RIP to the gateway site to hentai.Pic related
"Aeris Dies" site was 1996-2023 I think.
>>8689953notorious for putting their watermark on every pic you upload and then saving the result at the lowest possible qualitygood if you had a jpeg artifact fetish
>>8690017But annoying to see that obnoxious watermark stamped twice on yout favorite pic
>1998(?)Was the website born in a third world country or something?
>>8690234yes, the US of A
https://ironmouse.za.org/dragon/index3.htmlIt's still up though?
For older 4channers, the CG Shrines even predated this site and had a lot of stuff we took for granted.
It sucked that several galleries were pruned back in '03 due to some dumb Canadian law that was instigated by some proto-Karen
And the images were slightly better than the so-called paysites where you were more likely to get pixelated antspeck quality at best and malware at worst
>>8691251this is getting me nostalgic for the era of TGP (thumbnail gallery post) porn sites, where you'd get a shitload of thumbs all linking to other TGP sites, hoping to either loop you in to a paysite or click their ads. I'm sure it was all owned by the same few companies.And then the same companies owning a dozen or more brands, each catering to a specific niche. Instead of clicking the "anal" section on one megasite you'd go from Paysite A which did "latinas" to Paysite B which did "anal (on a boat)". Why? That turn of the millennium, first half of the noughties era internet had an attitude that more sites = better. It worked back then I guess.
>>8691232Elaborate
>>8689940Why was it taken down?
F. They turned me into the filthy coomer that I am today.
What site are we talking about?
>>8693180literally in the thread subject
>>8691768They considered gals like Lum and Yuna "too young">>8692652It stopped updating in 2012 and underwent a gradual death for 13 years starting with the hentai galleries.
The CG Shrines was my first venture to hentai and artists directly and indirectly have a connection to the belated site
Could only salvage a few pics. CGShrines is not friendly to Wayback
>>8689940Isn't there a mega gallery for this on SadPanda?
>>8695189Maybe but some have that obnoxious Aerisdies watermark
>>8690451Think again, with all the ICE raids.
>>8689940Shit, it went down? God that was like, eye opening at the time. I remember the little flirty comments they'd write at the header of the gallery pages.
>>8693409>and underwent a gradual death for 13 yearsyou gotta be kidding
>>8698133Worse are the original source sitesthat are long since gone
>>8698253It really does feel like the last vestiges of the old internet have faded away. You really can't go home again.
I was so close to shitting this memory from my brain but you guys sucked it back into my colon
>>8690605I first browsed it for Parasite Eve and Resident Evil 2 porn, this is my first doujin. https://exhentai.org/g/910964/1a701665ab/
>>8700553man the stuff we used to deal with. I think the fact that it just existed and we were only finding out about it was pretty mind blowing.
>>8701260It helps when you're 14 and get turned on by drainpipes.
>>8701436I really do think modern internet generations really don't understand how spoiled they are for porn. Some new series comes out and it's guaranteed to be drowning in pics by the time the second episode hits. All if it by some expensive commissioned artist making a living off it via patreon. all available whenever they want it.
>>8701685It's even better/worse with AI,I'm seeing 2-300 pages worth of art/videos for characters nobody would have given two tugs of a dead dog's cock for in the past.
90s hentai thread?
>>8701734ngl I indulge in those ai slop galleries sometimes.Real, talented artists will always make the best stuff, but let's be honest, ain't nobody drawing tenchi muyo shit anymore.If it isn't popular right now, nobody is drawing it.
>>8702256As it gets better I feel less and less guilt about indulging in them. Had my share of dealing with artists (remember, artist = autist) going on spergs and just flat out phoning it in or not delivering on comms at all, plus paypal suddenly stopped working in my region so I can't even comm them even if I wanted to.https://exhentai.org/g/257142/0df5b000a0/>>8702159Also all the JP addresses on these old images really take me back.
>>8702256>>8702355It just feels disposable. Nobody savors an AI pic. Nobody remembers them. It's all pure indulgence and once the moment is passed you're in a bloated gallery nobody will ever really browse with fondness. It's pure volume for volume's sake but nobody's saying anything.
>>8702404Honestly kind of hilarious how disposable AI porn really highlights the emptiness of fapping when hand drawn artisanal lewds didn't.Also I think Claire was the one who gave me my fetish for spats and other form-fitting clothes.
>wonky artstyle>bad anatomyAI gens look better than this crap. Like comparing VHS to blueray.
>>8702913VHS has more soul and is more appreciated on the shelf. BD just slides into an illegible line of boxes
>>8702913Agreed. Aside from >>8701904, these all look like crayon scribbles.
>>8703592And that was the simplicity of it that made it attractive
>>8703592>>8702913AI is like looking at a dead fish
Wayback tip that'll save you the headache of broken images, redirects, and 404s: type in part of the name like ""ironmouse", ""cgshrines" or "cgirealm" on the search.It'll show you results with image links. Click on those links and narrow it down by typing the name of the character you want to find. It's not perfect but it's better than nothing
>>8703853
>>8704197Still better than what AI queefs out
Old but more effort than AI will ever hope to accomplish
Had it not been for Prince of Darkness fucking everything up...
So much nostalgia
At least post something from 25 years ago that looks halfway decent.
>>8708360Look, most of this came from sites long since dead
The site is still hanging on ( I was on a shitty server) but the hentai section is still dead.Broken thumbnails. Broken thumbnails everywhere
Out of interest, since we're all on a nostalgia kick, does anyone remember Shoujoai.com? I made a few friends on the board back then, including one I still talk to to this day.
>>8709238Remember when we called erotic fanfics lemons
>>8689940I don't get it. What is this thread about?
>>8711898You must be newDamn shame Toshinden got screwed by sequelitis and not bringing anything new under the table
>>8711915This looks like dog shit
>>8711915I would appreciate an explanation instead of a vacuous "you must be new".
>>8711956Still a step up what A.I. queefs out >>8711967 all things vintage which sprogs either don't appreciate or take for granted
>>8712085This one decent, for a change. Could fap to.
>>8691750here's a non-h presenthttps://web.archive.org/web/20010606153857/http://barely18.teen-space.com/hammer/main.htm
