Mapstalgia

Mapstalgia is a gaming site where people post their recreations of maps from video games. Most maps are posted of video games that users played as children, hence the nostalgia aspect of the site. Maps are also drawn completely from memory.

Some fan submitted maps are quite well done.

I like the concept of this website as it has a real sense of community behind it. Readers can design and critique each others' maps in comments, which is always a handy feature. Also, submitters have their own section in each post to explain their map and the experience they had with the game, further adding to the community vibe.

Not all maps that are submitted are professional though...

The blog also has a very handy side bar. Here, readers can find links to other gaming blogs, archives, and tags for posts. Tags are sorted by genre, franchise, and platform. The tag section is incredibly useful for easy navigation as it allows readers to search posts they find interesting.

The balance between text and image in this blog is slightly off, with too much text on the main page. Instead, the blog should have just the title and image of a map for each post, and then a link to the post with the text explaining the image. Also, the blog could use more colour to draw attention to posts, as the black and white scheme is a little bit boring.

Check the blog out here.