How did you find the first pet site that you’ve ever played?

[cpvr]

So, I started playing virtual pet sites at the age of 13 or 14 and Neopets was the first pet site that I joined. The sole reason that I decided to join and play Neopets was that some of my friends were already actively playing and they were talking about neopets almost everyday at school and I wanted to see what all the hype was all about.

After playing neopets for awhile, I fell in love with the concept of virtual pet sites and I wanted to see what other games were out there. So, I started searching the internet and came across a list of
Virtual Pets & Pet Games. & discovered Powerpets, subeta, marapets and Zetapets. These four pet sites were my home.


How did you find the first pet site that you’ve ever played? Did a friend refer you or did you find the pet game on a gaming directory & google?

Also, do you remember the first time when you started playing pet games?

 

[EnzoRay]

Hmmm my very virst Vpet that wasnt Neopets was Wajas. I honestly dont remember what I did to find it b/c I was 11 years hold when I did LOL. I probably googled it. I know that I used Apex for upvoting Wajas way back when.

 

[Cookie]

My brother told me about Neopets. My twin sister and I shared an account back in 2002, I believe? I moved on to a different pet site in 2006.

 

[Dzhelasi]

For me it was either neopets or ataria, so so long ago.

 

[Fuzzball]

My first VPS was the classic Neopets, and I remember exactly how I found it. I searched "Create a Pet", which was, of course, how you make your Neopet. My intention, however, was to find flash games where you can mix and match a bunch of animal parts to "make your own animal".

But I ended up making a Neopets account, which is still there to this day. If you're curious, my username is "Scarsula", pronounced "scar-shoo-lah", which as a kid was a dragon character I made up lol.

 

[Claws]

Not sure how I found it, but Neopets was my start 19 years ago. Either Marapets or Teripets next, probably by friend suggestion in those aim or msn chats.

 

[cpvr]

My first VPS was the classic Neopets, and I remember exactly how I found it. I searched "Create a Pet", which was, of course, how you make your Neopet. My intention, however, was to find flash games where you can mix and match a bunch of animal parts to "make your own animal".

But I ended up making a Neopets account, which is still there to this day. If you're curious, my username is "Scarsula", pronounced "scar-shoo-lah", which as a kid was a dragon character I made up lol.

How old is your account on neopets now? Are you still actively playing neo?

 

[Fuzzball]

@cpvr I'm not super active tbh, but my account is from October 2001, so it will tun 20 years old this fall, which means my starry Gelert is also gonna be 20!

 

[cpvr]

@cpvr I'm not super active tbh, but my account is from October 2001, so it will tun 20 years old this fall, which means my starry Gelert is also gonna be 20!

Wow! That’s awesome. Congratulations! What are your thoughts on Neopets’ new mobile app?

 

[Boltgreywing]

So, I started playing pet sites in 2003-2004 and I found my first pet site that I’ve played on Virtual Pets Blog

After finding the first pet site that I’ve ever played, I found more pet games on Apex Web Gaming - Rankings - All Sites

How did you find the first pet site that you’ve ever played? Did a friend refer you or did you find the pet game on a gaming directory & google?

Also, do you remember when you started playing pet games?

For me I started Neopets September 13, 2002. My Scorchio is 6,932 days old and my Pteri is about the same age. My brother and I played it quite a bit we were younger. We kind of searched around the web for stuff to do on old dial up modems. Internet speed was not that great back then. It took a long time just to load the home page and some of the games. I got the Cheat Champion award.

 

[Rachelsaurus]

That's going waaay back lol. I believe I saw an ad for Neopets on Pojo. I saw the ad a number of times before finally clicking on it, this was still back when Neopets had only just been recently released/opened. I did have an account which would have been almost as old as Neo itself (Kitty4k). Unfortunately, I hadn't logged in for a while, and when I returned it now requested my birthday me , (being a genius) had put in a random date when creating the account. I believe it had been the correct year...or one higher or lower... but I never did get back in. Eventually that account was purged. I think possibly the following account I created has been purged by now too

 

[cpvr]

For me I started Neopets September 13, 2002. My Scorchio is 6,932 days old and my Pteri is about the same age. My brother and I played it quite a bit we were younger. We kind of searched around the web for stuff to do on old dial up modems. Internet speed was not that great back then. It took a long time just to load the home page and some of the games. I got the Cheat Champion award.

The dial up(aol) internet days weren’t fun at all. What features did you like to play the most on Neopets? What pet sites did you end up playing after Neopets?

 

[Baw$e]

I found out about Neopets from school when I was young, than I discovered VPL.

 

[Ja sa bong]

It was around 2000 that I was introduced to using pet game sites. Since then, I've not stopped playing on them and I've played on so many which some of them have shut down.

 

[Shortie]

I can't remember the exact time frame but I remember it being back in the early 2000s and it was a friend I had in school that introduced me to Neopets and that was when I first started playing.

Finding out that Neopets is still alive and kicking is awesome after this many years.

Has anyone been consistently playing from the first day they joined? Most people I know stopped for a while or never went back.

 

[Ja sa bong]

I can't remember the exact time frame but I remember it being back in the early 2000s and it was a friend I had in school that introduced me to Neopets and that was when I first started playing.

Finding out that Neopets is still alive and kicking is awesome after this many years.

Has anyone been consistently playing from the first day they joined? Most people I know stopped for a while or never went back.

What made Neopets so good is that they have a good plan of what they want their pet site to be and they're always looking at making the game worth-while for gamers to put time in it. It's why they are still up today.

 

[Alicia]

My brother and his friend are good game players. They doesn't miss any updates or games that came newly. It was from them that I heard about Neopets. They allowed me to join them to play the game, that's how I started to check on my own about other pet sites.

 

[uptrendfinancialsignal]

I found my first pet site, Subeta, through a online search that was when I was a long time ago. I was looking for games to play, then I stumbled on it.

 

[lens]

It was Marapets but through a friend's social media post. They where sharing the screenshot of their pet, and it looked so cool to me. I joined Marapets and since then, I loved the customization options and community.

 

[uptrendfinancialsignal]

It was Marapets but through a friend's social media post. They where sharing the screenshot of their pet, and it looked so cool to me. I joined Marapets and since then, I loved the customization options and community.

Social media can be a great way to discover new games. I've also found some pet sites through YouTube videos and online forums like VPL too.

 

[cpvr]

What made Neopets so good is that they have a good plan of what they want their pet site to be and they're always looking at making the game worth-while for gamers to put time in it. It's why they are still up today.

It was also great how they expanded on the Tamagotchi concept and turned it into a browser-based game. Neopets launched at the perfect time, and their lasting success speaks volumes.

 

[WontByte]

I honestly can't tell you, but I do remember the game: AAA. I can't recall what the acronym is, but it was aliens and browser text-based.

It was the basis of forming my first game after a few months of gameplay.

 

[Ja sa bong]

It was also great how they expanded on the Tamagotchi concept and turned it into a browser-based game.

This brought so much to the game from so many fans of the Tamagotchi game. It was a big creative thing they did with the game.

 

[Kross]

I always had group of kids discuss everyday about pet games in class. I was curious to have a feel of what it was and join in the discussions. I was 9 years old then and in grade school. I had to ask those kids about it. And they introduced me to Neopets. Visited the site that evening and signed up on it and used every evening for the next two weeks to find my way around the site.

 

[uptrendfinancialsignal]

After I searched and got to know about virtual pet game, I also saw my cousin playing it and it caught my attention too. She was playing it on her computer and I was interested too. She assisted me to open an account and guide me how to play as well.

 

[Heatman]

It was my old school buddies whom were actively playing Neopets that introduced the game time years ago. I took on the game with force because I wanted to catch up with them very quickly.

 

[uptrendfinancialsignal]

It was my old school buddies whom were actively playing Neopets that introduced the game time years ago. I took on the game with force because I wanted to catch up with them very quickly.

I wasn't exposed to virtual pets until my 20s. I think I also played Talking Tom in those days. l was caught up in the concept of designing the pet and pet houses. That was how I started to develop interest in pet games.

 

[cpvr]

I wasn't exposed to virtual pets until my 20s. I think I also played Talking Tom in those days. l was caught up in the concept of designing the pet and pet houses. That was how I started to develop interest in pet games.

Besides Talking Tom, what was the second pet game that you played? 😀

 

[kit_hung]

It was my old school buddies whom were actively playing Neopets that introduced the game time years ago. I took on the game with force because I wanted to catch up with them very quickly.

I started Neopets wanting to reach my friends quickly and I played hard spending a lot of time looking for neopoints and playing classic games like Poogle Races and Meerca Chase. I knew Neopets was founded in 1999 and became very popular because of virtual pets and the economy of the marketplace. I dedicated myself to building my account and developing my pet so that I would not be left behind by my school friends.

 

[cpvr]

I started Neopets wanting to reach my friends quickly and I played hard spending a lot of time looking for neopoints and playing classic games like Poogle Races and Meerca Chase. I knew Neopets was founded in 1999 and became very popular because of virtual pets and the economy of the marketplace. I dedicated myself to building my account and developing my pet so that I would not be left behind by my school friends.

Which pet did you adopt on Neopets? What was your favorite feature on Neopets?