What was using the internet in the early 2000s like?

2 years ago by cybercitizen4 to c/casualconversation

What kind of websites did people visit? Were people friendly?

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TheOneCurly 42 points 2 years ago

I was on the younger side so it was mostly flash game and animation sites. Homestar runner, albinoblacksheep, miniclip, addicting games, runescape.

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cybercitizen4 16 points 2 years ago

We must be around the same age haha because those were staples for me too, I was obsessed with motherload on minclip, RuneScape and age of empires lol

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otter 12 points 2 years ago path: 0 10755770 10755800 10756833, hotness: undefined, score: 12, children: 0
toastboy79 11 points 2 years ago

Miniclip and addicting games were so good! Those were simpler times for sure.

also

FIRE ZE MISSILES

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PugJesus 12 points 2 years ago

Miniclip - now there's a name I haven't heard in a very long time...

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imaqtpie 9 points 2 years ago

Shout out to XGen Studios, who made Motherload along with Stick RPG, Stick Arena, Defend your Castle, etc.

The era of flash games will remain forever goated in my eyes. Nostalgia tinted glasses but I refuse to take them off. This game is also a core memory. I feel bad for kids nowadays, these games were so much fun and 100% free and playable on any computer.

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dumples 6 points 2 years ago

Homestarrunner.net it's dot com

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Snowpix 1 point 2 years ago

I spent hours as a kid building levels in Super Mario Flash. Those were the days!

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