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| owner=[[User:Hivebrain|Hivebrain]]
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| url= http://sonicology.fateback.com
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| type=Prototype Information
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'''Sonicology''' is a [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] website owned by [[Hivebrain]]. The principal sections of the site cover prototypes, game information, cameos and downloads.
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'''Sonicology''' is a [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] website owned by [[User:Hivebrain|Hivebrain]]. The principal sections of the site cover prototypes, game information, cameos and downloads.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
*'''2001'''
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*'''2001:''' The site was originally hosted by Topcities, and was a typical bland Sonic fansite.
The site was originally hosted by Topcities, and was a typical bland Sonic fansite.
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*'''2002:''' The site moved to Fateback (which, at the time, was completely free of ads), and was given a swish new red-and-black design.
*'''2002'''
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*'''2003:''' Another redesign - making use of a separate frame for navigation (which remains to this day), and a visual style reminiscent of GameFAQs.
The site moved to Fateback (which, at the time, was completely free of ads), and was given a swish new red-and-black design.
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*'''2004:''' The third and final redesign copied the style of ''[[Sonic Jam]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s "Hall of Fame", and a PHP news script was installed. Hosting for the site is now spread across Fateback, Ionichost and [[Hacking CulT]].
*'''2003'''
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*'''2005:''' Updates to the site ceased in late Summer, and Sonicology is now officially defunct. Hivebrain was expected to open a replacement site sometime in 2006, but the plan never materialised.
Another redesign - making use of a separate frame for navigation (which remains to this day), and a visual style reminiscent of GameFAQs.
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*'''2014:''' The site no longer exists. As such, it only redirects to an empty index page.
*'''2004'''
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*'''Notes:''' A recurring motif of all four site layouts is the blue logo on a spritesheet-like background.
The third and final redesign copied the style of [[Sonic Jam]]'s "Hall of Fame", and a PHP news script was installed. Hosting for the site is now spread across Fateback, Ionichost and [[Hacking CulT]].
 
*'''Notes'''
 
A recurring motif of all four site layouts is the blue logo on a spritesheet-like background.
 
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
[http://sonicology.fateback.com Sonicology]
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[http://web.archive.org/web/20130502160144/http://sonicology.fateback.com/ Sonicology] (Archive.org)
  
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[[Category:Fansites]]

Revision as of 13:53, 13 April 2018

Template:Infobox Website

Sonicology is a Sonic website owned by Hivebrain. The principal sections of the site cover prototypes, game information, cameos and downloads.

History

  • 2001: The site was originally hosted by Topcities, and was a typical bland Sonic fansite.
  • 2002: The site moved to Fateback (which, at the time, was completely free of ads), and was given a swish new red-and-black design.
  • 2003: Another redesign - making use of a separate frame for navigation (which remains to this day), and a visual style reminiscent of GameFAQs.
  • 2004: The third and final redesign copied the style of Sonic Jam's "Hall of Fame", and a PHP news script was installed. Hosting for the site is now spread across Fateback, Ionichost and Hacking CulT.
  • 2005: Updates to the site ceased in late Summer, and Sonicology is now officially defunct. Hivebrain was expected to open a replacement site sometime in 2006, but the plan never materialised.
  • 2014: The site no longer exists. As such, it only redirects to an empty index page.
  • Notes: A recurring motif of all four site layouts is the blue logo on a spritesheet-like background.

External links

Sonicology (Archive.org)