GameFAQs Archive
Hello, and welcome to the GameFAQs Archive. This site was inspired by ColdFusion's now defunct 'Nostalgia Project', and was originally created by Chris "Roaddhogg" Mawson in March 2003. The GFA was established with the intention of being a comprehensive repository of interesting topics, landmarks, user pages and events from the history of the GameFAQs message boards, primarily to give users an insight into how they have evolved since their inception in 1999. Special thanks go to Insder, Joycey, yarjar, Luigi and Tails, and Raijin for their administrative support and assistance in the past.
To navigate the site, click a link and the 'Back' button to return to this index. The GFA is best viewed with a standards-compliant web browser; some files may not display correctly in Internet Explorer. If you'd like to contribute any interesting, noteworthy or humourous GameFAQs events in the form of HTML sources or images, please log into your GFA account (click 'Register' to create a new one), and use the 'Contribute' link in your user navigational bar. If you spot any errors, typos or glitches whilst browsing the Archive, please let me know via the 'Feedback' page once you have logged into your account; along with any other suggestions, comments or queries that you may have.
Finally, it should be noted that this archive contains content that may be considered highly offensive by some, and the GFA accepts no liability for any repercussions occurred as a result of you viewing these pages. Any abuse of the submission or feedback systems will result in the blocking of your IP address from viewing this site; which is irreversible.
N.B. The GFA and associated projects have been on hiatus since August 2007. Details on the future of the site to be announced in the new year.
Short Break: Just a heads-up that I'm taking a few days off from GFA-related "work" this week, having updated the site every day in the past month. I'm also going to be on vacation between the 28th and 31st; I aim to fully zero the queues before I leave. (8/21)
GameFAQs Spinoffs Archive: It was inevitable; the GFA has its own first official spinoff - the GameFAQs Spinoffs Archive. This project will primarily be administrated by miikrr, with myself helping to process the queue but having little to do with adding new files. If you have any files from GameFAQs' numerous spinoffs you'd like to submit, please do so on the Spinoffs Archive in the same manner you do here: the user databases are merged, so there is no need to register an additional account. (8/15)
Extended Downtime: My apologies for the twenty-four hour downtime yesterday; it annoyed me as much as anyone else. Bihira, my webhost, has offered the following explanation:
There was a twenty four hour downtime between 2:00 A.M. (GMT) to 2:00 A.M. (GMT) on August 11, 2007 and August 12, 2007.
During this time ModernBill automatically sent a command to cPanel to terminate a web hosting package for non-payment. However, cPanel didn’t properly remove all subdomains which created a problem in the apache configuration file. Thus apache was not able to restart after the removal of the web hosting package. To fix this issue we repaired the apache configuration file and restarted apache. We apologize for any downtime.
This outage was paired with another problem. We are working in a temporary office when a theft occurred. However, only a few of our equipment was stolen but all the computers were locked up and couldn’t be stolen. This theft hampered our ability to efficiently run our office for the day and we were not able to fix apache configuration file error until now. For anyone worried about their information being stolen, we take great strides in protecting our member’s information. All members’ information that is stored on any computer (which isn’t a lot to begin with) is securely encrypted, locked, and hidden and checked on a random regular basis for security measures.
If any member has any other questions, please feel free to respond. Again, we apologize for this downtime and are taking strides to ensure it will not happen again. (8/12)
Feedback Required: With another free day coming up tomorrow, I'll be looking to add additional user features and pages to the site. If you have any ideas, please send them in via the feedback form for consideration. Thanks! (8/9)
12/28/06 - There's lies, damned lies and then there's NGG "statistics". -
Exiledfromreality
12/28/06 - An "unbiased" comparison of the PS3 and Wii. -
Exiledfromreality
12/27/06 - "So why do you think Dave Batista refuses to go to Iraq?" Hilarity ensues. -
Roaddhogg
12/21/06 - I Predict! 2006 (Wrap-Up) Pages: {
2} -
ShadowDragon777
12/20/06 - NGG topic about the "gameplay" of Resident Evil 5. -
Exiledfromreality
12/6/06 - CJayC's MBA topic regarding the addition of Topic Tracking. -
Necro Assassin
12/4/06 - Blind PS3 fanboyism, with hilarious results. Pages: {
2} -
Exiledfromreality
11/21/06 - A user creates a topic with a banned word in the title, effectively preventing users from posting in it from GameFAQs without exploiting a glitch. Pages: {
Post Preview} {
Topic List} -
Roaddhogg
11/20/06 - Link316 becomes one of the few users to actually go through with an account bet, and closes his account upon release of the Wii. Pages: {
2} {
User Info} -
Exiledfromreality
11/13/06 - CJayC's MBA topic regarding some morning downtime. -
Necro Assassin
11/13/06 - GameFAQs Holiday Schedule. -
Roaddhogg
11/8/06 - CJayC posts on the site's eleventh anniversary. -
Roaddhogg
11/7/06 - A troll challenges NGG on the latest AA game for the DS, and is promptly owned. Pages: {
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Exiledfromreality
11/2/06 - "Sonic 5: Tails Between His Legs". -
Exiledfromreality
10/30/06 - CJayC's MBA topic regarding some social engineers' latest tricks. -
Necro Assassin
10/27/06 - Random Insanity fun - error dividing by zero! -
hotdogturtle
10/26/06 - "Almost, but not quite..." -
Roaddhogg
10/24/06 - NGG reacts to Lik-Sang being shut down. Pages: {
2} -
Exiledfromreality
10/24/06 - Failed attempt to boycott Sony and the PS3. -
Exiledfromreality
10/24/06 - CJayC's MBA topic regarding GameFAQs's new posting engine. -
Necro Assassin
10/23/06 - CJayC posts stats on the various FAQ Completion Projects. -
Crazyreyn
10/22/06 - A debate about cheating in baseball is ended by an expert on the subject. -
hotdogturtle
10/19/06 - CJayC's MBA topic regarding the change of Message Detail from v9 to v10 style. -
Necro Assassin
10/18/06 - RockMFR posts in CJayC's topic before it is closed. -
Repus_Yortsed
10/17/06 - CJayC's MBA topic regarding the [never used] "Has GameFAQs changed your life?" submissions. Pages: {
TDG} -
Necro Assassin
10/11/06 - Ask GameFAQs: Karma get! (#33) -
ShadowDragon777
10/9/06 - Ask GameFAQs: Hey! You got your Jecker in my Bumperget... (#32) -
ShadowDragon777
10/5/06 - CJayC's MBA topic regarding the new, blue stylesheets. -
Necro Assassin
10/3/06 - Ask GameFAQs: Pandering to the Masses (#31) -
ShadowDragon777
10/2/06 - Crono LV99 issues a reminder that GameFAQs cracks down hard on the discussion of leaked games. -
Roaddhogg
9/29/06 - Ask GameFAQs: A good week... (#30) -
ShadowDragon777
9/24/06 - Devin Morgan apologizes for overreacting about something. -
Repus_Yortsed
9/19/06 - CJayC takes more time off. -
Roaddhogg
9/13/06 - Ask GameFAQs: How much? (#29) -
ShadowDragon777
9/13/06 - CJayC comments on minor bugs. -
Roaddhogg
9/11/06 - Board 8 rallies to nominate Nidorian F for the 2006 contest. -
Exiledfromreality
9/8/06 - CJayC's MBA topic regarding the permanent change to v10. -
Necro Assassin
9/7/06 - CJayC comments on the implementation of new hardware. Pages: {
2} -
Roaddhogg
9/6/06 - A user proposes that Nintendo forces its developers to utilise the DS' touch-screen capabilities. -
Exiledfromreality
9/6/06 - Message Board Help FAQ v.2.0 -
ShadowDragon777
9/6/06 - CJayC on a lazy day. -
Roaddhogg
9/1/06 - CJayC with a post on Labour Day weekend. -
Roaddhogg
8/30/06 - Ask GameFAQs: Regrets... (#28) -
ShadowDragon777
8/29/06 - Ask GameFAQs: Whoopsies! (#27) -
ShadowDragon777
8/29/06 - Ask GameFAQs: Tap Tap Tap... Tap... Tap... (#26) -
ShadowDragon777
8/28/06 - Amusing topic about a Summer Contest character list mix-up. Pages: {
Character List} -
Exiledfromreality
8/25/06 - An informative discussion pertaining to the Snack Attack board. -
Repus_Yortsed
8/25/06 - CJayC adds a notifier to Contributor Central. -
Roaddhogg
8/22/06 - CJayC comments on H*R's 10th anniversary. -
Roaddhogg
8/16/06 - Ask GameFAQs: Errata? (#25) -
ShadowDragon777
8/15/06 - Ask GameFAQs: Quickies (#24) -
ShadowDragon777
8/8/06 - CJayC takes another holiday. -
Roaddhogg
8/6/06 - Nobody wants a Wii, according to this broken Poll of the Day. -
Repus_Yortsed
8/6/06 - "Craterbase": CJayC's MBA topic regarding some topic table errors. -
Necro Assassin
8/4/06 - The v9 End of Life Project. -
Roaddhogg
8/3/06 - CJayC's MBA topic regarding the live test of gfaqs v10. -
Necro Assassin
8/1/06 - CJayC with a cynical post about E3. -
Roaddhogg
7/31/06 - Crono LV99 clarifies the topicality ruling on Next-Gen Gaming. -
Lord Omega Yagami
7/27/06 - Ask GameFAQs: Whew! (#23) -
ShadowDragon777
7/26/06 - An inventive ASCII smiley face is created, using topic titles. -
Repus_Yortsed
7/26/06 - A brief update on TDG, posted by CJayC. -
Roaddhogg
7/19/06 - The Diamond Board goes crazy over... Pidgey? -
Mistress Skitty
7/18/06 - CJayC announces new CRP pages and prolific requirements. Pages: {
2} {
3} {
4} {
TDG} -
Crazyreyn
7/14/06 - Ask GameFAQs: A few more contest questions... (#22) -
ShadowDragon777
7/13/06 - Ask GameFAQs: Why, back in my day... (#21) -
ShadowDragon777
7/12/06 - CJayC comments on a major backend upgrade to a Smarty templating system. -
Roaddhogg
7/10/06 - Ask GameFAQs: Contest Questions (#20) -
ShadowDragon777
7/6/06 - CJayC comments on clearing the queues again. -
Roaddhogg
6/29/06 - A member with only one character in their username is discovered. -
NulNul
6/29/06 - Ask GameFAQs: It's time for a made-up question... (#19) -
ShadowDragon777
6/29/06 - CJayC comments on a series of minor changes. -
Roaddhogg
6/28/06 - CJayC's MBA topic regarding some maintenance to the login system. -
Necro Assassin
6/26/06 - Ask GameFAQs: If I had a nickel... (#18) -
ShadowDragon777
6/25/06 - Nintendo layers the innuendo in their latest Pokémon game. -
Exiledfromreality
6/25/06 - "What's the best video game to buy for a Mexican?" -
Exiledfromreality
6/23/06 - GameFAQs' usermap system is discussed on MBH. -
chrisbrnes
6/23/06 - Bonus karma time! -
Roaddhogg
6/23/06 - CJayC comments on Top 10 Lists and moderator applications. -
Roaddhogg
6/21/06 - Amusing joke topic about Shigeru Miyamoto on NGG. -
Exiledfromreality
6/21/06 - Ask GameFAQs: Secret Agent Man (#17) -
ShadowDragon777
6/20/06 - A randomly insane moderator party. -
Lloyd1992
6/20/06 - Ask GameFAQs: Zero, Zero, Zero (#16) -
ShadowDragon777
6/16/06 - CJayC successfully zeroes the queues on two days. Pages: {
2} -
Roaddhogg
6/15/06 - Ask GameFAQs: Movin' Right Along... (#15) -
ShadowDragon777
6/14/06 - A user can't wait until X-Men 3 comes out... three weeks after it is released. -
Exiledfromreality
6/14/06 - CJayC reports on a server move. Pages: {
2} -
Roaddhogg
6/13/06 - Ask GameFAQs: Not dead yet (#14) -
ShadowDragon777
6/7/06 - A user manages to post in the past... in the future... and in the past again. -
Space Medafighter X
6/5/06 - Ask GameFAQs: I feel like death. (#13) -
ShadowDragon777
6/2/06 - Ask GameFAQs: (#12) -
ShadowDragon777
5/26/06 - A user disputes a Karma-Loss moderation for "posting false informtion as fact." Pages: {
2} -
Junk
5/24/06 - CJayC's MBA topic regarding the addition of a re-reviewing system for Read-Only accounts, and a Close Account option. -
Necro Assassin
5/18/06 - CJayC makes the "Zero-Queue" pledge. -
Roaddhogg
5/10/06 - NGG reacts to the announcement of a surprise character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Pages: {
2} {
3} -
Exiledfromreality
5/10/06 - CJayC posts a series of topics reporting on E3. Pages: {
2} {
3} {
4} -
Roaddhogg
5/8/06 - Topic 28,000,000 on the 360 Oblivion board. -
Repus_Yortsed
5/8/06 - CJayC's MBA topic regarding the addition of the E3 board. -
Necro Assassin
5/8/06 - CJayC reflects on what will happen to GameFAQs when he leaves. -
Roaddhogg
5/5/06 - CJayC's MBA topic regarding some GameFAQs site hiccups. -
Necro Assassin
4/28/06 - CJayC publishes the results of a GameFAQs survey. -
Roaddhogg
4/27/06 - CJayC responds to a message from a plagiarist on the FCB. -
Crazyreyn
4/26/06 - CJayC's MBA topic regarding some downtime for maintenance. -
Necro Assassin
4/26/06 - CJayC's MBA topic regarding the addition of new servers. -
Necro Assassin
4/25/06 - CJayC's MBA topic regarding large downtime [which never ended up happening]. -
Necro Assassin
4/25/06 - CJayC posts an update on the site resdesign/upgrade. -
Roaddhogg
4/24/06 - CJayC's announces some minor downtime. -
Necro Assassin
4/24/06 - GameFAQs transfers their database server. -
Necro Assassin
4/20/06 - A database server transition fails. -
Necro Assassin
4/18/06 - CJayC opens user CSS submissions. -
Roaddhogg
4/12/06 - CJayC answers a user questioning the ownership of the site's code contributions. -
Crazyreyn
4/11/06 - CJayC announces that Prolific Contributors will get free Premium accounts. Pages: {
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5} -
Crazyreyn
4/11/06 - CJayC adds some notes related to the style change. -
Necro Assassin
4/11/06 - CJayC announces the transition to GF v10. Pages: {
Update} -
Roaddhogg
4/11/06 - GameSpot: GameFAQs? WHY? -
Roaddhogg
4/8/06 - Padgoi discusses the reasons why he feels that McDonald's employees cannot be taken seriously. -
Padgoi
4/7/06 - NGG explodes after Red Steel is announced. Pages: {
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3} {
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Exiledfromreality
4/1/06 - Happy Birthday, Toaster Oven! -
charmandermaster1015
4/1/06 -
April Fools' Day 2006: Jokes included a homepage mocking the "MPAA", new Special Boards, a CJayC trap topic, and more. Pages: {
CJayC Topic} {
PoTD Fads} {
Barney's Hide & Seek Topic} {
World of Starcraft} -
Roaddhogg
3/31/06 - CJayC's MBA topic regarding some changes to the TOS and the addition of the Annotated TOS. -
Necro Assassin
3/28/06 - CJayC replies to a user claiming that most games are aimed at mature audiences; and therefore, GameFAQs should allow "mature" discussion. Pages: {
2} -
charmandermaster1015
3/28/06 - Ask GameFAQs: Busy Times (#11) -
ShadowDragon777
3/17/06 - CJayC with a TDG topic related to the advertisements. -
Roaddhogg
3/15/06 - CJayC posts regarding the announcement of the PS3 launch. -
Roaddhogg
3/13/06 - DJ Tigresa, a major site contributor, has their work removed due to plagiarism. Pages: {
2} {
3} -
Devin Morgan
3/11/06 - A profilic contributor is found to be deliberately submitting false cheat codes. Pages: {
2} -
Charizard06
3/9/06 - Ask GameFAQs: Vacation Report (#10) -
ShadowDragon777
3/7/06 - CJayC takes another vacation. -
Roaddhogg
3/4/06 - Pigmonster falls for an old message boards trick... then promptly admits to being underage. -
Padgoi
2/27/06 - CJayC announces contest winners, changes, and bounties on the FAQ board. -
Crazyreyn
2/25/06 - CyricZ asks the FCB a question regarding old "copy protection" techniques. -
Crazyreyn
2/23/06 - Nintendo isn't kiddy. Why, look at this stylus they have... -
Exiledfromreality
2/22/06 - NSA is allegedly harassed, and accused of carrying out the "hackings" made reference to the previous day by CJayC. Pages: {
Accusation} {
Harassment} -
Roaddhogg
2/22/06 - Ask GameFAQs: Where ya been? (#9) -
ShadowDragon777
2/21/06 - CJayC makes an announcement on MBA about recent "hackings." Pages: {
MBH Topic} -
Charizard06
2/3/06 - Ask GameFAQs: Ka-ching! (#8) -
ShadowDragon777
2/1/06 - CJayC's MBA topic regarding some account recovery and login changes. -
Necro Assassin
1/31/06 - Ask GameFAQs: The Return! (#7) -
ShadowDragon777
1/25/06 - A user asks why he cannot rate FAQs, with a simple solution posted by CJayC. -
Crazyreyn
1/25/06 - FAQ/Review of the Month returns to GameFAQs. -
Crazyreyn
1/22/06 - Pro Wrestling: WWE FAQ. -
Roaddhogg
1/20/06 - I Predict! 2006 (#5) -
Roaddhogg
1/20/06 - I Predict! 2006 (#6) -
Roaddhogg
1/20/06 - I Predict! 2006 (#7) -
Roaddhogg
1/19/06 - CJayC's MBA topic regarding changes to the self-deleted posts system. -
Necro Assassin
1/18/06 - CJayC's MBA topic regarding some slight downtime. -
Necro Assassin
1/17/06 - CJayC comments on procrastination. -
Roaddhogg
1/15/06 - Sashanan resigns as a moderator. -
Kirbysuperstar
1/14/06 - I Predict! 2006 (#4) -
Roaddhogg
1/11/06 - I Predict! 2006 (#3) -
Roaddhogg
1/10/06 - I Predict! 2006 (#2) -
Roaddhogg
1/9/06 - The FCB discuss the smallest FAQs on the site. -
Crazyreyn
1/7/06 - The FCB fears for the safety of bananagirl following Hurricane Katrina's wave of destruction. -
Crazyreyn
1/5/06 - I Predict! 2006 (#1) -
Roaddhogg
1/3/06 - A debate rages on Contributor Central following GameFAQs' introduction of "sponsored links" advertisements. Pages: {
2} {
3} -
Crazyreyn
1/3/06 - SBAllen comments on a seemingly insurmountable backlog. -
Roaddhogg
1/1/06 - Merry Football! -
Roaddhogg
