r/nostalgia is a subreddit with 1.6M members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and ideas, and the community frequently discusses nostalgia, looking for a, games, tv, and 90s, and they frequently recommend/review video game controller and dog toys.
Nostalgia is often triggered by something reminding you of a happier time. Whether it's an old commercial or a book from your past, it belongs in /r/nostalgia. Here we can take pleasure in reminiscing about the good ol' days... times we shared with loved ones, both humorous and sad. So grab your Pogs, Surge cans and Thriller cassettes, and we'll see you in /r/nostalgia!
Popular Themes in r/nostalgia
#1
Pain & Anger
: "We struggled back in the days but we got by just fine. We’d use regular white sandwich bread on just about anything. Hot dog, hamburger, garlic bread, cinnamon, butter and sugar toast, and poor man’s cheese pizza and of course tomato and mayo sandwiches were the best ever."
1 post
#2
Ideas
: "The iPod is a device I wish Apple would bring back. If so, I would change nothing (except for adding storage capacity and Bluetooth Support), just make it new."
1 post
#3
Money Talk
: "I bought a DVD from a seller from Mercari that has almost two hours of live broadcast of "Boomerang From Cartoon Network" from February 15th, 2009 on it. Since it's two hours of live broadcast it does have original commercials and cartoons like "Popeye", "Pink Panther", and "Tom & Jerry"."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/nostalgia
#1
Nostalgia
: "Nostalgia- 1990s toys R Us"
134 posts
#2
Looking For A
38 posts
#3
Games
: "how we all tried coyping Games when we were around 10 y/o...."
31 posts
#4
Tv
: "Nickelodeon Tv schedule from 30 years ago"
30 posts
#5
90s
: "Orbitz from the 90s!"
29 posts
#6
Movies
: "Remember those fake-out trailers to promote Movies?"
29 posts
#7
Music
: "Metamorphosis - Hilary Duff (2003)"
25 posts
#8
Memories
: "Drop some of your favorite Memories from the past"
23 posts
#9
Worst
23 posts
#10
Technology
: "Winamp skins were a special kind of obsession for a particular sort of millennial"
21 posts
Products Discussed in r/nostalgia
Video Game Controller
2 reviews
#1
Xbox
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Nintendo
5.0★ from 1 review
Dog Toys
1 review
#1
Z Bots
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/nostalgia
#1
Nostalgia
: "Who remembers the Weekly World News magazines from the supermarket?"
185 posts
#2
Nostalgia Discussion
: "TURTLE SANDBOX!"
14 posts
#3
Help me remember
: "Drop some of your favorite memories from the past"
1 post
Member Growth in r/nostalgia
Yearly
+147k members(10.1%)
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Last updated: June 22, 2026