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[[File:Brawl Snapshots Website Wayback Machine Nov 17 2010.png|300px|thumb|right|Brawl Snapshots, as seen through Wayback Machine.]] | |||
'''Brawl Snapshots''' was a highly popular image-upload website intended for sharing of [[snapshot]]s taken in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. Members could upload either pre-converted .jpg images or raw .bin files, with the additional option to perform automatic widescreen un-distortion. Members could +1 others' images to increase their ranking on various lists, with the top-rated images generally being humorous, lucky, or requiring extensive setup and precision. | '''Brawl Snapshots''' was a highly popular image-upload website intended for sharing of [[snapshot]]s taken in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. Members could upload either pre-converted .jpg images or raw .bin files, with the additional option to perform automatic widescreen un-distortion. Members could +1 others' images to increase their ranking on various lists, with the top-rated images generally being humorous, lucky, or requiring extensive setup and precision. | ||
Revision as of 19:42, February 17, 2013
Brawl Snapshots was a highly popular image-upload website intended for sharing of snapshots taken in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Members could upload either pre-converted .jpg images or raw .bin files, with the additional option to perform automatic widescreen un-distortion. Members could +1 others' images to increase their ranking on various lists, with the top-rated images generally being humorous, lucky, or requiring extensive setup and precision.
The site was not without its problems. As any old .jpg could be uploaded, there was no enforcable restriction for image content, so images from other games such as Animal Crossing could be uploaded (diluting the site's intent). Less-scrupulous members would also upload duplicates of others' images or even the ones posted on the DOJO!!. The website's forums were a constant source of arguments and controversy for various reasons.
According to this AllisBrawl blog, the site eventually lost its Google Ads revenue when forum posts caused the adbot to link to adult content, causing Google to pull its ads and revenue. The site's owners were apparently uninterested in continuing to pay the increased hosting fees and let Brawl Snapshots go down (despite still owning the domain), providing no backup of any of its content. No successor, direct or spiritual, has existed since.
