RetroCrave

Building RetroCrave with love for the old-school web ✨

Your portal to the Y2K & Flash‑era web — glitter text, preloaders, cursor trails, guestbooks, hit counters, and pure personality. No algorithm required.

✨ What we're building

What is RetroCrave?

We're celebrating the 2000s web: fast intros, louder gradients, and sites that felt like yours. Expect a curated archive, rebuilds of classic effects in modern HTML5 (no plugins!), and easy tools to make your pages sparkle again.

  • Glitter & blinkie generators — Flash‑inspired, HTML5 powered
  • Ready‑to‑paste profile graphics, badges, stamps & buttons
  • Period‑accurate layouts with modern accessibility

Remember these?

  • “Loading… 0% → 100%” preloaders you could watch like TV
  • Under‑construction GIFs & “Best viewed at 1024×768”
  • Guestbooks, webrings, and sparkling hit counters
  • <marquee> and <blink> (we’ll keep the spirit, not the tags)
  • Away messages, Winamp skins, AIM sounds, pixel hearts 💖

We loved the creativity. We're bringing it back — minus the pop‑ups.

Tech glow‑up

Back then: Macromedia Flash, ActionScript 2, vector sprites. Today: CSS animations, Canvas, SVG filters, and Web Audio. Same vibes, healthier stack.

Get involved

Have a folder of old SWFs, PNG packs, or pixel fonts? We’d love to feature community finds with proper credit.

Contributor portal opens at launch.