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Zoinks Points Officially Taken Offline

2/20/2018

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Zoinks Points, an online program launched in 2009 has been quietly taken offline. The interactive site, previously available at the URL http://www.zoinkspoints.kidswb.com, now simply redirects to the main KidsWB website.

Originally, Zoinks Points had been an interactive site, which allowed fans to purchase various characters, monsters and backgrounds to make their own fan art. Members of the site could purchase items by earning points, through entering codes found on the back of Scooby-Doo merchandise. However, in 2013, Zoinks Points completely redesigned their site and eliminated the fan art option from the site. Instead, members now could use their points to gain access to Scooby-Doo games and downloads. After early 2016, the site stopped being updated with new content, though users were still able to purchase various games and downloads with their accumulated points.

While most of the games on the site are now unavailable, there are still a few which were moved to the main KidsWB site. As an aside, there is also a brand new game that has been added to the KidsWB site, entitled "Scooby-Doo and the Haunted House." The game entails collecting various clues and keys in order to defeat the four villains haunting the house, including the Green Ghost, the Wolfman, The Ghost of Elias Kingston (referred to in the game as simply "The Kingston," which is actually quite amusing) and The Black Knight. You can play the new game here.

It should be noted, however, that the site is still partially accessible if you type in this URL, though you'll notice that the top of the page says "Moved permanently: This document has moved" which leads me to believe that this is simply a glitch, and will likely soon be redirected as well. 
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Scoob16
2/21/2018 05:32:43 am

That's a real shame - although I didn't fancy the redesign, the original was so much cooler and got me excited (I was 10 years old when it first launched).

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WildwindVampire link
2/21/2018 08:41:54 am

I disliked the redesigned site as well, though oddly I felt myself getting all nostalgic when I was writing this post. I loved the original so much, and wish they would have included the season 2 SDMI villains!

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Scoob16 link
2/21/2018 02:45:02 pm

OMG, me too!! I wanted the Crybaby Clown so baaaad!

WildwindVampire link
2/21/2018 05:44:23 pm

I remember being so hopeful about getting the Fish Freaks from Season 1, but they were always sold out! I had all the Season 1 SDMI villains except that one, so as you can imagine I was so pumped about getting one someday. Never did manage to get one. :(

insecticida
7/8/2019 09:07:47 am

After a long time without entering the website of Zoinks Points I have been very saddened to see that it is closed. And it saddens me even more that this is the only mention in all Internet (as far as I know) that speaks of the quiet closure of the web :(
I miss the images of the villains of season 1 of SDMI, I never got to have them, what a pity.

I think they shouldn't have closed it but simply stopped updating it if they didn't want to.

By the way, do you or anyone who reads this have the images of the villains? For collecting, nothing more :/
I found a single image that was of all the villains in a single image but has too bad quality to cut them out. And another one of Que Horrifico alone but with bad quality, too. The only good ones I've found are Slime Mutant's and Gator People's.

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WildwindVampire link
7/8/2019 10:47:34 am

It's also mentioned on the ScoobyAddicts forum, but that was posted by myself as well. I got all the season 1 images other than the Fish Freaks, which were "sold out" (I'm not sure how it's possible to sell out of a free digital item, but whatever). I wish they would have kept updating it as well.

I have a high quality image of the Freak, though he's in like a cave background if that's okay. Let me know if you want me to email that to you.

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insecticida
7/8/2019 04:03:35 pm

Oh, really? Thank you so much, I'm really grateful! Could you send them all — as many as you want or can — to arex234x@gmail.com?

Thanks a lot!! And I love your blog, no kidding, I've never seen a Scooby-Doo blog as detailed and up-to-date as yours. By the way, I just realised that some time ago I wrote a review of your story Coast to Coast in Fanfiction. Using even the same username as here xD. Coincidences, huh?

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WildwindVampire link
7/9/2019 03:49:34 pm

I just sent them.

Thanks! So glad you like the blog! I just went back and looked, and yeah, I remember that now! Thanks for the review and I'm glad you liked the fanfic. There should be a few more chapters coming out in a week or so, I'm hoping. And small world I guess haha. :)

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Tyler link
6/3/2020 08:49:42 am

I hate the new site!

!@#$%^&*()$^&%#^#

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WildwindVampire link
6/3/2020 08:58:33 am

The new WB site you mean? Yeah, I agree it's not the best.

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myles
11/3/2020 10:18:07 am

hi

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WildwindVampire link
11/3/2020 05:00:17 pm

Hello there! Haha :)

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