Website reputation report

thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com

Last checked 1 hour ago · Point-in-time assessment

75/100Technical Safety ScoreIndependent technical assessment, not a visitor rating
● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

Explore the history and culture of old video games through articles, and podcasts by gaming historian Drew Mackie.

No listed local patterns observedHomepage-only analysis is not a malware clearance. Read the scope and findings below.

75/100Safety Score
70%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History80 Infrastructure92 Website Security95 Security Hygiene70 Transparency51 Reputation50 Operational Stability96
Trust RadarEight observed factors. Select one to inspect its evidence.

How to read this report

Safety Score evaluates observed signals. Evidence Confidence measures how complete, direct, fresh, and consistent those signals are.

No automated scan can guarantee that a website is safe.

Current report context

What changed since the last scan

  • No earlier report to compare
What this scan could verify · 6 observed, 0 unavailable
DNS observed
Registration lookup observed
Network observed
TLS observed
Website response observed
Website content observed

Unavailable and unperformed checks are not clean results. The detailed evidence below remains the source for each conclusion.

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Independent evidence brief

What we observed about thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com

Updated Oct 18, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com. Website descriptions below come from the site itself. Registration, connection and threat findings were checked separately.

Purpose and visible content

On its About page, the site says: Explore the history and culture of old video games through articles, and podcasts by gaming historian Drew Mackie.

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Jan 22, 2022. Registrar: Squarespace Domains LLC.

Recorded expiry date: Jan 22, 2027. Registry data can change.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Nov 24, 2026.

Threat checks and score context

External malware-provider coverage was unavailable. The report does not treat this missing check as a clean result.

Safety Score: 75/100. Evidence Confidence: 70%. These measure different things.

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Visitor opinions remain separate from the technical Safety Score.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com

10 of up to 10 pages

We sampled public pages from this website to understand its subject and contact paths. The titles and short descriptions below come from the website itself. They are not endorsements or independent safety findings.

Thrilling Tales of Old Video GamesExploring the stories behind classic video games to find out how they came to be the way they are. About — Thrilling Tales of Old Video GamesExplore the history and culture of old video games through articles, and podcasts by gaming historian Drew Mackie. Contact | Got a Gaming History Question? — Thrilling Tales of Old Video GamesContact Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games to ask about the origins of your favorite retro titles. You Can Now Support Thrilling Tales on Patreon and Kofi — Thrilling Tales of Old Video GamesSorry, but I will not be accepting payment in Zenny, Bells or Gil.  Subscribe to Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games, Newsletter-Style! — Thrilling Tales of Old Video GamesYes, friends, there is a way to get new posts to show up in your email inbox. Why Do Orcs Look Like Pigs? But Only Sometimes? — Thrilling Tales of Old Video GamesHow fantasy’s go-to mooks went from ghouls to swine to green-skinned dreamboats. The Elementals of Secret of Mana Are Quintessential — Thrilling Tales of Old Video GamesAnd lore-wise, Legend of Mana tweaked the eight-spirit system to perfection. Sylph, Undine, Gnome, Salamander and the Swiss Doctor Who Invented Them — Thrilling Tales of Old Video GamesParacelsus changed the world of medicine but also, indirectly, most fantasy RPGs. Translating the Long-Lost Sequel to Super Mario Bros. 2 — Thrilling Tales of Old Video GamesAn interview with the collaborators who made BS Super Mario USA playable in English. What’s the Correct Way to Pronounce Mario’s Name? — Thrilling Tales of Old Video GamesWhether you say Mah-rio, May-rio or Merry-o, you’re probably doing it wrong.

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com

12 phrases

These phrases were extracted locally from sampled public page metadata. They are observations, not search-volume or ranking estimates.

of old videoTitle, H1, Meta description10 sampled pages
thrilling tales ofTitle, H1, Meta description10 sampled pages
video gamesTitle, H1, Meta description10 sampled pages
marioTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
but only sometimesTitle, H12 sampled pages
do orcs lookTitle, H12 sampled pages
like pigs butTitle, H12 sampled pages
look likeTitle, H12 sampled pages
why doTitle, H12 sampled pages
way toTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
gamingTitle, Meta description2 sampled pages
historyTitle, Meta description2 sampled pages

At a glance

Key findings

✓

Report is current

The displayed evidence comes from the published immutable scan.

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Confidence is separate

Unavailable evidence is shown as missing and never counted as clean.

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Verify before sensitive actions

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Fully explainable

Why this score?

Versioned weights
Threat IntelligenceWeight 25%
55/100

Threat providers were unavailable. The neutral uncertainty baseline is not a clean verdict.

Domain HistoryWeight 10%
80/100

Domain registration age and expiry were checked.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
92/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
95/100

Observed certificate validity and TLS protocol were checked.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
70/100

Observed security header values were checked for basic protective settings. Empty values, disabled HSTS and unrecognized values receive no credit. This is not a complete browser-policy validation.

TransparencyWeight 5%
51/100

Observed site metadata and About page were checked. Publisher-supplied details are not independently verified.

ReputationWeight 5%
50/100

Popularity is weak context, not proof of safety. Unranked sites use a neutral baseline.

Operational StabilityWeight 15%
96/100

Observed HTTP status and final connection scheme were checked.

Server-side analysis

Automated security checks

Local antivirus and phishing checks

ClamAV · homepage HTMLNo signature match in the sampled HTML
Engine version1.5.4
Signature database date (UTC)2026-10-18T06:24:14+00:00
HTML bytes submitted235,682
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameNot listed in this snapshot
Feed downloaded (UTC)2026-10-18T12:00:07+00:00
Hosts in local snapshot386,082

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource analysis incomplete

6 resources checked · 37 script links observed on the homepage. Partial resource coverage.

ClamAV inspects the fetched homepage HTML on our server. New scans also sample up to four linked scripts and two collected internal pages, with size and time limits. Scripts are not executed. Other downloads, private server files and logged-in pages remain outside this check. A signature match needs investigation and can be a false positive. No match is not a whole-site safety guarantee.

Exact hostname lookup uses a downloaded Phishing.Database snapshot. It does not send this domain to an external lookup API or mark sibling subdomains as harmful. Not listed does not mean safe. Snapshot age is download age, not proof that every entry was recently revalidated.

Homepage HTML only · Eight local rule families · local-security-v2

Checks use the fetched page and redirect chain. Scripts are not executed, forms are not submitted, and linked files are not downloaded. This is not a malware clearance.

Page resource inventory

Linked scripts37
Inline scripts17
Embedded frames0
External script hosts9

Counts describe the sampled HTML, not every resource loaded by the browser. External resources are common and are not automatically harmful.

No listed local patterns observed. The limited rule set cannot detect every threat or behavior.

External threat intelligence

Provider coverageNot checked

Local checks do not query external reputation databases. An unavailable check is never a clean result.

Registration

Domain information

Public RDAP observation
Canonical domainthrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com
RegistrarSquarespace Domains LLC
RegisteredJan 22, 2022
Domain age4 years
ExpiresJan 22, 2027
Registry statusesclient delete prohibited · client transfer prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address198.185.159.144
Autonomous systemUnavailable
Network organizationUnavailable
Observed countryUnavailable
CDNNot detected
Web application firewallNot detected

At a glance

Infrastructure summary

Observed during this scan

A compact view of the connection, DNS and security surface. These observations describe what the scanner could verify at scan time and do not prove ownership or ongoing availability.

HTTP response200 · https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/
Endpoint198.185.159.144
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface19 records · 8 nameservers · 5 mail exchangers
Protection signals3 security headers · 1 technologies · DNSSEC unknown

Page telemetry

Observed page statistics

Safe metadata only

These counters describe the fetched response and sampled HTML. Script counts describe references in the markup, not a complete browser network log. Cookie counts cover observed response headers.

Response size235,682 bytes
HTTP check duration0 ms
Cookies observed1
Script resources37 · 9 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks0 frames · 6 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=Let's Encrypt, commonName=YR1
Valid fromAug 26, 2026
Valid untilNov 24, 2026
Certificate namesthrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com

Resolution

DNS footprint

DNSKEY status unknown

DNSKEY presence does not verify the DNSSEC signature chain. Missing records can mean no record was returned or the lookup was unavailable.

A198.185.159.144TTL —
A198.185.159.145TTL —
A198.49.23.144TTL —
A198.49.23.145TTL —
NSdns1.p03.nsone.netTTL —
NSdns2.p03.nsone.netTTL —
NSdns3.p03.nsone.netTTL —
NSdns4.p03.nsone.netTTL —
NSns01.squarespacedns.comTTL —
NSns02.squarespacedns.comTTL —
NSns03.squarespacedns.comTTL —
NSns04.squarespacedns.comTTL —
MX1 aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=0QrkuoFFsMc3L6U3sXyvpuKhwqLB1Xl_zyNllQExowsTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=Pv42JJkiSI3qSztI7xDKpWNltnJjl1At7I9VKWk5J58TTL —

DNS observations · no external lookup API

Domain email protection

Exact-host SPF and DMARC observations help the owner investigate email impersonation risks. They are separate from website malware checks and do not change the Safety Score.

SPFNo matching record returned for this exact hostname
DMARCNo matching record returned for this exact hostname

What to do next

Review the records with your mail administrator. Inventory legitimate senders and test SPF and DKIM alignment before enforcing a stricter DMARC policy. Fix duplicate records and investigate overly permissive SPF rules.

This bounded check does not send email, probe SMTP, evaluate recursive SPF includes, verify DKIM signatures or apply organizational-domain DMARC inheritance. A missing subdomain record does not prove that no inherited protection exists. A DNS timeout is unknown, not an absent record. A policy record is not proof that messages authenticate successfully.

Responsible disclosure

security.txt

RFC 9116 observation

No readable security.txt file was observed at the standard locations. This is informational and is not evidence of malware.

Browser protections

Security headers

3 observed
strict-transport-securitypresent max-age=15552000
x-content-type-optionspresent nosniff
x-frame-optionspresent SAMEORIGIN

Response headers

Cookie protections

Passive observation
Cookies observed1
Missing Secure0
Missing HttpOnly1
Missing SameSite1

Only cookie attribute counts are retained. Cookie names and values are never stored. These observations are not proof of compromise and do not independently change the Safety Score.

Detected stack

Technologies

Tailwind CSS 72%

Versions are shown only when publicly exposed by the page or response headers. An observed version is not, by itself, proof of a vulnerability.

JavaScript library advisories

JavaScript advisory analysis could not be completed or no eligible script files were sampled. No clean result is implied.

About this website

What the site says about itself

Explore the history and culture of old video games through articles, and podcasts by gaming historian Drew Mackie.

View the site's About page ↗

This is publisher supplied information. The independent safety findings are shown separately.

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleThrilling Tales of Old Video Games
First headingWhy Do Orcs Look Like Pigs? But Only Sometimes?
DescriptionExploring the stories behind classic video games to find out how they came to be the way they are.
Canonical URLhttps://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com
Final URLhttps://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/
HTTP response200 · text/html;charset=utf-8 · duration unavailable
Languageen
Structured typesLocalBusiness · WebSite
Page page detectedhttps://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/subscribe-newsletterAbout page detectedhttps://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/aboutContact page detectedhttps://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/contactSupport page detectedhttps://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/patreon-kofi-thrilling-tales-old-video-games
missing100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
en100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors wildcard origin100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing secure100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp present100% evidence confidence
19100% evidence confidence
8100% evidence confidence
5100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
4100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions policy present100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts preload100% evidence confidence
15552000100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts include subdomains100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

1 recorded hops
Hop 1https://www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/

The chain is shown exactly as observed by the scanner. A redirect is not itself a malware finding, but unexpected domains or an HTTP downgrade deserve review.

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Compared with the previous scan

What changed

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Explainable matching

Digital fingerprint

fingerprint-v1
clear-signal-field-148

Comparable components help find technically related websites. A match does not prove common ownership.

DnsHashed private comparison value
TechnologiesHashed private comparison value

Material changes only

Change history

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No meaningful changes recorded yet.

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Visual evidence

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Questions about thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com

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Is thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 75/100 with 70% Evidence Confidence. This is a point-in-time assessment of observed technical signals, not a guarantee. Check the exact address and avoid entering payment details if anything looks unusual.

Did the scan detect malware on thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com?

ClamAV found no signature match in the sampled homepage HTML. External scripts, downloads and private server files were not checked. This is not a whole-site malware clearance.

When was thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com registered?

The public registry record shows Jan 22, 2022. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com have a valid TLS certificate?

The scanner observed a valid TLS certificate using TLSv1.3. A valid certificate alone does not establish that the site is safe.

How does thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com describe itself?

The website's About page describes its purpose in the report above. This is publisher-supplied information and is separate from independent security findings.

Can a paid listing change this website's score?

No. Premium placement and owner-supplied pages are labelled separately. Technical evidence, the Safety Score and moderation decisions remain independent.

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