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23 years ago today, LEGO's Junkbot game was released, one of the most popular LEGO.com games of all time 🤖🧱
Junkbot: The mysterious little LEGO robot that relentlessly walked forward, and deserved far more attention than it ever received. 23 years ago, the first of 2 games featuring the orange walker was released on LEGO.com! Who made it, and where is Junkbot today?
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18 years ago today, 'The Scary Maze Game' was released, a screamer game that terrified millions
If you’re reading this and don’t know the blue & black “scary maze game” from the mid 2000s, congratulations on escaping a horrific experience. This short “game” by Jeremy Winterrowd required moving your mouse through a maze. The difficulty increases, and inevitable failure causes a loud scream to play and Linda Blair from The Exorcist appears. It’s scarier than it sounds, so consider this post me getting revenge on it!
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20 years ago today, the 'Most Annoying Webpage' was launched, trapping victims in popups for a few minutes
In 2003, the internet was a lot more innocent. People happily clicked suspicious looking links, browsers trusted websites implicitly, and instead of malware we had pranks and time-wasters. “Most Annoying Webpage” was one of these, taking a few precious minutes out of any victim’s day.
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17 years ago today, the Million Dollar Homepage was completed, making a student $1m in 5 months
When I was at school in the early 2000s, the internet was a very different place. Websites could be built in a couple of days, and if they had a good idea end up making $1m like Alex Tew’s Million Dollar Homepage. Read on for an analysis of the links, popularity, colours used, and a bit of history!
