Remember Neopets?

[shrekfan246]

Now, I'm not sure about the rest of Escapist, but Neopets pretty much introduced me to the internet. It was the first site I visited daily and enjoyed exploring. I think I must have been about nine or ten. Thinking back, I can only remember good things about that site.

I think most of us will agree that nowadays, the site has really gone to the dogs. Mostly because they actually started to try and milk a profit from it. I can understand wanting to make some money for your work, and I guess the dickloads of ads everywhere just weren't doing it. Fair enough. Even though it's fair, it doesn't mean we have to like it.

A while ago they did a massive rollback, deleting any accounts that hadn't been used in the past year. My first account was one of the many deleted, as I lost my password for it ages ago. The site just feels so empty now. Like, you can really feel the lack of people. Or is that just me?

Anyways, I've still got my latest account. Mainly because I'm OCD about the plushies. If there's one thing I still like, it's being able to collect certain items, and I just adore the plushies. I want them all, as ridiculous as it is.

So, Escapist, have you still got a Neopets account? Do you use it? Come share your Neopets stories or whatever, I'm interested in how many of my fellow Escapists also have fond Neopets memories.

-Coughandmaybesomeonewantstotradecough-

Yeah, I remember it. 'Twas my first website that I actively visited (apart from GameFAQs) probably. . .oh, nine years ago now? I always had blue pets, but the only one I can really remember is the Shoryu. I stopped visiting after both of my accounts were frozen within a day of each other for literally no reason.

 

[Evill_Bob]

Ha! Such foolishness, I never saw the appeal of Neopets or any other "collect something that looks cool and do reletively nothing with it." I have never done something so silly!

*suddenly thinks back to his GaiaOnline days*

Yeah... never done something as silly... never... *cough*

 

[The Dutchess]

Played this years ago, had completely forgotten. This thread brought a tear of nostalgia to my eye. I loved my neopets! My favourites were the wolf looking ones.

 

[Z of the Na'vi]

I too, played Neopets when I was but a young one. Much like the other fine people in this thread, I was around 10 years old when I started playing it. This of course, was back when the website wasn't owned by Nickelodeon. As for specific Neopets, I had a Kiko.

One day, I purchased for myself a Mutant Paintbrush. The Kiko's name was "Ugly_Tennisball."

I was 10 years old. I could not have been happier.

"Hugs!"

 

[TheColdHeart]

I remember playing it briefly ages and ages ago. I must have started playing back when it was still new-ish from what I remember people saying about it. I remember I had a bright blue dog/wolf-type thing I thought it was pretty cool until other things took my attention and I just stopped playing for something else.

 

[The Hero Killer]

I used to love Neopets especially battling them in the arena, and then I discovered Pokemon

 

[Stalydan]

Jesus, I remember Neopets. I've not been on it about five or six years. I got an account when I was about 9 years old and it pretty much became one of my favourite websites. The games were fun and I found quite a few nice people on there. Got quite a bit of support there too when my Dad died which made me happy. I stopped logging on as much though as time went on because the site started to become a very premium friendly place and really stopped updating as much for the free accounts.

I went back from time to time and played some of the games and if I remember correctly, I had a ... Flotsam? Is that what the dolphin things were called? I had one of those and a blue rhino-thing. Can't remember any of the others xD

 

[EcstaticObsessive]

I too, played Neopets when I was but a young one. Much like the other fine people in this thread, I was around 10 years old when I started playing it. This of course, was back when the website wasn't owned by Nickelodeon.

Seems Nickelodeon ruins everything they buy out. I miss the old Quizilla.

I remember playing it briefly ages and ages ago. I must have started playing back when it was still new-ish from what I remember people saying about it. I remember I had a bright blue dog/wolf-type thing I thought it was pretty cool until other things took my attention and I just stopped playing for something else.

I used to love Neopets especially battling them in the arena, and then I discovered Pokemon

The ol' growing up and moving on thing, eh? Fair enough.

 

[Hecate]

Oh man, I played that site for yeeaaars when I was in highschool. When I went to college, my main account and my roommate's account were frozen because we shared an IP, so I quit for the most part. I've heard from friends who still liked the site that it's been going rapidly downhill, though. Glad I got out before I could experience that disappointment. I had a Royal Kyrii, Baby Hissi, Ghost Kougra, and Yellow Gelert (ironically my favorite) before they froze me. Had a Grey Scorchio and a Christmas Kougra on another account, but I gave that account away to a friend.


I sometimes go back to check things out, but the site is so flash-heavy and riddled with ads that my poor computer can't take it. And if I go to one of the pet lookups with tons of animated items on it, say goodnight - a Firefox crash is imminent.

When I quit Neo, I started playing Subeta.net and I've been there for almost six years now. The site's art and community are a lot better, and they let you sell their site credits for profit as well as buying and selling your own art, which is awesome. Subeta doesn't have flash games, but that's fine with me... you earn money through a quest system there and it's a lot easier to reach your goals. If anyone feels like signing up and giving it a shot, I'm the user Saga there and I'd be happy to help you get the hang of it.

 

[SD-Fiend]

I still have one just because. i had an account before that though but i lost it I do wish i could find it again and sign into it I had some good stuff on that account i even remember the pets i had.

also if anyone here doesn't want any more of their paintbrushes or rare items I'd be happy to friend you and you can gift them to me

 

[SD-Fiend]

Now, I'm not sure about the rest of Escapist, but Neopets pretty much introduced me to the internet. It was the first site I visited daily and enjoyed exploring. I think I must have been about nine or ten. Thinking back, I can only remember good things about that site.

I think most of us will agree that nowadays, the site has really gone to the dogs. Mostly because they actually started to try and milk a profit from it. I can understand wanting to make some money for your work, and I guess the dickloads of ads everywhere just weren't doing it. Fair enough. Even though it's fair, it doesn't mean we have to like it.

A while ago they did a massive rollback, deleting any accounts that hadn't been used in the past year. My first account was one of the many deleted, as I lost my password for it ages ago. The site just feels so empty now. Like, you can really feel the lack of people. Or is that just me?

Anyways, I've still got my latest account. Mainly because I'm OCD about the plushies. If there's one thing I still like, it's being able to collect certain items, and I just adore the plushies. I want them all, as ridiculous as it is.

So, Escapist, have you still got a Neopets account? Do you use it? Come share your Neopets stories or whatever, I'm interested in how many of my fellow Escapists also have fond Neopets memories.

-Coughandmaybesomeonewantstotradecough-

i have mine still but i can never find any paintbrushes do you have any?

 

[EcstaticObsessive]

Oh man, I played that site for yeeaaars when I was in highschool. When I went to college, my main account and my roommate's account were frozen because we shared an IP, so I quit for the most part. I've heard from friends who still liked the site that it's been going rapidly downhill, though. Glad I got out before I could experience that disappointment. I had a Royal Kyrii, Baby Hissi, Ghost Kougra, and Yellow Gelert (ironically my favorite) before they froze me. Had a Grey Scorchio and a Christmas Kougra on another account, but I gave that account away to a friend.


I sometimes go back to check things out, but the site is so flash-heavy and riddled with ads that my poor computer can't take it. And if I go to one of the pet lookups with tons of animated items on it, say goodnight - a Firefox crash is imminent.

When I quit Neo, I started playing Subeta.net and I've been there for almost six years now. The site's art and community are a lot better, and they let you sell their site credits for profit as well as buying and selling your own art, which is awesome. Subeta doesn't have flash games, but that's fine with me... you earn money through a quest system there and it's a lot easier to reach your goals. If anyone feels like signing up and giving it a shot, I'm the user Saga there and I'd be happy to help you get the hang of it.

Ah! You posted it! You're a sweetie!

i have mine still but i can never find any paintbrushes do you have any?

As of yet, no. I'm more on the look out for plushies at the moment, they're my obsession. I know where you can buy the Baby and Darigan brushes, though...

 

[elilupe]

I used to love Neopets, especially the Lupe dog-thing. That's where I got my name from. Sadly, my account seems to have been deleted

 

[King Toasty]

Neopets also introduced me to the Internet. I have good friends from there, although we all moved from the site back in '06 during the Viapocalypse. We talk about it from time to time, though. Good memories until Adam and Donna left.

I actually gained quite a following, not to brag or anything. *straightens tie*
Yes, I got banned quite a few times. Trolling, hatin' on Viacom, "inciting unrest", poorly-disguised sexual innuendos. Them were the good days.

 

[wilson_ty]

I used to have a blue wolf, and I played for a while every day. I thought, "Play games to get virtual money so I can upgrade a pet of my choosing? Who thought of this?!". Some of the games were a little beyond me, but I played the simple ones and earned lots of money, but the items had a huge gap that went from $500 to $500000 for some uber banana. As the years moved on, I discovered games like Counter-Strike, and Garry's Mod (I got Gmod 9 a little before Gmod 10, and was very happy to see the improvements. I love TTT now ), and moved on to other games. Now I'm playing games like Recettear, The Witcher 2, and Borderlands GOTY (well, those are the last three games I bought, two of which from the Steam sales, the other was on a whim).

Growing up. Happens to us all. You and me are the same, I just stuck to the really simple games and racked up masses of Neopoints to buy plushies. I play games like Fallout and Elder Scrolls occasionally, but my heart is with online flash games.

And sounds like you had a Lupe c:

Yep, that's the name of it
Strangely enough, I can't find myself staying with one game, though. I'll play Call of Pripyat for half an hour, then Terraria for a little while, and then Recettear for an hour. It was never like that with Neopets, but I guess I had a more straightforward way of thinking back then.

 

[xXGeckoXx]

I still use the stock market *hides in shame*. After FFX went down i needed a new fake stockmarket. The NP one is the closes I could get despite being wildly off.

I used to play it a lot when I was seven.

 

[PatSilverFox]

A furry thing I kept going for a long time.
The site really hasn't changed much.

 

[Loop Stricken]

I made all my Neopets into Krawks back when they were the new hotness. I had a mutant one and a pirate one.

Good times.

 

[FalloutJack]

No, and neither do you.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

What are Neopets? Something I missed out on I gather.