Here Is How GameSpot Looked In 1996

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#1 Kowpow
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http://web.archive.org/web/19961105034129/http://www.gamespot.com

IGN - 1998

http://web.archive.org/web/19981201180409/http://www.ign.com/index.html

Gametrailers- 2003

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#2 jensen_slipknot
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WOW!!
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#3 aaronmullan
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And people complain about now? :P
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#4 taj7575
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I remember this being posted a while back, but yeah, thats sweet.
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#5 Cedric169
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Hahahah nice... those were the days
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#6 atm0073
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Wow, interesting... nice find.
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#7 pvtdonut54
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that's old skool.
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#8 MrLions
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Wow how funky. :lol:
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#9 deactivated-6016f2513d412
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I love old internet.
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#10 fidosim
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I wonder what GS will look like in another 12 years :o . We'll wonder how we got by now.
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#11 KOTORkicker
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:| That's... Disturbing. :P
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#12 the_greenzero
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wow.
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#13 gdogghenrikson
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crazy
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#14 biggest_loser
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Simpler times back then..lol
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#15 R0cky_Racc00n
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Wow, back then they grouped game reviews into genres that don't even exist any more.
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#16 Funky_Llama
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I see they were the recipient of a prestigious AOL Members' Choice award.
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#17 Killfox
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http://web.archive.org/web/19961105034129/http://www.gamespot.com

IGN - 1998

http://web.archive.org/web/19981201180409/http://www.ign.com/index.html

Gametrailers- 2003

Kowpow

http://web.archive.org/web/19961105034129/http://www.gamespot.com

http://web.archive.org/web/19981201180409/http://www.ign.com/index.html

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#18 TSNAKE617
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Good job finding it!
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#19 TehBeast789
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http://web.archive.org/web/19961105034129/http://www.gamespot.com

IGN - 1998

http://web.archive.org/web/19981201180409/http://www.ign.com/index.html

Gametrailers- 2003

Kowpow
can someone please link them....my phone wont copy and paste...=(
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#20 PS2_ROCKS
Member since 2003 • 4679 Posts
So that was back when a resolution higher than 640x480 w as considered overkill.
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#21 OmegaCookie7
Member since 2008 • 725 Posts
Ah, the animated .gif era.
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#22 Darth-Caedus
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God, that looks terrible :P
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#23 sAndroid17
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hahaha
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#24 iam2green
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lol, that is funny. i thought IGN didn't look so bad.
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#25 -TheSecondSign-
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That was back when the idea of the internet being in your house made you badass.
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#26 Decko5
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Ah, the animated .gif era.OmegaCookie7
i miss those days i hate this flash garbage today
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#27 Decko5
Member since 2004 • 9428 Posts
lol wow and at the top it says try our new low band version
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#28 GabuEx
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Anyone familiar with the internet in 1996 will know that that's actually a fairly well-designed site for the standards in those days. :P
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#29 DooDooPeePee
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Interactive Movie is one of the game categories. :lol: Super old school.
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#30 awmannn
Member since 2008 • 472 Posts

Wow, that looked really "old school."

This might be a little off-topic, but does anyone know when these forums came about?

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#31 _LiquidFlame_
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This has been posted before, but they look so old It's funny. :P
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#32 wwedx
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EWW i would look at it for 10 second and leave
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#33 chapnis
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Lol @ ages ago
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#34 impl0sion
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I like how it is so low resolution, it doesn't take up a quater of my screen :P
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#35 rockguy92
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Damn. Crazy.
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#36 stevenk4k5
Member since 2005 • 5608 Posts
Lol, looks ancient as hell. I'm surprised it wasn't written in hieroglyphics.
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#37 UnamedThing
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I remember this being posted a while back, but yeah, thats sweet.taj7575
Yeah, I think before I signed up.
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#38 N8A
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most awesome website ever

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#39 1mpaler-w6rbnd
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no kidding? where'd u find it? Did u hire an archaeologist?
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#41 Tigerman950
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That's unbelievable!

I bet that's when Vince Braudy had hair.

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#42 69ANT69
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Wow, retro :P
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#43 MGSFan92
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that's cute.
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#44 nimatoad2000
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"GameSpot is growing! We're looking for brainy, energetic, and creative Web fanatics to join our team in creating the #1 games publication online. To inquire about our available positions, please call our HR department at (415) 285-2144. " ^ under the link "gamespot is hiring", at the bottom
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#45 imthemostwanted
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sweet....
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#46 Ashley_wwe
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Lol at sim-ulation... adven-ture etc. :lol:
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#47 kruesader
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It's so tiny, is that 640x480?
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#48 Dethshoot
Member since 2005 • 4004 Posts
Lol at sim-ulation... adven-ture etc. :lol:Ashley_wwe
those genres are still around. :|
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#49 Bourbons3
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I think the earliest I came on here was 2002-ish. So I missed that layout by a while.
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#50 markop2003
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:o they had a section for interactive movies oh and that free tshirt offer is still up
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