I want to see if I can get a spark of the “old internet” back by making a starting page for myself with all kinds of cool websites. But not sure where to start because Google obviously will not work for this.
So… what are some of your favourite websites?
neal.fun definitely deserves a mention.
These games also have a similar feel:
Paper Trader
Guess The YearWelp, already spent way too much time on neal.fun! Great stuff!
Got a few:
https://everynoise.com/ You can find A LOT of music genres here. Genres next to eachother resemble one another. Figure out what you like, and what genres are close to it. Clicking on the >> will take you to artists in this genre, or search for artists in the upper right corner and see what genre they fall under.
https://clickclickclick.click This one is about privacy, see what a browser can track. If you don’t know much about pixeltracking, this one is a fun way to learn (and a little creepy hehe)
https://suno.com/create Create your own songs with an AI, just throw in lyrics, a genre, and you are done. A fun way to troll a friend by throwing in an old conversation
https://darknetdiaries.com/ Haven’t looked into this one myself, but these are true stories on the darknet, recommended by a friend of mine.
Came here to post EveryNoise. Absolutely incredible site that just fucking WORKS. Can’t believe I went as long as I did without knowing about it.
Clickclickclick is such a great eye opener. And I’ll definately will spend some time searching artists I like on Everynoise. Other two also added to my bookmarks for later viewing. Great links!
Wiby, particularly the “surprise me” option is great for old school sites and that StumbleUpon feeling!
Ooh, that’s some old school stuff!
She’s gone Ralf, she’s gone. Let her go.
I felt that in my soul.
I miss old StumbleUpon! It was great for this. Someone recently introduced me to Flashpoint Archive and I have a hunch that there’s a bunch of good stuff there.
Ooh yeah, the Flashpoint Archive is an amazing resource! I’ve dabbled in it before. Great blast from the past!
This site used to be my go to for news and technology updates.
I consider it to be the front page of all front pages.
https://wavingwalrus.itch.io/peckin-pixels
This game about chickens is a really fun time sink.
Here’s one of my long time favorites:
What a treasure trove! At first glance I love all the ASCII art. But some of the texts feel like you’re browsing some old Reddit/4chan posts. Will take me a while to get through all the gems!
I am really happy that you appreciate it. There is so much to explore there, be careful because it’s easy to lose a lot of time browsing the files. Lol
I love reading about all the old school hacking and shit. There’s some genuine ‘anarchist cookbook’ type of stuff in there. Probably don’t try any of that shit, but it’s fun to read about none the less.
This text-based game is fun:
https://pmotschmann.github.io/Evolve/In the same vibe, the excellent arcanum: https://mathiashjelm.gitlab.io/arcanum/
Oh goodness… Why did you have to introduce me to a clicker game?. Welp, I guess I’ll cancel all my appointments for the next few days.
I don’t know if it’s “lesser known” but I discovered boardgamearena.com last year and I’ve been addicted ever since.
It’s free, but there is a premium membership that gives some extra perks.
Hundreds of boardgames that you can play with others online, from rummy and checkers to Wingspan and Catan.
They offer casual matchmaking and ranked competitive modes and tournaments.
Set up an account and invite me to your favorite game! I would love to learn it! You can figure out my username on there.
Someone else already mentioned wiby.me, so here’s something else:
I have no fucking clue what this site is. I feel like it’s a catalog for some Eldritch business, and that I could order literally anything I wanted from it if I could just figure out how to use it.
I don’t know what I’m looking at and I’m loving it.
Since people are posting games, I’ll throw in Realms of Despair
I’m not sure if they’re still around, but PostSecret and the Internet K-Hole were sites you could spend hours on.
Whoah, Internet K-Hole is so cool! I love random older photographs. Good stuff! PostSecret seems interesting too!
Blue’s News - Video Gaming, Technology and General Interest. I think it’s been around since the mid 90s.