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So i've been recently reminded of my childhood dream of creating my own virtual pet site. I'm not sure if I ever to complete this, considering my web programming knowledge is extremely limited, but, as one wise man said, "time will pass anyway" so we'll see. In the meantime, I've created some possible pets designs. Haven't thought of names for them yet, but here are short descriptions, so drop a comment if you come up with an idea (it HAS to be whimsical and a little silly!):
1 (cat-bear looking one) : Despite their big focus on obtaining honor and glory through intricate and ritual-like battles, they are also ride or die with their friends and most doting and caring to their family members. Each one has a complex and highly individual fur pattern that develops once they step out of baby phase, and new spots are said to appear as they grow older. 2 (dragon-goat ones): They are known for their affliction for being mischievous loners, and most of them take pride in such presentation, setting up pranks to annoy or show their displeasure to anyone they happen to dislike. But some of them strive to be nothing like their peers, surrounding themselves with a large group of friends and doing as much good as possible. 3 (big fish one): One of the most mysterious species, not much is known of how they came to be and how their society was before. What is known, is their love towards philosophy and poetry. The poems and think-pieces they compose are a little hard for most to follow, but they are glad to repeat each one, multiple times, if needed. 4 (jerboa-rabbit one): If you ever need a great inventor or mechanic, look no further. They can detect something broken by the sound that bolts inside the thing make, and they love to tinker with stuff. That, coincidentally, makes them great musicians. They are also proud of their cuisine and love to invent new recipes, but not many can stomach it. 5 (bird one): Never to settle for anything for long, be it a place, a fashion trend or a hobby, they are in constant search for new and exciting ventures. They love new experiences, love to take their time and to deeply take everything in when it comes to a new book, food item or travel destination and to share them with others.
chibifriends.com, a now mostly forgotten, defunct, virtual pet / social website from the early 2000s. this site is so rare that me and my siblings almost started thinking this was a mandela effect memory we shared, until i finally found it today on the wayback machine - after my sibling confirmed the name was chibifriends, and i decided to just put that .com into wayback and hope for the best!
it launched in 2002, and seems to have peaked in 2004-2006, falling off relatively quickly after that, based on the wayback's archive. i assume gaia online, which launched in 2003 and became very popular very quickly, was pretty heavy competition for the same userbase XD
it had several layout changes of course.
since this was somewhat of a virtual pet site, there was a shop system for users to buy and sell their items. (if my memory is right, you could equip items to your chibifriend, but they only showed as a list of equipped items with no effect or visual change.) you could include images in your shop somehow (i don't remember how it worked but my sister said something about it) and people would usually use their favourite anime and manga pictures for these shops.
i found an old personal fanpage hosted on angelfire featuring graphics to use for your chibishop. you can browse this site here (not on wayback - still live where it was) or just enjoy the screenshot below!
