Celebrate GBAtemp's 20th birthday month in style ... 2002 style!

Take a journey back to the past with our limited-time retro, throwback style!

This nostalgic GBAtemp style harkens back to GBAtemp's past and is a recreation of the forum style used between 2002 and 2006. While not totally accurate, we thought it would be a fun way to browse GBAtemp as we celebrate our 20th anniversary.

Did someone say "pips"?

Yes, pips are also making a return! You'll find them proudly displayed on your profile and next to posts replacing the XP level bar on this style (don't worry, you'll still accumulate and gain XP even if you're using the throwback style).

Interested in reading more about pips? View the Member Ranks article on our Wiki for more information! Pip pip! Cheerio!

Happy 20th birthday, GBAtemp!

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[CeeDee]

i never knew just how badly i needed this. can we keep it?

 

[JuanMena]

You Administrators better leave the tempStyle (throwback) permanently.

 

[zoogie]

What are pips?

https://gbatemp.net/threads/gary-bo...tendo-4-5-million.602290/page-14#post-9650532

 

[sombrerosonic]

Aw man, its not perma? sad, would be awesome if they added this to the patrion thing as a bonus

 

[Ondrashek06]

Aw man, its not perma? sad, would be awesome if they added this to the patrion thing as a bonus

PLEASE. I would pay to have the layout permanent.

 

[PalindromicBreadLoaf]

Despite not being on the site back before 2017 (meaning no nostalgic memories with this theme), I think it looks quite nice. Maybe if enough people use it it should could be made permanent *wink wink*.

 

[jt_1258]

and dark reader works just the same. retro with a few dashes less of eye searing light mode XD

 

[Frankbel]

I love this theme, it makes me feel younger.

 

[Marc_LFD]

Cool as that is, I just love using a black/dark theme on everything. Easier on the eyes, too.

 

[GhostLatte]

Sounds like we should get in the van

 

[Dionicio3]

I remember when I made a thread about finding some "secret" pips lol

 

[Naendow]

Please do not remove this theme. It is just great.

 

[SaulFabre]

the good old 2002 GBAtemp's theme is back

 

[urbanman2004]

Celebrate GBAtemp's 20th birthday month in style ... 2002 style!

Take a journey back to the past with our limited-time retro, throwback style!

This nostalgic GBAtemp style harkens back to GBAtemp's past and is a recreation of the forum style used between 2002 and 2006. While not totally accurate, we thought it would be a fun way to browse GBAtemp as we celebrate our 20th anniversary.

Did someone say "pips"?

Yes, pips are also making a return! You'll find them proudly displayed on your profile and next to posts replacing the XP level bar on this style (don't worry, you'll still accumulate and gain XP even if you're using the throwback style).

Interested in reading more about pips? View the Member Ranks article on our Wiki for more information! Pip pip! Cheerio!

Happy 20th birthday, GBAtemp!

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This user interface was way before my time, lol.

 

[HarveyHouston]

@shaunj66 Let me guess... you guys kept these web assets after all these years, and needed some excuse to start using them again. AmIRight?

UPDATE: Just used the Wayback Machine - this is the earliest webpage I could find of GBAtemp, which is not quite the 2002 look that is being promoted (according to the GBAtemp wiki, this look actually was developed in 2005): https://web.archive.org/web/20021127050701/http://gbatemp.m4d.sm/

 

[CrisMod]

Hey Google .... Sorry mistake.....

 

[Araeden]

This brings me back man... Long years of dark mode have left me vulnerable to bright webpages.

I still miss the "Game Releases" section in the bottom middle though. Used to be I looked to GBATemp to get all the latest info on new GBA games.

 

[64bitmodels]

Omg this looks so cool. I used to browse sites and forums like vizzed back in the day so seeing this brings back some nostalgia

 

[PrincessLillie]

Oh, it's all coming back to me...

when I read pips, I totally thought you said pipis

 

[Cyan]

nice theme