Old screenshot of AG site

burns flipper · 05-22-2009, 10:15 PM

Hello all,

Very long time no see...

I found the CD my University dissertation was on yesterday, and some of it contained a discussion on usability of user interfaces in web design.

Lo and behold, here's a screenshot I took of the AG homepage back in April 2001...

Great days, great days...

burns flipper · 05-22-2009, 10:25 PM

and from my personal collection...

burns flipper · 05-22-2009, 10:31 PM

Oh no! It's the group photo's...

2002:

2005:

DustyShinigami · 05-23-2009, 03:35 AM

Wow, the site's certainly come a long way since then. I have to be honest i prefer the site the way it is now.

MikeLXXXVIII · 05-23-2009, 03:43 AM

That was pretty interesting to look at, I wonder at how many of the earlier posters are still around today.

Trumgottist · 05-23-2009, 01:58 PM

For more archaeology:

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://...nturegamer.com

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://...turegamers.com

*Fantasysci5* · 05-23-2009, 02:10 PM

Aww, I wish I had been in the picture. lol When I try to view the 2nd group photo, I can only see the top of it, just to let you know.

But it's amazing how different it was back then.

Trumgottist · 05-23-2009, 02:30 PM

Viewing the pictures made me enable the popup-blocker. (But I see the whole pictures without problem, so the problem must be on your end, Fantasy.)

*stepurhan* · 05-26-2009, 12:02 PM

There are a few older screenies in Marek's site history, though burns flippers' is from the era when the site started its proper journey to where we are now.

tsa · 05-26-2009, 01:29 PM

I would also like to have been in the second picture. I came here in 2005, after having lurked here for about a year or so. Are there still group pictures done?

D.C. · 05-26-2009, 06:36 PM

It's mildly disturbing to think how long I've been visiting this site. I've got fond memories of sitting in a 9th grade computer lab class in high school refreshing the site for Ray's GK3 review on launch day. Good times!

I always loved the dark green colour scheme on the previous site too...

tsa · 05-26-2009, 07:27 PM

Why is it disturbing that you visited this site for so long? You obviously feel at home here.

D.C. · 05-26-2009, 07:33 PM

Oh, it's got nothing to do with the site itself. I love Adventure Gamers. That's not the disturbing part.

It just makes me feel slightly old for visiting here so long.

Ten years? Eeeeep.

tsa · 05-26-2009, 07:50 PM

I've been visiting Slashdot for more than ten years. That site is so crowded you don't really get to know people there. That's what I like about this site: it's a small group that keeps coming back. Of course the site's owners would like to see people flocking here, but alas, you can't force them, fortunately

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Squinky · 05-27-2009, 02:20 PM

That's what makes niches so great, really.

Not A Speck Of Cereal · 05-27-2009, 07:53 PM

Aye

05-22-2009, 10:15 PM	#1
burns flipper King of the Wild Frontier Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK Posts: 76	Old screenshot of AG site Hello all, Very long time no see... I found the CD my University dissertation was on yesterday, and some of it contained a discussion on usability of user interfaces in web design. Lo and behold, here's a screenshot I took of the AG homepage back in April 2001... Great days, great days... Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Burns Flipper's Graphic Adventure games site

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Fantasysci5 Stalker of Britain Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Missouri, US Posts: 4,535	Aww, I wish I had been in the picture. lol When I try to view the 2nd group photo, I can only see the top of it, just to let you know. But it's amazing how different it was back then. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "And everyone's favourite anglophile, Fantasy!"-Intense Favorite Adventure Games-Lost Crown/Dark Fall 1&2, Longest Journey games, Myst games, Barrow Hill Favorite Other Games-King's Bounty, Sims 2, Fable, Disciples 2 Gold Currently Playing-Trine 2 Games I Want-Kings Bounty: Warriors of the North!!!, Asylum, Last Crown, Braken Tor, Testament of Sherlock Holmes

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Trumgottist Game Creator Hobbyist Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Stockholm (or Gotland) Posts: 2,609	Viewing the pictures made me enable the popup-blocker. (But I see the whole pictures without problem, so the problem must be on your end, Fantasy.) Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Play my game: Frasse and the Peas of Kejick. The Special Edition is now available! (Mac OS X or Windows.)

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tsa Playing character Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 7,472	I would also like to have been in the second picture. I came here in 2005, after having lurked here for about a year or so. Are there still group pictures done? Share Share this post on Twitter

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D.C. Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,773	It's mildly disturbing to think how long I've been visiting this site. I've got fond memories of sitting in a 9th grade computer lab class in high school refreshing the site for Ray's GK3 review on launch day. Good times! I always loved the dark green colour scheme on the previous site too... Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by D.C.; 05-26-2009 at 06:43 PM.

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tsa Playing character Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 7,472	Why is it disturbing that you visited this site for so long? You obviously feel at home here. Share Share this post on Twitter

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D.C. Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,773	Oh, it's got nothing to do with the site itself. I love Adventure Gamers. That's not the disturbing part. It just makes me feel slightly old for visiting here so long. Ten years? Eeeeep. Share Share this post on Twitter

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