Opera Rewind
Shares rank 11 of 12 novelty websites by recommenders
People enjoy this polished, interactive trip back to 1996 browsing for its slick design and nostalgic feel. Critics say spacebar controls are awkward, mobile use is weak, and some bugs remain.
People enjoy this polished, interactive trip back to 1996 browsing for its slick design and nostalgic feel. Critics say spacebar controls are awkward, mobile use is weak, and some bugs remain.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 50%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1 recommender for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Slick, impressive design and presentation
“it is a cool interactive experience. ... it's pretty slick!”
Comment from 24 Mar 2026 in “Opera: Rewind The Web to 1996 (Opera at 30)” “This is impressive design, presentation and experience.”
Comment from 24 Mar 2026 in “Opera: Rewind The Web to 1996 (Opera at 30)” Enjoyable interactive nostalgia experience
“it is a cool interactive experience. ... it's pretty slick!”
Comment from 24 Mar 2026 in “Opera: Rewind The Web to 1996 (Opera at 30)” “i enjoyed it but this was not expected”
Comment from 24 Mar 2026 in “Opera: Rewind The Web to 1996 (Opera at 30)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Spacebar controls unresponsive or awkward
“Doesn't work well on mobile, it's all spacebar based (hold and tap).”
Comment from 24 Mar 2026 in “Opera: Rewind The Web to 1996 (Opera at 30)” “I'm holding spacebar and nothing happens”
Comment from 25 Mar 2026 in “Opera: Rewind The Web to 1996 (Opera at 30)”
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| Catch a Bird | 39 | 3 | 93% | 1 | — | — |
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| neal.fun | 15 | 5 | 75% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Zombo.com | 8 | 4 | 67% | 4 | — | — |
| Opera RewindThis page | 5 | 5 | 50% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I'm holding spacebar and nothing happens”
“i enjoyed it but this was not expected”
“it is a cool interactive experience. ... it's pretty slick!”
“This is impressive design, presentation and experience.”
“major bugs are being introduced and then ignored. Virtually unusable”
“Every year snapshot feels like a 3-sentence Wikipedia article and a picture and wav file.”
“the dial up sound is not correct”
“Doesn't work well on mobile, it's all spacebar based (hold and tap).”
“True simulation of 1996 browsing”
“an ugly rendered cassette thing I can spin”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.