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Happy Birthday, Planet GameCube!

by Jonathan Metts - March 7, 2004, 9:34 am EST
Total comments: 44 Source: Louie

We’re five years old. That’s like, 130 in Internet years.

The N2000HQ was born on March 7, 1999. In five years, we’ve undergone two name changes, at least three redesigns, two site directors, hackers, DVDs, insane trips to Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Japan, and elsewhere, and thousands of news stories, previews, reviews, impressions, and editorials. There have been some amazing highs and dismal lows, and sometimes we’ve begged for help from the readers just to survive. Today, Planet GameCube is alive and well, and we’re five years old.

When Billy Berghammer started this website on his personal web-space on a boring winter weekend, he probably didn’t think it would last more than a month. He certainly didn’t expect it to become a premiere independent Nintendo site, or that it would eventually lead to a real job with Game Informer. Personally, I always knew the site would be great, and that’s why I joined up with PlanetN2000 after meeting the staff at my first E3 Expo. I didn’t think I would ever become Director, of course, but I felt ready for the job when Billy handed over the reigns last year. What followed was a great trip to E3 and, later, an abysmal period of senseless DOS attacks and database hacking. Sometimes I felt more like the leader of a rescue team than the editor of a website. But we came through the storm and emerged anew on the other side, and now we’re poised to reclaim the title that we held so long: The Best Damn Nintendo Site in the World.

We’ve got the drive. We’ve got the talent. We’ve definitely got the experience. So keep your eyes firmly glued to PGC in 2004, because this is only the beginning.

Jonathan Metts

Director, Planet GameCube

Hopeless Nintendo Fan since 1987

Perrin Kaplan wishes us a happy fifth birthday

Todd McFarlane loves PGC...shouldn't you?

P.S. If you’re wondering when we’ll be announcing the big birthday contest, don’t worry, it’s coming in just a couple of days. We’re almost set for it, but we need to get confirmation on some of the prizes. We didn’t want to promise cool stuff and then not be able to get it, so please bear with us just a bit longer. It’s gonna be great!

Talkback

KnowsNothingMarch 07, 2004

<3
"I rove Pranet Gamecube!"
Happy Birthday PGC! The big oh-five! hurrah! =D

I'm guessing a fair amount of skill or knowlege will be needed to win this contest, so i'm pretty much out of the race. =P

nickmitchMarch 07, 2004

HAAAApy BIRTHday to youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!
HAAAApy BIRTHday to youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!
HAAAApy BIRTHday, planet gaaaaaamecuuube!
HAAAApy BIRTHday toooooooooooooooooooooo youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!
Cha cha cha!

SuperLink666March 07, 2004

Congrats.. im really looking forward to E3 this year I hope you have some sweet media updates right away!


oh yah you should fix the Screen shots page and give us thumbnails of the shots face-icon-small-tongue.gif

Berto2KMarch 07, 2004

Yay!

There were times where I thought about doing what probably many readers have done when the DOS attacks and hacker stuff was going on...stop visiting. But I had faith in the staf that they would be able to get the site back on its feet. You guys have had a tremendous job at getting this back together.

It's been 4 years for me visiting, here's hoping for at least another 4!

Happy Birthday PlanetGameCube!

Bill AurionMarch 07, 2004

Happy 5th!

face-icon-small-music.gif~Meow!~ face-icon-small-music.gif ^_^

vuduMarch 07, 2004

am i the only one who feels a little weird wishing a webpage 'happy birthday'? it's like celebrating the anniversary of my toaster and blender.

BloodworthDaniel Bloodworth, Staff AlumnusMarch 07, 2004

Except there aren't 20 people in your blender chopping up food. :-)

soracloudtidusMarch 07, 2004

Happy B day PGC, I remember finding this site because of ign.com ...lol , anyway happy b day since ive been reading ur site since ive been on college and its my 4 year so i guess ive been reading for 4 years then huh? Anyway keep up the good work u guys do and here's to many more years guys.

CalibanMarch 07, 2004

Happy birthday PGC and may you live long & prosper, also KUDOS to the staff.
WOW, you guys had Todd McFarlane show him himself on a pic with a "I love PlanetGamecube" sign, that gives me a big grin.
Btw, who is the lady?

BernyMarch 07, 2004

Happy BIRTHDAY!!!! YAY!!!
face-icon-small-cake.gif wine.gif face-icon-small-tongue.gifarty;

...OK, that last one wasnt an emoticon. Poo.

The OmenMarch 07, 2004

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Btw, who is the lady?



That lady is Perrin Kaplan, blowhard for everything Nintendo, an annoying minx if you ask me.

But anyway, Happy Birthday PGC. I still remember the day i discovered you. Shortly after i was banned from Gamespot, 3 years ago. Their loss and my gain. All i ask is for more rumor/Louie type columns. I assure you, by posting some interesting rumors you will not turn into Spong or Nintendojo.

ThePermMarch 07, 2004

happy birthday! Iv been here the whole time.... face-icon-small-tongue.gif

joshnickersonMarch 07, 2004

Huzzah and Kudos on your fifth birthday, and may you carry on to Nintendo's fifth console! face-icon-small-cake.gif

Uncle Rich AiAiMarch 07, 2004

Happy, happy, joy, joy! Happy 5th B-day PGC! face-icon-small-cake.gif




BTW, since when were images allowed in posts? face-icon-small-tongue.gif

ruby_onixMarch 07, 2004

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Originally posted by: PGC NewsBot
Personally, I always knew the site would be great, and that’s why I joined up with PlanetN2000 after meeting the staff at my first E3 Expo. I didn’t think I would ever become Director, of course, but I felt ready for the job when Billy handed over the reigns last year.

Aha! I've figured out PGC's dark secret!

The Newsbot is your leader! Your leader is the Newsbot!

Ah ha ha!

*runs away*

DjunknownMarch 07, 2004

Tanjoubi Omedeto!
Bon Aniverserre!
Feliz Cumpleanos!

Break out the Strippers! face-icon-small-happy.gif

Seriously, thanks for being one the premier independent gaming sites for all things Nintendo. For not stooping to the lowest common denominator, and giving us news, previews and reviews, as well as a place to vent our rants, incessent babbling, etc.

This one's for you beer.gif

nitsu niflheimMarch 07, 2004

I want some cake.

Happy Birthday, *don't feel strange for wishing happy birthday to innanimate digital object*

Now back to writing story about, not like I'm gonna tell you here.

MarioMarch 07, 2004

Thank you PGC, for all your free coverage of Nintendo. Happy Birthday!

Shift KeyMarch 07, 2004

Happy Birthday. Kudos for all the effort. It is appreciated. beer.gif

louiesezwhatMarch 07, 2004

Happy 5th Year Planet GameCube!

Wow, I can't believe it's been 5 years! Lordy, it's just amazing all that has happened in just one year.

I just want to give a big hearty congrats to all you guys. You've kicked some serious ass this past year through thick and thin. You've made it through some serious crap, and I want you all to know that I'm proud to see you guys persevere though everything. Jonny, you've done one hell of a job with the peeps, and the rest of you guys have done a great job of keeping TEH SEXIE in line.

Keep on kickin' ass. We'll see you in the trenches face-icon-small-smile.gif

Word.

B

I thought you guys might want to see this:

Letter from the Editor

It's an editorial that Billy posted to the readers right after the site originally launched.

PaleMike Gamin, Contributing EditorMarch 07, 2004

Hey, glad to see Billy still drops by. face-icon-small-smile.gif Thanks for keeping the site so cool for so long guys. Your humor and knowledge makes it the best site on the net, free or not free. Huzzah!

Ian SaneMarch 07, 2004

"When do I think the new Nintendo console will be out? Hmmmm…that’s a good question. Unfortunately, later than sooner I believe. Possibly Mid to late 2001."

Pretty much dead on with that prediction.

Anyway congratulations on five years and keep up the good work.

Termin8AnakinMarch 08, 2004

5 years....wow.
I've been at PGC for two years now; in the forums for a year and a half, and heaps of people here are my mates.
I don't really remember how I found out about PGC (remember the old grey and green design? face-icon-small-tongue.gif) but it was either from IGN64 or the long-since-defunt Tendo Box wesbite.
Then after a while of internet monotony, i made a 'life-changing' decision to finally join my first forums.
The PGC forums.
Attack of the Clones had been out earlier that year, and my hate for Anakin Skywalker grew to greater heights. And in the interests of using sms-style text, came up with the name 'Termin8Anakin', a nice, symmetrical name face-icon-small-tongue.gif

And thus started my new, internet e-life.
Ahhhh, the memories......

Happy 5th Birthday, Planet Gamecube!!!!

Infernal MonkeyMarch 08, 2004

Happy Birthday Planet GameCube!
Five years is impressive for a video game site these days, what with new ones popping up all over the place every three seconds. Not only has PGC kept providing the latest Nintendo news (often getting it before other places face-icon-small-cool.gif ), but the forum is the best thing ever, because I've met so many awesome people here. KEEP ON ROCKIN' PGC. HERE'S TO ANOTHER 400 GA-ZILLION YEARS.

"What is this card?"

DrZoidbergJuan Schwartz, Staff WriterMarch 08, 2004

WHERE ARE THE HILARIOUS BIRTHDAY SONGS, not here yet, but i'll do one tomorrow, and possiblergh a picture too!

heart.gif pgc face-icon-small-smile.gif

WackerJrMarch 08, 2004

Yeh Congrats to everyone that's been involved with Planet Gamecube over the last 5 years!

I discovered the site towards the end of it's N2000 days (I think it was), and I have to admit I have been worried about your future a couple of times (especially the pleas for donations a couple of years ago), but I'm glad that you guys have survived and continue to be one of my favourite sites!

Here's to another 5 years!!!

KnowsNothingMarch 08, 2004

http://www.geocities.com/rudrudiger/pgcnirthdaywithMOMMOM.mp3
copy and link into browser doowab

My songs seem to suck. face-icon-small-tongue.gif Mostly because I usually keep my first try no matter what happens. Like my mom walking in on me and calling the song "cute."

It's tyme for Infernal to sing, and for Termin8 to make a funny picture (cough::allofthestaffasbabies::cough)

Thanks KnowsNothing, that is really special. :-)

Dude! That mp3 is going right into the Radio Trivia Halftime repetoire!

PaleMike Gamin, Contributing EditorMarch 08, 2004

Did anyone else originally find planetgamecube by just typing planetgamecube.com in thinking it was gonna be Gamespy's Gamecube site? Thats how I found it. =P

Infernal MonkeyMarch 08, 2004

Ahahaha, your song's awesome, Knows ^___^
I'll record something in a sloppy, screaming manner tomorrow. ONLY THE BEST FOR PGC!!11forgot!!1to11hold!!!11!shift

Bill AurionMarch 08, 2004

"Well you ruined it, I was singing..."

face-icon-small-cool.gif

Ocarina BlueMarch 08, 2004

That was awsome, KnowsNothing. I'll make a celebratory, extra-cheesey (no lyrics, sorry) MIDI in a few days, and I'll try and get someone to host it. Or I'll email it to people and it will be small enough to fit in a* Hotmail inbox.

* I refuse to use "an" before an "h"

OldskoolMarch 09, 2004

Happy Birthday, PGC! I remember visiting Planet N2000... although I don't remember it that well. I don't even remember what the PGC looked like before the redesign a while back... My memory ain't that great! Anyway, Happy 5th Birthday!

Infernal MonkeyMarch 09, 2004

Do what you did with Knows' song to listen/download =p

Quite seriously, I had 'some' sort of lyrics planned out, but it fell to bits when the song started. And I think that's a good thing. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

The BGM is 'Star Base - Turtles in Time' for those playing at home.

KnowsNothingMarch 09, 2004

Thanks everyone! =D

Infernal: Cool song. =) Planning is for little sissy boys. =P (I did plan for MC's first one though. But no one cares. =P)

I wish I had an accent like that. I know! Next song I make, I'll pretend to be an Aussie (and disgrace the entire culture)!

my song was "Cheese Wheels of Doom" from Bubsy fir the SNES face-icon-small-cool.gif oh, and ocarina, why would you put an "an" in front of hotmail anywho? CONFUSE'D

EDIT???
PaleZero: ooooooooooooooooh! alright then, didn't think of that (even with me talking about accents)=P

Infernal: I don't think if IE has a "copy link location" feature, so I would assume it would be difficult for IE users to copy the actual address (they'd have to mouse over it and type it in the address bar, I believe) Anyhow, here's the actual address just to make it a bit easier:

Infernal's Song, yo
http://www.geocities.com/infernalcomics/PGCbday.mp3

PaleMike Gamin, Contributing EditorMarch 09, 2004

You'd do it if you had an accent...

"I think i'll go sign up for an 'otmail account, cheerio"

Ocarina BlueMarch 09, 2004

Well, once I was writing a design document with me mate, and part of the front page read: "an MMOPRG". My friend and I had a huge argument over where 'an' should be placed. In front of the 'M' (as it is prounced 'em') was fine with with me, but we got sidetracked and he bought up the phrase 'an hour'. Because the 'h' in 'hour' is a vowel sound, I'll use 'an' with it; but I refuse to use 'an' in front of any word that begins with a more emphasised 'h' (such as 'Hotmail'.) Do you guys in America/Eurpoe say 'an hour'? It's used universally here, I always wondered if that was just the accent.

Not that any of that was relevant here, it's just become a habit of correcting my friend's unholy, deluded ways ^_^

P.S. My accent is so strong people from Auckland (that's a city up North here) tease me about it. I can barley speak English sometimes, but it's awsome anyway face-icon-small-thumbsup.gif

Now that second one's just weird, KnowsNothing...but thanks again!

KnowsNothingMarch 10, 2004

=O

Maybe Miss Understanding is standing upon you....I put that link there to make it easier to listen to Infernal Monkey's song. So you just called it weird =P (no, I can't fake an aussie accent THAT well face-icon-small-wink.gif)

And yes, we do so "an hour" because you don't pronounce the "h". Well, that's what they tell me, but I have the sneaking suspicion that it's a government cover up...........they don't want us to know that "h" is really another vowel.

Why sometime's "y" though? Isn't a vowel long only sometime's? What's up with that?

PaleMike Gamin, Contributing EditorMarch 10, 2004

Well yeah, everyone says "an hour" cause hour is pronounced our....I dunno... I'm confused.. =P

Bill AurionMarch 10, 2004

You're supposed to put "an" before some h words because the h is silent...

And KN, you just confused me with "Isn't a vowel long only sometimes?" If something is "only," it is only that, not "sometimes" face-icon-small-tongue.gif

KnowsNothingMarch 10, 2004

Wasn't Ocarnina asking if we say "an hour"?

Yeah, and Bill, I can't imagine that what I said confused you more than what you said confused me.

i tried to make that sound confusing. you had to read it twice didn't you? HMMMM?

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