databases/archives
assets from garage: bad dream adventure
all videos, audio, sprites, etc. from the remake of garage: bad dream adventure. ripped using assetstudio.
gifcities
an project by internet archive. database of gifs from archives of sites from the early internet. buttons, stamps, borders, blinkies, etc.
background archive
a collection of backgrounds suitable for custom html sites by hekate.
internet burn archive
an independent archive of experimental media. on their about page, internet burn archive describes themselves as such:
"Media Burn collects, preserves, and distributes documentary and experimental media produced by artists, activists, and community
groups. Our mission is to create positive social change by amplifying underheard voices, both in contemporary dialogue and the historical record."
cruelty squad custom content
a database of custom maps, mods and tools, and textures for the game cruelty squad.
undertale music sample list
a google doc providing several of the fl studio soundfonts and plugins used to make the soundtrack of undertale. also contains a chart listing the soundfonts used in each individual song.
lifescivoice
free articles on the life sciences.
erowid
a database of information on psychoactive plants and chemicals.
birdlife data zone
a database with information about birds. search by species, region, IUCN red list category, threats, habitats, species type, or policy agreements.
wikenigma
an encyclopedia of unknowns that remain in science. contains pages on the unknowns in the areas of history, language, life and earth sciences, mathematics, medicine, philosophy, and more.
gaming and computing databases
gametdbmainly a database of video game box and CD artwork, but also contains other information such as publisher, developer, synopses in multiple languages, etc.
vimm's lair
an excellent, safe and trustworthy database of games released on defunct consoles. most games are scanned for viruses. contains games for a wide variety of consoles.
TRS-80 revived site
archive of everything related to the TRS-80. emulators, programs, manuals, books, patches, games, etc.
media editing and manipulation
ezgif
convert videos to gifs, edit gifs frame-by-frame, speed up and slow down gifs, edit gifs and videos in various other ways easily.
dither me this
dither images in various pre-set custom styles that accurately emulate the look of specific computers such as the commodore 64.
dithering is also a stylish way to downsize images both in resolution and data.
cobalt
paste a URL to a video and automatically download it as video or audio only. safe way to download audio from youtube.
html tools
w3schools
a site full of information on every html tag and how to use them.
cbox
make an account to create and customize a live chatbox for you html site. code is automatically generated.
layout builder by hekate
a tool by hekate to easily design the layout of your website and automatically generate code for that design.
makers/generators
blinkiescafe
use templates to create custom blinkies easily.
earthbound battle background generator
mix and match layers to make custom earthbound backgrounds or use presets. can be downloaded as a still image or can be recorded to make a gif.
makes for good backgrounds for html sites.
because of how the recording feature works, a lot of times gifs will not come out as a perfect loop. i like to use ezgif's gif maker to remove the excess frames.
ace attorney turnabout creator by gamtam
create custom ace attorney court scenes.
tools
tinyurlshorten long urls to make them more easily shareable.
backloggd
like letterboxd, but for video games. log and review games and add them to lists. most features are free.
art
artfight
an event that happens annually every summer where artists will be split into two teams. upload your ocs and get points for sending 'attacks', drawing other people's ocs.
toyhouse
invite-only website where you can upload your ocs and organize/document information about your ocs.
pillowfort tumblr clone for those annoyed with the porn ban and wide array of bugs the original site has.
music
beepbox,jummbox,cardboardbox,and ultrabox.
cardboardbox is a mod of jummbox which is a mod of beepbox, while ultrabox combines many of the features of all three. they are very accessible web-based music programs that work with MIDI and chiptune. in early gaming, music was created with a similar method where a melody (or 'pattern') is assigned to a certain number in a channel. data for the song is stored in the link, so they can be shared easily. the links can be extremely long, so tinyurl is useful.
tunebat
a site that provides the key and bpm of certain songs along with other information. helpful for if you're making covers.
tapbpm
if you can't find the bpm for a song, tap your spacebar or click along to the beat on this site to find the bpm.
for fun
mspaint
a web-based replica of the original mspaint.
tf2 comics
the official tf2 comics.
to build a fire
a short story about a man freezing to death.
pinky and pepper forever
a comic about dog lesbians who go to hell.
hotblood
a webcomic series about a cowboy and a centaur.
tutorials
how to emulate an apple II on your PC
misc
interesting sites
demonbuster.com (LOUD)ROLY-POLYS comes here!!
ROLY-POLYS
japanese language resources
tofuguhub of resources for grammar, hiragana/katakana/kanji, conjucations, pretty much everything.
nihongo-e
another hub for a variety of japanese language resources.
kanshudo
lessons, flashcards, quizzes etc. categorized by skill level plus some other resources.
japanese calligrapher takumi
youtube channel that makes videos about japanese calligraphy.
real kana
drill your hiragana/katakana skills by matching romaji with kana and vice versa.