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Daniel Albu

Happy 27th anniversary to Winamp!

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The first version of ⚡Winamp⚡ was released as freeware on April 21st, 1997!
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Winamp, it really whips the llama's ass!

Like 21 April at 9:30 | Open on mastodon.gamedev.place

31 comments

Luny

@danielalbu Does anyone know the link to Llamas? Was the author a fan of Jeff Minter? Did they have a farm? Why was there whippin' involved? 😆

21 April at 11:06 | Open on mstdn.games

Al Wirtes

@luny @danielalbu It was a Wesley Willis reference.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Willis

21 April at 13:17 | Open on indieweb.social

Imogen

@alwirtes @luny @danielalbu

I never knew that. Thanks for sharing.

21 April at 14:51 | Open on mstdn.social

Al Wirtes

@HopelessDemigod @luny @danielalbu My friend Paul ran into Wesley Willis in Chicago in the early 90s. Wesley was selling his self-produced CDs for $10. Paul asked him if he had change for a $20 bill, and Wesley said, “That’s OK, you’ll take two.” So Paul gave me one. It’s genius. Disturbed, but genius. You have to check him out. But you won’t get the vibe until you listened to 4-5 songs. Trust me.

21 April at 15:13 | Open on indieweb.social

Imogen

@alwirtes @luny @danielalbu

I know who he is. My friend introduced me to him years ago.

21 April at 15:14 | Open on mstdn.social

Chris Dolunt

@luny @danielalbu

The motto comes from this song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JntDcqOxMsM

Wesley Willis was a musician from Chicago who wrote & performed ridiculous music to help him deal with his paranoid schizophrenia.

"Cut the mullet" and "I Wupped Batman's Ass" are also funny.

21 April at 14:35 | Open on dice.camp

jamespthomas

@danielalbu i want winamp in my browser again

21 April at 11:43 | Open on mastodon.social

Stefan Ritter :verified:

@danielalbu @justin 👆

21 April at 12:07 | Open on mastodon.gideonstar.de

katzenberger

@danielalbu The only legitimate reason ever to run Windows.

21 April at 12:28 | Open on social.tchncs.de

Layla M. (she/her)

@danielalbu winamp was my favorite media player for so long! :ablobcatheadphones:

21 April at 12:32 | Open on mstdn.games

Radical Social Worker ✊️

@danielalbu haha!!! Before I read the end of your post I had that tagline in my head 😂

21 April at 12:33 | Open on radicalsocial.work

Wes ᚢᛁᛋᛚᛁᛁ ᚴᚬᛚᛁ

@danielalbu Love it, but really wish they would update!

21 April at 13:24 | Open on gaygeek.social

Imran Nazar

@danielalbu Fun fact from my workplace: DeviantArt started out as a WinAmp skins site, and there are still references to llamas all over. Loading animations are bouncing llamas, you can trade llama badges with other artists, even the 404 page has a llama lost in space.