FMV
FMV or full motion video is a type of video game that heavily relied on videos rather then actual gameplay. This was popular around the early 90s with the widespread release of CD-ROM discs and consoles such as the Sega CD and 3DO.
Boomshakalaka
Boomshakalaka is a 90s slang term. It’s usually shouted during a competitive situation, when one player achieves a goal or performs some type of spectacular move against their opponents. It was commonly used during basketball after a slam dunk.
George
George is a 1993 television sitcom starring George Foreman as a mentor for at-risk youth.
Getting Personal
Getting Personal was a 1998 television sitcom that aired on Fox. It starred Vivica A. Fox as the head of an advertising agency in Chicago. One of her employees was a previous “date gone wrong”.
Hold On To Your Butts
In the 1993 film Jurassic Park, an IT employee of the park, Ray Arnold (played by Samuel L. Jackson), says “hold on to your butts” as he powers up the amusement park again.
Booyah
Booyah is a 90s slang word. It’s commonly said during a moment of celebration or victory.
In The House
In the house is a sitcom about a former football player that sublets parts of his house because of a financial predicament. The showed debuted on NBC in 1995 before moving to UPN for it’s 5 season run. In The House starred LL Cool J, Debbie Allen and Kim Wayans among others.
704 Hauser
704 Hauser street is a spinoff of All in the Family. Debuting April of 1994 on CBS, the series follows the lives of an African American Family that now lives in the house previously owned by Archie Bunker, the lead of the original All in the Family series.
You Wish
You Wish is a television sitcom about a mother that befriends a genie. It debuted September 26, 1997 part of the TGIF lineup on the ABC network. The show lasted 12 episodes.
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII is role-playing video game created by Square for the PlayStation. The game is about a group of mercenaries against a sinister conglomerate. Released in 1997 with worldwide success, it helped mainstream Japanese Role Playing Games in the western market. Flicking through the pages of EGM, Gamefan, Gamepro, you couldn’t miss an ad […]