That link is delightful! What a classic piece of 1990s web design.
I also remember Pern-related adoptables, where you would have to write a webpage about a candidate waiting to match with a dragon, and the quality of your writing would supposedly determine what colour dragon you got :p
I would have been so into these if I'd discovered them! I was in an ILLEGAL PERN ROLEPLAYING GUILD on Neopets; Anne McCaffrey did not approve of Pern fanfiction or roleplaying at the time, although I think she relaxed her stance later.
One of my earliest internet memories is looking up Sailor Moon websites, and being shocked to learn that in Japan, they also had sailor soldiers for the outer planets! Probably the first time I was aware of the regional/language barrier for things.
I think I had a similar experience when I learnt about the Pokémon anime episodes that had been banned in English-speaking countries!
It's funny to think of in comparison to now, where you can look up anything on Wikipedia and it's all catalogued in great detail, versus something that felt more like a rumour.
Very true! A lot of Pokémon websites used to include lists of 'cheats' that were mostly just urban legends designed to waste your time; you don't get the same things now that the games have been pulled apart and studied down to the last bit of code.
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I also remember Pern-related adoptables, where you would have to write a webpage about a candidate waiting to match with a dragon, and the quality of your writing would supposedly determine what colour dragon you got :p
I would have been so into these if I'd discovered them! I was in an ILLEGAL PERN ROLEPLAYING GUILD on Neopets; Anne McCaffrey did not approve of Pern fanfiction or roleplaying at the time, although I think she relaxed her stance later.
One of my earliest internet memories is looking up Sailor Moon websites, and being shocked to learn that in Japan, they also had sailor soldiers for the outer planets! Probably the first time I was aware of the regional/language barrier for things.
I think I had a similar experience when I learnt about the Pokémon anime episodes that had been banned in English-speaking countries!
It's funny to think of in comparison to now, where you can look up anything on Wikipedia and it's all catalogued in great detail, versus something that felt more like a rumour.
Very true! A lot of Pokémon websites used to include lists of 'cheats' that were mostly just urban legends designed to waste your time; you don't get the same things now that the games have been pulled apart and studied down to the last bit of code.