Beta Times

I was not in the beta times of Animal Jam, but I have heard a lot of stuff about it. I personally think beta was better than it is now, because Jamaa was full of happiness, and there were no scammers. No one worried about rares, and everyone just wanted to make friends. Now it is different. People obsess about their rares and scam others for rares. This is not the Jamaa I want to live in. Here are some pictures of Jamaa during beta times.

This picture is from Animal Jam Spirit.
As you can see here, Jamaa Township was pretty much deserted. The buildings looked a little prehistoric, and there is a big stone gong-type thing in place of the board. I also noticed that there is a sign pointing toward where Club Geoz is now, but it has a clothing sign on it. Maybe that building was Jam Mart Clothing back then.

This picture is from Superhjilo's Animal Jam Cool!
Look how beautiful Crystal Sands used to look! There were many caves and even a volcano in the sky. There are lots of flowers and palm trees, and a river flowed through the sand. It was actually a beach, with no water slides. The water and sand are sparkling, just like crystals. That's probably why they call it Crystal Sands. Now the water or sand isn't as magical looking, sadly. Captain Melville's Juice Hut is still there, though.

This picture is from Animal Jam Flash.
Here is the den that was available for beta testers. It had three floors, and a bridge! I wish there was a den like that now :(. The furniture icon was different. Apparently, this picture was taken before furniture was available! Also, notice the icons on the top of the screen were different. Some were gray, and one is a shovel and pick ax. Also, the Journey Book icon is different.

This picture is from Animal Jam Flash.
Here is a picture of what was sold in "Jam Mart." Now it says "Jam Mart Clothing" when buying clothes and "Jam Mart Furniture" when buying furniture. Also, some items on here are not sold anymore, like the scary bull horns, even though you can get them in the Claw at the Trading Party. Plus, the items look way different. Even though the items' looks were changed recently, these look really different. [Also, sadly, that winter hat is not sold anymore in the Hot Cocoa Hut :(.] I personally think the items looked cuter back in beta. Aww! Just look at the Monkey and Panda Hats! :)
So, I will be posting more pictures of Beta on my blog. I know most jammers would like to go back to Beta, including me. Comment!

25 comments:

  1. I wish I had the beta den...so epic looking!

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    1. I know right! The small den now is so small, and even the members only dens aren't as big as the beta den... :P

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  2. I WISH I HAD A BETA DEN, IF I HAD ONE I WOULD STAY IN IT FOREVER SO IT WOULDN'T UPDATE!

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  3. awww I so wish I was in beta times. in the first photo I also noticed a animal that I couldn't make out. :/ I wonder if there were other animals in beta days!

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    1. The only animals were 2 koalas, 2 bunnies, and a panda.

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    2. Yeah, except the koala has something sticking out of its head... interesting.

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    3. I dimmed in on the picture it appears to be the Dragon wings but orange and the koala was Laying down.

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  4. The beta days where better then now because that's why its called beta days

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    1. Yeah much better animal jam is getting kinda of rubbish at doing there job subbspeding jammers like snowyclaw when she done a membership giveaway ANIMAL JAM HQ WAKE UP SNOWYCLAW BROUGHT THAT MEMBERSHIP!!!!!!!!!!

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    2. I'm not sure if it is allowed, but Snowyclaw has been suspended other times for no apparent reason, which is a little confusing >.<

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    3. Actually, no. "Beta" means testing.

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    4. And pandaking, it specifically said (I forgot where) that you can't give membership codes online.

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  5. I agree with u beta days r mor peaceful. was there even membership bad then? without it it wud b better bcuz then mean members wudnt look down on non-members like today. o I wish it was still beta =(

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  6. I wish I was in beta.. I'll ask AJHQ to bring back the beta den!

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  7. I would do ANYTHING to go back to the beta!

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    1. Yeah! It looks like it was fun, especially with the den! :)

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  9. I just barely missed beta days i think... I joined early 2011. Wish I could've found it just a little bit sooner, Crystal Sands and the den would've been amazing! They should've kept it like that.

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  10. Wow! Everything looks so different! Captain Melville's Juice Hut in Crystal Sands looks pretty much the same though.

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  11. I wish they would keep it the same, I loved it!!! I have a beta Porch Swing that i still held on to from the beta days!! COME BACK BETA DAYS!!!!

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