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Super Mario RPG Legacy started as a school
project. I had to "Job Shadow" someone and learn
about a certain profession. I ended up learning
about websites, and for my project, made a
sample site all about Super Mario RPG |
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the time of this project, there was only 1 major
Mario RPG site out there - Secrets of the Seven
Stars (Sotss). I had an unfinished site and
decided to put it up for everyone. The site was
launched on July 9, 2003. It wasn't a very good
website, but I thought it was excellent since it
was the first major thing I did on computers |
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The site's main page went through 3 different
looks within the first week, and Version 1
was all set up afterward. A message board was added by
former staff member SUPERgeno, and AxemRed was
added to the site staff. Soon after, some things
happened and both SUPERgeno and AxemRed left the
site. Along with that, they decided to
change the board to "Gaming Central Xtreme" - I
soon took it off as the official board. |
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Since the site was new, losing the board wasn't
a huge loss or concern. I ended up making my own
board through EzBoard. It didn't work out so I
changed it into a ProBoard. That didn't work
either, so I just decided to take them both
down. The site was without a message board for a
while, but it worked out in the end. |
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After a little while, Version 2 rolled around
with an InvisionFree board. Version 2 offered
many things including 2 full navigation bars,
SMRPG related themes, and no music on every
page. It was a big improvement from Version 1.
During Version 2, we reached 1,000,000 page
views and started to average over 500 people a
day. Version 2 also saw the release of Mario &
Luigi, and we were one of the earliest sites to
get info on it |
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After a long wait, Version 3 was released to
replace Version 2. This version got much more
attention than Version 2 and was generally
considered to be better. Soon into it, we
crossed the 1000 people per day mark and
increased our affiliates and links. Version 3
also saw the release of a new game in the form
of Paper Mario: TTYD. Soon after, the look
became old news for me, and I decided to change
it |
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Version 4 was released on July 18, 2005 with a
new look. The 2 navigation bars were dropped in
favor of 1. The site also was coded differently.
It made things much easier and faster. Version
4, like Version 2 and Version 3, saw the release
of a new game in the form of Mario & Luigi: DS.
Unfortunately, we were hacked during this
version, and it never got the attention it
should. However, we did reach 2,000,000 page
views. |
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Version 5 came out shortly after Version 4. Many
considered this the best version yet with it's
combination of blue colors. It kept the 1
navigation bar layout but added horizontal links
as well. During Version 5, the MP3's made their
return and we reached 3,000,000 views. The
forums also passed 50,000 posts and 1,000
members. We also started averaging around 1500
people a day. |
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Important Dates |
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July 9, 2003 - Site was launched under the name
Super Mario RPG Legacy |
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July 13, 2003 - The homepage gets it's final
design |
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August 8, 2003 - Hit counter added |
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August 11, 2003 - First message board is added |
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August 19, 2003 - Axem Red joins the staff |
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August 24, 2003 - Axem Red and SUPERgeno leave
the staff |
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September 14, 2003 - Second message board is
added |
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October 9, 2003 - Axem Red comes back to SMRPG
Legacy |
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October 24, 2003 - Axem Red leaves for the
second time |
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January 17, 2004 - Version 2 is done and
launched |
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April 15, 2004 - SMRPG Legacy starts averaging
500+ visits a day |
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July 9, 2004 - Site's first birthday |
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December 18, 2004 - SMRPG Legacy reaches
1,000,000 page views |
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December 31, 2004 - Version 3 is launched |
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April 21, 2005 - SMRPG Legacy starts averaging
over 1000 people a day |
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July 9, 2005 SMRPG Legacy turns 2! |
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July 18, 2005 - Version 4 is up averaging 1400+
unique visitors per day |
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August 22, 2005 - SMRPG Legacy reaches 2,000,000
page views |
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November 13, 2005 - Site hacked |
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November 24, 2005 - Site restored after hacking |
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December 12, 2005 - Version 5 is released |
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December 28, 2005 - The MP3's make their return
to the site |
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January 31, 2006 - Smrpg Legacy reaches
3,000,000 page views |
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