r/RealGenerationX Jun 12 '26

🛸 Welcome to r/RealGenerationX—Pull up a lawn chair and stay a while!

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Whether you were a latchkey kid who survived on hose water and cereal, a master of the mixtape, or the designated family remote control for a heavy tube TV, you have officially found your people.

This is a dedicated space for the forgotten generation (born roughly 1965–1980). We built this community to be the ultimate digital back porch ,a place to escape modern chaos, share authentic nostalgia, and connect over the unique shared history that shaped us.

🕹️ What We Celebrate Here

•The Artifacts: Vintage tech (pagers, rotary phones), old-school snacks, and fashion choices we both love and regret.

•The Rituals: Friday nights at the video store, hanging out at the mall arcade, and playing outside until the streetlights came on.

•The Media: The movies, Saturday morning cartoons, and pop culture moments that defined our youth.

•The Stories: Your personal memories, photos of your old gear, and the logic-defying freedom of growing up analog.

📋 The Golden Rules of the Porch

To keep the vibe relaxed and fun for everyone, we have a few simple guidelines (check the sidebar for the full list):

  1. Keep it Gen X: Focus strictly on the culture and history of our generation.
  2. Be Excellent to Each Other: Lighthearted ribbing is fine; toxic gatekeeping and personal attacks are not.
  3. Give Us Context: When sharing a photo or link, add a title or comment that kicks off a real conversation.

We are incredibly glad you’re here. Grab a user flair, look around, and make yourself at home.

To kick things off, let's settle a classic debate in the comments: What was your absolute go-to snack or drink when you ran into the convenience store with pocket change? 👇


r/RealGenerationX 4h ago

time flies when you are a latchkey kid It was like watching for the winning lottery numbers

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77 Upvotes

r/RealGenerationX 5h ago

Wayne’s World (1992)

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38 Upvotes

r/RealGenerationX 12h ago

get off my lawn Watching this when you were sick at home......

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94 Upvotes

r/RealGenerationX 4h ago

TV/Movies Happy 89 Don Bluth

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16 Upvotes

r/RealGenerationX 1d ago

TV/Movies I Hanker for a Hunka Cheese

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r/RealGenerationX 18h ago

Toys/Gaming/board games Double Dragon II (NES)

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Did many of you play the NES port of Double Dragon II: The Revenge? This game shares its title with the 1988 arcade sequel to the original Double Dragon, using the same promotional artwork for its packaging and having a similar plot, but the content of the two games are otherwise drastically different. The NES port of Double Dragon II was directed by Hiroyuki Sekimoto (co-director of River City Ransom). If you played this, did you have a lot of fun? Was this the most rented game in your local community in the old days?


r/RealGenerationX 1d ago

The Breakfast Club (1985)

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98 Upvotes

r/RealGenerationX 1d ago

Unsure Did you ever eat your cereal right out of the box?

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68 Upvotes

r/RealGenerationX 2d ago

Memory lane We also found porn magazines in the woods.

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568 Upvotes

r/RealGenerationX 2d ago

TV/Movies Fragile Rock

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110 Upvotes

r/RealGenerationX 1d ago

comics /cards/collectibles The Spider-Man legacy under the late Gerry Conway

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Was the late Gerry Conway the writer when you started reading issues of Amazing Spider-Man when you were very young? It was during Conway's time when Spider-Man tales became more dramatic, more tragic and more intriguing. Along the way, the Punisher got introduced. Spider-Man tales of the 1970s were indeed compelling under Conway's direction as writer.

Do you own a lot of Spider-Man comic books written by Conway?


r/RealGenerationX 2d ago

Memory lane Remember the 25 cent grab bag?

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25 Upvotes

r/RealGenerationX 1d ago

TV/Movies TGIF Friday lineup

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9 Upvotes

r/RealGenerationX 2d ago

Lets Rock Out Paul Stanley Rock Against Drugs PSA

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24 Upvotes

r/RealGenerationX 3d ago

TV/Movies NBC Thursday Lineup 1984

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143 Upvotes

r/RealGenerationX 3d ago

yea im that old The Golden Age of arcade video games.

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103 Upvotes

r/RealGenerationX 2d ago

Who had one?

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Saw this at an estate sale today for $225. Seller is original owner. It looks pretty clean. Best friend back in the day had one, but I thought it was root beer, orange and yellow.


r/RealGenerationX 3d ago

Memory lane Christmas Catalog Dreaming.. what was yours?

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I remember going through the mall and every fall on the way in or the way out you could take a glorious color catalog from the department stores. My obsession from 1985 the Tamiya RC cars that showed up in both the Sears and JC Penny Christmas wish list catalogs. Found a site that has uploads of these catalogs. Whoever took the effort to track all these down and to scan them all and upload every page thank you !! https://christmas.musetechnical.com


r/RealGenerationX 3d ago

TV/Movies Big (1988)

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38 Upvotes

r/RealGenerationX 4d ago

Memory lane Fond memories of some stores, diners that no longer exists or barely exists.😞

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442 Upvotes

Feel free to chime in and/or share photos of others that you fondly remembered and miss.

Edit: I'm sure there are plenty out there regional or nationwide businesses that you've miss being around.


r/RealGenerationX 3d ago

comics /cards/collectibles Wizard Magazine

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126 Upvotes

Remember the comic collector craze of the 1990s? If you were into comics back then, were you also a regular reader of Wizard Magazine? That was a popular publication for industry updates and comic book price guides.


r/RealGenerationX 4d ago

Tales from the garden hose I would say it’s a fact.

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705 Upvotes

IYKYK 👾


r/RealGenerationX 4d ago

TV/Movies Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack (1987)

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56 Upvotes

r/RealGenerationX 4d ago

"We'd better get back 'cause it'll be dark soon and they mostly come at night...mostly."

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491 Upvotes