REQUEST REVIEW: Atari.com
Check it out men. Javascript actually used to it's full potential
(Ya I know the red links on the red background are a bit hard to read but that is how they wanted it).
Give me some feedback.
Check it out men. Javascript actually used to it's full potential
(Ya I know the red links on the red background are a bit hard to read but that is how they wanted it).
Give me some feedback.
Brian Farkas posted this at 01:53 — 5th February 2002.
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I'm not totally clear on what you wanted, but I'm guessing it was a site review... As such, I'm moving this post to the web site critique area.
Overall, it does look pretty good... except for, as you mentioned, the red links. I'm not sure why they would possibly want it that way, but I would strongly suggest that you advise them against it.
Megan posted this at 02:16 — 5th February 2002.
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Men, eh? I guess I won't bother with a review then
Since you originally posted this in another forum, I will ask that you take a look at the posting agreement for the Website Critiques forum. We'd really appreciate it if you could follow those guidelines when asking for a website review here at The Webmaster Forums.
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Suzanne posted this at 02:25 — 5th February 2002.
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I find it incredibly pointless. The javascript doesn't degrade at all (so users without it cannot use the site) and it doesn't work a lick in Opera.
Of course, I'm a woman. Javascript actually used to its full potential. I don't see how that's true when the site fails to function without Javascript. Javascript should augment a site, make it smoother, faster, easier to navigate, amazing, what-have-you. It really isn't a success if the site is unusable.
Other than Javascript, the site doesn't fit widthwise at 800x600, and it cuts off the text instead of letting the frames scroll. Since you are using Javascript, it was necessary to reload the page once I resized the browser to view all the text.
You have Javascript errors in the "news" whatever you call it when it's not a page, link.
When on a page, if you click the link you just get a timer, nothing happens. It would be better to make it so there is no link to click.
"Questions and Comments" isn't viewable at 800x600.
The game profiles are hard to read and smack of marketing hyperbole, and are not engaging. I'd send those back to the copywriter, and include some larger screenshots and better descriptions.
Suzanne
P.S. Do not center all the text (news items). Also, you have it so it's impossible for people to link to specific games/news, which means that link popularity will suffer, as will general ranking of the site with search engines. Add to that the difficulty of reading the text/links in the first place and I'd say the site doesn't meet the goals.
TonyMontana posted this at 04:49 — 5th February 2002.
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Cool site. Which I still had my Atari-800
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TonyMontana
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Busy posted this at 05:21 — 5th February 2002.
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Opera6 - as mentioned nothing shows up
NS4.7 cant read the text as the right edge is cut off, looks like the bottom maybe as well, javascript error as well parent.Show is not a function.
JavaScript Error: http://www.atari.com/main.html, line 1:
NS6 - page loads, click a link and the contents disappear
IE5 text is cut off again at the right on 800x600
probably wouldnt be a bad design if it worked and fitted the screen, one thing you do need is a back link thou, very easy to get lost in there, also "mainpage" should be named as "home"
zbose posted this at 09:41 — 5th February 2002.
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Other than the aformention cross-platform compatability issues, I like it except that I don't really understand what Rocks means and why some seemingly random band, Hoobastank is featured on Atari's webpage. Maybe you should mention that they do the music in an upcoming game (if thats the case) or something.
Something is wrong with the biops.
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The Webmistress posted this at 09:51 — 5th February 2002.
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As a site it's ok (but then I'm a woman too!) but I don't like the colour combinations and it has so many drawbacks as mentioned above that it really defeats many objectives of having a site. This is why so many sucessful sites thesedays are very plain, simple and easy to use by everyone!
Julia - if life was meant to be easy Michael Angelo would have painted the floor....
disaster-master posted this at 14:57 — 5th February 2002.
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me female so I guess my opinion doesn't count.
:csaw:
AABest posted this at 06:36 — 6th February 2002.
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I think my screen just melted from all the flames in this war.
Archbob posted this at 03:45 — 9th February 2002.
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Its great in my opinion, one of the few flash sites I'm fond of(I assume your using flash)
Suzanne posted this at 05:39 — 9th February 2002.
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Archbob -- that isn't flash. Flash would be better, because it would adjust to the resolution of those using it and not remove the ability to see text at lower resolutions.
Ironic, that.
Suzanne
thedawg posted this at 18:43 — 11th February 2002.
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i have 3 problems with it. One is as everyone else has said the red links and two is the link to "archive" on the "rock" page takes u to a page with nothing but an image down the left side on it and thridly its a tad hard to navigate and know where exactly it is u are in the site
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