The Captain Marvel Website is a Throwback to Dial-up AOL Discs

The 1990’s were a glorious and wonderful time. Still, in our current age of being connected at all times, it’s a wonder that things were so primitive in an era not so long ago. Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel takes place in that decade, bringing the Marvel Cinematic Universe into an era that’s never-before been explored on screen. Sometimes, to take things into the future, you have to look into the past, and that’s just what Marvel has done with the official website for Captain Marvel. One look will take you back to the days of hunting for free AOL minutes delivered on CD-ROM. It was a time in which a young me thought my 10GB Gateway computer was “a beast,” and that the sound of a dial-up modem was music to my ears. Visit the website here. I’d tell you to sign the guestbook, but it’s full. I do recommend playing the “Can You Spot the Skrull?” game, though. I scored a five.

In other Captain Marvel news, a new TV spot has emerged, and they’re really embracing Elastica’s “Connection” at this point, even using it for the title of the spot. Did they just reveal that Nick Fury was once a Lazer Tag enthusiast?

Captain Marvel is in theaters everywhere, March 8.

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James Zahn

James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book, a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC) Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.