Top 30+ sentences that only those who lived through the '80s or '90s will understand

Nostalgia for the '80s and '90s is so rampant that even people who weren't alive during these decades like to celebrate them as if they were! And while they can look up old music clips online and use filters to make their photos look like they were taken over 30 years ago, it's different for those of us who actually witnessed these decades firsthand. Not only are we sentimental, the '80s and '90s are actually in our DNA, and there are simply sentences only those of us who lived through these times can understand.

Curious? Check out this gallery for some true '80s and '90s nostalgia!

"I need to rewind the VHS tape before returning it to the video store."

Anyone who visited a video rental store back in the day remembers a sticker placed on the front of a VHS tape to remind the renter to rewind the tape before returning it.

"My mixtape is on a Maxell cassette with handwritten track listings."

This was the way to go before we could make our own playlists on music streaming platforms.

"Did you get your film developed at the one-hour photo lab?"

Ever in a rush to develop your photos? Well, the one-hour photo lab was there for that! However, it was more expensive.

"I've got to set the VCR to record my favorite TV show."

Back in the day, if you wanted to record a TV show while you weren’t home, you had to program the VCR to start recording at a certain time, and on a certain channel.

"My Saturday mornings were all about cartoons like 'He-Man' and 'Thunder Cats.'"

There was nothing better than having Saturday breakfast in front of the television, watching some great cartoons.

"I've got a stack of floppy disks for my computer programs."

You know you had a computer in the '90s if you had a stack of floppy disks. How else would you get all those computer programs?

"I have to blow on the Nintendo cartridge to make it work."

This quick-fix trick cleared out any dust that was preventing games from working properly. But saliva was a concern!

"Waiting for the MTV premiere of my favorite music video was a big deal!"

Remember waiting for your favorite music video on MTV? Those were the days before YouTube. Pictured: MTV founder Bob Pittman in 1983.

"I was part of the New Kids on the Block or Madonna fan club."

If you were a fan, then you were probably a member of their fan club. Plus, you'd turn on MTV, hoping to catch their latest music video!

"I can't decide which movie to rent at the video store — 'The Breakfast Club' or 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off.'"

The '80s and '90s gave us iconic movies, and with so many great options, it's understandable some of us were left indecisive.

"My first computer game was played on a floppy disk and had pixelated graphics."

Sure, the quality and technology is incomparable to what we get today, but there's still something heartwarming about those earlier computer games.

"Recording songs off the radio was the original way to make a mixtape."

Before we could download music and create playlists on music platforms, this was the way to go.

"I can still do the Moonwalk thanks to Michael Jackson."

While Michael Jackson adapted the Moonwalk from street dancers, we can't deny that he influenced us all with it.

"I had a membership card for the local video arcade."

If you frequently went to your local video arcade, then you just had to have a membership card.

"I owned a Trapper Keeper that was the envy of my classmates."

Introduced in 1988, the Trapper Keeper was the ideal pocket binder that protected and organized your homework.

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