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Hobonichi (1998)
A copywriter's 'almost daily' web newspaper, later famous for its planners.
- Cost
- 2 RAM
- Power
- 3
- Rarity
- Common
- Family
- Creators
- Era
- Boom (1995 to 1998)
- Collection
- Cult Classics
What it does
On reveal: If played in round 5 or later, +3 Power to this card.
On reveal happens once, when the card flips.
It costs 2 RAM to play and brings 3 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.
Creators cards are strongest on their own, and some only get going late.
The site, in 1998
Shigesato Itoi's Japanese website of daily essays, interviews and Nintendo features, which grew into a maker of goods such as the Hobonichi Techo planner.
Itoi, who conceived the Mother games, opened it on 6 June 1998 as his personal site, with Satoru Iwata, later Nintendo's president, helping launch it as its 'IT manager'. It sells no ads or subscriptions, yet its sales reached 3 billion yen in 2014.
In 1998: Launched on 6 June, called 'Almost Daily' so Itoi wouldn't feel bound to update every day, though something has gone up every day since.
Boom era, 1995 to 1998. Netscape, frames, hit counters and animated envelopes. Everyone had a homepage, and every homepage was under construction.
Cult Classics: Small, strange and loved to bits by the people who found them.
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 1998 page.
Put it on your site
Run Hobonichi, or just remember it fondly? Here's its button, 88 by 31 like it's 1998. Paste this into your page:
In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 1998, then plays a short scene. Want Hobonichi in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.
