The project
LoveROMs is a retro gaming community website. Off-the-shelf platforms were never going to handle what it needed: a massive library of game files to organize, detailed information on every title, and an experience fast and simple enough for a huge audience. So we built everything custom, from the ground up.
What we did
- Custom Website: We designed and developed a custom website built for browsing a large retro gaming library with ease.
- Custom Backend: We engineered a custom backend to power the site and manage its content at scale.
- File Organization System: We built a file organization system that keeps a huge collection of files structured and easy to navigate.
- Game Info Scraping: We wrote a game info scraping program that gathers details on each title, giving every page rich, useful information.
The result
LoveROMs grew from 0 to 12M unique monthly visitors. It started with zero traffic and became a destination for 12 million unique visitors every month, running on a platform we built entirely from scratch.
When a project outgrows templates and plugins, custom development is what makes that kind of scale possible. Learn about our custom web development.