That was possibly the most hilarious thing I've ever read through and I'm sad I missed it

I completely forgot about this, I'm going to upload a page to my site soon and look into starting a webring, I've never started one before so it could be fun!

This is amazing, I'm gonna spend all night going through these lol

Thanks so much! It's the only thing I've ever used my design degree on orz

I had a little question, since it's been a while since I used a thread-based platform - what's the general rule on necro-ing threads? How long is too long before it's not appropriate to reply to a post? I ask because clearly this is a slower-paced space than the internet at large these days and I don't want to make any presumptions.

You might have to ask melon on that one but there is definitely some old threads that still get posts! I feel like you should be good! I know recently a couple month old post was dormant and it got a post from a new membe

Welcome! I too had a warrior cats phase (it would be best left in the past). I love your site's main page, the background is awesome! I'm gonna spend some time exploring it after! I hope you enjoy the forums!!!

What do you think is the best games console that totally bombed?

The big two are probably the GameCube and Dreamcast, but I want to posit the Wii U as the most underappreciated console of all time.

It really was a victim of bad branding and timing. Casual players thought it was just another peripheral for the Wii, and capital G gamers thought it was underpowered when the PS4 and Xbox One were just on the horizon. But it was powerful enough to keep up with the PS3 and Xbox 360 at the end of their lifespans, had a lot of great first-party games and actually had a lot of cross-platform support in the beginning as well. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag was definitely best on Wii U because the big map on the gamepad screen made sailing way better. But when it became obvious the console wasn't selling, third party support started dropping off so a lot of games that were released on Wii U didn't get all of the DLC that other consoles got (I'm still mad that I never got to play as Martian Manhunter in Injustice), and then later games didn't get released on Wii U at all until even Nintendo stopped supporting it.

But if you compare it to the Switch, a lot of the Switch's best games early on were just re-releases of Wii U games so you can't say the games on Wii U weren't great. And the Wii U actually has that old hardiness that Nintendo systems used to be known for. While the Switch has joycon drift and feels like a fragile bit of tech that would shatter if you dropped it, the Wii U is beefy, sturdy and could probably survive an attack by wild boars. The gamepad is also incredibly comfortable to hold. The Switch is actually the first Nintendo system post-SNES that I found uncomfortable, and actually had to buy a grip case to prevent my hands from cramping.

The touch screen was also used a lot more on Wii U than it is on Switch, because the Switch has to account for people playing in docked mode. But the Wii U didn't have that limitation. Even if you were playing on your TV you still had the gamepad in hand, and you could also play a lot of games exclusively on the gamepad like a handheld (albeit only within wireless range range of the console, but the Switch's battery life is so short I would hardly consider it a true portable either. I never play it handheld unless I'm within range of a plugin). So games like Scribblenauts could take full advantage of the touch screen and stylus. It was like having a Wii, a DS and an Xbox 360 mashed together into one system.

Lastly, the Wii U was fully compatible with all Wii games, including the full Virtual Console. Compared to needing a subscription to play the few classic games Nintendo releases on Switch, the VC was amazing and is sorely missed.

Thank you. The Wii U was my jam and I feel like it was overhated. I completely understand the flaws with it but man the game selection and power it managed while being a lower end console was crazy to me. Also I think I put my Wii U through more than any other console and that thing still works (granted I rarely use it). Another point that was amazing to me was that it had the Wii emulator built it which also gave it GC games.

Welcome! Your website already has some good style! I can't wait to see it grow!!! Enjoy the forums 

If you need any help getting started, UEAKcrash has some really good videos on mapping! That's how I got started! 
UeakCrash's Vids!!!
I would also recommend using Hammer++ over the original, since it's kinda an old piece of junk!

Thank you! I'm gonna look into that tonight! 

Those are a few of the monster flavours I haven't tried yet but really want to

Huge 50, Linkin Park and SOAD fan here too! I also love TF2 and want to get into map making at some point. Enjoy the forums and have a good time 

have you played powdertoy?
now thats a literal sandbox

Powdertoy is something I visit at least once a month, people's creations are insanely impressive

I looooove coconut flavour anything! I feel like this is a very divisive matter

I will always choose a bounty bar above any other chocolate solely for the coconut

Most online games today suck because although competitive communities can be amazing (take the early SSBM tournaments) modern online gaming is literally only about winning and doesn't breed interesting or welcoming communities like they used to.

TF2 for the nostalgia factor and how often I still play it but Portal 2 for level design and mechanics

Welcome! Trust me we all start somewhere. As for learning HTML/CSS it does take some time but there are plenty of good resources!!! Enjoy your stay here!!!