If you browsed the FFHut forums back in the day, you might remember me running around these boards under the handle Zidane103. After two decades, the original ffhut.co.uk domain is officially back.
Quote:"A voice from the past, joining yours and mine."
This isn't an archive run by strangers. I bought our old home back. While I posted here as a kid named Zidane103, Z103 or Kaze, I go by Melterz- now. My aim is to scrape as much as I can of what used to be there, no matter how much some might make me cringe! I want to preserve some of the memories, and maybe bring back a little of what was there before modern internet destroyed small communities.
I would love to know any of that, I think it would be great to document it!
I recall I found this site when you wrote into Official Playstation Magazine about the site. I had no idea what forums even were at that point, no idea that communities like this existed, so seeing that and later signing up to the forums was when I realised I could find people with common interests on the web and interact with and make friends with them
09-06-2026, 19:54 (This post was last modified: 09-06-2026, 20:04 by Zell.)
Thanks for getting in touch Melterz - When I saw your name in my inbox it was that moment of.. "I know that name, but I can't place where from".
I think this is a really cool project you've taken on. The original ffhut was a strong community for a good number of people, and certainly something red13 should feel very proud of. I think the fact that it's meant enough to you for you to take this on speaks volumes.
It sent me down the rabbit hole earlier of looking back at on the web archive machine. A lot of user names I recognise (and a lot that I didn't!), and a lot of nostalgia.
I'll certainly be watching this project with interest.
(09-06-2026, 17:03)Melterz- Wrote: I would love to know any of that, I think it would be great to document it!
I recall I found this site when you wrote into Official Playstation Magazine about the site. I had no idea what forums even were at that point, no idea that communities like this existed, so seeing that and later signing up to the forums was when I realised I could find people with common interests on the web and interact with and make friends with them
Yeah after a Google it seems was issue 82. Had a FF Cover and feature but I got rid of these I think years ago and looked on eBay and none for sale booo
13-06-2026, 18:00 (This post was last modified: 13-06-2026, 18:01 by Zell.)
(10-06-2026, 15:14)red13 Wrote:
(09-06-2026, 17:03)Melterz- Wrote: I would love to know any of that, I think it would be great to document it!
I recall I found this site when you wrote into Official Playstation Magazine about the site. I had no idea what forums even were at that point, no idea that communities like this existed, so seeing that and later signing up to the forums was when I realised I could find people with common interests on the web and interact with and make friends with them
Yeah after a Google it seems was issue 82. Had a FF Cover and feature but I got rid of these I think years ago and looked on eBay and none for sale booo
I was having a read of the archives and someone mentioned it was 81. Managed to find a copy on vinted so once it's arrived, I'll post it here.
Looking forward to seeing that, I was trying to figure out how I could do the same. I remember having a 2ft high stack of Official Playstation Magazine in my room growing up, I expect that's landfill by now.
I've added the logos and the screengrab to the archive, I'll find some time one evening this week to grab a bunch more assets from the old forums.
