my name is mako - owner of this place and lover of all things tacky, niche, and 2000s.

☆ i got into web design the year before i started this site (because i had to). i ended up really enjoying the course i took, and used websites where you could build HTML profiles to teach myself what i didn't know. by next summer, i'd begun to research old websites, then crafted one of my own inspired by them.. and voila! makoenergy was born!
☆ i am a wannabe archivist of old internet content (mostly Final Fantasy related). i use windows gadgets and Flash-based calendars on my desktop, and my computer files are a hot mess.
☆ if i worked in the tech field, i'd bring back skeuomorphism to UI design and NEVER let it die again. mua ha ha, just you wait.
☆ you probably think i do a very poor job of trying to keep myself anonymous online. well, who asked you?! mako OUT!!

☆ this website was coded with equal parts hate + love, and originally concepted on an orange Post-It i found stuck to my desk. i recoded it completely a few months after learning how to do more with HTML/CSS.
☆ makoenergy's namesake is the energy source used in FF7; it's inspired by Flash websites of the 2000s and 2010s, as well as video game websites like GameSpot's. i love (and own!) the flip phone used in the FF7 series- starting with FF7AC- the Panasonic FOMA P900iV. so, the layout is boxed inside the top screen of one... and in case i haven't rubbed it in your face enough? i made that. me.
☆ i think the best thing about this site is that it'll be on the internet forever, and even when i've probably gone on to be a fat pocketed billionaire, this little thing'll always be here for anyone to find someday. it's weird to know nothing can ever really be deleted online, but that's the beauty of it-- the effort's never wasted!