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dub3's pixel tribute to NetEase in 1997: a Boom-era web portal
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 1997 page

dub3 card · www.163.com

NetEase (1997)

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Cost
2 RAM
Power
2
Rarity
Rare
Family
Commerce
Era
Boom (1995 to 1998)
Collection
The Long Tail

What it does

On reveal: Enemy cards cost 1 more to play here.

On reveal happens once, when the card flips.

It costs 2 RAM to play and brings 2 Power to its lane. You get 1 RAM in round 1, 2 in round 2, and so on.

Commerce cards grow every round and make your opponent pay more to play.

The site, in 1997

A Chinese internet company whose 163.com portal grew from free email into news, games and music. Ding Lei founded it in June 1997.

The address comes from 163, the number people dialled to get online in China. It is credited with China's first free email service, and has turned out games such as Fantasy Westward Journey.

In 1997: Founded in June by Ding Lei with three employees, selling email servers to internet providers before building its own sites.

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 1997 page.

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 1997, then plays a short scene. Want NetEase in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.

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