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  • Dusty Bottoms
    RT Classic Assassin
    • Jul 2020
    • 329
    • Nashville
    #1

    Paintball websites that time forgot...

    I sometimes go down rabbit holes in my Google image searches for old gear and markers I like, just to see what turns up. That's when I find these forgotten nuggets of paintball internet lore. It's amazing to me that there's still paintball websites from the pre-Y2K era. They're like ghost of a bygone age of paintball on the internet. I remember back when, aside from Warpig, alot of my info came from player made websites like these. Here's just a few I found if you want to tour them for fun:

    https://www.angelfire.com/az2/extremeaction/pageII.html
    https://www.angelfire.com/extreme2/TCPP/airgun.html
    http://procarbine.homestead.com/pcog.html
    https://teamlincoln.tripod.com/pbreviews/index.html
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    • Hobbes
      dodgy
      • Jul 2020
      • 1250
      • NH
      #2
      Frames, hit counters, and poor navigation, oh my.

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        • Marauder_Pilot
          Rockin and Cockin
          • Jul 2020
          • 61
          • Victoria, BC
          #3
          Kinda want to see if the Pro Carb guy still makes any of those stock adapters...

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            • Dusty Bottoms
              #3.1
              Dusty Bottoms commented
              08-04-2021, 10:33 PM
              Editing a comment
              I actually contacted him about a RT trigger mod for my old ProCarbine five ore so years ago and he was still up for it. Couldn’t hurt to try.
            • glaman5266
              MCB Life Member
              • Jul 2020
              • 1277
              • WI
              #4
              Someone suggested that PCOG site to me a while back for Pro Carb mods. Haven’t gotten around to doing them yet, but it’s still bookmarked for when I do.
              New Feedback

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                • Euphie
                  Bunker Buster
                  • Jul 2021
                  • 291
                  #5
                  https://www.proteamdirect.com Makes me sad because I still wanna buy half the products there. This passed for high quality web design at one point.

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                    • Euphie
                      #5.3
                      Euphie commented
                      08-05-2021, 12:40 AM
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                      I just assumed it was defunct since they still had warp feeds and stuff listed as out of stock when as I understand it they were discontinued years ago. You would think they would have removed it by now. I think it could be cool to buy some Armson barrels in that case even if I am just having them milled for freak inserts, I always liked the look.
                      • BrickHaus
                        #5.4
                        BrickHaus commented
                        08-05-2021, 03:44 AM
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                        I JUST bought a couple of parts from em, forrest is still keeping the roof held down. Hes a great dude to work with. I ended up trying to buy an ICD threaded ssr barrel for my puma, he couldnt find it, but kept a great communication line going. Eventually I wanted to buy another intruder grip, and him recalling the barrel deal, gave it to me.
                        • MrBarraclough
                          #5.5
                          MrBarraclough commented
                          08-05-2021, 01:47 PM
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                          Yeah, that page is still alive, it just doesn't look like it based on the ossified design. I emailed them some months ago just to verify they were still in business because I was looking for some nylon hopper elbows.
                        • BrickHaus
                          Tactical Spoon Reacquired
                          • Sep 2020
                          • 3414
                          • Minnesota
                          #6
                          http://www.cognitivevent.com/icd/cat_optheory.html
                          This is one Ive recently stumbled on. A greaaaat resource for anyone trying to tune up an ICD cat based marker.
                          https://www.mcarterbrown.com/forum/b...khaus-feedback

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                            • RAZRBAKK
                              Unburdened by genius.
                              • Jul 2020
                              • 1379
                              • Calgary, Alberta
                              #7
                              One that no longer exists, but was a staple for me was PBReview.com.
                              https://web.archive.org/web/20100104....pbreview.com/
                              Originally posted by Terry A. Davis
                              God said 640x480 16 color was a covenant like circumcision.

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                                • Jonnydread
                                  #7.1
                                  Jonnydread commented
                                  08-05-2021, 05:28 AM
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                                  PBR was my first paintball website, I remember all the lies fondly.
                                  • iamthelazerviking
                                    #7.2
                                    iamthelazerviking commented
                                    08-05-2021, 10:10 AM
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                                    Loved PBReview! Was so bummed when it died.
                                    • Brokeass_baller
                                      #7.3
                                      Brokeass_baller commented
                                      08-06-2021, 06:46 AM
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                                      I loved pbreview! Anybody have the story on it? Who started it? Why they shut it down? Always seemed popular enough.
                                    • Jordan
                                      I. Am. Canadian. 🇨🇦
                                      • Jul 2020
                                      • 3508
                                      • Southern Ontario, Canada
                                      #8
                                      Found this great site a few years ago...

                                      www.mcarterbrown.com

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                                        • CrowsFeast
                                          #8.1
                                          CrowsFeast commented
                                          08-05-2021, 02:02 PM
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                                          I dunno, not much useful information in there.
                                          • Jordan
                                            #8.2
                                            Jordan commented
                                            08-05-2021, 02:09 PM
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                                            Yeah, a bit outdated but there are a few hidden gems. That MAr guy has some great cartoons, too.
                                          • netsurferdude2
                                            MCB Member
                                            • Jul 2020
                                            • 879
                                            • North of Bawlmer
                                            #9
                                            Chris Mader's website

                                            www.vm68.com

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                                              • Brokeass_baller
                                                #9.1
                                                Brokeass_baller commented
                                                08-06-2021, 06:47 AM
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                                                I can't believe this is still up. It was one of the first PB sites I ever found.
                                              • Hp_lovecraft
                                                MCB Member
                                                • Jul 2020
                                                • 374
                                                #10
                                                I had a bunch of sites in the 90s that lingered for a bit into the 00's. Originally all made with NOTEPAD, manually entering all the html script.
                                                In the 90s, they just were hosted at my school. But by the 00s, I had proper hosting and domains, etc. then forgot about them.

                                                https://web.archive.org/web/20020123....vmfaq.com:80/

                                                https://web.archive.org/web/20050906....montneel.com/

                                                I let the domains expire eventually, and at some point, p0rn sites bought up the domain names... haha.. not cool

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                                                  • Brokeass_baller
                                                    #10.1
                                                    Brokeass_baller commented
                                                    08-06-2021, 06:48 AM
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                                                    Holy crap. I remember that Brassard wanted sign. Lol
                                                  • gabe
                                                    Thirst Trappin
                                                    • Jul 2020
                                                    • 1074
                                                    • Alaska
                                                    #11
                                                    WARPIG. Unfortunately fallen by the wayside. http://www.warpig.com/search/index.shtml

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                                                      • Dusty Bottoms
                                                        #11.1
                                                        Dusty Bottoms commented
                                                        08-05-2021, 06:53 PM
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                                                        I’ve gone through the photo archives there a few times. It’s a fun way to see what tourney teams were really using and shooting back in the day. I even found a member of my local paintball group in one of the pics from back when he was on a team in the late 90’s. Not bad considering he was wearing a mask!
                                                      • Señor Leo
                                                        Here since 09 pre-hack
                                                        • Jul 2020
                                                        • 55
                                                        • San Diego
                                                        #12
                                                        My local field still has their site up. Been waiting for them to reopen since like 2004

                                                        http://www.geocities.ws/piratesgrove/

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                                                          • Tarsun2
                                                            Certified Post Whore
                                                            • Jul 2020
                                                            • 1026
                                                            #13
                                                            i forget the name but it was something like OTTERS X X X X....
                                                            i remember following a JAVA red Spyder build on there years ago.
                                                            havent looked for it in awhile.

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                                                              • GanonsGrin
                                                                #13.1
                                                                GanonsGrin commented
                                                                08-07-2021, 07:42 AM
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                                                                http://web.archive.org/web/200511012...nvertable.html

                                                                That exact link is a sneak peak to my MOTM entry. OtterSC Customs is loaded with old school spyder info
                                                                • Brokeass_baller
                                                                  #13.2
                                                                  Brokeass_baller commented
                                                                  08-09-2021, 11:37 PM
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                                                                  Otter's page was awesome. I followed his guides like they were religious scripture, back in the day. Every Spyder I had growing up was eventually Otterized.

                                                                  IIRC, he's still alive and kicking. Runs a kennel in PA or something. Doesn't have much to do with paintball anymore, unfortunately.
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