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dub3's pixel tribute to VGChartz in 2005: a Web 2.0-era database
Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2005 page

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VGChartz (2005)

High score: you, for now.

Cost
1 RAM
Power
2
Rarity
Common
Family
Games
Era
Web 2.0 (2003 to 2008)
Collection
The Long Tail

What it does

No ability.

No ability, just Power. Sometimes that's all a homepage needs.

It costs 1 RAM to play and brings 2 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 2005

A video game sales tracking site giving weekly console hardware and software sales figures by region.

It launched in June 2005 and is owned by Brett Walton. Its figures are estimates extrapolated from small retail samples, and some outlets, including Wired News, questioned their reliability. The site defends them.

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

The Long Tail: The niche, the local and the specialist. Most of the web, really.

Pixel tribute by dub3, after the 2005 page.

In the game, this pixel page loads the way it did in 2005, then plays a short scene. Want VGChartz in your deck? Make a free account and open some packs, or try a match first. No sign-up needed for that.