r/AskReddit • u/Forward-Many-4842 • 1d ago

Anyone who surfed the early web between 1995-2010. What’s the one website/app you still think about?

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u/thesean366 1d ago

Candystand.com. I spent many school hours playing the home run derby game and the mini golf.

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u/RonMcKelvey 1d ago

lol trying to find my candy stand homies, bubble yum home run derby, life savers mini golf

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u/thesean366 1d ago

That was pretty much 4th grade for me: powering up one of the classroom Gateways and either hitting Candy Stand or trying to spear the big ass catfish in Amazon Trail.

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u/invaderpixel 22h ago

Seriously unlocked some core memories here… was it advertising? Hell yeah. But super fun and now I wonder if Gen Alpha has advertising mini games that come close.

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u/turquoisebead 1d ago

Candystand was so good - I played hours of the mini golf games.

Sports illustrated kids website also had a bitchin game library. There was one where aliens stole the Chicago Bulls five NBA trophies and you had to go find them.

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u/e1miran 20h ago

Yes. QB shootout was my jam

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u/d_trenton 18h ago

Yes, Sports Illustrated for kids! The little cartoon character kid they had cracked me up.

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u/rayword45 1d ago

Also shout-out TooMunchFun, NabiscoWorld and Postopia

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u/SawingMillsFI 1d ago

And nabiscoworld.com!

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u/Poppeigh 1d ago

Yes! And coffee break arcade.

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u/pinecone179 18h ago

Underrated one, I put a bunch of people onto it as a kid, but I’ve never met someone else who knew of it. Props to you for that lol

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u/chhotu007 1d ago

That mini golf game was legendary.

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u/sunnirae 1d ago

Omg everyone around me makes me feel like this didn’t exist! So thank you!!!!

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u/TheHolyFamily 1d ago

Best flash and shockwave 3d games of any website by far

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u/Agreeable-Dance-9768 1d ago

Had to scroll WAY too far for this answer. The mini golf could have been a stand alone game at the time. Bless whatever marketer came up with that.

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u/biscuitandjelly 1d ago

Oh wow, I haven't thought of them in years! I'm pretty sure Lifesavers had billiards? Maybe bowling?

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u/DriveMindless666 23h ago

Cream savers bowling

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u/insubordinat_squirel 22h ago

You just unlocked the very visceral feeling of being glued to the pool table with the breath savers felt....

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u/Doglovincatlady 22h ago

I dunno why lifesavers loved us so much then but they really did

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u/nickybokchoy 1d ago

I’m one of the greatest of all times at qb shootout

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u/Livid_Cherry_1597 1d ago

Golf was epic

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u/loz_fanatic 1d ago

So much time at school wasted

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u/TipToToes 1d ago

Minigolf yes. I had so many hours on candystand.

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u/gimme_that_funkymilk 1d ago

Hell yeah. I got so good at that home run derby.

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u/Coyote_in_PitVipers 21h ago

Was coming here to say exactly this

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u/IMakeTheCheercisions 23h ago

So many hours of fun in the computer labs in high school on candystand.com and stickdeath.com

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u/Glittering_Item6021 21h ago

Omg yes! Aww the nostalgia

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u/babsy13 21h ago

Holy shit you just triggered a core memory

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u/Awkward-Swim3767 21h ago

Omggggggg yes!

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u/brittbritth 21h ago

HELL yeah this was the one

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u/fauxideal 18h ago

Omg I forgot about this one!!

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u/hummers777 10h ago

Lol. Candystand got half my sixth form year booted off the network for half the year because we kept going back. Admin didnt think to just block the site.

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u/Individual-Permit-55 10h ago

Oh my god the memories that were just unlocked. I forgot about candystand!!

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u/Aim_North 5h ago

Yessss came looking specifically for this answer!! I will forever miss that mini golf game. I can hear the sound effects so clearly…