dub3 card · map.baidu.com
Baidu Maps (2005)
Works on my machine.
- Cost
- 3 RAM
- Power
- 6
- Rarity
- Common
- Family
- Tech
- Era
- Web 2.0 (2003 to 2008)
- Collection
- The Long Tail
What it does
No ability.
No ability, just Power. Sometimes that's all a homepage needs.
It costs 3 RAM to play and brings 6 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.
Tech cards bend the rules: more RAM, cheaper cards and patches that weaken the other side.
The site, in 2005
Baidu's web mapping service, with satellite images, street maps, street-level Panorama views and a route planner.
Until 2016 it mapped only mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, leaving the rest of the world looking unexplored. That year it was reported to have over 348 million monthly active users.
Web 2.0 era, 2003 to 2008. Rounded corners, reflections and drop shadows. Everything was social, and everything was in beta.
The Long Tail: The niche, the local and the specialist. Most of the web, really.
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2005 page.
Put it on your site
Run Baidu Maps, or just remember it fondly? Here's its button, 88 by 31 like it's 1999. Paste this into your page:
In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 2005, then plays a short scene. Want Baidu Maps in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.
