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dub3's pixel tribute to Hardcore Gaming 101 in 2004: a Web 2.0-era encyclopedia
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2004 page

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Hardcore Gaming 101 (2004)

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Cost
2 RAM
Power
4
Rarity
Common
Family
Games
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 2 RAM to play and brings 4 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 2004

A video game website about classic and retro games, founded by Kurt Kalata, a Gamasutra writer.

Kalata started it in 2004, after college, when he saw a glut of strategy guides and wanted more written on gaming history. It first focused on Japanese games and is known for long write-ups of classic titles.

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 2004 page.

Put it on your site

Run Hardcore Gaming 101, or just remember it fondly? Here's its button, 88 by 31 like it's 1999. Paste this into your page:

Hardcore Gaming 101 is a dub3 card

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 2004, then plays a short scene. Want Hardcore Gaming 101 in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.