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0:02Gen Z is bringing back gadgets that

0:05previous generations thought were gone

0:07forever. VHS tapes, CD players,

0:11GameBoys, disposable cameras, and even

0:14landlines are all making a comeback.

0:16This isn't just about nostalgia. Younger

0:19generations are looking for an escape

0:21from constant notifications and endless

0:23scrolling. Today, everything we want is

0:26a tap away. But back in the 90s,

0:28entertainment was hard-earned. Movie

0:30night meant driving to Blockbuster to

0:32pick out a VHS tape, and if you forgot

0:34to rewind it before returning it, you

0:36paid a fee. By 2004, Blockbuster had

0:40more than 9,000 stores worldwide. But in

0:442010, the company filed for bankruptcy,

0:46and by 2013, the remaining stores were

0:49shuttered for good. Now, VHS is creeping

0:53back. In a Consumer Reports survey, 15%

0:56of Americans said they had watched one

0:58in the previous year. CD players are

1:01making a comeback, too. Sony sold 46

1:04million disc players by 1999 before the

1:07iPod largely replaced them. But CDs are

1:10getting popular again with collectors

1:12and younger fans buying physical albums

1:14from artists like Taylor Swift. The same

1:17Consumer Report study found that 45% of

1:20Americans listen to CDs the year before.

1:23Retro games are seeing a huge revival.

1:26Nintendo has sold more than 118 million

1:28Game Boy and Game Boy Color consoles

1:31worldwide. The Nintendo 64 basically

1:34defined sleepovers in the late '90s.

1:37Some game systems and titles have seen a

1:39major resurgence. 14% of people who took

1:42the same survey said they'd played a

1:44system released before 2000. Gaming

1:47nostalgia is also booming online. Retro

1:50gaming videos have amassed more than 6

1:52billion views on Tik Tok, according to

1:54the Guardian. As younger players and

1:56millennials rediscover classic consoles

1:59and games, games like Mario Kart and

2:01Golden Eye are turning multiplayer

2:03gaming back into an actual in-person

2:06event. No headsets, no Discord, just

2:08four controllers and chaos. A similar

2:11revival is happening with disposable

2:13cameras. Jenz loves the unfiltered look

2:16of old photos because they feel more

2:18real and less curated. And some parents

2:21are even bringing back landlines. One

2:23mom told Business Insider she wasn't

2:25ready to give her daughter a smartphone,

2:28so she bought her daughter a Wi-Fi

2:30powered landline instead. The underlying

2:32sentiment behind this trend is clear.

2:34People want technology that feels

2:36intentional again, using devices that do

2:39one thing well and don't end up in doom

2:41scrolling. To learn more about the '9s

2:44tech making a comeback, head to Business

2:46Insider.