Huzzah! Level 48! At long last, I can rid myself of that dreaded fist.

At 10/21/09 06:57 PM, BrotherRabbit wrote: And on the 4th Week of the 9th month of the 4th year of our lord Newgrounds.com, BrotherRabbit reached the ever coveted TOP 1000 RANK by achieving the rank of #999 out of 1,917,423 Users.
TOP 500 - HERE I COME!!!!
=:xB

Congrats dude, I imagine you'll be heading into cut-throat territory soon enough ;-)

At 9/30/09 12:29 AM, xdavidio92x wrote: For reasons I do not wish to divulge, I am compiling a list of the most popular characters and artists on newgrounds. However, I am only aware of THE MOST famous ones, and would like to receive input from the rest of the users here.

Replies should contain the artist or character, and what flash submission made them so famous or memorable.

Promoting yourself as the greatest artist is just not a very smart idea, so I would recommend against it.

All input is greatly appreciated, and for my unknown reasons, I hope to put these lists to good use.

Thanks for the help!

Personally, I think this is a monumental task to take on but I'll try to point you in the right direction.

In case you haven't already checked it out, I recommend checking out the Flash Portal History to see a list of movies/games that have made NG history, and the artists behind them. We can all jot down our favorites artists/submissions but I honestly believe, you'll find a comprehensive list of popular artists through these pages.

You can also check out the Newgrounds Top Rated Artists list for another source.

Last but not least, NaKrown is a filmmaker whose working on a documentary about Newgrounds and the development of the internet. Whatever your project might be, perhaps he can help you.

Cheers and best of luck.

At 9/8/09 10:11 PM, LizzyJayne wrote: On Newgrounds, it has a boy sitting on a roof with headphones that flash to the beat of this really relaxing music, and in front of him the sun sets and the stars come out and begin flashing to the music to. If you know of it, what is the name of that flash?

Ah, a fantastic short.

Look up at the sky, by Celarent Type: Movie Rating: Everyone

At 8/16/09 12:54 AM, Se-Stemz-edz wrote: I've been fooling around for a while now trying to figure out an efficient way to do this effect. I'm sure many of you have watched the show Chowder and noticed how the pattern of their clothes is stationary while the characters do their thing? I can't figure out how to do it.

I mean I know to use a mask. And when I do on stage it shows the outline of the object masked and I can see the pattern behind, but when I play it the pattern shows through the center of the character, like I want it, but then I no longer have my outlines. ?:/

Anyone have ideas?

I know of one flash artist by the name of MorrowDays that occasionally dabbles in the pattern effect you speak of in his movies, for example:

Surface Texture, by MorrowDays Type: Movie Rating: Everyone

Cardboard City, by MorrowDays Type: Movie Rating: Everyone

For the cardboard city collab, there's a page on trace bitmapping and bitmap painting tutorial on this page. If all is for naught, contact MorrowDays or the flash forum for help. Hope this leads you to your answer.

At 8/14/09 05:35 PM, UnknownFear wrote: I am wanting to upgrade my computer's hardware, but I have no idea exactly what I have. I want to find out what my motherboard, memory chip name, ram name, etc. is to upgrade them. Can someone help me out? I am running Windows 7.

I highly recommend CPU-Z ; It gathers info on your CPU, motherboard, memory, and system. Very handy program for overclockers and system builders.

sample screenshot

At 7/30/09 06:54 PM, DevAwesome wrote: Does anyone know about a program that can let you make Old Timey music?

You can check out the Audio Software: Studios and Editors to see a range of available software.

I also recommend taking a look into the Handy List of Main Audio Threads for help and resources. Also, you could look around the audio forum for tips, tricks, and any other questions you might have.

In my personal opinion, I recommend you get a handle on some basic music theory if you wish to compose "old timey music". Whether you meant classical, guitar acoustics, jazz, or whatever the case; it'll help.

Here! here! All the new content just added more to the NG experience and I can't imagine ever reverting back to pre 2007. The addition of the blogs (imo) was the most significant feature implantmented.

2 years... whoa, time sure flies. I too recall waiting patiently for the new NG to go online.. good times had by all.

The NG Redesign Collab, by jmtb02 Type: Movie Rating: Adults Only

At 7/7/09 09:42 PM, Jagos wrote: With some of the new submissions there seems to be a lot of users that want to tell the artist to submit to Youtube for whatever reason.

Are these alright to flag as abusive? My reasoning for flagging a review such as this is:

1) It doesn't help the author at all
2) Regardless of if something SHOULD be on Youtube or not, I don't think it's the reviewer's job but how we vote.
3) How does a review that basically says "You need to put this here" supposedly effective?

This is entirely my opinion, but I feel it will depend upon the intent of that review. If the review is found to be offensive/abusive say.. "Get this shit off of Newgrounds! This belongs on Youtube!" or "Tittle back to Youtube! Foo' >:-(" It's almost certain that it would be deleted.

But if the review is found to be more helpful say.. "You got some great points going on here... dig the story...but I think you'd benefit more through submitting through youtube" then I would be more lenient toward it.

In short, ask yourself if you find the review abusive in nature.

At 6/24/09 07:39 PM, TheSilverGuitar wrote: I don't, but I felt like posting here. Lol plus one.
Anyway, I don't see why living in Hawaii is so desirable. It looks like shit, and from what I hear, has really hot weather all year 'round.

People have their own taste as to why they're living in Hawaii. It may look like "shit" in certain parts of the Island (speaking for Oahu) but the same can be said of any civilized city thanks to Urban development. Each island sports its own unique features i.e. experiencing the wet and dry side of the Big Island.

And although the weather may get plenty hot and humid at times, we do receive the cool NE tradewinds to offset it. Hawai'i isn't for everyone, and does sports its own share of negative points but like anywhere else; you just gotta know where to look.

Pic: On the stairway to haiku trail on the Island of Oahu'

Good to see a few fellow denizens from Hawaii. The only other Newgrounder from the Isles of Hawaii that I know of is JakBaronKing. I know he's been pushing for a Hawaii Newgrounds meet ha.

At 4/22/09 07:03 PM, SaBErT00thedT0Ad wrote: about some ng's using "td;lr' what is td'lr?

The user probably meant "tl;dr" which literally means "Too long; didn't read".

You can refer to the Urban Dictionary for other internet slangs/terms.

Another UK resident is added to the mix. Congrats Coop83!

I dig a clean desktop.

Aside from what's already been said, you can also take look into the:

The Storybook Collab : A major Collab of artists, writers, musicians, and flashers that is working to creating short stories through storybook telling. Definitely check it out!

The Writer's Guild : A club where you can meld with fellow writers and even team up with flash animators.

And in terms of voice acting...

Voice Actor Wanted
Voice Actor Advertisement Thread

Good luck.

At 3/25/09 12:22 AM, Renmus wrote: I'm sure everyone has noticed the portal is letting a good few spam flashes through, and I was just wondering, isn't there some mods out there or something that can kill these flashes? If not, then why? Hasn't anyone other than me thought that the spam is getting out of hand?

And if by chance this has already been covered, and explained as to why nothing is going to be done about the spam that gets through, would anyone mind explaining to me what I apparently missed?

I apologize ahead of time if this has already been covered and I'm wasting someone's time, but any info would be appreciated.

There doesn't exist mods that governs what goes in and out of the portal as that would (in my opinion) give too much power/control on this site. The process has always been traditional up to the under-judgement voting. We do however have reviews mods such as Malachy who works to prevent the spam crews/individual from stealing awards.

Since Newgrounds's motto is Everything, by Everyone; spam flashes will unfortunately always co-exist. Not all spam flashes are malicious and the malicious spam flashes are usually handled by Wadefulp when whistled while underjudgement.

File swapping or alternate accounts voting may usually be the case as to how a spam movie may have been passed but it's up to the general audience. Some users actually thrive on spam flashes.

We do however have a portal watch team that have personal contact with Wadefulp through messaging that reports any maliciousness spam flashes that demands his attention.

Now saying all this, it's impossible to govern every possible spam flash as it likely comes in hundreds per day. ;-)

At 3/21/09 11:40 PM, MagnumForce wrote: Here's a screenshot from wikipedia. I'll be back later.

Ah! Myst 1. That rocket ship was the dead giveaway. Loved the game. :-)

Here's a classic kid's game from yonder years.

At 3/11/09 12:26 AM, SimCorder wrote: Last month one of my reviews got deleted, although I admit I was a bit of an ass. I thought I was at least somewhat helpful

Score: 0 / 10
Summary: wow that was bad
Review: that... was really bad, If you at improved the animation, it would of been worth watch at least a little. In other words, get some practise, spend a bit more time on a project, and you'll probably have something way better.

I thought this was a non abusive review. So if their was a better way I could of said that (it sucked really badly but if the author actually devoted some time to it, it would of been decent) I'd like to hear it if possible.

As far as I see it, you stating " it would of been worth watch at least a little." was as you say, a bit harsh.

You had good intentions to state " get some practise, spend a bit more time on a project" but perhaps that's too general of a tip. You can review on the specifics on the flash movie/game on what you liked/didn't like and how it could improve; say "working on your timing of motion-tweening" or "Practice on drawing figures/background".

It's very helpful to the author if you could provide some form of valuable feedback so that they can learn from it and apply it toward their next project.

At 3/9/09 01:22 PM, zephiran wrote: Quite a few submissions have reached frontpage lately that have sparked the users, well, rage to put it simply. Many have felt compelled to question these submissions´ existence on the frontpage. Now that these submissions are off front page, I would like clarification on whether those reviews that expressed a questioning attitude towards the submissions frontpagestatus still are abusive? Or well, I guess they are, but it might be good for the newer users to know this, since seeing a review saying "WTF wai iz dis frontpage" on a submission that clearly is not frontpaged anymore is a tad confusing, not just for newbs but in general as well.

I feel urged to ask since the lower end of the review spectrum on these submissions are practically full of these "why frontpage" - reviews that still hang around.

To answer your question, yes; reviews that question "How did the submission get frontpaged?" is still abusive at all times. Cheers!

At 3/9/09 05:40 PM, ectoplasmer3 wrote: These reviews are abusive, right? Just wanted to check

My 11 year old little brother could make better flash then this. Not funny or fun to look at. 2 thumbs doooooown. Score: 0

and

Not that good. Score : 0

AND what would you call this?

Hilarius just hilarius Score: 10

As Miss Sevensieze has already pointed out; these type of unhelpful reviews will be up to each review mod's discretion. For me, I would probably delete all three since they all offer no constructive criticism that the author can use, and/or too short of a review.

If you asked me, please flag reviews that you feel are absolutely abusive. Cheers.

At 3/7/09 07:10 AM, Lizzardis wrote: Since this is a "Games and tips" thread. Could anyone give me some tips on how to get past PsychoGoldfish and his bunch of AS3 cronies please.
The saw thing that comes out the ground takes alot of HP out of me.
Any Tips?

A tip I can offer you is that your jump attacks can avoid the saws and PyschoGoldfish's ground slam. You can also use the enemy's saw attacks to your advantage by lining up the actionscripters, getting in range of their saw attack, and hastily move about in a roundabout fashion. This should allow the saws to strike your foes whilst you evade. Good luck.

At 3/7/09 01:13 AM, NEVR wrote: I can't play any of the medal games. Might be something to do with my university network, because I turned off my adblocker (which the author comments on Portal Defenders says to do if the game won't load), but it still doesn't work. :(

Tried it on a friend's computer (who lives in the same flat as me), and it didn't work on that either, so I don't think it's my computer. Hmm.

Ohh tough luck NEVR, you're really missing out. :-) I'm going to assume you already tried opening it with another browser and if that's the case, maybe whatever code is blocked from opening up Portal Defender is also in effect on your school's filter settings. I'm just going out of limb here.

At 3/7/09 04:51 AM, Haggard wrote: I think the medals are a very nice addition. I like the badges at Kongregate, but I think the community there isn't as nice as here on NG. So I really like the implementation of the medal system. Now I ahve both: "Rewards" for playing a game and a nice community. ;)

Here here! I also have to agree that the implementation of the medal system breathes new life into these games. I'm actually looking forward to seeings its public release and what challenges developers, programmers have in store. I know I'd be stoked if I have the liberty to design my own "achievements" for one's game. :-)

Heck, achievements could even be as simple as "Finish the game" such as in the case of http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/47 1838

At 3/7/09 02:23 AM, Goonie wrote:

At 3/6/09 11:48 PM, BlueHippo wrote: What classic NG games would you guys like to see with awards?

I'm glad that you ask that question. Here are some NG games that need some awards.

Agreed wholeheartedly with those choices. I'd like to also see it in some music/rhythm based games and brain twisters such as:

Metal Freaks Xtreme 2+, by Strykor Type: Game Rating: Everyone

The Impossible Quiz 2, by Splapp-me-do Type: Game Rating: Ages 13+

At 1/19/09 11:48 AM, thegreatmorph wrote: I do remember the Club-a-club-a-club but it was just about to get locked when I discovered it and so unfortunately I don't think I ever posted in there. But I do remember having a quick look through the thread and thinking it would have been a pretty nice place to post.

heh, cheers man.

Here's one a few may remember. Anybody recall the time when a user actually managed to hacked/glitched the review/userbase system so that any users who was found viewing a very particular submission, would automatically generate a highly abusive review?

Man, I recall that either Wade or Tom was highly disappointed to see their action and was actually considering the removal of the multitude of user accounts (including ReconRebel); but thankfully the issue came to light and the migration of the userbase data to a separate server was the fix (if I recall).

whoa... I've just read through the pages and have been reminiscing on all the stories and moments that many users have mentioned. It's great to see a thread like this in the open and glad to see so many old timers of Newgrounds in one thread.

I myself haven't been active on Newgrounds for the most part. I was actually quite a Club & Crew nut back in 2003 when that particular C&C forum was created. I don't know if anybody here (aside from gfox) that knew about the Club-a-club-a-club. Ha, it was a club that was created by Poxpower to act as a parody against the newly formed clubs on that age. We basically fooled around, talked stories, and proceeded to be as disorderly as possible. Members included would-be mods Poxpower, aviewaskewed, Hulk, Star_Clever, and I. Good times...

Well, not to list all the memories in one go; I'll like to list one other.

I remember the thread in which Ramagi was congratulated as the first user to reach the milestone of Supreme Commander, it sparked quite a celebration in the general forum. You can say that day belonged to Ramagi.

Well, now I like to post my old Club-a-Club-a-Club sig (created by Hulk) from many years back, for old times sake.

Judging from your screenshot, it looks to be a promising and stellar game! I do enjoy a bit of space defense everyone once in a moon so I'll voice my opinion on this.

At 1/15/09 12:10 PM, PvtAntoine wrote: I've been working on a solo project for the last month now and it's going really well, the biggest part of work is done and I'm glad of the result so far. I'm actually working on a space invasion defense game, I know, it sounds boring and not so original but that's the point of posting this thread, I wan't to know what you guys appreciate from defense games.

Things I would like to know :

What's keeping you playing and playing ?

For me, its the sense of accomplishment + discovering "upgrades". There could even be mix rounds say..climaxing toward the end of the level (survive for X minutes, defeat X amount of enemies,etc.) it's really all boils down to replay value, and gameplay mechanics.

What kind of enemies would be great challengers ?

I understand if enemies are typically making a B-line to the fortress, but if you could somehow program the enemies to move in a orthodox manner (zigzag, circling the perimeter,etc) that would make for a uncanny challenge. Other challenging foes could force you to move through the type of enemy firepower to even an small "area of effect" that you must dodge. But I believe, its is the bosses that makes for a great challenge.

What's the right difficulty ?

This will depend but if you can get some beta testers to give you some feedback, you might be able to get a general feel of the pace. I feel starting off without feeling overwhelmed makes for a enjoyable experience.

What are the most annoying things in defense games ?

Hmm, probably if the gameplay mechanics are all awry, say no collision detection. Or if the gameplay felt stale and unrewarding.

At 1/15/09 06:38 PM, kris008 wrote: what i mean is you buy somthing new and then you can perchace upgrades for that particular thing e.g. extra guns, armour, paint, shield, etc...but when you purchace an upgrade for that item you can actually see then added onto it. i love that kinda stuff.
and the more customizables and upgrades in the game the better in my opinion, the bigger the 'shop' is the better! the most important thing for me in a defence game.

I have to agree with the points he made. In addition, i think perhaps gamers are looking for diversification in weapons, armour, abilities(?). Giving the player the option of choice. Of course, all of this would give only give you a bigger list-to-do. So please do be careful of "biting off too much for you to chew." Cheers, and good luck on your production.

At 1/12/09 09:42 PM, XwaynecoltX wrote: Here are a few i found, hope it helps

This is from one movie i have listed all 3 pages as 99% of the reviews are bad here
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/reviews /10216/1
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/reviews /10216/2
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/reviews /10216/3
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~X~

I appreciate your help in finding abusive reviews ~X~... but these reviews predate man-kind! or in other words, predate the review guidelines. Please try to keep your finds in more recent times. :-)

In other news, flag away at this link spammer.
http://jupiler1337.newgrounds.com/review s/flash

At 1/12/09 10:06 PM, shadowchaotailsevil3 wrote: I have a question here, I recently had a review deleted but my only problem was it wasn't even abusive in anway and was actually very helpful. It was the one for the Edgecrusher collab. ANy of the review mods care to enlighten me as to why it got deleted when no signs of abuse are present in the review?

I'd like to help you but we'll need to see what your deleted review said. Care to enlighten us?

At 1/12/09 01:49 AM, theGradeA wrote: i found maybe one good site for a sound FX database soo im askin the animators here where do you find most of your sound FX?

primarily any DBZ fighting/ similar FX

You can find a number of sfx links in the following topic.
sfx/music resources v2

If you're looking for opinions from flash animators, you're best bet is to migrate your question to the Flash Forum.

At 12/22/08 07:26 PM, Spiff wrote: I can't find a certain Zelda movie...The only part I can remember of this movie is that Link is lying dead on the ground, and Zelda does something with her Triforce to finish off Ganondorf. Any help?

I think this is what you're looking for.

Zelda: Heroic Rage 9, by SolidSacketh Type: Movie Rating: Ages 17+

For future reference, you can find all notable zelda movies/games in the Zelda Collection

Congrats to the following users:
No36 for attaining the silver whistle. Keep on flagging wisely!
Perceptor for 14,000 saves. You're quite the savior.
shadow-1409 for attaining the wooden plank!

I just attained Level 45, one of the level icons I was looking forward to, and finally bp my way up to Brig. General. :-)

At 12/10/08 05:35 PM, Show-R-Studios wrote: I know he is just a bot for the site, but it is what I believe would be malfunctioning, I have been baned from reviewing, and normally I would take it and not care, but when im banned for reviewing angrily at this , all i can do is get even more pissed. Please newgrounds admin or moderators, do something about this! I found this extemely vile and altogether hateful!

You have the privilege to give reviews but there are certain guidelines to follow when reviewing submissions on Newgrounds.
http://www.newgrounds.com/lit/faq/#fp_re viewing_submissions

M-bot only sends out automated messages when say..i.e. a review has been deleted by a review moderator. All I can say is it's okay to express negative opinion about a flash submission so long as the review is not along the realm of violating the review guidelines such as "insulating the author" and that you can provide constructive criticism.

Just take your grain of salt and chill.

At 11/29/08 01:22 PM, aprime wrote: Remember Dead or Alive 2, the game on PS2

It had some music I really liked

Im not sure what its called, and thats where you come in
You may think Im crazy, but here is what i can remember...
Anyway, hopefully one, out of the 20 of you to read this, will know what im talking about

Galbadia Hotel is well-known for hosting a near-complete list of Video Game Music soundtracks.

And, you're in luck! They seem to have the Dead or Alive 2 Original Soundtrack (PS2 Version) Hopefully you'll find that certain song that sparked you into creating this thread. Cheers.