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Oops, didn't realize Tom wanted suggestions.

So I'll post what I posted before in much more recognizable link form:

The Battle For The Portal - Because it was the first (to my knowledge) really good 3D animation on Newgrounds, and it was the best Portal Tribute of all time.

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oh wha! we are in the history of the flash portal with mario reloaded and FF: mixed in balamb! Great, thanks Tom =D


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Yeah, I saw this when I was browsing the collections page on the recently updated list some time ago :D

'05 users for the win :3

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At 9/28/06 03:09 PM, TomFulp wrote:
... It looks like the first Glock Group submission isn't even on the site anymore...

I wanna be part of the Glock Group!

History of the Flash Portal

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Awsome, my ears r ringing with happiness :)


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At 9/28/06 06:06 PM, Wonchop wrote: Haha. 'Wonchomp'. X3

Ohhhhhhh goooooood please Tom Don't Change This!!

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well, i read it all. it seems i came here right around the time it was really becomming popular. To bad i was not there a year earilier, i would have enjoyed it.

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I see Tom failed to mention the new Invader ZIM collection I begged him for all Summer :D


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At 9/28/06 11:35 PM, IZSBHR2 wrote: I see Tom failed to mention the new Invader ZIM collection I begged him for all Summer :D

He's not putting up 2006 until 2007 comes around. Damn, why don't you read his post?

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TSAH made the history page? That's kinda cool to know. Thanks. I think the Glock Group died a while ago, probably removed the submissions. Though I'm sure somebody already would have mentioned that by now.


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You got a typo here Tom.

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DrunkMagikoopa please

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this is awesome
now once again i have some reading material haha


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Good news to hear some good ol fashion portal history even though I never visit that side of ng.w

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yay the FLASH HISTORY was updated wuhu

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Sweet, damn that's a lot of history.

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At 9/28/06 03:09 PM, TomFulp wrote: There's history I still need to dig up, such as the first Lock Legion submission. It looks like the first Glock Group submission isn't even on the site anymore. I might not add 2006 until the year is over, but there's a chance I'll make it sooner.

Couldn't it be a work in progress? I think it's a good idea to keep it at least a couple of months behind the times, though, to make it easier to see what's truly notable.

This is your chance to make suggestions! Point out what major events I missed and which talented artists I've overlooked.

At the risk of inviting flames, I definitely think the first Star Syndicate submission is worthy of mention. Maybe it's there and I missed it, but I only saw a mention of the second Daily Day. Love them or hate them, they are a huge part of this site and definitely deserve a bigger place in the official history.

Barney Bunch, too, to a lesser extend.

Otherwise, this is a great beginning, and I'm looking forward to seeing the 2006 writeup.


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You crack me up Tom.

"Glaiel-Gamer never expected "Krazy Kar" to be much of a hit, but it pretty much took the Portal by storm, with it's crappy graphics and fun gameplay."

Hi there!

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At 9/28/06 03:09 PM, TomFulp wrote: For the past few weeks, I've been finally documenting the history of the Flash Portal. It turned out to be quite an undertaking! I don't by any means consider this finished, but it lays down a solid foundation:

The History of the Flash Portal

Wow, such a lot of information about the flash portal. Good work for getting that done Tom.

I still plan to put together collections for things like Tricky, F-Day and Wade Day, as well as annual group events and the long awaited Star Syndicate collection.

Annual group events? Will you be making an Anti-Clock Day collection? :D Also, the SS will be getting a collection? :O

I might not add 2006 until the year is over, but there's a chance I'll make it sooner.

Fair enough, but will you add ATWI80D onto the 2006 section? :P


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At 9/28/06 05:36 PM, Vkothos wrote: you forgot the Xombie Series

It's been in there - December 2003. It started with Chapter 2 since James didn't submit Chapter 1!


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At 9/28/06 05:39 PM, ZekeySpaceyLizard wrote: A quick look back at "From My Room" and "Karma Ghost" and the other first proffesional things to grace this site that became legendary in their own time.

Karma Ghost should be in there already, but I definitely need to add "From My Room".

The big thing I need more detail for is all the little feature changes and introduction of collections like you said. I covered 2003 pretty well by going through old front page posts and I still need to do that for other years.

Going through old posts, it was crazy to see how often we were apologizing for and explaning issues with the servers. I feel like I'm already taking it for granted that the site just WORKS now for the first time ever.


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At 9/29/06 01:08 AM, 2good2b4goten wrote: You got a typo here Tom.

HA! I must have been hungry.


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At 9/28/06 05:57 PM, NG-BBS wrote: "Sometimes it's hard to say what submissions are 'historic' and which ones were just popular; I hopefully didn't go too overboard with these."

You know you did with "The Maxwell Edison Story", don't you? The only historic thing in that movie is the imparted Beatles which achieves to popularize the entry.

Also I can't believe you left this out! Hostage Situation 2!

Good points. I was on the fence with Maxwell, so I decided to prune it, since it uses a Beatles song. I added HS2. :)


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At 9/28/06 06:14 PM, ElMicah wrote:
At 9/28/06 06:10 PM, Luis wrote: That was pretty cool, this site has come a long way. I dont recall seeing any of edmunds stuff there though, i think it would be a worthy mention to call him out as one of the artists that tested the gaming scene beyond flash games.

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There's also Weltling in there, and I linked to the IGF page. If only I had finished making Peashy with him back in the day... I backed out when we started doing the console version of AH.


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Bah, still no Piconjo section Mr Fulp! He deserves a spot on NG's history since the Piconjers were essential to the way the average newgrounder thinks about the flash artists and questioned their abilities.

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At 9/28/06 09:07 PM, Vert wrote: Well, since Tom asked so nicely, here are a few movies that might be deemed important, with the reasons you may want to include them:

I feel like Resident Evil 2.9 doesn't quite belong, but decided to go ahead and toss it in there for now since it's funny.

Field Guide to Snapping was a good choice - I never felt like it was as popular as it should be, I was really proud to have it on the site.

I laid off the Final Fantasy character movies, just to avoid FF character overkill.

Trapped, Deep Fried and YTown were all in there already. I added X-Men, Out of this World, Mario vs Sonic, Polka, Rokemon and Mystic Island!

Thanks for the great recommendations!


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At 9/29/06 07:00 AM, PicPWNjo wrote: Bah, still no Piconjo section Mr Fulp! He deserves a spot on NG's history since the Piconjers were essential to the way the average newgrounder thinks about the flash artists and questioned their abilities.

Yeah, I still need to give Piconjo is place on NG. He's our Wario. :)


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dont wear yourself out with all these updates!

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The New Guy- 2005
"Waterman" Ep. VIII (I believe that's the title)- 2004
Space Jerks: Episode 9- 2005
HAMBURGER CLOCK!!!!!1- 2003 (I believe)
Punk-o-Matic- 2004
::gunny bunny::- 2003
the NG calculator- 2005
Mashed Taters- 2004

For the 2006 collection, when and if it gets made:

Say Something!
LL-Rewrite
Madness Antipathy
Shoo Fly
the Yuyu
Animator vs. Animation
Metal Gear Awesome


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