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Alright, this is meant to be a successor to /y2k/ on the old 8chan, however I have expanded it to include both the 1990's and the 2000's and NSFW content is allowed, provided it's actually related to the purpose of this board and doesn't violate any of the site's core rules.
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No.5067 
>>5053
>i think it's worth the hassle to see a small pond of shitposting as long as a couple anons swim through it and post their efforts
I've felt ambivalently about this in recent years. Alt boards like this one and boards dedicated to productive stuff like /agdg/ can have a fair amount of signal in all the noise, but more general boards like /v/ have used up whatever good juice they had from 2015-2020.

/tg/ has managed to be the exception to all this, being a board of not-as-productive-as-they-used-to-be anons that just keep to themselves and talk about things they like. Even being attached to the tumorous mass of /a/ hasn't affected them beyond a couple of yaoifags shitting things up.
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>ITT: Vidya of the 90's and 2000's


Keep it limited to the scope of this board, so basically Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Generation consoles only for now. 


For those who don't know what consoles are part of which generation, here's a quick rundown of the time frame we're talking about...


>Fourth Generation: SNES, Sega Genesis/Sega CD
>Fifth Generation: PS1, N64, Sega Saturn
>Sixth Generation: Dreamcast, PS2, Gamecube, OG Xbox


Discussion of games from the Seventh Generation consoles (PS3/Wii/Xbox 360) is allowed as well, but I'd like the thread to mainly focus on the 4th-6th console genererations since the 7th Gen era carried over into the 2010's and a lot of the games from that era onward obviously have far more in common with modern gaming than stuff from the 16-bit consoles or the PS1 and PS2 eras.
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2000s obscure media by Game Arts (creators of Lunar and Grandia series) with character design by Atsuko Nishida (Pokemon designer and Pikachu's creator)
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I found concept art for Yuri's Revenge recently.
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Post cool /retro/ ads and TV commercials
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No.5071 
>>5070
Funny. I don't think they ever solved that did they?
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No.5098 
>>5097
Hearty lulz
No.5114 
Nokia used to run ads with some serious cuties on them. Wish I could find those wallpapers again, stupidly didn't name them.
No.5149 
>>2612
If you dig around, you can find the full video. There's other women in it and it's all topless nudity. It feels slightly pornographic (even though nothing explicit happens) but the real intention apparently was art. I got curious because I miss 00s "amateur" porn. That stuff today is just kinda gross imo.
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Looks like none of the images in the catalog work. Let's get a fresh thread in here, focused on computers!

I don't have pictures at the moment to share, but I got lucky today and picked up a nice big beige computer case. I'm assembling a new personal computer from parts that I got deals on, found in the junk heap, or that I was given by friends.

So, I guess it's not really a /retro/ computer, but it will be in a /retro/ case, and I plan to get an adapter which will let me use a 3.5" floppy disk drive in there. The adapter plugs into the floppy pins, and presents a USB interface to the motherboard. That adapter is under $10 USD.

In fact, I've seen an adapter card that will do the same but for 5.25" floppy disk drives. So, when I have more money, I should be able to have not only a 3.5" FDD, but a 5.25" FDD in my system, running alongside new solid state drives, Blu-Ray disc drives, and of course a few regular hard drives. It should be pretty fun.

Again, no pictures yet but I will share with you guys when I can. For now I'll just post one from my collection.

What have you guys been up to?
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No.5113 
>>4368
I'm the opposite: I haven't had a single desktop icon in years. I have no idea what my current wallpaper is. I never minimize anything, just switch between all of them fullscreen. I used to have a second monitor but it died after 11 years of service.
No.5115 
>>5100
Sadly I've been resorting more and more to DeepSeek for basic information. Traditional search engines are still fine for memes and wallpapers though, but nothing useful. Weeks ago I had to ask it "where are websites for the following businesses in [mycity]?"
No.5130 
>Commodore 64 -related : >>5063
No.5147 
>>5100

Do not sure about youtube though, but i have found it on Modarchive. 

>Atari ST track
Not sure about it from Atari ST, but it's Amiga MOD.

Usually when i am looking for music for i recommend looking on dedicated resources to this type of music like demozoo.org , modarchive, etc. . .

Anyway. . . I found the track.

https://modarchive.org/index.php?request=view_by_moduleid&query=43528
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No.5148 
>>5147
It certainly sounds like Amiga music, but I don't know why the video labeled it as an Atari ST track. The idea of it being done on an Atari ST was one of the things that made it stand out to me.
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The 2000's were arguably the last decade when children actually played with toys...
 
What toys did you have? What toys did you want? Share memories from visiting the big toy aisles, etc.
 
P.S. The size of the pictures does not indicate the importance/quality of the toys besides Action Man vs Max Steel..'cause Action man is better or you can argue otherwise.
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>>4210
>after the first prototypes were made
And speaking of, here they are! We got pics of Starscream and Cheetor. I believe Starscream was going to include electronics and as you can see, some of his joints were even going to be made of clear plastic. I'm pretty sure it would eventually degrade like a lot of clear plastic toys, but it does looks cool. Cheetor's pics include the steps for his transformation. Sadly, it's unfinished and we never got a look at his robot mode.
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>>4211
I wonder if the movie designs would've been as polarizing if these had come out first
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No.4227 
>>4210
>>4211
>>4212
Cool anon! It's always interesting to see cancelled toys/toy prototypes. 

I really dig Cheetor, he looks like really fun and awesome toy. 

>if this counts
It does, since it was meant to release in 2000's and you can just see the cool sleek 2000's futurism. 
 
>I wonder if the movie designs would've been as polarizing if these had come out first
Yes, since the movie designs are typical ugly grey greebled CGIshit of *2010's. The designs you post are so much cooler, smooth, sleek, colorful and have defined shapes that don't look like random scrap metal. 

*Yes the first movie was released in '07, but is still closer both in spirit and time to the 2010's.
No.5145 
I forgot about Rescue Heroes for the longest time, but they just popped into my head recently and I remembered how lame I thought they were.
No.5146 
>>4212
Blackarachnia looks really cool in that first pic. Reminds me of the mech suits from Bubblegum Crisis.
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Anyone else here /retro/maxxing? I've realized there is no point in denying myself happiness and gigacoziness and I may as well go all in on my retro obsessions even if it's a bit weird. 

I could list a bunch of things I'm doing but I'll start with just a couple here

>film photography
I have never bought a digital camera and I have stopped being a NEET lately. I have a small comfy job so I have some money and I buy rolls of film on occasion and I carry a late '90s point and shoot camera with me almost everywhere I go. It's fun and super comfy. I also started developing black and white film myself, at home.

>computer
I have set up my windows machine to look like windows 98 (not completely accurate but I've changed over the icons and use a classic theme, etc. 

And on my linux machine I have set it up to look like some versions of UNIX from the late 80s to early 90s.

And for my browser I use Pale Moon and I have it set to look like Netscape.

>music
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No.5093 
>>5092
just get an RCA-to-whatever adapter with an end that'll fit your speakers. Probably 3.5mm, but maybe yours are weird.
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No.5094 
>>5063
I bought the Commodore 64x case for mitx. They're still offering it. I tried to shill (raise awareness) of it over the years. Sean who's one of the people involved with this even though Perifractic is the point man is a great guy.
>>5072
Maybe you should tell that to Leo on his forum for 'Commodore' OS.
>>5087
Spectrum was already brought back?
No.5095 
>>5093
Yeah, that's what I figured. I'm going to have to see what I can find.
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https://archive.md/https://www.indieretronews.com/2025/10/the-a1200-full-size-full-keyboard-full.html
There is also an Amiga 1200 emulator now.
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No.5143 
>>5142
Neat! Thanks, Anon.
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I miss video rental stores
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No.832 
>>831
The one where I live went out of business recently. It's sad, but I was glad it was able to hang on for so long.

Some of my fondest early childhood memories include renting Super Nintendo games from a Family Video store.
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>>475 (OP) 
It's odd... on one hand, what we have now, especially if you consider the ease of piracy aswell, is essentially my childhood dream, and yet, now that I have it, I yearn for what I once had, at a time where I longed for what I have now... is the human being just impossible to please? Is it just nostalgia? I'm not sure, but perhaps I simply overestimated how good having infinite choices was, and the limitations made something like a single choice for a weekend feel like the most special thing, anyways I do miss them.
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No.5135 
>>475 (OP) 
I don't. While I have fond memories of them, torrents are more convenient and free.
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No.5138 
>>5135
I wouldn't want to go back to rental stores, but it feels less meaningful to me to being able to get almost anything I'm after on the Internet.
No.5139 
>>4861
To be honest I think it's mostly nostalgia. Going to the rental store was a fun ritual and all, but I don't miss not finding my favorite movies or those rare films that never made it to home video. Plus the constant audiovisual issues that plague VHS tapes were a complete killjoy.
If you want the VHS renting experience today just go to the internet archive and browse the VHS rips collection, pick a movie at random and watch it. You'll find a lot of low quality garbage but also some nice hidden gems, at least that was my experience.
If you ever visit /vhs/ you might stumble upon some of the reviews I wrote
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There is a lot of history to 2channel, the Japanese megaBBS from 1999-2014. It now continues as 5ch and a broken copy version, neither of which capture the spirit of the old site.
Ayashii world(or strange world) preceded 2ch on the net, as a type of BBS with many instances. The original strange world lasted from about 1995-1996(maybe it was just 1996 I don't remember). They overall went out of style when 2channel came along.

That said, there is still a lifetime of threads, flash, and more from these that is worth reading and watching, as well as some instances that are still alive.


I recommend visiting the english renditions of these sites, they tend to be very easy on hardware because they are just textboards:

English 2channel, originally started by 2ch users in 2003: http://world2ch.net/

English Ayashii Warudo, started by enthusiasts of Japanese BBS: https://fukuoka.x10.bz/bbs.php
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No.5059 
>>5058
Wha happen?
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No.5127 
fukuoka down
No.5132 
In general what do y’all think was the best 90’s-2000’s era site
No.5133 
2ch since there is so much stuff that has come from it.
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A thread for artwork and content of anthropomorphic animals characters (or "furries") from the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Sources are encouraged.

Resources:
https://yerf.metafur.org/
http://us.vclart.net/vcl/
https://confurence.com/
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No.4930 
>>4924
Hey, they aren't gooners, they're shortstack appreciators and men of culture.

>>4925
>blue furry avatar talking at camera
Hmm.
>from a tiny channel with 2K subs whose last video was 7 years ago
Okay, it's probably legit then.
No.4931 
>>4925
I think I saw that even before I even made that post, but thanks anyway for posting it. I couldn't remember what the video was called.
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The artist behind Studio Tanuki who made Bunny Maloney (AKA Pinpin Le Lapin, AKA Lupin III if he were a horny French rabbit guy) has made a new website:
https://studiotanuki.com/

There was a pretty big resurgence in Bunny Maloney interest from some viral video essays a year and a half ago, so the creator has been trying to ride that wave. He's quite active on Twitter and Bluesky, mostly Twitter, and he's been trying to contact the networks to ask if they can take the hard drives with the lost episodes out of storage, or to otherwise confirm who actually owns the series and what can be done with it.
https://x.com/studio_tanuki_
https://bsky.app/profile/bunny-maloney.bsky.social

>wtf is bunny maloney
Animated show from the late 00s with a Frutiger Metro aesthetic. It was broadcast in a bunch of different languages but its lasting impression is the dichotomy of looking like a young kids' show but having humor and characters that would fit in a show for teens. There are a lot of dick and sex jokes, bodily fluid jokes, and references to surprisingly old anime. In the original PinPin Le Lapin Flash animation there's
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No.4982 
>>4976
Kinda similiar design to Groove Armada music video
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>>4982
Update: the creator was contacted by Mediatoon, who have the episodes in HD and will be uploading them to this YouTube channel in the coming months. There was actually a bit of confusion about this at first since they started uploading stuff without contacting him, but he's confirmed it's the real rights/media holders. Lost media coming back from the brink.

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=qnaP_7iHjkk
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So, what are some of your favorite memories of the old internet?


Can be websites, memes, events or any other aspect of the days of Web 1.0 and 1.5


For a quick reference, here's what I would define as Web 1.0 and Web 1.5


>Web 1.0: Usenet, Geocities and Angelfire, AOL (1991-2001)
>Web 1.5: Early YouTube, ED, 4chan in its "wild west" days, MySpace, YTMND, Newgrounds and the peak years of dA and Fanfiction.net (2001-2008)


You also had cross-generation stuff like GameFAQs and IMDB which are still around today, although sadly IMDB's infamous message boards are gone
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>opherVR is an enhanced Internet Gopher client that includes a 3D visualization tool for viewing resource collections as 3D scenes. It explored how people outside of formal research laboratories could use spatial metaphors to access information.[1] The 3D view was intended to be similar to 3D games of the time, like Spectre.[2] The authors were interested in how this spatial representation could address the "lost in hyperspace" feeling that people using conventional Gopher clients sometimes experienced.
Most of the links are dead, but it would be interesting to see if you can make it work today.
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No.5123 
>>5122
Forgot the link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GopherVR
No.5125 
AI generated web 1.0 wiki
https://grokipedia.com/
No.5128
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Only Internet memories are vaguely watching my dad and brother use a BBS, and seeing others typing in real time in an actually instant messenger that doesn't exist anywhere anymore as far as I know, then timeskip from the mid-90's to early 00's and been active online since.
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>>5081
Why miss it when you can go to Marginalia and Wiby, or hell IRC and Gopher and BBS and Usenet, RIGHT NOW?
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