AshleyAshes Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Basically, it's easier to be an 80's or 90's kid in 2016 than it actually was in the 1980's or 1990's. All your favorite shows are on DVD or a button away from streaming. All the t-shirts, merch and action figures can be had on Amazon. I'm mostly just super happy with my recent stupid purchase. ECTO-1 and ECTO-1A license plate replicas from Ghostbusters. I couldn't GET these when I was a kid. Ghostbusters kind came and went, there was a cartoon show, there was a second movie, they had their share of merchandizing but once they left theaters, stopped being rental new releases or being broadcast, all the merch vanished with them. Just a few years later, for most franchises you just had nothing else you could get. But today? Today nostalgia SELLS and god damnit I am BUYING. The child in me is very happy with these and I wonder what my next stupid nostalgic consumer purchase will be. :3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 I LOVE old cartoons, especially nostalgic ones. This is why I commissioned a buttload of rule 34 art of some of my favorite characters. I told the artists I wanted to rape my childhood as much as possible and some loved the idea so much they did it for free :3 You are right that nostalgia sells and sex sells too. If we combine these powers... it could become CAPTAIN PLANET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endless/Nameless Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 1 minute ago, Ricky said: I LOVE old cartoons, especially nostalgic ones. This is why I commissioned a buttload of rule 34 art of some of my favorite characters. I told the artists I wanted to rape my childhood as much as possible and some loved the idea so much they did it for free :3 That's our Ricky! <3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastryOfApathy Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 >Funko figures ughhhhhhh.... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 80s kinda sucked, the 90s was pretty cool though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 I bought a stupidly expensive DBZ toy last month because of course I fucking had to have it. IT WAS RIGHT THERE! That and someone was dumb enough to give me a credit card :V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosha Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 16 hours ago, PastryOfApathy said: >Funko figures ughhhhhhh.... I'll never understand the hate against those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyAshes Posted June 18, 2016 Author Share Posted June 18, 2016 9 minutes ago, Kosha said: I'll never understand the hate against those. Well, I do feel that they get pretty samey once you have a number of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossa Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 90s kinda sucked, 80s were pretty cool especially musically. You had a lot more to rebel against in the 80s;all those crappy-ass conservatives like Ronald Reagan, Jerry Falwell, James Watt, &., &... ~ I'm nostalgic about things that tend to weigh a lot: Pinball Machines, and records. Records are making a comeback, though there's maybe 1% of the amount of pinballs made as there was in the 70s-80s, if that. But they have shows and conventions, where you can play, and buy and sell games and parts, so that's nice to see And I get nostalgic for cartoons, comics, games, and such. And those tight-fitting nylon parachute pants, with all the zipper pockets, and those wonderful light weight nylon/suede sneakers that came out. And moonboots. Oddly, most of the nostalgia merch I'd like to see...I don't, especially clothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endless/Nameless Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 39 minutes ago, Kosha said: I'll never understand the hate against those. It's those fucking ridiculous proportions. They look diseased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidewalk Surfboard Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 I have an odd love for 80s pop culture despite not being around for it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
root Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 18 hours ago, PastryOfApathy said: >Funko figures ughhhhhhh.... Never even heard of these until now. Oh my god this thread... Some notable posts: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosha Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 16 minutes ago, root said: Never even heard of these until now. Oh my god this thread... Some notable posts: >Reddit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastryOfApathy Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 8 hours ago, Kosha said: I'll never understand the hate against those. They're (usually) ugly, derivative and generally crap quality. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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