-:- Internet Oddities -:-
Here's a veritable collection of Internet Oddities and the like I've found. To be truthful, most of them aren't that odd at all, but the name has stuck around from an earlier time :¬).
Just a disclaimer: none of these sites have asked, been asked, or paid to be featured here.
Directories
Deleted City 3.0
Visualisation of the 2009 Geocities archive.
Visualisation of the 2009 Geocities archive.
The Geocities Gallery
Another Geocities Archive project with a more standard layout - might be easier to navigate.
Another Geocities Archive project with a more standard layout - might be easier to navigate.
ooh.directory
Huge directory of blogs about "every topic". You can even suggest your own to be added.
Huge directory of blogs about "every topic". You can even suggest your own to be added.
The Fanlistings
An organised directory of countless fanlisting sites.
An organised directory of countless fanlisting sites.
URL Town
Directory of "really nice websites". Can confirm, this is true lol.
Directory of "really nice websites". Can confirm, this is true lol.
Forum Directory
Directory of a large amount of the web's forums.
Directory of a large amount of the web's forums.
Fun
Awesome Cars
Collection of over 2,500 different "Awesome Car" meme videos covering a plethora of topics.
Collection of over 2,500 different "Awesome Car" meme videos covering a plethora of topics.
Endless Horse
It never ends!
It never ends!
Mr.doob
Pretty imfamous collection of things to fiddle with by Mr.doob and others coded in HTML and JS.
Pretty imfamous collection of things to fiddle with by Mr.doob and others coded in HTML and JS.
Playables
The "Websites" section has some fun interactable webgames.
The "Websites" section has some fun interactable webgames.
REMOJI
Cute little emoticon display widget.
Cute little emoticon display widget.
Science vs Magic
Monochromatic webtoys themed around geometry.
Monochromatic webtoys themed around geometry.
Windows93
Virtual desktop, parodying Win 95. LOTS of cool games and programs here! Brilliant time waster, and even source of creative tools.
Virtual desktop, parodying Win 95. LOTS of cool games and programs here! Brilliant time waster, and even source of creative tools.
Games
Duck Street
Collect accesories to customise virtual ducks. They're all skateboaring too for some reason...
Collect accesories to customise virtual ducks. They're all skateboaring too for some reason...
Old Game Downloads
Archive of abandonware from the 1970's up until the present.
Archive of abandonware from the 1970's up until the present.
My Abandonware
Another abandonware archive. This one's since 1965, so maybe those 5 years makes all the difference!
Another abandonware archive. This one's since 1965, so maybe those 5 years makes all the difference!
Increpare Games
Some freaky deaky little webgames.
Some freaky deaky little webgames.
Media Sources
GifCities
Project by the Internet Archive that aims to preserve gifs back from the GeoCities days. A real wealth of WEB 1.0 gifs, and a must see for any NeoCities creator.
Project by the Internet Archive that aims to preserve gifs back from the GeoCities days. A real wealth of WEB 1.0 gifs, and a must see for any NeoCities creator.
MindVis
Now defunct social networking site that still hosts buddy and avatar icons on IconHell and AvatarHell respectively.
Now defunct social networking site that still hosts buddy and avatar icons on IconHell and AvatarHell respectively.
Render96 Wiki
Huge wiki of N64 game and N64 era textures and sounds. Includes content from SM64, LoZ:OoT, and SSB Melee.
Huge wiki of N64 game and N64 era textures and sounds. Includes content from SM64, LoZ:OoT, and SSB Melee.
Cameron's World
You might well know about this already. "A love letter to the Internet of Old". Possibly the best showcase of Web 1.0 design.
You might well know about this already. "A love letter to the Internet of Old". Possibly the best showcase of Web 1.0 design.
99 Gif Shop
Fun retro-style gifs. On an equally fun site.
Fun retro-style gifs. On an equally fun site.
Freevived Smilies ARCHIVE
Archive and collection of Ralf Cort's imfamous 3D renders.
Archive and collection of Ralf Cort's imfamous 3D renders.
Web Clip Empire
75,000 clipart images from the late 90s.
75,000 clipart images from the late 90s.
Betty's Graphics
"The largest hand-curated graphics archive on Neocities!" according to the webmaster. A reported 16,713 images hosted.
"The largest hand-curated graphics archive on Neocities!" according to the webmaster. A reported 16,713 images hosted.
Re:source Webring
Webring of sites that host and share "graphics, layouts, or tutorials"
Webring of sites that host and share "graphics, layouts, or tutorials"
Dokodemo
Some neat web materials. The site is worth checking out regardless!
Some neat web materials. The site is worth checking out regardless!
Bonnibel's Graphic Collection
Massive collection of gifs and images, neatly sorted into a directory.
Massive collection of gifs and images, neatly sorted into a directory.
Not Quaden Network
Splendid source of buttons, blinkies, badges, stamps, and more. I love the design of this site also.
Splendid source of buttons, blinkies, badges, stamps, and more. I love the design of this site also.
Free-Avatars
Free MySpace era graphics. Includes free avatars, smilies, emoticons, blinkies, icons plus more.
Free MySpace era graphics. Includes free avatars, smilies, emoticons, blinkies, icons plus more.
Fillster
Full of amazing old graphics and clipart. Custom buttons, cursors, dividers etc.
Full of amazing old graphics and clipart. Custom buttons, cursors, dividers etc.
Mazeguy Smilies
Fantastic source of smilies. Most of them are original creations of Mazeguy.
Fantastic source of smilies. Most of them are original creations of Mazeguy.
Webmaster Tools
Atabook
Free and easy guestbook service.
Free and easy guestbook service.
fc2 Clap
Free clap widget. Kinda like "likes" or cheers for your page.
Free clap widget. Kinda like "likes" or cheers for your page.
imood
Mood status widget. Pick an emoji and a mood, and it will update to your site.
Mood status widget. Pick an emoji and a mood, and it will update to your site.
Sadgirl.Online resources
Plenty of webdev resources and code examples/guides.
Plenty of webdev resources and code examples/guides.
Hekate
Webmaster quiz, button maker, backgrounds and more!
Webmaster quiz, button maker, backgrounds and more!