Computer consoles(01 of11)
Open Image ModalThe Game Boy. The PlayStation. The SEGA Mega Drive. Suddenly, we never needed to talk to our parents ever again. Except to ask them for one of these for Christmas. (credit:Getty)
Pogs(02 of11)
Open Image ModalYes, the game of cardboard discs originated in Hawaii in the 1920s - but in the 1990s it really came into its commercialised, addictive own. In fact, Pogs were so popular, some schools banned them. Boooo! (credit:Getty)
Great hair accessories(03 of11)
Open Image ModalScrunchies, Alice bands, bandanas, butterfly clips and, yes, headbands worn like Casualty's Emma Bird on the left there. The 1990s were THE decade for covering up/tying back/sticking stuff in your hair. (credit:PA)
Personal CD players(04 of11)
Open Image ModalSuddenly, you could listen to novelty pop singles anywhere! (credit:Getty)
Super Soakers(05 of11)
Open Image ModalSuddenly, the question 'Do you want a water fight?' was a LOT more interesting. Fairy Liquid bottles be damned - this was the real, Schwarzenegger-style deal. (credit:Getty)
Combat trousers(06 of11)
Open Image ModalAs worn by every man, woman and child. But mostly: All Saints.
The Brit Awards(07 of11)
Open Image ModalThe '90s were the Brits heyday: Jarvis Cocker vs Michael Jackson, Chumbawamba vs John Prescott, Geri Halliwell in a Union Jack dress. Here are M People accepting a Brit Award in 1994 wearing red AIDS ribbons. It doesn't get more '90s than that. (credit:Getty)
Chokers(08 of11)
Open Image ModalIf they were good enough for Princess Diana, they were good enough for the rest of us. Pearls were a popular choice - see Di here - but as any self-respecting '90s girl knows, black velvet was also more than acceptable. (credit:PA)
Virtual pets(09 of11)
Open Image ModalFrom the original Tamagotchis to the £5 knock-offs from the local market, no kid's pocket was complete in the 1990s if it didn't contain (a dead) one of these.
Bum bags(10 of11)
Open Image ModalOr as our American cousins called them: fanny packs. Everyone had one - even Mr Motivator here (posing with Cindy Crawford in an attempt to beat our M People-at-the-Brits picture for the title of Most '90s Photo Ever). (credit:PA)
Friends(11 of11)
Open Image ModalThe One Which Closes The '90s Slideshow. Yes, they were older than us. And they were American. But they made us aspire to an adult life filled with wisecracks, coffee shops and Jennifer Aniston hairstyles. Could they BE more influential?