It is the year… 2005 2020.
To all our readers out there, today is the 20th anniversary of Transformer World 2005! We launched back in the year 2000, around today. We don’t know exactly what day it was done, but we know it was around here so we’ve always celebrated it on 4/20, going back to at least 2005. No, it has nothing to do with that other 4/20 thing :).
So yeah, 20 YEARS! That is a crazy to type, read, say. I am happy we’ve made it this far, it’s been a wild ride. Two decades of my life have revolved around Transformers and this site in some way. I’ve met great friends through it, and it’s changed my life forever. I hope that it’s positively affected you all in some way as well.
Life has been a bit crazy for me here this year, as I assume it has been for everyone given world events, so I didn’t prepare a massive retrospective or any kind of deep article. I just want to say thank you to all the staff – past and present, who help keep this place running. Without the newsies, mods and content guys – this place doesn’t work.
And of course – the fans, some of you have been coming around all 20 years and I salute you. To those that came in during the early 00s revival, the movie era, or yesterday – thanks for stopping by. We hope to be around another 20 so everyone can geek out on their favorite Robots in Disguise together!
Maximus Danz
Welp, Today is also TF's 36 anniversary so, why not celebrate TFW2005 while we're at it
John TheDestroyer
This was in April, just so all of yall know lol
RinAldo
Happy birthday TFW2005! You are an important point of reference for us TF fans / collectors… thank you for existing!
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Xaxis
Happy Birthday, TFW2005!
And thank you, @Tony_Bacala for starting this place and keeping it running all these years. I've made some great connections here and have really enjoyed it as a space to share enthusiasm for this hobby.
Gumblor Gimbles
After all was said and done, you’ve never walked, you’ve never run. You’re a toddler!
Dark Skull
Some people got the touch. Some people got the power.
loof
Okay. This has been bothering me ever since you posted it. How on earth did Toddler Bacala make a website?
Joey_Santana
Happy birthday to my favorite international TF community.
Necrobot
Happy B-Day TFW2005!!!
Wow!! 20 Years!! Next year, you'll be old enough to drink!!
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Congratulations on Twenty Years!!!
SPLIT LIP
That figure has aged tremendously. All the articulation you could ask for, looks incredible, feels incredible, and at least three of its modes are really good.
It's amazing to think a product like that would be sold as a high-priced collector's item today when it could be found on retail toy shelves back then.
Black Convoy
The figure that got me back into serious collecting and it was thanks to the Car Robot videos I used to download here at TFW2OO5. My very first online purchase: Car Robot Gigatron! Still looking great (just some lines in the chrome) after so many years.
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Ninjak
Wow, what a milestone. I can hardly believe I've been on here more than 17 years myself. Here's to another 20 years of TFW2005!
Fiberoptimix
Maximus Danz
Preach man, Preach!
Thundercracker
Been here for a looooong time!
WEEGEE
Oh hell yeah this websites made the hobby hell on my and my parents wallets.
Good thing plastic crack is more important to me then monetary value.
Mr.Deflok
Keep doing your good thing, TFW2005.
EDIT: I also blame this website solely for how much I have spent on figures over the past 20 years
Sixwing
I'll toast to that! Happy birthday to this website and all of it's silly arguements. I've been here for under two years, but it seems like yesterday when I stumbled on this site. It's nice being able to share my interests with fellow fans, considering how few I know RL. Thank you and happy birthday TFW2005!
Megatron118
So thankful for this website and our fandom, couldn’t imagine my life without it. It’s been 10 crazy years, and I look forward to many more!
gbm