Onya Gaz.

I just found a charger for my PSP after 8 years!

I never had a Tamagotchi, but the little rectangular Digimon versions of them were all the rage when I was like 8. I kinda miss those things.

And I recall a year or two later getting another toy...may or may not have been Digimon branded...that had the same connector on the top, but was more rounded in shape. I remember after my battery on one died, holding the two together to try and keep it alive through the power the other one was sending it. Of course it only worked as long as I was physically holding them, and would then reset.

The PSP blew my young mind when it first came out. I remember holding it in my hand when I got one as a Christmas gift, completely in awe of the fact that I could take a Playstation anywhere. I loaded mine up with music and had a ton of games.

The closest modern thing is the Steam Deck. Although it's much better than the PSP ever was, it doesn't hit the same as an adult. Still love it, though.

Thank Mr gary

My sister and I, aged 9 and 6 respectively, were sitting in the car waiting for our father to grab a couple of things from the supermarket. My sister pointed at a girl sitting on a bench outside the store playing with a Tamagotchi. I'd never heard of it. My sister described it to me, and I liked the idea a lot. It sounded like this thing would be my friend, and I didn't have a lot of those.

"Tell mum and dad to get you one!" I remember this phrasing, because it made me uncomfortable to even think of telling my parents to do anything for me. It bothered me that she felt it was acceptable to demand things like this. I did ask my father though, and he heaved a sigh before relenting. He'd bought one for one of his children, so he knew he couldn't deny the other one. Maybe that's why my sister thought I was in a strong position to be demanding.

At the toy shop, my father asked the store clerk for a Tamagotchi in a defeated and despairing way. "Oh yeah they all want those bloody things now, don't they?" I can't remember the exact quote, but I remember the two grown-ups agreeing that these Tamagotchi things are stupid and annoying. It was very clear that I was pushing my father into doing something he didn't want to do, and enduring something he found bothersome in the future. I stood there in shame as he paid for the thing I was now pretty sure I didn't want.

In my bedroom that evening, I pulled out the little tab that isolated the battery, and the Tamagotchi sprung to life. It didn't feel like a friend at all. It felt like a dirty little secret. I played with it for a few minutes, but I just felt so guilty. By the next time I picked it up, the battery was almost dead. I wished so much that I had never asked for that thing.

I don't think I experience 90s nostalgia in the same way as the majority of my peers. I remember the feel of the 90s, but all of these little toys and gadgets were things my parents despised, and either refused to have in the house, or begrudgingly allowed in very small doses while making their contempt for them very clear. Maybe that was for the best in a lot of ways, but it boxed me out of the 90s childhood that many seem to remember very fondly.

thank you gary

My buddy got an old PSP he handed me to mod for him. He doesn't have the password because he got it at a garage sale for 15 bux. Anyone got tips on where to start?

Past? I'm going to pick up my new Tamagotchi today and I played some Age of Empires (crappy buggy version) on my DS yesterday.

See when I was younger psp games looked like they had 4k graphics but now I’m older I realise how mistaken I am lol

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solastalgia

noun

1. A form of homesickness one gets when one is still at home, but the environment is changed.

What is the hat? I have the other things and want the hat!

Thank you Gary

Thanks Gary. You're the best bud.

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Thx G

good cat.

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Those things are too old for me? I think I wasn't alive when tamagochis were a thing.