What was using the internet in the early 2000s like?
What was using the internet in the early 2000s like?
What kind of websites did people visit? Were people friendly?
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The Internet was...Weird. it was way more anonymous and way less centralized. You didn't just check Reddit or Lemmy or YouTube, you had a favorites bar. You would go down the list and check 4 different flash websites, 3 forums, and some news/entertainment article sites.
And friends would constantly tell you new sites you had to check out. And webcomics. You would find a webcomic and read it from the start, then add it to your weekly update list.
It was also peak gross Internet. You would always be wary of links friends would send. Goatse and lemon party were guaranteed to be hiding in one.
Everyone had their favorite flash game site. Simple, one player games that you did just for fun. No achievements or social element besides sharing the link with a friend.
one player
That one tank game where you took turns against the computer and/or others players begs to differ :P
Shellshock Live is a steam game I found that's essentially full fledged tanks with local and online mp
Oh yeah and there were a handful of multiplayer ones where one player used the left half of the keyboard and the second player used the right half.
And maybe a handful of websites where there was actually a chatroom where you talked with a stranger while you played your shitty flash game.
FireBoy and WaterGirl was the most popular two-player flash game when I was in school.
goatse
Found out about that one the hard way in college. Ew.
Consider yourself lucky. I think I was in high school.
I was very relieved when Rick Rolling replaced that trend.
I've heard of goatse and two girls one cup but never visited them myself. I'm not sure if I ever want to find out what they refer to
Learnt about the series Making Fiends from an online friend. Good memories 🥰
Never talk to muffin trees!