If you haven’t heard by now, Chip’s Challenge CyberCafe’s web host, GeoCities, is shutting down operations later this year. Chip’s Challenge CyberCafe has been around since 2002, after moving from freehomepages.com as Brian’s Website. Over the years I had fun creating web pages for Chip’s Challenge CyberCafe and for other sites such as my high school. After a careful decision, I’ve decided to shut down Chip’s Challenge CyberCafe when GeoCities closes on October 26, 2009.
Why not change web hosts you ask? Well, several attempts to do so in the past were disappointing, and I was planning on shutting down eventually sometime soon. Besides, over the years, Chip’s Challenge has become old and boring, at least for me. Yeah, it was fun back in 2001 when I first found CHIPEDIT and spent my summer on a 486 laptop modifying and creating Chip’s Challenge levels. But now I do a poor job updating my pages and level sets. A good example is Chip’s Vacation with one level left to complete before a re-release, and that level set hasn’t been touched since August 2008. It’s time to retire from Chip’s Challenge and pursue other interests. There are other sites out on the internet where you can find information and programs for Chip’s Challenge. Tyler’s site contains almost every program for management and customization of Chip’s Challenge as well as solution maps. Mike L.'s page contains links to other Chip's Challenge sites and just about every user-made levelset in existence. Most gaming sites will have passwords available. However, some useful sites about Chip’s Challenge hosted on GeoCities that haven’t been updated in years are in danger of being deleted (and possibly forgotten!) Chip’s Plus Site by Alice Voith is a good example since it hasn’t been updated since 1999, and would probably have to be accessed via archive.org after GeoCities shuts down. Other Chip’s Challenge fan sites hosted on GeoCites will shut down later this year unless they move to a different web host. These sites include: * Chip’s Challenge High Scores (Jimmy Vermeer) – Likely to move * Chip’s Plus Site (Alice Voith) – Unlikely to move * Chip’s Challenge Hints (Catgirl) – Not sure * MSN Charter Chipsters - Not sure, but unlikely * Chip’s Challenge Info (Dumbledore3) – Unlikely to move * Chip’s Challenge City – Not sure, but unlikely * Chip’s Challenge Hint Book (Bona Rae Villarta) – Likely to move I’m sorry if I left anyone out! As for my level sets, they will still be available and updated through Yahoo groups. Thank you for your interest in Chip’s Challenge CyberCafe. I hope I’ve helped you with your Chip’s Challenge experience over the last seven years. Sincerely, Brian P. Chip’s Challenge CyberCafe Continue To Chip’s Challenge CyberCafe Posted: May 11, 2009 - Updated: July 7, 2009 |
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