Face it Tiger..
Banned
Fox Kids
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Websites that were super popular and relevant, then faded away
- Thread starter Slayven
- Start date
- Status
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Facethejury
Those three were staples of my early/mid-2000's web browsing.Dreamless was one of the best forums out there RIP Dreamless.
Nerdkiller
Membeur
As of recent, Joystiq. Engadget x Joystiq doesn't seem like a fitting substitute.
spindashing
Banned
This was my shit...
terrisus
Member
It is.
There may be "more" online now, but the internet (and various walled-garden services) were just more interesting and exciting back in the mid-90s
oldmanyellsatcloud.jpg
CharminUltra
Member
gaming-age.com
CaptainSlow
Member
I spent so many hours reading Fark.com and can before I wrote this post the last time I visited the site was 4 or 5 years ago. So many TotalFark ads everywhere it made me leave.
Good to see it isn't just me who feels this way.
I used to visit way more sites a decade ago. Nowadays I browse the same handful of sites and it can get pretty damn dull. I need to do something about that.
ValkyrUser
Member
How about Stick Death? I remember my school banning kids from going to that site.
legacyzero
Banned
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
I put it down to lack of needing to search.
Back in the 90s/early 2000s you needed to search to find most things, and along the way you'd discover a lot of sites you like and would go back to.
In recent years (and/or with a lot of experience of using the internet) you don't need to search for anything. There's nothing new. A handful of sites cover 90% of everything you need. And when it comes to video gaming in particular, most websites are that homogenized in content and opinion that if you've seen one you've seen most of them.
That and as you get older you tend to stick to what you know.
IGNboards
Horrible moderation, increasingly stupid posters, and no-cussing eventually led to several mass exoduses. I left along with all of the Current Events Board regulars some years ago. Some of those people formed their own board, some came here.
Horrible moderation, increasingly stupid posters, and no-cussing eventually led to several mass exoduses. I left along with all of the Current Events Board regulars some years ago. Some of those people formed their own board, some came here.
Syphon Filter
Member
dam forgot about rotten.com. you took it back with that one.
Hyperactivity
Banned
Newgrounds and kongregate
I kinda screwed up part of it. I was 12 and I figured out how to spoof the ctoon you put up in auction by modifying the post request. Being an idiot, I told someone else how, and they proceeded to abuse that and the exploit spread. It was already dying at that point though.
Syphon Filter
Member
you still got AOL 6.0? remember the thread about it? i want to try it out so let me know.
Coreda
Member
It did seem more relevant years ago, never visit anymore. Opera used to have an easter egg where it could be accessed by entering "/." in the addressbar. Still can be seen in the last version of Opera 12.
terrisus
Member
Even better - 5.0
Note that it's not "officially" compatible with Windows 8 or 7.
You have to run it in Compatibility Mode.
CarpeDeezNutz
Member
MySpace comes to mind
manzoman96
Member
I remember using websites in elementary school like yahooligans and AltaVista. Don't think either of them exist anymore.
I also used to go on Nick.com all the time! Played a lot of the games that were on there. Don't know if it's still popular with kids.
I also used to go on Nick.com all the time! Played a lot of the games that were on there. Don't know if it's still popular with kids.
I've noticed Cracked seems to be fading as they've covered most of the easy stuff on the 3 main types of articles they write:
1. OMG you didn't know this!
2. Wow your body actually works like this!
3. This is how the real world works, so suck it up and quit being a mid-20's loser before it's too late.
1. OMG you didn't know this!
2. Wow your body actually works like this!
3. This is how the real world works, so suck it up and quit being a mid-20's loser before it's too late.
Wiktor
Member
Those still seem to be going strong. Browser freeware has only gotten stronger and I don't know of any site bigger than those two that handles this type of games.
crazyrabbits
Banned
SystemShock2
Member
I used to surf the web way differently. I don't even really remember how I've come across so many of these sites, but now I just go to a few regularly.
How about formspring.me? The website where you literally just ask people questions. I still get e-mails telling me about my new spambot followers.
I also remember neopets.com being a huge deal in the early 2000s, but I was also very young back then so I'm not sure if my perception is warped.
I also remember neopets.com being a huge deal in the early 2000s, but I was also very young back then so I'm not sure if my perception is warped.
- Status
Similar threads
- Poll