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At 1/7/09 01:14 PM, TomFulp wrote: Here is the Best of December!

Last month was a good month for Newgrounds, probably to do with the festive season or something...

Since Frost'D was a staffimation,

The only bad part about being an NG staff member is that you can never properly win a monthly award.

Oh YOU GUYS.

Guilty as charged for that new M-n-F installment!

If I have the time, I will definately be in! Can we have a submission about people playing Street Fighter, or should I just do something about Guile and his sonic booms?

At 1/1/09 09:55 AM, TomFulp wrote: As a collective goal for 2009, I want this to be the year that we capture the eyes of the rest of the web, and not just for being "EDGY" and "EXTREME", but for being hands-down better than everyone else. Those are big words, but it's good to have goals, right?

I'm in. As soon as I get my school project out of the way, which is my first game in Flash, I can focus on more stuff I've wanted to do for a long time. Hopefully my work load will stay minimal, so you can see a lot more of me!

At 12/30/08 01:04 PM, TomFulp wrote: Osuka has made two really cool wallpapers that we just put up in the downloads section.

I like them so much that I'm setting one as my desktop. Sorry Stamper, but I will no longer be looking at your Tokyo background every time I turn my machine on!

So here's a random task for anyone who wants to participate: Make a list of what you consider to be the most influential Flash submissions from 2008.

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  Fallen Angel Ep. 1 (Pt3) by RobsH66

  Click to view.

  Type

  Movie

  Rated

  Ages 17+

This is probably what most people will choose, but I have because it raises the bar for the many animators of this site. It does what Waterlollies did in 2007, let my jaw drop.

Yesterday was great! I didn't go on a computer once, except for the time I looked at some cheat codes for Rock Band 2. I learned that the map creation in Far Cry 2 is the fastest way to let time pass without noticing. There was also a lot of clothing and a lovely watch wrapped in paper, what a day!

At 12/24/08 12:39 PM, TomFulp wrote: The Castle Crashers patch was released today... finally!

That's great!

I've ordered another batch of tablets, which we'll be giving out in 2009 as part of ongoing art contests.

Interesting, I might participate next time...

I might post tomorrow, but if I don't, MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

And a merry Christmas to you too! Try to enjoy a happy time with your wife instead of bothering to make a post. I never go on the computer during Christmas day, it's definately better!

At 12/23/08 11:29 AM, TomFulp wrote: My only fear is the Wacom won't make it to Osuka in his hometown, so everyone close your eyes and say PLEASE LET THIS TABLET ARRIVE SAFELY TO OSUKA.

I doubt that I actually will close my eyes and pray, but I still hope that it makes the journey!

Last week we invited everyone to post their drawings of Keanu Reeves. The end result was this:

Woah!

At 12/22/08 11:54 AM, TomFulp wrote: In other news, Castle Crashers won XBLA Action Game of the Year on IGN.

Fantastic!

Go vote for Castle Crashers on Gamespot if it was your favorite XBLA game this year!

Of course!

Also, here is some Castle Crashers fan-art that lenkobiscuit made for us as a Christmas gift:

He has metal slippers!

Oh, and that's good news for Voodoo.

At 12/21/08 01:21 PM, TomFulp wrote: I'm sure we'll be seeing more of Raguel in the upcoming Art Portal,

So the art portal will eventually see the light of day, great to hear!

Woah short post today!

When you run out of news, there's always the actual news!

At 12/20/08 12:25 PM, TomFulp wrote: Good luck, Keicho!

Yes, good luck and congratulations to Keicho!

At 12/19/08 12:02 PM, TomFulp wrote: Edmund was interviewed on Bytejacker, go check it out and vote for Meat Boy as indie game of the year!

Will do!

Today's Wacom tablet winner is TehSlapHappy!

Look at all those low scores on his submissions... anyway, congratulations!

At 12/18/08 12:21 PM, TomFulp wrote: Today's Wacom tablet winner is Mp3-Lock!

Good for him, I even know who he is this time!

Reply to this post with your own hand-drawn picture of Keanu Reeves. Here's mine:

You forgot his Matrix glasses, so I give you an F... for effort.

At 12/17/08 12:46 PM, TomFulp wrote: We are now selling Castle Crashers figurines in the NG store! Check them out on the Toys & Collectibles page. You also get a deal when you buy all four knights as a set.

That's it, I'm going in a buying a giant load of stuff from the store, even if I'm six days away from free presents and such!

Today's daily Wacom tablet winner is Mike, aka M1K3-B!

He's been sneaking around, underground...

At 12/16/08 11:38 AM, TomFulp wrote: Hey is everyone still enjoying these daily posts because I KNOW I AM.

Good for you.

A lot of people ask when the NG Chat is coming back.

For over a year and a half.

If you want a sneak preview of what chatting with NG people is like check this out!

I saw that just as it passed judgement. It's also preparation for the large amount of immaturity we'll see more of when the real chat comes out!

At 12/15/08 12:29 PM, TomFulp wrote: Paul first got in the spotlight for his participation in the 2005 Campus Promo contest. It was meant for college students, but Paul put stickers all over his high school and you gotta appreciate that.

I'll appreciate it with all my appreciating energy.

Oh, and that tablet wiil be good for darx!

At 12/14/08 01:55 PM, TomFulp wrote: He's also the only person who has ever made a man's chest look like Pico's face.

Wow, that is something to be proud of...

He needs a new tablet or HE will literally die, so a Wacom is coming to the rescue!

I didn't know that tablets act as a First Aid kid, why aren't they going out to the needy kids in Africa?!

At 12/13/08 12:37 PM, TomFulp wrote: As soon as he's finished school, Zwickel hopes to release one or two movies every three months. Happy animating!

Yes, have a happy animating future!

At 12/12/08 12:08 PM, TomFulp wrote: For a limited time, we have 64 of the last copies of the original Broken Saints 4-Disc set.

I never know exactly when to buy at the store, since I want to get everything at once because of the shipping fee to England. I need to get my timing right, so I can get as much good stuff before it runs out!

BTW I hope everyone likes the winter layout, compliments of Jeff!

I love Jeff... in a manly way.

At 12/11/08 11:42 AM, TomFulp wrote: Also, ReNaeNae has posted the official thread for the Storybook Project that will involve writers and artists.

I've joined in on that, so I should post my part right now!

Today's daily Wacom tablet winner is sucho!

Ah, somebody who has made a name underground. So far underground that I've never heard of him before!

At 12/10/08 11:56 AM, TomFulp wrote: ReNaeNae is trying to organize a Writers and Artists collab.

That sounds interesting. ReNaeNae tried to help me fix a problem in ActionScript that neither of us can figure out. I guess I should give her something back for the help!

Today's daily Wacom tablet winner is Rudy!

Yay for him!

At 12/9/08 11:12 AM, TomFulp wrote: Also don't miss the new Dr. Fetus Shirt, available in the store!

I like the fifth picture of you in midair. How many takes were there in total?

Don't forget to buy that shirt!

For that picture, it's enough to persuade me. Although I couldn't wear it to school.

November was a fairly long month, filled with fantastic movies and games on the site. I hope that December will live up to it, if not better!

At 12/7/08 11:18 AM, TomFulp wrote: It snowed a little yesterday so it's starting to finally feel like winter.

Time to put up the Winter theme for the site, then?

Tim deep fried two turkeys, flavor-injected with buffalo sauce. GOOD STUFF.

From what I keep hearing, he's a good cook!

Today's daily Wacom tablet winner is Wei Xing, aka WX!

Yay, I've loved his Counter Strike movies for years!

At 12/6/08 09:58 AM, TomFulp wrote: Today's daily Wacom tablet winner is Julio Lopes, aka Fierras!

Huzzah for him! I'm waiting for One Shot to come in stock, so I probably won't make a purchase until then. No Newgrounds calendar for me...

At 12/5/08 12:53 PM, TomFulp wrote: Today's Wacom tablet winner is Andrew Coe, aka MetalMaverick!

After years using the line and shape tools, it will be nice to see some Wacom experiments from him!

At 12/4/08 11:06 AM, TomFulp wrote: Don't forget to pick up a 2009 NG Calendar while supplies last!

I might, but I'm indecisive between the Newgrounds and Weebl versions.

Wired.com put out a "best of 2008" and Castle Crashers won 3rd best Xbox 360 game of the year, one spot ahead of Gears 2... Which is crazy talk but hey I'll take that!

I enjoyed Castle Crashers more than Fable II, which took first place. In my mind, it's crazy talk because it isn't high enough up the list!

NG is still blocked in China, but things are slowly loosening up over there and some day a bajillion more people might be able to visit NG.

You and your hyperbolic ways!

Luis posted a new theme for the Weekly Animator Flash-Off taking place on the Flash forums. Heavy concrete blocks, what now?

If I have time, I've told Luis that I'm in.

At 12/3/08 11:38 AM, TomFulp wrote: Liljim and Bob have updated the search bar! Now when you're searching by title, a list of suggestions will appear under the input box as you type the search phrase. You can click submissions to access them directly, or continue with your search.

And another website copies YouTube, although there is nothing wrong with duplicating a good idea, so I approve! And I didn't know that FleckoGold uses a mouse, his Flashes looked too good for one. Anyway, another congratulations to an animator I have heard of!

At 12/2/08 11:35 AM, TomFulp wrote: Today's daily Wacom winner is Drew Matson, aka Five-Iron!

I might have seen his work, but I probably haven't. Anyway, congratulations for the tabelt!

On Thursday I tossed out an idea for Thanksgiving break, inspired by LeafWorthy's Panda Fight. While LF's theme was "Pandas and Civil War", this theme was "Turkeys and the Rapture." Here are the resulting movies:

None of them over the 3.00 mark, strangely enough.

I was planning to submit a Flash animation today, but that might not happen because of a scene problem I've encountered. In total, I have five scenes and the first scene has four buttons to go to another scene. For each button I have added script that looks like this:

on(release){
_root.gotoAndPlay("frame");
}

In the next four scenes I have labelled a frame at the beginning. "frame" is just an example and I have labelled each of these four frames with a different name, repeating the same exact word in the script. This script works for two of the scenes, which instantly play as soon as I release over the corresponding button. However, the other two go to the scene but don't start playing; it pauses. To the first frame I added:

gotoAndPlay(nextFrame)

This goes to the next frame, but it still pauses and doesn't even play with the right-click menu. So far the only thing I can do is add the same script to every frame in both scenes, but I will never resort to that. What is going on and how can this be solved?

At 12/1/08 01:29 PM, DearonElensar wrote: Flash forum and read forum descriptions.

Okay, I'll repeat my problem there. I wasn't too sure which forum would be most effective.