This had no "weight outside of nerds" but I remember it being huge back in the day:
http://dbzu.3gkai.com/
http://dbzu.3gkai.com/
Anyone remember Tucows?
If you remember it as "Yahoo Geocities," you were already way late to the party >.>
Damn.
MySpace was never popular internationally, it was a US-only thing. It must have diffused into the US, since keeping in touch with old friends is one of the primary uses of social networks. And MySpace was only ever for children and teenagers really.
I remember angelfire being the hotness early on for people making their own websites who didn't use GeoCities for some reason
Oh yeah, and VGDC. Rest in peace, Randy Solem.
Death Valley Driver Video Review
Asian Avenue.
I guess no one used this one?
I just didn't like GeoCities for some reason. I had numerous Angelfire and Tripod sites, though.ftfy
I guess no one used this one?
Planet Namek
Speaking of MUDs,
Legends of Terris
That looked like fun. Would be nice if there were more IRC-like text games.
Speaking of MUDs,
Legends of Terris
Back in the mid-1990s, when it was on AOL, it would regularly have 300-400 people on any time, day or night.
It's still around (been on the regular internet since around 2000), and there's still a very dedicated playerbase...
But, sadly, the number is down to closer to 30-40 these days =(
Terris
terris us
terrisus
hmmmmm
It's still around (at the aforementioned legendsofterris.com link)
The playerbase is much lower than it was in the mid-'90s,, as I said, but there's still a great dedicated playerbase there.
There is a registration fee, but you can play for free, and the restrictions of free players (leading a guild, level cap, etc.) are mostly not things that would really be a factor until one has been playing for a while.
I haven't been in there much lately myself (vision issues make playing a text-based game difficult), but anyone interested should definitely check it out =)
This reminds me I've been meaning to thank you for linking me to your Chrono Trigger walkthrough in my LTTP thread. It was nifty for trying to get the other endings.
The old school Nintendo forums
Asian Avenue.
...wait, what?
Aww, really? <3
It always makes me so happy when someone gets some use out of that =)
Mine have been listed, but it feels like Cracked.com is starting that way. It's trying to be... I have no idea what it wants to be now. It was a humor site with an occasional piece that was pretty serious. Now, it's really schizo with male rape articles and things you never noticed in your favorite movie/video game/ etc.
How "old school" are we talking?
Their forums on AOL in the mid-90s?
Or NSider from 2003-2007?