The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Curated Tumblr@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 days agoI miss the era of the internet with random games on every websitelemmy.worldimagemessage-square186fedilinkarrow-up11.5Karrow-down17
arrow-up11.49Karrow-down1imageI miss the era of the internet with random games on every websitelemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Curated Tumblr@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square186fedilink
minus-square3DMVR@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·4 days agoAm I misremembering or would corporate websites randomly have branded flash games
minus-squareMoonMelon@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·4 days agoWe got a free, breakfast-themed Doom total conversion .wad in boxes of Chex. Truly a golden age.
minus-squareZagorath@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoMost Aussies of around my age can remember getting (or at least knowing someone else who got) a full copy of Age of Empires on a CD contained in Kellogg’s cereal. That was truly a great time.
minus-square3DMVR@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 days agoI remember script based marketting gimmicks like a percy jackson bolt thag would delete elements off a website
minus-square3DMVR@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 days agowtf happened to all the random fun gimmicks popping up, prob mobile browser support issuss
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-24 days agoGenerally speaking, giving javascript that much control over your browser was a security hazard. But also, firms used to have much larger staffs. It wasn’t just two marketing guys in a trench coat trying to tell you they were a $10B company.
minus-squarekieron115@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoI’m pretty sure it’s specifically the battery life of mobile devices that’s the issue.
Am I misremembering or would corporate websites randomly have branded flash games
We got a free, breakfast-themed Doom total conversion .wad in boxes of Chex. Truly a golden age.
Most Aussies of around my age can remember getting (or at least knowing someone else who got) a full copy of Age of Empires on a CD contained in Kellogg’s cereal. That was truly a great time.
ChexQuest marked humanity’s peak
I remember script based marketting gimmicks like a percy jackson bolt thag would delete elements off a website
wtf happened to all the random fun gimmicks popping up, prob mobile browser support issuss
Generally speaking, giving javascript that much control over your browser was a security hazard.
But also, firms used to have much larger staffs. It wasn’t just two marketing guys in a trench coat trying to tell you they were a $10B company.
I’m pretty sure it’s specifically the battery life of mobile devices that’s the issue.