As Penny Arcade's being a webcomic, there is the website of the comic. It is updated several times since 1999.
Key[]
- DDL is an abbreviation for a "drop-down list," which has entries if a user clicked the list's "unfolding" button.
- CTA is an abbreviatuon for a "call-to-action."
Site Features[]
In the current version of the website, it has comics, news, video, podcasts, stories, archive, and store. Among the features, the Archive page has haven a DDL consisting its entries, but during some updates, it is replaced with a search bar and random comics.
History[]
1990s-2000[]
The website's screenshot in the January 7, 2000 strip.
It is the oldest (or at least known as the oldest) design of the website and features a blue banner.
Front Page[]
- On an archived version which was archived October 4 1999, the news section has an icon of Tycho Brahe. The sidebar consists of the main comic with its archive, The Bench spin-off, Cast page, Cool Stuff section, and two CTAs to mail Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins.
- Early The one in early 2000's update has Jonathan Gabriel, Tycho Brahe, Chuck, unnamed Software Etc. employee, and Div. Its alternate design was used in 2000, and added Kara and Brenna with removing of unnamed Software Etc. employee.
- In a later update, Latest Comic (Wombat), Archive (Mr. Tails), and Forum's (Zombie) icons are added in the sidebar.
Comic Page[]
In both of the 1999 version and the later version, a comic page features blue CTAs which are "back," "home," and "next," respectively. Also, below a strip, there is the "Penny Arcade" text with a DDL (in the 1999 version) or the such archive icon (in the later version).
Cast[]
The design featured the "cast" page which has Gabe, Tycho, and Charles. It is the first source which have some characters' detailed lore such as blood types and birthdays.