[GS8]

A thread where we can share stories that pertain to our upbringing in the Lower Mainland. Some stories may involve places or people that are still around or have evaporated into the ether.

I'll share one.

It was the mid 80s and I was 6 years old. My uncle drove his 81 El Camino from San Francisco to my parent's house in Coquitlam for a visit. He traveled with his son (my cousin).

He decided to take my brother, my cousin and I to Flintstones Bedrock City. He told us all to climb into the bed of his El Camino. It had a windowed canopy and a mattress. Because we were all so young and small, we climbed into the back with ease and enjoyed a hell of a trip from here to the Park playing lots of games and laughed like children do. We even saw some cops on the highway through the window but they didn't seem to notice or care.

I don't remember much at the park itself other than being on the row boats. I was a shit poor rower and dragged my paddle across the water and into the boat, soaking my uncle completely in water. He could only laugh.

The drive back was just as much fun as the drive there. Flintstones Park was definitely an attraction to admire as a child. By the time Dinotown took over, I was older and had moved on.

I was thinking of posting this thread a couple of weeks ago but didn't. By sheer coincidence, I found out yesterday that said Uncle is now in a care home and diagnosed with the initial stages of dementia. He remembered the 'splashing incident' for well over 25 years. Now, it's hard to say if he will again...

Anyway, does anyone want to share a story?

[MG1]

http://www.revscene.net/forums/587745-vancouver-history.html

............my little story

[shenmecar]

Recently made a trip to Westfield Southcenter to eat at this place for the sake of childhood memories.

https://scontent-a-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/t1.0-9/10306476_10152192183134856_3458845917662927959_n.j pg

[multicartual]

Fuck I used to love getting gas for like .35 cents a litre

[hirevtuner]

http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQrhhRLqFTj8VPbLAD4xf_McTbQSUQ1m gc0ukZ9JAOqnGreNmc_Ng

[Ch28]

http://i.imgur.com/62SmTxh.jpg

[multicartual]

Chuck E. Cheese is one of the most dangerous places to go in the USA

[hchang]

Chuck E. Cheese is one of the most dangerous places to go in the USA

Go on....

[dachinesedude]

rpm, rush, highlight, richmond centre 6

[GS8]

Glen Dr. near Coquitlam Centre is completely unrecognizable from 10 years ago. I remember when it was just a bunch of tall trees overshadowing a few houses buried within. Glen School looked more like a cabin and most of the population immigrated the proper way :fuckthatshit:

My friends and I used to hang around all the random forested areas when we were younger. Get involved in plenty of shenanigans without getting caught.

Also the old racetrack at Pinetrree. I remember hearing the cars but never being allowed to go there. Then it closed.

[murd0c]

I remember always going to Dark Zone laser tag in Surrey as a kid and loved it!! Same with the laser tag place in guildford mall which was pretty awesome...

as an Adult I so miss Mug's & Jugs in New West, that place was awesome SHOWER SHOWER!!

[GS8]

as an Adult I so miss Mug's & Jugs in New West, that place was awesome SHOWER SHOWER!!

YES

I remember when some friends and I went for a buddy's birthday. Showergirl found this out and gave him her wet soapy thong. He didn't know what to do with it, lol.

Also, you know you're old when you remember the Woodward's Food Floor at Coquitlam Centre back when it had its elaborate car port for pick ups and drop offs. Also you remember that the Sunwood Square Safeway used to be in Westwood Mall where The Brick now sits.

[Hondaracer]

I remember always going to Dark Zone laser tag in Surrey as a kid and loved it!! Same with the laser tag place in guildford mall which was pretty awesome...

as an Adult I so miss Mug's & Jugs in New West, that place was awesome SHOWER SHOWER!!

You're probably the only person I've ever hear talk about the laser tag in guildford. Grew up in Fraser heights so relatively close to guildford and none of my friends remember it. It was where the dollar store is now, and had the blow up walls etc lol

Dark zone also had those shaking rooms you stepped in before they released you into the arena lpl

[murd0c]

You're probably the only person I've ever hear talk about the laser tag in guildford. Grew up in Fraser heights so relatively close to guildford and none of my friends remember it. It was where the dollar store is now, and had the blow up walls etc lol

Dark zone also had those shaking rooms you stepped in before they released you into the arena lpl

I have talked about he laser tag in Guildford to tons of friends and none of them seem to remember it either. I used to love going with my parents and playing. The staff always used to hook me up I went so often.

[BrRsn]

relevant:
vintage everyday: Wonderful Color Photographs of Street Scenes of Vancouver, Canada in the 1970s (http://www.vintag.es/2014/07/wonderful-color-photographs-of-street.html)

[haymura]

remember when 10 piece chicken at Churchs was only $8.99?

[MarkyMark]

http://data1.blog.de/blog/r/rollerskaters/img/stardust1.jpg

Spent many birthday parties at this place

[GS8]

relevant:
vintage everyday: Wonderful Color Photographs of Street Scenes of Vancouver, Canada in the 1970s (http://www.vintag.es/2014/07/wonderful-color-photographs-of-street.html)

My family came here in 1974 so this is very relevant. Their very first home was an apartment on Victoria Dr. (the brown section) above a store. They told me it was VERY different back then. It was pretty quiet and people actually talked to each other.

Their first car was a 1975 Chevy Vega that puffed blue smoke when they were leaving the dealer lot :lawl:

I never went to the Steel Monkey in Coquitlam but I remember going past it everyday wondering what went on in that building.

[white rocket]

The Marble Arch:

So back in the late 90's my cousin had recently moved from Edmonton and my friend and I wanted to show him a good time. Middle of the day on a Saturday let's hit up the Arch and get drunk and see where it takes us. Wicked! So off we go. Get a nice table somewhat close to the stage and begin drinking. Several hours pass and it's time for the main event. Turns out it's some hottie from the UK that brings toys and does full peno for the crowd. Fuck me, I'm stoked to see this. We're pretty hammered now so spirits are high. So she does her thing for a couple songs and minds were blown.

Then she asks for a volunteer. Being the loudest table I'm nominated to go up on stage. Crowds cheering, I'm loving it. She's gives me a water gun and I'm, well, spraying her down. Crowds cheering, friends are laughing, and I'm feeling like the fucking man. Then she informs me that I need to pull my pants down so she can return the favor. I'm drunk so of course I'm not shy at all. Haha. I proceed to drop my drawers and now I'm standing in my boxers with my pants at my ankles. She puts my boxers in a g-string up my butt crack and proceeds to sprays me down. Crowd is loving it, I'm so stoked right now. My hands are up hyping the crowd and everything. Then she turns me around and starts writing on my ass with a sharpie. I'm thinking she's giving me an autograph so I'm all cheering, pointing at it, sticking my tongue out like a champ and laughing; and the crowd is in hysterics. The shows ends, she hugs me and I get a standing ovation.

She sat with us at our table for a drink afterwards and gave me a signed poster. We continue on with our evening getting drunker and my cousin and friend can't stop laughing about what had happened. I'm thinking shit, it was cool but not that funny. We get home later, I'm living at 33rd and Victoria at the time, and settle in for our night cap blaze session and I go into the bathroom to check out the signature.

Turns out she wrote "ENTER PENIS HERE" with huge arrows pointing accordingly

I'm ain't even mad. That story came up at my wedding and is still discussed to this day. I'm miss that place.

[inv4zn]

http://i.imgur.com/ryayNya.jpg
I don't even remember when they phased these out lol

Also the bridge that connected Metrotown from Eaton Centre lol.

Lester's...which became Family Fun Centre...which became some shady hot-pot place now

[fliptuner]

-Wally's and Dragon Inn on Kingsway
-free stuff when you filled up gas @ <$0.25/L
----when a friend gave you $5 for gas and it actually moved the needle
-new Buy&Sell on Thursday mornings
-no cell phones
-Lee's Stormrider
-money that looked like money should

[Lowered_Klass]

I remember going out to restaurants, and my parents always making sure we sat in the 'Non-Smoking' section.

Hell, I still remember getting to choose between smoking/non-smoking tables when we would go the the food court at Coquitlam centre.

[rb]

I remember going out to restaurants, and my parents always making sure we sat in the 'Non-Smoking' section.

Hell, I still remember getting to choose between smoking/non-smoking tables when we would go the the food court at Coquitlam centre.

:lol was just about to post that. Coquitlam Center having a smoking section at the food court.

[GS8]

I remember going out to restaurants, and my parents always making sure we sat in the 'Non-Smoking' section.

Hell, I still remember getting to choose between smoking/non-smoking tables when we would go the the food court at Coquitlam centre.

Hah speaking of restaurants, anyone remember these?

Bonanza
Sizzler
Snacker's
Canadiana Buffet (The Bay's Restaurant)
The Dining Cart (Eaton's)
Brownie's Chicken

These are just off the top of my head

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Also I remember when every intersection didn't need a traffic light and a city skyline consisted of various buildings not just 'who can build the tallest, most expensive Shark Tank gonna love it' highrise.

[tonyzoomzoom]

Coconuts on Kingsway in Burnaby
A&W drive-in on E Hastings
Woodward's

gas sold in gallons

[nabs]

Metrotown before the renovation, where the shops around the bay, where the current food court is were a dead zone. I still remember exactly how it used to look before the reno, and where all the shops were, the walkway in between the two malls used to be sooo crazy! , I remember once someone sprayed pepperspray in it, it was so bad everyone was coughing and shit and trying to run out. It's crazy. Then during the reno, and then when metropolis area was opened up, it was the shit!

So many cool stores, just things to go look at and hang out at. Friends that worked at Playdium used to give us free play passes and such. it was a blast. Used to have those weekend marathon passes where it would be open 24 hours for the entire weekend. Glow store, Millenium (pre goth), Superstar, Playdium, The slurpee place with sooooooo many flavors.

The good ole days.

[Gucci Mane]

I remember always going to Dark Zone laser tag in Surrey as a kid and loved it!! Same with the laser tag place in guildford mall which was pretty awesome...

as an Adult I so miss Mug's & Jugs in New West, that place was awesome SHOWER SHOWER!!

i miss delanie’s show lounge. first strip club i ever went too.. dont miss ozone because i wasnt old enough at the time to get in lol

[twitchyzero]

before station square @ metrotown turned into a ghost town, now demolished for high rises.

it happened so suddenly too when metropolis was completed

mods should merge this with the vancouver history thread...and items of the past can go into the I'm old enough to remember thread in VLS

[FN-2199]

Metrotown before the renovation, where the shops around the bay, where the current food court is were a dead zone. I still remember exactly how it used to look before the reno, and where all the shops were, the walkway in between the two malls used to be sooo crazy! , I remember once someone sprayed pepperspray in it, it was so bad everyone was coughing and shit and trying to run out. It's crazy. Then during the reno, and then when metropolis area was opened up, it was the shit!

So many cool stores, just things to go look at and hang out at. Friends that worked at Playdium used to give us free play passes and such. it was a blast. Used to have those weekend marathon passes where it would be open 24 hours for the entire weekend. Glow store, Millenium (pre goth), Superstar, Playdium, The slurpee place with sooooooo many flavors.

The good ole days.

Remember the old food court where T&T currently is? I remember that big screen in the food that you stood in front of that projected your silhouette in funky colors. It definitely kept me busy!

[RFlush]

I remember being the coolest kid holding my birthday party at Lazer Illusions at Richmond Center. All you can play Sega Genesis!

[Durrann]

lester's was dope

[falcon]

I remember going to visit my dad at work in North Van (Lonsdale Quay) when I was like 10. We would leave after school from Surrey and literally spend 2 hours getting there on the two lane freeway. This is prior HOV. Man I'm glad those days are gone.

[quasi]

i miss delanie’s show lounge. first strip club i ever went too.. dont miss ozone because i wasnt old enough at the time to get in lol

LOL, we used to go there when we were in Grade 12 with fake ID back in the early 90's. We went so much they stopped IDing us, we'd bring back those little pamphlets they handed out with the girls performing and put them up on the bulletin board in our woodworking class. The woodworking teacher we had thought it was hilarious that we we're getting in...........good times.

[Lomac]

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Expo86. Still remember going there quite a few times. The concrete highway, monorail, giant Swatch watch, the robot, etc., etc.

[GS8]

Expo86. Still remember going there quite a few times. The concrete highway, monorail, giant Swatch watch, the robot, etc., etc.

I loved Highway 86. Never really understood the design at the time (some parts of the road were broken off and other parts had some vehicles submerged underwater) but the detail in the artwork was top notch.

Flickriver: Photoset 'EXPO 86 World's Fair Vancouver' by carphoto (http://www.flickriver.com/photos/carphotosbyrichard/sets/72157626334901185/)

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Riding the Expo Line for the first time was something to witness especially knowing that there was no 'conductor'.

Good luck fitting in those cars now especially during rush hour :heckno:

[jaemc]

Circus Circus.

[Gumby]

Hey Lomac, glad to see that the Expo 86 tickets mean more to you than to me. :)

[Lomac]

Thanks again, man!

[Presto]

Circus Circus.

Circuit Circus

[MG1]

Expo Ernie, not as cool as Asimov, but he was ours and he was adorable.

[nns]

China Kitchen buffet. Some of you may remember when buffets were big in the late 90s. It seemed like some sort of Chinese trend where we went to all the latest, newest buffets. I remember China Kitchen was the biggest and had multiple locations like on Commercial and Broadway, Richmond, and Coquitlam. Then there's Oriental Buffet in Surrey I think.

[RFlush]

China Kitchen buffet. Some of you may remember when buffets were big in the late 90s. It seemed like some sort of Chinese trend where we went to all the latest, newest buffets. I remember China Kitchen was the biggest and had multiple locations like on Commercial and Broadway, Richmond, and Coquitlam. Then there's Oriental Buffet in Surrey I think.

Foodie Goodie

[murd0c]

China Kitchen buffet. Some of you may remember when buffets were big in the late 90s. It seemed like some sort of Chinese trend where we went to all the latest, newest buffets. I remember China Kitchen was the biggest and had multiple locations like on Commercial and Broadway, Richmond, and Coquitlam. Then there's Oriental Buffet in Surrey I think.

Foodie Goodie

Sizzler

[RS_Pat]

I remember Foodie Goodie by Landsdowne mall! We used to go there till one day my mom heard a rumour about them serving rats!

[tonyzoomzoom]

anyone remember a lounge called Shangri-la in Chinatown? It's on the 2nd floor close to Mitzie's on Pender.

[GS8]

Was just going to say that I don't know anyone who had a good experience at Uncle Willy's buffet, lol.

Also remember when there were other video game stores around that weren't EB or some ripoff collector's shop?

Phantasy / Encore, Master Player, Microplay

Let's not forget how we used to have arcades which required us to leave our house as opposed to today.

[Zordon]

Anyone remember the name of the arcade that was at Brentwood mall? on the ground floor where the Starbucks is now?

[Amuse]

Anyone remember the name of the arcade that was at Brentwood mall? on the ground floor where the Starbucks is now?

Lazer Illusions
I remember that arcade. It was great.

[Zordon]

Lazer Illusions
I remember that arcade. It was great.

That was where i was introduced to Street Fighter 2... Fond memories there.

[SkinnyPupp]

I remember when there used to be an arcade in just about every mall in Nanaimo... Fond memories of skipping school one day and bussing out into the city, going to just about every single one... That would have been when Mortal Kombat II was the new hot shit

[punkwax]

A bunch of childhood hangouts have already been mentioned.. I remember checking out chicks and eating shitty pizza at Stardust while listening to Ice Ice Baby. Damn that shit was dope.

Ozone, Delanies.. I used to get in there when I was underage as well using my brother's ID. I must have looked 12 but still got in. Muggs & Jugs.. my first apartment was right in the area and my now-wife and I used to regularly go there in the summer for the AC and a quick beer before trying to fall asleep in our hot ass apartment.

Daily street hockey, Bart Simpsons indoor mini golf, mountain biking pretty much every day through Delta watershed, building a bunch of tree forts in the forest around my house only to watch them slowly get taken down one by one for stucco houses :okay:

Finding porn in said forests.. I used to find porn everywhere it seemed. Looking back I suppose dudes would buy them and be too afraid to bring them home and just chuck them out the window.. alas the internet has robbed today's youth of such boner inducing discoveries.

Cash too.. for some reason I would find 1's and 2's, sometimes the odd 5 on the street or parking lot. I guess debit, loonies and twoonies have reduced the odds of finding cash blowing down the sidewalk.

A lot of my memories are a result of being outside all day every day when I wasn't in school. It was safe enough that when I was 7, my brother who was 9 and I would be out on our Norco scooters in Ladner where my grandparents lived and roam around all day until we were hungry. To the public pool for a swim, to the city centre, to the slough to try and see fish. Wherever we wanted, whenever we wanted we could go it seemed. I now have a 7 year old daughter and she doesn't leave my sight in our neighbourhood and it is a safe one.. times have changed!

[Zordon]

http://www.advanceddesigndrafting.com/images/all/1.jpg

Before we could download our music...

[MG1]

Hahahahahaha........ which location would that be?

I'm guessing the Langley location....... then again, it could be the Abbotsford......... they all looked the same LOLOLOLOLOL.

[Zordon]

Hahahahahaha........ which location would that be?

I'm guessing the Langley location....... then again, it could be the Abbotsford......... they all looked the same LOLOLOLOLOL.

That's the Langley location! I couldn't find a picture of the Downtown one or the Hastings one.

Crazy how these electronic stores have dwindled with internet sales taking over.

[Hondaracer]

Definately looks like the Langley location

Fuck went in there sooo baked and bought two type S 10'a when they fkrst came out and I didn't even have a car lol

[gilly]

Grew up in Coquitlam but from time to time, we would drive to Surrey just for Oriental Buffet. I loved it when I was a kid. When i saw that huge Canadian Flag, I knew I was close to the restaurant.

[Zordon]

I have such great memories from that Chuck E Cheeses in Burnaby/Coquitlam. X-men arcade game, The Michael Jackson game (Moon walker?), and the ball pit (probably was one of the best ones in the lower mainland).

Does anyone remember that ping pong ball game where you toss it into open trash cans to win tickets? When you got old enough, you could easily reach far enough to drop them in :)

[Gh0stRider]

http://www.snackbar-games.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/zees1.jpg

[quasi]

Was just going to say that I don't know anyone who had a good experience at Uncle Willy's buffet, lol.

Also remember when there were other video game stores around that weren't EB or some ripoff collector's shop?

Phantasy / Encore, Master Player, Microplay

Let's not forget how we used to have arcades which required us to leave our house as opposed to today.

I used to love going to Microplay in Surrey.

Also arcades hell yeah! When I lived in Regina is was place called "Guys and Dolls" had to walk about an hour to get there but so worth it.

When I moved here it was Bumble Bee on Scott Road, same thing used to walk there. When I went to Jr. High School we'd walk over on our lunch hour many of days from LA Matheson. I had my mom convinced from grade 8 on that every kid got lunch money and bought lunch so she we give me money everyday that I'd blow at the arcade and 711 before they tore it down. When I started driving is was Lesters on Kingsway.

[quasi]

Going way back and this isn't Lower Mainland related my best memories were of my Dad taking me to Rider games. He worked out of town all the time, would only see him every other weekend or so but he would come back for the Rider games, we had season tickets behind the oppositions bench, 2nd row.

Another good memory is getting ice cream at a place called The Milkyway, it's still there to this day and looks the same as it did 30 years ago, in the summer this place is so packed it's like a family tradition to go there. I actually took my niece there last time I was in town.

http://www.therooster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/milkyway.jpg

[pb.kidz]

When they had Playdium or Rain forest cafe in metro, my mom would just drop me and my friends in there and go shopping lol

[Happy]

Uncle Willy's was the best place to eat as a kid. Went back there a couple years ago and man that place went down hill

[Zordon]

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/currency/h_6.01203303-580.jpg


It's sad that the kids growing up now will never experience going to Blockbuster to pick out a movie/game to rent.

[Hondaracer]

Where was the micro play in surrey?

[nabs]

Had THE BEST boxing day deals ever! Like actual deals.

http://www.advanceddesigndrafting.com/images/all/1.jpg

Before we could download our music...

[white rocket]

Great memories in here. I've mentioned most in the "you're old enough to remember" thread but fuck it..........

I swear A&B Sound invented the boxing Day concept. Lost leader camp-out-side-for-two-days-for-the-$10-DVD-player type shit. Hilarious stuff. Definitely the go-to place for CD's though.

Lazer Illusions and Johnny Zee's. EPIC times in both places. Way back was Dragon's Liar, Time Traveller, Chelnov, Hard Drivin', etc. Then came SF2 and holy fuck was that a game changer(or life ender depending on how you look at it). Learning Guile's invisible throw early on helped my hustle pretty good. The amount of hours spent on just the arcade version before it dropped for SNES was staggering.

Willow Video Games in Richmond was a place I frequented. Video games were like crack for me as a kid. I can't believe I've been down since the Atari 2600 :P

The mutha fucking Richmond Skate Ranch. goddamn that place was awesome. Skating in the 80's was such a great time.

[quasi]

Where was the micro play in surrey?

Whalley Blvd and 101st ave. I'm not even sure when it closed down, maybe around 2000?

[Harvey Specter]

Still remember going to the old Champlain Mall. The place was a dump but as a kid it was exciting because it was an excuse to buy toy cars from Zellers.

[Presto]

^^^

My favorite place at Champlain was Toys and Wheels and Radio Shack. I'd go and play with all the magic illusion stuff, and fantasize about the Transformers I wanted. And, every month, my dad would get his free 9V battery from Radio Shack battery club, while I checked to see if there was a game being demoed on their Tandy that I could play.

I also remember my parents buying an Omnibot (http://www.theoldrobots.com/images30/omnibot44.JPG), on clearance, from the Bay's toy department! I was trying to convince them of all the cool things that thing did. haha.

[SpartanAir]

I grew up on the North Shore, North and West Van so I remember:

-Park Royal Bowling Lanes, with the sweet arcade...would rush there after school and line my quarters up on Mortal Kombat 2, like this:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bJyWYUqGoiE/TpIJwWve31I/AAAAAAAAA7s/_x_jmoaujs8/s1600/DSC02556.JPG

- Park Royal Driving Range: Would go there after dinner and hit balls any time of the year (the best was when the ground was frozen, your ball would bounce so far!)

- Adventure Playground: Located in Ambleside and we would spend the summer building a sweet fort, then you get to sleepover in it!

- Park Royal Theatre: I saw Batman Returns on a preview night by chance on the Thursday before it opened Friday. Went to school the next day and no one believed I saw it.

- Lighthouse Park camps: They had the longest zip line ever, and of course you didn't use a helmet or get strapped in

- Timmy Ho's on Marine in North Van: Next to what was forever Burger King, it was the only thing open on the North Shore past midnight. All the rich kids showed up in their fancy cars their daddy's bought them.

Anyone else from the North Shore have memories?

[Gh0stRider]

i still got my shitty ass tv from ab sound.

can't forget the line ups for boxing day there.

[HonestTea]

I have such great memories from that Chuck E Cheeses in Burnaby/Coquitlam. X-men arcade game, The Michael Jackson game (Moon walker?), and the ball pit (probably was one of the best ones in the lower mainland).

Does anyone remember that ping pong ball game where you toss it into open trash cans to win tickets? When you got old enough, you could easily reach far enough to drop them in :)

I remember those games and the Simpsons one! That place was literally the best place ever when I was a kid. I accumulated so many tickets and then they suddenly closed down one day and my HUGEEEE stash of tickets became useless :okay:

[Presto]

Threads that tap into past are gold. There's a lot of good things that I haven't thought about in a long time, or just forgotten, and this is a great reminder of times gone by. Thanks for helping me remember those valuable times with family, and all the things in the past that I have taken for granted.

[Ikkaku]

This is something I found hidden away in my bookshelf

https://scontent-b-sea.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10305048_590496965523_8056489722815253001_n.jpg?oh =c8d771508a68b906259976bd5bcb88aa&oe=544493DE

it's very unfortunate my grandpa wrote on the cover, but it's not like I would be selling anyways............

[BlackZRoadster]

Parker place mall ballie bear amusement

[Harvey Specter]

Remember playing this during lunch break at the store across the street when I was in grade 7...

http://www.gamernoize.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/ss.jpg

And remember this game?

http://www.abandonia.com/files/games/13/Where%20in%20the%20World%20is%20Carmen%20Sandiego_ 4.png

[ae101]

i remember the old aberdeen center, there werent a lot of shops & it was sometimes dead

also when the 1st night market opened in richmond, it was at landsdowne mall, place was packed all the time

also local tournys hosted by collectors dents in richmond landsdowne mall, my buddy won a cheap cardboard pokemon battle arena for the card game

[ae101]

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/currency/h_6.01203303-580.jpg


It's sad that the kids growing up now will never experience going to Blockbuster to pick out a movie/game to rent.

double post: but i raise u with this

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Toronto_Canada_Rogers_Plus.jpg
my cousins had a rogers video account, so they would borrow movies & i would borrow from them

[rsx]

playing outside randomly.

[PDKGD3]

Tom's Video on Hastings and Willingdon

[stewie]

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/currency/h_6.01203303-580.jpg


It's sad that the kids growing up now will never experience going to Blockbuster to pick out a movie/game to rent.

and then returning to blockbusters 20 minutes later to exchange the movie since the vhs tape you rented doesn't work and is all scratched up and wont play cause it jams up non stop.


i was young, but i remember going to brentwood mall with my mom and dad and brother in the early 90's because i knew going to the mall meant they'd visit eatons, and they had an awesome candy booth in the middle of the store. always got candy from them. :D

how about those super screaming sour candy things?(similar to warheads) came in a container like the icebreaker sour things....the lid would be a small frisbee at the end..think the candy caused a lot of health problems so they took it away...i wish i knew the name


early 90's, my dad had a baby blue station wagon with rear facing seats...fucking loved that thing as a kid(i was maybe 5 or 6 at the time)...slide the back window down and id just sit there and wave to every car behind us

cant forget these bad boys...my first pair of blades

http://i.imgur.com/fJTnY1q.jpg


used to have an awesome mighty max collection - thank you mom n dad for buying them all the time lol. one day for my birthday i had a bunch of kids from school at my party...one of my best friends at the time bought me "mighty max mega mountain" and i was in shock and awe.
http://s28.postimg.org/nbvokxo0t/url_http_www_popkorn_nu_bilder_lek_mightymax.jpght tps://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1287/5190151874_5c4ec0e632.jpg

[Zordon]

@stewie

Screaming Saucers? They made your mouth blue. Mighty Max.... I remember playing with miniature toys to recreate movies in my imagination.

I also played with these...

http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss348/TexMexSu/MicroBugs_zpsaa56d7e9.jpg

[SkinnyPupp]

Blockbuster was such an archaic, poorly run company, that it's amazing they lasted as long as they did. I remember writing to them about their poor DVD selection, and they kept arguing that renters don't want DVDs, only collectors. People who rent only want VHS, and they don't want widescreen either. Even without knowing how much things would change, I could tell that it was only a matter of time that they die off. Of course they got DVDs eventually, but man that was pretty eye opening.

[vafanculo]

I still look for screaming saucers to this day. It would literally turn your shit green.

[Durrann]

http://www.haku.co.uk/ReBootMuseum/games-POGS2.jpg

[Ikkaku]

when Richmond was full of hongers and twangers, before the mainlander invasion :troll:

[GS8]

Oh man, the old Champlain Mall. Lots of memories going there because of the BMO and a family doctor we used to visit. I used to LOVE going down that flight of stairs to the lower floor.

Just randomly remembered the old chain stores such as Field's, Woolco and Woolworth's.

Also anyone remember the old days of video gaming where if you needed tips, tricks and hints you had to call a number? And there were typically long distance charges added on?

[fliptuner]

Blockbuster was such an archaic, poorly run company, that it's amazing they lasted as long as they did. I remember writing to them about their poor DVD selection, and they kept arguing that renters don't want DVDs, only collectors. People who rent only want VHS, and they don't want widescreen either. Even without knowing how much things would change, I could tell that it was only a matter of time that they die off. Of course they got DVDs eventually, but man that was pretty eye opening.

At least Rogers had LaserDiscs and a porn section. :fullofwin:

[Zordon]

At least Rogers had LaserDiscs and a porn section. :fullofwin:

Renting porn must have been awkward at Roger's video...

[fliptuner]

Newp.

[stewie]

@stewie

Screaming Saucers? They made your mouth blue. Mighty Max.... I remember playing with miniature toys to recreate movies in my imagination.

I also played with these...

http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss348/TexMexSu/MicroBugs_zpsaa56d7e9.jpg

They were pulled for causing cancer I do believe lol
(Or so they say)

[pherio]

i remember the old aberdeen center, there werent a lot of shops & it was sometimes dead

also when the 1st night market opened in richmond, it was at landsdowne mall, place was packed all the time

also local tournys hosted by collectors dents in richmond landsdowne mall, my buddy won a cheap cardboard pokemon battle arena for the card game

1st night market in Richmond wasn't @ Landsdowne, that was like the 3rd year they did it, they were in the Continental mall behind Yaohan the 2 years before that

[will068]

1st night market in Richmond wasn't @ Landsdowne, that was like the 3rd year they did it, they were in the Continental mall behind Yaohan the 2 years before that

Now that's a throwback..

[Boostslut]

The most epic birthday parties were here!!

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2714/4536769917_509df23ca9_z.jpg

[Zordon]

They were pulled for causing cancer I do believe lol
(Or so they say)

Maybe that explains my level of derpness.....

[vafanculo]

I grew up on the North Shore, North and West Van so I remember:

-Park Royal Bowling Lanes, with the sweet arcade...would rush there after school and line my quarters up on Mortal Kombat 2, like this:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bJyWYUqGoiE/TpIJwWve31I/AAAAAAAAA7s/_x_jmoaujs8/s1600/DSC02556.JPG

- Park Royal Driving Range: Would go there after dinner and hit balls any time of the year (the best was when the ground was frozen, your ball would bounce so far!)

- Adventure Playground: Located in Ambleside and we would spend the summer building a sweet fort, then you get to sleepover in it!

- Park Royal Theatre: I saw Batman Returns on a preview night by chance on the Thursday before it opened Friday. Went to school the next day and no one believed I saw it.

- Lighthouse Park camps: They had the longest zip line ever, and of course you didn't use a helmet or get strapped in

- Timmy Ho's on Marine in North Van: Next to what was forever Burger King, it was the only thing open on the North Shore past midnight. All the rich kids showed up in their fancy cars their daddy's bought them.

Anyone else from the North Shore have memories?

I grew up in north van. First memory, and probably one that changed my life, taking the bus to consumer distributors on marine (next to BK) and asking my brother what he purchased: the original NES. Had no idea what it was but did I ever love it.

Going to Woolco with my parents at cap mall (where Walmart is now). Also, going to sears and buying as many Pavel Bure cards as I could at Mr C's card shop.

Cheap movie nights @ esplanade and park and tilford theaters.

Ambelside seawall before the storm demolished it

The save on at park and tilford had a video rental system, and I'd always look at the Sega master system game cartridges

Using the internet for the very first time at the north van library. I'd always rush so I can book the slotted one hour time slot,and I'd go on Talkcity and created my first email account

Winning a super Nintendo system at crazy mikes video rental through a ballot system..rogers eventually set up shop and took em out

[GS8]

The most epic birthday parties were here!!

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2714/4536769917_509df23ca9_z.jpg

Oh fuck yes!

Also I remember when these came out

McDonald's Garfield Christmas Plush Toys commercial (1991) - YouTube

When my dad didn't want to bother buying one for me, I went and asked my uncle. He spoiled me rotten and said yes right away. The only drawback was that he got to choose which one. He chose the Santa Garfield which is the one I wanted anyway.

He died in 1997 and I've kept everything he ever gave me including the Garfield plushie. It sits on my high top dresser.

I don't know if anyone remembers these commercials that ran in the mid to late 90s every Christmas time?

One Little Candle McDonalds Commercial - Nestor Elementary - YouTube

It was a contest put on by McDonald's between the schools. The group performing that song won first place. My class (Grade 6 at the same school) won 2nd place and our prize was a trip down to the 99.3 The Fox / LG73 studio where we got to record our song live to tape where it would be played on the airwaves throughout the holiday season. It was fucking incredible

We also got lots and lots of this for our troubles

http://cdn-b.static-modernmom.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/node-slideshow-display/slideshow-images/87842/cinnaburst.jpg

[Presto]

McDonald's hamburgers and cheeseburgers for 39c or 49c!

[Jobo]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TePtGq_UdEg/Uo1Ew6mHpoI/AAAAAAAAC10/RfxTK-UNFF4/s1600/it_photo_154096_52.jpg

[Boostslut]

McDonald's hamburgers and cheeseburgers for 39c or 49c!

I remember working those days!!! :heckno:

[ae101]

getting my parents to.fill up a petro canada just to get a cheap lollipop

[Presto]

^^^
Speaking of free stuff @ Petro Can:
http://collectiblestories.com/images/easyblog_images/494/Glassware/Olympic-Glasses-88.jpg

Attrition has culled our collection to less than half a dozen glasses :(

[SolidPenguin]

BONKERS. at lansdowne

Pretty sweet birthday parties here

(Generic picture from another Bonkers)

http://www.visitcolumbiamo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Going-Bonkers-3.jpg

[Speed2K]

^^^
Speaking of free stuff @ Petro Can:
http://collectiblestories.com/images/easyblog_images/494/Glassware/Olympic-Glasses-88.jpg

Attrition has culled our collection to less than half a dozen glasses :(

Lol, I just found some of these glasses from cleaning my parents stuff. Not sure what to do with them. :P

[Presto]

If you're not going to keep them, just give 'em to Sally Ann.. they're a revolving door for this kinda stuff.

[MG1]

^^^
Speaking of free stuff @ Petro Can:
http://collectiblestories.com/images/easyblog_images/494/Glassware/Olympic-Glasses-88.jpg

Attrition has culled our collection to less than half a dozen glasses :(

The tall blue plastic cups from Domo gas station. I still use them to this day. A bit scratched up, but good cups. Made by Bowrings, I believe. I have like two dozen or more, LOL.

I have about a dozen still in wrappers, but haven't needed to replace any of the old ones. Should have got the matching pitcher when they had them. Come to think of it, do they still give these out? I haven't been to a Domo gas station in close to twenty years.

[Speed2K]

If you're not going to keep them, just give 'em to Sally Ann.. they're a revolving door for this kinda stuff.

Hmmm, I know people dump stuff off at Sally Ann (or throw stuff into their bins), if they can't move it, the stuff ends up costing them to throw it out. Maybe I'll pop in to one of their stores and ask.

[ae101]

i just download some limp bizkit, man i really miss them

[ziggyx]

http://content.sportslogos.net/logos/6/257/full/7hc558rh9vls8j6fam4hly46n.gif

i miss having a bball team in vancouver. I used to watch them a lot when i was a kid, even though they weren't the best. Lately i have been seeing a lot of vancouver grizzlies hats being worn by people though.

[SpartanAir]

I grew up in north van. First memory, and probably one that changed my life, taking the bus to consumer distributors on marine (next to BK) and asking my brother what he purchased: the original NES. Had no idea what it was but did I ever love it.

Going to Woolco with my parents at cap mall (where Walmart is now). Also, going to sears and buying as many Pavel Bure cards as I could at Mr C's card shop.

Cheap movie nights @ esplanade and park and tilford theaters.

Ambelside seawall before the storm demolished it

The save on at park and tilford had a video rental system, and I'd always look at the Sega master system game cartridges

Using the internet for the very first time at the north van library. I'd always rush so I can book the slotted one hour time slot,and I'd go on Talkcity and created my first email account

Winning a super Nintendo system at crazy mikes video rental through a ballot system..rogers eventually set up shop and took em out

Those are some good ones. I definitely remember going to Consumers Distributors and looking at their game collection; I also remember buying MASK toys there, they had a good collection (still my favourite toys of all time)

I remember lining up for hours to see movies at Esplanade 6 or Park and Tilford, including skipping school to line up and see Star Wars: Episode 1. My teacher who I really liked found out, and I felt really bad, and the film was terrible too of course.

I took Taekwondo classes on Lower Lonsdale, and there used to be a pretty sweet arcade a couple blocks up, I would kill time there. Then I'd pop in to Big Pete's comic shop, before he moved across the street. :fullofwin:

There were a couple video game stores on Marine too, I forget the names of both of them...but one was owned and operated by a BC Lion, the huge friendly black guy. The other was near where Marine splits off to Fell and 3rd, across from the now Kia dealership. I remember preordering Mortal Kombat 2 on SNES and rushing there after school to buy it. So awesome.

[Presto]

Hmmm, I know people dump stuff off at Sally Ann (or throw stuff into their bins), if they can't move it, the stuff ends up costing them to throw it out. Maybe I'll pop in to one of their stores and ask.

If people need to dump stuff, they should just haul it to the dump. Some people just don't realize they're not doing anyone any favors by dumping their crappy couch at the thrift store. However, small stuff like glassware is always saleable.

[Eff-1]

Most of my childhood memories come from cartoons and toys.

This was my all-time favourite show:

MASK - YouTube

And these made up my collection:

http://pulse.wyldware.com/toy/MSK_TOY_CON.JPG

http://www.actiontoys.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/MASK-GATOR.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NORZKeChfbI/T1tqsfppoEI/AAAAAAAAAus/l-mTppsvNqI/s1600/MASKTHawk.jpg

I also remember fondly this one:

http://geek-news.mtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/91hzbrh53el_aa1500_2.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b18/Crazyharp81602/Central%20Organization%20of%20Police%20Specialists/thecopsteam.jpg

Oh how badly I wanted this...

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NTc2WDEwMjQ=/z/PLkAAOSwFAZTvGrv/$_35.JPG

[Gucci Mane]

i just download some limp bizkit, man i really miss them

i still own a copy of chocolate star fish and the hotdog flavoured water.

[Zordon]

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Media/Pix/pictures/2011/1/12/1294836064190/Thunderbirds-006.jpg

Apparently they are remaking Thunderbirds...

[ae101]

i still own a copy of chocolate star fish and the hotdog flavoured water.

i still have a copy to some where, i remember trying to figure out what the album title means

[SkinnyPupp]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NORZKeChfbI/T1tqsfppoEI/AAAAAAAAAus/l-mTppsvNqI/s1600/MASKTHawk.jpg


Oh man I remember the day I got that at the toy store.. man I loved MASK toys :tears:

[tonyzoomzoom]

I grew up watching these guys on TV way back in the days

http://www.1999.co.jp/itbig06/10062917a.jpg

[nns]

Rugrats Intro on Vimeo

[murd0c]

80s Commercials - Teddy Ruxpin - YouTube

[ae101]

since this is a car forum, i remember ppl buying saabs, heck some of my dads friends even try to convince my dad to buy one (he never did as he never liked saabs)

[fliptuner]

Star Blazers intro (english) - YouTube

http://turnlol.com/images/2012/10/starblazers-space-battleship-yamato-fresh-hd-wallpaper.jpg

[ae101]

2 of my fave computer games of all time are:

RED ALERT & CS, those were classics

[Presto]

My friends gave me C&C for my birthday. I think that's why my last year of high school was so shitty, academically.

[Hondaracer]

http://davidmichaelchristopher.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/leisure-suit-larry-1-hooker-bedroom.jpg

http://www.geek.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/dott.jpg

http://1001up.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/image-4-indiana-jones-and-the-fate-of-atlantis.jpg

http://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/l/14542-sam-max-hit-the-road-dos-screenshot-talking-with-one-of-the.gif

http://www.technobuffalo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Full-Throttle.jpg

http://media.moddb.com/cache/images/groups/1/5/4147/thumb_620x2000/novaownage.png

http://www.destructoid.com/ul/234877-rot1.jpg

http://lparchive.org/The-Dig/Update%2015/Dig1506.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ttKhWX3jDRY/Uw-86Apml4I/AAAAAAAAK3M/qXdyNrtxOMQ/s1600/theme-park.png

http://i.idnes.cz/bw/22/warcraft2_1.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d0/Myst-library_and_ship.jpg

http://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/l/29698-illusion-of-gaia-snes-screenshot-in-this-cave-will-and-his.jpg

http://www.nintendojo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/earthbound.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/85/Sand_Giant_-_EverQuest_-_1999.jpg

Some of my favorite games still to this day are those Lucas Arts adventure games

[Presto]

http://davidmichaelchristopher.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/leisure-suit-larry-1-hooker-bedroom.jpg


Take off pants
Put on rubber
Fuck

[white rocket]

MASK and COPS cartoons were amazing. Limp Bizkit's Significant Other defined my summer of '99. I'm chuckling right now remembering trying to answer the questions for the explicit version of Leisure Suit Larry.

This thread delivers :fullofwin:

[Boostslut]

I remember a friend and I being Sysop's for our own BBS! That's some badass shit right there! Started out using the 1200 baud modem, then 2400 baud modem, then the big daddy 14.4k baud! That shit was pimp!

Playing MajorMUD, Trade Wars, ASCI text based graphics all day! Chatting meeting bitches on the BBS!

[Presto]

EdNet

[Zordon]

Does anyone still remember their ICQ number?

16777702

[GS8]

http://www.naskaras.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/PANASONIC-CD-1024x624.jpg

You could not 'anti-shock' my face when I discovered the shitty battery consumption on these.

Ma Fhimt'ish, effendi :ifyouknow:

[Hondaracer]

Does anyone still remember their ICQ number?

16777702

49402501

[BrRsn]

http://www.naskaras.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/PANASONIC-CD-1024x624.jpg

You could not 'anti-shock' my face when I discovered the shitty battery consumption on these.

Ma Fhimt'ish, effendi :ifyouknow:
thought I was so badass with this in ~2003

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/4118N9WAGCL._SX300_.jpg

oh yeah, MP3 player yo!

[IMASA]

I thought I was a bad ass when I had a Sony Discman in ~1991.

[vafanculo]

I remember my first mp3. Held 13 songs Lol. Then I purchased an iPod and struck gold with 6gb

[SkinnyPupp]

This was the shit when I was in high school

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Sony_Walkman02.jpg

[murd0c]

I had one nnd the matching yellow ghetto blaster

[ae101]

i remember i got yellow walkman from my dad as he got it from RBC & he got a crappy blue disc man with no anti skip from RBC (also my 1st disc man)

my 1st mp3 was also a rca lyra 64mb, after that broke my friend gave me his 64mb mpio mp3 player (the sliver tubish looking one) while everyone was on 126mb mp3 players

http://gd4.alicdn.com/imgextra/i4/39103794/T27dPpXvNaXXXXXXXX-39103794.jpg

then i remember my uncle got me a sony MD & that was the start for the big MD VS MP3 battle

for those of u that dont know what md players looking like
http://www.11points.com/images/sony-minidisc.jpg

that didnt last long for me as i kinda went back to a mp3 player & i sold my md player, shortly after my dad got me one of those cheap crappy mp3 players from china (which was huge with chinese kids & also most of the brand name mp3 players where made from the same factories in china)

i remember when ipods didnt completely stole the market & there were other brands like:

iriver

sandisk

mpio

store bands

rca

aiwa

man those were the days

[Zordon]

Ugh, recording a mini disk was such a pain...

[will068]

Does anyone still remember their ICQ number?

16777702

15324113

I had a 6 digit one prior to that.

[JesseBlue]

I think my icq is still linked in my profile

Edit: yup 6143284

[ae101]

Ugh, recording a mini disk was such a pain...

were u talking about those mini disc players or those big md record sets

[Zordon]

http://www.minidisc.org/minidisc_s.gif

i always had issues with recording mini discs because i never allowed it to record silently. Sometimes in the background of the music you would hear a windows chime or an ICQ uh oh. Felt worse than recording music on a cassette tape.

[SkinnyPupp]

lol minidisc.. all the asian kids in school had those... copying tapes was still better, or even burning CD's. I used to sell mix CD's because back then it was rare to have a burner

[Hondaracer]

Me too, me and only one other guy I knew in highschool has burners, think It was an "alpine" not car audio brand, like 4X write lol

Had the second gen iPod right when it came out, spent most of my remaining summer work money on it probably lol, think it was grade 10/11 when no one had them, ordered straight from apple!

http://km.support.apple.com/library/APPLE/APPLECARE_ALLGEOS/HT1353/HT1353_29.jpg

[GS8]

Does anyone remember the name of the video game store that used to be in Coquitlam Centre where the Rogers Cellphone store currently is? I remember buying Lethal Enforcers from there (SNES). It came with the gun and made for some fun times. It was also the first place I played Stunt Race FX and it was the course with the underwater tunnel and the halfpipe section you could drive over and fall in the water for instadeath.

Speaking of old video games, is anyone else keeping their old stock? Ever since my suicidal regret of selling my SNES with mint FFIII & Chrono Trigger games, I've kept everything I bought since then. Some of what I own is rising in value. I own Mario Party III for the N64 and some auctions are hitting triple digits. I'm hoping games like Rage Racer and Super Puzzle Fighter (both for PS1) rise in value.

:ilied: my old video games are my only investment.

[fliptuner]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/scotteisner/alpine%20ida-x100/DSC02967.jpg

[Ride]

That deck reminds me of the days when u go to the mall and u see guys walking around carrying their shuttle deck with them

[TouringTeg]

Does anyone still remember their ICQ number?

16777702

12388531

Yep have a collection of older nintendo games. N64 Mario Party 1,2,3, boxed Zelda Majoras mask, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana etc. Some games are worth quite a bit.

[HKS PWR]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y216/scotteisner/alpine%20ida-x100/DSC02967.jpg


Still have my old Alpine and Soundstream stuff from way back
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f300/hks_pwr/DSC_6889-25.jpg (http://s49.photobucket.com/user/hks_pwr/media/DSC_6889-25.jpg.html)

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f300/hks_pwr/DSC_693225.jpg (http://s49.photobucket.com/user/hks_pwr/media/DSC_693225.jpg.html)

[SoNaRWaVe]

22114019

i still have my nes with quite a few games lying around. master blaster and golgo 13 took alot of my time...

[Boostslut]

8 inch floppies!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Floppy_disk_2009_G1.jpg

[ae101]

windows 98 lol

[CP.AR]

i had a samsung yepp mp3 player...
64mb...
It could record from the mic, had a pretty decent menu system... used a PARALLEL cable
that was 2001
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/4153SY8CYXL.jpg

[SkinnyPupp]

Mine was a D-Link :lawl:

http://ic.tweakimg.net/ext/i/960409176.jpg

[white rocket]

LOL at the MD players. Us white kids didn't have no shit like that. haha. Anyone remember DAT players? I remember my neighbor's buddy had one in his CRX in like 1989ish. I was like WTF is that? and apparently it was "digital" quality sound or something. Blew my mind back then.

Hoping anyone on here(from Richmond) remembers a white EF hatch with the plate "ungobox" or something. Dumped on Si alloys with an Ungo alarm and a killer system and no tint. Super fishbowl. Were talkin' late 80's early 90's. It was really the car that introduced me to Honda's in general. I fucking loved it! So clean.

[!Aznboi128]

MD players are awesome!

i had this before
http://www.minidisc.org/images/sony_mze900_alt.jpg

The inline remote was THE BOMB!

and then I got one of these cause cd-mp3 was "better"

http://s7d1.scene7.com/is/image/vanns/521226110?$vdc_normal_image$

at home i had this a JVC boom box with "woofers" on the side for some extra bass
http://images43.fotosik.pl/9/f70f57d0377293d9.jpg



how about one of these to get online
http://i01.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/112306469/USRobotics_56K_V_92_External_Faxmodem_Modem.jpg

[Bouncing Bettys]

http://kmcalumni.ca/corner.jpg although I do recall being made fun of for shopping at KMart when I was in elementary school but I have good memories running around the store or eating at the diner. :okay:

http://kpolsson.com/forsale/mis007.jpg

^I remember a friend of mine claimed he bought an early mp3 player through the futureshop website for $80 when it was supposed to be listed for $800 or something like that. Futureshop was forced to honour the deal.

[bobola]

Beast Wars Season 1 Opening - YouTube

[StylinRed]

I remember wanting the Soundwave Cassette player as a kid (granted i thought it could transform)

Soundwave cassette player - YouTube

told my mom and she tells me that she had one and gives me this instead

http://wobblingsolutions.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/walkman1.jpg -_-

[j.f0ng]

i had a samsung yepp mp3 player...
64mb...
It could record from the mic, had a pretty decent menu system... used a PARALLEL cable
that was 2001
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/4153SY8CYXL.jpg

Holy shit I had a yepp too! Completely forgot about it until now. This was the one I had
http://a248.e.akamai.net/pix.crutchfield.com/ca/reviews/20040713/yepp2.jpg

[underscore]

I was legitimately the only kid I knew that had a MD player at my school, everyone else was just barely getting into MP3 players and iPods. Idk what you guys mean about background noise burning them though, I used to make them like you would burn a CD. I actually found mine the other day, something happened to it years ago where it stopped reading the discs :(

Anyone remember these? The Osiris G Bag, my friend had one and I remember the amp being heavy as hell and sucking batteries like no other.

http://lightsleepers.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/osiris_g_bag.jpg

[underscore]

Also anyone remember the old days of video gaming where if you needed tips, tricks and hints you had to call a number? And there were typically long distance charges added on?

Or you could use this helpful SOB

http://www.cashforgamers.com/images/P/gamegenie_boot.gif

[fliptuner]

http://img1.mxstatic.com/palm/cree-en-2002-le-palm-thungsten-se-demarque-completement-des-palm-pilot-et-vise-encore-plus-haut-dans-la-gamme-il-affiche-un-ecran-couleur-en-320x320-pixels-minimum-et-un-emplacement-pour-une-carte-sd_44851_w460.jpg

[Mr.Money]

http://i59.tinypic.com/nzgjt2.jpg
CD Burner + High School = 10 Dollars a burnt CD when paying retail to buy cd's cost $27 without tax So people thought they were getting a good deal with all the newest releases on one 80min CD-R

[ae101]

i remember listening to the original Z95.3 on the radio, one my teachers was friends with freeway frank back then & that was kool

[punkwax]

I remember recording LG73 onto tape back in elementary school when it was CKLG AM 730. Throw it in the Walkman and rollerblade to and from school listening to Top 40. :cool:

[tonyzoomzoom]

LG73 and 14CFUN !

[murd0c]

Windows what???

http://i.imgur.com/FeYwn8G.jpg

I rocked this tape so hard back in the day, doing the bartman all over the place!!
http://i.imgur.com/AWIEjeF.jpg

[punkwax]

http://res.cloudinary.com/shopsimple921/image/upload/w_500,f_auto/4f6544a2-1b62-4841-bd9a-3a69d1072d24.jpg
http://public.media.smithsonianmag.com/legacy_blog/hypercolor_touchme.gif

[Zordon]

i remember listening to the original Z95.3 on the radio, one my teachers was friends with freeway frank back then & that was kool

Does anyone remember Rhona at night, the radio show on Kiss FM?

[tonyzoomzoom]

crockett and tubbs

http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Miami_Vice.jpg

[murd0c]

I had a zap it!!

[GS8]

Need for speed Mr X Part 1 - YouTube

The actor passed away in February of this year. RIP

[Bouncing Bettys]

My gf, who grew up after the cassette era, just came by work to swap vehicles and there's a blank cassette tape still in the wrapping in the passenger footwell. She's not sure how it got there either. Such a nostalgic mystery.

[HonestTea]

http://nerdreactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Reboot1.jpg

[vafanculo]

Does anyone remember Rhona at night, the radio show on Kiss FM?

Rhonda raskin Lol

I was the most sexually expertised virgin :/

Anyone remember those song parody's z95 made when the Canucks had the 94 run?

I remember "Mr Wendel" (Toronto series) and "we want the cup" I believe was the name for the song in the final series..but could be wrong on that one.

Pizza 222

And when weed was referred to as "pot".

[EmperorIS]

Yak Bak Ad- Siblings (1995) - YouTube

[tonyzoomzoom]

Rhonda raskin Lol

I was the most sexually expertised virgin :/

Anyone remember those song parody's z95 made when the Canucks had the 94 run?

I remember "Mr Wendel" (Toronto series) and "we want the cup" I believe was the name for the song in the final series..but could be wrong on that one.

Pizza 222

And when weed was referred to as "pot".

I think I still have the 45 from the 82 run. It had nah-nah-nah goodbye on side A and King Richard on side B.

[Boostslut]

Bure Bure song 1992 - YouTube

[CharlesInCharge]

This memory just flashed into my thoughts out of nowhere after so many years.
Anyone ever play this two player game where you use a broken hockey stick and shoot a puck around inside a Foosball like box which lays on the ground and there are slots in between the goal nets to score???

[Ikkaku]

Yak bak's which made us all paranoid about what we say in front of friends

And when we had 50-in-1 game boy cartridges

[spoon.ek9]

http://nerdreactor.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Reboot1.jpg

I believe this was the series finale song (if you will). Back then when I watched this, I loved it and this just reminded me to look for it again :D

ReBoot - The Musical - Season 3 - Episode 13 - End Prog - YouTube

[GS8]

If you don't know this, I don't know you

Video Arcade Top 10 09 - YouTube

Video Power-Wrestlemania Challenge-Ep. 3 (1992) - YouTube

I'l forgive you if you don't remember this show

[EX-R]

Biker Mice From Mars Cartoon Intro - YouTube

[ae101]

the nokia 3310
http://img.achetezfacile.com/photo/00031384.jpg

that was the shits back then

[Xu.Vi]

The Nostalgia Machine (http://thenostalgiamachine.com/)

[sonick]

I have been curious about this for years, but does anybody remember a particular potato chip/snack back in 2003/2004 or so that were shaped like fries and came in all dressed and I think salt and vinegar (or BBQ?) flavours? The all dressed was in a blue bag and the other was in a red bag.

They MIGHT have been called 'Drive Thru'. I remember getting them in early high school, then one year I went to the vending machine craving them and they were nowhere to be found, and have never been seen since.

I have thought about these chips several times over the years, and have googled and googled to no results to the point where I am curious if I imagined these chips.

Help!

[carisear]

This memory just flashed into my thoughts out of nowhere after so many years.
Anyone ever play this two player game where you use a broken hockey stick and shoot a puck around inside a Foosball like box which lays on the ground and there are slots in between the goal nets to score???

yup. Community centres used to put 'em out at summertime at most parks. I remember playing with those, and the water parks.

[CharlesInCharge]

:D
Wow I just Google searched, puck foosball "hockey stick"
http://hockeygods.com/system/gallery_images/10079/original.png?1359915620

edit 2
- random video, its called Box hockey.
youtube.com/watch?v=RwER_NyOr4Q
http://www.outdoorgameplayers.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/box-hockey-playing.jpg

Being good at snooker might give one special puck reflection abilities in this game.

[LightKeeper]

I remember Foodie Goodie by Landsdowne mall! We used to go there till one day my mom heard a rumour about them serving rats!

I remember foodie goodie! That's sick if they actually did serve rats!

[Gumby]

I have been curious about this for years, but does anybody remember a particular potato chip/snack back in 2003/2004 or so that were shaped like fries and came in all dressed and I think salt and vinegar (or BBQ?) flavours? The all dressed was in a blue bag and the other was in a red bag.

They MIGHT have been called 'Drive Thru'. I remember getting them in early high school, then one year I went to the vending machine craving them and they were nowhere to be found, and have never been seen since.

I have thought about these chips several times over the years, and have googled and googled to no results to the point where I am curious if I imagined these chips.

Help!
Nope, don't remember those chips, but your post reminds me of O'Ryans Sour Cream and Onion chips. They were infused with flavour!

They came in those light-green coloured bags...

[underscore]

If you don't know this, I don't know you

Video Arcade Top 10 09 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oq7VxnvxZM)

I'll see your Video and Arcade Top 10 and raise you Uh-Oh (with Wink Yahoo and The Punisher)

Uh-Oh! - Final Season Premiere - YouTube

[Presto]

Speaking of YTV. I remember when that station first went on the air, and they played nothing but reruns of You Can't Do That on TV, and this:
Canada Vignettes: Log Driver's Waltz - YouTube

[7seven]

I have been curious about this for years, but does anybody remember a particular potato chip/snack back in 2003/2004 or so that were shaped like fries and came in all dressed and I think salt and vinegar (or BBQ?) flavours? The all dressed was in a blue bag and the other was in a red bag.

They MIGHT have been called 'Drive Thru'. I remember getting them in early high school, then one year I went to the vending machine craving them and they were nowhere to be found, and have never been seen since.

I have thought about these chips several times over the years, and have googled and googled to no results to the point where I am curious if I imagined these chips.

Help!

Almost sounds like Hostess Crispyfries from the 90s In The 90s - Food of the Nineties, crispyfries (http://www.inthe90s.com/food/crispyfries0.shtml)

They weren't on the market long, but Ruffles brought something similar to the market last year in the US called Crispy Fries too.

[will068]

I remember foodie goodie! That's sick if they actually did serve rats!

Cats actually.

I still remember that side of Lansdowne Road (south side) looking like junk. The old hyundai dealership was right beside Foodie Goodie I believe.

[StylinRed]

I remember Foodie Goodie by Landsdowne mall! We used to go there till one day my mom heard a rumour about them serving rats!

went there a few times too as a kid, heard that rumour as well but i do recall it having to close a couple times due to rats (but not from serving it :P)

[DA9ve]

http://www.imisstheoldschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/la-gear_img1.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/23/Team_Fortress_Classic_original_models.jpg

[Klondike]

http://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldmqykLaih1qzexxio1_400.jpg
http://www.bbemuseum.com/museum/images/chiclets.jpg

[ae101]

http://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldmqykLaih1qzexxio1_400.jpg
http://www.bbemuseum.com/museum/images/chiclets.jpg

lol i still eat that brand of haw flakes all time (& its not just with chinese meds too)

[toyobaru]

http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/4a/72/50/4a72501296622cac5c96b4b6fd6e01bc.jpg

[ae101]

playing this
http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=HN.607988269208440226&pid=1.7

on this
http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=HN.608011702549679052&pid=1.7

then when someone bought one of these
http://rack.0.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDEzLzEwLzA4LzIwL0dhbWVib3lsaW5rLjZiMjVjLmpwZw pwCXRodW1iCTg1MHg1OTA-CmUJanBn/63322454/6b7/Game-boy-link-cable.jpg
then its go time bro

also asians with 100 in 1 games lol
http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?id=HN.607991232730959433&pid=1.7

[Hondaracer]

funny how everyone always says this generation is obsessed with technology etc. but i was born in 86 and a lot of my great nostalgia memories are games and tech stuff lol, i guess cause it was new for the time

Gameboy cable playing VS pokemon in grade 6/7

[Lomac]

playing this
http://ts2.mm.bing.net/th?id=HN.607988269208440226&pid=1.7

on this
http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=HN.608011702549679052&pid=1.7

then when someone bought one of these
http://rack.0.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDEzLzEwLzA4LzIwL0dhbWVib3lsaW5rLjZiMjVjLmpwZw pwCXRodW1iCTg1MHg1OTA-CmUJanBn/63322454/6b7/Game-boy-link-cable.jpg
then its go time bro

also asians with 100 in 1 games lol
http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?id=HN.607991232730959433&pid=1.7

I see your Gameboy and raise you this:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Atari2600a.JPG

First home game system I ever played.

[Zordon]

Does anyone remember the "Black box"?
http://www.biocomp.net/descramblers.jpg

My first console...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/PC_Engine_Core_Grafx.jpg

[Hondaracer]

first system i remember playing was Sega master system playing space harrier and shinobi lol

have this sitting on my desk, found it in the GF's moms basement, addition to the collection!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/sniperslayer/7F429C70-DAAD-4444-BBCB-19948929C6E6_zpsrvdvuuik.jpg~original

[MegaHurtz]

Y'all need Android... get emulators and download all the games from years gone by!!

[underscore]

funny how everyone always says this generation is obsessed with technology etc. but i was born in 86 and a lot of my great nostalgia memories are games and tech stuff lol, i guess cause it was new for the time

Gameboy cable playing VS pokemon in grade 6/7

The difference was we weren't crashing cars or ignoring people mid sentence to fire up a game boy.

[ae101]

^
ya all we did was ignoring ppl completely just to fire up our gameboys :lawl:

[SkinnyPupp]

I see your Gameboy and raise you this:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Atari2600a.JPG

First home game system I ever played.
Same here man. Being nostalgic about pokemon is just funny

[hypediss]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4MUf6T4VzPw/SYdWzJD8T4I/AAAAAAAAGEI/As2AYr6glqU/s400/mcdonalds-pizza-papercraft.jpg

:sweetjesus:

on a pizza related note...

http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/80450F/comicsalliance.com/files/2012/03/spc.jpg

[GS8]

You are old (at least 30) if you remember this show

Today's Special Intro - YouTube

[CP.AR]

unsure if posted yet.

The Nostalgia Machine (http://thenostalgiamachine.com)

Music from any selected year... I've spent over 3 hours on here already enjoying the feels

[spoon.ek9]

Samurai Pizza Cats was the shit! I loved that show :D

[MikeyStyle]

previously mentioned to a co-worker about this cereal that i had back as a kid and he happened to come across it a few weeks ago and brought some to work!

http://mysuki.hosterbox.net/REVSCEnE/July%2024,%202014.jpg

[ae101]

i remember reading the quote somewhere off the internet

IIRC it went like this:
right now u get 10 year old girls cry because they broke up with their boyfriends, when i was 10 years old i cried when i missed Saturday morning cartoons

man thats so true

[eclipseman]

Anyone remember this show? That was badass in the 80s.

http://i.imgur.com/JfsCZ2O.jpg

[TouringTeg]

Seeing the french toast made me think of my favorite as a kid.. Cinnamon Mini Buns. Gawd I could eat a whole box no problem. Kelloggs has a Cinnabon cereal I want to try. USA only.

More awesome cereals here. http://www.bite.ca/bitedaily/2014/03/cereals-dont-get-canada/
I remember Nintendo and Ice Cream cone cereals.

PS. McDonalds pizza tasted sooo good. The staff would always forget about it in the oven ha

Kellogg's Cinnamon Mini Buns Commercial (1992) - YouTube

[cantona]

http://www.thisoldtoy.com/new-images/images-ok/7000s-plus/fp7110-castle-front.JPG

ASTAR THE ROBOT FROM PLANET DANGER - YouTube

Samurai Pizza Cats intro - YouTube

[punkwax]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfcalkxEZF1qgsh1bo1_400.jpg

[GS8]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfcalkxEZF1qgsh1bo1_400.jpg

I clearly remember those. I use to call them "Saturn balls" because they reminded me of the planet.

Remember when this type of programming was okay? When we didn't walk around with sticks up our asses complaining like bitter old people?

Archie's racial logic - YouTube

Speaking of that ^ amazing show

Archie Bunkers Place - Archie Alone - YouTube

RIP Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, Carroll O'Connor & Jean Stapleton

[underscore]

One more on the tech front, I should have one of these buried in a box somewhere but I haven't seen it in years

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Game_Boy_Printer.jpg/741px-Game_Boy_Printer.jpg

[twitchyzero]

wow almost forgot about those...good riddance

[Lancerion]

previously mentioned to a co-worker about this cereal that i had back as a kid and he happened to come across it a few weeks ago and brought some to work!

http://mysuki.hosterbox.net/REVSCEnE/July%2024,%202014.jpg

Where did your co-worker got it from? I looked everywhere!

[CharlesInCharge]

Cops!
COPS Cartoon Intro - YouTube

[Zordon]

One more on the tech front, I should have one of these buried in a box somewhere but I haven't seen it in years

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Game_Boy_Printer.jpg/741px-Game_Boy_Printer.jpg

http://www.emulationzone.org/consoles/gameboy/Nintendo%20Game%20Boy%20Camera_files/camerared.jpe

[StanleyR]

I distinctly remember eating a bowl of chocolate ice cream cones cereal as a kid. It wasn't available for long, but just a limited time only thing. This was sometime in the 80's in Saskatchewan

Same with Mr. T cereal, had it too

[underscore]

http://www.emulationzone.org/consoles/gameboy/Nintendo%20Game%20Boy%20Camera_files/camerared.jpe

I have one of those too, I remember it had a bunch of goofy mini games as well.

[vafanculo]

Down R Up L Y B

[Presto]

^^^

And then many nights hoping there'd be some way to play the boss characters.

[ae101]

the facebook cheat code.that was off super mario, anyone remember.the code

[CRS]

the facebook cheat code.that was off super mario, anyone remember.the code

Are you trying to get me to read your post as if you are Christopher Walken?

Be, cause. It's, working.

[Lomac]

Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start

:fullofwin:

[ae101]

ya thats.the one, then u get bubbles everywhere

[entrax]

http://www.emulationzone.org/consoles/gameboy/Nintendo%20Game%20Boy%20Camera_files/camerared.jpe


revscene represent!
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/r270/10525579_10152170589366017_6356346953819466534_n.j pg?oh=336b1d02da0cf9eda5ef684ee98449b9&oe=54446482&__gda__=1413266541_ab51a177db5cfe39cda1bd4024bc4a4 b

[ae101]

lets see if u guys remember this
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080708203736/zoids/images/a/a5/LOLOL_Liger_Zero.jpg

[underscore]

Fucking yes! I forget the name but I know Liger Zero Jager was one of the armor configs

[zonda_s]

^ zoids!

[rb]

http://dukesoakem.com/Reviews/Super%20Soaker/Classic/ss300pic.JPG

Begged for one of these until my uncle gave me one for my birthday. It wasn't the greatest idea strapping that much water to the back of a tiny 9yr old Asian kid.

[Neva]

http://dukesoakem.com/Reviews/Super%20Soaker/Classic/ss300pic.JPG

Begged for one of these until my uncle gave me one for my birthday. It wasn't the greatest idea strapping that much water to the back of a tiny 9yr old Asian kid.

You washed a lot of rice that day didn't you? :troll:

[underscore]

I wanted one of these SOB's so bad. I had one of the backpack style ones briefly but it hurt like hell.

http://www.isoaker.com/Armoury/Analysis/2001/super_soaker_cpssplashzooka.jpg

edit: fuckit I still want one, somebody sells me one from their attic haha.

[GS8]

:suspicious:

Begged for one of these until my uncle gave me one for my birthday. It wasn't the greatest idea strapping that much water to the back of a tiny 9yr old Asian kid.

Are my tax dollars paying for your long term care?

:lawl:

[ae101]

RS SUPER SOKER MEET :accepted:

[Presto]

Begged for one of these until my uncle gave me one for my birthday. It wasn't the greatest idea strapping that much water to the back of a tiny 9yr old Asian kid.

In the mid-90s, one of my friends brought this to a water fight at QE park. Since the pack is just a reservoir, he just ditched that, and dunked the gun in the fountain to fill it up. That thing was a firehose. The only defense was curling up in a fetal position :)

[Dan D]

*Nostalgia intensifies*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4gl-FX2RvI

[underscore]

RS SUPER SOKER MEET :accepted:

I'd be more inclined to drive down for that then to drive down for the car meet :fullofwin:

[ae101]

I'd be more inclined to drive down for that then to drive down for the car meet :fullofwin:

1st rule, all girls must wear a white t-shirt at this meet :fullofwin:

i remember my friend told me that he was going to get one of those grenade packs where it holds 3 extras bottles of water & u just wear it around like a belt, not sure it that was true are not but i thought that was hella awesome

also remember this
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Bop_it.jpg

playing this with group of friends when everyone is drunk or high

[fliptuner]

Went and got some candy today:


http://i.imgur.com/UUFWvE8.jpg

[GLOW]

I see your Gameboy and raise you this:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Atari2600a.JPG

First home game system I ever played.
:accepted:
roughly the same age, but this one is more obscure i'd say...my first game system ever played

http://thehande.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/mag-odyssey-2.jpg

[3klipze]

Surprised no one mentioned this yethttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Pog_Collection.jpg

[Jmac]

Surprised no one mentioned this yethttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Pog_Collection.jpg
It was all about Magic: The Gathering when I was in elementary school.

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/rv/33.jpg