90's: The beginning of the chance

Every decade has its moments in the evolution of humanity. In the current article, we will remind the older ones, but also introduce to the younger ones, some events that happened during the 90's and led us to the technological and cultural changes of today. More specifically:

• Relatively to the video games, the Game boy device was the epitome of the era and setted the basis of the portable console, since it has achieved very high number of sales. For those who don't know, the Game boy is a portable game console, developed by Nintendo. It was released in the Japanese domestic market on April 21, 1989, and a year later it was released in North America and Europe.

P.S: If you find an old game boy, it is good to know that it is priced at $200 according to PriceCharting.

• When the topic comes to mobile phones, for someone does not know the Nokia 3210 mobile phone, it has become widely known for its durability! In particular, for that time it was the i-phone of the time. Not so much because of what he could do, but because everyone had it.

P.S: If you still have lost it somewhere, it may not offer internet access, but it has an amazing snake game.

• The Internet communication was generally done with the MSN application. It has given you the chance to have endless conversations with friends, send photos and videos, but also nudge anyone who was given you delayed responds.

P.S: MSN's dominance came to end with the quick development of Facebook.

• Regarding the transmission of information, at that time diskettes, known worldwide as floppy discs, had come onto the market. Their disadvantage was that they had small capacity, as a result a game or large program had to be shared across several different floppies, and computers had a dedicated slot for them. They came in various capacities and sizes and were sold in boxes by the decades.

PS: CD's, USB sticks and hard drives have destroyed this romantic era.

• Kids in the 90's was listenng to music through walkman devices. They wrote the songs on their own cassetes
   and they had them everywhere they go by their side.

P.S: When the discman came out, walkman started to lose its interest.

• In terms of lifestyle, bomber jackets skyrocketed in sales this decade. This usually green jacket with orange lining, which was often decorated with badges on the arms, was very hot in the 90's.

P.S: Rouvas was also advertising it, until the denim jackets began to be on the market place.

• For dance lovers at that time, the 'Macarena' dance also made an appearance, which was taken from the song with the same name 'Macarena' by the Spanish duo Los Del Rio. It was firstly recorded for the 1993 album 'A mí me gusta' .

PS In 2023, Billboard ranked "Macarena" at number 500 on its list of the greatest pop songs of all time.