The home page in 2006.
The home page in 2007.
The original Pixel Chix official website was previously hosted under the EverythingGirl.com domain within Mattel's network up until 2013, a few years after the toyline had been discontinued in 2009. The EverythingGirl domain itself had its closure in 2015, only a couple years later. Attempting to visit the URL now directs the user to Mattel's official Barbie homepage.
Mostly utilizing Flash elements, the website was designed to be interactive, loaded with a few games and activities for the user to engage with.
Some of the toy lines, namely the Unlockets Charms, Babysitter, and both Pixel Pets toys, each came with a secret code that would unlock special features and surprises on the website and its subsequent games.[1]
One of the games, Pixel Chix Mini Golf, included unlockable data which required secret codes to access the full entirety of the game. As the part of the URL for this particular game reads "charmgame", it can be inferred that this game was specifically designed to promote the sale and collection of Pixel Chix Unlockets Charms, which contained the secret codes needed to further access parts of the game.
Currently, as of 2023 the only existing official web pages pertaining to Pixel Chix can be found within Mattel's corporate branding portfolio. Outside of this, an official website exclusively for the Pixel Chix franchise is not live on a current domain.
Web Activities[]
- Desktop Buddy (Extra Content)
- Decorate the Home Page (Activity)
- ♥ to Shop Fashion Show (Game)
- Pixel Chix Mini Golf (Game)
- Flippin' Kitchen (Game)
- 4-Legged Race (Game)
- Pixel Says (Game)
- Pixel Chix Jammin' Hamster (Game)
- Movie Maker (Activity)
- Monster Baby (Game)
- Sub N' Seek (Game)
Secret Codes[]
The number of digits per code depended upon the toy that it came with. The Unlockets Charms each came with a 5-digit Secret Code. The other toys appear to have included a 3-digit Secret Code. The codes were comprised of symbols in seven ( ● ♦ ♥ ♫ ☻ ★ ) different characters in total. It is presumed that there are 13 total codes in existence, counting every released variant of each toy that was in production.
- ☻ ♫ ♫ ♥ ♦ - Found in the Babysitter Unlocket. This code unlocks an ability in Pixel Chix Mini Golf where the Baby character will blow away any obstacles in the game.
- ♥ ● ★ ☻ ♫ - This code unlocks an instant pass to getting a Hole-in-One in Pixel Chix Mini Golf where the player shoots through a secret door under the sink in the bathroom during the game.
- ♥ ☻ ♥ - This code unlocked content in the Monster Baby game.
- ☻ ♥ ☻ - This code unlocked content in the Monster Baby game.
- ☻ ★ ☻ - This code unlocked content in the Monster Baby game.
- ♥ ★ ★ - This code unlocked content in the Monster Baby game.
Wallpapers[]
Some of the downloadable content from the website included a variety Desktop Wallpapers and Screensavers, some of which could be exclusively unlocked through the secret codes. The following wallpapers in this gallery were archived from the German version of the website.
User Archive[]
A fanmade collective back up containing many of the website's components can be found on Internet Archive. The files, assembled and uploaded by another online user, seem to contain a direct rip of many web elements such as the games, imagery, and text, as well as some web videos and advertisements in the French and German languages. Some of the downloadable contents appear to be included as well, such as various screensavers and wallpapers. The file also contains rudimentary user recordings pertaining to Pixel Chix media, such as camera footage of computer screen displaying some of the activities, or an audio recording of the dialogue for the Monster Baby game in the English language.
Trivia[]
- The Monster Baby game had unlockable content via secret codes, but current archives of the game no longer contain a functioning link to the secret code feature, so it is currently not possible to redeem the codes within this game.