Best of February 2018!

[TomFulp]

This Friday, @TheWeebl will be releasing a new episode of Space James, kicking off NG in Space! We'll be introducing a themed site skin by @LemKuuja and in the following weeks you'll be treated to new episodes of Captain Tardigrade and Starbarians. If anyone else wants to release space-themed stuff during this time, you're welcome to join the party!

NG is also hosting a Construct 3 Game Jam with the theme, "You are not the main character." If you're a Construct 3 dev or someone interested in getting into game development, join this Jam!

Side note, if you know anyone who is making games that can be exported as HTML5 (Construct 2/3, Game Maker, Unity), please encourage them to share their games on NG! Even now a lot of developers still think NG only hosts Flash games but we've been accepting HTML5 uploads since 2012. Even if you're just making small jam games, we love featuring cool stuff.

Like playing games but not making them? Maybe you'd like our Pit People Art Contest!

Another thing to look forward to: The NG Dragonball Z Collab. It's gonna be a treat! A handful of artists are finishing up their pieces and release is expected in early April, after NG in Space wraps.

Until then, here is your Best of February!

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  The SpongeBob SquarePants Anime - OP 2

  by Narmak

  The climatic duel that Bikini Bottom has been waiting for is here.

  Movie

  118,174 Views

  (Ages 13+)

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  by <deleted>

  Under Judgment

  (Everyone)

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  SACRIFICE.fla

  by Krinkels

  SACRIFICE.fla, the further adventures of Deimos

  Movie

  85,360 Views

  (Ages 17+)

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  Soviet Ugandan Knuckles

  by vladjuk

  For the union

  Movie

  22,495 Views

  (Everyone)

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  BLACK MIRROR #1 BEST PARODY

  by LazyMuffin

  a great black mirror parody

  Movie

  14,437 Views

  (Everyone)

• Unpublished Submission

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  Do you know De Wae

  by jeremy7986

  Help Ugandan Knuckles to find De Wae and De Queen. Don't lose your WAE!

  Game

  97,050 Views

  (Ages 13+)

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  ZS Dead Detective - A cat's chance in hell

  by Muja

  A point & click detective adventure! Find clues, combine them and solve the case... or not

  Game

  34,913 Views

  (Ages 13+)

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  Mistress of Maids Alpha

  by YDKR

  Turn-based, but fast-paced, roguelike-game!

  Game

  58,685 Views

  (Everyone)

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  Packets, Please!

  by CosmicAdventureSquad

  A post-net-neutrality simulator

  Game

  46,640 Views

  (Everyone)

Top Five Animation
The top ranked animation based on original material and winner of $250 is SACRIFICE.fla. Congrats, @Krinkels!

Top Five Games
Runner-up Animation

6. New Game
7. Monster Hunter World in a Nutshell
8. Light Of Life
9. Throwverwatch
10. The Concert : Foamy The Squirrel
11. The Room Animated - What A Story Mark
12. Trampoline
13. Parking Spots : Foamy The Squirrel
14. The Room Anime Opening
15. MTC Saga
16. TD-Solitary Definement
17. Super Mega Animated - Splatoon Kids
18. Cradle Robber
19. Full Time Part Time : Foamy The Squirrel
20. Chemistry Set

Runner-up Games

6. SIMGIRLS VN - Tomoko's Story
7. Kill Da Guy 2
8. Road Of Fury 3: Desert Strike
9. Biker Rage
10. Lost Pyramid
11. SiNKR: A minimalist puzzle
12. Anticlea
13. Heart to Heart
14. Life Or Death
15. Jet Boy
16. Pet Fox SIM
17. The Lost Strawberry X-mas edition
18. Snong
19. Blocks Deluxe
20. Element Fighters

The voter of the month and winner of honorary Supporter status is @Wizard-Lock!

Thank you everyone who participated in February! Newgrounds is nothing without the people who share their work and their feedback.

Supporter Update

On Feb 24th we kicked off a Supporter Drive with an intentionally obnoxious "Sad Tom" banner that ended up sticking around for 18 days. We gained a lot of new supporters, though, so thank you!!!

We've returned to the traditional banners and would love your support. It's just $2.99 per month or $24.99 for the year, you get great perks and NG gets more resources to build a better future for on-line entertainment. Every person counts in this effort!

Final Note

The world lost a gem today with the passing of Stephen Hawking at 76 years old. He faced such insane odds yet made great contributions to science with just his MIND! Never forget how powerful that thing between your ears is.

[Cyberdevil]

Some pretty great stuff this month, and great things coming soon! Congrats to the winners!

And RIP Hawking. He was an inspiration indeed.

[DoctorStrongbad]

Plenty of great stuff in February. Will March be even better?

Congrats to all the winners.

[Phronemophobia]

As much as I enjoy parodies, our voters consistently place too much emphasis upon them every month for these Best of threads. It's a little disappointing.

[Hesiolite]

At 3/14/18 11:56 AM, TomFulp wrote:

It is pretty sad to see that this Ugandan knuckle game gathered more views than Once upon a coma.
But what can we do about that after all ?

[CaptainJackTHAC0]

Any particular tags we need to add to space themed submissions?

[TomFulp]

At 3/14/18 03:38 PM, KungFuSpaceBarbarian wrote: Any particular tags we need to add to space themed submissions?

Good question... Could just go with "space" as the tag, that would do the trick well enough I think!

[TomFulp]

At 3/14/18 03:32 PM, Hesiolite wrote:

At 3/14/18 11:56 AM, TomFulp wrote:

It is pretty sad to see that this Ugandan knuckle game gathered more views than Once upon a coma.
But what can we do about that after all ?

I guess you could say he... Knows the way to get lots of views.

I'll see myself out.

[Hesiolite]

At 3/14/18 03:44 PM, TomFulp wrote:

I guess you could say he... Knows the way to get lots of views.

I'll see myself out.

But we'll ne'er take our eyes away from you.

[ninjamuffin99]

At 3/14/18 03:44 PM, TomFulp wrote:

At 3/14/18 03:32 PM, Hesiolite wrote:

At 3/14/18 11:56 AM, TomFulp wrote:

It is pretty sad to see that this Ugandan knuckle game gathered more views than Once upon a coma.
But what can we do about that after all ?

I guess you could say he... Knows the way to get lots of views.

I'll see myself out.

SHAME ON YOU TOM FULP

[BrandyBuizel]

At 3/14/18 04:27 PM, ninjamuffin99 wrote:

At 3/14/18 03:44 PM, TomFulp wrote: I guess you could say he... Knows the way to get lots of views.

I'll see myself out.

SHAME ON YOU TOM FULP

I'm sorry Tom, I ratted you out. I thought he'd appreciate your meme-ry

[TomFulp]

At 3/14/18 04:53 PM, BrandyBuizel wrote:

At 3/14/18 04:27 PM, ninjamuffin99 wrote:

At 3/14/18 03:44 PM, TomFulp wrote: I guess you could say he... Knows the way to get lots of views.

I'll see myself out.

SHAME ON YOU TOM FULP

I'm sorry Tom, I ratted you out. I thought he'd appreciate your meme-ry

I'll never forget this.

[DoctorStrongbad]

At 3/14/18 12:52 PM, Phronemophobia wrote: As much as I enjoy parodies, our voters consistently place too much emphasis upon them every month for these Best of threads. It's a little disappointing.

Parodies are easy to understand, because they are based off something well known. It can be harder to get something brand new.

[GoryBlizzard]

For years, my Twitter headline has been "People often tell me that I look like Slash or Howard Stern, but sound like Stephen Hawking." That was in fact true. Not too long ago, I had to add a "(Rest In Power)" after that.

The news ruined my night last night. He zealously outperformed countless able-bodied people with his physics research and made everyone envious with his firsthand experiences with weightlessness. There was no better role model or advocate for people with disabilities than him. A lot of people high up in the academic world make predictions about the future, but there are few I ever listened to, yet I always listened to him because I trusted his foresight. The way he used his brain most likely played a big role in him having lived as long as he did with ALS. The secret to prolonging your life is knowledge, which is power, and I hope he's resting in it.

[Goldfire64]

At 3/14/18 12:52 PM, Phronemophobia wrote: As much as I enjoy parodies, our voters consistently place too much emphasis upon them every month for these Best of threads. It's a little disappointing.

I tend to agree with you, which is why when I vote I try to give original works higher spots than parodies.

[Phronemophobia]

At 3/14/18 11:05 PM, Goldfire64 wrote: I tend to agree with you, which is why when I vote I try to give original works higher spots than parodies.

And that's really all we can do, which is why it's so frustrating.

[DoctorStrongbad]

At 3/14/18 11:05 PM, Goldfire64 wrote:

At 3/14/18 12:52 PM, Phronemophobia wrote: As much as I enjoy parodies, our voters consistently place too much emphasis upon them every month for these Best of threads. It's a little disappointing.

I tend to agree with you, which is why when I vote I try to give original works higher spots than parodies.

The Originals are always better than the remakes or parodies. You have to give than higher scores and treat them with respect.

[XwaynecoltX]

Lots of great choices in the month of February too many great ones to just pick one they all were awesome

~X~

[CALIFLOWER]

Cool

[Galehad]

Great list! its one of the few on the internet that i dont disagree with

[DoctorStrongbad]

At 3/16/18 07:31 AM, Galehad wrote: Great list! its one of the few on the internet that i dont disagree with

What other lists do you disagree with? Have you ever thought about making your own list?

[Galehad]

Most other lists which i generally disagree with have to do with games, shows and so on... as for making my own lists i did have an old top 10 vid but that got taken down rather quickly.

[Monique226]

krogerfeedback

At 3/25/18 01:32 PM, Galehad wrote: Most other lists which i generally disagree with have to do with games, shows and so on... as for making my own lists i did have an old top 10 vid but that got taken down rather quickly.

Parodies are easy to understand, because they are based off something well known. It can be harder to get something brand new.