History Sandbox / TheyDontMakeThemLikeTheyUsedTo

* EverybodyLovesRaymond/TropesQToZ: Frank's attitude towards jazz records. He greatly prefers vinyl over CDs, something which baffles Ray greatly in "Jazz Records".

** "Closed Captioning: More Ingenious Than You Know" talks about how line 21 captions on analog television could let the broadcaster or tape master decide where to place the captions. It could move up and down so as not to obscure text on screen, and move left and right to show who is talking. Meanwhile, YouTube's captions have no such functionality.

* Film/BackToTheFuturePartII: This is absolutely Truth in Television: DeLoreans feature a fiberglass body overlaid with relatively thin sheet metal (which would sometimes crack during manufacturing). Some of the crash tests show an unbelievable amount of crumpling when hitting a solid wall, so Doc is quite accurate with his observation.

--> Doc: Marty, he's in a '46 Ford; we're in a DeLorean. He'd rip through us like we were tinfoil.

* Correct - 10
* Partial - 3
* Confused w/ Other Trope - 14

* Other Misuse - 16
* ZCE - 8

* Main/PracticalCurrency: In ''VideoGame/Metro2033'' and ''VideoGame/MetroLastLight'', the primary form of currency is pre-apocalyptic, military-grade ''bullets''. When fired from a normal rifle[[note]]read: "anything but the Bastard"[[/note]], the damage they deal is ''enormous'' compared to the "dirty" recycled ammo the Metro produces - though the skills and tools remain to make ammunition, TheyDontMakeThemLikeTheyUsedTo. After the final shop of each game, you're free to use those rounds as they were meant to. -- [[green:'' isn't discussing durability but the effectiveness'']]
* WebVideo/TechnologyConnections: '''neither example is about in-universe nostalgia or durability'''

* VideoGame/SpaceAce: It's possible to die by blowing up the station you're on with a single errant blast. -- '''genuinely not sure what the writer was going for. maybe a meta example about how the modern ship isn't durable???'''
* WebVideo/TechnologyConnections: '''neither example is about in-universe nostalgia or durability'''
** "Closed Captioning: More Ingenious Than You Know" talks about how line 21 captions on analog television could let the broadcaster or tape master decide where to place the captions. It could move up and down so as not to obscure text on screen, and move left and right to show who is talking. Meanwhile, YouTube's captions have no such functionality.
** Alec posits that one reason for the declining popularity of automatic record changers in the 1970s was that they lost advanced features in changers from the '50s and '60s.
* Recap/SupernaturalS09E02DevilMayCare: Abaddon is nostalgic for the Hell and demons of the 1950s.
--> Abaddon: So, maybe you can tell me what the hell happened to Hell. And demons. I mean, you call that a meatsuit?

* Main/PracticalCurrency: In ''VideoGame/Metro2033'' and ''VideoGame/MetroLastLight'', the primary form of currency is pre-apocalyptic, military-grade ''bullets''. When fired from a normal rifle[[note]]read: "anything but the Bastard"[[/note]], the damage they deal is ''enormous'' compared to the "dirty" recycled ammo the Metro produces - though the skills and tools remain to make ammunition, TheyDontMakeThemLikeTheyUsedTo. After the final shop of each game, you're free to use those rounds as they were meant to. -- [[green:'' isn't discussing durability but the effectiveness'']]
* Anime/IrresponsibleCaptainTylor: And perhaps Made of Indestructium too, the Soyokaze went through an entire space base to reach the maiden departing dock of the Aso, without a scratch!

* Anime/WandabaStyle: Susumu does his calculations on a slide rule and uses ancient measurements (shoku and kan, for example).
* Characters/Dimension20TheUnsleepingCity: He doesn't demean or criticise JJ's choice of a laptop as a spellbook, but he states that he prefers the old musk of an actual grimoire.

* Recap/OddSquadS1E4BlobOnTheJobPartyOf54321: Olive says this in response to her kiddie car needing repairs. -- ld/TropesTToZ: In this one, he broke a ming vase and said "Ming, schming. They don't make'm like they used to." -- [[green:'''borderline partial example though''']]

* Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E19TradeYa: Applejack is willing to pay quite highly for an antique pie pan for this reason. Even in bad shape it cooks pies a whole five seconds faster. -- ld/TropesTToZ: In this one, he broke a ming vase and said "Ming, schming. They don't make'm like they used to." -- [[green:'''very close, but it doesn't say that it's more efficient because of the durability of the pan''']]

* Film/{{Madeline}}: The solid oak door in the Old House, which Lord Covington seems to be quite proud of. The door was later unhinged during the Indian Ambassador's tour of the house, so when it falls, one of them replies, "That's probably a good thing". -- ld/TropesTToZ: In this one, he broke a ming vase and said "Ming, schming. They don't make'm like they used to." -- [[green:'''doesnt indicate whether lord covington actually used this in his justification for liking the door''']]

* Film/{{Madeline}}: The solid oak door in the Old House, which Lord Covington seems to be quite proud of. The door was later unhinged during the Indian Ambassador's tour of the house, so when it falls, one of them replies, "That's probably a good thing". -- '''doesnt indicate whether lord covington actually used this in his justification for liking the door'''
* Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E19TradeYa: Applejack is willing to pay quite highly for an antique pie pan for this reason. Even in bad shape it cooks pies a whole five seconds faster. -- '''very close, but it doesn't say that it's more efficient because of the durability of the pan'''
* Recap/StarWarsRebelsS2E07StealthStrike: Rex repeatedly grumbles about how much Stormtrooper armor sucks compared to good old-fashioned clone armor. -- '''doesn't specify it's because of durability'''

* Main/PracticalCurrency: In ''VideoGame/Metro2033'' and ''VideoGame/MetroLastLight'', the primary form of currency is pre-apocalyptic, military-grade ''bullets''. When fired from a normal rifle[[note]]read: "anything but the Bastard"[[/note]], the damage they deal is ''enormous'' compared to the "dirty" recycled ammo the Metro produces - though the skills and tools remain to make ammunition, TheyDontMakeThemLikeTheyUsedTo. After the final shop of each game, you're free to use those rounds as they were meant to. -- '' isn't discussing durability but the effectiveness''

* Recap/OddSquadS1E4BlobOnTheJobPartyOf54321: Olive says this in response to her kiddie car needing repairs. -- '''borderline partial example though'''

* Garfield/TropesTToZ: In this one, he broke a ming vase and said "Ming, schming. They don't make'm like they used to."

Wicks: 50
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* Partial -
* Confused w/ Other Trope -
* Other Misuse -
* ZCE -

* Recap/MyKnightAndMeS1E01HowToSaveAPrincess: After easily thrashing Henri, Bad Jack observes that "They don't make knights like they used to."

* Anime/IrresponsibleCaptainTylor: And perhaps Made of Indestructium too, the Soyokaze went through an entire space base to reach the maiden departing dock of the Aso, without a scratch! -- '''doesn't indicate anyone had any nostalgia in-universe'''
* Characters/FZeroX: Is very adamant on this. Often deriding newer models of racers as inferior to older designs. -- '''missing the reason being that older models are more durable'''

* Garfield/TropesTToZ:
** In this comic strip, Garfield tried to climb a tree but it fell through. His comment: "They don't make trees like they used to."
** In this one, he broke a ming vase and said "Ming, schming. They don't make'm like they used to."

* Characters/UltramanOrb - Commander Black: Is of this opinion about Kaiju, feeling monsters today are 'too busy' and prefers Simple, yet Awesome kaiju like Nova.
* Characters/UltramanRB - Ultraman Orb Dark: Makoto/Orb Dark is not satisfied with recent Ultras Rosso and Blu, ranging from their flashy colors and how they keep talking during combat. This is ignoring the fact that his idol Ultraman Orb does some of the exact same things he complains about Rosso and Blu doing.

* Recap/CornerGasS3E09PicturePerfect: Brent prefers his bulky old camera to a fancy new digital one.

* Recap/SupernaturalS09E02DevilMayCare: Abaddon is nostalgic for the Hell and demons of the 1950s.
--> Abaddon: So, maybe you can tell me what the hell happened to Hell. And demons. I mean, you call that a meatsuit?

* VideoGame/DistantWorlds: Especially in the early game, the galaxy is full of artifacts that prove this trope definitely true. -- '''not nostalgia focused. also ZCE'''

Definition: A form of nostalgia, that prefers the more durable aspects of older designs over the more complex and fragile newer designs.

[[folder: confused with Good Old Ways]]

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[[folder: confused with Older Is Better]]

* Characters/UltramanOrb - Commander Black: Is of this opinion about Kaiju, feeling monsters today are 'too busy' and prefers Simple, yet Awesome kaiju like Nova.
* Characters/UltramanRB - Ultraman Orb Dark: Makoto/Orb Dark is not satisfied with recent Ultras Rosso and Blu, ranging from their flashy colors and how they keep talking during combat. This is ignoring the fact that his idol Ultraman Orb does some of the exact same things he complains about Rosso and Blu doing.

* Characters/RainbowSixSiegeOperatorsBaseGame - Tachanka: The reason he uses a machine gun based off of a design first introduced in the 1920s is that he is a firm believer that the older Soviet weaponry is more reliable than the more high-tech weaponry used today.

* Recap/CornerGasS3E09PicturePerfect: Brent prefers his bulky old camera to a fancy new digital one.

[[folder: other misuse]]
* Film/AhBoysToMen: The film also explores the common comparisons to a cosy, privileged modern army life to the comparatively more hellish and cruel treatments faced by the first generation SAF veterans.
* Film/TheGreatBeauty: Invoked by Jep and Stefano.
--> Jep: The catering's gone downhill.
--> Stefano: Rome's gone downhill.
* Literature/{{Ubik}}: When Joe Chip is shunted back to 1939, he finds that the technology there feels sturdier and more dependable than that of his own time. Although, given that "1939" may just be an illusion generated by cold-pac, there's no telling how much of it is just in his head. -- '''this isn't nostalgia as he's actually finding this out in-universe'''
* StarTrekOnline/TropesNToZ: The Galaxy-class is a 60 year old design by the game's timeframe, yet you'll be hard-pressed to find a tougher nut to crack. Many other top level cruisers are more offensively capable, but "The Big G" is one of the few ships that can survive the special One-Hit Kill attack from an elite Borg tactical cube that would turn any other ship into a rapidly expanding vapor. -- '''this isn't in-universe nostalgia, but a troper expressing nostalgia'''
* VideoGame/AFinalUnity: Remnants of Chodak technology are said to be nearly a million years old, yet work like they are brand new after eons of disuse. Only some minor data corruption is seen. Geordi even comments on how improbable this is. -- '''this isn't nostalgia as he's actually finding this out in-universe'''
* VideoGame/SpaceAce: It's possible to die by blowing up the station you're on with a single errant blast. -- '''genuinely not sure what the writer was going for. maybe a meta example about how the modern ship isn't durable???'''
* VideoGame/DistantWorlds: Especially in the early game, the galaxy is full of artifacts that prove this trope definitely true. -- '''again, not nostalgia focused. also ZCE'''
* VideoGame/DayOfTheTentacle: The Edisons' dryer is capable of running non-stop for 200 years without suffering a malfunction. -- '''again, not nostalgia focused.'''
* WebVideo/TechnologyConnections: '''neither example is about in-universe nostalgia or durability'''
** "Closed Captioning: More Ingenious Than You Know" talks about how line 21 captions on analog television could let the broadcaster or tape master decide where to place the captions. It could move up and down so as not to obscure text on screen, and move left and right to show who is talking. Meanwhile, YouTube's captions have no such functionality.
** Alec posits that one reason for the declining popularity of automatic record changers in the 1970s was that they lost advanced features in changers from the '50s and '60s.
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[[folder: confused with Good Old Ways]]

* Anime/WandabaStyle: Susumu does his calculations on a slide rule and uses ancient measurements (shoku and kan, for example).
* Characters/Dimension20TheUnsleepingCity: He doesn't demean or criticise JJ's choice of a laptop as a spellbook, but he states that he prefers the old musk of an actual grimoire.
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* Literature/{{Ubik}}: When Joe Chip is shunted back to 1939, he finds that the technology there feels sturdier and more dependable than that of his own time. Although, given that "1939" may just be an illusion generated by cold-pac, there's no telling how much of it is just in his head. -- this isn't nostalgia as he's actually finding this out in-universe

* * Literature/Ubik}}: When Joe Chip is shunted back to 1939, he finds that the technology there feels sturdier and more dependable than that of his own time. Although, given that "1939" may just be an illusion generated by cold-pac, there's no telling how much of it is just in his head. -- this isn't nostalgia as he's actually finding this out in-universe

* Characters/FZeroX: Is very adamant on this. Often deriding newer models of racers as inferior to older designs. -- missing the reason being that older models are more durable

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[[folder: Same as Older Is Better]]

[[folder: Other misuse]]