A Twitter account that catalogs classic interfaces from the history of web browsing, web design museum (opens in new tab)share a screengrab of the Steam homepage Around May 2005 (opens in new tab)Looking back at the early days of Valve’s juggernaut brought back memories of Day of Defeat Source, Surf Maps, and custom campaigns for Half-Life 1 that set our hearts on fire. Things have come a long way since those olive drab days.
Steam website from 2005 #WebDesignHistory #Steam pic.twitter.com/LU4PWzyGZdFebruary 3, 2023
With a little trip on the Wayback Machine, you can serve versions of your site from any era with a history of about 20 years. (opens in new tab)but I think the Web Design Museum has hit a true sweet spot with this 2005 iteration. our first look (opens in new tab) Released on Steam’s official website in 2002, today’s shiny gray and blue Terminator this snapshot (opens in new tab) Since 2006.
My eyes were immediately drawn to the Bronze/Silver/Gold editions of Half-Life 2. At the risk of revealing myself to be a pathetic bronze tier gamer, I had no idea what these gradations meant at first honestly his $85 gold edition of HL2 is He seemed to be in pretty bad shape.
according to moby games, Half-Life 2, Deathmatch, CS: Source, Half-Life 1 Source, Day of Defeat Source, and the “back catalog” of Valve games—probably the original GoldSrc Half-Life and its expansions? The pack also contained a physical box with strategy guides, posters and other classic swag bag fare.? I think it’s better than the Digital Deluxe Edition with the DLC pass.
Looking at the Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar artbook in the sidebar filled my heart with nostalgia and nostalgia. I remember poring over it for hours when I was in middle school. You’ll get a glimpse of alternate designs for iconic enemies and areas.
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and Prima “Eguides” were also really interesting for me to watch. Prima’s attempt at an early pivot to his Counter-Strike campaign in single player and digital content is like looking at the first tier of an abandoned tech tree—I think Counter-Strike is on top of that. We can imagine an alternate present with a scoop on Call of Duty. de ligur Such as cinematic campaigns and where Prima dominated and dominated the SEO video game guide space.
The whole shebang is wrapped up in that stunningly terrifyingly dull green color scheme that has been committed to steampots for years. Ok, maybe this isn’t “perfect UX design”, but damn it makes me feel something! Maybe it’s because I was a pretty boy back then who didn’t have to pay rent or taxes But this image really pulls me back in. At least it shows a smaller, milder Steam. (opens in new tab)Weird Wishlist Topper Reveals Controversy (opens in new tab)again, Opium. hairy hitler (opens in new tab).
