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Threads like this really are important because at the end of the day, no amount of planning and management can make up for programmers not being motivated to work one something. When programmers feel like every effort to improve the Audio Portal results in more complaints, they lose interest in working on the Audio Portal.
I've talked about upcoming features before and those features never materialized, so for now I'm just gonna keep my fingers crossed and continue to expect big improvements in 2010. And hopefully they will be met with more threads like this. :)
sr-frogs forwarded me a link to a fun read by an Adobe employee, about what drove the spread of Flash.
The article states, "But history shows that it was Flash's total ecology of creators and audiences -- all the exceptionally diverse people who found value in using Flash -- which successfully drove the later practicality of in-browser video. In a sense, sites like JibJab and NewGrounds made sites like YouTube possible."
I thought it was neat that NG was actually being credited with making Flash itself popular, aside from the fact that our content submission system laid the groundwork for sites like YouTube to follow years later.
Today is Day 14 of the Treasure Hunt results and our final category. I'll announce the results tomorrow!
Everything on this list is part of a larger series, although some never got past one episode. If you like what you see, be sure to check out the author's page for more episodes!
Hidden Gems - Series
Please attempt to WATCH all these and REPLY with your favorite. EXPLAIN why you like it the most.
Day 1: General Comedy
Day 2: Quirky
Day 3: Twisted
Day 4: Experimental & WTF
Day 5: Parodies
Day 6: Nerdy & Dirty
Day 7: Music Videos
Day 8: Action and Drama
Day 9: Action Games (also Wacom giveaway and Winter Flash-Off)
Day 10: Experimental and Retro Games
Day 11: Skill Games
Day 12: Puzzle Games
Day 13: Shooters and Other Games
Thank you to everyone who stuck around for the past two weeks and tried to watch all these! The goal of this event is to drive exposure to overlooked submissions, so while the results have been a bit overkill, I consider every extra view to be a success.
If you're in the UK, don't miss the NG Autumn Fling this weekend in London! Just thinking about it makes me want to drink a beer, but then I would have to go cut myself.
Speaking of the old days, here's something to ponder.
Back in high school we listened to a lot of industrial bands like Ministry, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Revolting Cocks, NIN, KMFDM, Haujobb, Mentallo & the Fixer, etc.. It was dark subversive counter-culture stuff and a lot of it felt pretty legit. Maybe we were just dumb teens I dunno.
So teenagers... If you dig up some Ministry or TKK, does that sound cool to you or does it sound like hokey old shit that old people listened to back in the 90s? Are there teenagers out there still wearing shirts for these bands, like how kids wear shirts for older bands that have been around for generations?
Bonus points for this NOT being about NG going downhill!
At 11/23/09 02:22 PM, Dragonheart91 wrote: What's with all the games that break the rules? MANY of those have won daily awards and many others such as A Typical Wednesday have been on the Front Page. It makes it much more tedious to sort through huge lists when half of them don't qualify anyway.
I'll reply later when I finish playing them, but as of right now Aura Braver is my favorite not only for this category but for games as a whole. Amazing game and amazing concept.
ATW got front page after coming up in the Treasure Hunt thread. The winner is most likely to be a submission that didn't win any awards but I still showcase low-view games that weren't featured on the front page previously.
Happy Monday and welcome to Day 13 of the never-ending Treasure Hunt results!
Today we're wrapping up games. Tomorrow is SERIES and then I guess Wednesday I'll try to tie it all up with a nice little bow.
Hidden Gems - Shooters
Hidden Gems - Other Games
Please attempt to PLAY all these and REPLY with your favorite. EXPLAIN why you like it the most.
Day 1: General Comedy
Day 2: Quirky
Day 3: Twisted
Day 4: Experimental & WTF
Day 5: Parodies
Day 6: Nerdy & Dirty
Day 7: Music Videos
Day 8: Action and Drama
Day 9: Action Games (also Wacom giveaway and Winer Flash-Off)
Day 10: Experimental and Retro Games
Day 11: Skill Games
Day 12: Puzzle Games
I know I got carried away this year. Maybe we'll finally switch this to a quarterly event in 2010 and not allow pre-2010 suggestions.
In other news...
MindChamber is compiling a list of NG's best hip-hop lyricists!
Edmund has posted a Time Kfuc Postmortem that's a good read.
Help ReNaeNae spread holiday cheer with the Art Forum Holiday Card Exchange!
I'm excited about the new game coming this Wednesday! Much like the Treasure Hunt, it involves collecting gems.
We're on the 12th day of the Treasure Hunt results but we WILL be done before Thanksgiving! This is why I was planning to change this to a quarterly event after last year - people are finding more and more good stuff each year.
Hidden Gems - Puzzle Games
Please attempt to PLAY all these and REPLY with your favorite. EXPLAIN why you like it the most.
Day 1: General Comedy
Day 2: Quirky
Day 3: Twisted
Day 4: Experimental & WTF
Day 5: Parodies
Day 6: Nerdy & Dirty
Day 7: Music Videos
Day 8: Action and Drama
Day 9: Action Games (also Wacom giveaway and Winer Flash-Off)
Day 10: Experimental and Retro Games
Day 11: Skill Games
TTYL
At 11/21/09 03:03 PM, NightBreaker wrote:At 11/21/09 08:28 AM, TomFulp wrote: Day 9: Action Games (also Wacom giveaway and Winer Flash-Off)Haha, 'Winer'.
Tsk tsk Tom.
tsk tsk.
Woah Freudian slip... People do whine a lot over the competitions so I'll leave it be.
Happy Saturday! Today is Day 11 of the Treasure Hunt results and we're still playing through games.
Hidden Gems - Skill Games
Please attempt to PLAY all these and REPLY with your favorite. EXPLAIN why you like it the most.
Day 1: General Comedy
Day 2: Quirky
Day 3: Twisted
Day 4: Experimental & WTF
Day 5: Parodies
Day 6: Nerdy & Dirty
Day 7: Music Videos
Day 8: Action and Drama
Day 9: Action Games (also Wacom giveaway and Winer Flash-Off)
Day 10: Experimental and Retro Games
At 11/20/09 09:10 PM, Blaspheman wrote: wow i bought a dad n me plush when it was 50 dollars, bad decision apparently. tom you make me sad.
You got the Dad mask though! Now people just get the kid plush.
New in the store: Kenstar t-shirt! Ya know, from Girlchan.
We are no longer selling the Dad 'n Me hood & plush combo but we're selling the remaining plush kids for $35 each. These were hand-made by Nathan and the money funds his ongoing documentary!
Treasure Hunt Day 10! Today we're doing two fun gaming categories:
Hidden Gems - Experimental Games
Hidden Gems - Retro Games
Please attempt to PLAY all these and REPLY with your favorite. EXPLAIN why you like it the most.
Day 1: General Comedy
Day 2: Quirky
Day 3: Twisted
Day 4: Experimental & WTF
Day 5: Parodies
Day 6: Nerdy & Dirty
Day 7: Music Videos
Day 8: Action and Drama
Day 9: Action Games
BTW my Day 9 post included info about our holiday Wacom give-away and Winter Flash-Off, so go read that if you're interested in either!
If you are voice acting in AlmightyHans' new movie, he might be looking for you.
Random news from the local Philly scene...
Dusty-Gorilla is making a short film every day for the next year, so go show some support!
Emily Youcis made a phat new Alfred short and has a YouTube show!
Swain has moved to Philly! He's finishing up a game with JohnnyUtah.
Here's a pic of Afro-Ninja hanging out in his new Kenstar shirt that Bob promptly took back to sell in the store. j/k OR AM I?

At 11/19/09 04:46 PM, Luxury-Yacht wrote: How does "Criminal!" win when pitted against these entries:
I really can't give a perfect answer about why one movie wins over others, but I'll say I'm happy to see people debating over movies that had previously gone unrecognized.
At 11/19/09 12:40 PM, Rucklo wrote: darn, you should give away flash-licenses instead of tablets, i sure as hell would apply with my tounge covered in sweet and smooth goo for Your pleasure if that'd be the case... :3
It would be awesome if Adobe would partner with us to give out copies... FLASH IS EXPENSIVE!
On that note, it would also be nice if Wacom partnered with us to give out tablets... I should try to accomplish both of those things in 2010.
At 11/19/09 12:37 PM, cast wrote: I am cast, I have a suggestion.
This comes up every year and I do always consider doing a prize for the gem itself... But the reason why we emphasize a prize for the gem finder is because we want to motivate as many people as possible to dig into the site and find stuff. So the user gets rewarded for finding something we missed, and the thing we missed gets rewarded with the exposure it never got the first time around.
It's Day 9 of the never-ending Treasure Hunt results and we're moving on to GAMES!
But first, I'll announce the winner for MOVIES. The undiscovered gem of 2009 is....
Criminal! It didn't win any awards and never made front page or got put in a collection... And it's just got GEM written all over it.
Tugoro isn't a well-known artist either, although surprisingly I had showcased one of his other movies in a things you missed post this past February.
The finder of the gem and winner of $200 is TURDO.
SO where were we?
Hidden Gems - Action Games
Please attempt to PLAY all these and REPLY with your favorite. EXPLAIN why you like it the most.
Still reading? Here's your chance for a reward!
Thanks to the ongoing success of Castle Crashers, we're once again giving away a bunch of Wacom Bamboo Fun tablets for the holidays.
Submitting your information will not guarantee you a tablet, and PLEASE don't apply unless you have a proven track record on Newgrounds; examples include high scoring submissions, submissions that have won awards, or featured artwork.
To apply, PM me with the following info in this specific order:
FAILURE TO ADHERE TO THESE RULES WILL RESULT IN YOUR REQUEST BEING IGNORED.
1. The subject "WACOM TABLET"
2. Line one: Your NG USERNAME.
3. Line two: Leave blank.
4. Line three: Your full name.
5. Line four: Your mailing address (may be multiple lines)
6. Next line: Leave blank.
7. A brief or long story about why you want a tablet and what you hope to accomplish with it.
8. Direct links to your best Flash or Art contributions.
Sorry for being so strict but hundreds of people come out of the woodwork each year and I need to keep my notes tidy!
And YES we're having our annual Winter Flash-Off. Make a Flash with a winter or holiday theme, use our Winter Pre-loader and optional Flash Ads, and you could win at least $1k if you're in the top three! I'll announce the official prize list sooooon. Check out the 2008 winners!
At 11/18/09 06:25 PM, Hulalaoo wrote: And my MADNESSACCELERANT.SWF ?
Oh yeah I totally forgot that one!
I spin faster than MC in real life though.
At 11/18/09 01:05 PM, MarcyVF wrote: wow how many treasure hunt result part posts will there be in total?
Too many!
I expect to be completely done before Thanksgiving though!
At 11/18/09 11:35 AM, NightBreaker wrote: ...When are you doing the series then?
You're leaving me hanging here.
After games... I think I'll get all these done just in time to start giving away some Wacom tablets in December!
At 11/18/09 11:26 AM, Im-A-Pirate wrote: When will you be getting onto the games? I've been waiting for those. );
All is revealed in the post above. :)
Newgrounds is a Child's Play Charity Gold Sponsor this year! Child's Play donates toys, games and books to sick kids in children's hospitals across the world. We continue to raise additional Child's Play funds with our Power of Three hub.
Today marks Day 8 of the Treasure Hunt and the last day of movies that aren't part of an overlooked series. Tomorrow we'll finally move on to games!
Hidden Gems - Action / Fighting
Hidden Gems - Drama
Please attempt to WATCH all these and REPLY with your favorite. EXPLAIN why you like it the most.
Treasure Hunt Day 1: General Comedy
Treasure Hunt Day 2: Quirky
Treasure Hunt Day 3: Twisted
Treasure Hunt Day 4: Experimental & WTF
Treasure Hunt Day 5: Parodies
Treasure Hunt Day 6: Nerdy & Dirty
Treasure Hunt Day 7: Music Videos
Syntrus is making a series of remixes of his song Zero Level, best known from NG Bytesize in 2007. Check out his first remix and give him ongoing feedback to select the best!
At 11/17/09 11:35 AM, NinjuhBoyBLU wrote: V-rage is a stolen flash from NCH...
Ahhh... I emailed NCH just to confirm before deleting it (I'm assuming you're right though). I removed it from the list!
For Day 7 of the Treasure Hunt results, it's time to JAM OUT to some music!
Hidden Gems - Music Videos
Please attempt to WATCH all these and REPLY with your favorite. EXPLAIN why you like it the most.
Treasure Hunt Day 1: General Comedy
Treasure Hunt Day 2: Quirky
Treasure Hunt Day 3: Twisted
Treasure Hunt Day 4: Experimental & WTF
Treasure Hunt Day 5: Parodies
Treasure Hunt Day 6: Nerdy & Dirty
Please vote for Gene Goldstein's Squeak in the Nicktoons competition! Just visit that link and click the "LIKE" button to vote. Squeak will air on Nicktoons on Nov. 18th, at 5:55 PM EST.
Tomorrow will mark the return of the featured game of the week, with an awesome line-up that will likely run until the end of the year!

At 11/16/09 07:20 PM, Jack wrote:If you want to see a movie about a lady who can't catch a break, I highly recommend Zwartboek.Good film, although I didn't enjoy the scene when the chick got covered in liquid shit.
That lady can't catch a break.
I watched Zwartboek (Black Book) the other weekend... A Nazi film by the guy who did Robocop and Starship Troopers. So it's sorta like the Robocop of Nazi movies...
If you want to see a movie about a lady who can't catch a break, I highly recommend Zwartboek.
Day 6 of the Treasure Hunt results is a day of contrasts.
For those of you who are at work and can't cut loose, we have some intellectual Flash:
Hidden Gems - Nerdy
For anyone else who is farting around with no responsibilities whatsoever, we have these NSFW gems:
Hidden Gems - Dirty
Please attempt to WATCH all these and REPLY with your favorite. EXPLAIN why you like it the most.
Treasure Hunt Day 1: General Comedy
Treasure Hunt Day 2: Quirky
Treasure Hunt Day 3: Twisted
Treasure Hunt Day 4: Experimental & WTF
Treasure Hunt Day 5: Parodies
In other news...
Edmund is still giving away Meat Boy comics, go see how you can win one!
The Treasure Hunt results are now into Day 5 with no sign of stopping!
Please attempt to WATCH everything on this list and REPLY with your favorite. EXPLAIN why you like it the most.
Comedy - Parodies & Cultural References
Your feedback on each list will help determine the ultimate winners of the hunt!
Treasure Hunt Day 1: General Comedy
Treasure Hunt Day 2: Quirky
Treasure Hunt Day 3: Twisted
Treasure Hunt Day 4: Experimental & WTF
I still have to get through Nerdy, Dirty, Action, Drama and Music Videos over the next three days and THEN we'll move on to GAMES.
New in the store: O-Face Keychain!
For Day 4 of the Treasure Hunt we'll be focusing on experimental films, as well as a category I called "WTF."
Please try to WATCH everything on this list and REPLY with your favorite. EXPLAIN why you like it the most.
Hidden Gems - Experimental
Hidden Gems - WTF
Your feedback on each list will help determine the ultimate winners of the hunt!
Treasure Hunt Day 1: General Comedy
Treasure Hunt Day 2: Quirky
Treasure Hunt Day 3: Twisted
In other news...
AlmightyHans is recruiting voice actors for his new series!
At 11/13/09 10:18 AM, Joshsouza wrote: Ahhhhhuhh No Gammes?
Maybe I'll do a list of games tomorrow to mix things up!
Thanks again for the feedback on the Treasure Hunt lists! Yesterday we saw reviews for every submission on the list by Assios, Whirlguy, NightBreaker, omegared and JakBaronKing. It makes it all worth it to know people are taking the time to watch them all.
For Day 3 of the Treasure Hunt results we have two categories of twisted - funny and dark.
Please attempt to WATCH everything on these lists and REPLY with your favorite (in each category if you want). EXPLAIN why you like it the most.
Hidden Gems - Twisted Fun
Hidden Gems - Twisted Dark
Your feedback on each list will help determine the ultimate winners of the hunt!
Treasure Hunt Day 1: General Comedy
Treasure Hunt Day 2: Quirky
In other news...
Sabtastic has started a bit of a tastic trend that you may want to participate in!
Also, a new Pixelmas Shorts collab is organizing!
At 11/12/09 05:23 PM, NES2 wrote: But Daily Feature means frontpaged...
Daily Features are in the P-Bot post but not technically front paged in the FP showcase space. The treasure hunt prize does lean towards submissions that didn't even win awards, though.