Here Are All The Reasons Why Christmas In The ’90s Was Way Better Than It Is Now

Christmas in the 1990s didn’t include all the young people sitting around on their phones. Or parents having to drop multiple car payments on a new phone every year. Or people receiving accessories for their phones as presents.

So here’s a quick rundown of what a ’90s Christmas looked like. Get ready to be either very nostalgic or very jealous.

The Nintendo 64 Was Released In 1996

This means that until 2000, you got these presents from your parents, because at that point they’d made an investment:
1996 – Super Mario/Mario Kart 64
1997 – Goldeneye/Starfox 64
1998 – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 1999 – Donkey Kong 64
What else could you possibly have asked for?

Only Kids With Cool Parents Got Mortal Kombat For Christmas

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Back when parents were going nuts over their kids secretly watching “Beavis & Butthead,” getting a “Mortal Kombat” game meant your parents were cooler than 90% of humanity at the time.

Parents used to be a lot more strict about which games kids played back then. This character choosing screen is how you would start on Christmas morning.

This Is Why Christmas in the 1990s Was So Much Better Than It Is Now

You would either hand-write or buy Christmas cards for all your friends and your crushes at school. If you forgot a single person, that is the person who would become a serial killer or spend an exorbitant amount on extra therapy.

But you always made sure your crush had the most lovey one, just to drop those subtle hints because you were a relationship GOD at 6 years old.

These Little Buddies Would Keep You Cozy

These are very specific Muppet Babies plush dolls that almost literally everyone and their mom had for some reason. They were probably on sale at Woolworths for a few years.