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The Internet can be a useful tool for nostalgics to return to the past. The Internet Archive, for example, offers a virtual library with files and games that were successful in the 80s and 90s. Some Google services also promise to rescue past memories and show what the streets and cities were like in the past. In addition to these, other platforms and applications help to kill the longing for music, movies and pages that have been successful in recent decades.

See in the list below, a suggestion with seven sites, apps or services that guarantee to take you to the past while surfing the Internet.

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1. Internet Archive: films, games and music from the 80s and 90s

Play PC classics in your browser window via the Internet Archive Photo: Reproduo / Andr MelloPlay PC classics in your browser window via the Internet Archive Photo: Reproduo / Andr Mello

Play PC classics in your browser window via the Internet Archive Photo: Reproduo / Andr Mello

The Internet Archive is an online bay that combines books, movies, music, programs and more than 450 billion web pages, created with the aim of ensuring that everyone has access to the greatest possible amount of information. Through it you can play famous games in the 80s and 90s, like Prince of Persia and SimCity, remember minigames, as well as access old Internet pages, find texts, videos and audio from the past.

2. Google Earth Time Machine

Google Earth Engine shows changes on the planet Photo: Reproduo / Time Magazine / Google

Google Earth Engine shows changes on the planet Photo: Reproduo / Time Magazine / Google

With the Google Earth Engine time machine, you can see the evolution of any city in the past three decades. The tool creates a timelapse animation with images captured by satellites and shows the changes made by man and nature around the world. You can browse the world map to see the transformations of your region during that time and see the differences.

3. Old streets in Google Street View

In red, option in Google Street View to travel in time Photo: Reproduo / GoogleIn red, option in Google Street View to travel in time Photo: Reproduo / Google

In red, option in Google Street View to travel in time Photo: Reproduo / Google

Google's 360-degree navigation service allows users to see what their street was like years ago. From the Google Street View command window it is possible to choose records made by the platform itself in previous years and compare changes in a neighborhood, for example. The service is also useful for monitoring the progress of construction or visualizing the before and after of places affected by major natural tragedies or wars. Images made since 2007 are available.

4. OldWeb remembers what famous sites looked like

OldWeb shows old sites Photo: Reproduo / Helito BijoraOldWeb shows old sites Photo: Reproduo / Helito Bijora

OldWeb shows old sites Photo: Reproduo / Helito Bijora

Not everyone remembers what the Facebook or Google layout looked like a few years ago. The OldWeb site will remember for you. The platform emulates old browsers and displays the sites exactly as they were in the past, according to the chosen date. Just type in the address of any website and set the date to see on the screen how that page used to be.

5. Spotify Time Machine

Spotify's Time Machine customized for each user Photo: Reproduo / Felipe VinhaSpotify's Time Machine customized for each user Photo: Reproduo / Felipe Vinha

Spotify's Time Machine customized for each user Photo: Reproduo / Felipe Vinha

Spotify has its own time machine and will bring you back to your teens. The tool creates a personalized playlist for each user, with songs that were successful years ago based on musical tastes and age. The list has at least 30 nostalgic songs and can be heard on the web version of the application or on smartphones with Android and iPhone (iOS).

6. OldFlix, the Netflix of classics

OldFlix has a catalog of films and classic series Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo FernandesOldFlix has a catalog of films and classic series Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes

OldFlix has a catalog of films and classic series Photo: Reproduo / Rodrigo Fernandes

The classic films of your childhood and adolescence can be in the catalog of OldFlix, Netflix's Brazilian rival. The streaming service library is focused on content behind TV and cinema, mainly from the 1940s to the 1990s. Among them are The Mighty Chefo, Drcula and "Caverna do Drago". The service costs R $ 12.90 per month, but it is possible to enjoy it for free for seven days.

7. The most played music on the day you were born

Playback.fm Photo: Divulgao / Playback.fmPlayback.fm Photo: Divulgao / Playback.fm

Playback.fm Photo: Divulgao / Playback.fm

Knowing the hit of your birth is easy with Playback.fm. The platform goes back in time and reveals what music was pumping that day. The tool presents results for any date from 1900 onwards. Just insert the date of birth for the site to show the name of the song, the artist and a YouTube video to listen to the song. Explore the site and discover other songs by using the birthday of your family and friends.