Generations of Chao fans have come and gone, but a healthy community still remains! The forums thrived through the 00’s and now Discord has taken the reign. The world of Chao hasn’t been updated by Sega since 2001 yet we have kept things fresh and alive with talented researchers, modders, editors, artists, event organisers, and most importantly a positive atmosphere! Chao World Extended breathed life into the game for many people and we even had the Chao Camera Mod used by Sega themselves!
The most important part for me personally is seeing how many people Chao Island is still helping. Whether it be help with game information, entertainment with Roaxes animated gifs on Twitter, or just a place where people can make new friends and relax. To this day I still get messages of thanks and gratitude from past users who have moved on in life and it warms my heart.
![Chao Happy :chaohappy:](./images/smilies/icon_chaohappy.gif)
20 years of leading the charge of the Chao community, maybe one day Sega will reach out to me!
![Chao Suprise :surprise:](./images/smilies/icon_chaosuprise.gif)
Huge thanks to all of you, and especially my team.
Without you guys I couldn’t keep this going for so long. I’ve been fortunate to have had amazing admins helping me all throughout the generations of Chao Island and now it’s expanded to even more Chao experts, researchers, modders, and artists who I am very grateful for. There is an abundance of talent out there and hopefully Chao Island can continue to bring everyone together, and attract even more Chao fans!
And I guess I need to think about stepping down from owning Chao Island.
No, not really.
![Cool Chao :cool:](./images/smilies/icon_chaocool.gif)
The amazing 20th anniversary artwork made by ZipoCXG
![Chao Sway :sway:](./images/smilies/icon_chaosway.gif)
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