When was the first time you visited Eurogamer? Do you remember what it looked like?
In the 25 years that Eurogamer has existed, it has had at least six major design revisions. Thanks to archive.org’s wonderful Wayback Machine we can perform digital archeology and revisit those designs to see what was trendy in web design at the time – whether it be 11-point Verdana in the late 90s, rounded corners in the early aughts, or Proxima Nova becoming fashionable in the early twenty-teens.
But… what if we could go one step further – and instead of looking at frozen examples from the past – enjoy any Eurogamer article using a working version of our older designs?
To celebrate Eurogamer’s 25th anniversary, that’s exactly what we’ve done!
If you are using the desktop version of the site you’ll notice at the top of the page a theme switcher, which allows you to experience Eurogamer articles as they looked at various points in history.
Want to get a sense of how the site looked and felt in the very first days of the site? Switch to version one. Want to experience a lighter, more colourful (and the actual best) version of Eurogamer? Switch to version three!