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dub3's pixel tribute to Ninja Kiwi in 2006: a Web 2.0-era games portal
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2006 page

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Ninja Kiwi (2006)

Two Kiwi brothers, a dart-throwing monkey, and a great many balloons waiting to pop.

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

What it does

On reveal: -1 to +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.

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

The site, in 2006

The home of a New Zealand games studio run by brothers Chris and Stephen Harris, whose free Flash games include Bloons and Bloons Tower Defense.

Bloons, in which monkeys throw darts at balloons, came out in April 2007 from an idea by Stephen Harris's wife, and Bloons TD followed that year. Modern Times Group bought the studio in 2021 for about $186 million.

In 2006: Founded on 15 March by the Harris brothers. Bloons, the game that made its name, was still a year away.

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

Cult Classics: Small, strange and loved to bits by the people who found them.

Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2006 page.

Put it on your site

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

Ninja Kiwi is a dub3 card

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 2006, then plays a short scene. Want Ninja Kiwi in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.