1. GeoCities Personal Websites
Creating glittery, GIF-loaded websites on GeoCities was a rite of passage. It was like MySpace before MySpace—but it vanished by 2009.
2. Hit Clips
Those tiny music players that played 60-second snippets of your favorite pop songs? A '90s dream. Streaming killed the novelty.
3. AIM Profiles (AOL Instant Messenger)
The away message was an art form. AIM ruled online chat in the '90s but officially shut down in 2017.
4. Surge Soda (Original Formula)
This ultra-caffeinated citrus soda was the rebellious answer to Mountain Dew. It had a cult following but disappeared by the early 2000s.
5. Tiger Handheld Games
These clunky, low-tech LCD gaming devices were everywhere—until Game Boy and smartphones made them obsolete.
6. Delia’s Catalog
The fashion bible for '90s teen girls. Delia’s sold chokers, platform sandals, and crop tops before it was cool again—but it fizzled out in the 2000s.
7. Ask Jeeves (Original Version)
The friendly butler search engine was charmingly slow and formal. Google’s rise turned Jeeves into a digital footnote.
8. Beanie Baby Hype
They’re still around, but the mania is long gone. In the '90s, these plush toys were investments—and people fought over them.
9. Nickelodeon Gak & Floam
Every '90s kid remembers the smell, slime, and weird squishiness of Gak and Floam. It’s nostalgia in goop form—and it’s vanished from most shelves.
10. Y2K Aesthetic (as a real trend)
Metallic clothes, cyber-futuristic fonts, and bubble tech gadgets—once taken seriously in the '90s run-up to the year 2000. Now, it's just a retro vibe.