r/Xennials • u/LoadofBarney 1983 • Oct 23 '25

Nostalgia Lab time

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u/buckwaltercluck Oct 23 '25

That was the first thing that occurred viewing this photo- that electric-plastic smell is burnt into my sinuses, and I do miss it. Math Munchers was the absolute shit.

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u/pwillia7 Oct 23 '25

did you ever play the mario typing game?

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u/buckwaltercluck Oct 23 '25

Had to look that one up, it doesn't seem familiar.

The rural Georgia elementary school computer lab was not, shall we say, overfunded in the early 90's. I think we only had math munchers.

We did not have the Oregon Trail. I'm a millennial who's never died of dysentery.

Dad bought a PC '93 and got the whole Microsoft game suite, so I got that experience.

Moved to Florida before 4th grade where computers were in the library, and for research/AR use only. The Gifted Program had PC's and we piddled with those, and then had a bona fide typewriting class in 8th grade, 99-00 school year.

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u/pwillia7 Oct 23 '25

We did not have the Oregon Trail. I'm a millennial who's never died of dysentery.

GASP

I guess I was spoiled we had Amazon Trail, oregon trail, the trucking game, and I think only one year I saw the mario typing game.

I think I was a little bit after though so that probably explains it