What were the previous GiantBomb Site Designs - Off-Topic

#1 Posted by harinosho (562 posts) - 3 months, 11 days ago

Does anyone have a example of what the website used to look like from its first design to the current one?

Just wondering how the site used to look.

#2 Posted by RickyF (10 posts) - 3 months, 11 days ago

You can always check gamebomb.ru. They are usually a few redesigns behind.

#3 Edited by CaptainTightPants (2777 posts) - 3 months, 11 days ago

http://web.archive.org/web-cdx/20081104150925/http://www.giantbomb.com/

Is that what you're looking for?

#4 Posted by harinosho (562 posts) - 3 months, 11 days ago

@captaintightpants: Thanks. Pretty big difference

#5 Posted by Ravelle (538 posts) - 3 months, 11 days ago

If you go back to the beginning with the Way back machine you'll also see it used to be just a wordpress blog and you can listen to the very first Jeff Ryan bombcast. ;p

#6 Posted by Fattony12000 (4379 posts) - 3 months, 11 days ago

@harinosho: I've recorded a few screenshots of the previous version of Giant Bomb, if anyone else has high quality PNGs to share with the rest of us, I'm sure it'd be greatly appreciated by the family. Namaste.

http://www.giantbomb.com/amnesia/3015-286/forums/the-giant-bomb-website-memorial-1423939/

#7 Posted by HansKisaragi (616 posts) - 3 months, 11 days ago

oh gawd i remember this

http://web.archive.org/web-cdx/20080913083052/http://www.giantbomb.com/

#8 Posted by RazielCuts (1724 posts) - 3 months, 11 days ago

Arrow Pointing Down mother 'effers!

http://web.archive.org/web-cdx/20080509055907/http://www.arrowpointingdown.com/

#9 Edited by LiquidPrince (14667 posts) - 3 months, 11 days ago

Whoa half star review, I didn't remember you existed on this site!

#10 Posted by coakroach (2387 posts) - 3 months, 11 days ago

This thread is freaking me out

#11 Edited by Marzy (671 posts) - 3 months, 11 days ago

Wow, I can't believe how different it originally looked. :O

I was around at that time, but I couldn't even remember it looked liked that.

#12 Posted by dungbootle (2247 posts) - 3 months, 11 days ago

I never realized the site was so old actually.

#13 Posted by harinosho (562 posts) - 3 months, 11 days ago

off topic : Does anyone know what "BDDT" means?

#14 Edited by rufo (53 posts) - 3 months, 11 days ago

@marzy: Same here. I remember the old WordPress theme way more then I remember any of these old full site designs...

#15 Edited by ajamafalous (10613 posts) - 3 months, 11 days ago

@captaintightpants said:

http://web.archive.org/web-cdx/20081104150925/http://www.giantbomb.com/

Is that what you're looking for?

God, that design is about 3000% better than the curent one; confirms that I'm not just remembering the old designs with nostalgia. Look at how many news stories I can fit on my screen at once. Literally all of them.

#16 Posted by Ghostiet (4758 posts) - 3 months, 11 days ago

@ajamafalous: I really think that the one from 2010 was basically perfect - the only thing I would change is stretch it a bit to fit in the Community Showcase and that's it.

#17 Edited by TobbRobb (3308 posts) - 3 months, 11 days ago

2010 design for life.

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