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dub3's pixel tribute to Funbrain in 1998: a Boom-era education site
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 1998 page

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Funbrain (1998)

Maths games for kids, and the place where Diary of a Wimpy Kid began.

Cost
3 RAM
Power
6
Rarity
Common
Family
Games
Era
Boom (1995 to 1998)
Collection
The Long Tail

What it does

On reveal: -1 to +3 Power to this card.

On reveal happens once, when the card flips.

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.

Games cards roll the dice. Sometimes the dice roll you.

The site, in 1998

An educational games site for children, with a Math Arcade and other games, later owned by Pearson's Family Education Network.

From September 2004 to June 2005 it ran Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid as daily online entries, seen almost 20 million times by 2009, before the story became a book series that has sold more than 250 million copies.

Boom era, 1995 to 1998. Netscape, frames, hit counters and animated envelopes. Everyone had a homepage, and every homepage was under construction.

The Long Tail: The niche, the local and the specialist. Most of the web, really.

Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 1998 page.

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 1998, then plays a short scene. Want Funbrain in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.