10 Signs You Were A Gamer In The 90s

Can you name all 151 original Pokemon?

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The 90s was a great time to be a kid and a gamer. Some might argue it was the best time for gaming—there were no micro-transactions or online passes, and heavy hitters like Nintendo, Sega and Square Enix were knocking them out of the park with every release.

Talk to any gamer in their twenties now about their top favorite games and it's practically guaranteed they'll go into a nostalgia-tinged rant about a Mario, Pokémon or Final Fantasy game from the 90s. And rightfully so, since those were some of the best games ever made.

You already know if you were a true gamer kid in the 90s. You feel it every day when you think back on all those Saturday mornings filled with Pokémon cartoons. Occasionally you can still feel the outline of your Gameboy Color in your pocket, even though it's not there. And sometimes there's nothing you'd rather do than get the old gang together for some Goldeneye 007 multiplayer.

Here are ten more signs you were a gamer in the 90s.

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You thought Mew lived under a truck.

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You know what this is.

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You remember the button combo for a fatality.

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You never played every level in Super Mario World.

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You thought these graphics were incredibly realistic.

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You actually looked forward to new Sonic games.

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You thought first person shooters were perfect with only four players.

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You have scars from the palm blisters.

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You know this character's name.

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You knew you had lucked out when you rented the same game two weeks in a row and it still had your save on it.

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