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dub3's pixel tribute to Moshi Monsters in 2008: a Web 2.0-era game site
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2008 page

dub3 card · www.moshimonsters.com

Moshi Monsters (2008)

Adopt a monster, keep it happy, and earn Rox solving daily puzzles.

Cost
2 RAM
Power
3
Rarity
Common
Family
Games
Era
Web 2.0 (2003 to 2008)
Collection
Dead Links

What it does

On reveal: +3 Power to a random card in your hand.

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.

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

The site, in 2008

Mind Candy's Flash game for children aged 6 to 12, where players adopted and cared for a pet monster and explored Monstro City.

Michael Acton Smith's London company launched it on 16 April 2008. It passed 25 million users by September 2010, claimed over 80 million registered users at its peak, and closed on 13 December 2019 as Flash was ending.

In 2008: Launched on 16 April; players chose one of six monsters to name and look after.

Web 2.0 era, 2003 to 2008. Rounded corners, reflections and drop shadows. Everything was social, and everything was in beta.

Dead Links: Gone, but not forgotten. Mostly forgotten.

Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2008 page.

Put it on your site

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

Moshi Monsters is a dub3 card

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 2008, then plays a short scene. Want Moshi Monsters in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.