Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Good-Memories

This is a list of things that recall the good old days exclusive to some generations (i.e. not so popular any longer) for common people.

New generations don't understand why they are so primitive but old generations enjoyed them. Only time will explain this.

If a thing has been popular through several decades, then categorise it to the last one.

1940s

name	region	link to introduction
皮影戲 (Chinese shadow puppetry)	China	Chinese Shadow Puppetry

1950s

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1960s

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1970s

name	region	link to introduction
disco	globe	When Disco Ruled The World (DISCO DocuMENTARY)
electro-mechanical arcade games	globe	Electro-mechanical game Sega Rifleman 1968 Electromechanical Arcade Game - Complete Tear Down 1972 MCI U-BOAT arcade machine Pinball repair - Inside an EM Pinball (Electro Mechanical) Repairing a 1971 Williams Stardust Electromechanical Pinball Machine Mechanical Arcade Game with Barebones #Arduino
slide rule	globe	Slide Rule - Proportion, Percentage, Squares And Square Roots (1944) Illustrated Self-Guided Course On How To Use The Slide Rule An Easy Introduction to the Slide Rule Derek's Virtual Slide Rule Gallery Make your own slide rule
steam locomotive	globe	Locomotives History #Steam Engine- How does it Work | Steam Engine Working Function Explain | How Locomotive Engine Work Building Steam Locomotives 1930s Trains Railways Educational Film S88TV1
transistor radio	globe	History of the Radio Receiver RESTORATION the Vintage 70's Portable PHILIPS Transistor Radio How to make simple transistor FM RADIO | DIY Build your own Crude FM Radio || FM,AM Tutorial
竹節人 (bamboo figure)	China	竹节人的制作方法图解 第一次制作玩70后的玩具—竹节人

1980s

name	region	link to introduction
Rubik's Cube	globe	History of the Rubik's Cube What's inside of a Rubik's Cube? Learn How to Solve a Rubik's Cube in 10 Minutes (Beginner Tutorial) Rubik's Cube Solution Methods The New Durable Rubik’s Cube Functional Paper Rubik's Cube 3x3x3 | DIY Homemade Rubik's cube (Experiment) - Scrapwood Challenge Ep 19
stereo radio cassette recorder	globe	I Restored this Panasonic Stereo Radio Cassette Recorder Junk - Panasonic RX - FT510 Restoration Building Bluetooth Speaker From Old Stereo Radio Cassette Recorder
teleprinter	globe	What is a Teleprinter? An introduction to teleprinters and punched tape equipment Model 19 Teletype Restoration What's a Telex? Using a 1930 Teletype as a Linux Terminal
typewriter	globe	Local History & Genealogy Typewriters Lost in Time The Interesting History Of Evolution Of Typewriters (Photo Gallery) How to Use a Typewriter
video arcade game	globe	The Evolution of Arcade Gaming Historic Timeline Of Video Games and Video Arcade Games How Does An Arcade Machine Work? The Simpsons Arcade Restoration! | GameDad RetroArch (Windows) Tutorial Arduino Compatible Tiny-Arcade by TinyCircuits Raspberry Pi Retro Arcade using RetroPie (with NO programming) // How-To | I Like To Make Stuff Build a BIGGER BARTOP ARCADE - FULL LENGTH AND FREE PLANS! Program Arcade Games With Python And Pygame

1990s

name	region	link to introduction
bulletin board system	globe	Social media in 1979? Yes! Dial a BBS from an Amiga in 2016 Back to the BBS - The Return to being online (Playlist) Remember BBSes? Here’s How You Can Visit One Today
compact cassette	globe	https://www.cse.iitk.ac.in/users/amit/courses/371/adarsh/contents.html Audio Player's Cassette Deck Mechanism Making Cassette Tapes | Nice Content | Tatered
digital pet	globe	The Golden Age of Virtual Pets The Rise of Virtual Pets (Tamagotchi, Digimon, and NEOPETS?!)
film camera	globe	Fascinating History Of Cameras Since The First Camera The rise, rise, rise... and fall of the compact film camera The Rise And Fall of Kodak Home made DIY 6x17 camera I built a 35mm Film Camera for $35
gamebook	globe	A Brief History of Gamebooks Demian's Gamebook Web Page Retro RPG: Fantasy Gamebooks (Lone Wolf, Fighting Fantasy, Sorcery) Let's Play Choose Your Own Adventure: The Cave of Time Choose Your Own Adventure The Cave of Time software on the Commodore 64 INSTEAD
Mini 4WD	East Asia, Southeast Asia	Mini 4WD Wiki Fandom 【Mini4WD】Beginner introduction! Let's make a mini 4WD!【Mini4Cumaster】
pager	globe	Why Pagers Still Matter: The History of Pagers (1921-2019) How do radio pagers work? How do pagers (beepers) work? Relive the 90s with a Ham Radio Pager! POCSAG! Intro to Pagers - POCSAG with HackRF Decoding Pager Messages With SDR - Yes! Pagers Are Still Active! DIY SMS RECEIVING DEVICE | DIY PAGER
payphone	globe	The Pay Phone’s Journey From Patent to Urban Relic
video rental store	globe	The golden age of the video rental store, 1970-1990 A Brief History of Home Video Rental Video World - The Death of a Video Store (Video Store Documentary)
糖人 (sugar figurine)	China	老北京吹糖人，30元1个，景区里游客排长队购买，大开眼界了！
糖葫蘆 (sugar coated haws)	Northen China	自制冰糖葫芦 Tanghulu Recipe - How to make Sugar Coated Haws 冰糖葫芦 Traditional Chinese Snack

2000s

name	region	link to introduction
analogue television	globe	Can You Still Use an Analog TV? Lines of Light: How Analog Television Works How Analog Color TV Works: The Beginnings Antique Samsung TV RESTORATION | Restore 30 year old samsung TV Arduino TV Output
Beyblade	East Asia	Beyblade Fandom The 5000 Year Long History of Beyblade
cathode-ray tube monitor	globe	What Is a CRT Monitor? (with pictures) ABANDONED IBM CRT Monitor Restoration! Can it run Minecraft?
compact disk	globe	The Life and Times of the Late, Great CD
electronic dictionary	globe (especially East Asia)	Casio EX-Word English Guide / How To Use
fax	globe	Sending and Receiving a Fax by a Panasonic Fax Machine The History of Fax (from 1843 to Present Day) What's Inside a Fax Machine? - The Electronics Inside
feature phone	globe	The Evolution of Cell Phone Design Between 1983-2009 The History of Mobile Phones From 1973 To 2008: The Cellphones That Made It ALL Happen DIY Phone - Incoming/Outgoing Call & SMS Using GSM Module & Arduino Make Your Own Mobile Phone using GSM & Arduino
Flash animation & game	globe	The History of Adobe Flash Player: From Multimedia to Malware The rise and fall of Adobe Flash How To Make A Flash Game How to Play Old Flash Games in 2020, and Beyond
floppy disk	globe	How Floppy Disk Drives Work How Old School Floppy Drives Worked Turn a SD card INTO a Floppy Disk 256GB - FloppySDisk 3.0
Internet Relay Chat	globe	How It All Started: Internet Relay Chat (IRC) What is IRC? (Internet Relay Chat) How do I connect to it? How to Use IRC -- The Basics Host a Deep Web IRC Server for More Anonymous Chatting
landline telephone	globe	How Do Telephones Work? (Mr. Wizard) Restoration landline phone | Restore broken desk phone Arduino-Controlled Rotary Telephone (DIY Escape Room Prop Tutorial)
modem	globe	How a MODEM works - Animation What is a Modem? What Is a Modem in Computer Networking? MicroAPRS - Arduino APRS modem
visual novel	globe (especially Japan)	A Brief History of Visual Novels The Visual Novel Database The best engines for making your own visual novel
yellow pages	globe	History of the Yellow Pages

2010s

name	region	link to introduction
incandescent light bulb	globe	History of the light bulb: early days to LEDs How it's made - Incandescent Light Bulb Homemade Incandescent Lamp