by Nick - 03.31.07

Oh, snap son! We totally burned your junk, didn’t we? Oh man, we so got you. You should have seen your face – it was all, ‘oh no!’ Well, maybe it’s better that you didn’t see that. Regardless, we’re just a fun-loving bunch. How could we let an April Fools Day pass by without squeezing a couple laughs? Maybe we weren’t as involved as some other sites out there, but we like to think that our simple little approach was pretty darn fun anyway. Give it a look-see – it’s what 4cr would look like if we got gobbled up by Web 2.0″
It’s been a long time coming, but the new 4cr is here! We have quietly working behind the scenes to bring a fresh face to 4cr. New functionality like recommending articles, sharing them with friends are here, plus all new user functionality. You’ll be able to message your friends, share friends codes and more, right from 4cr!
There is a lot more in store for 4cr in the coming months, so stay tuned. Keep checking back today as we make the complete switch over to the new site and make sure to leave us feedback!
Finally, please make sure you have the latest version of flash, as the new site uses it in some pretty cool ways. Enjoy!
4cr April Fools Web2.0 Goodness
It was great to see so many of you in the IRC chat though. Now that you know it exists, stop by more often. And now back to our regularly scheduled show.










omg thank you for not being real! i can stop crying now.
evldereckx - 04.01.07 9:36 pm
Man, a new shiny 4cr would be nice.
NintendoFreak - 04.01.07 9:36 pm
It was fuckin’ hilarious. Did anybody get fooled by the Gmail April Fools joke?
Kyle - 04.01.07 9:39 pm
Nick? IRC? WTF???
legoguy92 - 04.01.07 9:40 pm
But I loved that Loading bar…
Sideath - 04.01.07 9:53 pm
On Sundays, I usually check 4cr as soon as I get up. Hit the home page, load up 4cr, and i’m like. Oh cool, new 4cr look.
I’m sitting there for 20 minutes waiting for 100% until I realize it’s April 1st.
Shiro - 04.01.07 9:56 pm
“Sothink SWF Decompiler” on the 98% and BAM! saw it coming from a mile away lol.
mcheddadi - 04.01.07 10:18 pm
HonkeyKong and I were on IRC shooting down Mitch’s excuses for why the server wasn’t loading the page all night :p
Arcanis - 04.01.07 10:32 pm
I think, for every person that needed to decompile the SWF, I died a little inside.
Mitch - 04.01.07 10:32 pm
The 98% thing was frickin’ genius.
I mean I chuckled when the shiny interface came up, but after waiting so long for it to load, getting stuck so close to the end actually made me LOL.
Best 4cr April Fools Prank. Good job, guys.
Volt - 04.01.07 11:19 pm
I almost fell for it…
SavageS - 04.01.07 11:25 pm
You know what, I actually got fooled. Not once did it cross my mind that this might be an April Fool’s joke. I’m dissapointed in myself.
But seriously, this April Fool’s joke reminded myself of how much I love 4 colorrebellion. I kept coming back, “When is this darn thing gonna get fixed?” Sweet stuff.
Matt - 04.01.07 11:29 pm
Man, so you just broke your site for a april fools? if anyone belived in this shit should be shot in the face, I only check 4cr on sunday, so thank you for making me see the news two weeks later in the next sunday
LOLED - 04.01.07 11:58 pm
i love 4cr. nice colors too.
spire - 04.02.07 12:03 am
the irc channel was pretty active, which hasn’t happened in quite a while
glad 4cr is back
TakaM - 04.02.07 12:14 am
I would hate a flash 4cr
ajax on the other hand
luet - 04.02.07 12:46 am
I’m running Linux (Ubuntu Edgy…upgrading to Feisty whenever school work abates), so I figured it was one of those increasingly rare occasions where something was Windows/IE-specific, and thus just wouldn’t load. Then I blamed Web2.0, followed by anything with the word Beta in it.
In the end, I could only blame myself. >_>
Good to have you back. Now win me my Puzzle Quest already.
newton64 - 04.02.07 12:54 am
Jerk.
Gabe Swarr - 04.02.07 1:28 am
You know what? I actually REALLY liked the new logo. It just so clean and classy lookin’, very much like something that would fit a site so devoted to the Wii. I’m kinda disappointed that it was fake.
Jake - 04.02.07 1:32 am
I was very upset by this prank. Then I found out it was a joke and I got even MORE upset. It was silly of me to get so angry, now that I think about it. But then I got over it and had fun trying to trick other people in the IRC. People who were “in” on the joke were bragging to others about how cool the site looked and laughing about how “Earthbound for Wii” was 4CR’s big April Fools’ joke, and you could read the article as soon as the last 2% loads. HAHA. You got me, guys… good stuff.
I think at one point, Neek’s suggested fix was: “Open up your Internet Options, and make sure ‘Contract Aids 2.0′ is checked. That should fix it.”
KiddKalen - 04.02.07 2:10 am
…That wasn’t funny…that was kinda lame. You took all your content off your site. Awww ya got me.
I’m gonna start reading a different blog. The sheer amount of “IGN’s Matt says this” and “awww right Nintendo’s winning” makes me sick.
So yea, I won’t be stopping by here again. Later.
Pheonix Gamma - 04.02.07 2:18 am
april fools is serious business
TakaM - 04.02.07 2:32 am
What a bunch of cry babies…it’s like, you don’t get ur newspaper for a day and you boycott the newspaper company…whoop dee doo…
hip hop anonymous - 04.02.07 3:13 am
Your prank actually helped me to discover that you have a forum
silkylove - 04.02.07 3:16 am
yeah.. Ive considered registering at the forums many times, but the avatar and sig restrictions always stops me
TakaM - 04.02.07 4:10 am
I thought the joke was that all day whenever I tried to come here, I got a 500 Internal Server Error.
Mo - 04.02.07 4:11 am
I must admit I do love the minimalist look. I’m working on a redesign for my own site with a cleaner look. Using Wordpress for content management is as ‘Web 2.0′ as I’m getting though.
Zell - 04.02.07 4:13 am
I was among the foolish…was looking forward to a new ‘flashy’ 4cr
The 98% drove me nuts every single time…I almost called my bro to try and see if it worked for him.
Well played!
DCSimian - 04.02.07 9:15 am
That was pretty sweet. Do that again though and i’ll kill you all
Link - 04.02.07 9:31 am
I do hate April Fools’ Day. Yeah, I knew it was a joke as soon as I saw the “beta” (the punchline for any joke involving Web 2.0.) But then I started trying to read the backlog of stories in my RSS reader and just kept getting that same damn page. Well, at least you’re back now.
You guys were actually the only site I read who did that (well, maybe Go Nintendo did, but since I have like 5000 unread articles there I won’t know about it for weeks.) I guess it’s only the little guys who do it anymore….
raindog - 04.02.07 10:05 am
Hey… I got it to load… I don’t see what the problem is.
ENiGMA - 04.02.07 10:05 am
“It’s… so shiney.” My thoughts exactly.
) Awesomes.
Dean - 04.02.07 11:52 am
I’m sure glad to see 4ColorRebellion back up and running. Keep doing a great job everyone. April Fools was more quiet this year than last, I think, but at least there were still some funny things out there.
Paul Gale - 04.02.07 12:37 pm
shiny is soooo 2005. retro is in now, beyotches. old is the new new. gimme some orange and brown stripes and some pixels. yeah. that’s the ticket.
sean but not heard - 04.02.07 3:04 pm
I thought the joke was that all day whenever I tried to come here, I got a 500 Internal Server Error.
Mo - 04.02.07 4:11 am
Same with me. This site didn’t work at all.
Jeff S. - 04.02.07 3:50 pm
I knew it was an April fools even before it stopped at 98%
Mrevilbobguy - 04.02.07 7:04 pm
i’m not gonna lie, i tottttallly fell for it haha
great one guys…
i didn’t even realize it was april fools till i read google TiSC or whatever haha, toilets…
JapanLover - 04.02.07 9:12 pm
Newton64- Upgrade to Feisty! It’s really nifty!
Whitemage - 04.02.07 9:29 pm
@ Enigma
Very good. That made me laugh and wake up my roomate. Now my arm is bruised, because of you ….
+peter - 04.03.07 4:24 am
Aww, you got me! How the hell did I fall for that?
David - 04.03.07 5:01 am
i hate you people. make a new damn layout.
Atomsk - 04.03.07 12:58 pm
HO NOES!
was 4cr taken over by windows?
skt - 04.03.07 9:18 pm