![]() ![]() Neopets was a virtual safe haven for much of the site’s prepubescent user base who, if they were anything like me, would rush home after school, power up the family computer, connect to the dial-up internet, and get as much done as possible before getting kicked off because someone needed to use the landline phone. We remember the glory days of this internet phenomenon, but also: the hacking, the gambling, and the ‘Wall of Shame’.īefore Club Penguin, before Runescape, before Habbo Hotel and all those other simulated worlds of internet folklore, there was Neopets – a colourful universe full of animated creatures whose heyday harks back to the turn of the century. Next year will mark 20 years since Neopets materialised on the World Wide Web, and with most of its former user base now in their 20s and 30s, it seems the time is ripe for a nostalgic resurgence. ![]()
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