ST Nostalgia

[ianpaschal 77]

Hi all,

 

This evening in chat, a bit of discussion about the days of old on ST was started and I realised that there are many members on the site who have been members for upwards of 10 years (I myself will turn 10 in November this year).

Samerton had the bright idea of a nostalgia thread, which, being the self-indulgent guy I am, created.

 

So yeah. Nostalgia for "the good old days" and "back in my day" has a home now. Insert nostalgia below this line:

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Question 1:

 

Chat reunion? Yes, lets do it. I will contact all the old members I know on FB about it.

Question 2:

Samerton, Krbe, and I tried to scour Google for some screen shots of the old ST versions. Anyone have any to share? I'd love to gaze upon ST v4 one last time.

[JP Schriefer 5,590]

I like to use Waybackmachine to see old versions of websites I want to, but Simtropolis is not possible I don't know why

Anyway,this topic will be good, it's always nice to remember some things.

[Duke87 1,070]

Simtropolis isn't available on Wayback because Wayback's bots which archive pages are not allowed to browse the site, for performance reasons.

 

As for old screenshots... well, I certainly have a bunch. Here's one from 2004, one from 2006, and one from 2008:

 

[mrbisonm 1,620]

I became a member in September/October 2002  I think, when there were only a total of 70 or so members as much as I can remember. Changed my name in March 2003 and never left the site since. Ah, the nostalgie.....Besides Dirk, I think I am about the only one left that is still active from the first 100 members. Am I ?

 

Fred

[ianpaschal 77]

Nice! Thanks for the screen shots Duke!

In chat I was trying to remember when my favourite version was and I remember it was the almost totally grey UI which I think was your middle shot. I seem to recall that one being a really nice, clear, no nonsense kind of UI.

[jmsepe 2,039]

Well, I'll wait for a hundred years so I might as well be proud of being a senior.. Haha.

 

Seriously guys, I have been here since 2008 with my old account but I totally forgot the password. I was too lazy to keep changing it so I made a new one in 2013, I only thought of using this account for downloading plugins but I never though interacting with you guys will be interesting. It all started with deciding to make a city journal. Anyway, so to make the long story short (although it might not be as long as your histories), here I am being actively participating in the forum.

 

Haha, not much of an history but in the coming years, it will be.

[MandelSoft 2,769]

I can still remember the old 2008 interface. It was pretty decent for as long as it lasted...

Also, I was named mrtnrln back then, which is still quite an unspeakable name

[simlink 1,098]

I joined during that last pic of Duke's ...ST5. 

Things certainly have changed since then. I can only imagine seeing the site change over the entire 11 years it has been around...

 

Certainly interesting to look back!

[Duke87 1,070]

I have been here since 2008 with my old account but I totally forgot the password.

 

What was your old username?

[jmsepe 2,039]

 

I have been here since 2008 with my old account but I totally forgot the password.

 

What was your old username?

 

 

simcity4rushhour. It's here.. https://community.simtropolis.com/user/229458-simcity4rushhour/ It is totally inactive now. It even never had one post..

 

Oh yeah notice the latest online was 2014? I tried to reopen that account by changing it's password lately but at that time, I already started posting my CJ with this. So I decided to nix it. 

 

Pardon if I have two accounts in ST, I decided not to pursue the old one because I already had this "jmsepe" account active. 

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Ah, them were the days.  This place was going strong, sort of, when the web was empty of phone-maniacs.  This, too, shall pass.

[.soapy 127]

oh, that 2008 simtrop, I was quite fond of that layout...

It's funny to think that this site has been around long enough now to have its own nostalgia thread, it's been a long time coming even. There's often nostalgic reflection going on in chat from the times of old

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

You know, when I was a kid there wasn't even TV.  Only radio.

[Larks2242 251]

I noticed a topic about myspace, that in itself is when you know you have an old screenshot

[Sabretooth78 808]

That first screenshot takes me back...

[nathanthemayor 1,261]

Wow I remember when i joined in late 2009, ST was in like 6.0 mode(So different!), and I remember I first came upon this site in February of that year(Stumbled upon it from a link on a Sc4 YouTube video)

[Tropod 144]

Simtrop & I have been through a lot together in my early days  ...........despite not being as active as I once was, I like to check-in etc to see what's going on, read the main articles and the like. I'm still amazed at how far this game has come.

[Huston 5,798]

Lol, looks like I came late to the party in 2009, when I first found out that mods fo SC4 existed I think I got around to ST6, missing out on ST5. The interfaces for 6 and 7 never really differed that much, and my history as a lurker for 2 years wasn't that much interesting. Only really started to interact in 2010 when I started Llithustania Worst pictures ever back then It's been a great time on this site ever since then, and everyone's been so great to me, something I just have to love about Simtropolis

[T Wrecks 10,209]

The strangest thing is that I couldn't even remember the old designs. I mean, I've been around for nearly 10 years, but if you asked me what ST 5 looked like, all you'd get as a reply would be a shrug and a blank stare. I do remember there were some designs I didn't like that much, though. I'm pretty happy with the current one, but I may have forgotten about its exact look a further 3 years onwards.

[Prens 168]

For those familiar with chat, the old thread will be a good way to remember the good old days.

[Terring 6,473]

I remember the 2008 design too because that's the year I made my first steps here. What a nice year

[TheCjm1999 11]

I use to visit this site quite frequently back in 2011, before I finally decided to join and become a Simtropolis Member. Throughout my two and a half years on Simtropolis, I have witnessed a few changes, such as the addition of "Groups" and the occasional collapse due to an overload of users At first, I was only interested in the ST/Exchange and I wasn't interested about the forums at all! Then a few months ago, I was bored one day and decided to post in the forums and soon became a regular member. So yeah, that's a bit of my nostalgia on Simtropolis. Out of interest, who is the first ever member of Simtropolis and when was the site formed?

[Meg 368]

Simtrop & I have been through a lot together in my early days  ...........despite not being as active as I once was, I like to check-in etc to see what's going on, read the main articles and the like. I'm still amazed at how far this game has come.

 

 

Tropod?   omg, it's great to see you!

 

[dudyconstructor 43]

So great to see you guys!!

 

Here's my contribution of how ST chat used to look like... chat was my favorite part of ST

 

[Haljackey 17,322]

After restoring my files from a format. I found a couple screens of ST 7

 

 

[Larks2242 251]

Haha I remember that version, so many memories.

 

Figure I'll add my own.

 

 

Yeah, IE is all I know back then

[hamsterTK 93]

The actual website is very excellent right now.

 

I mostly remember this site being a slow, glitchy nightmare between a few of those updates. And the STEX screwing the pooch and a bunch of lost treasures because some people had hangups with upload permissions. I was always the outspoken appreciator of many amatuerish yet creative BAT's that fit into my cities just perfectly, and missed them when they vanished.

 

The site as it looked around 2006 was pretty nice though, for the era. The festive christmas banners were great too.

[GingerBlokey 30]

I feel so old. I can't believe it's been over 10 years since I joined this website. (I actually joined in mid-2003 as Norman).

 

I haven't been around much lately as I'm not really playing but I have some really, really fond memories of ST. Especially during the 'black' era circa 2004-5. Those were the days. 

 

[A Nonny Moose 8,261]

Glad to see you are still about.

[Duke87 1,070]

The "black era" actually ended on or shortly after October 27th, 2004. It began in March/April of 2003.

 

But details. Nice to see you Ginger!