I started going to Elementary school in 1990 and fell in love with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I don't think I was allowed to watch the live-action movie which is probably why it wasn't on this list, but I remember having a lot of action figures.
Albums
The 80's are over and with it the amazing movie soundtracks. In their place I found a new love of video game music.
| Rank | Album | Artist | Title | Label | Impression |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Michael Z. Land | The Secret of Monkey Island Soundtrack | Lucasfilm Games | The Monkey Island theme, one of the most memorable video game songs for me. Wikipedia |
| 2 | 
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Garth Brooks | No Fences | Capitol Nashville | Garth Brooks continues his streak of great 90's albums with No Fences and Friends in Low Places. Wikipedia |
| 3 | 
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The Rankin Family | Fare Thee Well Love | Capitol | It was hard to avoid The Rankin Family growing up in Nova Scotia in the 90's. Wikipedia |
| 4 | 
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Michael Z. Land | Loom Soundtrack | Lucasfilm Games | That opening scene with the swans flying in the sky to the theme song. Wikipedia |
| 5 | 
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Reba McEntire | Rumor Has It | MCA | Here's your one chance Fancy don't let me down. Wikipedia |
Books
| Rank | Book | Title | Author | Impression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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The Fall of Hyperion | Dan Simmons | The second book in the Hyperion Cantos. Wikipedia |
| 2 | 
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Tehanu | Ursula K. Le Guin | The fourth book in the Earthsea series. Wikipedia |
Movies
The 90's are here and with it jam packed years of great films, or at least for the first part of the decade.
| Rank | Movie | Title | Impression |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Back to the Future Part III | The Back to the Future trilogy manages to stay good throughout with a fun final film. Wikipedia |
| 2 | 
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Total Recall | Based on aPhilip K. Dick story. This movie disturbed me when I saw the open your mind scene with the mutants. Wikipedia |
| 3 | 
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Home Alone | Merry Christmas you filthy animal. Wikipedia |
Video Games
| Rank | Game | Title | Developer | Impression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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The Secret of Monkey Island Soundtrack | Lucasfilm Games | The first game in the Monkey Island series that basically wrote the template on how to make a point and click adventure game. Wikipedia |
| 2 |
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Loom | Lucasfilm Games | Loom is a super unique adventure game using a magical staff to interact with the environment. I was super fascinated with the world as a kid. Wikipedia |
| 3 | 
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Super Mario World | Nintendo | The SNES arrived with my favorite 2D Mario game. Wikipedia |