The 90s Tag

This is another one I got from Cat over at The Strawberry Post. You can find her post for it here. As with all the other tags I've done in the past, feel free to join in if you want, but let me know if you do, so I can read your answers.

This one is a 90s tag.

1. Favourite Disney film?

These days it's a tie between Frozen and Moana. But from about that time it would have to be Bambi. My brother and I could literally quote the movie from start to finish. We haven't done it in years, but probably could still do so if we tried. I also loved Lady And The Tramp, Fox And The Hound, The Little Mermaid, and Beauty And The Beast. Still do, actually.

2. Favourite music artist?

My favourite band in the 90s was Boyzone. My favourite solo artist was Jason Donovan, since Ronan Keating wasn't doing anything solo at that point, and he's my absolute favourite. There were very few others I even took enough notice of to recognize them, though I listened to a lot of music, since my Mam had it on a lot. I just never really started paying attention to bands and artists properly until we were heading out of the 90s, and one of the support assistants (teaching assistants) I had started making a concious effort to broaden my musical horizons.

3. Favourite sweets?

Back then it was the pick'n'mix Woolworths used to do. It was like you get in the old sweet shops, where you have scoops of sweets, and the weight of what you have in your bag when you're done scooping sweets decides the price. Getting a bag of that when I went in to town with my Mam on shopping day was one of the biggest highlights of my week. Since Woolworths closed, I haven't been able to have them. Wouldn't eat most of them these days anyhow, but still.

4. Favourite game (board game / school game)?

I didn't join in much with games at school. I joined in better with my Girl Guides group, though most of what we did was crafts, learning survival skills, or learning life skills, rather than actual games (we played some games just for fun, but mostly the games were to teach us the skills in a fun way). Mostly I prefered jigsaw puzzles, or to be quietly colouring, reading, or writing. That or playing tetris, watching TV, or playing on one or the other of my games machines. I also did ballet at one point, as well as Judo and horse riding, and enjoyed those a lot.

5. Favorite McDonald’s ‘Happy Meal’ Toy?

The only thing I loved about McDonalds was the chips (fries) and the toys. They do great milkshakes too. But I did get happy meals for the toys... Didn't know until years later you could just buy the toys separately. Anyway, I had some great toys, but I think my favourite was a plastic kazoo I got one time when I had McDonalds during a trip to London to see my Grandad. Couldn't play it, but I could make noise with it, so thought it was great. I was about six or seven at the time, so this was only just in to the 90s.

6. Favorite Book?

I was already loving any book I could get my hands on by the 90s. As it happened though, it was the early 90s when I first read A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, which I maintain to this day is my favourite book.

7. Favorite Clothing Store?

I hated clothes shopping then, and still do. So I didn't have a favourite. Clothing stores were just annoying places I had to put up with going to from time to time as far as I was concerned. Nothing's changed there.

8. Favorite TV Show?

I had two favourite TV shows, which I used to watch before school. Mrs. Pepperpot and Lampchops Play Along. I know at least one of those isn't actually from the 90s - Lampchop was definitely on reruns, and I can't remember about Mrs. Pepperpot (and don't feel like looking it up) - but I still loved them. My Mam used Lambchop and Mrs. Pepperpot to get me to get ready for school quickly. It's not that I didn't want to go to school, but that I was slow getting moving in the morning. So she bribed me with telling me I could watch those if I got ready quickly enough.

9. What Show Would You Watch After School?

I always watched Blue Peter, Art Attack, and a few others. I actually tried out several of the craft projects from Blue Peter and Art Attack, and used to get the Art Attack magazine... My Dad used to buy it for me when they went shopping every week. Plus, I entered something on Blue Peter where they wanted suggestions for things to put in a time capsule, and I suggested a brailler, because technology was starting to take the place of the old braille machines (I only learned later just how much that was true) and sent in a drawing I'd done of my own red brailler. They liked my suggestion, and I got a Blue Peter badge. I still have the brailler the drawing was based on, but the badge unfortunately got lost over the years. Such a shame... It would have been cool to still have that.

10. What was Your Favorite 90s Game Show?

I didn't really watch them much at that time. Though I'd sometimes watch Countdown with my Nan (Dad's Mother), and Catchphrase with my Mam, so I guess that would make those my favourites.

11. Did You Own A Virtual Pet?

Yes. It was one of the few trends I really wanted to be a part of. So when my Mam found one with a bigger and clearer to see screen, I was thrilled. Even got Micky old enough that I could say he "died" of old age a couple of times. Every single incarnation of my little virtual dog was called Micky. I have no idea why. I'm also not entirely sure why I never then ended up using it for a real pet, since I obviously liked the name a lot. It's not like I haven't had enough of them to have the opportunity to use it. Maybe I just haven't found the right real life Micky yet? Or maybe Micky will forever just be my virtual pet's name? Only time will tell...

12. Favorite Video Game And System To Play On?

You might be surprised to learn this, given that I had sight problems growing up. But I did have sight until my early 20s, and have had several games machines and computers over the years. I had an Atari I used to love playing space invaders on, which my Dad had given my older brother, and he passed on to me when he got his first Nintendo. I also later had both a Playstation and a Nintendo. My favourite was Mario on the Nintendo. I can't remember if Spyro was out in the late 90s or early 2000s, but that was my favourite Playstation game, along with a Casper game we had, Crash Bandicoot, a Rugrats game I had for it, and Bust-A-Move. I also used to love playing tetris on my PC, or on my Dad's gameboy. Plus, Mam would let me play Sonic The Hedgehog on her SEGA sometimes. I know that's more than one system, but I played on them all a lot... Especially the Nintendo and Playstation.

If I had to pick a favourite system though, I actually prefered the Nintendo system. I never upgraded my Playstation, but I did upgrade my Nintendo to first the SNES, and then the GameCube. I also had a Game Boy Advanced, and a Game Boy SP. Once the Pokemon games came out, those were the main things I played. Those and a Tetris Advanced game Kelly got me during the time we lived in Canada (though that happened in 2003). I was rather adicted to tetris, and would play that for hours. Managed to complete the game once too.

13. Weirdest Fashion Trend?

I've never paid attention to fashion. Not back in the 90s, and not now.

14. Favorite Toy?

My absolute favourite toy ever was the doll I got for my second Christmas. His name was Jo-Jo, and I still have him (though he spent some time in the attic). For those who might be new here, you can read about him in this post.

Also, Puppy In My Pocket and Kitty In My Pocket were favourites of mine. Since they were just little animal figurines, you're probably not surprised to hear that. I loved playing with Lego too.

15. Favorite Nickelodeon Show?

Rugrats. Still love that show, and don't care who knows it.