It was vibrant and colorful. The cartoons were better as television began to evolve into a mere shadow of what it is today.
Since the internet had just become a thing, we were living life without social media where we were forced to talk to each other.
Closest thing to external communication outside of a cell phone was a two-way pager.
Before it becomes a question, being born in 1994 and having a brother five years older than you and parents that refuse to throw away electronics; you get a lot of hand-me-downs even if its just to play with.