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+ | | screenshot=Sonicology_img.PNG | ||
+ | | screenwidth=300 | ||
+ | | owner=[[User:Hivebrain|Hivebrain]] | ||
+ | | url= http://sonicology.fateback.com | ||
+ | | type=Prototype Information | ||
+ | | launch=2001 | ||
+ | | status=Offline<br> | ||
+ | }} | ||
− | '''Sonicology''' is a [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] website owned by [[Hivebrain]]. The principal sections of the site cover prototypes, game information, cameos and downloads. | + | '''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''' | + | *'''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. | + | *'''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''' | + | *'''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. | + | *'''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''' | + | *'''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. | + | *'''2014:''' The site no longer exists. As such, it only redirects to an empty index page. |
− | *'''2004''' | + | *'''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] | + | [http://web.archive.org/web/20130502160144/http://sonicology.fateback.com/ Sonicology] (Archive.org) |
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Fansites]] |
Revision as of 13:53, 13 April 2018
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)