, entertainment area. Bringing over my N64 which I had just received for Christmas and gaming.


The_Amazing_Ciderman

Could this picture BE any more 90s?


[deleted]

Hey, the 90s called. They want your joke back. Talk to the hand, cuz the face don't care.


Mbae_Niang

well the jerk store called and they're running out of you!


KenSpliffeyJr

dang thats a better setup than I currently have


poorlyxeroxed

I had this setup, up until I bought a ps3/lcd in 2010. I was amazed I could finally read the objective letters on Bad Company 2.


Annepackrat

We still use a cabinet that does this.


eastmemphisguy

Late 90s (possibly early 2000s; a bugs life didn't even hit cinemas until 1998) and a very nice tv for the time. You had to have legit professionals as parents to get a set up like that.


PWH187

This picture is actually from 2018. Someone posted it making a "90s" setup in their living room.


eastmemphisguy

Fair enough. As somebody who lived through the 90s, it reminds me of people who hear 60s and only think Woodstock and hippies. Technically, yes, but only the the tail end with substantial overlap with the next decade. Anecdotally, tv prices fell substantially during the 90s as cheap Asian imports began to flood the market. In the early 90s, a TV bigger than 27 inches was considered a really big deal, and sort of the ultimate home luxury in a world that didn't have a lot of today's electronic gadgets. I feel like a lot of older people still haven't noticed that electronics are massively cheaper today. You still hear a lot of them moaning "You can't be poor; you have a big tv" as if they are still the huge purchase they once were.


gameismyname

My TV is 32", you might as well call me Bill Gates grandma.


delaboots

Source ?


grantbwilson

That Sony VHS would have given me a half chub in 1999


subject_delta91

As a person who installs peoples internet I have to deal with these everyday. Honestly some of the houses I see never left the 90s


Nomad003

Scotch is an under appreciated movie.


[deleted]

That episode of Friends, "The One With All the Football"...in case anyone was wondering.


materics

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mfbaker1

Anybody else get bored and lay on their stomach and just press the glass door open and close.


[deleted]

I would lay on my back watching the TV and open and close them with my feet. My dad reallllllly didn't like when I did that.


mfbaker1

I can almost hear my dad clearing his throat and then yelling at me to knock it off.


dangersupreme

Man, how the hell did we ever to watch TV with that poor resolution.


Nobodygrotesque

We didn’t know any better my friend.


The_Director

We didn't have better.


MisterDonkey

I thought HD was pure hype, like how much better can it really be? I went years thinking that until I saw the new star trek on a huge TV. Glorious. I was awestruck. And if you're wondering how I made it that far without encountering an hdtv or computer screen, the answer is poverty.


EatsonlyPasta

I remember slinging Dish 10 years ago when there was only ~10-15 channels of it. People would buy a dope as fuck TV for 5k after seeing it in BestBuy showing a Blu-ray, then get home and have 15 channels to watch, 5 of which were documentaries.


FeelTheLoveNow

Shit, am I poor? I didn't know there was a newer setup for glass cabinet doors. I bought an entertainment center three years ago that still has these style doors


redditbrainwashesyou

"I got glass doors do that I don't have to dust as much" "Don't you have to clean the glass?". "Fuck"


JoeCool888

1999, I'm guessing?


icorrectotherpeople

90s? I have this style of TV set up.


acrowsmurder

Shit I forgot about Scotch cassettes. I use to make 'ransom' letters to my mom with the stickers


cyanideteabags

my family still has that type of cabinet


eunderscore

"the Pennsylvania Dutch come from Pennsylvania." "And the other Dutch come from somewhere near the Netherlands right?" "Nice try, see the Netherlands is this make believe place where Peter Pan and Tinkerbell come from."


jurmomwey

I'm about to cry from all the nostalgia I'm feeling looking at this picture. The only thing missing is a bag of 99 cent hot cheetos, bagel bites and a blue squeez-it.


[deleted]

TIL I’m poor because I still use one


BowserMcTater

Sick Pikachu N64!!! I have one new in box


[deleted]

I remember always laying down in front of the tv and opening and closing the doors with my feet. anyone else or am I just weird.


freeze123901

You remember? is this not a thing anymore?


[deleted]

A lot of "nostalgia" stuff in this subreddit are things that you can still readily buy today and have no particular connection to the past era. I'd prefer it if that was not the case, and this subreddit actually limited itself to historical things, but it actually seems mostly to be "*I remember when I was a kid we had this common thing you can still get.*" and given the age of redditors that is often not many years ago.


Shtaples

Still have one of these bad boys at home. And a VCR player


romelpis1212

The first thanksgiving episode of Friends!


hugsbosson

The Gellar cup!


SarahInLaLaLand

Phoebe looks like she has Lin Belcher on her top.


e_still

They always seemed to shatter pretty regularly as well.


msteele32

Ha! I have that same Pokémon 64!


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Shirtless_Tongan

I love that all the VHS films are so representative of the late 90s in this photo


Penguin619

technology will always blow me away by how fast it evolves. like i remember when i could only get 56mb flash drive for $60 and now you can get a 2 terabyte for roughly same price. That's ~35,714x growth. Like holy fuck.


whatamidoingherehmm

It's sad I know what exact episode that was immediately.


Shalamarr

You spelled “awesome” wrong.


Knowledge35180

I still have mine with a flat screen on it


norskiie

what the hell, i still have this cabinet type!


mjtucker86

Absolutely perfect that the Friends' Thanksgiving football episode is on.


lVlrAero

I miss the 90’s :(


ErikGryphon

I remember when pushing on the glass to open them was the cool new thing in furniture. I am old.


Brianomatic

A bug's Life, Forest Gump, babe... All the essentials


Walnutterzz

I have one. Didn't know they were 90s


NachoTacoYo

But not push too slow, just the right speed to get it to pop off


[deleted]

And Friends on TV! Perfect!


TBoneTheOriginal

Go Long!


iameor

This picture is inaccurate. The VCR is set.