dub3 card · www.imdb.com
IMDb (1996)
The Internet Movie Database — started as a Usenet FAQ.
- Cost
- 4 RAM
- Power
- 1
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Family
- Media
- Era
- Boom (1995 to 1998)
- Collection
- Megacorps
What it does
On reveal: +2 Power to your cards in other lanes.
On reveal happens once, when the card flips.
It costs 4 RAM to play and brings 1 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.
Media cards broadcast Power to your other lanes.
The site, in 1996
An online database of films, television and games, with cast and crew, plot summaries, trivia, ratings and reviews.
It grew from a hobby list kept by Col Needham, shared on the Usenet group rec.arts.movies from 1990, and reached the web in 1993. Amazon bought it in 1998 in a $55 million deal that included two other companies.
In 1996: Incorporated in the United Kingdom as Internet Movie Database Ltd, with Col Needham as its main owner.
Boom era, 1995 to 1998. Netscape, frames, hit counters and animated envelopes. Everyone had a homepage, and every homepage was under construction.
Megacorps: The giants. You've used most of them today.
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 1996 page.
In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 1996, then plays a short scene. Want IMDb in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.
