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The Gaming Websites of Yesteryear
- Thread starter Imbarkus
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http://web.archive.org/web/19980208203458/http://www.world-of-nintendo.com/
I know this site is still up but I think I almost got hit with a virus last time I tried to go to the current site.
N64HQ and N64CC were also my jams back in that generation.
I know this site is still up but I think I almost got hit with a virus last time I tried to go to the current site.
N64HQ and N64CC were also my jams back in that generation.
There's this one too. Want to say, it was my message board before coming here. I remember talking to Diablos there, then running into each other here.
The Dricas ladders, use to be so much fun back on NFL 2K1 on the Dreamcast.
http://web.archive.org/web/20020327230144/http://www.dricasgaming.com/
http://web.archive.org/web/20020327230144/http://www.dricasgaming.com/
CamHostage
Member
For Japanese stuff, Mr. Cube's site (can't remember what it was called, but it's the ONLY website I can think of where a Japanese writer did journalism over press releases) and TheMagic-Box (still around, but AndriaSang does it better now.)
Also, used to shop Lik-Sang quite a bit during the day even if I didn't buy anything.
Also, used to shop Lik-Sang quite a bit during the day even if I didn't buy anything.
Oh shit, use to go to this site all the time to find out about Japanese games.
Prophane33
Member
I actually liked Daily Radar, was sad to see it go. The GIA was the bee's knees too.
RedNumberFive
Banned
I'm still waiting for my copy of Alundra that I won from that website!
mango drank
Member
transience
Member
#fret... as in espernet? holy blast from the past if yes.
excaliburps
Press - MP1st.com
Isn't it GamesRadar now? Or is there too much editorial difference for it to even count? Yeah, I remember DailyRadar...good times!
I completely forgot about that! Yeah, now Anoop updates Andriasang a lot. It used to be that the Magic Box was the place ofr Japanese gaming rumors, etc.
DownWithTheShip
Member
N64.com
I was hooked on that site
I was hooked on that site
The Odyssey of Hyrule.
I hardly remember the early days of the internet for me though, it was just random browsing.
I mainly remember video game related angel fire and other free site pages with cheats or screenshots. I used to go a video game news site daily but I forgot what it was called.
I hardly remember the early days of the internet for me though, it was just random browsing.
I mainly remember video game related angel fire and other free site pages with cheats or screenshots. I used to go a video game news site daily but I forgot what it was called.
Used to go on FFO for the embedded java IRC. Used to chat with my friends on there all the time because we were too dumb to know about proper IRC clients.. the main room #FFO used to auto ban/kick me on sight due to my ISP.. always by a guy named Barrett. Fucker.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
in some ways i think that all these old gaming web sites have more journalistic integrity than professional ones nowadays.
i remember using IGN before they became a big corporate monster.
i remember using IGN before they became a big corporate monster.
NSider
Why Nintendo, why?
I couldnt think of any then I read this.. memories just flooded in.
D
Deleted member 20920
Unconfirmed Member
Horrible place. I still remember how they always mistranslate information from Japanese magazines. Once they got all the FFXII character info wrong...
Nailed it.
There was also this French website called the-Sugoi that I used to visit quite often along with the GIA. I had no idea MMCafe and Magicbox were still around!
Yep, that's it.
next someone's going to start talking about rpgamer boards and i'm really going to need a nice stiff drink.
IrishNinja
Member
my first real gaming site! i could never get into RPGamer and those left in its wake.
also - UK Resistance, blue skies 4 lyfe
damn im late as fuck here
herzogzwei1989
Banned
Already mentioned, but Next Generation Online for me.
Nintendonation/next
Nintendojo
PlanetN2000
Tendobox
I was all about Nintendo back in the day.
Others were Cloudchaser, TeamXbox
Now it is bothering me. There was some Nintendo site that spun off and loved sunny faces.
It is hurting me to now forget the name of the site..anyone? Remembered..Nintendorks.
Most of these sites are gone, shadows of themselves or were never that good to begin with..
Nintendojo
PlanetN2000
Tendobox
I was all about Nintendo back in the day.
Others were Cloudchaser, TeamXbox
Now it is bothering me. There was some Nintendo site that spun off and loved sunny faces.
It is hurting me to now forget the name of the site..anyone? Remembered..Nintendorks.
Most of these sites are gone, shadows of themselves or were never that good to begin with..
Wolves Evolve
Member
Old.
Man.
Murray.
Man.
Murray.
Syph Medwes
Member
1up before shoe and everyone else left.
BladeoftheImmortal
Member
No one else went to Gamewinners.com? I still go there from time to time actually, haha.
BlazeHedgehog
Member
I am probably the only person who thought Salamando's Stove was cool. They were sort of a videogame humor site - not much real news, just two dorks (Evk and Wrexsoul) making dumb jokes about Playstation games and visual novels. They also had a "webcomic", which is to say they just let MSChat run during IRC or whatever and then clipped out the funny parts.
Near the end of its tenure sometime in 2002 or 2003 they started getting a little too weird. Their webcomic was replaced with what can best be described as "junk", where they tried to make Jeff K style stuff that was awful on purpose, but I always thought it was just actually awful. The quality of their writing tanked pretty hard, too, or at least however much I could tell when I was 16 or however old I was when this site was still updating. Then they announced they were starting a new site, Subway Pervert Attack, but that was a bust, too.
I read parts of Salamando now and I kind of cringe, but I guess it's a product of its time. For example, a fairly lengthy article dogging on Andrew Vestal, if any of you remember who that is. Or how about an article about the death of the Zero Wing meme? (with a pretty choice screencap of Cliffy B, might I add) And there was a time when I laughed at this interview with Nall from Lunar. Maybe I still do crack a smile. Maybe I do.
There was another site I hung around a lot at, but damn if I can remember it's name now. Some old Sega Dreamcast fansite, like, Sega 2000 or something? I completely forget. I just remember reading an article on there once about character design in Sonic the Hedgehog that blew my mind at the time.
I also hung around on a site called Bigmog a lot.
Near the end of its tenure sometime in 2002 or 2003 they started getting a little too weird. Their webcomic was replaced with what can best be described as "junk", where they tried to make Jeff K style stuff that was awful on purpose, but I always thought it was just actually awful. The quality of their writing tanked pretty hard, too, or at least however much I could tell when I was 16 or however old I was when this site was still updating. Then they announced they were starting a new site, Subway Pervert Attack, but that was a bust, too.
I read parts of Salamando now and I kind of cringe, but I guess it's a product of its time. For example, a fairly lengthy article dogging on Andrew Vestal, if any of you remember who that is. Or how about an article about the death of the Zero Wing meme? (with a pretty choice screencap of Cliffy B, might I add) And there was a time when I laughed at this interview with Nall from Lunar. Maybe I still do crack a smile. Maybe I do.
There was another site I hung around a lot at, but damn if I can remember it's name now. Some old Sega Dreamcast fansite, like, Sega 2000 or something? I completely forget. I just remember reading an article on there once about character design in Sonic the Hedgehog that blew my mind at the time.
I also hung around on a site called Bigmog a lot.
cevansdust
Neo Member
Anyone here remember Nintendose? It was huge before the gamecube launch. Haha, I remember spending hours there talking about games and they would do a weekly chat. I was a mod there too.
IrishNinja
Member
haha, that's...well, that's something right there.
DukeTogo1300
Member
Planet PS2 here, and most of the other GameSpy child 'Planet___' sites. I was pretty much all magazines for past gens.
CheatCC was a top-visit for me back in the day. If I need help I'm more likely to look up a guide on GameFAQS nowadays.
I used 1up pretty frequently as well during its prime. It was before Twitter so it was cool to be able to connect with the writers from EGM and other outlets and gamers online via the site.
For blog purposes - I would read Insert Credit back when it was updated regularly.
I used 1up pretty frequently as well during its prime. It was before Twitter so it was cool to be able to connect with the writers from EGM and other outlets and gamers online via the site.
For blog purposes - I would read Insert Credit back when it was updated regularly.
Augemitbutter
Member
there was a site i visited regularly in 1996 with lots of info about japanese only games, but sadly, i don't remember the name anymore. it had a couple of stamp-size screenshots per game and a brief description. helped me with many obscure games. i don't know if it was PSX only or a mixed site with PSX/SAT. what was the name? anime games? i seriously don't remember.
also a couple of non-english sites.
also a couple of non-english sites.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Oh man this.
I don't know what the hell happened but nowadays the forum basically consists of the same 20 posters. I'm a writer for the site and I hardly ever visit the board. This is probably because I usually end up regretting it.