the original thread has a load of broken images but one of my posting scouts alerted me to a secret stash of pristine jpegs...
netbattle was an ancestor of showdown, coded by some unknown hero in prehistoric times. by far the best feature of netbattle was the 'user profile', a short description of yourself that would display when you challenged/were challenged by another battler.
the combination of broken english, profanity and arbitrary battling rules are sorely missed, but we can once again enjoy them in their original format... i will be providing my own commentary and power ratings
straight and to the point. power rating: 8/10
i guarantee this user is a furry. 3/10
a real demon would not freak out over drugs and sex. 2/10
destroyer of worlds. what about it? 4/10
the OG incel. 7/10
cant say fairer than that. 8/10
careful - he's a mod! 6/10
just dont. ok? jeez. i agree. 9/10
truly one of the grea9/10
this guy is his own hypeman. 7/10
jesus christ remember in 2008 when "teh" was a thing. 1/10
I DONT UNDERSTAND, ETC. 8/10
pure gold. 10/10
a timeless classic. 10/10
sir im afriad you are too Cool for pokemon. please go outside. 4/10
ayoooooo! in the 00s it was considered unbased to look for hot males online, fortunately times have now changed. 2/10
i concur. 7/10
the logic checks out. 9/10
another classic. 10/10
extreme! hardcore! 3/10
this user has the good sense to note their species in their bio. 9/10
amen brother! 10/10
no? thx. 5/10
this type of profile was extremely common. no legendery! 2/10
aspirational , very fuck. 9/10
we will never know because nobody has ever failed. 8/10
how rude. 3/10
again, problematic. although he was clearly before his time re: baton pass. 1/10
raw power. 10/10
nice ratio. loser!!! 5/10
like... you're fucking your pokemon? kinda vaporeon situation? 3/10
BLOOBERS ARE DESTROYING THE BATTLE'S! 10/10
''i also cannot wait to see the pearl diamond'' 8/10
this user is actually referring to our very own Misty. 9/10
that's all we needed to know. 10/10
i.. what? 8/10
i don't play by anyone's rules! including my own! 6/10
this screenshot gets bonus points for including the whole netbattle UI on a cutting-edge windows XP operating system. doesn't this make you grateful for PS? 8/10
i love it. 10/10
trite, but a decent effort. 5/10
good to know. 6/10
super rape? jesus christ. 7/10
can't argue with that. 6/10
who hurt you? 3/10
yeayeah!!!! 6/10
certified gamer. 4/10
an annotated bumper pack from a user with a beautiful windows 98 theme. 6/10
oh shit! the most powerful trainer in the world... Dylan. 7/10
absolutely no Dowloaded teams. 3/10
us would never presume tell you what to do! 8/10
Glad You Took The Time To Explain This. 7/10
dark streets, cool, umbreon, thats a nice pokemo-woahhh we got ourselves a sex criminal. 8/10
MrE before he discovered grammar. 7/10
tale as old as time. 6/10
i do not wish to made a girl hates me. 8/10
extreme mchardcore is back again to let us know about his passions. 8/10
and finally... the real Ash Ketchum! sir, it is an honour. 10/10
netbattle was an ancestor of showdown, coded by some unknown hero in prehistoric times. by far the best feature of netbattle was the 'user profile', a short description of yourself that would display when you challenged/were challenged by another battler.
the combination of broken english, profanity and arbitrary battling rules are sorely missed, but we can once again enjoy them in their original format... i will be providing my own commentary and power ratings
straight and to the point. power rating: 8/10
i guarantee this user is a furry. 3/10
a real demon would not freak out over drugs and sex. 2/10
destroyer of worlds. what about it? 4/10
the OG incel. 7/10
cant say fairer than that. 8/10
careful - he's a mod! 6/10
just dont. ok? jeez. i agree. 9/10
truly one of the grea9/10
this guy is his own hypeman. 7/10
jesus christ remember in 2008 when "teh" was a thing. 1/10
I DONT UNDERSTAND, ETC. 8/10
pure gold. 10/10
a timeless classic. 10/10
sir im afriad you are too Cool for pokemon. please go outside. 4/10
ayoooooo! in the 00s it was considered unbased to look for hot males online, fortunately times have now changed. 2/10
i concur. 7/10
the logic checks out. 9/10
another classic. 10/10
extreme! hardcore! 3/10
this user has the good sense to note their species in their bio. 9/10
amen brother! 10/10
no? thx. 5/10
this type of profile was extremely common. no legendery! 2/10
aspirational , very fuck. 9/10
we will never know because nobody has ever failed. 8/10
how rude. 3/10
again, problematic. although he was clearly before his time re: baton pass. 1/10
raw power. 10/10
nice ratio. loser!!! 5/10
like... you're fucking your pokemon? kinda vaporeon situation? 3/10
BLOOBERS ARE DESTROYING THE BATTLE'S! 10/10
''i also cannot wait to see the pearl diamond'' 8/10
this user is actually referring to our very own Misty. 9/10
that's all we needed to know. 10/10
i.. what? 8/10
i don't play by anyone's rules! including my own! 6/10
this screenshot gets bonus points for including the whole netbattle UI on a cutting-edge windows XP operating system. doesn't this make you grateful for PS? 8/10
i love it. 10/10
trite, but a decent effort. 5/10
good to know. 6/10
super rape? jesus christ. 7/10
can't argue with that. 6/10
who hurt you? 3/10
yeayeah!!!! 6/10
certified gamer. 4/10
an annotated bumper pack from a user with a beautiful windows 98 theme. 6/10
oh shit! the most powerful trainer in the world... Dylan. 7/10
absolutely no Dowloaded teams. 3/10
us would never presume tell you what to do! 8/10
Glad You Took The Time To Explain This. 7/10
dark streets, cool, umbreon, thats a nice pokemo-woahhh we got ourselves a sex criminal. 8/10
MrE before he discovered grammar. 7/10
tale as old as time. 6/10
i do not wish to made a girl hates me. 8/10
extreme mchardcore is back again to let us know about his passions. 8/10
and finally... the real Ash Ketchum! sir, it is an honour. 10/10
