Cool Websites

Here's some links to websites that I stumbled upon in my internet travels, and really like.

Old Web Inspired and Archived Websites

Cameron's World
If you're going to visit any website on this list, visit this one. It's truly my favourite website. It's super well designed with old, gaudy gifs. It's such a treat to the eyes. Just keep scrolling down and experience all of its glory.

The GeoCities Gallery
GeoCities websites, categorised, and back up for your internet surfing pleasure.

One Terabyte of Kilobyte Age and the Tumblr version
Similar to the above link.

The Wondrous World's Guide to Ace Stuff
A list someone made of stuff they like. Read it and you'll see why I like it.

Victoria's blinkies and animated gifs collection
An old GeoCities page that has been archived. Lots of cute gifs and pixel art.

Sonny's Gif Page
A bit like I was going for with my gif page, except more organised and curated. A real blast from the past. I sure this website would have taken 4 minutes to load back in the day.

The GeoCities Gallery and Geocities Archive
An archive of different websites and "neighbourhoods".

The Old Net
A bit like The Internet Archive, but it's very user-friendly for a beginner.

The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
Archive of an old flash-based kids’ website for fun and entertainment, about all things gross.

The Kidz Page
An old website for entertainment for kids. The old clipart section is great.

Nekoweb
This is like a modern version of Neocities!

OoCities
Archived GeoCities sites.

The end of town
Scroll down and enjoy the ride!

Oddballz
I don't even know what this site is about, but the gifs are pretty great. I stumbled upon these gifs of monsters when I was browsing GifCities.

Gif Page
A weird and wonderful webpage full of gifs.

Adrian's Blinkie Collection
Another treat for the eyes. The rainbow ordering of the graphics is highly satisfying. They also have stamps and dividers.

Web Design Museum
Feast your eyes on screenshots of websites from the past.

Yesterweb Zine
This online zine ran for a few years until 2023, and it talks about the old internet.

Search Engines

Wilby
A search engine for the old web.

VHSearch! and NeoSearch
Search engines for Neocities.

Operating System Simulations

Windows 93
This website mimics the look of a Windows 93 desktop.

Windows 96
Similar to the above!

Cover Yourself In Oil
I know it’s a weird website name, lol, but it's like the 2 above websites.

Gaming websites

Spiritstead
Cute and cosy town building game.

Cybertown Revival
I never played the original Cybertown, let alone knew about it, but this looks like a cool project and I want to follow it.

Orisinal
I remember playing Orisinal games back when I was in high school. They are really adorable looking and my favourite was Winterbells

Old Games Download
This site has been around forever and kicks ass. Don't buy games, emulate them where you can!

SIM Game
This game isn't good by any means, but it really showcases how crappy homemade flash games were! It has its own charm, and the music helps.

Download over 700 free flash games!
I stumbled upon this site when I was browsing the Internet Archive. How cool!

eXoDOS
This is a program you download, and it's as simple as running the app and selecting a MS-DOS game to play. It also offers MS-DOS related mags, newsletters and books.

Townscaper
Make a cute town in your browser.

Cursor Camp
Use your cursor to explore an interactive camp, with up to 1000 other people around the world.

The Emulation Station
This is the most amazing creation by the Internet Archive. Use your browser to play games from the past. Emulate flash games, SEGA games, old MS-DOS games, and the list just goes on forever.

Artistic Sites

Kid Pix
Like an older and cooler version of Paint, made for kids.

Silk – Interactive Generative Art
Easily make beautiful art. dafont
Check out and download free fonts.

ntsc-rs
This is an effect that emulates analog TV and VHS artifacts onto your own videos and photos. They have a download for it, or as I prefer to, you can use it on their website.

Dither it!
Upload an image to give it a creative look.

RealWorld Graphics
Download old school cursors and icons for your computer. A lot of my icons on my desktop come straight from this site.

Wallpapers

Squidfingers
High quality repeating background patterns.

DINAMICOS
A website with cool repeating wallpapers.

Other Sites

For websites that don't fit into the other categories:

Living life like it's the 2000s
This is a really cool read on living life it's a simpler time.

Layout Masterlist
Great list of mostly free to use layouts for your Neocities website.

Ideas for Your Personal Website
Inspiration for things to add to your own Neocities.

listograhy
Look at lists of various things and make your own.

National Public Toilet Map
Handy map of public restrooms for those of us in Australia.

ShadeMap
Simulate sun shadows, any place in the world, and at any time of the day. Great for photographers planning on shooting outdoors.

Atlas of Living Australia
Have a look at all of the plants and animals found in specific parts of Australia.

Screenshots of old websites

I love the look of old websites and miss them. Here's some I remember from when I was a kid.

I need to upload the screenshots! Come back later please 😊